It was Airblaster rider Nick Dirk's birthday, Austin Will went along for the ride and documented it. Here's part one of Dirksumentary!

During the filming of Respect Your Elders, Mikey Basich invited the crew of Ben Lynch, Brandon Cocard, Tim Eddy and director of photography Kyle Norman Schwartz out to Area-241. Here's what Kyle had to say upon arrival,

"When we showed up to his castle, he told us that he had already pushed a back country jump for us with his snow cat. What a guy! That's what I call hospitality! So we had a fun session on the jump, but Tim ended up hurting his knee because he is a beast and sent it way to hard on a cab fiver and ran into a bush. So Tim peaced out and in the mean time Mike pushed up a small tree stall with his snow cat and we sessioned it once Brandon got back from dropping Tim off. Besides Tim getting hurt it was a really awesome start to our time spent at Area-241. Thanks MIKEY B!"

Head over to myairblaster.om to get the full Respect Your Elders film!

Press Release, November 30, 2011
 
Straight from the offices at Rancho Relaxo-
 
The 5th Annual Dirksen Derby at Mt. Bachelor will be held on the weekend of December 17th-18th, 2011! Just like the weather reports in the NW, the actual details of the event are still a bit hazy.  But one thing is for sure, the Dirksen Derby is going down and the good times are guaranteed.  For more information see below:
 
Date: December 17th-18th, 2011
 
Schedule:  The whole weekend!  Depending on weather, snow fall and poor planning, the schedule of the event will remain flexible.  All participants are expected to be on-hill both Saturday and Sunday ready to either race the course, cheer on their fellow competitors, bash some windlips or stuff their faces with Parilla clam chowder. If everything goes perfectly as planned, Friday the course will be open for timed practice, Saturday we will hold both the Mens qualifier and the Splitboard race, and then Sunday will be everything else (the top Mens qualifiers from Saturday, Derby Elites, Womens, Older and Wiser, Groms and Sit-ski).  But remember, the actual schedule can change quickly!
 
Registration: $25 per racer, per event. All proceeds go to Tyler Eklund. Racers can register online at MtBachelor.com or at Mt. Bachelor`s West Villiage lodge on Friday afternoon, Saturday morning (8:00-10:00) or Sunday morning (8:00-10:00). There will NOT be a limit to the amount of competitors allowed in the event. Discounted lift tickets will be available at registration.
 
Dirksen Derby Kickoff Party: Friday, December 16th, 2011@ 7:00 PM. Location: the Poet House in downtown Bend, Oregon. All ages. Music, Drinks, Raffle, and “Broken Board” auction.

Down in Colorado not only do they enjoy their snowboarding, but they enjoy shooting guns and riding four-wheelers. Here's the proof. Satellite Boardshop sent over their shop video, Apocalypse Pow, featuring Airblaster rider Ben Lynch. Enjoy!

Here's a couple photos from day one snowboarding in Russia, a new land.  After a 40 hour travel day followed by a 10 hour vodka-bath party, we woke up to try to get everyones mind wrapped around some urban shredding.  We went to scope a bunch of spots that were really sketchy, but which our newly appointed Russian guide/photog/expert assured us were really great.One spot in particular was a steep down bar with a 5-foot long landing, into a dirty duck poop pond.  Clearly, hitting the rail would land you land you in duck shit.  The conversation went like this:

Nick Dirks: "That rail lands right in the water." 

Guide:  "No it doesn't." 

Nick: "No, it DOES." 

Guide: "No, it doesn't, and besides the water is shallow."

 We moved on quickly, to scope out some other sketchy spots before deciding on this down-flat ledge that Nick set up as a wall-jam to down-flat.  We ended up having a pretty good day for waking up really really "jet lagged" and then being pressured to launch into duck poo. 

 

Then we went to McDonalds of Moscow which is similar to the US-version, except that instead of special sauce, they have 'cheese sauce' to dip your fries in.  Pretty cool.  Then we had free time.  For the video version of our trip check Thank You, Baby. the DVD is free on our online store, you just have to pay for shipping.

Airblaster Trip to Russia, Part 2! Join Nick Dirks and Brandon Cocard as they travel from the metropolis of Moscow to Dombai, a small mountain town deep in the untamed North Caucasus Mountains of Russia. What do you do when the power is out in a tiny mountain town at the far edge of civilization? Rent 4-wheelers and gun it. Duh. For the entire Russia story, and a free DVD full of shredding and good times, head over to http://store.myairblaster.com/.

Airblaster rider Leanne Pelosi sits down with HUCK magazine to share her favorite what, where, when, who and why things. Click HERE for the interview.

The competition was fierce, but Airblaster AM rider Benny Urban chalked up a win for his home country of Germany in the 2011 Isenlympics.

During the filming of Respect Your Elders, Airblaster riders Travis Parker, Brandon Cocard, and Ben Lynch spent a good amount of time down in Tahoe. Tahoe is the home to Travis, Brandon, and filmer Kyle Norman Schwartz, so these guys knew where to find the best riding regardless of conditions. Check out some Lost Footage from Resourceful Gnome's Respect Your Elders and visit myairblaster.com to get your own copy of the DVD!