Time for some international shredding. Mark Carter and Mads Jonsson head to Japan and team up with photographer Rip Zinger to shred some of the best snow in the world.
Open Range - Episode 3 - Japan from Lemur Media on Vimeo.
For the complete interivew with Snowboardmag.com please check out - Open Range: An interview with Mark Carter
Mark Carter definitely isn't ranching anymore - In this episode he heads to Baldface Lodge in the BC backcountry for some pre-season training and some back yard shredding!
Thanks to our friends at Snowboard Mag for sharing Mark's adventures... Come back for Episode Three!
Open Range - Episode 2 - Baldface Lodge from Lemur Media on Vimeo.
For the complete interivew with Snowboardmag.com please check out - Open Range: An interview with Mark Carter
Mark Carter isn't kidding when if he tells you he's a cowboy. Part professional snowboarder and part cattle rancher. Born in Ten Sleep Wyoming Carter truely was born on a cattle ranch. It may have been the early mornings, or the hard work, or the sore muslces. But ranching gave him the perfect start to push the global boundaries of Snowboarding. As he mentions in his interview with Snowboard Magainze "I miss snowboarding in the summer and rahcing in the winter. It truely keeps me grounded".
Open Range - Episode 1 - Jackson Hole from Lemur Media on Vimeo.
For the complete interivew with Snowboardmag.com please check out - Open Range: An interview with Mark Carter
Xavier de Le Rue Joins The North Face Global Athlete Team
World-renowned snowboarder joins big mountain team
DENVER, Colorado—SnowSports Industry of America Snow Show—January 29, 2010— The North Face, the world’s premier supplier of authentic, innovative and technically advanced outdoor apparel, equipment and footwear, today announced snowboarder Xavier de Le Rue has joined its global athlete team. The North Face has a team of more than 60 professional global athletes from around the world which includes snowboarders, skiers, rock climbers, mountaineers and endurance runners.
De Le Rue has been on the snow since childhood. In addition to a regular filming schedule with Standard, TGR and Relentless Energy, de Le Rue is hot on the competition scene. In 2008 and 2009 he won the Freeride World Tour and in 2009 also Best Line at the Freeride World Tour. De Le Rue took first place at the Swatch O’Neill Big Mountain Pro and the SBX Fis Vice World in 2009. In 2008 he placed first at the Oxbow Back to the Powder and took second at the Swatch O’Neill Big Mountain Pro.
With only a few weeks into 2010, de Le Rue won the Standout of the Year award in the Transworld Rider Poll Awards, and was nominated for the Cold Smoke Awards, Best Line. He has already been named Big Mountain Rider of the Year by Snowboarder magazine and awarded for Best Shooting and Jury Special in the Saint Lary Freeride Film Festival. De Le Rue is a 2010 Olympic favorite for Boardercross,
Based in Verbier, Switzerland, with his wife and daughter, de Le Rue spends his non-boarding time downhill mountain biking and surfing.
For more than 40 years The North Face has teamed up with the world's finest mountaineers, alpinists, climbers, skiers, snowboarders and endurance adventurers who have defined the limits of what is humanly possible. De Le Rue joins fellow The North Face Snowboard team members David Carrier Porcheron (DCP), Mark Carter, Lucas DeBari, Johan Oloffson, Dave Short and Eric Themel. The North Face Athlete team works closely with Research, Design and Development, creating innovative designs that push new technologies and inspire cutting-edge products. The team also integrates with Sports Marketing to develop world-class events and expeditions.
For more information on The North Face athlete team, check out www.thenorthface.com.
After two days of being grounded due to weather and unsafe snow conditions, The North Face Masters was finally given the green light yesterday on Snowbird’s famed Silver Fox venue. With nearly seven feet of snow in seven days, competitors had to put themselves on hold, while they were treated to several epic days of riding the greatest snow on earth. Check out the highlight videos, photos, and complete results from stop #1 of The North Face Masters Series on www.thenorthfacemasters.com.
Photo: Mark Carter, Rider. Lance Koudele, MSI Photographer.Snowbird, UT.
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