Last July, the snowboard world was devastated with the heartbreaking loss of rider Aaron Robinson or "A-Rob". Aaron passed away after an accident while snowboarding in Chile. "Manifest" is the video project he was working on with Sam Tuor last winter.

Although difficult and during an extremely hard time, his friends and fellow riders pulled their footage together, saw the film through and finished the project. Watch the full movie below and enjoy A-Rob doing what he did best, taking turns in a deep pow and loving life.



Snowboarding is much more than just banger after banger; It's a journey, it's euphoria, it's pain, it's excitement, it's fear, it's meeting new people, it's sending it, it's SNOWBOARDING.
-Aaron Robinson

Aaron was always the driving force behind this project. When it seemed like things weren't gonna work out he always found a way to make it happen. He loved a challenge! I spent this last winter traveling around to many of his favorite places, meeting up with friends, and making some new ones along the way. I feel so lucky to have been able to share such great times with such an amazing person.

When Aaron passed away in Chile this last July it was hard to even think about the movie, let alone sit down and edit hours of his footage from the winter. It wasn't until Blake Paul sent me an email highlighting the fact that one of Aaron's goals all season was to get everyone down to Chile and film a segment for the movie that I came to realize something that should have been so obvious. We had to head South and finish what he had started. Although we were physically missing the one person who really should have been on that trip I feel like he was actually with us more than ever. We'll miss you A-ROB!
-Sam Tuor

For the best quality download the original Quicktime on the lower right of this page.

There will be a "limited" number of DVD's available through KidsKNOW distribution and some snowboard shops in the near future. It'll be packed full of Bonus material including Volcom's "Road Tested-B.C. Action Adventures" episodes. All proceeds will go to The Aaron Robinson Plant A Seed Project.

SMASH LIFE!!

The obvious joke to be made here is that products commonly manufactured in Taiwan have a tendency to lack in quality, due to cheap labor and materials, while ironically, the waves produced there can be world class.

Here Ry Craike bravely navigates the sea of crappy household items to find some watery nuggets.



Made in Taiwan from Mike Riley on Vimeo.

Move aside Robert Pattinson. There's a new crew of vampires on the loose and they're shredding everything in sight. That's right, the RocksonSB snowboard crew out of Germany is making waves in the Nike Chosen Film Contest with their highly creative Twilight-themed edit, Breaking Board.

This crew is made up of three hungry shredders who are frothing at the mouth for their chance to be Chosen. Wessel Van Lierop, Michi Miethig, and Dani Rajcsanyi form this ferocious trio and are pushing the boundaries with their artistic and inspiring edit.

Breaking Board is a story of a vampire who sets out to cultivate a new crew of boarders that can overcome obstacles and the all-powerful FIS. The vampire lurks in the night, bites and bloodies his prey, and turns them into supernatural shredders.

This crew's video features some of the best filming and editing seen thus far in the Winter Chosen Contest. The eerie and artful edit is taken to the next level as the vampires slaughter a series of rails in a German-based snow dome. The trio puts down hammers on the technical kink and flat-rails, all while staying inline with their Twilight motif.

The RocksonSB crew is quickly creating a buzz for themselves with his highly entertaining edit as they hope to become Nike's Chosen.

Get ready to be titillated by these snowboarders take on Twilight.


Script,filmer,editor,director: Lukas Tielke
Riders:
Wessel Van Lierop
Michi Miethig
Dani Rajcsanya

A Peoplegrapher Production: Powered by rockon.de Producer: Philipp Ramhofer

Think you and your crew has what it takes to be Chosen? Get your butts over to the Chosen page and sign up today. You have until February 15th to generate as many likes as comments as possible to move unto the next round. Do it.

The Frends crew is at it again. This time, they've teamed up with Alli Sports for a new webisode series that delves into who the Frends are and what makes them tick.

The first episode of The Frendly Times hit the internet today, and gives a glimpse into how the crew started, and what their vision for this season is. While training in Breckenridge, the boys hang out and make of list of all their goals and projects they hope to accomplish throughout the next couple of months. From shredding to skits and beyond, the Frends have quite a few tricks up their sleeve this season.

Check it.

Oh boy are you glad you clicked on this post.

I think you're going to like it, like, more than friends. A plethora of aquatic pornography from all over the globe, with a little something for everyone. I've really outdone myself this time.

First up, Mason Ho has been riding his sister's surfboards lately. Shouldn't be long until we see Mase owning Rockies rockin' brazilian cut bottoms.



Sister'sSurfboard from rory pringle @ conceptblue on Vimeo.

Jet Skis are so 2005.



Big Wednesday, Maui Style! from Peahi Surf Media on Vimeo.



Jordy Smith goes boost mobile



HIGH TIDE / HOME SUMMER SESSIONS from Jordy Smith on Vimeo.



Ryan Carlson, big guy, small waves, big airs.



ryan carlson recently from Jordan Ahern on Vimeo.



Rincon has long been referred to as "The Queen", which if you've ever been there needs no explanation, the wave is a work of art. In recent years i've heard more people referring to her as "The Whore" since so many people ride her. You say tomato, i say tomato.



The Queen from youngwisetails on Vimeo.




Luke Davis, tossin tail at a new secret spot called 'Lower Trestles', don't tell anyone.



LOST.TV - COOL HAND LUKE from Lost Enterprises on Vimeo.