Dean Cummings now on S4

 S4 likes to welcome Big Daddy of Extreme Skiing Dean Cummings to the S4 team. read more about dean in 
the Outdoor Adventture Blog and the video.




CHECK OUT ABOUT DEAN HERE!

HOLY JD FLOEN!

JD and gang at Mammoth taking some laps!

Phuk Sundays 3 from Ryan on Vimeo.

PENN LUKENS!

Penn doing a double frontflip at Steamboats Maverick Terrain Park

Pat Milberry at Buckhill Mountain, MN

Snowdogg gettin some!

Team Manager Snowdogg  frontboard to 270 out at the Ditch Day rail jam last weekend at Mt.High.

Sky Seabrook Full Part

Sky Seabrook | Dave King Full Part from Eighty Seven from Andrew Schummer on Vimeo.

Penn Lukens @ Copper

 S4 Optics team rider Penn Lukens practicing his skill in the pipe at the 2012 Revolution Tour at Copper Mountain CO. Lukens competes This Wednesday and Thursday!

Brenden Chadwick gettin upside down

Brenden Chadwick gettin his handplant on

Felix and Friends!

Its on tv internet Tandådalen shred from Mårten Daag on Vimeo.

Merry Christmas from S4

HAPPY HOLIDAYS to all our FB friends! S4 is offering a holiday sale. 30% OFF all online orders from NOW until New Year's Day. Use coupon code HOLIDAY11 in the shopping cart for serious season's savings on goggles and sunglasses. Ho Ho Ho!

Penn Lukens and Friends at Steamboat

Aubriana and Melissa in Foothill Magazine!

Team riders Aubriana Dunn and Melissa Spillman were in Foothill Magazine! Photos from Jason A Anderson Photography

Melissa

Aubriana

Chloe Banning on USASA National Team!

Team Rider Chloe Banning is now part of the USASA National Boardercross Team for the 2011-2012 Season!  Check out her profile HERE!

Whos Fast? Chloe is!

Thats why she will be competing in the 2011 Telluride World Cup in Boardercross!  We are very proud to have her aboard and will be keeping you updated with Chloe's season!  Good Luck Chloe!

Justin Hill to compete in Snowfest Rail Jam

The youngest member on the team yet one to look out for Justin Hill has been invited to compete in the Snow Fest Rail Jam at Hermosa Beach this saturday!

Although Justin is the youngest member of the team he has been putting up a long list of podium finishes and really building himself a resume for the future.  He is really not scared of anything and looks to send it at whatever feature he can!  Be on the lookout on this blog for more updates about Justin Hill because we can promise you that there will be a lot more to read!

BREAKING TEAM NEWS!

S4 Optics team riders Casey Timms and Aubrianna Dunn will be added to the A Team for the rest of the season!  Congratulations!

So-Gnar Mighty Midwest Tour!

This season, S4 optics will be apart of the So-Gnar Mighty Midwest Snowboard Tour.  It is a camp for riders of all abilities to be helped out by pros to improve their riding level.  There will also be a competition at the end for riders to show off their newly learned tricks!  For more information regarding the tour go HERE and see if there is a stop near YOU!

Good Luck to Penn!

S4 Skier Penn Lukens will be competing in the 2011 Visa US Freeskiing Grand Prix in Copper Mountain.  The event is December 7-9 and penn will be doing the Halfpipe event.  The S4 family and friends wish you luck!

S4 loves Felix Mobarg You should too!

Snöyra!!! from Felix Mobärg on Vimeo.

Snowdogg-Casey-Curtis @ Mt HIGH!

Felix Mobarg, a friend, and a flat rail :)

Team Rider Felix Mobarg loves to snowboard.  No matter what the conditions are.  Check out him and a friend tearing up a rail behind an ice rink!

ICEränk ädit!! from Felix Mobärg on Vimeo.

Aubriana Dunn

With very successful results from Australia, Aubrianna Dunn is now back in the states getting ready for the season to go underway... Here she is at Northstar!

