Planned on using a cliché toilet attendant catchphrase for this one, but we'll leave it up to Vice. Another week, let's get into it.
Torment Weather Report: The Sahara Desert just experienced one its first floods after decades of barren weather. It's one of the most arid places in the world, and while it does get rain (barely a few inches a year), this stretch of rainfall produced a shocking 8" in some regions.
"Some of the most dramatic images are from the desert town of Merzouga, where the rare deluge carved new lakes into the sand dunes." Drone footage of these lakes here.
We've talked about the overlap between skateboarding and snowboarding before, and really only try to bring it up when it feels particularly relevant. When it involves John Shanahan, it's always relevant. From clips in Rendered Useless to sneaking in resort laps as a professional skater, we're hyped to see Public recognize it all with a guest pro model deck.
"The green on the base of the board harkens back to his first pro skateboard with DGK, and the cow is a graphic John workshopped for his popular streetwear apparel brand - Pangea (Roadrage)."
"At its core, snowboarding is about being outdoors and having fun with your friends, and that's exactly what we aim to capture in this video. We hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed making it."
Kasper de Zoete just released a two year project, Roullete, that was filmed all across Europe.
Herschel Supply just unveiled Herschel Outdoor Equipment™, their new performance-based line of alpine-inspired bags and apparel. Most of the equipment has snowboarding in mind, and were tested by the Dustbox and their first team rider, Arthur Longo. He could probably do this with their Ultralight backpack, too.
They also supported the new Dustbox movie, