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Dangerzone Season 3 Episode 14- "Grabistory" by Nick Visconti

2011-05-24T17:14:00.000-07:00

SESSIONS team rider Nick Visconti gives us a bit of grab history.

Dangerzone Season 3 Episode 14- "Grabistory" from Nick Visconti on Vimeo.

Riding on Insulin

2011-05-17T08:10:00.000-07:00

Sean Busby is a SESSIONS team rider with type 1 diabetes who supports Riding On Insulin who’s mission is to provide international ski and snowboarding camps for kids with type 1 and type 2 diabetes with an emphasis on how to manage blood sugars where altitude, climate and humidity all play a role. Sean also travels to the world’s most remote environments to find the deepest turns in order to educate and inspire others. In this last trip Sean went to Iceland. Stay tuned for upcoming Riding on Insulin Camp in June at Mt Hood Oregon and then to New Zealand and Australia in July and August. Here are some photos from Iceland.

Managing Blood Glucose Levels.
Evaluating terrain.
Talking to an elementary school via satellite phone from base camp.

Sean Busby leading the way on a split board. Climb and traverse of Hesteyarfjordur.

Welcome our newest addition!!!

2011-04-29T07:15:00.000-07:00

SESSIONS welcomes baby Ryder Wynn Denton to the SESSIONS family. Ryder was born on Easter to Northern California Sales Rep Donny Denton and his lovely wife Jodi!

We wish them all health, love and happiness! The best is yet to come Ryder!

The Road to AK

2011-04-25T15:06:00.000-07:00

Just returned from my first to Alaska the other day. It was one of the best experiences I have had. The mountains and scenery there are so beautiful and so fun to board. It is really hard to swallow all at once, everywhere you look there are lines you have been dreaming about since you were a kid. I went on the month long journey with my friend Jeff Hawe, also a rad photographer. Here are some pics I took along the way. Enjoy!
-Kyle Miller

Sunsets driving up through BC and Yukon Territories were amazing

Our little home on the road

Hiking up a chute on a cloudy day, trying to make the best out of these low visibility days

Ice cave hunting

The nest we called home for a few weeks

Magpie's Bakery is the best! Hot coffee every morning and delicious baked goods. Also a fun spot to just kick it when it's cloudy...which is most of the time. Jeff Hawe Photo

Waiting for the clouds to break... Jeff Hawe Photo

THE SUN HAS ARRIVED!

Jeff Hawe Photo

Jeff Hawe Photo

Sessions Groms compete at Mammoth!

2011-04-19T16:42:00.001-07:00

Check out some shots of Sessions Grom Riders competing at Mammoth Mountain this weekend!

Overlooking the competition...

What up!?!?

Drayden Gardner

Chris is pretty much killing it as usual!!

2011-04-12T07:17:00.000-07:00

Congrats to SESSIONS team rider Chris Benchetler for making one of Skiing Magazine's Skiers of the Year 2011!!! You rock Chris! :P

SEASONAL SIBLINGS: TAHOE POWDER

2011-04-06T21:35:00.000-07:00

Snow snow snow and more snow! In episode #7 the Seasonal Siblings take advantage of their free time by doing what they do best, snowboarding.

Dangerzone Season 3 Episode 9- "Since 1937"

2011-03-31T15:08:00.000-07:00

SESSIONS team rider Nick Visconti gets some deep Tahoe freshies in this episode!!!

JIB FOR JAPAN

2011-03-23T15:05:00.000-07:00

SESSIONS is helping sponsor Jib For Japan on Sunday, April 3rd at Bear Mountain. There will be a Jib Contest, Pro Rider Demo and live DJs! If you are in the area come by and help our friends in Japan.

This is a charity event held for Japan and all proceeds go to Japan Red Cross.

St. Patrick's Pow Day at Alpine Meadows by Kyle Miller

2011-03-21T20:21:00.000-07:00

Kyle Miller and Brett Butcher slash some POW at Meadows!

NICK VISCONTI helps take on CLIMATE CHANGE!

2011-03-20T20:10:00.000-07:00

This week SESSIONS rider Nick Visconti teams up with "Protect Our Winters" to discuss the impact of climate change with hundreds of students. Nick will address students in his hometown at 11 am at Truckee High School on March 24th and at 12:05 pm at Damonte Ranch High School in Reno, NV on March 28th. Click the image below for more info.

SEASONAL SIBLINGS: US OPEN

2011-03-18T17:06:00.000-07:00

In episode 6 the Seasonal Siblings start off in Mammoth for the Grand Prix and end in Vermont at the US Open where SESSIONS team rider Ian Thorley throws down a sick switch double backside rodeo!

WIN CHRIS BENCHETLER'S SIGNATURE JACKET!

2011-03-18T14:57:00.001-07:00

Win A Chris Benchetler Signature SESSIONS Jacket!

HOW TO ENTER CONTEST

1. Like SessionsSnowOuterwear & Chris Benchetler on our FAN PAGES
2. Email contests@sessions.com your name & email address to enter.
3. Entries must be received by Friday 3/25/11.
4. Winner will be notified on Monday 3/28/11.

Check out SESSIONS team rider, Tim Humphreys' self filming with his GoPro at Mammoth!

2011-03-16T13:49:00.000-07:00

Dangerzone Season 3 Episode 8- "Abusement Park" by Nick Visconti

2011-03-15T20:11:00.000-07:00

"Grab your cotton candy, feel the joy and feel the pain!"

