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MSRP and Dealer Agreements: Burton vs. Sierra Snowboard

David Z | March 12, 2010

This past week there’s been a big shakeup in the snowsports industry. An online retailer (sierrasnowboard.com) deeply discounted Burton merchandise, apparently breaking some retail agreement.

First Snowboarding Video for 2008-2009

David Z | December 25, 2008

Here’s the first draft of the first set of video clips I got so far this snowboarding season. Unfortunately, I taped over about half the footage I had with holiday stuff. Didn’t mean to do that, so all the evidence I have of Coast actually landing some railslides has been inadvertently purged. [...]

Rage Against the Skiing Elite

David Z | December 17, 2008

Via e-mail, Kip from A Stitch in Haste directed me to the snowboarder menace. Bramwell doesn’t want to share the mountain with boarders, he wants his own personal stash of endless powder. I’ve got some advice: invest in some good back country gear, and learn to hoof it. The best powder isn’t serviced [...]

Jackson Hole Video Clips

David Z | March 4, 2008

Here is the first video I’ve compiled from the trip to Jackson Hole. This one is not terribly exciting, it’s just the first run down the slopes which claimed one casualty among my crew.

At 9am it was overcast, but the clouds gave way to a nearly cloudless, sunny day, with a temperature near 30 [...]