Melissa Spillman

Team rider Melissa Spillman at Bear Mountain opening weekend sliding through the kink!

Danger!

Michelle Shea spinning for the lense during her preseason riding!  Expect big things out of Danger this Winter!

Cole Wilford in Stud Boy Catalog!

Wanted all my sponsors to know that I value all your friendships and the support you have always been willing to give! Check out this years 2012 Stud Boy catalog, I'm featured on page 18! THANK YOU, POLARIS INDUSTRIES, KLIM, RSI, SLP, SKINZ PROTECTIVE GEAR, EZ-RYDE, STUD BOY, Z-BROZ, BOONDOCKER, S4 OPTICS, SCS
                                                                -Cole Wilford

Brock Butterfield and Brenden Chadwick at Brighton Opening Day

Check out riders Brock Butterfield and Brenden Chadwick at Brighton, UT opening day of the 2011 season!

Brighton Opening from Ride Utah on Vimeo.

Justin Hill in the News

National Team rider Justin Hill was on Eyewitness News for the opening day of Bear Mountain for the 2011 season! PEEP IT!

Sky Seabrook in Arkade Magazine!

Check out Team Rider Sky Seabrook in the November 2011 edition of Arkade Magazine HERE!

CHECK THIS OUT!

This guy knows the right goggles to be wearing

Mike Sears at Ski Pro Rail Jam

Team Rider Mike Sears with some clips from the Ski Pro 'Pro Rider' Rail Jam

New Team Rider Penn Lukens!

EVERYBODY! Welcome Skier Penn Lukens to the S4 Family!

Team Rider Casey Timms places 2nd in the Ski Pro Rail Jam!

The crowd was packed, kids were screaming, fans were yelling, riders were throwing down for an overall amazing fun action packed event for the Ski Pro Pro Rider Rail Jam.  For the first contest and or riding of the season for some a lot of tricks and moves were thrown down.  From backflips and rodeos off the dragon box, to clean 360 outs, to even flip attempts onto boxes everyone threw down.  Team rider Casey Timms took 2nd place in the end!  The previous year Casey won the event!  Notable mentions were team rider Mike Sears who was attempting frontflips onto the downbox, and friends Mike Brokeoff, Dom Edwards, Matt Guntert who took 1st!, and Cody Clemmons who rocked the mic all night!

Casey Timms frontboarding his way into 2nd place!

Mike Sears flipping for the crowd and judges

SKI PROS PRO RIDER RAILJAM!

If your in the Phoenix, AZ area, swing on down to Ski Pro in Mesa for some fun and snowboarding!  Team riders Casey Timms and Mike Sears will be riding as well as Team Manager Snowdogg!  Cody Clemmons will be in the joint with a live performance and guest appearances by Devun Walsh and Simon Chamberlain!  6-10 P.M.

Snowdogg on Twitter!

If you wanna know whats up with Snowdogg and follow up on events like Thuggin on a Box and Money N the Bank railjams then follow Team Manager Snowdogg on Twitter @Snowdoggg

HOLLA!

Skier Brett Buckles in Steamboat Today!

S4 Skier Brett Buckles has a write up in the Steamboat Today newspaper in Steamboat Springs, CO.  Buckles an extreme expert skier is starting to bring out her coaching side in the sport as she will be coaching with the International Snowboard Training Cooperative out of Silverthorne, CO.  Buckles will be training at Copper Mountain Resort in Colorado this year as well.  To learn more and read the full article go HERE

Felix Mobarg starts 2011-2012 season

First days on snow - Felix(Hamburg) from Felix Mobärg on Vimeo.

A Team rider Felix Mobargs first days back on snow for the 2011-2012 season

Cole Willford

S4s Snowmoto team rider Cole Willford getting extreme in the snow!

Last stop of the Playstation Pro in AUS!

Team rider Aubriana Dunn has been putting together some really good results during the Playstation Pro tour in Australia.  Finishing in 2nd and 3rd at the first two stops Dunn looks to end the series with another podium.  Lets wish her luck for tonight is the last stop!

