Andreas Wiig in Forum's "Vacation"

It's that time of year again! Summer is slowly creeping into Fall, and that means snowboard season will soon be upon us. With that comes the onslaught of new movies from all the film companies, both big and small. And while "The Art Of Flight" is easily the most anticipated of the year, don't sleep on Forum's new team movie "Vacation". The Forum crew always delivers quality productions, and with the addition of Vans Team Rider Andreas Wiig, this one could be better than ever. Check out the teaser, and stay posted for news about the inevitable tour.

2011 TWS Team Shoot Out Video: YES

From www.twsnow.com.

The YES crew went deep. They scouted a rare new zone in the already bombarded Whistler backcountry spending three days breaking trail just accessing it. They camped, cut trees, waited out storms, heli'd and got gnarly. The mission was an effort to catch the essence of snowboarding in a natural state and express a rider's individual bond with the mountain.

Team Riders: JP Solberg, Romain De Marchi, Benji Ritchie, Helen Schettini, and Mikee Pederson

Location: Whistler, BC, Canada

Filmmakers: Paul Watt and Brian Hockenstein

Photography: Ashley Barker

Watch The Video.

Mark Landvik On The Cover Of Snowboarder Magazine

Vans Team Rider Mark Landvik landed the cover of Snowboarder Magazine's August 2011 issue with this monster air through the snow ghosts in the Jackson Hole, WY backcountry. Doc Zapalac returns to his snowboard photography glory with his latest cover shot, and the entire issue is filled with stories featuring the Vans Snow Team. They all took place during the filming of "The Art Of Flight", the new movie from Red Bull Media House and Brain Farm Digital Cinema. There is an account from Snowboarder's editor Pat Bridges about his first heli trip with Travis Rice and Iouri Podlatchikov, and a behind the scenes look at a Brain Farm shoot in Aspen with Eric Willett. It also includes a 2012 Gear Guide with photos and info about some of the new boots from Vans this season, including the Andreas Wiig pro model and the Holden X Vans collabo. Check it out on newsstands now.

Hana Beaman Signature Session at HCSC Video

Check out this video with Hana Beaman from her Signature Session at High Cascade Snowboard Camp last week. The video features Hana Beaman, Colleen Quigley, Pat Moore, and Jenny Jones and recaps a couple days on hill with Hana and some of the girl campers, who rip laps with the crew and throw down some new tricks. Watch as Hana breaks down the lighter side of summer camp and even throws down a few tricks of her own.

2011 TWS Team Shoot Out Video: RIDE

From www.twsnow.com.

The Ride crew hung in the mist and snow-choked trees of the Northwest. Rain or shine the mob shredded wooded jumps, jibs, lodge-sized senders, a road gap, and more. Fog, snain, rain, clouds, and sunshine swept across their camera lenses as the team seized the oscillating environment and laid-back vibe of their lush surroundings.

Teamriders: Alex Cantin, Austin Hironaka, Darrell Mathes, Sebastien Toutant

Location: Summit at Snoqualmie, Washington

Filmmakers: Gary Milton & Tommy Little

Photography: Frode Sandbech

Watch The Video.

Behind Brain Farm: Eric Willett

Video and words by Liam Gallagher for ESPN.com.

Eric Willett quietly stepped into the competition scene during the 2008/2009 winter. The young buck, born and raised in Breckenridge, Colorado, quickly started showing the world what happens when you grow up riding one of the best snowboard parks in North America. First he started to podium at some lower-level pro contests: a 3Star TTR big air comp here, a 5Star slopestyle contest there. And then bam, headed out of the 09/10 season he nabbed the gold at Winter X Europe, and then came back to podium this past winter in almost every major contest he was in. (He just won the Billabong Ante Up last week, too.) All with a smile on his face.

Willett is part of the new generation of kicker kids who you will for sure see taking the 2014 Olympics by storm. He's nice, he's friendly. He's just the kind of person you want representing your country on a Wheaties box. But in the meantime, his prowess in the double cork arena got him an invite to the Brain Farm Aspen shoot. We caught up with him there to talk about his season.

The Art Of Flight Premieres This Fall

"The Art of FLIGHT" Combines Cutting-Edge Filmmaking with Storytelling To Bring Viewers The Ultimate Snowboard Adventure

World Premiere September 7th at Beacon Theatre in New York City.

Brace yourself for a new breed of action sports film as Red Bull Media House, in association with Brain Farm Digital Cinema, present "The Art of FLIGHT", a Curt Morgan film. Premiering September 7, 2011 at New York City's Beacon Theatre, "The Art of FLIGHT" combines meaningful storytelling and character development with sport progressing action, all captured on state-of-the-art filmmaking equipment, much of which has been custom designed just for this project.

