Joonas Mustosen and Slammer Magazine are both from Finland. That being said, this particular US originating supdate will be quite vague and understated, due to a heavy language barrier. Fortunately, this Buugi Wonderland (whatever that’s supposed to be), is an entertaining visual spread to look through. Way to go Joonas. Nice work. Also, a small shout out to Youngblood, Niki Korpela, who got a spread from December’s Air & Style contest in Innsbruck.

FOREVER is now available on iTunes Canada! Having just received Video of the Year by both Snowboarder Magazine and Transworld Rider Poll Awards, this is sure to get your stoke up to go shred.

Check out this re-edit of Nic Sauve teasing Forever.

Also, stop by the Forum Snowboards iTunes Studio to amp up your collection of Forum videos, old and new alike.

Happy Boarding.

Click the following link for the full story from TRANSWORLD SNOWboarding.

For Forum’s pre-press release, minimalist (s)update of what went down, don’t bother clicking anything. It goes something like this…

John Jackson - Men’s Video Part of the Year
John Jackson - Men’s Rider of the Year

Forever - Video of the year

PRESS RELEASE

The celebrating continues for freestyle phenom John Jackson who over the weekend at the Transworld Snowboarding Riders’ Poll Awards took home top honors, receiving awards for both Rider of the Year and Video Part of the Year for his closer in Forum’s FOREVER. Also nominated for Rider of the Year and deserving of a shout-out was Forum’s Pat Moore who had an equally insane season - yeah, Pat!

With votes coming from the best of the best in snowboarding, John J is definitely feeling the love right now. Plus, you know you’ve done well when Pam Anderson hands you your award along with a kiss. “This is a major accomplishment for me, it feels insane!” says Jackson. “Thanks to all the voters and to everyone who put their love and support into Forum’s FOREVER. The team, the filmers, the photogs and the big dogs behind the desks all worked really hard to make this project what it was, and give us the opportunity to do what we love. I’d like to thank Forum, Special Blend, Von Zipper, LRG, Bryan Knox, Jason Issacs, Nathan Yant, Jeremy Pettit, Kurt Heine, Ian Ruhter, Tim Peare, Kevin Keller, GT, the Hatchet brothers, Bob Marley, all the riders, my family who’s always been there for me no matter what, and God for making it all possible. This was a joint effort and I can’t express my gratitude enough! Thank you, bless up, and let’s get ready for another amazing year! Much luv.”

What a night it was for John and the entire Forum crew - congrats, man!

John J, accepting his first award of the night

John J, backstage after accepting both awards of the night

F Yeah!

There’s probably going to be a lot of talk about John Jackson over the next few weeks, but with everything that’s been going on lately, that’s expected. Here’s a GREAT VIDEO CLIP of John J accepting his award for Rider of the Year Award from Forum OGs Peter Line and Bjorn Lienes, and getting a little backstage love from Pam Anderson.

Good luck topping that night John.

John Jackson has received a lot of awards this year: Rider of the Year in both Snowboarder Magazine and Transworld SNOWboarding, along with Jumper of the Year in Snowboarder, and Video Part of the Year in Transworld. Where some might take that as reason to put their riding on cruise control, John J is still looking to progress far beyond what he’s done in the best year of his career. Don’t believe it? Take a look at this post from Ian Ruhter on the 120 foot gap that John is lining up in the Tahoe Backcountry.

Not enough? How about this time lapse video from Tim Peare?

Forum local rider Gab Mercier holding it down at the World Cup Big Air in Quebec City last week! Gab was featured in a local paper in Montreal slaying the kicker. Check it.

Getting upsidedown in downtown

Getting After It

Destroyer coming through

Forum recently attended the SIA show in Denver, where snowsport manufactures, retailers and lurkers came together to check out the latest and greatest in snowsport equipment. Amidst all the skis, sleds, snowboards, boots and bindings, there were scantily clad individuals, copious amounts of booze and numerous other “did you see that” happenings. The Forum booth held down space G72 (whatever that means), and among the lurkers were the likes of some highly influential pro riders. For those of you that missed out on SIA’s first year in Denver and want to have a quick glimpse at some of the new line, have a look below.

