Wiig Wins Best Trick Slopestyle At The First Ever Winter Dew Tour

After a long week of snow and wind, Vans Snow Team rider Andreas Wiig pulled it together and placed 4th in the Winter Dew Tour slopestyle, but won best trick! A switch backside 1260 to the bottom of the biggest jump on the course was what gave Andreas the best trick honors. It was pretty much the most amazing stomp ever witnessed! Andreas probably would have won if he had enough speed to hit the third and final jump on course. Either way, he killed it and we'll have to see if he can pull it off again at the next stop in Vermont.

Tara Dakides Featured On "The Daily Habit"

Today, Thursday, December 18, 2008, Vans team rider and one of the best female snowboarders the industry has seen, Tara Dakides, is back on the Habit. Don't miss Tara at 9pm PT!

First Vans Mini Cup Is A Wrap!

The Vans Mini Cup in Winter Park, CO is in the books! The first of a three stop tour to qualify the countries top ams into the Vans Mammoth Cup rail jam went off with a bang. The Colorado Rockies blanketed the slopes with over a foot of fresh snow and the conditions on the hill couldn't have been better. The Satellite Boardshop crew from Boulder all came down to make the contest super official and brought the Vans x Satellite trailer of fun. We had a great rail/ box set up and the riding was stepped up as kids were killing it. As the day grew to a close, the Vans team and judge panel of Scotty Arnold, Hana Beaman, Chad Otterstrom and Doran Laybourn made the call and qualified Dylan Alito to the Vans Mammoth Cup. Congrats to Dylan and all the other competitors who made the day a sucess!

Vans Mini Cup Coming to Winter Park December 14th!

Join Vans and Satellite Boardshop this Sunday, December 14th at Winter Park Resort in Colorado for the first stop of the Vans Mini Cup, a new series of three rail jams going down around the country this winter. The event kicks off at 11:00 am and will feature an open jam session, narrowing down to a 10-man final judged by the Vans Snow team. The winner will score an all-expense-paid trip to the Vans Cup at Mammoth and a slot in the event’s invite-only rail jam. Cash prizes of $500, $300 and $150 will also be handed out to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in both the men's and women's 16 and over divisions, while riders under the age of 16 will have a chance to compete for Vans snow gear, shoes and other cool prize packs!

Riders that would like to participate in Sunday's Mini Cup can pre-register at Satellite Boardshop in Boulder, Colorado before December 14th or at Winter Park Resort the morning of the event. Visit www.vanssnow.com/minicup for additional contest information and to download registration forms.

The next Mini Cup stop will be presented by Eastern Boarder at New Hampshire's Loon Mountain on January 10, followed by a rail jam at California's Bear Mountain presented by Leroys Boardshop and One Way Boardshop on February 7 (please note that the date has moved up one week).

Register Now For Stop #1!

Registration Now Open for Stop #1 of the Vans Mini Cup at Winter Park, CO.
Get online now and register for the Vans Cup taking place at Winter Park this Sunday. Go to vanssnow.com/minicup and just follow the instructions on the "registration tab." More news tomorrow with schedule of the event and which Vans Team riders will be there to judge the jam...

Vans Launches Mini Cup Qualifying Series!

The Vans Mini Cup, a new series of three rail jams is being held this winter! The top rider from each Mini Cup stop will qualify for the rail jam at the 2009 Vans Cup at Mammoth, widely regarded as the West Coast's most important professional snowboarding competition.

The first Mini Cup stop, presented by Satellite Boardshop, will take place at Winter Park Resort in Colorado on December 14, 2008, followed by rail jams at New Hampshire's Loon Mountain presented by Eastern Boarder on January 10 and California's Bear Mountain presented by Leroys Boardshop and One Way Boardshop on February 14. The format features an open jam session, narrowing down to a 10-man final judged by the Vans Snow team. The winner from each stop will score an all-expense-paid trip to the Vans Cup at Mammoth and slot in the event's invite-only Friday night rail jam.

The 5th Annual Vans Cup will be held at Mammoth Mountain February 27 through March 1, with nearly $200,000 up for grabs. The weekend kicks off with an invitational rail jam Friday night, where top riders throw down their best tricks for a chance at the coveted Vans Cup and a huge cash prize. The action continues Saturday with a Slopestyle comp and the Vans Cup caps off Sunday with the Superpipe finals.