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Travis Rice
Travis Rice (born October 9, 1982) is an American professional snowboarder. He is #13 on ''Snowboarder'' magazine's list of the 20 most influential snowboarders of the last 20 years.20 most influential snowboarders of the last 20 years ''Snowboarder''. Retrieved April 28, 2009 The 38-year-old has featured in more than twenty snowboarding films. Rice's biggest claim to fame was when he arrived at Snowboarder magazine's Superpark contest at Mammoth Mountain and launched a 'mammoth' of a backside rodeo across a 117-foot gap jump. He has been considered "the " of the big mountain freestyle movement. In 2013, Rice was named th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Rice In About Time
Travis may refer to: People and fictional characters *Travis (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Travis (surname), a list of people Places in the United States *Travis, Staten Island, a neighborhood *Travis Air Force Base, a United States Air Force base in California *Travis, Texas, an unincorporated community *Travis County, Texas *Lake Travis, Texas, a reservoir on the Colorado River Schools *William B. Travis High School (Austin, Texas) *William B. Travis High School (Fort Bend County, Texas) *Travis Elementary School (other), schools in Texas and California Other uses *Travis (band), a Scottish band *Travis (chimpanzee) (died 2009), a domesticated chimpanzee who attacked and mauled a Connecticut woman *Travis CI Travis CI is a hosted continuous integration service used to build and test software projects hosted on GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, Perforce, Apache Subversion and Assembla. Travis CI was the first CI service that provided services ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Jones (freerider)
Jeremy Jones (born January 14, 1975) is an American professional snowboarder and businessman who is the founder of Jones Snowboards. In addition to creating and improving his line of snowboards, Jones works to create films that record his climbing and snowboarding adventures around the world. In November 2012, Jones was selected by '' National Geographic'' as a nominee for Adventurer of the Year, based on his, "remarkable achievements in exploration, conservation, humanitarianism, and adventure sports." Jones is also the founder of the non-profit group, Protect Our Winters, which works to reduce the effects of global climate change by means of educational, activist and community-based projects. He is sponsored by: O'Neill, POC, CLIF Bar, Scott, Giro, 661 and Blue Bird Wax. Early life Jones grew up in various parts of the New England region of the United States, including Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine. He attended Carrabassett Valley Academy in Carrabassett Valley, Maine and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowboarding
Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic Games. Snowboarding was developed in the United States, inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing, and skiing. It became popular around the globe, and was introduced as a Winter Olympic Sport at Nagano in 1998 and featured in the Winter Paralympics at Sochi in 2014. , its popularity (as measured by equipment sales) in the United States peaked in 2007 and has been in a decline since. History The first snowboards were developed in 1965 when Sherman Poppen, an engineer in Muskegon, Michigan, invented a toy for his daughters by fastening two skis together and attaching a rope to one end so he would have some control as they stood on the board and glided downhill. Dubbed the "snurfer" (combining snow and surfer) by his wife Nancy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Descent
''First Descent'' is a 2005 documentary film about snowboarding and its beginning in the 1980s. The snowboarders featured in this movie ( Shawn Farmer, Nick Perata, Terje Haakonsen, Hannah Teter and Shaun White with guest appearances from Travis Rice) represent three generations of snowboarders and the progress this young sport has made over the past two decades. Most of the movie was shot in Alaska and its back country. It is the first movie to be produced and financed by the soft-drink company Mountain Dew. Credits * Kemp Curly - producer, editor * Kevin Harrison - producer, director * Marc Joubert - co-producer * John Kaplan - co-producer * Jack Kelly - coordinating producer * Paula Martone - line producer * Larry Tanz Larry Tanz is an American entertainment industry executive. He has held executive positions with AOL Time Warner, and previously served as president and CEO of LivePlanet, as well as the president and CEO of Vuguru. He is currently the VP of Glob ... - exec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's It, That's All
''That's It, That's All'' is a 2008 documentary film about snowboarding written by Brain Farm Productions and directed by Curt Morgan. It is the predecessor to '' The Art of Flight'' film, released on DVD on November 14, 2008. The film presents the life of an influential snowboarder Travis Rice and his crew, while facing different challenges in the professional world of sport. Cast * Travis Rice * Jake Blauvelt * Kyle Clancy * Terje Håkonsen * Bryan Iguchi * John Jackson * Jeremy Jones * Danny Kass * Scotty Lago * Mark Landvik * Pat Moore * Nicolas Müller Locations * Alaska, USA * British Columbia, Canada * Jackson, Wyoming, USA * Park City, Utah, USA * Tokyo, Japan * Munich, Germany * New Zealand * San Francisco, California, USA * Valdez, Alaska, USA Production The film's action takes place in different places around the world such as: New Zealand, Valdez, B.C., Munich, Tokyo, Jackson Hole and Japan, including a great number of landscapes, mostly captured by a helicopt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Matter
Dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter thought to account for approximately 85% of the matter in the universe. Dark matter is called "dark" because it does not appear to interact with the electromagnetic field, which means it does not absorb, reflect, or emit electromagnetic radiation and is, therefore, difficult to detect. Various astrophysical observationsincluding gravitational effects which cannot be explained by currently accepted theories of gravity unless more matter is present than can be seenimply dark matter's presence. For this reason, most experts think that dark matter is abundant in the universe and has had a strong influence on its structure and evolution. The primary evidence for dark matter comes from calculations showing that many galaxies would behave quite differently if they did not contain a large amount of unseen matter. Some galaxies would not have formed at all and others would not move as they currently do. Other lines of evidence include observa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SSX (2012 Video Game)
''SSX'' is a 2012 snowboarding video game in the '' SSX'' series of video games from Electronic Arts. It is a reboot of the series. First revealed at the Spike Video Game Awards in 2010 under the working title ''SSX: Deadly Descents'', the game's trailer appeared to show a much darker direction to the series than previous entries, though later footage revealed a return to a lighter tone. ''SSX'' includes the use of real locations, rather than the fictional courses of past games. Unlike the previous SSX games, this one does not use the EA Sports BIG sub-brand, and instead uses the standard EA Sports branding. Along with ''SSX'', ''FIFA Street'' was also resurrected in 2012 for a new game. The game was developed by EA Canada and released in North America on February 28, 2012, and was later released worldwide in March on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Upon release, the game received positive reviews from critics, who praised the motivation behind its development, and was a commercial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Art Of Flight
''The Art of Flight'' is a Red Bull sponsored documentary film about snowboarding and a successor to ''That's It, That's All''. Directed by Curt Morgan, it premiered in New York City on September 8, 2011, at the Beacon Theatre. Cast * Travis Rice * Mark Landvik * John Jackson * Nicolas Müller * Scotty Lago * Bjorn Leines * David Carrier Porcheron "DCP" * Jeremy Jones * Pat Moore * Eero Niemela * Kyle Clancy * Eric Willett * Bode Merrill * Jack Mitrani * Luke Mitrani * Mark McMorris * Jake Blauvelt Production ''The Art of Flight'' was shot over the course of two years from 2009 to 2011. It was filmed using the RED camera system, the GoPro Hero, Vision Research's Phantom Gold high speed camera, Panasonic Varicam HPX3700, Arri 235 (4 perf 35mm), Cineflex HD (Sony HDC-1500) and Nikon and Canon SLRs for time lapses. Locations * Nelson, British Columbia, Canada * Revelstoke, British Columbia * Patagonia, Chile * Alaska * Jackson, Wyoming * Aspen, Colorado Reception ''Slant M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Iguchi
Bryan Iguchi (born 1973) is a professional snowboarder. He is of half-Japanese ancestry. Born in Los Angeles, California, he has been snowboarding for more than 30 years and his nickname is "Guch". He learned to snowboard at Mountain High and Big Bear mountains in southern California but since the late 1990s has been living in Jackson Hole in Wyoming. He chose Jackson over other resorts because of the terrain and the small community. Iguchi’s accomplishments in snowboarding include a second-place win in the World Half Pipe Championships in 1992, X Games The X Games are an annual extreme sports event organized, produced and broadcast by ESPN. Coverage is also shown on ESPN's sister network, ABC. The inaugural X Games were held during the summer of 1995 in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island, ... bronze medallist in 1997, and numerous segments in widely distributed snowboarding films. Iguchi has had some of his artwork presented at public exhibitions. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Kass
Daniel "Danny" Kass (born September 21, 1982) is an American professional snowboarder who has competed at the Olympic level. Kass was born in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, and began snowboarding in the area at the age of twelve. His home slopes are what are now known as Hidden Valley and Mountain Creek ski resorts, both located in the mountains of Vernon Township and Highland Lakes. After several years of shredding around the Mid-Atlantic States, Kass entered the Okemo Mountain School in Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ... to focus more of his time on riding some of the better pipe and park in the East. In 2001, Danny broke out into what has become one of the most successful contest streaks in snowboarding with four US Open Championships, seven Winter X Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Blauvelt
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