"Tonight is the last round of the Play Station Night Series! Comp starts at 6:00pm australian time. Qualifiers went well this morning. I made it! Stomped my runs...looking forward to this evening. Shoot me positive energy if you can. Thx" -Aubriana Dunn

Shaun Murphy in Stitched Up Clipped Up!

Be on the lookout for S4 rider Shaun Murphy in this new Ian Post movie, Stitched Up Clipped Up available today for purchase at rideastcoast.com  This is an East Coast movie with the likes of heavy east coast riders like Yale Cousino, Luke Haddock, Hans Mindnich, Riley Nickerson, S4's Shaun Murphy and more!

S4 to sponsor Skate Contest!

Gonna be in the 909?  Stop down at Thousand Pines and check out the Skateboard Contest that will be going on.  Kids of all ages will be throwin down battling it out to see who will take the cake in this full street course.  There will be giveaways and prizes and free skate!  Helmets are required and only $15 for the 3 different events and free skate.  Register before September 30th!  If you are under the age of 18, parents must be present to sign a waiver.  ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST SIGN WAIVER!  Contest starts at 10:30! So go down, check out the contest, skate if you skate, and win some S4 gear!

Danger in NZ

S4 Optics team rider Michelle Shea chillin in New Zealand.  Here is what she has to say about the land down under.

 Hello from Wanaka, New Zealand! 

Conditions down here are incredible...I've been enjoying many sunny days at Snow Park. The set-up is amazing, and the park has all kinds of fun things to play on. I've completed my first of two avalanche/backcountry courses....picture attached. Next week I begin a week long backcountry course!

Erika Vikander and Melissa Spillman in SuperGirl Rail Jam

S4 Optics would like to thank team riders Erika Vikander and Melissa Spillman for doing a great job at the SuperGirl rail jam on Sunday at Venice Beach good job ladys you ladies rock. TM Snowdogg

Erika Vikander

Melissa Spillman

Aubriana Dunn places 3rd in Playstation Pro!

Congratulations to team rider Aubrianna Dunn for placing 3rd in the Playstation Pro Slopetstyle event in Australia! Dunn placed 2nd at the first stop.

S4 Optics would like to welcome Erika Vikander to the team!


HoodLife with Erika Vikander from Alice Owens on Vimeo.

Aubrianna Dunn in Snowboarder Mag AUS!

Aubrianna Dunn with a style grab during her run which landed her 2nd place at the Perisher Nightime Slopestyle Event in Australia!

Aubrianna Dunn places 2nd in the Playstation Nigh Slopestyle Contest!

Hello Everybody,

I am down under learning all about the Australian style! It has been snowing on and off for the past 15 days and the resort is busy. The snow is definitely different down here, wet and heavy. They have been pushing around snow and making the features/jump lines top notch. I am so stoked to be down here. The half pipe should be done in the next few weeks. It has rained/snowed the past 7 days, so I’m hoping the snow conditions continue to hold up. The locals have been telling me this has been a record-breaking snowfall. Apparently it doesn’t snow this much very often, especially this early in the season. It just keeps getting better!

This weekend I competed in the Play Station Night Slopestyle contest at Front Valley at Perisher Ski Resort. The weather conditions where perfect through out the competition. The lights here are not the best but we were still able to see.. They groomed the park hard, fast, and furious making for some excellent conditions.

The park was set up just right! We had a few options with two down rails, a cannon box jump, a 35 ft jump, 45 ft jump, and the money booter at 55 feet. I stomped both my runs and was able to finish second place out of 10 girls. I was intimidated during practice, all the girls where throwing down hard. I thought I needed to step up my run but thought if I stomp my stock tricks, add some style, I would finish in the top five. Sure enough I was able to walk away with the silver in the women’s open class. The contest consists of a three event series. I am sitting second in points and looking forward to the next event. The next Play Station Night Slop Style event is August 20th at Front Valley, which gives me 4 weeks to step up my game. I will be sure to keep you all posted.

