The world of snowboarding is a confusing one.

Once again we were actually working an entire morning to compile another installment of This Week in Snowboarding. Not surprisingly, we found some interesting stuff that is also great to kill some time. Here are the highlights from this week’s snowboarding, drawn from our own site and other places that are actually good.

SATURDAY

The Videograss crew does Sweden. Someone invented a dearly-needed heated toilet seat. Johan Gaume, Olivier Gittler and Arthur Longo shred Les2Alpes. A lot of kids bail at Windells. And I suppose the world was waiting for a documentary on Grilo‘s life.

SUNDAY

If welding gets you excited you should check out the Skullcandy Rail Battle Reminder over at theMustachio.com. The Angry Snowboarder brings you the full DC Mountain Lab.

Even while water sliding he knew how to handle a laser gun.

MONDAY

We kicked off our Onboard Pirates Week. We posted the first snowboard session edit from Windells. The remarkable Diaries Down Under visit The Remarkables. Scotland got its summer shred dialled. Mt. Hood’s Charlie passed away. No snowboarding, but still worth a mention: First ever (sligthly dodgy) kickflip in surfing.

TUESDAY

the anticipation of the Billabong Ante Up event begins (and it includes a video). The new Bluebird movie looks sick. Chinese snowboarding looks good, too. Shaun McKay doesn’t land this trick. Who? Him. Yobeat posts a nice Snowbird season ender.

Nick Visconti has his snowboarding on log.

WEDNESDAY

ESPN has a very moving video of Kevin Pearce’s homecoming. And a list of cool snowboard dads. We have the excellent Respect Your Elders teaser and the Lost Bear Edit. We have to add a link to this video, as it is from a crew called “Garbage Gang“, and it includes some porn. The Euro X Games dates get announced. Someone invents a gas-powered snowboard. And the Helgasons know how to make good use of kickers, jibs, and diarrhea.

THURSDAY

Riding sleds is gnar. Thomas Feurstein loves pole jams. Canadians are good riders, as documented in the “Share the Wealth” teaser. So are the Brits, as shown in the Standing Sideways highlights. The Lazy Boy’z (note the grocers’ apostrophe) release a teaser. And even in Sweden, summertime is ON.

FRIDAY

Our website finally posts the interesting Tailgate Alaska teaser. The Smith agents spend a team week full of shred in Val Senales. YES get the EuroSIMA breakthrough brand award. We will get to see some industry party shots every Friday. And Comune release their groundbreaking teaser number 4.

Don’t forget to follow all the action of the Billabong Ante Up this Saturday!

Enough said, now back to the world cup. Somehow it all sounds familiar: The French surrendered early, the USA arrive last minute and the English are left to fight the Germans… Happy weekend everyone!

Check all the action from Cairngorm, Scotland, where the crew pulled together the biggest kicker Britain’s ever seen for the annual Dawn of the Shred contest. Scott McMorris, Jamie Nicholls, Angus Leith and more rocked up to give the beast a good seeing to…

Ian Thrashmore sends a back 180 over the biggest kicker Britain's ever seen. Photo: Dan Medhurst.

This weekend the Vans team hit the Scottish mountains for the 4th year to host the legendary Dawn of the Shred.

Due to the sheer amount of snow that fell in the highlands this year the comp was always going to go down a storm, but as we hit the well-known bar/restaurant the Ski-ing Doo to meet the guys form the Cairngorm Snowboard Club who had been pulling 18 hour days on the hill, the whispers of the sheer size of the park began to circle. This was going to be one hell of a day and none of us could wait to get up there!

Sign up started at 8.30 am at the bottom of the mountain and by 9am the roster was looking pretty full! Over 50 riders signed up to compete as well as some big names from the UK scene including Jamie Nichols, Scotland’s very own Scott McMorris and Aimee Fuller.

The sun was already shining as we headed up the mountain, as we stepped outside one thing hit us, the third kicker was huge, as the riders warmed up some were brave enough to hit it and the heights they reached were enormous!

The slopestyle course consisted of the following features, gap to down rail or the option of an up rail at the top going into an a frame box or the tyre gap, the flat down bar rail into the main kicker with its 3 take offs including the 22 meter booter (biggest yet in the UK) going into the big spine and down rail.

Jamie Nicholls. Backside 7. Photo: dan Medhurst.

Due to the sheer size of the kicker the slopestyle judging had to be split into two sessions – big air then the rails – as the jump was so big it wasn’t possible to hit all the rails and still get enough speed. Angus and Jamie were the standouts on the big kicker, Angus with his front 7 tail grabs and Jamie with his perfectly executed back 7 double grabs. As for the rail session in the afternoon there were so many good riders ripping it up, but it was Jamie again who really destroyed the rail course with his technical trickery followed by relaxed style and perfect execution. Aimee Fuller wowed the crown with her big back flips and secured her 1st with ease. The standard of riding was high but most of all everyone had fun just sessioning the park all day.

After an epic day on the hill everyone headed to the bar for the prize giving and a well earned Vans waffle and a pint. The place was buzzing with stories from the day and everyone looked like they were having a wicked time! The weather had been kind and the goggle tans were out in force to prove it. The judges Chris Chatt, Hamish McKnight and Craig Rothney then rounded everyone up to give out the massive amount prizes donated but all the sponsors: Vans, Dalikfodda, TSA, Bawbags, ride and slide chalets, and Monster.

After a massive product toss and a bit more drinking everyone was ready to hit the vault nightclub for the after party. Jett Black played to a packed club and everyone partied on into the early hours. Altogether a Rad day was had by all. Thanks to all the guys at the Cairngorm mountain for all their hard work and to Jonny Barr who sadly couldn’t be there.

Bring on next year!!!!

Men

1st Jamie Nichols

2nd Jesse Smith

3rd Nick Mclutosh

Women

1st Aimee Fuller

2nd Becca Cullum

3rd Kerry Dickson

Youth Men

1st Danny Mcurmick

2ns Craig Hastie

3rd Tom Hunt

Youth Women

1st Faye young

Junior Men

1st Jordan Gee

2nd Gregor Samuels

3rd Jamie Trinder

Junior Women

1st Katie Omerod

2nd Sophie Nichols

3rd Shannon Roy

It’s time for the final leg of the TSA Shred Down series.

On Saturday the 27th February the SNO!zone Scotland will host what has come to be a storming grassroots jam format snowboard competition. At this final event the 2010 TSA Shred Down champion will be crowned and get to takeaway a brand spanking new setup for their troubles.

There is a whole host of sponsors onboard and prizes will be given out all night long for rider progression, best tricks and the overall winners.

We will see you north of the border 27th February from 8-10pm