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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Adrenaline Watersports in Bellevue, WA. Get anything you need for fun on the water and some new Northwest Riders Clothing.
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Port Orchard Extreme Sports in Port Orchard, WA. Quality skateboard and BMX hardgoods and gear next to Northwest Riders Clothing.
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Der Sportsmann in Leavenworth, WA. A town that sits in the heart of some of the best outdoor recreation in the world...now serving up Northwest Riders Clothing.
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at River City Boat Sales in Aurora, OR. Another quality location in Oregon to grab some Northwest Riders Clothing...head in and have a look!
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Hagadone Marine in Coeur d'Alene, ID. The dealer network in CDA is growing as we hear from more and more customers asking about the brand. Coeur d'Alene is a great outdoors oriented city and Hagadone is a solid part of that lifestyle. Check them out!
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at StanCraft Marine Center in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Check out their amazing wooden boats, their new lineup of Mastercraft boats, and Northwest Riders Clothing.
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Wintersport in Spokane, WA. Stop in and check out Northwest Riders Clothing on the racks!
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Boardshop 5420 in North Bend, WA. On the way to the mountain? Grab some Northwest Riders Clothing on the way!
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Lynnwood Motoplex in Lynnwood, WA. Dirtbikes, road bikes, snowmobiles, ATVs...and Northwest Riders Clothing!
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The 2012 Northwest Riders Wake Series is in the books and another year of fun and wakeboarding came together. Despite the wettest and hardest rain any of us had ever had the "fortune" to stand in ... we had a blast and the series was yet another that had a ton of friend groups throughout the northwest wake community come together as one for a weekend of riding.
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Ossies in Newport, OR. A great surf shop in a staple surf location here in the northwest.
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Coastal in Seattle, WA. Located right on the Alki Beach front so you can grab some Northwest Riders Clothing while you take in the sun.
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Ski Chalet in Portland, OR. A long standing shop, now with Northwest Riders Clothing on the shelves.
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at evo in Seattle, WA. One of Seattle's top action sports retailers, we are excited to have the Northwest Riders brand represented on their shelves.
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Wileys in Seattle, WA. A northwest watersports staple for 40+ years now carries the Northwest Riders brand.
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at The Boardroom in Boise, ID. Those of you that are locals or are on the Boise State campus head in and grab some gear.
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It's been a month of chaos (of the good variety?) at the NWR HQ, but we wanted to make sure and get a BLOG post in for March. Check out this Landyachtz Switchblade review from Motion Boardshop.
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Tige Boats is stepping up with a revolutionary new contest format and a great idea that promotes the sport of wake. The MyWake Global Challenge is a pretty rad idea and we think it will produce some cool submissions.
Read about the contest...click on >
The Mt Baker Legendary Banked Slalom is set for this Friday-Saturday-Sunday, February 10-11-12.
Head on up and cheer on Northwest Riders Clothing Co team rider Chris Bowlin.
Info, click on...
Lake Chelan TRAX is coming up February 17-18-19 and will feature a Rail Jam on Saturday and Sunday. There will be music, brew, and food making the viewing that much better.
Want to ride in the rail jam? The organizers are looking for you, read on for more info...
Mission Ridge is hosting their "Black Out" Rail Jam on Saturday, February 4th. The open-jam format with judged best trick is sure to be a good one. Beer garden, prizes, and plenty more.
Read on for info and details...
The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is online at SkiersRealm.com. Shop from the comfort of your couch!
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We've teamed up with TGR (Teton Gravity Research) for the encore showing of their film "One for the Road" set to show on Thursday, January 12 at 7PM.
View the trailer and all the details > click on ...
The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Limitless in Washougal, WA. Those of you in SW Washington head in and check them out.
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10 plys of Maple and a Northwest Riders Appelwick Tee. Always a great start to a board review.
Check out this video of Motion Boardshop's Trevor Preston reviewing the 2011 Landyachtz Chinook longboard:
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The fact that it is December 20 and this is the first BLOG update of the month speaks well to the fact that our holiday rush has been nothing less than fantastic.
We wanted to post a quick fall wakeboarding video of NWR wake team rider Zach Schneider. There are some solid rail shots from Koppert Lake in Southern Washington.
*Full Disclosure: there are some nice little images of a crash at the end with some leg carnage. Squeamish viewers be advised.
DEFY: The Danny Harf Project will be premiering in Seattle on Saturday, December 10. Get your tickets early!
Details...read on >
The eleventh video in the twelve part series from DB Skimboards.
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Seattle Water Sports has their "Evening with the Stars" event coming up this Saturday, November 19 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
The yearly sale and pro meet and greet is free with a ton of great deals and fun to be had.
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Active Water Sports has their "Evening with the Stars" event coming up this Friday, November 18 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
The yearly sale and pro meet and greet is free with a ton of great deals and fun to be had.
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Our friends at Motion Boardshop are hosting a longboarding art exhibit at The Boardroom Cafe. "It's All Downhill" will feature 10 years of longboard deck art, custom mini graphics, and decks from Rayne Longboards early years.
Come out Friday, November 18 from 7pm to 11pm.
More details...click on >
CWU's Outdoor Pursuits and Rentals department is proud to present Winterfest 2011 and Warren Miller's new feature film, "...Like there's no Tomorrow!"
Winterfest is CWU's annual event designed to get you stoked for all of the rad activities that come with winter!
Detail...click on >
The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Drop N' Zone in Bellingham, WA. Our first dealer dedicated to mountain bikes and the downhill community.
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Our friends at Grizzly-Sports are having a Snowboard Sale and Ski Swap this weekend (Nov. 4-5-6). Buy, sell, and save on new and used snow gear.
Details and flier, click on ...
The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Skjersaa's in Bend, OR. Skjersaa's was a shop that we had been hearing about a lot, and we are stoked to now be selling the Northwest Riders brand from their shop.
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Mt Si Board Shop in North Bend, WA. In a great location for all of you heading up the pass or coming back down it. Stop in and grab some Northwest Riders clothing.
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The Washington State Convention Center is playing host to Seattle's HUGE snow show on October 28-29-30. Tons of the top retailers from the area will have a crazy amount of gear at some pretty unbelievable pricing.
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Our friends at DB Skim & Skate are having a sale this Saturday, October 29 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Drop in and get your hands on longboards, skateboards,trucks, wheels, clothing and the whole lot at their store.
More info and links...just...click on >
The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Revolution Snow & Skate in Wenatchee, WA. Top quality hardgoods, top shelf knowledge, and Northwest Riders Clothing.
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Sturtevant's in Bellevue, WA. We are excited to have our brand in such a great location and a great shop.
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Hidden Wave in Burlington, WA. A legit shop that knows action sports in the northwest now carries Northwest Riders Clothing.
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Who's getting first chair this year at Mission Ridge? Mission Ridge and Arlberg have decided to award gift cards to the first 3 season pass holders to board Chair 1. Don't forget to buy your pass while the sale is still on! Season pass sale ends October 31st.
Check the video for the contest from our friend and fellow wake lessons instructor, Jared Eygabroad.
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Northwest Riders Clothing kite team member Nick Ward recently traveled to Brazil for some kiting. Check out this short video he put together of his trip.
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The tenth video in the twelve part series from DB Skimboards.
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The Feeders is back! Presented by Gnu snowboards...it kicks off Saturday, September, 17 in Clackamas, OR at the Clackamas Town Center.
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Wildernest in Bainbridge Island, WA. One of our first retailer locations to the left side of Seattle here in Washington...shop local on the island or grab a ferry and visit a great shop location.
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Our good friend Sean Kilgus (BFY Productions) has been pouring plenty of hard work into his new film "DEFY - The Danny Harf Project" and this new trailer is a nice little taste of what you can expect.
We are proud of you Sean...can't wait to see the finished work!
Click on to view the all new Trailer ...
