Everything Extreme Blog: First day of snow season
November 26, 2014
Local Mountain Resorts are open for boarding Mountain High opened their lifts Nov. 25, marking the first day of the 2014-15 snow season. Boarders and skiers enjoyed a beautiful, sunny day on the slopes in hopes that the snow season will last longer than last year. Season passes for Mountain...
Extreme Sports Blog: Let it Snow in Mammoth
November 16, 2014
Let it Snow in Mammoth! November 13 was the first official opening day of the season for Mammoth Mountain. They reopened the slopes, welcoming the winter season that has finally come after what seemed like an endless, blazing summer. The day was filled with activities, live music and tons...
Extreme Sports Blog: New 60’s Inspired Surf Film Grabs Artsy Audience
October 26, 2014
Mollusk just opened a new surf shop in Silverlake and hosted the premiere to the new surf video, “Expencive Porno Movie” Oct. 18. The film features pros, Alex Knost, Dane Peterson, Devon Howard, Justin Adams, Scotty Stopnik, Trevor Gordon, Kyle Albers, Mikey Detemple, JJ Wessels, Billy Death...
Surfing frees the artistic soul of CSUN student
October 15, 2014
People say that if you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life. This seems to be Cal State Northridge fine arts student Michelle Jacobson’s mantra. She has found the secret to using her creative outlets as a means of inspiration for school and work. The 22-year-ol...
Extreme Sports Blog: Yoga in the open ocean
October 15, 2014
Yoga is a challenging form of exercise and meditation. It demands a lot of focus and agility to balance in a variety of poses. Now, imagine doing all of that on a paddleboard in the ocean. Stand Up Paddleboard Yoga (SUP YOGA) is the newest trendy form of yoga that has been gaining popularity recently,...
Extreme Sports Blog: Hot Dogs and Hand Rails
October 11, 2014
Hot dawgs and Handrails was super fun as pros and ams came out to compete. Bear had two decent sized courses with man made snow, rails, jumps and roofs. The excitement for the snow season was palpable as people lined up to get their hands on their discounted season passes. Beer was flowing and there ...
CSUN’s Rohr Chabad House begins celebrating the High Holy Days
October 4, 2014
Cal State Northridge is hosting a variety of Jewish events in celebration of the High Holy Days this week. Friday was the start of Yom Kippur, where the Rohr Chabad House at CSUN hosted an event for the start of fasting. At 5 p.m. today, Chabad House will be breaking the Yom Kippur fast with a spe...
Extreme Sports Blog: Big Air in the Big Apple
October 3, 2014
The Dew Tour traveled cross-country from Portland to Brooklyn, New York a few weeks ago and was definitely packed with fans and crazy ledges, rails and stair sets. The street style course was a crowd favorite as New Yorkers watched their favorite pros fly down a course, hitting car jumps, hubbas and a...
Picture obsessed era welcomes the return of the polaroid
September 15, 2014
Polaroid cameras are becoming popular once again. Quick photos are produced by polariods and the cameras today like the Instax mini 8, are more portable and inexpensive than most DSLR cameras. Photo Credit: Araceli Castillo/ Photo Editor The key trend of the season seems to be nostalgia in produ...
Everything Extreme: Extreme Sports Blog
September 7, 2014
Dew Tour Recap As this summer comes to an end, let’s take a look back and recap some of the awesome things our favorite extreme athlete’s were up to, shall we? The Dew Tour moved locations from San Francisco to Portland Oregon this year. The country’s finest tranny and street skaters ca...
Summer exhibits showcase classic photography and memorabilia
September 3, 2014
If you’re a music lover, you are not going to want to miss the summer exhibit, “California Dreamin:’ The Sounds of Laurel Canyon 1965-1977” featured in the Grammy Museum, located in the heart of downtown at LA Live. The exhibit features photography, music and memorabilia from artists o...
Everything Extreme: Extreme Sports Blog
September 1, 2014
Massive Swells As you probably heard, the Southern California beaches were hit with a tremendous swell from Hurricane Maria off the Pacific coast of Mexico. Popular surf spots including Malibu, Newport and Huntington were littered with pro surfers, photographers, community members and to...
