Danny Kass News

Bud Keene is U.S. national freestyle development coach as well as Shaun White's personal pipe coach.

With a few of the sport's biggest names taking a pass on competing in the first Dew Tour stop of the season, many might assume that it makes this weekend's men's snowboard pipe competition less appealing.

Shaun White isn't usually one for taking criticism. He makes an exception for Bud Keene.

The foyer at Steve Fisher 's home in Breckenridge is crowded with swag from Sims Snowboards, O'Neill, Giro, PowerBar and Sprint , and his fridge is full of beverages from Vita Coco and Anheuser-Busch . Fisher's dog, Guru, is crazy for the coconut water; the beers come in handy with all the pro riders in town this month.

The Main Vein Superpipe at Copper is the scene of the US Snowboarding Grand Prix over the next few days.

Over the winter of 2008/09, snowboard superstar Eero Ettala - arguably one of the world's top freestyle snowboarders - broke with tradition and canceled plans for his usual video part, and instead opted to film his very own TV series.

Fuel TV airs 1,000th episode of 'The Daily Habit' Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 23 November, 2009 : - - Los Angeles -- FUEL TV, the action sports lifestyle network, is proud to announce that its signature daily interview and variety show 'The Daily Habit' will air it's 1,000th episode on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 9:00pm ET/PT. 'The Daily ...

Olympic silver medalist Danny Kass trains on one in Oregon. Gold medalist Hanna Teter does the same in California.

Shaun White appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien as part of the "100 Days to Vancouver" Countdown.

Fire On The Mountain owner Bob Siener shakes his head in amazement when he realizes it's been 20 years since he opened the ski shop in the basement of an old house at the corner of Chestnut and First streets.

There just wasn't enough room in the November issue, so if you wanted to read a little deeper into the mind of Pat Moore, here are some rambling, definitely uncut leftovers from the November 2009 feature interview.

Snowboard dynamos Ellery Hollingsworth and Kevin Pearce make celluloid sizzle with their sick stunts.

Louie Vito. It's a name you'll be hearing a lot more, so get used to it. Vito will be appearing this season on ABC's primetime hit show Dancing With The Stars , which premiers September, 21st.

FREE TO GO: Star snowboarder Danny Kass celebrates after his Christchurch court hearing.

Drunken late nights and heavy dance sessions didn't hold the people in Wanaka back from heading up to Cardrona Alpine Resort to witness the best class of international pro snowboarders ever showcased in New Zealand.

LAKE WANAKA, New Zealand - " Another day of bluebird skies graced Cardrona Alpine Resort, which remained impervious to the clouds, sitting above the inversion layer once again for men's and women's slopestyle semifinal and final competitions today.

While the rest of Central Otago was under a heavy cloud cover, Cardrona Alpine Resort enjoyed bluebird skies on the third day of the seventh annual Burton New Zealand Open.

Snowboarders who shred on the pristine slopes of majestic mountains rack up a natural high, for sure.

The Burton New Zealand Open, New Zealand's premier snowboarding competition, will take place from August 11-15, 2009 at Cardrona Alpine Resort in New Zealand.

The Burton New Zealand Open, New Zealand's premier snowboarding competition, will take place from August 11-15, 2009 at Cardrona Alpine Resort in New Zealand.