The Friday night event got started earlier so the finals riders could actually see the double ups this year and we finished just as the sun went down. The Saturday contest had a considerable amount of riders more than the 2010 event and featured great riding all around. The Sunday clinic was packed out with a lot of new riders learning wake.
For results and all the recap info ... click the title >
The ninth video in the twelve part series from DB Skimboards.
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August in the Northwest means action sports! This weekend, Friday through Sunday, August 5 to 7, there are multiple events going on. There is no shortage of variety.
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The 2010 Northwest Riders Wake Series was the first ever wake event to kick off on Monroe's Lake Tye and we couldn't have been happier with how it went. The Pro Wakeboard Tour came out and put on a great show just a few short weeks ago in the same location and Lake Tye once again proved that is is an amazing venue.
...and now we are back, for the 2011 Northwest Riders Wake Series on August 12, 13, 14.
Details, read on.
Hyperlite has teamed up with Rezin Marketing and Seafair to bring a pro wake event to Seafair weekend inside Genesee Park. With a full cable system and top pro riders this should be sweet!
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The 3rd Annual "Wake the Desert" wakeboarding competition is Saturday, July 23 at The Mudhole in Richland, WA.
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The eighth video in the twelve part series from DB Skimboards.
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Not a lot needs to be said on this...insane! If you have not seen it, watch this video.
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The Pro Wakeboard Tour (presented by Mastercraft) makes its long awaited return to the northwest this Friday through Saturday, July 8 and 9. The event will be held on Lake Tye in Monroe, WA in the same location where we held the first ever Northwest Riders Wake Series last season.
For all the details and for info on free tickets...click on >
Brian Jamieson is a whitewater kayaker we have been stoked on for awhile now.
Check out this short video of him tearing up the Pack River ...
The 2011 Jetty Jam is this Saturday, June 25 in Everett, WA. The Jetty Jam features kiteboarding, skimboarding, and Stand Up Paddle Boarding.
Event details, click ahead ...
Round 3 of the NW Cup is this weekend at Mt. Hood / Skibowl in Oregon. Our boy Mr. Dylan McGuire is headed out to support team riders Matt Orlando, Nick Marvik and Jack Hill.
All the event info and some track preview videos await ... after the jump.
The seventh video in the twelve part series from DB Skimboards.
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Go Skateboading Day is tomorrow and we will be heading out to Tacoma for the "Go Skate Tacoma" event in Tollefson Plaza Downtown.
Come Join Us. Details, click on ...
Escape Outdoors in the Bellevue Square Mall is hosting a Summer Kickoff Party featuring our brand. We are looking forward to heading out from 6 to 8 PM this Thursday the 16th to hang out in-store with some of our team riders and friends.
Details after the click ...
The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Motion Boardshop (MOBO) in Seattle, WA. MOBO is a shop that we have worked with in the past and we are stoked to be back on board at their all new shop.
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The sixth video in the twelve part series from DB Skimboards.
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Our workload always gets just a bit busier this time of season. Here are a few updates from the office.
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The fifth video in the twelve part series from DB Skimboards.
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Active Water Sports is throwing a demo day on Saturday, May 21. Test out 2011 products behind brand new boats. Then eat BBQ. Sounds nice.
Infor after the jump ...
The Mt. Baker Sesh Up is happening Saturday, May 21, What is Sesh Up you say?
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Two local northwest companies with one awesome contest. Get your color on and win!
Detail...click the title.
The 10th Annual Clean Water Classic is set for the weekend, May 13-15. Come out and watch some surfing Washington state style and visit us at our booth!
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The fourth video in the twelve part series from DB Skimboards. Also...DB is having an open house at their shop next Thursday, May 12.
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Motion Boardshop (AKA MOBO) is hosting a big summer kickoff party and will have a movie premiere along with freebies and much more.
Greg will be kicking around in the Northwest Riders Clothing Co tent...stop by and say hey and grab yourself a tasty treat made of cotton and thread.
Details after the jump ...
The NFFTY Film Festival, a film festival for and by youth, kicks off tonight and the feature in our book is on Saturday as the Action Sports category goes off.
More details after the jump ...
Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort is hosting a unique snowboard event with a surfing twist. The contest is this Saturday and is limited for entry.
Information after the jump...
The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Grass Roots Outdoor (GRO) in Everett, WA. Run by industry veterans in an amazing new location...GRO is a great spot to shop for outdoor gear up north.
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Escape Outdoors in Bellevue, WA. With one of the best selections of softgoods and outerwear in the area, you are sure to find some great gear...which now includes Northwest Riders Clothing.
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The third video in the twelve part series from DB Skimboards.
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Seattle Water Sports in Kenmore, WA. A longtime northwest watersports shop...SWS has tons of gear and now carries Northwest Riders Clothing.
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Central Washington University is once again putting on their annual Spring Symposium event. Northwest Riders wake team rider Eddie Roberts puts a lot of hard work into this event along with the Outdoor Recreation group.
Come out and support the symposium and say hello...we will be there with our Northwest Riders booth.
Details, click the title...
The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at The Shop in Spokane, WA. Top brands and selection for the 509...new Northwest Riders Clothing on the shelves.
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The AMA Supercross series returns to Seattle's Qwest Field this Saturday, April 16. While Northwest Riders does not officially sponsor motocross (currently), we love the sport. I grew up riding dirtbikes and anytime the Supercross series makes its way to Seattle it is worth taking in.
Get tickets, see a schedule, and more...click on >
Smith Optics set out with a snow cat in their back yard in Sun Valley Idaho and made some pretty sweet park hits to have some fun with. They took along some video equipment and put together footage of the adventure.
Check out some Smith pro shredders as they take advantage of some quality snow here in the Northwest:
Click on for the fifth and one half video in the series ...
The 2011 NW Cup Downhill Mountain Bike series kicks off this weekend with Round 1 in Port Angeles, WA. There will be a Friday night season opening party as well.
Northwest Riders will be there selling some gear and hanging out.
Details and race info ... click the title >
The second video in the twelve part series from DB Skimboards.
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If you are looking for a new spot to skateboard in Portland, OR or can't track down the park your buddy mentioned to you...look no further. This well mapped out list of skateboarding spots in and around Portland should get you to where you are trying to go.
With 100+ skate spots on one map you are sure to find a new location to take your skating.
Click on for the map ...
Smith Optics set out with a snow cat in their back yard in Sun Valley Idaho and made some pretty sweet park hits to have some fun with. They took along some video equipment and put together footage of the adventure.
Check out some Smith pro shredders as they take advantage of some quality snow here in the Northwest:
Click on for the fifth video in the series ...
The eighth edition of "Holy Oly Revival" is (re)set for April 9th. Brought to you by the Summit at Snoqualmie and Lib-Tech, the Holy Oly Revival is a celebration of Northwest Snowboarding.
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The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Sporthaus in Kennewick, WA. Serving the Columbia Basin since 1980 with great customer service and the best gear in the area.
Information, directions, and links...click through >
The massively popular Street League Skateboarding DC Pro Tour is coming to Seattle, WA for this season's first stop. The best skateboarders in the world will throw down in Key Arena.
Details and promo poster: Read On ...
The first video in the twelve part series from DB Skimboards: "The Boat."
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The first annual Bone Zone Banked Slalom event is set for March 26 up at Timberline Lodge in Oregon. Pro, Ams, Groms, and others are welcome to compete.
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There is no shortage of events this week/weekend. Many of you will likely hit up the Ride Shakedown and we definitely hope to see you at the Great Place Paddle Race in Tac Town on Sunday. Also in the pipe is the Minor Threat 2 event up at Stevens Pass.
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The Great Place Paddle Race will be at Owens Beach (Point Defiance Park) on Sunday, March 20. The race is a 7-mile event that all of you NW SUP paddlers can come out and be a part of.