Thanks to all who sent in photos and killed it in the streets! The winner of The Manual goes to photographer Cole Martin and rider Henry Padden. Happy shredding and take a look at the winning shots below.

More contests on the way and more chances to win Forum gear. Check back often. Happy Boarding. Get after it.

Nic Sauve is a man of many talents. When he’s not throwing down hammers on his snowboard, he can sometimes be found swinging one, displaying his carpentry skills. This little piece was put together by Forum Staff Photographer, Tim Peare, and shows Nic and some of the boys (pretty much just Nic) putting together a drop-in ramp for a recent urban trip.

Forum Staff Photographer, Ian Ruhter recently stepped into the backcountry for the first time this season. On a short mission with Jake Welch and John Jackson, he decided to share some pictures and blog on the experience. Enjoy the collage below and check his site for all the details.

Tune in to watch the all-new one-hour documentary-find out what really went down at the first-ever TWS Team Shoot Out as the Rome, Burton, DC, and Forum teams battled head-to-head to get the best shots, best video, and best tricks in just one week.

Find out who held it together and who melted under the pressure. What really went into building those features? And who got served the hardest? There’s only one way to find out-watch it!

Date: January 30, 2010
Time: 11:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific (check your local listings)
Where: MTV2

Pat’s second cover this year comes on the February issue of SNOWBOARD MAGAZINE. By no means is this your typical 2D print, but rather the first 3D cover in snowboard magazine history, which basically makes it the equivalent of what Avatar would be in the snowboarding world…kinda. Well, not really, but you get the point. We think it’s petty rad.

Photo: Tim Peare

Pat Moore dropped by Forum HQ to say hello and see what kind of noise the office dwellers are making these days. He brought his new miniature teacup yorkie, Lola, with him for the ride. He wants us to think that he’s not all tough and evil, but the bottom line is that he’s going to take her home, bite her head off, and bathe in her blood to honor of Ozzy. Just kidding. Deep down Pat really is a softy.

FOREVER VOTED VIDEO OF THE YEAR IN SNOWBOARDER MAGAZINE!

With nearly one third of the riders appearing on Snowboarder Magazine’s Top Ten list, it’s no big surprise that FOREVER took top spot in the video mix this year. Garnering great response from Snowboarding’s most elite, Forever was awarded Video of the Year thanks to huge efforts on the part of The Forum Team and it’s crew of cinematographers and editors.

Get your copy on iTunes HERE.

The votes are in and John Jackson has been elected by a group of his peers as this year’s Rider of the Year in Snowboarder Magazine. Forum tried relentlessly to contact Mr. Jackson with some Q&A regarding this lofty award, and well, were met with not much more than radio silence. Guess that John has been far too busy shredding the wake of Lake Tahoe’s most recent Winter storm.

To keep this supdate extra meaty, Forum has taken the time to answer some questions for John.

Forum:
John, how does it feel to have been voted #1 by a group of some of the best known, and most accomplished snowboarders in the world?

Forum’s response for John:
Is the tape recorder rolling? ‘Cause it should be rolling, that’s what I’m saying. ‘Cause then you don’t say anything. You just push the button and it won’t even seem like it’s rolling. It wouldn’t be such a weird thing like “okay, rolling”, cause you don’t even think it’s rolling, ya know? Is it rolling?

Forum:
No…Okay, rolling

Forum’s response for John:
Fuck man

Forum:
What goals did you set for yourself last season to help you get to this point?

Forum’s response for John:
It was such a crazy year, but the biggest thing I overcame was getting my look dialed. I think the snowboarding was the easy part.

Forum:
Moving forward, what goals are you setting for this season? Is there anything that you see holding you back?

Forum’s response for John:
Holding me back? Nothing I can think of…As for goals, ride harder than last year.

Forum:
See, wasn’t that easy? Anything else you’d like to ad?

Forum’s response for John:
Naw Doggie, I’m all good. Gonna go get some freshies right now.

Forum:
Thanks for taking the time John. We love you.

Forum’s response for John:
No problem. I love you more.