Ya aww ya.. Ottawa native, now livin’ it up in Whistler, Crispin Lipscomb ripped up the halfpipe in Laax, Switzerland, at the Burton European Open, and took top spot. His winning run rocked the house, with a frontside 1080, cab 700, frontside 900, backside 900 and huge backside alley-oop! East Coasters are celebrating too, as Sarah Conrad, from Halifax, rode strong with a backside air, frontside air, backside air, air to fakie, cab 500 to switch alley-oop 500 and took the silver medal on the women’s side at the same event.

“I just had a great day. The sun came out after a long storm and my teammate Sarah Conrad was doing so well and we were feeding off each other!” said Lipscomb. “I am really happy for a good result in Europe, giving me major wins now in Canada, USA, Japan and finally Europe! Go Canada!!”

Maëlle Ricker of Whistler, took the bronze in the Boardercross event. Another Whistler native, Mercedes Nicoll also turned in a top performance, taking home sixth in the Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe.

Also over at the Nokia FIS Snowboard World Cup tour, rookie Matt Morison from Burketon, Ontario, ripped up the Parallel Slalom course in Nendaz, Switzerland and took home the bronze medal. In his final race, he took down veteran Siegfried Grabner, and made his mark on the World Cup tour, with his first podium finish.

Great job!

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That means a huge chunk of cash and prizes over the weekend to fearless halfpipe and snowboardcross athletes out there. The Canadian Open Snowboard Tour (COST) is hitting Mont Tremblant this weekend. Up-and-coming Freestyle and Snowboardcross athletes will be competing on January 27th and 28th in the TELUS Halfpipe and Right Guard Extreme Snowboardcross events, with $7,500 up for grabs for the winners.

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Quiksilver, the brand we all love and enjoy, has partnered with Plantronics to integrate some badass Bluetooth in their 2007/2008 line of snow wear. The Quiksilver Double Daffy Snow Jacket (pictured) adds Bluetooth with stereo sound and is iPod ready (supports other MP3 players too), and of course compatible with your Bluetooth mobile phone to take calls. The speakers are integrated into the hoody, these will go for $370US.

A couple other goodies they will be releasing, but no pictures sorry, are the Quiksilver Pulse Helmet for men and the Roxy Shiver Helmet for girls, both with Bluetooth at a pricey $249.95. Then there is the Roxy Teen Angel Snow Jacket, same functionality as the mens, for $340 US.

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Burton is hosting a demo tour at a bunch of places around Canada, try out their latest gear before you buy.

The Burton Demo Tour is coming to a resort near you! With hundreds of stops across North America the Burton Demo Tour is the largest consumer demo in the snowboard world. Come test drive the latest Burton gear for FREE, where it matters most - on snow!! Just bring an ID and credit card and you can take any Burton demo gear out for a ride. Under 18? Be sure to bring along a parent to sign the necessary releases. Click on your state below for all the details on the demos taking place at a resort near you!

Check out the locations in Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec after the jump.

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I don’t know what to make of it, but this company out of Australia has had these Wheelman Bushpig’s for quite some time, now they are getting more popular in north america.. 20mph top speed isn’t too shabby, it looks like a smooth ride on sand, kinda like carving in the snow. Check out the video and more pics after the jump. Some stores online sell this badboy for $900 US!!

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The Canadian Snowboard Federation today announced the roster for the Canadian team that will be competing at the 2007 Nokia Snowboard FIS World Championships in Arosa, Switzerland.

“Canada has a strong team heading into the World Championships this year,” says Martin Jensen, Director, High Performance Program, CSF. “Everyone has been training very hard on and off the slopes to prepare, and I think we’re ready to deliver some great results.”

See the full roster after the jump. Goodluck guys and gals!

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Giro has the latest helmet for you to get your groove on while cuttin up the snow. They call it the Bad Lieutenant, and it looks just as bad as it did back in WW2, with a few differences of course. They put a pair of speakers in the ear muffs for you to easily connect your MP3 player of choice, and i’m sure this model isn’t as heavy as the military issue bomb-blast protectors they used back in the day. Price is about US $75 which is pretty decent.

Read via Giro and The Coloradoan.

Not having having snow can allow you to be way more creative. So stay positive people!

“No snow is falling in Ontario, this is true, but the shred can live on. Grab a few buddies and a pick up truck, grab snow from your local hockey arena and set up jibb. Local skate parks usually have nice rails or quarters to session. So stop whining! get out and get stoked.”
-Fullerton

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Here are aerial pictures of both Blue Mountain and Mount St. Louis Moonstone taken from a Cessna 172 on the first official Boarding Canada snow search. As you can see, its a pretty sad situation for Ontario boarders, especially those like myself, who bought a seasons night pass. Temperatures are starting to drop below freezing, which will hopefully lead to some man made snow dumping. Time shall tell.

A woman had her $1200 snowboard stolen from Mount St. Louis Moonstone over the holiday break. After searching everywhere with her husband, they decided to call it quits and head home empty handed. On their drive back her husband got the idea to check eBay when they get home, so they did, and guess what, it was there. Two teens from Barrie will be heading to court shortly. As for what kind of Snowboard it was? We can only guess a 2007 Shaun White Burton. Hopefully this story will scare future punks from hocking our boards.

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A film being made for release in fall of 2007 will feature all-women snowboarders. It has a focus on women’s riding, showing what level they are at, and to document the environment and lifestyle of these ladies cutting up the pow. Unfortunately no women boarders from Canada, but a good majority of them are just south of us. Most locations will be remote and rural, it will be a fun flick to watch later this year.

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The largest ski resort in Ontario is laying off 1,300 workers and shutting down temporarily. Unfortunately the manmade snow cannot keep up with the abnormally warm climate Ontarian’s are facing. By this time of year 60% of trails should be open, right now, Blue Mountain has none. If something changes workers will be called back, but who knows at this point.

Read via CBC Toronto.

Learn all the sickest freestyle moves from FreestyleMax, an action figure??? That’s right an action figure who can do it all, anything from stalefish’s to handplants. For all you instructors who try to explain trick’s and in return get blank faces, just show you’re students with FreestyleMax. Check it out at www.freestylemax.com. He even has a comic book.

Not much snow in Ontario but lot’s of parties and events are in full swing. So if your stuck inside praying for the white stuff keep up-to-date on different snowboard events in Ontario by signing up for the eventsing mailing list at www.eventsingentertainment.com.