We will be on-hand hanging out at our Northwest Riders booth as well, so come say hello.
Registration and event info ... read on >
One of the raddest contest formats in snowboard comps today...and it is free for you to go fan up! Round two of the event is local and is on this coming Friday, March 18 to Saturday, March 19.
Check out the promo video and press release with all the info and schedule of events ... cick on ...
DB Skimboards presents “Twelve.” A 12-part skimboarding web series featuring the DB Skimboards team footage for 2010, event footage, instructional videos, day in the life mini documentaries, trick tips and more!
Featuring Issac Thomas, Emile Panerio, Richard Docter, Blake Zimmerman, Tony Saddler, Lexi Hutchings, Logan Davidson, Bryce Hermansen, Tim Mackey and more!
Click on to watch the teaser ...
A few weeks back we were talking about the upcoming Seattle Sounders FC season and a light bulb went on. Why not take our Seattle Skyline t-shirt and add a few new colorways in support of our local football club?
Here they are, in multiple colorways and styles > click on for info ...
The Valparaiso Cerro Abajo is an insane downhill race with some pretty tight spaces and some crazy drops and obstacles.
We enjoyed a few videos and thought you may as well.
Click on to have a look at a few of our favorites ...
Our friend and local Bellingham, WA photographer Rhys Logan recently went out into the MT. Baker backcountry with Northwest Riders snow team member Chris Bowlin.
Click on to see some photos and video of the day ...
Commonwealth Skateboarding...an all new skatepark in Portland, Oregon is set to open this coming Saturday, February 26. Features include: 4 foot bowl, concrete banks and quarterpipes, and a street section.
Check it out at: 1425 SE 20th Avenue in PDX.
Click the title for the link to the full article on skatedaily.net ...
Our boy Chris Bowlin took 10th place in his division at the 2011 Mt. Baker Banked Slalom. Nice work Mr. Bowlin!
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We're back in the office after our trip to MAGIC. We thought we would catch everyone up on where we are and where we are going in the months ahead.
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We are heading out to Las Vegas for the MAGIC show. Greg is putting on his best Sean John and I will be suited up in my crushed velvet Rocawear onesy. There is no "Gathering" of middle aged men in full D&D attire at this show...but some great people watching nonetheless.
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The legendary Mt. Baker Banked Slalom is back! Starting off on Friday, February 11 and continuing on Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th...the Banked Slalom will go down and should be an amazing time as always.
Our boy Chris Bowlin is qualified and ready to rally. Head out in support.
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Stevens Pass posted up a little video today ... snow looks good!
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The new ski video from Matchstick Productions "The Way I See It" is going off on Thursday, February 10 at Central Washington University. Tix are just $2.00 and you don't want to miss this one!
Starts at 7:35 PM in the SURC.
Click on to check out the teaser and get more information ...
We posted last week on the action sports youth film festival NFFTY. The team running things there have decided to extend the submission deadline to allow more filmmakers to get their videos in. The payment submission AND the film need to be in by February 15, so get going!
Also, festival passes and opening night tickets are on sale for the show (right here in Seattle, WA) so be sure and get your NFFTY tickets before February 28th to save some cash.
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We came across a short video from AWFILMS of local riders up at Stevens Pass. The film is shot and edited by Abbitt Wilkerson with a Canon 7d.
Have a look > click on ...
Slingshot has been making some moves lately. The 2011 product is looking amazing and they are adding top talent to their wake team. After just signing Oli Derome the other day...they have now announced the addition of Keith Lyman.
Click on for their press release ...
The Jankity Junk Jam kicks off Saturday night, February 5. Mission Ridge plays host for the second rail jam in the series presented by Revolution Snow & Skate.
We'll be there ... you should be too.
More info, read on >
Smith Optics set out with a snow cat in their back yard in Sun Valley Idaho and made some pretty sweet park hits to have some fun with. They took along some video equipment and put together footage of the adventure.
Check out some Smith pro shredders as they take advantage of some quality snow here in the Northwest:
Click on for the fourth and one half video in the series ... the first video in the series featuring ski >
Those of you that have been around our company long enough know that we are big fans of all the Slingshot wake products. This year, Slingshot has stepped up their game even higher with new innovations and some fantastic looking gear.
Click on to get some info on Slingshot straight from our friends at Active Wake ...
The newest location to grab yourself some Northwest Riders gear is at Stevens Pass. With 'Fall Line Sports' in the Pacific Crest Lodge and 'The Edge' in Tye Creek Lodge ... there are some great spots to stop in and grab some clothing.
Information, directions, and links...click through >
The 'National Film Festival for Talented Youth' (NFFTY) is looking for submissions from filmers for their Action Sports category. If you have a video that you want to get out there then this is a great place for exposure.
Sponsored by Nike 6.0 ... so you know it's legit.
Click on for dates and info ...
We saw the first of these videos some time ago and just crossed over the footage again of the original and the newer edit. Both are pretty impressive.
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Our Oregon dealer network just got larger with the addition of Cleanline Surf Shop. Cleanline is one of the top surf shops in all of the northwest for good reason. They have two locations...you should visit both...regularly.
More info, directions, and links on the shop...click on >
Smith Optics set out with a snow cat in their back yard in Sun Valley Idaho and made some pretty sweet park hits to have some fun with. They took along some video equipment and put together footage of the adventure.
Check out some Smith pro shredders as they take advantage of some quality snow here in the Northwest:
Click on for the fourth video in the series ...
The boys at DB Skimboards get out to do a fair bit of skating as well. Here is a brief skate edit of our own Isaac Thomas and his buddy Logan out at 'Skatebarn' in Renton, WA.
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Nimbus has posted a film on their Vimeo titled 'Thank You' that is worth watching. The intro has some stellar filming and the shots are super colorful and well edited. The beginning has some sweet freeriding and from 10:27 to the end when the Big Mountain shredding gets going I was fully amped.
Head on through and have a watch ...
Mission Ridge will play host to the "Snow, Skate and Destroy" Rail Jam this Saturday, January 8.
Click on for more info including times ...
Greg and I decided to celebrate "Boxing Day" in style this year. So... to the friendly Bankers in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and those Commonwealth Nations that partake...enjoy your extra day off!
We took a photo, have a look ...
The 2010 year has been pretty amazing for us here at Northwest Riders Clothing Company. We held our 1st ever contest, expanded with more shop dealers, redesigned our website, and went "all in" as a company.
Read on for some information on the last few weeks of 2010 and a preview of 2011 >
Another dealer has just joined in to support Northwest Riders Clothing. Urban Surf in Seattle will be selling our brand at their shop down by Gasworks Park near Lake Union. Our clothing fits in nicely along surf, kite, skate, and SUP gear...stop by and have a look.
More info, directions, and links on the shop...click on >
Smith Optics set out with a snow cat in their back yard in Sun Valley Idaho and made some pretty sweet park hits to have some fun with. They took along some video equipment and put together footage of the adventure.
Check out some Smith pro shredders as they take advantage of some quality snow here in the Northwest:
Click on for the third video in the series ...
Alli sports just posted up a few videos showcasing the snowboard and freeski hits for the Nike 6.0 Dew Tour. Huge pipe and some cool street style rails are a few of the features.
Have a look at the videos, click through ...
Chaz Ortiz was super consistent and definitely one of the most fun skaters to watch during the 2010 Street League season.
Click on to see a short video of "The Best of Chaz Ortiz" ...
Our good friends over at W.I.T. Productions have been up to no good and they have the video to prove it. When snow hits in the city you do one of two things ... freak out, or make the most of it. They choose to do the latter.
Click on to watch ...
Smith Optics set out with a snow cat in their back yard in Sun Valley Idaho and made some pretty sweet park hits to have some fun with. They took along some video equipment and put together footage of the adventure.
Check out some Smith pro shredders as they take advantage of some quality snow here in the Northwest:
Click on for the second video in the series ...
