Mason Aguirre

Not too long ago, the Dew Tour made its way over to Northstar at Tahoe. I believe I went there the week before and the week following. I would've went to the Dew Tour, but I'm not much for being a spectator if I'm gona' drive a few hours away to stand around and wait in the snow - I'd rather hit the slopes. Although I did hear from someone who did go that weekend, she said that the runs were empty 'cause everyone was tryna' check out the competition. So who knows. Maybe I should've gone. But would I have hit the slopes? Or got sucked into the audience?

Anyways, when I was making my decision on my new setup, I came across the Burton Custom. I was riding my sister's fiance's old Custom and enjoyed it, so I was looking into the current model and ended up gettin' the 09. Along my path to enlightenment, this guy popped up: Mason Aguirre. He rides a Custom. He's also Raw as hell became pro when he was 15. Not sure as to when Burton picked him up, but I know he's born in 87, which makes him 22 in 09. He took Superpipe finals at the Dew Tour at Northstar. Only, he's riding the 2010 Custom model cause all the important dudes get the gear a year in advance. Here's some highlight footage with him at the end:

On the Road Again

Always on the move... it never ends. I will be in Oxnard for the weekend. Holla.

I leave you with this video. A funny collection of signs for snowboarders.



- Raw

Snowbound... yet again (run #5)

Like I said in the previous post, I'll be headin' up to Tahoe again to hit the slopes.
Super juiced, probably because this'll be the first time I get to use my new gear. And for those who haven't kept up with my snow-related news (and even if you have), here's a lil' taste of my new new. Or is it nu nu?

The 2009 Burton Custom with the new ICS system

Don't mind my, "Sorry Roger, u Tiger now!" blanket. Haha. It's the sickest shit ever. Super comfy. But back to the board: these are the Burton Triad EST's. It stands for Extra Sensory Technology. They only work with the new ICS system. Extra cushion...Super Buttery.

This is the new ICS system. It stands for Infinite Channel System. Instead of your standard 3D system, where you screw in 3 - 4 screws from the bottom of your binding into your board, this system allows you to screw in your bindings with only two screws along a track that allows you to rotate and place your bindings in an infinite amount of stances. Traditionally with the 3D system, you can rotate your stance in any degree, but the process is lengthy, and the spots where u move your bindings on the board to either widen or shorten your stance is limited to placement in the holes on the board. This new technology is breaking away from traditional thinking, offering endless possibilities in the way you ride.

Super comfy binding straps that wrap around the toe area and push your boot into your binding as suppose to the traditional binding that straps over the wide part of the foot, squeezing and putting pressure on your feet.

I'll be doin' the regular one day trip.
Leavin' at 5am and headin to Northstar. See ya'll when I get back.

- Raw

Burton

By the way, this is that new board I copped last week.



Ayo Technology maaaaan. A lotta people hate on Burton 'cause it's the mainstream commercialized Nike of the snowboard game - when it comes down to it, it's really all preference. Personally, I'm sold on this ICS stuff.

At least for now...

- Raw

Snowbound... Again

Yazzur. Back at it again.
It's been a few weeks since our last run, so I must admit I'm pretty excited to hit the slopes on Monday. This would be run #4 for me. Plus I just copped a shitload of nifty tuning tools for upkeep and maintenance.

My personal favorite: the hot stick iron.

It's basically a flat iron to melt and apply wax on your board. I would use an old iron (like the ones u use for clothes), but those have holes in them. The stick iron looks pretty sweet though, it looks like u can do a whole buncha other crazy bullshit, like make grilled cheese sandwiches or smash someone's face in and leave a crazy burn print.

Photos from the trip when I return.

- Raw

p.s. To any of you catching this, if you go to www.anymountain.net (The Any Mountain store's website), you can join the Any Mountain preferred customer program for free. You basically just get e-mails on deals and all that junk-mail business. But the point is, it's free...PLUS, you get a coupon for $50 off a $100 item. The downside is, it's only off a single item, and I'm spreading the news pretty late. The coupon expires tomorrow (Monday 2/16). The closest ones I know of are Berkely, Redwood City, and San Jose. Get it in!