For’ams, Daniel Ek, Greg Bretz, Ian Thorley, and Trevor Jacob spent some time in Breckenridge, Colorado for the first stop of the Winter Dew Tour. With temps dipping well below the -15 degree mark, the riders still managed to bring some heat to the contest. Daniel and Greg both finished 8th in their respective disciplines. Daniel Ek threw a backside 7, frontside 10, and attempted his first ever backside double-cork 1080 on this first run in finals. He nearly put the double-cork down, but a small hand-drag and revert kept his score outside of the podium.

Greg Bretz made it to pipe finals, and took one hell of a spill in his first run, decking on a 1080 and firing himself to the bottom of the pipe where he split his helmet open. After shaking off the whoozies, Greg dropped in for his second run and stuck a great line from top to bottom. Unfortunately, some of the other heavy hitters bumped him into 8th position as well.

In conjunction with the release of Forum or Against’em, this exclusive clip is part of the Forum Fridays project – select clips, not part of the final cut, but worthy of your viewing pleasure.

This final installment features the Bangers.

Forum or Against’em is Forum’s fifth team-video release, upholding the progression of an acknowledged movie-making process that has produced prior noteworthy films. The video can be downloaded for $5.99 in the United States iTunes store.

If you didn’t already know, John Jackson is die-hard when it comes to fly fishing. When he’s not snowboarding, you can be sure he’s either on the Trinity swinging for steelhead, in Baja chasing roosters, or fishing Crowley Lake - minutes away from his hometown of Mammoth. As you can see by this year’s John Jackson Pro, featured in the February 09 issue of Fly Fisherman, even when John’s not fishing he’s clearly thinking about it.

In conjunction with the release of Forum or Against’em, this exclusive clip is part of the Forum Fridays project – select clips, not part of the final cut, but worthy of your viewing pleasure.

This installment features a whole bunch of slams. Sorry, no clean landings in this one.

Forum or Against’em is Forum’s fifth team-video release, upholding the progression of an acknowledged movie-making process that has produced prior noteworthy films. The video can be downloaded for $5.99 in the United States iTunes store.

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They say a picture is worth a 1000 words, right? Well, if the Forum Ads you’ve seen strewn about your favorite mags didn’t carry enough info for you, consider some serious knowledge dropped, as you’ll find an entire gallery to look at below. We’re sure this is one essay you’ll enjoy reading all the way through.

Here is some recent coverage from Snowboard Magazine’s “Year in Photos” issue. Included in this issue are shots of Eddie Wall, Peter Line, Jake Blauvelt, For’am, Ian Thorley, and a write-up with Forum Staff Photographer, Cole Barash.

Here is recent coverage from Snowboarder Magazine’s 2009 Photo Annual. Highlights include shots from Peter Line, Joni Malmi, Jake Blauvelt, John Jackson, and Foregional Rider, Chris Carr

Complex Magazine has recently pointed out that The Hundreds boards are not only “pretty awesome”, but they’re also now available at The Hundreds retail stores in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Feel free to view this great review at their style blog on complex.com, or for Snowboard Magazine’s “Bitter-Ass” review on this delightful collab, click here.

Don’t miss the December issue of The Source in which Stevie Bell comments on his personal style and swagger. The Destroyer, which happens to be one of Stevie’s favorite boards, gets a little shout out too.

On Wednesday, January 28th, “The Joint” at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas will host the 2009 Transworld Rider’s Poll Awards. Nominees from the Forum Camp include Jake Blauvelt for RIDER OF THE YEAR and BEST VIDEO PART, along with Pat Moore who was also nominated for BEST VIDEO PART. Outstanding job gentlemen, we’ll see you in Vegas.

Recent editorial coverage from Transworld Snowboarding’s 2009 Photo Annual. Highlights include an array of Forum Team Rider pics from Staff Photographer Ian Ruhter, along with a “Timeless” writeup on the man behind the lens. If there’s not enough Ruht in this post for you, head over to his blog for more

The first (and possibly only) cover of Natural Terrain Magazine belongs to Jake Blauvelt. For Jake’s take on his ending part, vegan snowboarding, and waiting in Whistler, start scouring and try to find yourself a copy before they’re all gone (or even appear).

Photo: Oli Gagnon

Pleasure Magazine’s first issue of the new year features one Hell of a cover with Peter Line on it. If you’re in Europe, head to the news stands and pick one up. Actually, pick two up and send one to us, as the publishers haven’t gotten around to it yet. Luckily we got this nice digital download to share with you in the meantime.

Photo: Cole Barash