Ian Thorley US Open Slopestyle 2011

2011-03-15T08:14:00.000-07:00

Here is some awesome footage of SESSIONS team rider Ian Thorley at the US Open. Watch Ian throw down a switch double backside rodeo!! What??!! Yeah, that's right!

Team rider Nick Ennen goes big off some backcountry booters and a variety of natural features.

2011-03-09T22:09:00.000-08:00

Dangerzone Season 3 Episode 7- "BEARaoke" by Nick Visconti. Big Bears Day and Night Life!

2011-03-08T16:26:00.000-08:00

SESSIONS team skier Matt Walker and fellow skiers Alexi Godbout, Simon Dumont, Sammy Carlson throw down in the latest episode of Salomon Freeski TV.

2011-03-08T06:47:00.000-08:00

Team rider Nick Ennen in this edit by Wild Card at the On Snow Demo at Winter Park.

2011-03-06T11:24:00.000-08:00

SEASONAL SIBLINGS: ARCTIC CHALLENGE & BIG AIR

2011-03-04T16:53:00.000-08:00

Norway and Canada. The Seasonal Siblings go international and wrap it up in Tahoe powder!!!

MARCH GIVEAWAY!

2011-03-02T10:09:00.000-08:00

It's time for another GIVEAWAY this month! If you are a FAN of the SESSIONS Facebook page, you will automatically be ENTERED TO WIN a mystery gear package! Good luck and become a fan now if you aren't already! Check out WWW.SESSIONS.COM while you’re at it! Winner will be chosen on March 31.

BECOME A SESSIONS FACEBOOK FAN HERE

Chris Benchetler! JaPow! GoPro!

2011-03-02T08:02:00.000-08:00

Chris Benchetler recently returned from a few weeks of traveling in Japan with the TGR crew. Here is a short GoPro edit of Chris getting some of that sweet JaPowda!!!

Dangerzone Season 3 Episode 6- "Wakeboarding" by Nick Visconti

2011-03-01T07:45:00.000-08:00

Matt Walker Newschoolin it!!! Vital Films presents The Expansion volume 4!

2011-02-28T10:36:00.000-08:00

The Expansion 2011 - Vol.4 from Vital Films on Vimeo.

FACEBOOK DIALED IN

2011-02-24T08:36:00.000-08:00

Check out our facebook fan page for all the latest news and events... we got rss, twitter, etc all dialed into one fan page @ http://www.facebook.com/SessionsSnowOuterwear

p.s. did we mention free stickers?!

Chris Benchetler and the Teton Gravity Research team head to the coastlines of Japan!

2011-02-19T12:40:00.000-08:00

SEASONAL SIBLINGS: PODIUM SWEEP!!!

2011-02-17T06:56:00.000-08:00

In episode 4 the Seasonal Siblings crew gets some quality podium time and brings home some serious coin! Congratulations boys!

Team rider Matt Walker throws down in Freeskier's Eye Candy gallery

2011-02-15T13:07:00.000-08:00

Check out team rider Chis Benchetler in Freeskier's Eye Candy: Vol. 13 Photo Annual Gallery!

2011-02-15T12:57:00.000-08:00

Recap of Cholula Triple Big Air at Mountain High - Ian Thorley takes home 3rd!!

2011-02-15T11:56:00.000-08:00

Naku in issue #91 of Onboard Magazine

2011-02-15T10:30:00.000-08:00

A sweet spread of Sessions own Antti-Juhani "Naku" Piirainen in Onboard Italy issue #91. Naku is the author of an 8 page article, in which he unravels the adventure of his trip across Siberia , with some fellow shredders.

"The Siberian Railway is the longest in the world, and we find out what happens when a combo of Finns and Italians travel, shred and drink their way through Russia. Stories of the Siberian Railway serial killer and Miss Siberia contest ensue."

The video documentation of this trip is set to release 12/2011.

Check out the trailer at http://www.siberiateaches.com/

YoBeat Magazine's Ramblin’ Rob and Kyle Fischer put some of the hottest snow pants to the test.

2011-02-09T12:38:00.000-08:00

SIBERIA TEACHES - Starring team rider ANTTI JUHANI "NAKU" PIIRAINEN

2011-02-08T20:09:00.000-08:00

Ian Thorley gets 3rd in the Cholula Triple Big Air!! Yeah Ian!!

2011-02-08T11:57:00.000-08:00

Finland Rails

2011-02-07T17:45:00.001-08:00

Matt Walker here, I wanted to update the Sessions crew on what the ski side of the family has been up to recently. Last week, Cam Riley, fellow Sessions rider Clayton Vila and I escaped the SIA/Extreme Games chaos and went to Helsinki Finland to hit rails with the Poorboyz crew. I know, its a little bit excessive to fly 1/3 of the way across the globe to hit handrails, but hey, they have REALLY good handrails, a grip of snow and the cops don't care. Look out for Finland footy in PoorBoyz's next movie.

Healthy ABC gas station breakfast

Yummmmm

The projects always have the jankiest quad kinks

Mad nice closeouts

Up next on my ticket is the Dew Tour Slopestyle Finals in Snowbasin, UT this weekend. Check out NBC for coverage!

Peace,

Matt

Story: Sessions' emergency whistle saves lives...

2011-02-04T11:11:00.001-08:00

Bev Vuilleumier and friends get RAD on Peep Show. Check out their blog.

