Burton: Team Update – Riding the Tow Rope of Minnesota
Minnesota might not be the first place you'd think of when it comes to snowboarding, but for jibbers around the world, it is sacred ground. The reason? The area is home to countless high-speed rope tows, allowing for endless park hot laps and some of the most affordable lift tickets around.
New Burton c/o Virgil Abloh Collection to Raise Funds for Diversity Efforts in Snowboarding & Fashion
Burton is honored to share its second collaboration with renowned artist, designer and visionary, Virgil Abloh. Created with Abloh over the past two years, the Burton c/o Virgil Abloh™ collection includes 10 exclusive boards that will be digitally auctioned on March 15th by the Virgil Abloh™ “Post-Modern” Scholarship Fund.
Mikkel Bang – MY TURN, Episode 4
“What gave me the drive to do something else was that whenever I did something for a really long time, I would find ways to make it interesting again—change your stance, ride more pow, slowly getting into things that you wanted to do more.”
A DAY FOR JAKE – March 13, 2022
This upcoming Sunday, March 13, 2022 the annual "A Day For Jake" event takes place around the globe again.
1.5 Days in Ontario with the Burton Team
There's more to getting a clip in the streets than meets the eye. Go behind-the-scenes with Burton Team riders Maria Thomsen, Ylfa Rúnarsdóttir, and Nora Beck as they hit the streets of Ontario while they film for their upcoming project.
Burton Announces 2022 Global Schedule of New Burton Mystery Series
This First-Ever Global Series of Snowboard Events will Uncover Unknown Riders and Build the Snowboard Community through Creativity, Self-Expression, and Good Times for All.
Mikey Ciccarelli trades the Bib for the Backcountry
After a successful competitive career, Mikey Ciccarelli turned in his bib and set his sights on hitting the backcountry. No easy task, Mikey changed his mindset; instead of trying to please judges, he focused his riding around creating a video part as an act of self-expression.
"Dear Rider" Director Fernando Villena – MY TURN, Episode 3
From Fernando "Fern" Villena's first (and only) meeting with Jake Burton Carpenter through the final cut of the film, he threw himself into the process of crafting a documentary that gives Jake's legacy the treatment it deserves. Fern sat down to talk about the story behind the film, a project he hopes will inspire anyone –whether they ride or not.
Snowboarding Makes Me Happy
From the makers of Curator comes SNOWBOARDING MAKES ME HAPPY, an illustrated children’s book by Tassilo Hager and Mark Kowalchuk. It tells the story of a boy who discovers snowboarding and with it the key for his personal happiness. Suitable for reading aloud or for children from a reading age of 8 years. Available in English, German and French
Nitro announces Boot licensing partnership with Burton Step On
No, it’s not an April Fools joke, Nitro have announced a boot licensing partnership with Burton Step On. Find out more here.
Kimmy Fasani/ Microdose EP4/ Dose 2
Kimmy Fasani is a role model to riders everywhere and here is episode 2 of her Microdose by Absinthe.
Anna Gasser’s Full-Length Documentary “The Spark Within” Out Now
Anna Gasser has been working hard with Red Bull Media House over the past 3 seasons on her full length documentary “The Spark Within” The film is released on November 16th and here you can find out what to expect.
The Leon Vockensperger Interview
We spoke with Leon Vockensperger to chat about qualifying for the Olympics, if we should forgive the FIS, are private camps are damaging snowboarding, haters and lots more. Click to read his interview.
Burton Announces New Snowboard Event Series: The Burton Mystery Series
Burton have just announced they will launch a new contest series called The Mystery Series. Contests have become rather stale recently and this new series is set to welcome all riders and get back to the roots of what the original Burton Opens were about.
Terje Talks
The cat's out of the bag, after 32 years Burton haven’t renewed their contract with Terje Haakonsen. Many people are speculating the reasons why Terje is no longer on the official team, but we are yet to hear a statement from Burton themselves. We think it's important to hear both sides of the story and decided to release this Zoom interview by Jason Horton with Terje and Cheryl Maas that was conducted a few months back before Terje’s removal from the team was announced. In this Zoom the three talk about Terje’s original Gus Kentworthy tweet, if he is indeed homophobic, Cheryl’s friendship with Terje, what he thinks of Todd Richards and Cheryl’s own experiences with homophobia in snowboarding.
Microdose: Kimmy Fasani, Episode 1
Kimmy Fasani has had a long and successful career and in this Microdose episode we discover how she took her first steps.