Smith Optics set out with a snow cat in their back yard in Sun Valley Idaho and made some pretty sweet park hits to have some fun with. They took along some video equipment and put together footage of the adventure.
Check out some Smith pro shredders as they take advantage of some quality snow here in the Northwest:
Click on for the video ...
We just added another dealer to the growing list of shops carrying the Northwest Riders brand here in the upper left coast: Active Water Sports. Active is a great shop with great people down in Oregon. They know their stuff when it comes to watersports gear and will set you up with all you need to enjoy your time on the water.
AWS has one location in Beaverton, OR and another in Oregon City, OR.
To get more information on the shop be sure and click on...
Have a look at this video...it is a pretty rad short cut of Nick Poohachoff at Snowpark NZ.
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Our newest dealer is a brand new shop run by the guys from our skim team at DB Skimboards. The shop is 'DB Skim & Skate' and is located in Fife, WA with a sweet setup and nice clean layout throughout the store.
Richard and the crew at DB have been hard at work on this new retail store. They make the best skimboards around, which you can get at the shop, along with: longboards made by DB, some unique DB clothing, skim videos...and Northwest Riders Clothing.
Check out the 'DB Skim & Skate' dealer page for all the details:
We received an email a few weeks back from Carter Wilson with some information on Freebording. I have to say, I am pretty intrigued. It is not longboarding, not skateboarding, not snowboarding...but a bit of a mix of all three.
We've had a few visits here to northwestriders.com from the Freebord website as well. Read on and have a look at a few videos to see just what I am talking about ...
The Northwest is getting dusted with snow and the mountains are opening for shredding. The changing of the seasons is now feeling official as we say bon voyage to summer.
With that said, here is one last wake vid from our buddy and team rider for wake, Spencer Norris. Spencer is a super talented filmer and has a regularly updated BLOG you should check out.
Links and video are after the jump ...
Greg and I (collectively 'Northwest Riders Clothing Company' for those of you that are new) will be setting up a sales booth at two different shop locations this coming Saturday, November 20th. We will have the entire Northwest Riders Clothing line available for purchase.
We will be at Bakes Marine in Issaquah, WA from 10AM to 3:30PM and then will be at Seattle Watersports in Kenmore, WA from 5PM to late. Come out and support two great local shops and get yourself some NWR gear at a discount!
Click through for the official fliers from the shops for more info and details ...
I have seen a few of Kilian Martin's videos in the past and came across a link on Twitter (via @tonyhawk) of this newer upload. The dude is pretty amazing.
Click through to see some skateboarding done differently ...
It has been a labor of love and a lot of work for our small company...the new gear has arrived and it looks great! Greg and I, Trevor Kaiser, Mark/Brandon/James, our buddy Rob, and others have contributed in huge ways to get this new product into your hands. A big thanks to everyone from us.
Click on to see what's new ...
We wanted to share a little video action from DB Skimboarders and Northwest Riders Skim team riders Emile Panerio and Isaac Thomas.
The gentlemen scholars rallied up in Bellingham, WA for a little fun recently.
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We had a pretty busy end of the summer with lessons season and it has carried on into the fall with our new clothing that is coming real soon. We are adding a good deal of new tee designs in multiple colorways along with hoodies and some fresh stickers as well.
Have a look at some "Sneak Peeks" -- click on ...
One of our skim team riders from DB Skimboards, Emile Panerio, recently went out for a little skateboard session with Rhys Logan. Rhys snapped some great photos and put together a little video of the afternoon.
Click on to check it out ...
The 2010 Downtown Throwdown rail jam was last weekend here in Seattle. It was a bit rainy, but the crowds still made it out and the riders still put it down. Pioneer Square was filled with snow and the full rail setup as the Lib Technologies sponsored event kicked off the coming Northwest snow season.
Click on to watch a video recap and follow some links to photos of the Throwdown ...
Yesterday, October 3, the 2010 Red Bull Rampage went down and showcased some legit mountain biking with riders that put it all on the line. Every time I see these guys I am blown away by the dedication they have and the risk they take for their sport of choice.
Click on to see the highlight video ...
Click on and check in on what we have been up to as summer comes to a close in the Northwest and the winter quickly approaches.
If you missed the Spokane, WA "Feeders" Downtown Throwdown qualifier there are a few options.
Option 1:
Head down to Auburn, WA coming up September, 18th at the Supermall and watch main event hopefuls try to make it to the big stage for the Downtown Throwdown rail contest. The Feeders is full so to speak for this qualifier.
Option 2:
Get your type on and head over to Snowboy Productions website and sign up for the last open Feeders which will be held on September 25th in Oregon at the Clackamas Town Center.
What is Feeders and what is the Downtown Throwdown? Read on for some info and checkout last years video of the event ... after the click.
It's Monday...have some fizzy lifting drink.
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This event was fun...and I'm not just saying that because it was our event. I had a blast. Greg had a blast. Our volunteers had a great time. The riders enjoyed it. We also heard the same from Monroe locals, the Monroe Parks Department, the City of Monroe Mayor and staff, and on and on. It was fun because all of these people made it just that. Thank you. Anyone that came out and supported us...you are appreciated.
We are sifting through tons of images which we will post here on the BLOG in the coming days. Rhys Logan (rhystomahawk.com) came out to snap photos and will have them for sale for those that were asking/interested. Until then have a look at his edited video and read on ...
Wake team rider Eddie Roberts made his way out to the lake to show a local Seattle "Features Reporter" from Q13 a few pointers on the wakeboard. Eddie gave a lesson and then followed it up with some riding of his own for the camera.
If you want to snag a look, the feature will air three times tomorrow morning (Wednesday, August 11) at:
7:20 AM
8:20 AM
9:20 AM
Happy 5th of July friends of NWR! Hope the 4th was safe and was celebrated well. We kept it nice and low key with some friends and family.
A little business update for you today, click on to read all about it ...
Our buddy Rick Knott and the crew to the east in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho just released their all new video titled "Refresh" and you can watch it now for free at wakeboardnorthwest.com.
DB Skimboards is premiering "Believe In Your Dreams" tonight in Tacoma, WA. The event is at the Blue Mouse Theater starting at 7:00 PM. There will be raffles, giveaways, product tossing, and other good stuff. Be sure and arrive early for good seats...this event packs out every year!
Click to read on for directions and more info ...
Bees, gaming, music, culture, action sports...ninjamotorhome.com.
A year or so ago I was scavenging the pages of the northwestriders.com Google Analytics stats. I came across a peculiar referring website that was named "Ninja Motorhome" and my interest was naturally peaked. Ninjas...yes. Motorhomes...sure.
continue the read ... click through.
Well...the wedding was a success (I didn't get stood up) and the Honeymoon was a blast! Barbados was fantastic even though the waves were pretty much a no go. We did, however, get stood up by the taxi service at 5:00 AM for the trip back home. Special thanks goes out to "Chicken" ... the local Barbadian that gave Sara and I a ride to the airport on the fly...you were a Godsend! We made it to our flight just 10 minutes before check-in closed.
Greg handled the orders superbly and it turns out the company can officially run without me. I think I feel pretty good about that fact...maybe I should take more vacations.
Unexpectedly, Northwest Riders profited handsomely from the wedding. You'll notice all the sweet packaging in the BLOG photo above. NWR got the gift around the gifts that Sara and I received. Paper, plastic bags, and all sorts of shipping goodness. So just a heads up...if you receive your future order and it has some fancy tissue paper with floral designs or some other frilly protective material you have just unwittingly become a part of my holy matrimonious goodness. So...congratulations!
I look forward to getting the rest of June rolling and am pumped to be back in the office and cranking. We have a LOT on our plate right now. Looking forward to some BIG things this summer. We have some pretty sweet plans and happenings in the works that I can't quite let you all know about just yet...but stay tuned.
Happy Tuesday.
