TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013
Grenade Games has long been the place for on-hill debauchery and free flowing good times, and Grenade Games 9 at Mammoth was no exception. The Dragon boys got loose and let their hair down, especially Danny Davis who took home first place in Pipe during his debut contest of the season, and Zak Hale who dominated in dual slalom.   Traveling all the way to the Land of the Rising Sun to take place in the "Holy Bowly," Jamie Lynn, Forest Baily, Blake Paul and Zak Hale slashed and planted through the most original snow course on the planet. Check visual proof in the video below, courtesy of Snowboarder Magazine. The 2013 Lib Tech Holy Bowly from Snowboarder Magazine on Vimeo.  This past week the Dragon young guns came out in force and put a hurting on Bear Mountain's specially crafted park. Snowboarder Magazine's The Launch once again went down in the books as an insane display of talent from the industry's most promising up and comers. Riders: Zak Hale, Griffin Siebert, Max Warbington, Gus Warbington, Blake Paul, Brock Crouch.  Our newest episode of Frame of Mind has just arrived for your viewing pleasure, this time with part of the Dragon ski family, Chris Benchetler. Check out a behind the scenes peak at what makes Chris tick, from riding backcountry lines to climbing huge rock faces in the Sierras. CHRIS BENCHETLER I FRAME OF MIND I ATTENTION DEFICIT from DRAGON ALLIANCE on Vimeo.  Dragon is proud to congratulate Gigi Rüf on his win at the 2013 Red Bull Ultra Natural at Baldface, British Columbia. Tackling the massive features with ease, Gigi used his signature fluid style to best snowboarding’s elite on his way to victory.  “I don’t know, I definitely got lucky,” Rüf said about his performance. “I don’t really consider myself a ‘winner,’ I believe in luck and coincidence. My friend told me about a great quote that says a winner doesn’t need luck, but I believe there was a little bit of luck involved today just because of how Mother Nature played out and how she played into my vision.”  Known for his abilities in natural terrain, Gigi has been listed as one of the top ten riders by both Snowboarder Magazine and Transworld Snowboarding, has filmed several groundbreaking video parts and continues to push the limits of what is capable on a snowboard. Creating two signature pieces for Dragon’s 2013/2014 goggle line—the Advanced Projects X and Rogue—Dragon continues to take notes from Gigi when creating its athlete inspired product offerings, as documented in Gigi’s episode of “Frame of Mind.”    Joe Schuster 2012 online video part from thekids on Vimeo.  Join us at ASM on Friday, January 25 for a special event put on by our friends at Dragon Optics – Go Big or Go Home! This event will be a unique rail jam that is FREE to enter and offers tons of great prizes, including $100 cash for both Standout Ski and Standout Snowboard, as well as Dragon goggles that will be awarded on the spot to shredders that are killing it. You definitely don’t want to miss it! The ATP crew plans to setup some fun unique features for the event, expect a versatile layout with lots of options to get creative on. Mark your calendars for the 25th and stay tuned for more event & setup information as it draws nearer.  | The Blog Archive 2013 (10)April (4)February (2)January (4)2012 (15)December (7)November (5)October (3) |
