Yet another great day on the hill at Mt. Rose Ski Resort with Eternal Snow, Bateleon Snowboards, SwitchBack Bindings, and a crew of riders competing for a new snowbaord. Film and Edit by our boy Ryland Sweigard
Recently announcing their Spring/Summer 2013 line, Coal Headwear also partnered with Portland based Otter Wax to collaborate on a classic, 5-panel hat. Paired with a custom sized bar of Otter Wax created exclusively for Coal, you can easily weatherproof your hat and turn it into all purpose gear. Using only the highest quality, all natural ingredients, Otter Wax gives you an effective and environmentally friendly way to keep your hand me down leathers, special fabrics, and collectibles looking fresh for years to come.
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Hardcore Parkour With The Frends Crew
We are in the process of digitizing all 67 past issues of Heckler Magazine that we will be releasing mid-January to you, our friends. Heckler started in 1992, and chronicles the Northern California Snowboard, Skateboard and Music scenes. From Shaun White & Ryan Sheckler's first editorials, to Craig Kelly and Noah Salasnek stories, our goal is to bring the stoke back to the Tahoe region. Thank you for stopping by.
- The Heckler Staff
Heckler Magazine's Tropical Explosion
Hot Laps With Chas At Northstar
This past Saturday, the First Annual Mardi Squaw Event, presented by Heckler Magazine & Sunset Promotions, invaded Squaw Valley's Olympic Lodge!
Legendary DJ J Boogie & DJ Matt Haze
Mardi Gras has generally been an overlooked event here in Lake Tahoe, so we thought it would be a good idea to round up some beads, and some of the best DJ's in the San Francisco and Lake Tahoe areas, and throw a massive party. During the Day, we took over the KT Base Bar in a big way. Bataleon Snowboards, Nixon, Technine, bigtruck Brand, and Heckler Magazine setup booth's and had face and mask painting for the kids, custom hats were being sewn, product giveaways, and DJ's MOM, DJ J Boogie, Matt Haze, and more, played sets, while girls walked around dancing with hula-hoops, and circus performers handed out beads while walking the crowd on stilts. The sun was shining, and it made for a great warm-up for the evenings main event.
Galen Gifford from bigtruck brand, stitching up hats for the crowd. Smiles for miles! check them out at bigtruckbrand.com
Dudes on stilts, tossing out beads.
Former Heckler Magazine Editor Brad Oates, and former Heckler Photographer, Current Owner of Tahoe Snowboard Magazine, IJ Valenzuela
The doors to the event opened at 7pm, but in true Tahoe fashion, people started rolling in in droves about an hour later. Zeb Early set the night off in the Bar One Live Stage, while IJV and Andrew Posada rocked the Silent Disco area in the main room. For those of you who weren't there, 'Silent Disco' are bluetooth enabled headphones that allow you to switch between two different DJ's spinning completely different sets, while allowing you to be the only one hearing which station you are on. A very strange concept on its face but once you dive in, there's no going back.
Trippy Hula Hooper in the Silent Disco area
Tahoe Royalty, and a part of the Gremlinz Crew, Jeffrey Sponzo & Niko Cioffi with their ladies, rocking the photo booth
What's a party without ninjas?
Around 10pm the party was really pumping, with the 3 main rooms going off! Meanwhile, upstairs in the Plaza Bar, Nixon sponsored a VIP Lounge. Chalked full of local shreds and a few people who upgraded their tix in blind faith, you walked into the sprawling, recently remodeled bar, and were greeted with grab bags, courtesy of Sara Mehlaff & Brian Neri of Nixon NorCal. Free drinks flowed, while another DJ setup kept the crowd rocking.
Paul & Max from the bHappy Crew
Johnny Lazz & some friends
The Nixon VIP Area WENT OFF!
Christine Savage, Nial Romanek, & Taylor Lucia
Danny Toumarkine feeling up Vanessa Guajardo while Jenna Dramise, Katie Souza & Steve Wallace of High Fives Foundation look on in horror of Danny's moustache.
Big Mountain assassin Ralph Backstrom & Maggie Farrar
Around 11pm, our main act, Planet Booty, hit the stage, and it was time to make the booties in Lake Tahoe sweat it out. Dylan, the lead singer of PB, hit the stage in a sequined jacket and shirt, but he didn't need his clothes to help set off their set. They rocked the house. For those of you not familiar with their music, hit their website, planetbooty.org, to learn more. We will definitely be bringing them back sometime this spring for our end of the shred season party!
Planet Booty makes you bump!
Thank you to all of you who came out and helped blow the roof off of Squaw Valley's Olympic House.
Thank you to all of the DJ's who came: DJ J Boogie, IJV, Zeb Early, Andrew Posada, Shane Suffriti, Mancub, MOM DJ's, Micah J, Afrolicious, James Boggan, Deejay Theroy, Matt Haze, and Professor Bang.
Thank you to Planet Booty for making them booties sweat!
And a HUGE thanks to our sponsors: Nixon, Bataleon Snowboards, Skullcandy, Red Bull, Coors Light, Switchback Bindings, Dragon Alliance, Ride Snowboards, Burton Snowboards, Oakley, Technine, Nomis, Coal, Capita, Celtek, Vans, Bern Helmets, Contour Cameras, Comune Clothing, and Squaw Valley!