-Zack-
Tomorrow, Thursday the 3rd of June, I will officially become official as I tie the 'ol knot with my fiance. That's right kids...this wise old codger is getting married and will no longer be on the market. I'll pause while you shed a tear or two...
In the short term, I am going to get away from this rain-fest that is the Northwest currently and soak up some sunshine in Barbados...pending any hurricanes of course as the season has just begun there. That means that the Gregster will be handling orders and making sure the ship stays shape while I am away. Good luck my man! I highly suggest that everyone that visits the site places at least 17 orders while I am gone so Greg has plenty to fill his proverbial plate with.
In the long term, I'll be back and charging in the office on June 15th. I'm not entirely sure that qualifies as long term, but it'll have to do. If anyone needs to request anything for orders, has any website related questions, or just wonders why we're not spending all our time twittering it up...give Greg a call or drop him an email. You can get all that info here.
As always, thanks for all the support...please keep it up. Now that I am a family man the bills getting paid takes on a whole new life. See you on the other side.
-Zack-
Despite the fact that Seattle and most of the Northwest is missing the memo on the fact that it is supposed to be summer right about now, we have officially put the NWR Malibu in the water and have started wakeboarding lessons.
Last week, the Slingshot gear arrived and we couldn't be more stoked to get out and "test" it all. This year's graphics and shapes are looking good. If you want to try out the new product and see what a true flex wakeboard should ride like give us a call and sign up for a lesson.
In the next few weeks, we'll give you a full breakdown on each board so you can see what makes them tick inside and out. Stay tuned...and pray for some sunshine!
DB's new team video "Believe In Your Dreams" continues to dominate the BLOG as it keeps getting play on various industry sites and premieres in different cities. This time...DB is reviewed over on ForeverSkim's site.
Head there now and have a look at page 20 for the BIYD recap and also be sure and check out the two page DB traction goodness on page 76. Nice work gentlemen, keep it up!
foreverskimthemag.com
The Central Washington University wakeboard team recently released their team video titled "Kids That Snowboard." You can check out the trailer here. They have just released the full version of the video online.
Click through to check it out and get more updates on the team...
Last Tuesday we posted the teaser to the all new DB Skimboards video titled "Believe In Your Dreams." There is a premier going on this Friday, May 21.
Click over for the poster and some links to more information.
Wake team rider Brandon Robins recently got the chance to go down to Florida and meet up with our good friend Sean Kilgus (BFY Productions) to get in some wake riding.
The significance of this, as many of you reading this know, is that Brandon lost his leg back in July and this was his first time back on the water. We'll update you later on some more info...but we wanted to share some shots. The photos were taken by Brandon's fiance Krissy.
Click over for the images.
What do screen legend Sam Elliot and screen newcomer Eddie Roberts have in common? Banquet beer. Take the vocal chords of Elliot and toss them in with Eddie's talent and you have the best Coors commercial since the last Coors commercial.
Click on for the link >
Our good friend Spencer Norris of W.I.T. productions recently posted a short little video of some random footage he had on the Northwest. The video shows a bit of life here in the PNW from the coast to the street and on up to the mountain.
The only mark against it is that his title has three too many 'Z's in it. I know that my name starts with this superior letter so singling it out is questionable...but ending anything with it gives me a feeling similar to what I imagine the feeling would be of having Cousin Eddie as a roommate. I forgive you Spencer.
Anyway, we liked it...you just might also. Click through to watch.
The National Film Festival for Talented Youth is coming to Seattle April 19 through May 2. Northwest Riders' own Brandon Robins will be on hand as a judge for the action sports category as well as longtime Wakeboard Northwest contributor and northwest photographer Bryan Myss.
The films are anywhere from 3 minutes to 15 minutes in length and are representing filmmakers from the northwest as well as all over the country. We highly encourage you to go check it out and support some talented up and comers in the film world.
For extended info about NFFTY click through and read more.
The Central Washington University Wake Team presents their first feature length video, "Kids that Snowboard!" The premiere is this Thursday, April 22 at CWU's - SURC Theater from 6:00PM to 7:00PM. NWR will be on hand all day out in front of the event site. Come by and say hello!
More info can be found over on WakeboardNorthwest.com
The all new 2010 Northwest Riders website has been in the works for quite some time now. It has been talked about a LOT and over the last few months we finally put a lot of that talk to paper and eventually to the screen.
The site was completely redesigned from the ground up and has a lot of new content as well as some of the old that has been given a new pair of shoes as well. Click through to read more about what the site has to offer today and what we plan on doing in the future here at northwestriders.com.
Join us on Facebook and suggest the page to your friends. We'll be starting some contests there this summer.
The Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom snowboard event kicked off today. Our team rider Chris Bowlin is shredding in the Masters division. Head up to the mountain for some great 'spectation' and cheer on Chris!
The contest runs through Sunday.
The Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom event kicks off tomorrow. We are pumped and want to wish good luck to Northwest Riders team snowboarder Chris Bowlin who is competing. Head up for the festivities and enjoy an amazing event!
When: February 5-6-7, 2010
The BellingJAM event has unfortunately been cancelled. Head to their website for the details (links below).
The 2009 Bellingjam event was a great success and the crew are pushing the bar for 2010. This year's Bellingjam rail event will again feature snowboarders and freeskiers. 2010 is stacking up to be far bigger and better than the previous year so you don't want to miss it.
Northwest Riders just signed on as a sponsor for the event. We'll have a booth setup so don't forget to bring some sweet Dollareenies.
Where: Bellingham, WA
When: February 15th
The 2010 Seattle Boat Show is coming up real soon. My guess is that these will be the lowest prices for boats we may ever see. Head down and take advantage!
We are officially back in the office and charging for the new year. NWR had a great vacation! Hope all of our friends had a fun holiday season as well.
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The 2nd annual 'Gearance' Sale was a nice success. Lots of people came to say hello, lots of gear sold, and lots of crazy discounts on tees and hoodies were taken advantage of. a HUGE "thank you" to all who came out.
Free shipping on orders over $50 is still a go so take advantage for Christmas!
The 2nd annual NWR 'Gearance' Sale is on Saturday and Sunday. We have a ton of new and used gear up for sale at some pretty ridiculous prices (surf, skate, skim, wake, snow, and more). Come by the office for a dog or burger off the grill and score yourself some savings...9AM to 5PM both days at the Northwest Riders office in Lake Forest Park/Seattle. More >
Our bus is up on the auction block at Ebay. If you can fit it in your parking space at school or the office it would make your buddies Beamer look weak.
This weekend is a great one to get late season wake goods or early season snow goods. Have a look...>
We just placed our order for the all new tee! It will be in soon so stay tuned...
We regularly offer up sneak peeks over on our Facebook Page. Head over now to check out the tee, and while you are there become a FAN of our page.
Grey Tweed or Classic Black...The Hank Markdukas premium fitted flat bill hat.
The White Noise T-Shirt is now available in Heather Grey with black print on front and back. Also features the NWR Tree Logo label on the left sleeve. 100% combed cotton goodness.
It has come time to sell our prized Tour Bus. Fully customized and equipped for boardsports or general travel. Custom couches that fold into beds, a dinette, cherry hardwood floors, travel storage and more. Also equipped with a full vegetable oil coversion kit. Installed and ready for use.
Call us at 425-220-0675 or email nwriders[at]hotmail[dot]com for more info.
The DB Skimboards crew is hosting th Chambers Creek Throwdown tomorrow (Saturday, Aug. 15). Head to the creek and hit some new rails and features. Competitors get a free t-shirt and a chance at some sweet prizes.
We have 12 spots Thursday, Aug. 13 and 12 spots Friday, Aug. 14 for a clinic on Mason Lake. Two hours in the boat and 40 minutes of riding for just $100. Call Greg for more info or to sign up:
425.220.0675
Location:
820 E Mason Lake Dr. S
Grapeview, WA 98546
LS Skim is holding the second annual Puget Sound Throwdown August 8th. Don't miss on the great skim action with all the top talent taking part.
