04.25.2012

Arbor Snowboards FACE/OFF at Boreal

On April 15th, 2012 Arbor Snowboard’s FACE/OFF event was held at Boreal Mountain Resort near Lake Tahoe. Some of the riders included the defending champ from last year’s FACE/OFF event, Erik Leon, along with Ben Ross, Kai Wiggens, Colton Morgan, Alex Hereford, Jeremy (Lemi) Landy, Jordan Welter and other standouts. The battle for first place was between ended up between Kai Wiggens and Colton Morgan. After multiple battles it came down to a backside 270 to fakie, the trick was finally landed by Colton Morgan, and he took top honors and $600 making him the winner of the 2012 Arbor Snowboard’s FACE/OFF event.

Thanks to everyone for coming out and making the event fun, and thanks to the event sponsors that made it possible: Arbor, Red Bull, Boreal Mountain Resort, Electric Visual, Flux Bindings, Sessions, Aerial7, Sand Box Helmets, Arnette and Elm Company.

Men:
1st: Colton Morgan ($600)
2nd: Kai Wiggens ($300)
3rd: Jeremy (Lemi) Landy ($100)
4th: Erik Leon

Women:
1st: Kate Barrett

This is the order of tricks that went down in the final game of S.N.O.W.: Frontside lipslide, nollie back lip, switch frontside boardslide, switch backside boardslide, frontside 270, hardway backside 270, switch backside 270, switch frontside nosepress, and the winning trick, backside 270 to fakie.

Judges included: Sean Black, Nick Visconti, Scotty Vine, Sammy Spiteri, Brandon Hammid and Eli Weiner.

04.24.2012

Arbor Skateboards Roots Carver Series

Based in the stylings of classic surf and skate culture, the boards in Arbor’s 2012 Carver Series pay homage to the time honored pintail shape. The Timeless Pin gives you 46 inches of pure carving satisfaction, and the Fish serves as an alternative pintail shape for those who prefer a shorter board. The last board in the series, the Mindstate, brings new influences like drop-through mounting and fiberglass to the classic formula. If simple soulful skateboard enjoyment is your goal, these are the boards for you.

04.23.2012

Arbor Skateboards Prodigy Video with Eric Singer

What do you do when the weather is perfect?  For Eric Singer, there’s only one option, head away from the beaches, away from the crowds, and into the hills. Watch as he gets funky on his new 2012 Arbor Prodigy skateboard.

For more info on the Prodigy click here.

04.22.2012

The New Shakedown Series

Influenced by team rider, Kody Noble, Arbor has developed a new series of skateboards designed around enabling riders to skate whatever they like, whenever they like. The Shakedown comes in three sizes including a 32, 35, and 38 inch deck. Each skateboard has a kick tail and nose and an appropriately paired wheelbase and width. Riders can simply pick a size suited to their comfort and style and then get to shredding parks, streets, hills, boardwalks, cities and everything else in between.

“If you limit yourself to one style of skateboarding,” says Noble, “then you’re not allowing yourself to explore all of the possibilities out there. This new Shakedown series allows you to skate anything you want and they are so fun to ride.” Noble worked closely with Los Angeles based artist, Shawn McKinney to choose a graphic that exemplifies the outlaw nature of skateboarding and this is well represented in the new series.

“We believe that a big part of the future of this sport is in street and freeride crossover,” says Arbor marketing director, Brad Farmer, “therefore, we felt compelled to construct a series of skateboards that would perform extremely well for this style of riding. Working with Kody was the perfect opportunity to create a solid offering as he personifies this side of the sport for Arbor. With his guidance, we feel that we now offer a skateboard that will crush it in this category.”

Arbor’s complete new 2012 skateboard line is now available including the Shakedown series and several other options for all styles of riding and riders.

04.19.2012

Park Laps With Brandon Hammid

It’s a Videograss park laps video with Arbor Snowboards rider, Brandon Hammid and Friends. Peep the good times.