Life on the road can be tricky. Body odors, changes of clothes, sleeping arrangements, diet, bathroom breaks, and personal space can all be affected and things can get ugly. Things can also get awesome. Road trips tend to bring about the funniest and most ridiculous situations. They also bring you a lot closer to whoever is embarking on the open road with you. Not always in a good way.

Rome Snowboards took the open road by storm for "The Shred Remains" video tour. One of their Am riders, Riley Nickerson, chats about some of the specifics of his experience with van life. Music playlists, driving skills, 13 pillows, and smart phones are all apparently necessities.

Park City Mountain Resort is proud to announce the Eagle Superpipe has officially opened to the public. The Olympic-sized pipe opened Wednesday, and is ready for riders to drop in throughout the winter season.

Read on for details.

Words: PCRM

The beast is open! Pipe jocks around the country can rejoice because the 22-foot Eagle Superpipe is officially open for the 2011-2012 winter season.

"This is one of earliest dates that we've opened the superpipe with perfect timing right before the holiday season," said Jeremy Cooper, terrain park manager at Park City Mountain Resort. "Obviously the dirtwork we did this past summer gave us a good jumpstart, however the hard work of our talented snowmakers, groomers and pipe cutter is what creates a pipe that lives up to its reputation as one of the best in the world."

Be prepared to see some of the biggest names in action sports, including Park City All Stars Kazu Kokubo, Torah Bright, Joss Christensen and Tanner Hall training in the pipe this season.

If you are unable to get to the mountain, you can watch all the Superpipe action live 24/7 via the Resort's "Cobra Cam," located at Cobra Dogs at the base of the Eagle Superpipe and 3 Kings Terrain Park.

Dragon just sent us this video of one of their UK riders, Billy Morgan, flipping his face off. Although he knew there was a fine line between stomping the trick and ending his life...he goes for it any way. Triple back rodeo....nailed it!

Dragon has a little sit down with Nic Drago to get some insight on a few things...

The first round of the Team Video Challenge presented by Boreal has come to an end, with Heckler edging out a victory over Laced. A big thanks to all the teams who participated in this years Team Video Challenge.

The first two teams to go head-to-head in the semi-finals are bHappy vs Jibles and Bits. bHappy won last year, do they have what it takes to win again? Not if Jibles and Bits team captain and 2009 Team Video Challenge Standout Rider Jake Devine and crew have anything to say about it. Good luck to both teams!

Head to SNOWBOARDER to watch both edits and cast your vote!