The 2009 Malibu Pro Team Challenge is almost here! The event will be at Bow Lake near Bellingham, WA this coming August 2nd.
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I visited Brandon yesterday and all I can say is literally..."wow." The kid is amazing. Prayers are being answered and both his attitude and his physical health are positive. Visit the update after the click. >
It has been a pretty tough month over here at the NWR camp. Just a few weeks ago, our friend and team rider Hunter Graham was killed on Hayden Lake in Idaho in a jet ski accident. While I was trying to get my thoughts together on that tragic happening and put together some information to update everyone here on the site, we have had another huge weight laid out there.
On July 4th, another close friend and team rider was in an accident. Brandon Robins sustained serious injuries in a dirtbike collision and is currently undergoing various surgeries to repair the damage.
We will continue to update everyone and will be setting up a fund for donations very soon to help Brandon with the medical costs he is incurring.
Please keep both Hunter's family and Brandon and his family in your prayers.
Checkout the rider highlights of Scratch Films' "The Way" along with the teaser, photos, and a video recap available at Wakeboard Northwest.
The all new NWR Standard Tee is in-stock and you don't have it yet. Head to the tees page and get your hands on them now. Four colors available in M, L, XL for just $18 each.
Also, our best selling tee is back in-stock. The White Noise for $20 ... featuring two prints and a newly added NWR logo label on the sleeve.
+ new bright blue cursive die-cut sticker
I hope everyone had a solid Memorial weekend. We got some surfing and camping in and the batteries are officially re-charged.
This week we get the new Malibu out on the water and next week we start wake lessons. If you have not signed up for any yet give us a shout (425-220-0675 Greg) and set some up. We have a new logo tee coming down the pipe and it will be available in the next week or two. This is by far the most comfortable tee we have ever produced...check back to buy that here on the site soon.
Our new batch of stickers came in as well and we have added a bright blue cursive die-cut to the mix. I'll post that up for purchase in the next few days. That's the news for now.
Prepare your eyes and ears for some sweet velvety gold sensations. If you don't get what I mean...watch, and you will. Personal favorites would be "Without You" and "Little Wings" ... also the flamboyant Phil Thomas Katt.
Mark Gormley at his best...
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Here they are! The top three from the Book Blast contest. We had some great submissions and these stood on the top of the pile as the all around favorites.
Where: Tacoma, WA- Blue Mouse Theater
Time: 7:00 PM
Who: DB Skimboards
Come out and see the all new video from DB Skimboards titled "Nice Pop!" We'll be there...you should be too.
The NWR Book Blast Contest is now closed. We will be sitting down to judge the entries based on the criteria we listed at the start and will have the top three decided soon. Keep posted here and to our Facebook pages for the announcement of the winners.
We have plans for other contests also...more on those to come.
Wakeboarding and wakesurfing with plenty of unmentionable watersports mixed in...all week long.
Wake!Fest is back for another year. The annual wakesports camp hosted by Lake Forest Park Presbyterian Church is set to fire in July. Registration is now open on the Wake!Fest website.
We will be there again teaching and hanging out. Come out and join us for an unforgettable time.
The NWR Book Blast Contest is coming to a close. We will keep the contest open until next Friday and will then begin the process of deciding the top three. Some solid prize packs are on the line. If you have not sent any entries in...this is your chance. Six days left.
Tonight at EVO in Fremont is the world premiere of "Hi Light" from WIT Productions. We'll be there hanging out taking in the flick and hope you can make it to checkout what is sure to be a great new video from Spencer Norris. The crowd on hand will be substantial so make it there early.
Head to Wakeboard Northwest for all the details on two Northwest Riders Clothing sponsored wake videos set to premiere over the next few weeks:
The Way >>
Hi Light >>
We will be on hand to support Jared (Scratch Films) and Spencer (W.I.T. Productions) and will be slinging some of our new gear also. Come out and catch these two premieres and kick off the '09 season!
We will be on hand to support Jared (Scratch Films) and Spencer (W.I.T. Productions) and will be slinging some of our new gear also. Come out and catch these two premieres and kick off the '09 season!
I'm gonna let these speak for themselves and give the rest of you a preview of some solid examples of what we're looking for in this contest. We'll keep posting them randomly.
The book submissions dropping in our inbox for the contest are solid...keep them coming! We'll be posting a few of the best soon.
Grizzly-Sports has made the move up highway 2 in Monroe, WA. Stop off at the shop on your way up to Stevens Pass and checkout the new digs.
18600 State Route 2
STE B
Monroe, WA 98272
Alright folks...new contest. Those of you that know us at Northwest Riders have probably seen our ongoing collection of books that have no clear reason for being on someone's shelf. We came across some real beauties the other day and decided it was worth a giveaway or two if the NWR faithful could come up with some equally fantastic covers. So here is the gist of this contest: You come up with the best book cover as judged by us here at Northwest Riders Clothing Co. and we give you some free gear. The only rule is that you can't send in anything profane or inappropriate. If you have to ask, it probably is not appropriate...so don't send it. Any duplicate entries...we will count the first submitted and disqualify the second. We will post them up at northwestriders.com as we get them. The Twist: We are looking to ADD to our ongoing collection. So...we are grading on two points. The best cover is 50% of the judging score and the price of the book (lower the better) is the other 50% of the judging. Bonus points if you buy the book and bring it to us or send it in to our office.
1st Place - Choice of hat or beanie, and standard t-shirt + stickers
2nd Place - Choice of beanie or standard t-shirt + stickers
3rd Place - NWR sticker pack
- Submit cover image in .jpeg format to *(nwrclothing[at]gmail[dot]com)*
- Include you name, email, phone, and hat/tee size
- Include a link to where we can get the book (with a price)
- We will get in touch with you at the end.
- We reserve the right to change or add to this as we go...
Date: Sun, February 22, 2009 1:01 PM
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To: Zack Clark
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Well put Angie Cantrell. Couldn't have said it better myself.
Tomahawk Photography
Tomahawk Photography
We have a sale on all Northwest Riders product (except stickers) starting today! Save on hoodies, tees, hats, and beanies. There is a little extra bonus to the next nine online customers that spend $75 or more. We have six (6) unlimited passes to Snoqualmie Pass and three (3) night passes to Stevens for free. Just order from www.northwestriders.com, if it is $75 or more, let us know which pass you want and we will send it out with your order...totally free! You can't make this stuff up.
It's Friday the 13th today and what better way to celebrate than with a candid and in-depth review of a school fight from a 13(ish) year old. We will also give it a PG-13 rating for some of the choice words just as a warning in case you have "little ears" in the room with you.
V8 Slyap to the head like Thyat! ... enjoy. >
Northwest Riders is on Twitter and you are not following...what's wrong with you? We are posting random specials and news only to be found by adding us as a friend on Twitter.
Add @northwestriders on Twitter. Anyone that becomes a follower between now and February 26th will be entered to win a free NWR tee and stickers...that simple.
We will pick randomly from the new followers on Friday, February 27th and then send that winner a tweet to confirm.
What's Twitter? Try a little Google action...they know.
If you have not been down to the Seattle Boat Show or the boat show in your area...go! If you are even considering a boat purchase then you should take a few minutes to visit some dealers. The boat prices are unheard of right now with the current economy.
The 2008 Northwest Riders Malibu Wakesetter 23LSV is on sale right now and is a steal. Go check out the Bakes Marine booth. The Seattle Boat Show ends tomorrow! (Sunday, February 1)
The 2008 Northwest Riders Malibu Wakesetter 23LSV is on sale right now and is a steal. Go check out the Bakes Marine booth. The Seattle Boat Show ends tomorrow! (Sunday, February 1)
Greg Young in his early days:
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Back in the office and back at it. I had a nice vacation on the eastside of the state with about 4 feet of snow to shovel over Christmas. Back in the Seattle rain...