Read more and see the trailer on vanssnow.tumblr.com.

Darrell's Polaroid Contest

Darrell's Polaroid Contest from VIDEOGRASS on Vimeo.

"I get inspired by looking at other peoples creativity, especially in their photos... Now show me what inspires you- what you can create..." -Darrell Mathes

Send Your Photo To Darrell
Submit@Videograss.com
Please write "Polaroid Contest" in the subject line
Photo Specs: 800px wide and .jpg format
WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Hana Beaman Signature Session at High Cascade Snowboard Camp

It's that time of year again! For most people, summer means flip flops, pool parties and BBQs... all good things of course. But July always means one thing in The Great Northwest: shred camp is in session at Timberline on Mt. Hood. It's the best month of the summer up on the glacier, as the winter-like storms that linger into June are history and there's still tons of snow left before the inevitable August melt off, especially this year. Mt. Hood didn't miss out on the record-setting snowfall season across the West Coast this winter, and as a result there is a very deep base for this time of year. Snowboarders are still enjoying full laps all the way to the bottom, and the amount of jumps, jibs and halfpipes on the mountain is bigger than ever before.

Check out Part 1 and Part 2 and a brand new "What's The Word" with tons of photos on vanssnow.tumblr.com.

Behind Brain Farm: Mark Landvik

Video and words by Liam Gallagher for ESPN.com.

Mark Landvik had a rough season. While filming with the Brain Farm crew in Jackson Hole, Wyo., he blew out his knee on a backcountry kicker, effectively ending his winter and his opportunity to film for the second half of "The Art of Flight." This was the first major injury of Lando's career. We caught up with him in Aspen to talk about what happens when one of the things you love to do most in the world goes away.

Eric Willett Takes 5Star TTR Big Air Title at Billabong Ante Up

Eric Willett. Photo: Matt Forsythe

By: TTR Press Office

American rider, Eric Willett, took the first 5Star Big Air title of the 2011/12 TTR World Tour season at the second annual Billabong Ante Up competition held atop Whistler Mountain in Canada. The sun was hidden behind the clouds for most of the day, but riders put on a great performance for the crowd of spectators at the top of the mountain where Sebastien Toutant (CAN) came in a close second behind Willett and Dash Kamp (USA) took home third place.

The Ante Up started out with a qualifying round of 30 snowboarders in the early afternoon that was whittled down to 10 men for the finals. The start list was packed full of riders who are usually super consistent on big air kickers like Seppe Smits (BEL), Chas Guldemond (USA), Gjermund Braaten (NOR) and Roope Tonteri (FIN) but they just couldn't seem to put their landing gear down on the 90-foot gap jump. This opened the door for Eric Willett who took numerous podium spots at Big Air and Slopestyle competitions last season and for Sebastien Toutant who won the Ante Up last year. Eric Willett landed a smooth switch backside double cork 1260 to take $20,000 USD for his win today. Sebastien Toutant was awarded $12,500 USD for landing a Cab double cork 1260 and Dash Kamp walked away with a cool $8,000 for his backside double cork 1080.

Willett is already looking forward to the Southern Hemisphere leg of the tour and had this to say about his win: "I'm stoked. It's always weird to come out here in July and do a competition in the middle of summer, but it's really fun and crucial to come out for the start of the season and get those points especially with the new ranking system to get the big air points. I'm pumped to head down to New Zealand with this confidence booster."

Read More and keep up-to-date on all TTR World Snowboard Tour happenings at www.ttrworldtour.com.

Watch videos from the event at www.vanssnow.tumblr.com

Gear: Andreas Wiig Pro-Tec Riot ($110)

From: ESPN.com

It only takes one scorpion from a caught edge to bounce your head so hard you hear bells instead of your friends laughing at you and decide you never want to feel that kind of pain again. A helmet will soften the blow, and Andreas Wiig's low profile Pro-Tec Riot pro model helmet is both stylish and lightweight, with just enough visor to shade your eyes and prevent the dreaded "gaper gap."

WHAT IT IS:
The Riot is the newest addition to Pro-Tec's line and is built around the Classic shape with visor styling. Pro-Tec Category Manager Brian Genuser says, "The Riot [has a] lightweight, low-profile fit and feel, and was designed to meeting the high demands of Norweigan slopestyle destroyer Andreas Wiig."

READ MORE at ESPN.com.

WCI - Jamie Lynn Time Lapse

WCI - Jamie Lynn Time Lapse from Peter Stow on Vimeo.