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

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

Recent editorial coverage from December’s issue of Onboard Magazine. Highlights include shots from Joni Malmi, For’am, Cameron Pierce, Pat Moore, and a “High Society” column on the Forum or Against’em European Tour.

Recent editorial coverage from the January issue of Snowboarder Magazine. Highlights include Superpark coverage from Pat Moore and Peter Line, Peter Line’s Colon, and Twenty Paces with John Jackson.

Here is some long overdue coverage from the September 2008 issue of Method Magazine. Highlights include spreads from Pat Moore and Jake Blauvelt, Methodology with European Rider, Vince Pages, and an “Employee of the Month” column featuring Forum’s very own European Team Manager, Jon Weaver.

Here’s some (not-so) recent coverage from the September 08 issue of Slash Snowboarding. Highlights include spreads from Travis Kennedy and Nic Sauve, along with single page shots of Daniel Ek (mislabeled as Jake Blauvelt) and Kareen El Rafie.

Editorial coverage from the December 08 issue of Transworld Snowboarding. Highlights include some beautiful spreads from Jake Welch, Pat Moore, and Jake Blauvelt.

Recent editorial coverage from the December issue of Snowboarder Magazine. Highlights include a story from Japan with Pat Moore, an Up for Grabs with Jake Blauvelt, and Peter Line’s notorious Colon.

Not sure what these are called in the high tech world of digital recording, but here are some printouts (that have been scanned, clipped, cropped, and positioned) from the Forum or Against’em rider intro shoots.

Below is some recent coverage of European Forum Riders, Nikki Korpella (Finland) in Pleasure Magazine, and Mario Kappeli (Switzerland) in MBM.

Cafe Capital in Antwerp hosted the kick-off to the Forum or Against’em tour through Europe. With 500 people in attendance, the premiere and party kicked well through the late hours of the night with a product toss, BBQ, and dancing (you know how those Euros get). Things broke up at 3am and the team shipped off for their next stop in Munich.

For the rest of the tour schedule, click here.

Additionally, check the guys Oktoberfest-ing it up at the Onboard Office.

Here is media coverage from the November 2008 issue of Transworld Snowboarding. Highlights include a Backside Disaster Trick Tip from Jake Blauvelt, a Check Out for Foregional Rider Chris Carr, and a hefty helping of editorial/advertising photos from Eddie Wall, Jake Welch, John Jackson and Pat Moore.

Here is some European editorial coverage featured in the October issue of Onboard Magazine. Highlights include a write-up on “Jib Vid”, featuring For’am Peter Konig and Joonas Mustonen, along with Kids of the Future, Jan Scherrer, Sparrow Knox, and Jesse Augustinus.

Look right here for media coverage from the November 2008 issue of Snowboarder Magazine. Highlights include an 11 page interview with Peter Line, solid shots from Jake Blauvelt and Stevie Bell, the release of the Forum/The Hundreds collaboration ad, and a Minor Threat with Foregional Rider, Keith Bennett.

By now you should have heard that the Forum or Against’em World Premiere was recently held in Portland, Oregon. While staying in the City of Roses, the team also set aside some photography time for all sorts of upcoming Forum collateral. Sip’ on the following photoset.

It’s that time of year where the weather starts cooling down, people shift from hot to cold thinking, and the pre-season rail jam becomes an evident fact that winter is creeping around the corner. Setting the bar pretty high, Bear Mountain started the (pre)season off with a banger. So banging, that For’am Greg Bretz, along with Foregional Riders, Kyle Lopiccolo and Ben Bogart, decided to make the trek and check it out.

New Zealand Forum Rider, Rowland Morley-Brown, has the cover on the newest (and actually last) issue of this year’s New Zealand Snowboarder. Within the contents you will also find three more photos of “RMB” along with a full page shot of NZ Teammate, Chris Blinkhorne.

Nic Sauve passed on staying in Quebec City this summer, opting for a retreat to the exotic landscape of Thailand. Nic, along with his girlfriend (sorry ladies), spent five solid weeks exploring the beaches and jungles in search of vacation excitment.

Here is media coverage from the October 2008 issue of Snowboarder Magazine. Highlights include ON DECK segments for ForAm Daniel Ek, and Chris Carr, the resurrection of Peter’s Colon, and a huge Backside Lip from Travis Kennedy.

Media coverage from SNOWBOARD Magazine’s Premium Buyer’s Guide. Highlights include a Forum Company overview, and a Platinum Pick from Publisher, Jeff Baker

This is some Forum media coverage as seen in the October issue of Transworld Snowboarding Magazine. Highlights include “Three Days with Jake Blauvelt”, and Good Wood awards for the Seeker, Substance, Spinster, and Craft.

Pat Moore’s Signature Session at HCSC was not to be missed. It was so good, in fact, that Forum Teammates decided to attend camp and take part in some of the festivities.. While there, Pat was joined by Peter Line, Eddie Wall, Jake Blauvelt, Jake Welch, and For’am, Austen Sweetin – whom all enjoyed some post-spring conditions, chilling with the campers, signing autographs, and testing / tweaking some prototypes.

