STEEZ MAGAZINE® – Snow, Skate, Culture

Just $10 tomorrow afternoon at Red Alert in Dover. Slay the mini!

SIA 2012 is officially over. It was a long show and fairly busy throughout. Poor snowfalls had some on edge, for fear of retail sales shrinking over the next season. Generally there was a lot of optimism though and everyone was excited for 12/13 product. More collabs can be expected from almost every brand in the biz. The show was quieter than in past years and had more of a business feel. It’s probably safe to say that Vegas has officially worn off. Take it for what you will. ISPO show overlapped with SIA this year and a lot of people took off for Germany halfway through the show. Nightlife was fun as usual with performances from the likes of, Dilated Peoples, Redman, Raekwon, DJ Qbert and so many more. Days turned into nights. We saw some new board brands to the show like Echelon and Launch. Mostly, there were a lot of returning brands and some that have been around the industry for awhile but never presented at SIA before. On-snow went well with temps in he 40′s at Winter Park, it was like a Spring day. All in all a solid show and lots of excitement for the future of the industry.
Can’t lose the Recco booth, at the entrance of the show…
Sabre made it snow. Cleaners must have loved them.
Skullcandy spun from the second floor of their booth.
Bern was killing it as always.
Mulvany puttin in work.
Some booths are more like fortresses.
Burton had 30ft tree.
Van’s waffles saved the mornings many times.
Is X on right now?
Lots of this type of thing goin on at every booth.
Candygrind has some dope gloves for next season!
Raekwon killed it.

Never Summer was never slow.
On-snow like none other.

As of January 1st Red Alert Skate Shop in Dover, NH has been under new ownership. With a list of changes and improvements throughout the pro shop and indoor skatepark. John Gallagher, the new owner and Ralph Murphy, store manager are looking to give a little back to not only the skaters but to artists and the community. Last night was the first of many planned gallery shows that Red Alert will be hosting on a monthly basis. With a skate sesh from 9pm – 12am for $5, a wall of art that included work by Jolly Boring, Tom Dupere, and James Faggiano , and free beer to boot ( 21+ for the beer ) what more could you want.
The next show is planned for February 25th. Checkout their blog for more info. as the date gets closer. If you are interested in showing at Red Alert contact Ralph Murphy at raphaelmurphy3@gmail.com for more info.

SIA, the biggest Snowsports Industry show in the US, starts today. We’ll be there for the whole show and be sure to keep you updated with daily posts on whatever we want.

Crotched Parks – Block Party 2012 from Sean Mitchell on Vimeo.

It’s that time of year again when all the snow heads come together for the biggest show of the year – SIA. Steez teamed up with the crew over to So-Gnar and thought, ‘what better way to kick off the show than with a limited edition flask collab!’ Who couldn’t use another flask!? Only 100 of these awesome etched 4oz hip flasks were produced and if you’re lucky, you might get your hands on one. Check out all the latest at So-Gnar and hit us both up at the show. See ya in Denver!

This Saturday night, don’t miss out on the biggest block party at the mountains. Crotched Mountain is hosting a banger evening! Print the above flier for a 2-for-1 lift ticket for the night. There’ll be a bon fire, live music, giveaways and one of the sickest street setups in New England. Party starts at 9pm and goes till 3am!

Issue 6.2 is here and super sick as usual! Read up about Danny Toumarkines remarkable recovery over the past year. Japan Checked In, Kellie Talbot drops by The Gallery and Evidence and David Mayfield sounded off in Now Playing. Buy it now for $5 or subscribe to the Union for the whole year.

ALL YOU NEED TO DO: Click on the image above and flip through Issue 6.1 till you find the page with the Never Summer Website Link on it (obvious spot). Email us at contests@steezminimag.com with the page number and you’re automatically entered. We’ll randomly draw 2 names on the Monday January 9th and you’ll win either a Never Summer Evo Snowboard or a Revolt Complete Longboard. It’s that easy!

Ah…back to good ol Ragging Buffalo. We’ve been coming here sooo long it feels like home. Honestly, the Ragging crew kills it, the park is on point, and they always take great care of us. Best part about this place is you can run some serious hot laps all day. This is an EXCELLENT place to hone your skills. Find that feature you like, run tons of quick laps on it, and get your tricks dialed. Here are the Day one pics courtesy of Chris Garrison.

