Just came back from rail sessions and found that i’m right on the website frontpage of the largest newspaper in Finland, Helsingin Sanomat.. Few reporters walked by and here’s the result:

http://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/artikkeli/Helsinki+saa+kohta+lisää+lunta/1135252530508 <http://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/artikkeli/Helsinki+saa+kohta+lis%C3%A4%C3%A4+lunta/1135252530508>

Hahaha! Pretty classic “sport photo” i must say… Way to go.

-naku

Uhhhh... What's It Say?

Not sure whether you’ve ever made it into your hometown’s paper, but it’s a pretty cool occasion. I personally found myself  on the cover of my hometown paper in 1991 for windsurfing in a tropical storm. The other stories around it talked about downed powerlines, thousands of homes without power, the FBI nabbing some killer and right there in the center was a color picture of me jibing (what you don’t see is me falling in afterwards… heheh).

You ever been in your paper? Leave a comment!

Were you able to check out the TRUTH IN MOTION broadcast on NBC yesterday? If not, you really missed something quite worthwhile.

Good news is, you can catch it again at the following times:

Universal Sports: Sunday January 31, 10-11pm
Monday February 8, 8-9pm
Thursday February 11, 9-10pm

While a lot of the story is about Ted Ligety’s road to Vancouver as he fights for top spot on the squad and his 2006 Torino Olympic Gold, the heart of the story really centers around the Slytech crazy man Jake Zamansky.

It’s Jake’s dedication to even just make the US Olympic Squad and qualifying or else be faced with imminent retirement that helps make this documentary compelling. Stunning visuals (thanks to funding by Audi) and the directorial work of Brett Morgan, make this a must-see for any ski racing fan. Check it out!

Jake Zamansky Audi Birds of Prey in Beaver Creek Photo © Eric Schramm

MethodMag.com Reviews 2nd Skin: Friggin LOVES IT!

Man, when you get big-ups from METHOD, you know you’ve got something pretty sweet. Check this review posted on METHODMAG.com on Wednesday, January 27th.

Watch your back, kid!” An old saying that was probably born in a sketchy ghetto slum or the trenches of some battlefield. But it applies all too well to pristine snowy pistes at 2000 meters. Bruised backs, cracked vertebrae and mashed ribs are not a road you want to go down. So, how to avoid this? The Slytech 2nd Skin Back Protector is the answer!In hindsight, I could have totally used one of these ninja turtle shells in my early years of boosting my bones off kickers. Back when I would roll up to big ass tables thinking I knew what was up, come in with enough speed to clear the whole park and chuck some boned out stiffies. I hadn’t yet sorted out keeping my weight over my feet when launching and more often than not would get sprung with my board leading the charge and my flailing corpse in hot pursuit.

Just before inverting to half flip I would crash land on the icy East Coast hardpack back first. This practice led to a colorful array of injuries, including a broken wrist. But usually I would just knock the wind out of myself and moans that resembled a bitch giving birth to a litter of 10 puppies simultaneously would emerge from my deflated lungs.

But this was back before people started padding up to thrash the hill, and I have since learned to take off on my toe edge. Things are different for you younger cats (and holiday huckers) though, and not only will the Slytech 2nd Skin Back Protector save you from busting your ribs, it will also keep all y’all next level shreds fully in the space race, double corking to the moon and back safe and sound.

With all the flippity-doo-da maneuvers these days it’s quite likely you’ll eventually find yourself stuck upside down halfway through one, so consider getting yourself some of this peace of mind (safety). That way you’ll never find out how coughing can be as cruel as medieval torture. Don’t even get me started on the tear-inducing pain of slipping out onto your back on a box or rail that you could spare yourself from…

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I also found that they’re quite helpful for fending off weird people with no conception of personal space in packed gondolas. Check out this next level padding that fits snug around the waist and stays in place thanks to the shoulder straps. Maybe you’re thinking, “this is nothing new” but that fact is the sheer comfort offered by this back protector is what makes the difference. The memory foam 2nd skin actually molds to your body like clay but stiffens up right when you need your back to be saved. Check out the details on this memory-cell-foam technology here.

Peep the whole line of protection gear that helps you check yoself beef-o you wreck yoself!”

As if the motorcycle approved 2nd Skin Protection weren’t enough, our Pro riders and several high‐flying aspiring amateurs have requested even more protection for their death‐defying stunts. Pipe bangers and big mountain freaks alike kept bugging us for it.

Faced with the growing list of people who wanted it, the Slytech engineering department caved to the pressure then started frothing at the mouth and finally going just hog‐wild with this newest challenge.

12 hour days and several months later, they found the answer in the new SLYTECH 2ND SKIN “SLAMMER PRO”.

It offers the same high‐level craftsmanship and comfort as the Slytech 2nd Skin, except it uses infused Kevlar stringers to provide industry leading impact resistance and safety. After our memory cell foam innovation in the snow sports realm was blatantly copied, the forward thinking Slytech team has again outdone the competition with the introduction of Kevlar, the stuff they use in bullet proof vests.

You read right: Bullet Proof Vests!

The Slytech 2nd Skin Slammer Pro is only for the craziest, radical SOB’s out there.

Are you crazy radical enough?

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Standard 2nd Skin back protector. Same killer protection as 08/09 version, but with a new look.