I would like to give a shout-out to Thug Krew, S4 Optics and Tyrant Snowboards, and my coach Stevie B for all their support in helping me pursue my passion. Thanks for taking a moment to check out what I have been up to down under. For now “ooroo” - the OZ way of saying “see ya”!

-Aubriana Dunn

Mike Sears at Dew Tour

Hey guys Mike Sears checking in.  This past weekend my buddy Dan and I headed down to Ocean City, MD for the 1st stop of this years Dew Tour, The Pantech Open.  There was Skate Bowl, Skate Vert, BMX Park, BMX Vert, and the for the first time ever Surfing.  Kid Cudi performed a free show on the beach saturday night along with The Cool Kids and a new hiphop/pop group called The Deans List.  It was tough with temperatures reaching over 100 degrees and then dealing with mother nature giving the event a hard time sending rain, thunderstorms, and lightning.  Overall the event was fun and I posted some pictures for your entertainment and the results.  Enjoy!

"I managed to be able to wake up at 5:00 so we can leave early"

"If you have ever been to Delaware you know they have a lot of cornfields"

"In Delaware we went over this really tall bridge that made you feel like you were on top of the world"

"We got there around 9:00 AM and this is what I had for breakfast at Tony's Pizza"

"It was so hot out the beach was definitely necessary"

"The vert ramp-bowl-and BMX park all on the beach"

"Absolutely NO playing in the store"

I had forgotten to bring a towel, and when I went to buy one, we saw this sign with these wiffle ball setups, thought the sign was pretty funny.

"Skate Bowl"

"After skate bowl we decided to walk the boardwalk. Great shirt"

"Went back the beach, you probably cant see it too well, but that black sign says-Get Gnarly.  It was a pretty cool little place"

"This is our view from our hotel balcony"

"BMX park, was stoked to watch Garrett Reynolds represent NJ"

"Aaaarrriibbaaaa"

"We went to a nightclub called Seacrets and they had this sick reggae band performing called INNSENSE"

"Skateboard Vert Semi-Finals"

"When we were driving home one night we saw this ride and thought it was funny looking"

"Kid Cudi"

"There were also some flying tomatoes around"

Results:

Skateboard Vert

1st Bucky Lasek

2nd Pierre Luc Gagnon

3rd Shaun White

Skateboard Bowl

1st Pedro Barros

2nd Ben Hatchell

3rd Bucky Lasek

BMX Park

1st Kyle Baldock

2nd Dennis Enarson

3rd Ryan Nyquist

BMX Vert

1st Jamie Bestwick

2nd Chad Kagy

3rd Simon Tabron

Surf

1st Evan Geiselman

2nd Vince Boulanger

3rd Colin Herlihey

For more about the Dew Tour, Full Results and information regarding the next stops, go to http://www.allisports.com/dew-tour

A little Input with Aubrianna Dunn on the ALRT goggle

"I love the way this goggle fits on my face. I have a small face and it is hard to find a goggle that does not smash my nose and cut of my airways. So stoked on my S4's. Thanks!"

Brock all over the Nation!

B*ROCK here checking in with an update on my nomadic travels this summer.

It was to start in May with a job in South Carolina but ended up needing emergency surgery on the ol' gut. After a month of recovering from that I set out on the road with my girl, Kayce. We had a whole two months of travel and road trippping ahead of us. Our destination for the first month was North Carolina and we made our way across Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee while camping along the way. We saw some crazy and interesting things along the way being that we were on a mission to only take the side roads and avoid the interstates.

"This dude made about 1/4 miles worth of all these crazy political metal yard ornaments"

"Stopped at the Jack Daniel's Distillery for a tour in Tennessee"

We reached N.C. and spent some time on the beach and with Kayce's family eating a ton of deep fried southern food. I thought my gut would never recover after all that grease... I did get some beach time in though. My ginger skin didn't know what to do in the sun.