Granite Gorge kicks off the new year right – under the lights. Fireworks, bonfire and plenty of product for riders of all ages. 6-8pm.

Stop 2 of the So-Gnar Mighty Midwest Tour at Buck Hill started Saturday, December 17th. The temps were warm, the campers were stoked, and the park set up was insane thanks to the So-Gnar crew, Jason and his park crew who were building it until 4a.m the night before. First, the campers met inside the lodge to get a quick run-down of the camp and to meet up with their coaches. After that everyone rushed to the hill and were strapped in within seconds. The various groups took only a couple of warm up laps before heading to our irresistible private setup. After getting used to the setup and slowly starting to throw down and learn new tricks, it was time for the campers to refuel with the help of Evol Burritos. Lunch time allowed campers to talk about their day so far with others and relax their muscles they’ve been working so hard. After lunch and a couple of Red Bulls, the campers were anxious to get back out to our course. The rest of the day was spent in our private course aside from maybe a couple of rope/lift laps. The campers were used to the course by now and were learning new tricks along with throwing down hammers that no one even knew they could do. By the end of day 1, campers were exhausted from hiking all day but somehow still found energy to compete in the So-Gnar Shred Circuit Contest Series later that night. Luckily, they had a couple hours in-between to relax, eat, maybe even take a nap.

Coaches for stop 2 at Buck HIll included: Pat Milbery, Aaron Ezman, Austin Ezman, Jonas Michilot, Jordan Michilot, Josh Tranby, Louie Arrigoni, Alex Miller, Casey Rodriguez and Joe Mertes.
Thanks to all the good energy and effort from the campers, the Red Bull MXT entertaining us, and the beautiful weather from mother nature for making Day 1 of the Buck Hill stop such a fun day. Check out these awesome pictures taken by Ryan Taylor. Next stop Granite Peak, December 26th and 27th, click here to register.

STZ.edits (SPY Super Session @ ATP) from Quint Noble on Vimeo.

On December 10th, 2011 the 6th annual Mighty Midwest Snowboard Camp Tour kicked off at Echo Mountain. With a great park set up, good vibes, stoked campers, and our rad coaches, camp started off perfect! The first day of camp everyone met their coaches and split up into groups of all ability levels then headed out to the hill. After taking a warm-up lap, the campers started small but throughout the day learned more and went bigger. While the coaches held it down outside, Andrew, Damon, and Katie held down registration and the So-Gnar merch booth inside. At around noon, Chris from Evol Burritos showed up with lunch to refuel all the campers and coaches. Right after lunch many campers headed over to our very own park for the first time to explore all of our colorful features. The rest of the day was spent mostly in our park with many campers trying new things and progressing at an incredible rate.
On day 2, everyone met in the lodge around 9:15 and geared up for another day of learning and fun. Some groups combined allowing campers to work with a larger variety of coaches. Campers focused on really getting the tricks they wanted to learn down and put in extreme effort even though they were a little tired. As the day went on campers learned more and more progressing faster than most people do in a month! Evol burritos showed up again right when everyone was getting hungry. The campers chowed down and we even had a fun, hands-free, burrito eating contest between camper Andre, Coach Aaron, and the one and only Rat. When all the excitement ended, campers headed out again to start our fun, jam style, progression session. With good atmosphere, campers were giving it their all and even learning new tricks 1st or 2nd try! Campers were stoked because right after, awards started. Thanks to our awesome sponsors, we had enough prizes for everyone so no one was left out. As awards ended every camper packed up with a smile on their face. Many goodbyes were givin’ as the campers wished the camp hadn’t ended just yet.
Our first stop at Echo Mountain was a huge success. Thanks to all the parents, campers, Echo, our sponsors, coaches, and everyone who helped out for making it such an awesome stop. Be sure to come back next year or if you really can’t get enough, we have another stop at Winter Park in January. See you all on the mountain!
-Aaron

UNH kicks off the winter season with an on campus rail jam! Rail Jelly Rail Jam is goin down tonight at Boulder field. $5 gets you in the comp (UNH students), open to skiers and snowboarders, and all proceeds benefit Boarding for Breast Cancer. Prizes and more, check it!