TTR Ride Shakedown 2011 Promo

The year 2011 will be a defining one for the RIDE Shakedown, one of the snowboard industry's most exciting and anticipated competitions, drawing the biggest names in snowboarding: 10th anniversary of the original snowboard event, a return to the United States for a 2nd year and an introduction of a European leg of the competition in Germany. In addition, the U.S. and German events are now part of The Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour. With these three competitions, over $100,000 USD will be up for grabs.2011 RIDE Shakedown Events- March 11-12: Europe(Germany, Olympic Ski Stadium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen)- March 18-19: United States(The Summit at Snoqualmie, located 45 east of Seattle)- April 1-2: Canada(Mont Saint-Sauveur, Québec)What makes the RIDE Shakedown such a hit and a cut above the rest is its unparalleled competition format. The concept: a laid-back, live-it-up event with minimal restrictions on the riders. They are required to master two different disciplines: Big Air and rail featuring a rail with various surface textures. Spectators are taken to the very heart of the action and treatedto a thrill-a-minute show that's eminently accessible and free.

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Stale Sandbech Lands Triple Under-Flip 1260

The 18-year-old stomped it off a massive kicker in Europe.

While many of us were sulking because the season is practically over, Norwegian shredder, Stale Sandbech was busy stomping a brand new trick. A video of the 18-year-old hitting a massive kicker in Europe just surfaced, and in it, Sandbech stomps a triple underflip 1260. Yeah, we didn't really think that was possible either, but this video from Stale's sponsors proves it.

After seeing the video, we had to know what was going through Sandbech's mind when he stomped the new trick...