2011-02-04T08:43:00.000-08:00

The latest and greatest from Echo Mountain

2011-02-03T20:35:00.000-08:00

Seasonal Siblings on the East Coast killing it...

2011-02-03T19:55:00.000-08:00

New Think Thank...Ransack Rebellion teaser!! Watch for Nick Visconti!!

2011-02-03T08:14:00.000-08:00

Kyle and Taylor rip Boreal a new one

2011-02-01T16:29:00.000-08:00

Taylor Carlton, Kyle Miller, & Jason Robinson Shred Boreal from Sam Tuor on Vimeo.

A day off at the resort filming for the Robinson Bros movie "Of Life and Love." Filmed/editted by Sam Tuor. Enjoy!

Dangerzone Season 3 Episode 4- "North Lake Vs. South Lake" by Nick Visconti

2011-01-26T07:42:00.000-08:00

Look for Ian Thorley at the Denver Big Air Comp tomorrow!

2011-01-24T14:52:00.000-08:00

Catch us at the Snow to Snow in Denver!

2011-01-23T10:04:00.000-08:00

Seasonal Siblings crew moves to Tahoe...

2011-01-22T17:08:00.000-08:00

Park and Pow Shredding in July and August?? YES please!! Visit Evolve Chile's new fan page..

2011-01-22T05:44:00.000-08:00

Here is the debut episode of “Seasonal Siblings” following Sam Hulbert, Ian Thorley, and Brandon Reis through their winter.

2011-01-21T07:28:00.000-08:00

DewTour Prelims

2011-01-20T21:16:00.000-08:00

Ever pole jammed an electric guitar? Naku has! Check out his appearance in this music video by Monday Box.

2011-01-20T07:41:00.000-08:00

Monday Box - I'm In Love music video from Flatlight Films on Vimeo.

Seasonal Siblings

2011-01-18T13:53:00.000-08:00

Check out Sessions team rider Ian Thorley's new webisode series.

Dangerzone Season 3 Episode 3 "Pop-Overs"

2011-01-18T13:26:00.000-08:00

Dangerzone Season 3 Episode 3- "POP" from Nick Visconti on Vimeo.

Air Time in the Bag

2011-01-17T20:39:00.000-08:00

Boreal just got an air bag and I was asked to come up and test that bad boy out. I said yes and chucked my meat. Here is a little video from my digi cam.

Sean Busby Travels, Part 2

2011-01-15T13:48:00.000-08:00

New Zealand......Oh, I felt right back at home and happy when we touched down in Auckland—especially given the unfortunate circumstances of our visit to the Cook Islands. For those that haven't been to New Zealand yet, I must mention that the north island is almost a completely different country then the south island when you compare the scenery. On the north, you have many volcanoes and tropical-like plants while on the south you have the "Southern Alps," glaciers, and fjordlands. The greatest feeling about touching back down in New Zealand was knowing that I no longer needed to fear the food that I ate or the water that I drank. That's a good fear not to have... I was glad that the food poisoning nightmare from the Cook Islands was in the past.

The plan for the week was to stay around Auckland with day trips up north to various beaches and nature preserves in order to shoot some photos and to give a slideshow presentation in Auckland before heading south towards Rotorua. Rotorua would then become our base camp for daily activities such as soaking in the hot springs, shredding some volcanoes, meeting up with some friends, and speaking to another group of local kids and teens about expedition snowboarding. New Zealand, is one of only a few countries that also has an indoor ski resort with real snow (not dryslope). On a rainy Tuesday, Mollie and I exchanged all of our Cook Island beach attire for our brightly colored snow gear. We quickly re-organized all of our equipment in our closet sized hostel room (every movement of our ski/boards resulted in knocking off one lampshade after another). We then proceeded to our circus style vehicle as we were questioned about our days' journey by other hotel-stayers. After a few minutes of gaper chaos, we were finally on our way to florescent lighting and 365 days of machine-made powder snow in a giant refrigerator.

Snowplanet was for the adventure, certainly not for the incredible shredding. I wasn't sure about the experience aside from the fact it would be different from your average day snowboarding in the backcountry. Whether that is exploring unknown mountain ranges, crazy wildlife, or jibbing turkey feeders at the local turkey farms, I am seeking my artistic abilities in the name of shred. Surely, this opportunity would somehow fit into the mix. Snowplanet needed to be explored. In under 10 minutes, I had ridden every feature and "run" in the giant snow dome. From what I could tell from the layout of the...uh, "mountain," there are basically two runs split in half by a beginners area at the bottom. In the 3-4 hours spent there, I do admit that we had a lot of fun. After I found myself bored, I went in search of infamous death cookies created by the snowblowers and side hips for more indoor jibbing pleasure. All in all, Mollie and I exchanged some high fives and continued our adventure later that day further north to shoot some photos.

The following night, I gave a slideshow presentation in Auckland about my camps and expeditions. I really enjoy these moments when I get to meet others who seek adventure or advice in managing a chronic disease. Antarctica is still one of my favorite expeditions to share. I can't describe the wilderness and how off the wall that place actually is. Crazy mountains, unreal wildlife, seracs, icefalls, crevasses - man oh man that place is awesome. Everything is all new frontier down there with lifetimes worth of exploring and first ascents and descents. Not to mention, telling how I manage a chronic disease in such a remote environment to ad to the mix.