Jake Blauvelt can land just about anything. His most recent stomping includes the September 08 cover of Snowboarder Magazine. Other highlights from the magazine include an ON DECK for For’am Greg Bretz, and an article on “The Launch”, featuring Greg and fellow For’am teammate, Trevor Jacob.

This is some Forum media coverage as seen in the first issue (of the 2009 season) of Transworld Snowboarding Magazine. Highlights include “Mastering the Method” with Pat Moore, along with ads from Stevie Bell, Jake Welch, John Jackson, and For’am Trevor Jacob.

With session number one (aka: Forum Week) kicking off at Camp of Champions, members of the Forum team were more than enthusiastic about taking a trip to Whistler and getting some snow under their feet. Aside from the usual dose of jibbing, jumping, bonking, spinning, sliding, and slashing, plenty of time was spent hanging out with campers and kicking it during various off-hill camp activities.

Ahhhh summertime… And what better place for a pro snowboarder to spend the off-season than the sunny beaches of Southern California. Forum team riders Eddie Wall and Joni Malmi have been soaking in tons of rays lately, but left the sandy beaches and salt water behind for a night to celebrate the birthday of their favorite (Forum) Team Manager. Here’re a few shots from the evening’s festivities.

The frigid months of old man winter are long gone and it’s time for most snowboarders to clean-up, and shed their cranial insulation. Check out the transformation of Foregional rider, Martin Campbell, as he prepared to depart Idaho for a summer in South America (where there’s snow, but warmer, nevertheless).

In case you’ve forgotten what members of the Forum team look like, the latest installment from Joni Malmi’s digicam should bring you up to speed. Enjoy some head shots of some of the guys that Joni travelled with while filming for Forum’s upcoming movie project Forum or Against’em.

After days behind the clouds, the sun finally made a cameo appearance in Mt. Hood. Daniel Ek, Peter Line, Travis Kennedy, and Pat Moore were more than happy to take full advantage of the opportunity, and get some work done for their respective video parts.

A few guys have been stationed in Mt. Hood, waiting out the weather in hopes of getting some late-spring park shots for the upcoming Forum or Against’em video. Since it’s been pouring almost nonstop since they’ve arrived, this is what’s been going on to keep everyone occupied.

For’ams Trevor Jacob, and Greg Bretz are currently posted up in Lake Tahoe for a private pipe-shoot at Northstar-at-Tahoe. The youngsters are working on some shots for the upcoming video and getting some photos with Forum’s own, Cole Barash.

Mammoth Mountain hosted this year’s Superpark, entitled “Son of Berzerker”. Pat Moore came down for a few days to meet up with For’ams Greg Bretz, Trevor Jacob, Niko Cioffi, and Cameron Pierce. You’ll have to wait for next season’s issue to drop for all the magazine worthy coverage, but for now, here’s a sneak-peak.

Mammoth locals Greg Bretz and Trevor Jacob were joined by fellow For’am members Cameron Pierce and Niko Cioffi for the annual West Coast Invitational and Fiesta De La Pipa situated in Mammoth, California.

They definitely shined in the competition, but unfortunately, not bright enough to walk away with any cash in the winner take-all-event. So yeah, there’s not much to update when nobody wins anything. Just chow down on some photos from the weekend’s event, and wash it down with some Corona while you enjoy your Cinco de Mayo.

Snowboarder Magazine took their tried-and-true Superpark formula and created an atmosphere where the youngest generation of up-and-coming riders could prove themselves.

Entitled The Launch, it was held at Northstar-at-Tahoe and featured For’ams Greg Bretz, Trevor Jacob, along with Northwest Foregional Rider Austen Sweetin. Check out the pics and/or this link that brings you to the Day 3 story on the Snowboarder site.

Forum team filmer, Kurt Heine, put down the video camera to check-in with a few shots of the Forum Team. But don’t expect too much, as it’s just a set of posing and posing and posing some more. With that noted, here are the shots.

DROPPIN’ F BOMBS - NORTHSTAR
A sizable midweek crew came together at Northstar-at-Tahoe for a detonating demonstration of explosive snowboarding, bomb sliding, gut bombing, and bomb dropping. Chris Bartkowski brought home a Forum Destroyer Snowboard for being the first to 50/50 540 off the missile. Cody Boan got some Forum boots for a nose-press f/s 360 off the firecracker stick, and Andrew Brewer received Forum bindings for his f/s Chuck Norris Chop b/s 450 revert off the upright F Bomb.

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DROPPIN’ F BOMBS - BRIGHTON
Meanwhile, over at Brighton, Utah over 100+ contestants signed-up to test their skills against the F Bombs. Ben Farrell was rewarded Forum bindings for his 50-50 to Bennihana off the missile jib. Alex Andrews will be stomping around in some Forum boots for his cab 450/450 out on the firecracker stick, and Christian Hobush will be jibbing in style on a brand new Forum Youngblood for his 360 nose bonk on the upright F Bomb. Mucho gut bombs were served, so one should shudder to think what the Brighton bathrooms looked like. But, the biggest explosions came after the contest when Brighton lit-up a fireworks show in celebration of all the bombs being dropped.