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With 6-12″ inches of fresh stuff on the way, Crotched Mountain will be back open again this weekend with 100% terrain and mid-week prices. Spring is the best time to ride and there’s only a small window so hit it up while it’s good.
Friday April 15th, Concepts and New Balance drop their collab shoe at the Gypsy Bar in Boston. Concepts always does it up proper and I’m sure the shoe, and the party won’t disappoint! Party starts at 8:30, $5 a pop, music by Jack Frost.
Get down to Head Board Shop on April 11th at 7:30pm for the premier of the Real Since Day One video. It’s only a $2-$5 dollars donation to get in and 100% of the money goes to the Johnny Kicks Cancer Foundation. You can’t beat that!
I know you’re the owner of Minutia Skateboards, but what exactly do you do?
Way too much, but at the same time not enough! Seeing that there is only Jessie and I on a super tight budget, we pretty much have to do everything ourselves. I used to develop brands on the side, but I got sick of dealing with annoying clients and trying to collect their money. Jessie and I still work full-time jobs, so as of right now, Minutia is our hobby/creative outlet that we spend our extra cash on.. cash that should probably be going into a savings account or a 401k, but wtf… this business keeps us happy and creative. We do all of our own artwork/designs, photography, marketing, and maintenance of our website/ecommerce store. Our friend Brooksie does all of our video and editing. Together we unite to get our drink-on and create til our eyes bleed! There’s nothing better than having fun, doing what you love.
It’s pretty cool that you and your wife started this company. What is it like working with your wife, and how long did it take you two to get to where you are now in this industry?
We started Minutia in October of 2008. The name stemmed from a really bad day at work. My old bosses used to suck big-time. One day they put me in charge of something they had botched, but failed to give me the “little details” that were needed to get the job done. I went home bitching to my wife about my day, and the awesome person that she is told me, “Don’t they know that it’s the “minutia” that is important?” and that’s where it all began. Since I was little, I always wanted to design graphics for a skateboard company. Now that we had our name, I figured why not start one ourselves and see where we could take it. Even before we started Minutia we had always been a good team. From supporting me while I was in design school, to buying our first house together, to raising our team mascot the amazing Yum Yum a.k.a Yumbo Dog a.k.a Yumbolina a.k.a Yummy, i would be nothing without Jessie.
If you could describe skateboarding in one word what would it be?
“mikeflashnernatestuartbrianholbrookbrianwellsdavebelcherjoeglynnsteveclarkderekkannaly” – that was easy…
What would your last meal be?
I feel like this question was made just for me. My latest cravings have been either chicken and waffles from the Hen House in Boston, or Dim Sum at Chau Chow City in Dorchester. Then again, any type of buffet would do… all day kehd!!!
Why do you think men and women shoe sizes are different?
I guess it’s like a win win situation. This way the ladies don’t feel like they have huge tranny feet and men can feel like they have big dongs.
What’s the future looking like for Minutia?
So far so good… there’s nowhere else to go but further. We just want to stay true to what we do, keep our riders and fans happy, and hope that one day we can do this full-time.
Internviewed By: Jen Cannon
We take the action to lake tahoe as Thuggin on the Box invades the weekly Saturday Night Contest at Brothers BBQ and Grill. The fiercest Tahoe jibbers throwdown weekly. This will be the final showdown in a so-cal vs norcal shred battle winner takes all. Live performances by DJ CRIME #1 Video DJ in the world and AZ REDSMOKE of the Dubstep Kings! Special fashion show with the lovely ladies of Zsu Swimwear!! hosted by Dirty D and the Snowdogg this is sure to be an event you wont want to miss!
Stop #3 is dedicated to the memory of Scott Serchen who succumbed to his battle with Metastatic Colon Cancer on January 18, 2010. Scott was a long time snowboarder and a big supporter of non profit snowboard causes with his organization Hive Projects in South Lake Tahoe.
With $10K on the line, you know you’re gonna see some heavy hitters throwin’ down. The Carinthia Open Finals popped off this Saturday and they didn’t disappoint. The park staff had a dope slopestyle setup on Inferno as usual with boxes rails and some 50ft+ booters to huck off. We won’t bore you with all the details but check out the pics and winners breakdown below. On a sidenote too, Carinthia is ridiculous!!! Get up there and check it out before the season is over. More features than you shake a jib-stick at and it’s constantly changing. Such a good time…
Men’s Snowboard Pro:
1. Hunter Wood
2. Kyle Dorfman
3. Jack scheufele
Men’s Ski Pro:
1. Chris Laker
2. Jamieson Irvine
3. Jack Strain
Female Ski Pro:
1. Dara Howell
2. Jackie Kling
3. Emmanuelle Blanchett
I know you’re the New England Rep for Oakley, but what exactly do you do?
I handle sales, merchandising, training and a whole bunch of other things for all sports accounts in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
What’s your favorite part about working in this industry?
Selling products that I 100% believe in and use and test everyday, and all the great friends that I have met and work with.
What’s one of your pet peeves?
Kids who snowboard with their pants rolled up. Roll them down, it keeps snow from getting in your boots! Also, it will ruin any chance you have of being a pro snowboarder.
If you could go anywhere where would it be?
High Cascade Snowboard Camp!
If you were a super hero what would your super power be?
Unbreakable!
Lastly, how did you get to where you are today?
A lot of luck, hard work, good friends and a very understanding wife.
Internviewed By: Jenn Cannon
The Carinthia Open features the best slopestyle skiers and riders in the country. This mega-event takes place on Inferno, the only trail in the world to host both the X-Games and Dew Tour. $10k in cash will be given out to pros with boatloads of prizes for our top ams. Pro Cash Purse and Amateur Sponsor Prizes for top 3 finishers in each competition. UPDATE: Skier entries are full but there’s still plenty of room for snowboarders and snowboarding finals will now be held on Saturday. Signup now by visiting the event page.
Payout details:
Men’s SS (ski & ride)
1st = $2000
2nd = $1200 3rd = $750
Women’s SS (ski & ride)
1st = $600
2nd = $300
3rd = $150