The next day, we headed south towards Rotorua for more adventure. We spent the next couple days exploring that region with two objectives in mind. One was to backcountry ride Mt. Ruapehu's volcanic crater and the second was to spend a day "Zorbing" with local kids and teens from the nearby diabetes foundation. With rainy conditions and high snow levels that were at the summit of Ruapehu, we stayed in local Rotorua with fingers crossed for a clearing. A day or two later we had the green light and took the long drive to the volcano. Upon arrival, my stomach sunk, it looked like late May in the Wasatch range—not ideal. It turned out that the snow level went well above the summit of the volcano and cleansed the mountain of most of its soft snow for an icy attire. I swore I could see my reflection while driving closer. With my crampons and ice axe ready to go, I made a few steps and even some turns before making the decision to call it and drive back to Rotorua. The consequences were to severe and though that meant 6 hours of driving time for just 30 minutes of being on snow - it was worth it to call it quits. I value my life to much and I know I will have many more opportunities for backcountry summits in that region. The following day, a skier with the same ambition slipped and fell to his death on the same climb. I had made the right call.

Thankfully, to lighten things up, we had Zorbing on our agenda next. What is Zorbing? Well its a mix of being placed in a giant sized hamster ball, filling it with some water, and then being pushed down a steep hill. We have all seen those hamster balls that hamsters run around in, now just picture yourself in one of those and being able to bounce all over the place without being hurt. That is Zorbing. The best part is the end. When it is time to get out of the inflatable ball you must unseal the small entry door. As you do this, the water rushes out from inside the ball and you literally squeeze out of the entry and plop out onto the ground. Its like being able to experience being born again, but as an adult. Zorbing was a lot of fun. We would fill up a Zorb ball with 2-3 kids from the local diabetes foundation and off they'd go, sliding down the hill. Being larger then these kids, I did my best not to crush them as we were tossed down the hill. The Zorb day was made complete with me sharing my diagnosis story and a mini slideshow of snowboarding in Patagonia.

The next few days we explored local museums of the region and soaked endlessly in hot pools. Not to mention took part with the locals in supporting the All Blacks (NZ Rugby Team) as they played the Wallabies (Australia Rugby Team). A fantastic rivalry. After a few days of down time we packed up and headed north again to catch our flight to the south island to begin guiding.

Part three - New Zealand South Island will follow next

2011-01-13T13:20:00.001-08:00

Dangerzone Season 3 Episode 2- "Tribute to Sorels" from Nick Visconti on Vimeo.

Mammoth's Record December w/ Benchetler

2010-12-26T19:19:00.000-08:00

Mammoth Mountain, California is in the midst of a record breaking December and Chris Benchetler was there along with EXPN to capture the madness. Receiving over 13 feet of new snow since Dec. 17, California's internationally known ski area breaks its record for most snowfall in December and most snowfall in a season to date. The previous record stood since 1969 until last weekend, when it snowed nearly two inches per hour, every hour...

Read the full story on EXPN's Freeski blog:

Happy Holidays

2010-12-21T14:40:00.001-08:00

Happy Holidays! Naku poping an Ollie for Snowextreme Mag

Naku

2010-12-21T14:23:00.000-08:00

Ian Thorley Down Under

2010-12-21T13:48:00.000-08:00

Down Under, Episode 4, Perisher from Luke Mallinson on Vimeo.

Also check out www.seasonalsiblings.com for more of Ian Thorley

Chris Benchetler 2010 Self Edit

2010-12-21T13:30:00.001-08:00

Chris Benchetler Self Edit from NIMBUS INDEPENDENT on Vimeo.

Alpental opening day w/Miller

2010-12-10T16:38:00.000-08:00

Opening Day at Alpental with Aaron Robinson & Kyle Miller from Sam Tuor on Vimeo.

Sean Busby Travels, Part 1

2010-12-09T12:55:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,

So here is the trip report from this summer/winter guided expeditions
and trips. My adventures took me from Mt. Hood to the Cook Islands,
to both the North and South Islands of New Zealand, and finally to
Australia. I will break apart these emails weekly to help provide
more insight of the experiences. Hope you enjoy.

Only 11 months on snow this year. September was mostly a dud so I
will hang my hat with an 11-month winter. June, I was out coaching
and riding at Mt. Hood through early July. I then headed out for what
I thought would be a real summer experience before tackling winter
again in a few weeks.

Instantly, upon arrival into Rarotonga, Cook Islands, I could feel my
skin turning clammy from the humidity—it was only 5 am! I knew my
next week would consists of lots of snorkeling and water time spent
right out front from the lagoon bungalow I would be staying in.
Mollie, my publicist, was with me for the entire mini vacation and the
guiding in New Zealand and Australia. After deplaning, we quickly
grabbed our ski/snowboard bags to the sounds of a ukulele at the
airport and took off in a little van that drove us around half the
island to our beach bungalow. We watched storm clouds break upon the
horizon and witnessed an awesome sunrise from behind the reef. Later
that day, we took to the lagoon and some needed sun and relaxation
(despite being there during the "dry" season, this was really our only
non-rainy day). It was my goal on this trip to break my own coconut
and drink its milk too. So after finding a coconut and about 20
minutes of sweat labor, my goal was accomplished and I could take to
enjoying the lagoons again.