"These legs don't see the sun for a good 6 months of the year"

After a week there we started to make our way to Virginia to meet up with one of Kayce's old room mates. And this is where probably the funniest part of the trip happened. Although it wasn't that funny as it happened... I'll share the details.

Upon arriving in Richmond after driving for 4 hours after breakfast and eating a greasy turkey sandwich on the road, the stomach and gut only had one thing on their mind.  Kayce's friend lives on the top floor of this old building and the whole floor is about 2500 square feet and very open. The only bathroom happens to be right smack dab in the middle of the whole floor. Right where everyone happens to be... I get into the bathroom and there is no fart fan. I know its a big one brewing and is not going to be pleasant smelling. But, alas I notice there is some air freshner spray on the toilet. All good to go. Just gotta be quick so they don't realize I did the dirty deed.  I sit down and try to muffle the loud noises with coughing and such.. Mind you I'm trying to be quick to give the appearance I only peed.  I flush the toilet, grab the air freshner and squint my eyes so I don't get any in my eyes as I'm spraying the small bathroom. Except it didn't make that aerosal sound. I open my eyes all the way to see that I've sprayed shaving cream for legs EVERYWHERE.  You can imagine the pickle I'm in at this point... Trying to rush time I haphazardly clean it up with the crappy toilet paper. Off the tooth brush, toilet, mirror, ceiling, stacks of magazines, etc. left the bathroom quickly and shut the door behind me hoping no one would go in before we left again... What a pickle that was.  After the short visit in Richmond, VA we made our way to Washington D.C. and did some tourist like site seeing.

"The Capitol in D.C."

Next we headed back to the western part of Virginia to meet up with some friends after which we made our way to Chattanooga, TN to kick it on an organic farm for a day and night. Staying on the organic farm and seeing how simple my friends live has been one of my favorite parts of the trip.

"Eat Organic! Be a hippie!"

After a rad time on the farm we headed to meet up with some friends in Louisville, KY where we ended up driving through the storms brewing tornadoes. It was some crazy rain and wind. We could see the funnel clouds in the distance. Once everything settled down we took off to Pittsburgh, PA to stay for a few weeks with Kayce's mom.  While in Pittsburgh we caught a Pirates game. I guess their doing really well this year. I never have any idea cause I've never been one to follow organized sports much...

"Not bad seats if you ask me"

When we packed the car again we headed to Brooklyn, NY and stayed with a friend for a few days. Kicked it in Central Park and met more friends for drinks at various locations. Not really a fan of the big city... Too many people for me and no mountains to shred! We decided to head up to Beckett, MA and swoop up our friend Mark for some camping in Vermont. It was late when we got over the border into VT so we found a remote camp site and set up. The stars were out and I was a happy camper with a beer in my hand.

"After a long trek into the woods I came back with some firewood"

We dropped Mark off the next morning and continued up into VT where we floated the river with some homies just outside of Killington Resort. If I had to move somewhere outside of Utah I would definitely consider Vermont. The place is pretty ulitmate. When we finished floating the river and jumping off cliffs into the swimming holes, we headed to the top of the state to Burlington where Burton Snowboards is based out of. We took a quick tour and checked out the Craig Kelly memorial before heading over to a kickball game with some locals. Combine two thirty packs with adults playing a kids game and it's a whole evening of debauchery...

"Kicking it at kickball with the VT crew"

After our time in VT we drove six hours out of our way for some pizza in New Jersey. It was worth it though. When the pizza was gone we made a long push back to Pittsburgh through the night. I'm here for a few more days and then Kayce and I will be making out way back to Utah for the rest of the summer. It's been an epic summer so far with lots of adventure but it's time to get back and start training for the season. And by training I mean watching copious amounts of snowboard flicks and getting amped for the season. Speaking of amped, have you guys checked out the Transfer Googles from S4? Can't wait to throw my pair on and hit the backcountry!

"I'll catch you guys back on the slopes!"