Sneaker Freaks get Hyped
Colorado-based artist and designer Evan Hecox has collaborated with Technine once again for their Mass Appeal Freestyle boards. This time the boards get the sneaker treatment with basketball high top inspired graphics. The Mass Appeal is built for all types of riders at all riding levels. The Tri-axial fibreglass gives this board soft yet responsive flex that is perfect for new riders but will still hold a solid edge at high speeds for the more advanced. The board’s graphics feature High gloss and rough touch effects with foil stamp lace lock on the sneaker. Dope. Look for the matching Technine Mass Appeal bindings to match up the kit.

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Artist Series
Since the Vapor™ snowboard was released, there have always been little surprises along the way that Burton has dropped in the form of artist limited editions. The Futura Vapor™ last season for example. This year is no different as Burton has come out with a special version of this board with its graphics derived from the works of Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. A culmination of fine art and high technology, and at $1200 MSRP it would fit in just as well on the slopes as it would on your wall. Available at Burton Flagship stores.

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Don’t Scrap It! Wrap It!
Grafik Armor, an art-driven independent lifestyle brand, is doing something a bit different in the snowboard industry. They’ve teamed up with emerging and established artists to produce high quality self adhesive vinyl graphic products that can be wrapped over your board to give it a totally new look and some extra protection in the process. Installation is easy and only takes 15 minutes.

Chuck Anderson (NoPattern), Fatoe, Revise, and Troy White all have signature designs for Grafik Armor’s initial launch. And if you’re feeling creative, Grafik Armor also has The Grafik Lab, a custom interface where users can design their own snowboard graphics using a variety of shapes and designs.

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Founded in 2004 in Truckee, California, Automaton was born with the purpose of helping build the snowboard culture. Producing top-notch snowboards designed for freestyle fun. Brenton Woo, founder of Automaton, talks about the artwork and artists behind thier boards.

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What to do with all those stickers …
Theres a cool article at the Burton Snowboards Community on the proper way to sticker your snowboard. Stickering is an artform so get familiar. Brought to you by Now Read This from Burton.

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Artist Series
Ride Snowboards have released the first of a three part arts series for the DH2 snowboard. The graphics for this DH2.1 initial release were done by Californian fine artist Michael J Zepeda III, hailing from Costa Mesa. According to Ride: The DH2 series features Ride’s new LowRize™ rocker profile with LowRize™ specific sidecut, built to lock in landings and eliminate hook. This twin also combines our exclusive Membrain™ top sheet, Pop Stixs™ and 85A Slimewalls® for a one of kind freestyle Ride ideal for going big. Releasing in 7 sizes, get yours now from Ride.

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Happy boarding!
2010 looks like it will be a year of many interesting collaborations. One of the more interesting ones sees Forum Snowboards collaborating with legendary PBS nature artist and all around smooth guy Bob Ross on a series of products including boots, board and bindings. The board features some landscape artwork on the topsheet as well as the signature image of Bob Ross staring back at you.

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The Old School
For those of us that have experienced snowboarding back in the day, I’m sure you could come to appreciate how far we’ve come along just by looking at the type of equipment available today. I remember when some of these boards were cutting edge for the time, it’s funny how things change. DVS Shoes has put together a pretty concise online museum displaying some of the more iconic boards of our time. Check that.

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The Endeavor High 5
Vancouver based graphic designer Jeff Hamada has worked with Endeavor Snowboards on their High 5 series for the past two seasons. The High 5 is Endeavors ultimate twin freestyle board, and for this upcoming season, is available in 5 sizes.

2010’s theme for these boards were based on destruction and as the graphic evolved, the element of space was addedd to the mix. Each board was named after space shuttle disasters: Apollo, Columbia, Soyuz, Challenger, and X153.

The space camouflage pattern was carried over into Endeavor’s streetwear range with a fitted hat, zip hoodie and t-shirt.

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A Burton Life
Burton got down with New York based streetwear label Alife to create a special edition Custom board. The board is light blue with double-label branding throughout. Produced in limited numbers, the board retails at Burton Flagship stores for MSRP $619 USD, if you can find one.

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