The next day some weather came in around noon. However, earlier that
morning we went into town to get a scooter rental. In the Cook
Islands, you must have a valid Cook Islands drivers’ license in order
to drive a car or scooter. After passing a driving test and then a
visit to the government's chambers, I had my very own Cook Islands
drivers license and was ready to rock and roll with a sense of
16-year-old freedom. We were now free to explore the entire island at
our own will, granted traveling around the island gets very redundant
quickly as there is basically one road around the 32 km (20 miles)
circumference.

When the rain came in later that day, we went and purchased our
groceries for the evening. Mollie and I were both craving some pasta
so we found some noodles, sauce, and ground beef (a rarity on the
island). As we cooked our food in a central kitchen, many other
international guests asked about where we found the meat, as it was so
rare to find on the island. We explained the deli we found it in, but
we should have taken their questions into more consideration. You
see, on the islands you've got seafood, fruits, chickens, and goats,
which are all part of the local dining experience. However, there are
NO cows for standard red meat consumption. All of this kind of red
meat is brought over by boat and some of that meat gets spoiled on its
journey up towards these equator islands. (See where this story is
going?)

As it happened, Mollie was vomiting up a storm within a few hours, but
I was not. Baffled as to why I wasn't puking out my insides, we
chalked it up to the fact that Mollie’s case was probably caused by
the latte she has in the morning from the local cafe (bad unfiltered
water). It was the only thing that made sense, especially since we
ate the same stuff that day. As Mollie crawled around the main
hallway that night, I slept peacefully not really knowing how bad of
shape she was in. In the morning it was apparent that she was
severely dehydrated and nearly incoherent. She needed to get to a
hospital right away.

Since we wouldn't have been able to ride a scooter into town with her
in that condition, we hitched a ride with a local to get there. Once
there, she was hooked up to IV's and was given anti-nausea meds.
During this time, I hitched my way back around the island to go grab
our scooter which was back at the bungalow. Luckily for me, a storm
rolled in and monsoon'ed me with a downpour on my drive back to the
hospital. By the time I was back at the hospital to pick up Molly, I
was shivering and it was sunny. We were now both miserable.

Mollie and I then went back to the bungalow for rest. As night drew
upon us, I took to Mollie's leftover pasta (remember, we ate the same
stuff except the latte so I was pretty confident with my food
choices). I can't say that Mollie did not give me fair warning to
stay away from the pasta, but I couldn't help it - I love pasta and
wanted some of that comfort food from the day. We followed up dinner
with a movie. Exhausted and drained from the day, I fell asleep
quickly. After a couple of hours and near the end of the movie, I
awoke from my slumber, violently. I ran across the room, not knowing
where I was and then turned around. My mouth opened like a Christmas
nutcracker and projectile-vomited noodles.

Noodles shot across the air like a bad horror movie and reached so
far, it would have made any shot-putter proud! After a violent
episode of vomiting, I began to sweat profusely and tried to gather my
thoughts. I wasn't sure if I was having an insulin reaction or if I
had what Mollie had. I told her that if I threw up again, we were
going straight to the hospital because I didn't want to mix type 1
diabetes with dehydration. 30 minutes later, I was right on her
bandwagon and going strong with flying noodles and meat sauce.

Upon arrival at the hospital, I was placed in the ER and given large
doses of anti-nausea injections. I was then released and as I was
leaving, more noodles decided to show up. Mollie and some of the
locals helped me back in and I was seen by a doctor. The doctor
evaluated me, gave me more anti-nausea medications and sent me back on
my way. Then more noodles came and the hospital staff decided it was
best to admit me into the main hospital. I was placed into a hospital
bed for the night and monitored frequently in my own room.

Almost every hour, I was given some dose of anti nausea that would
always fail. My vomiting was on a schedule of about every 30-45
minutes. I saw contents come out of my mouth that I really never want
to see again. Around 4 am, I began running a fever. Running a fever
near the equator with no air conditioner is a HORRIBLE experience. It
was a constant feeling of overheating and getting warmer by the minute
and trying to relax your body at the same time. It was a nightmare.

Then Ralph came to visit. Who is Ralph? Ralph, was the giant lizard
that I named that ran around my hospital room walls. Mollie wasn't
stoked on Ralph at all. She informed one of the nurses about Ralph's
presence in a hospital and the nurse laughed and said, "Don't worry,
he wont bite!" I also reassured Mollie, that this is all part of the
experience and encouraged her to just take it in. That was easier for
me to say, as I wasn't sleeping on the ground on a flimsy mattress
like she was.

Later the next day afternoon, with Ralph watching over us from the
ceiling, I was in much better shape and released. We took a taxi back
to the bungalow and went to sleep. We continued to suffer for a few
more days. Near the end of the vacation we worked on recovering with
little adventure bouts of sea kayaking, visiting waterfalls, and
swimming to other islands. We weren't nearly at 100% and had gone a
few days without eating nothing more then saltines, but we weren't
going to let some bad meat ruin this “vacation.”

Needless to say, we were just as excited to get to work in New Zealand
than our "vacation" arrival in the Cook Islands. In all honesty, we
both were ready to get the hell out.

Part two: North Island New Zealand will follow next week

Frequency acticle on Stevens Pass w/ Miller

2010-12-06T17:22:00.000-08:00

Met up with Colin at Frequency and ripped opening day at Stevens Pass. click title

Kyle Miller opening day vid at Big Sky MT

2010-12-06T17:19:00.000-08:00

Click title, bottom right of main page.

Thanks again to Chad Jones at Big Sky!

Sessions is featured for our partnership with B4BC on TWSNOW!