We just added to the stickers page with the NWR cursive die-cut and the screen print stickers. On another note, some of the Winter clothing is selling out pretty quick...order online or head to Grizzly-sports in Mill Creek to get your hands on it before it's gone.
We here at NWR would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. We had a great 2008. Thanks for making it out to our events and clinics and buying our gear to support the brand. We appreciate our fans and customers and are excited for 2009.
The snow has hit Seattle and the rest of the northwest hard! That means great mountain conditions and excellent snowboarding and skiing. Have fun out there...stay safe, and enjoy the holidays!
See you all in 2009!
-Northwest Riders Clothing Co.- www.northwestriders.com
Hey everybody. Just a quick update. We are now on Twitter. Add us and follow our news for specials and giveaways.
Northwest Riders skimboard team member Isaac Thomas was interviewed for skimboardculture.com. Check out the interview and also be sure and check out DBskimboards.com. Nice work Isaac!
Northwest Riders skimboard team member Isaac Thomas was interviewed for skimboardculture.com.
A big thanks to all the people that came out to our first annual swap meet on Saturday! We had a great day of hanging out and sold some clothing and gear to top off the day nicely.
We do have plenty of great new and used gear left. We have Slingshot boards and boots at great prices, a 6'8" Lost surfboard, handles/lines and some other tasty little gems that go nice with a warm cup 'o cocoa. Send us an email or give us a call if you are looking for anything boardsport related...chances are we have it. We also have plenty of great winter garments available...they make great Christmas gifts...I'm just sayin...
We have the new gear trickling into the Northwest Riders office and it is officially Tag/Fold/Bag time. If anyone wants to have a sweet folding party give us a shout and maybe we can enlist you ... all the Red Bull you could ever want is the payment. Plus...if you have never ran the "Flip-Flop-Folder" then you are in for a very special treat. Heavy machinery it is not, but if you aren't careful it could possibly dislocate a shoulder or maybe bend a fingernail...chew on that for a bit.
A few quick updates over on the rideBLOG. Hoody one is in and the rest of the winter goods are close to the doorstep and will be available at Grizzly Sports in Mill Creek, WA and Motion Board Shop in Lake Forest Park, WA soon. The gear will also be available online at BakesOnline.com and of course here on the Northwest Riders site.
So I was not too clear yesterday on the phrase I mentioned was spoken in regards to our clothing being held up and wanted to elaborate after receiving plenty of questions on Facebook. The phrase "I am a little worried here.." was uttered from the crazy character that we purchased clothing labels from. Now I don't know about most of you...but I myself don't ever really expect to hear such reinforcing and confidence instilling words from a vendor when we are in a time crunch trying to make a deadline. On that note...the labels arrived...turns out it was the Drunken Contortionists at the border. They wanted the labels for something practical I am sure. Exactly what though we can't be too sure.
Drunken Contortionists
Yosemite Sam
Chupacabra
Rosie O'Donnell
Laird Hamilton, famed big wave surfer, will be in Lake Forest Park tonight offering up some advice from his new book Force of Nature: Mind, Body, Soul and, of Course, Surfing. Head out, buy the book, and chat it up with a true surf icon.
Over the years, I feel as though I’ve gotten a bad rap amongst some of my friends as the guy that “makes up stories” or “invents fictitious characters” just to be funny. My only defense has been to simply state that for some odd reason I come into contact with an enormous amount of strange people and even stranger situations. I do not seek these random people or events out, I just seem to constantly be in the right place at the right time.
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Apparently I embarrassed Greg with the last news post. To those of you that do not like Harry Potter and his witchcraft or pink rhinoceros...es...es (?), I apologize.
In other news, I posted up a new rideBLOG which pretty much reiterated what I said last week here, except I added a sweet photo of some swedish dudes hoping for snow. Head on over to the rideBLOG and have a look.
We have officially hit the Fall transition between summer and winter here in the Northwest. That means that Northwest Riders Clothing Company has some new goods coming out in the next few weeks. Hoodies, tees, and some sweet custom beanies are in line and shipping soon. Check www.northwestriders.com frequently for updates and to buy the new gear when it drops. In the meantime...make sure you are as dedicated as the two swedish chaps above - take your board or skis to work day starts now.
So where have we been lately? I'd like to tell you that I just wanted to wait an exact month between posts because I got a chain letter that told me a pink rhinoceros named Stan would appear and grant me three wishes if I did...but that's just silly. In truth, the weird hat thing from Harry Potter came over the other day and has been continually distracting me whenever I attempt to update the NWR News. He just keeps screaming SLITHEREN!!! every time I hop on here...but he finally got bored and left.
So now that's cleared up and I can get to it. I am claiming the excuse of being so busy behind the scenes that the content for any news would have been boring. The work has been steady...just not noteworthy. I am officially making no sense (I have not eaten all day I think I may be hallucinating), so a note that is, in fact, worthy: We have some new hoodies and tees dropping in the next few weeks. Girls too! Blanks just arrived and the magic is set in motion. Goodness to come
Northwest Riders Clothing Company is at "half mast" so to speek. Mr. Greg Young has set out to the open sea on a sailing voyage from the Puget Sound to San Diego. He left last Tuesday and will return, God willing, sometime toward the first of the month of October. That is tentative barring any giant octopus attacks or Greg being tossed overboard for his lack of sea worthiness.
Give me a ring or an email if you need anything...Greg will be M.I.A. with little to no contact until his return. All the info is on the contact page.
Call 425.463.5553 if you have any questions. Sign up over on the Tour page at: www.northwestriders.com/registration
We have one last clinic stop added to the list. Portland, OR will host the final 2008 Northwest Riders Summer Tour clinic this coming Saturday, September 20. The clinic will be held at the 10th Street boat launch in West Linn, OR. Only 9 spots remain as of this writing...hurry and sign up!
In an effort to keep the NWR faithful (that's you) informed, we have started an official BLOG. The all new rideBLOG will include news and info that we regularly post here on the site in addition to some other exclusives solely for the BLOGGER world. The new "Happenings" can be found by clicking the image above or the link below. More coming soon...stay tuned!
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This Friday marks the final NWR Clinic on Mason Lake in Grapeview, WA. It has been an amazing tour year and we are pumped to cap it off at Mason. Sign up on the Tour page to grab a spot.
Call 425-220-0675 or map directions for the site at:
820 E Mason Lake Dr South
Grapeview, WA 98546
If you are attending the Kalispell, Montana tour stop and need directions to the clinic location, here they are:
Dial up yur favorite directions tool on the good 'ol WWW and type in...
Lake Blaine Bible Camp
1660 Lk. Blaine Rd.
Kalispell, MT 59901
The clinic location is right across the street from that address. Be on the lookout for a Malibu Boats banner. Call 425-220-0675 if you need any further info.
The Summer.5 line is printed and ready to ship! We have three of the summer designs with new colors and improved material, and have also added the "ROAD TRIP" tee to the mix.
This stuff won't stick around long and Summer doesn't have a whole lot of legs left...so get yours while you can!
Fall gear coming soon...
We recently returned from our Annual Church Camp retreat (Wake!Fest) where we get to spend all day in the boat teaching local high schoolers to wakeboard and wakesurf. The camp, called "Wake!Fest," has been going on in some capacity for more than 22 years and this year was Greg's 22nd and my 1st. I can see why Greg has never missed it!
Spending all day on calm water at Lake Entiat with personalities of every possible type in the boat could not have been more fun. The campers signed up for the boat they wanted (of course the NWR Malibu was booked quickly)and what followed was some great times and great memories.
We saw some amazing crashes, some new tricks landed, some first timers getting stoked, and SO much more. We hope to post some photos and videos soon. The staff took care of us better than we could have imagined and in the end I can easily say that it was one of the best weeks I have ever had.
