2010 Riders Union Logo

It's been decided. The 2010 Riders Union logo is of a guy submitting an alligator with his fucking chin. Close second was a tie between an outline of a hand doing the "shocker" symbol, a dude in a jet pack, and a silhouette of a snowboarder throwing a gnarly method.

I really think that the Alligator Wrestler encompasses all that this year's RU brings to the table: fighting your fears, taming the beast, and showing some sick style.

We are now researching ideas on what to put our logo on. Some have called out for Dickies work shirts with gas station attendant nick-name tags. Other's prefer a hoodie. Wes wants a tank top. Regardless, this will be a keepsake that we'll all be rocking pretty hard core.

Side Hits: Ben Lynch at Sierra

This could be one of my favorite snowboard videos of all time. An insanely good rider doing normal things at Sierra @ Tahoe. Side hits rule!

Side Hits from Resourceful Gnome on Vimeo.

Mini Shred

AWSM CREW "SIDE HITS" from torstein horgmo on Vimeo.

Mini Shred is the funnest was to enjoy the gnar when pow is missing.

Intro: Tyler "T-Money" Flanagan

It's too bad Jared couldn't make it to this year's Riders Union. But Tyler is back yet again and is down to teach us all a thing or two! T-Money rides a bunch at Mammoth as his work takes him down to SoCal frequently. The above video is from a few weeks ago and their buddy who has a really sweet video camera taped them. It looks really good! Tyler already said he's going to throw front flips off the dock during mini-shred Friday. Siiick!

Sounds Like You're a Snowboarder

This is some funny shit. Thanks to Rider X for passing this along:

Rider Intro: Tracy "T-La"

Tracy's picture above is old. That's because Tracy used to totally push himself on the skiboard until he got old. Now he's a cautious carver wearing his body suite worth of crash pads and two helmets to make sure he survives until Monday so that he can make it to work. If you try hard enough, you can get T-La out of his protective shell and into full shred/stoke mode. This is when the party starts. All activities surrounding Riders Union 2010 are designed to get T-La to show us his inate abilities on the snow tray: from the beer we'll be drinking (Pabst) to the Jib Shesh (awesome) to the on-hill fun (Squaw) we will hopefully see Tracy laying down the full extended soul carves of old and jibbing box like he used to before he met his wife.

Intro: Rider X

Rider X races out of nowhere to take the lead. He undercuts the pow slash infront of you and then watches you do a trick only to up the ante dropping that same hammer but with intense afterbang. Rider X is a mysterious purveyor of the shred who we all wonder about and are excited to know. At first look, he seems like a bit of an asshole with all of his oneupsmanship maneuvers. But when you get to know the mystery man, you find out that his taste for the finer things in life (brews, skiboards) is unmatched. He's a mellow mountain man who keeps the vibe chill yet constantly moving forward throughout the day.