2010-11-24T10:32:00.001-08:00

Sessions is featured for our partnership with B4BC on TWSNOW!

Chris Benchetler on Mammoth Mountain Homepage!

2010-11-22T14:56:00.000-08:00

Chris Benchetler on Mammoth Mountain Homepage!

2010-11-22T14:47:00.000-08:00

Sessions Warehouse Sale!!!

2010-11-22T14:39:00.000-08:00

Sessions Warehouse Sale Is Back! 40-60% OFF RETAIL!!!
New Location In Downtown Santa Cruz!

Tim Humphreys Interview on TWSNOW

2010-11-18T16:46:00.000-08:00

Kyle Miller featured in SnowRev article

2010-11-18T14:47:00.000-08:00

Nick Visconti In Snowboarder Mag

2010-11-12T13:32:00.000-08:00

Looks like nick Visconti was able to catch two 2-page spreads up in Snowboarding Magazine, keep it up bud!

Tim Humphreys Interview on TWSNOW

2010-11-11T12:00:00.000-08:00

Opening Weekend

2010-11-11T11:34:00.000-08:00

Naku comes back to Finland to Skate and play music.

2010-11-10T12:29:00.000-08:00

Naku is finally back in Finland playing with his band Half Crap and skating some bowls. Here are the pics to prove it.

Vote for Sessions rider, Chris Benchetler, for Skier of the Year at Freeskier!

2010-11-05T15:30:00.001-07:00

Chris Benchetler made the cover of Downdays Magazine wearing his signature outwear!

2010-11-03T22:44:00.000-07:00

Chris Benchetler our skier who also has a signature outerwear line for this coming season received the cover shot in Downdays Magazine wearing his signature outerwear available for purchase now!

Naku placed 11th in Slammer Mag for the all time most published photos!

2010-11-03T22:19:00.001-07:00

Congrats to BoardInsiders for winning the bid of the B4BC painting!

2010-10-27T11:09:00.000-07:00

Pumpkin Carving Contest

2010-10-26T17:25:00.000-07:00

12 Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Skate Contest Video!

2010-10-11T08:55:00.000-07:00

12th Annual Tim Brauch Skateboard Contest from Dosmafia on Vimeo.

12th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Contest

2010-10-06T15:56:00.000-07:00

We had record breaking contestant numbers for Scotts Valley Street Contestants on Saturday October 2nd!!

It turned out to be a great day!! Raffle's going off at the Sessions booth at 12:30 and 3:00PM with great prizes from all of out sponsors! Etnies and Skullcandy were also out there playing great games.

Groms Standings:
1. Drake Riddiogh
2. Marley Humphrey
3. Connor Kepp
4. Justin Miller
5. Jake Kottke
6. Ricky Wiliams
7. Max Otake
8. Grant Von Pingel
9. Reid Nikolaieff
10. Koa Cortina
11. Chris Brotherton
12. Chasen Christenson
13. EJ Bright
14. Alejandro Matinez
15. Jacob Dennis

Ams Results:
1. Anthony Anaya
2. Jason Thurtle
3. Brandon Ayayla
4. Steven Smith
5. Nick Hickland
6. Tommy Werner
7. Cameron Hart
8. Jake Selover
9. Blake Spencer
10. Ryan Sanders
11. Camilo Arana
12. Nate Linford
13. Cody Chapman
14. Cano Cardanes
15. Sage Wilkenson

1st Prizes for Groms & Ams:
Pig Duffle Bag, Skate Deck, Vans Wallet, Bones Wheels, Robot Guts Hardware, Skullcandy Pipe Speakers, Skullcandy Skullcrushers, Zumiez Gift Cards, Dakine Backpack, Bones Hat, Sessions Hat, Thrasher Hoodie, Assorted T-Shirts, Bones Reds Bearings

2nd Prizes for Groms & Ams:
Element Skate Deck, Vans Wllet, Pig Wheels, Robot Guts Hardware, Skullcandy Agents, Zumiez Gift Cards, Dakine Backpack, Bones Hat, Sessions Hat, Stance Socks, Assorted T-Shirts

3rd Prizes for Groms & Ams:
Element Skate Deck, Vans Wallet, Powell Wheels, Robot Guts Hardware, Dakine Backpack, Bones Hat, Sessions Hat, Stance Socks, Assorted T-Shirts.

Some winners also received Bucci Sunglasses.

Pro Results:
1. Josh Mattson- $1,000
2. Brad McClain- $600.00
3. Sky Siljeg- $400
4. Josh Borden- $300
5. Michael Brookman- $200
6. Josh Rodriguez
7. Rion Lindermann
8. Daniel Cuervo
9. Jerry Gurney
10. Nate Linford

Masters Results:
1. Steve Cabballero- $600.00
2. Mark Partian- $400.00
3. Steve Alba- $300.00
4. Jeff Hedges- $200.00
5. Gavin Pierce- $100.00
6. Steve Steadman
7. Jason Richardson
8. Brandon Fields
9. Mike Rogers
10. Josh Nelson

Ladies Results:
1. Lizzie Armanto
2. Allysha Bergado
3. Erin Wolfkiel
4. Amee Jay Papelera
5. Evelyn Abad
6. Jordan Abraham
6. Julie Westfall
8. Ashley Espinoza
9. Danielle Gomez
10. Mellissa Spillman

Open Ams Results:
1. Chris Russell
2. Cason Kirk
3. Archer Braun
4. Jason Thurite
5. Drake Riddlough
6. Montes Malaka
7. Tucker FitzSimmons
8. Justin Rivera
9. Koa Cortina
10. Mark Almaguer

Congrats to all of the contestants.

