This portrait of snowboarder Travis Rice behind a sheet of ice has won Best Portrait in the prestigious American Photo 2011 Images of the Year contest. Dustin Snipes, who shot the frosty portrait in Santa Monica last August, even managed to beat ESPN Magazine – a publication that specialises in sports photography.

Technical details:
• Camera: Nikon D3X
• Focal Length: 50
• Shutter Speed: 1/250
• Lens: 50mm 1.4
• ISO: 50
• Aperture (F-Stop): 11

Dustin Snipes took up photography in high school before scoring a summer photography internship with a minor league baseball team, the Spokane Indians, during college. Says Dustin: “That was my first sports-related photo job, and I really enjoyed it. I developed a pretty decent sports portfolio, so when I applied at other, bigger newspapers I would always get put into sports departments.”

After college he landed a job with photo wire service Icon Sports Media and moved to LA. “In my sports action pictures I try to stay away from traditional, high-impact shots. Everybody with a camera that shoots 10 frames per second can get that. I want to be able to see the picture in front of me and not just pull the trigger. I want to get something unique.”

by Poncho

Can we get this chick on our trips or what?! So crazy…

Okay, if you haven’t heard of Seven Springs here’s your knowledge.  For the past few years Seven Springs Resort has been blowing up.  We had the pleasure of venturing out there a few years ago when they just started hosting bigger events and putting themselves on the map.  Now, about 5 years later they are the pinnacle of park!  Here is there latest creation the Urban Park with Forum Riders Pat Moore, Nic Sauvé, Niko Cioffi , Mario Kapelli, Austen Sweetin, Stevie Bell and Cam Pierce putting the stamp of approval on..  Soon enough others will follow, but for now, here’s your only shot at getting a tailored wall handrail, or roof drop!

The Streets, terrain park was created with help from Forum and SPT. For more information http://www.thestreetspark.com/

http://snowboarding.transworld.net/1000168773/featuresobf/the-streets-at-seven-springs-opening-video/

Material:
80% Cotton, 20% Polyester, 300G Soft Hand Fleece

Features:
Signature Fit
Ventilating Underarm Holes and Thumb Holes at Cuffs
Mesh Lining
Sound Pocket with Headphone Cable Port

Comes with:
Custom Luggage Tag
Custom Zipper Pull and Eyelets
Toothbrush and Ear Plugs

Check this hoodie! tSP highly recommends you get your mitts on this one for some of our longer bus rides. This hoodie comes with a built=in inflatable neck support! Blow this puppy up, sit back, rock some music (safely stored in the mp3 player pocket), and rest up after the impact from those big hits comfortable in your seat! And as a bonus, Burton provides you with a little travel pack containing a toothbrush and earplugs!

Torin Yater-Wallace’s Winning Winter Dew Tour Freestyle Skiing Superpipe Finals Run at the  Killington.  Soooo sick!