Arbor rider Dave Short is known for his relentless backcountry riding in and around Whistler/BC. For this season, he teamed up with 33Mag to produce his own web show called Short Stories. Here’s the second episode showing his mix of big mountain lines and freestyle riding.

Now you might ask yourself: Second episode? Where’s episode 1? It is right here, my friend, right here:

Have yourselves a sneak peek at all the brand new 2014 snowboards, boots, bindings, outerwear and accessories on show last week at ISPO that will be tempting you to splash the cash come autumn. 

The annual snowboard industry trade show, ISPO, went down in Munich last week with all the brands showcasing their finest new products for the 2013 to 2014 winter season. We trawled the halls to give you a sneak peek at what you can expect in terms of snowboards, boots, bindings, outerwear and accessories come autumn when the gear hits stores. If you like product porno, click full screen and dive in to our monster gallery above, or click the brand links below for a sniff of what they had to offer.

What’s floating your boat of all that shred gear? And is there anything that you’re feeling the hate for? Let us know beneath the line…

686 outerwear, Adidas outerwear, boots & goggles, Airblaster, Airhole facemasks, Amplifi, Ashbury eyewear, Anon goggles & helmets, Arbor Snowboards, Bataleon Snowboards & outerwear, Bern helmets, Billabong outerwear, Body Glove protection, Bonfire outerwear, Burton Snowboards, boots, bindings & outerwear, Capita Snowboards, Colour Wear, Dakine backpacks, gloves & outerwear, DC Snowboards, boots & outerwear, Deeluxe boots, Dragon goggles, Dye goggles, Electric eyewear, Endeavor Snowboards, Flow Snowboards & bindings, Flux bindings, Giro helmets & goggles, Gnu Snowboards, Head Snowboards & boots, Holden outerwear, Home watches, Jones Snowboards, K2 Snowboards & bindings, L1 Outerwear, Level Gloves, Lib Tech Snowboards Lobster Snowboards, Neff hats, gloves & outerwear, Nike Snowboarding boots & outerwear, Nikita outerwear, snowboards & bindings, Nidecker Snowboards, Nitro Snowboards, boots, bindings & outerwear, Nixon watches, Oakley goggles & outerwear, O’Neill outerwear, Patagonia outerwear, Picture Organic Clothing, Pro-Tec helmets, Quiksilver outerwear & goggles, Ride Snowboards, boots & bindings, Rip Curl outerwear, Rhythm outerwear & snowboards, Rome Snowboards, boots & bindings, Roxy snowboards & outerwear, Salomon snowboards, boots & bindings, Slash Snowboards, Smith goggles & helmets, Slytech protection, Spy goggles, Switchback bindings, Technine boards & bindings, ThirtyTwo boots & outerwear, Union bindings, Vans boots & outerwear, Volcom outerwear, Völkl Snowboards & bindings, Von Zipper goggles, Westbeach outerwear, Whitegold Snowboards, YES Snowboards, Zeal goggles

Think Thank’s Primary Parts is a three part web series featuring footage and outtakes from “Mind The Video Man“. The “Primary Parts” title is a reference to the main ingredients used to make a Think Thank video what it is; brain, heart and soul. Or known by their other names; science, art and culture.

Part one is the science of “Mind The Video Man”, the science of getting sick! Enjoy two minutes of some the best shots of the season by the biggest mad scientists’ in snowboarding all stacked together and hosted by the video man himself.
Think Thank’s ninth video “Mind The Video Man” is out now at local shops and on iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/movie/mind-video-man-think-thank/id562087677

Admittedly, over here we’re a bit gay for Arbor rider Scotty Vine. But then, his 2011 online video part was fairly sick (you should check it out, too!). This year, he clearly stepped up his one-foot game and delivers once again. A must-watch!

Have a look at this rad edit of the Arbor team tearing Boreal’s park set up apart.

Arbor have quietly made the transition from being ‘that eco brand’ into a a company with a fully legit set up up-and-comers on its books. You’ll have seen Scotty Vine busting out his insane one-foot stuff, and by the looks of this edit of the crew ripping Boreal, the whole team can hold it down too.

Arbor Snowboards team riders, Ian Sams, Erik Leon, Scotty Vine, Mariah Dugan, Sammy Spiteri, and Brandon Hammid hooked up near Lake Tahoe, California for the Boreal Sessions! The park crew at Boreal Mountain built some creative set ups and the Arbor team laid down proper trick after proper trick. Good times with a great crew at a mountain the gets it. Enjoy.

Some of the one-foot stuff Scotty Vine pulls out in this edit from Arbor is frankly ridiculous. More than that, the whole part is full of the Hammers of Thor. Watch this.

Scotty’s got form when it comes to mind-blowing online parts. After all, the one he dropped last year had us spitting expletives when we watched it, but he’s outdone himself this time. How anyone has that much control over a snowboard with one foot unstrapped is baffling, and when he deigns to use both binders he blasts some legit park and rail stunts. Check. This. Out.

Try as we might we couldn’t get the reps to give us any chat on the gear. They were keeping shtum till ISPO, so until then enjoy a first glimpse at the sticks that’ll be tempting your credit card from autumn 2012. We’ll drop more tomorrow [Part 2 of our 2012/13 Snowboard Sneak Peek is now live].

So feast your peepers on what boards from the likes of Burton, DC, K2, Ride, Salomon and more will look like come next winter. Everyone just buys boards according to their graphics anyway, right?

Words fail me to describe how good Scotty Vine’s full snowboard part from Arbor Snowboards is. This boy is über-creative, has a good style, and the boards he rides are eco-friendly. What more could you ask for? Well, maybe a quote from the man himself?

“In snowboarding, I believe imagination and creativity go hand and hand. Potential for creativity is everywhere, but people need to learn to recognize it by using their minds. I’ll never stop imagining or creating, because to me, that’s what makes snowboarding fun. The 2010/2011 winter was my favorite so far – I met amazing people AND had a great time. Every winter gets better, and I can’t wait to start the next one.” –Scotty Vine