Special thanks go out to all of sponsors especially Skullcandy & Etnies, Billy Flick, Cheryl Walsh, Lina Jurkunas, All of the Bands Who Played Sunday, Ray Stevens, Pete Koff, World Cup of Skateboarding, Nancy Linford, Vic Yanez, all of our volunteers, all of our artists, Andy Glagola, Joey Bunnell, Nate Iorns, Rex Castillo.

Sessions Boarding for Breast Cancer Painting Auction Bidding starts TODAY!

2010-09-16T16:31:00.000-07:00

CLICK HERE to place your bid on this painting now!

Check out this update from Evolve Chile!!!!

2010-08-24T09:10:00.000-07:00

Evolve Chile Session Tres - Valle Nevado 2010 REMIX from daniel on Vimeo.

12th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Skateboard Contest!

2010-08-17T16:08:00.000-07:00

October 2nd and 3rd for Northern California's Largest Skate Contest and the "World's Longest Running Bowl Contest" to remember and celebrate the fantastic talent and life of Tim Brauch. The 12th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Contest is a 2 day contest. October 2nd is the Am Street Contest of the contest held at the Scotts Valley, CA Skate Park built in memory of Tim Brauch. October 3rd, Sunday, hosted by the World Cup of Skateboarding, brings out the largest names in the game to compete for cash prizes. In addition to skating there will be live band performances by Hot Lunch, Jonny Manak, High Tower, and odd Numbers. There will also be an art show, live art including a mural in dedication of Tim Brauch, food, games, and more. All proceeds made from this contest are donated to the Tim Brauch Memorial Fund. Come out, have fun, and hang out with our sponsors: Sessions, Skullcandy, Etnies, and Wahoo's Fish Tacos. Sunday finishes with an After Party at Wahoo's Fish Tacos in
Santa Clara, CA. See you there!

Sessions wants you to check out a photo on MySpace

2010-08-16T10:31:00.000-07:00

Sessions wants you to check out a photo on MySpace

Woodward at Copper - Sessions Team - Tim Humphreys - Matt Walker - GoPro...

2010-07-17T09:47:00.000-07:00

Sport Swappin' at Woodward Copper

2010-07-06T22:52:00.000-07:00

After doing double corks and 9's all year, some times you need to just take it back to the basics. Due to some rain and the hot summer conditions the jumps were a little slow and it seemed that some mellow jibbing was a better fit for the day. Tim and Matt decided to swap sports and try their hand in some sport swap jibbin! Turns out they might just switch over for good!

Tim trying to figure out how to get his foot in a plastic boot

At Woodward form is key!

Are you kidding me? Jean Claude Killy?

We got you a replacement Shaun!

Straight Thuggin'

Updates From Woodward at Copper

2010-06-30T21:12:00.000-07:00

On Monday Sessions team members Tim Humphreys and Matt Walker rolled out to Copper Mountain, CO to stoke some kids out at the new Woodward ski and snowboard camp. The camp features every thing you can imagine for helping you to learn new tricks, were talkin' tramps, foam pits, Snowflex jumps and rails, cliff drops and even bowls and mini ramps for skating. Not only do they have the indoor training but they also have and sick outdoor slope with real snow. What more can you really ask for? We kicked off the trip with the Matt Walker "Bluntvitational" which challenged the skiers to float the dopest blunt grab over their 30 footer and the winner takes home a Sessions outerwear jacket, and the snowboard side Tim challenged the campers to a butter box challenge where the best butter took home a pair of Sessions pants. Kids came out stoked and most definitely threw it down on the first day and set the tone for a high level of riding for the rest of the week! check out some of the highlights from our trip!

The Boys Rollin into Denver for some lunch

Rider introductions in the barn

Tim Relaxing after a long days travel

Matt Walker announcing the "Bluntvitational"

Kids going off on day 1!

Walker with Matt the winner of the "Bluntvitational"

Tim Humphreys watches as kids butter harder than him

Nice one footer by camper!

Ill tail press!

Tim Getting in the mix

Big Foot??

Not only was there some sick shredding going down, there were tons of other sick things to do with the campers such as go karting, Diggler downhill, rock climbing, and mini golf!

Sessions kart team

Tim getting inverted off the cliff drop to foam pit

Downhill scootering aka Diggler downhilling is most definitely taking over the extreme sports world!

More updates to come soon.......

Sessions team hits up DOS (Department of Skateboarding) in Portland

2010-06-13T17:55:00.000-07:00

The rain was falling on Thursday afternoon so we decided it wasn't worth trying to go up the hill and ride. Instead of being lazy and staying in the house and watching movies we (Sessions & Dangerzone crew) rolled down to the Department of Skateboarding for some indoor street course action. At first glance none of us really wanted to skate the park because it didn't have much tranny to ride and none of us were street skaters. Well, we had driven all this way and we had to try and make it work somehow so thats exactly what we did. After a short warm up on the manual pad, Nick Visconti from Tahoe Dangerzone started moving some features around and getting creative. At the end of the day the skating level picked up and people started going off! We ended up getting some sweet shots that day so everything turned for the better after all. Check out the pictures from the day below.