Thanks to all the campers, staff, and friends that made this such an amazing time. See you next year!
We just had a huge sale and have blown out of nearly all our inventory from the Summer line. I will be adding the all "new" Summer.5 lineup over the next few days. The line includes the "PLAID" on all new tagless cotton, the "WHITE NOISE" on 50/50 material featuring a black tee with white print, the "SKYLINE" on kelly green tagless cotton with white print, and a 50/50 bright yellow with bright blue print tee.
Check back in a few days for the new gear. We also added the new cursive logo die-cut sticker to the fray. Thanks for all the support!
The 2008 Bakes NWI Double Up competition is coming up on Saturday, July 26th. The 4th annual event is featuring three Northwest Riders wake team members (Brandon Robins, Tom Olson, and newly added Hunter Graham). There is plenty of prize money up for grabs for the riders, and giveaways and raffles for the fans.
The event is at Gene Coulon Park in Renton, WA. Come out and enjoy the sun and some top quality wakeboarding. WakeboardNorthwest.com will have a raffle for signed copies of DRIVE, GODSPEED, and ONE EYE SHUT at our booth as well. Be sure and drop by the Northwest Riders Clothing Co. tent to enter.
Check out this little short of Northwest Riders Clothing Co. skate ripper Jake Waldrop. A day throwing down in Seattle.
We have just added two more clinic stops to the schedule. We will be out on Mason Lake in Grapeview, WA on July 11th and then down in Wilsonville, OR on July 31st. The registration for these events is now open...so head over to the Tour Page and click the registration link to reserve your spot.
We also still have spots for the upcoming Tri-Cities and Issaquah, WA stops. All the clinics tend to fill up pretty fast the week of the stop so make sure and register early so you don't get left out. Thanks everybody! Lookin forward to seeing you out on the water.
The Issaquah, WA clinics started today and run through tomorrow. There are still three spots left for tomorrow, so if you have not signed up yet...hurry! The clinics are running from the Lake Sammamish Boat Launch. Please show up 10-15 minutes early to keep things running smoothly...we have a full group.
Guest coaching is Northwest Riders Clothing Co. and Slingshot Wakeboards team rider, Brandon Robins. Brent Starr is also on hand and long time Northwest wakeboarder Bret V will be out and about as well.
There are still some spots left for this Friday's NWR Clinic on Mason Lake in Grapeview, WA on "the other side" of the Sound. Head over to the Tour page and get your sign-up on. Gonna be great weather and conditions!
Call 425-220-0675 or map directions for the site at:
820 E Mason Lake Dr South
Grapeview, WA 98546
It's been a bit since our last update. We have been keeping super busy with Tour prep and getting things dialed for Fall. It is weird to think ahead that far while we are still sitting here waiting for some sunshine so we can get out on the water.
As I write this, the 2008 Summer Tour has kicked off. Brent Starr, Greg, and our buddy Chris are in Idaho for the first leg of the clinic series. Have a look at the image above for a bit of a visual recap of what we have been doing thus far. If you have not signed up for a clinic yet...head to the Tour page and grab a spot before they fill up.
Update
Wed, May 14, 2008
Our clinic sign ups are now available. Head over to the Tour Page and click the registration link to reserve your spot. We will be updating the Tour Page a lot over the next few weeks so be sure and check back often.
Also...be sure and check out the Grizzly Sports events going on this weekend. We will be out on Sunday with the full setup and showing our support for the NWR skim team as they put on what should be a great demo. Come on out to Mill Creek and say "What's Up!"
Hey friends of NWR...you are not going to want to miss this! Grizzly Sports is having a HUGE sale and event coming up on May 16-18. They will be showing "Drive" the new wake film from BFY, and on Sunday they will have a Skimboard demo that is gonna be insane! Our team (DB Skimboards crew) is putting on a flatland skim showing with rails and the works. NWR will be on hand with the Bus as well on Sunday. This will be a sweet weekend so make it out there. Check the flier above for more info (click to enlarge). We hope to see you!
Tonight! DB Skimboards is showing the all new video "For the Moment" at the Blue Mouse Theatre in Tacoma. Check the DB Skimboards BLOG here for directions and info. Click the flier photo above for the full size version.
The "Cinco Sporto" Article is up now at Wakeboard Northwest. Head on over and check it out! It has the recap write-up by Greg and some photos of everyone from the day. Should see a small photo gallery up there soon as well.
Well we did it...in a mix of Spanish/English (Spanglish?) we dubbed our adventure "Cinco Sporto Cero Ocho" and set out to cover five board sports in one day. It took us 21 hours and some mileage on the NWR Bus (yet to be officially named). Stay tuned for coverage.
If you have never checked out the web site WakeFirst.com, go have a look. The site is a "MySpace" style site for wake sports and features videos, photos, and other media. You can create your own profile and communicate with others in the area. The guys that run WakeFirst were nice enough to post up a link to our site. Click the image below to visit.
Northwest Riders Clothing Company would like to officially welcome Jake Waldrop to the family. Jake is the first skateboarder signed to the team. The kid rips on a skate...check him out at the Kenmore, WA skate park or other skate parks around the area. Welcome to the team Jake!
We added photos on the team rider page tonight. Wake team rider, Brent Starr, now has his photos up. Have a look!
Alright crew...we have added some updates to the site. Sorry for the lapse in news posts, we took some R&R last week with an amazing surf trip in the new Bus. We had bluebird skies, clean waves, and a great little camp session. We couldn't have asked for a better initial run in the Bus.
We added multiple rider bios on our Team Page, so check it out. We also added some brief words on this seasons upcoming Tour. There is more to come as we finalize dates and get some photos of the Bus and our new 2008 Malibu Wakesetter 23 LSV. Cya soon!
On the noteworthy newsfront for the day...a little bit of an interesting fact came through the NWR office today. For some time, Greg and I have known that his birthday of April 23rd and my birthday of April 24th (1-year apart) were a little number that brought Northwest Riders Clothing Company an odd little twist with us being both owners of the company and the same birth month (and nearly day). A bit later we hired on our lead designer, Trevor Kaiser. Talking to Trevor revealed that he also was born on April 23rd. This was a bit of a shock that brought us a good chuckle. Tonight, after receiving our new designer, Nomi Stirm's, bio for the site...we were treated to another crazy shock. It turns out Nomi's birthday is April 24th also. What does this little rant of mine mean? Not much really, it just made for a slightly weird, slightly scary, and very random (or not so) twist to our company.
So...if you were born on or around April 23-24 then please send us your resume. We should probably keep this little hot streak going so we have a good conversation starter next time we are out and about.
The new 2008 Northwest Riders Clothing Company web site officially launched today! We have a lot planned for this coming year and hope you all decide to take part in it. New limited clothing and gear is available now on the product pages. We have a lot more coming for the site with the Tour, Team, and other pages so be sure and check back here often. If there is anything you want to tell us or recommend, please send a comment. Thanks for the support!
Had breakfast in the bus this morning...this thing is sweet with the furniture in. Now it is just days away from being on the road. Next on the list is installing the massive stickers. Thanks to Daniel and Ejay at DiecutStickers.com for the sweet decals! Photos coming soon.
We have been super busy these last few days. The new product is in! Five tees, a flex fit hat, and an assortment of die-cut stickies. Browse around the product page and buy 'em up while you can.
Sitting here in the office plugging away on the new 2008 web site for Northwest Riders Clothing Company. We got the bus back from the mechanic and she is running like a top. 100% waste vegetable oil is our new fuel of choice...environmentally friendlier than straight diesel and gas for sure! We are installing furniture tonight and then it will be almost ready for the road. Keep checking back to the tour page for info on this season's summer tour and also to read up on the bus and the new 2008 Malibu Wakesetter LSV 23.
