Getting in the groove is easier when you’re first chair Halldor Helgason, Ethan Morgan, Ulrik Badertscher and others are hitting up Keystone’s terrain parks in this awesome edit. You can always count of the Helgasons crew to put on a hell of a show. When these guys are in the park you can see everybody [...]

Quiksilver has been backing Slater since the early 90s.                       Photo: ASP/ Carey            After the massive shake up of Quiksilver and Nike pulling out of the sport of surfing, we thought it was time to evaluate what brands are backing the [...]

Watch some of his impressive moves for yourself! Nat Young really knows his way around snaps and airs. The O’Neill, Nike, Oakley and Freestyle sponsored surfer definitely lives up to the spirit of the surfing legend he shares a name with. As a Santa Cruz native, he regularly wows the crowds at the Lane, Privates [...]

Trying to recapture the glory from last April! Andrew Short and Larry Brooks are recapping their journey towards their win at Seattle and the aftermath that followed. The season started off like any other. A rider switches to a new team, pretty standard. Then the main sponsor drops out, a possible death-blow to a fresh [...]

In Santiago even the art is rideable! Coco Zurita is showing us around his home turf for a day filled with sightseeing and riding. The great thing about Santiago is the abundance of outdoor art sculptures that resemble park features. What’s great is the apparent lack of police and security guards on the city streets. [...]

Ryan Villopoto has had a busy past couple of years! The Washington native has won back to back AMA Supercross championships for the 2011-12 seasons. Ryan rides in the 450cc class and is sponsored by the likes of Volcom, Monster, Kawasaki and Oakley. You’ve probably seen him tearing it up this season as he’s currently [...]

They work hard and party hard! The Oakley wake team went down to central Florida for a massive session shoot. Mastercraft provided tow boats for the shoot, in addition to the helicopter shooting some sick overhead footage. Danny Hampson, Oliver Derome, Amber Wing, Nicola Butler, Harley Clifford, Aaron Rathy and George Daniels did some free-riding, [...]

Winter is never dull in Oahu! When you think of the North Shore of Oahu there’s probably one or two images that spring to mind. Pipeline and crowded lineups. Living on the North Shore brings it’s share of headaches and blessings. On the one hand, you’re established and have access to waves that a tourist [...]

Going mental in Indo! Lee Wilson is a very lucky man. Growing up in Bali with a father who loved surfing so much he stayed in Indo. He went to high school in Australia, got sponsored by Oakley and now he’s killing it in the contest circuit. He won the Padang Cup as well as [...]

Seabass finds all the barrels! When describing Java I’ll have to take a quote directly from Sebastian Zietz. “Java is like Bali was 30 years ago.” “I don’t think that place will ever get crowded because a lot of guys are going to be getting reef there.” Those two quotes just about summed up their [...]