Billy Flick Testing out the ledge (Riley Snyder Photo)

Nick Visconti frontside 5-0 in the gnarly bowl at DOS (Riley Snyder photo)

Tim Humphreys getting tech on the manny pad

Billy Flick with a boardslide (Riley Snyder photo)

BF with the frontside BS (Riley Snyder photo)

Nicky V with a mellon off the Jersey barrier

Brent with a bump to manual

Tim Humphreys @ Windells

2010-06-08T22:16:00.000-07:00

Check out Tim Humphreys at Windells day 2 on Shayboarder.com!

Day 1 Windells Recap

2010-06-07T22:47:00.000-07:00

Today we kicked of the first day of the Windells session one featuring the Sessions and Dangerzone crew's. When we showed up at the mountain the weather wasn't looking so good but it turned out to be a pretty good day overall. There was some moderate clouds and wind, but nothing that we hadn't seen before. The kids were stoked to be out no matter what the conditions and some crazy stuff was already starting to go down!

Heading out to the mountain early in the morning

Dania Assaly stomping through the lower elevation rain

Nick Visconti from the Tahoe Dangerzone enjoying some mango fandango for breakfast

Never seen the top of Mt. Hood Look like this in the summer

Tim, NJ, Nick, And Brent looking fresh and getting pumped to shred

Dania getting ready to drop in an stoke some groms out

Dania with a little 360 for the kids in the tow rope jump line

Nick watching as Tim busts a switch miller flip over the hitching post for the camera

Nicky V with a blunt revert on the hitching post

Grom getting down with a frontside air in the mini ramp. Check the Sessions tall T!

To be continued.....

For more coverage check out Shayboarder.com

X-Dance Film Festival!

2010-06-02T15:24:00.000-07:00

Be sure to check out this event, and look out for Sessions team rider Tara Dakides who will be making a guest appearance! Peep the Promo Video!

late season MT pow

2010-05-25T17:35:00.000-07:00

After one of the worst snowfall season I can remember here in MT mixed with the worst avalanche conditions in 15 plus years or ever winter finally came to Montana the first two weeks of may. We spent about 12 days in the infamous snowboard/snowmobile spot Cooke City for the storms and got a lot of snowboarding in. Started with sketchy avy conditions, but eventually turned into the best snowpack i saw all season if not ever. fun jumps and fun lines. Enjoy some photos thanks to http://www.ryankirkphotography.com/ go check it out. some video will be coming soon.

Shane Stalling hikes back to the snowmobile for a rebate after a goggle tossing ragdoll.

Tyrel and Shane head back up for another hit

Shane natural FS 180
Shane backside 720
The Sessions Pro-Form team doesn't officially exist....but Phil Weiss is on it and making it look good. Frontside 540
Tyrel Thornton Fronside 540 on a very popular jump

Its still snowing here in MT and the Beartooth pass opens on friday morning assuming that it doesn't snow a bunch forcing it to close again. Lots more snowboarding through june, come get some.

Peter Strom Footy

2010-05-19T08:51:00.000-07:00

Naku Makes Cover of On Board Magazine!

2010-05-17T11:56:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Naku for making the cover of On Board Magazine in Italy! The magazine also features an interview and some sick photos of Naku so be sure to check it out!!!

Girls Only Session at Evolve Chile!

2010-05-10T16:27:00.001-07:00

Backflip teaser

2010-05-06T20:58:00.000-07:00

Fun edit out of Bozeman, MT.

The Backflip Tease..... from Miah Favara on Vimeo.

Signature Session at Woodward Copper

2010-05-05T15:20:00.000-07:00

Cinco De Mayo,

Coming June 27- July 3rd, Sessions and Woodward Copper have teamed up to do a signature camp session with X-games pros and Sessions Ski/Snowboard Team members Matt Walker & Tim Humphreys. We look forward to helping the campers get it done this summer so they can come out with a bang next season! We are excited to be attending for the first time and can’t wait to meet everyone headed to Session 3 of Woodward at Copper!

Sessions Becomes Outerwear Sponsor for Evolve Chile!

2010-05-05T15:15:00.000-07:00

Cinco De Mayo

This Summer Sessions is proud to announce themselves as the official outerwear sponsor of Evolve Chile Snowboard Camp! We look forward to joining the fun and hope to see you out there!

More about Evolve Chile....

Bienvenidos a Evolve Chile!
Pow turns to park to surf, it’s that simple.

Evolve Chile is a travel camp for skiers and snowboarders between the ages of 13-18 who want to improve their big mountain, powder and park riding while exploring South America. Evolve Chile visits four different ski and snowboard locations in Chile: Valle Nevado, La Parva, El Colorado and Termas de Chillan. Each mountain offers diverse terrain coupled with a unique feel and cool vibes. Come trade your summer slush for fresh powder turns, winter terrain parks, incredible food, surfing and international travel with super-fun people. That’s what our South American Ski and Snowboard camps are all about.

Evolve Chile is for everyone! Our adult Signature Sessions are a one-of-a-kind experience – bringing together the world’s best skiers and snowboarders with Evolve Chile guests. Guests can either work with coaches or just session with everyone in a positive and energetic environment. Evolve Chile Signature Sessions are the experience of a lifetime!

Dangerzone Season 2 Episode 19 – “The Pow”

2010-05-03T14:26:00.001-07:00

Dangerzone Season 2 Episode 19 - "The Pow" from Nick Visconti on Vimeo.