Pro Snowboarder, JP Walker joined forces with etnies for his very own signature shoe the JP Walker RVM 2 part of etnies' Skyline Collection. Suede mid-top construction with a thin padded tongue and collar coming at you in 3 colors (Black, Green, Gold)

Made to provide warmth and comfort after boots come off with furry fleece lining and weather-resistant qualities. On the black shown here they are complimented with golden stitching.

etnies' was nice enough to send a sample pair over and it's true, they make some hi-quality shoes.

Available in stores now. Get your very own pair HERE

A secret jib event? You better believe it. The Nixon JibFest was created way back at the beginning of this century and returned with a fury in 2011. Now the initial coverage from the super secret event has been released to the masses. Get in the know about all the action that went down last April at Northstar.

Words: Nixon

The Nixon JibFest is back. What began in 2000 as a secret, invite-only event conceptualized by Nixon riders, Jeremy Jones, JP Walker and Dave Downing, made its grand return to Northstar-at-Tahoe this past April 26-28.

Fifteen hand-selected riders took part in the three day event and included JP Walker, Jeremy Jones, Dave Downing, Joe Sexton, Simon Chamberlain, Seth Huot, Chris Grenier, Louis Paradis, Scott Stephens, Alex Andrews, E-Man Anderson, Laurent-Nicolas Paquin, Zac Hale, Brian Thein and Jon Cooley.

Conversations to create an invite-only event that would elevate the level of riding with custom courses and obstacles first came to Nixon via Jeremy, JP, and Dave in the late 90s. From those early brainstorming sessions, the Nixon JibFest was born. With the expert help of Snow Park Technologies' Chris "Gunny" Gunnarson, the Nixon JibFest has seen its fair share of custom, one-of-a-kind and often feared features, including some of the more known features, as seen in MDP's Stand & Deliver, Decade and The JibFest Documentary films.

Fast-forward eight years since the last Nixon JibFest gathering took place and welcome in the 2011 edition. A new custom course, a new crop of invited riders and a new jibbers playground were the key ingredients in making this year's JibFest better than ever.

The return did not disappoint. For three days; morning, noon and night, the riders ate, slept and rode JibFest, creating a memorable experience for this A-list crew. All was documented for an upcoming web series to launch later this year on nixonnow.com/jibfest.

In the end, through secret ballot voting, the invitees selected Louis Felix Paradis as the overall standout of the 2011 JibFest. Louis also won praise from his peers who also selected him to win "Best Trick" for an Andrecht to fakie over the spine. Not to be overshadowed, E-Man and Simon rounded out the second and third place selections for their skilled riding as seen when it came to the "Wheels of Death." The "Wheels of Death" allowed invitees to spin two different wheels that would dictate what their next trick would be and which feature would be used for the execution of the trick.

The entire 2011 Nixon JibFest story is featured in the October issue of TransWorld Snowboarding and is on newstands now. Future Nixon JibFest webisodes plus a special three-part Nixon JibFest series of VBS's Powder and Rails will air later this fall.

To view the trailer now, for updates about new and fresh content, video exclusives and more about JibFest and the upcoming Powder and Rails series and webisodes, please visit nixonnow.com/jibfest.

Do it. Do it now!
http://www.nixonnow.com/jibfest

Sunshine apparently breeds awesome snowboarding because when it finally decided to come out for Session Five at High Cascade, the riders starting going crazy.

The Signature Sessioners were JP Walker,
Jeremy Jones, Simon Chamberlain, Joe Sexton, and the Peepshow ladies. Can't go wrong with that group of talent.

Get a taste of what's going on up in Hood below or better yet, you should probably just get up there.

Words: Pat Bridges

With the long holiday weekend Snowboardermag.com has prepared an XXL update to keep people clicking all the way to Tuesday.

Memorial Day is all about commemorating those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our freedom. For this XXL update we have decided to pay tribute to a rider who is both a legend and a patriot. Back in November of 2010 JP Walker started posting his past video part library on Therealjp.com under the banners of Gnarchive and Shredography. Here we have all of JP Walkers video parts in their entirety in one post to keep you busy watching and learning all weekend long when not sippin' sadats and bbq'in.

Full post and videos...

The snow season is quickly coming to an end with resorts from East to West coming to a close. It seems too soon. Where did the season go? Did you have time to lock in those tricks you tried all winter? Or did you get enough powder days to satisfy your cravings until next fall? The answer is probably not- the end of season always leaves us longing for more.

Thankfully the dudes at People Crew realize that many are suffering from end-of-season-agony and hope to relieve some pain by releasing the trailer for their 2011 project Good Look.

The video is filmed all around the globe in digital HD and features insane snowboarding from some of the heaviest hitters in the game: Simon Chamberlain, Shaun McKay, Lauri Heiskari, Heikki Sorsa, Aaron Biittner, Torstein Horgmo, and more.

The season may be almost over, but at least this teaser has the energy and hype that makes you feel like you're right back in the thick of it.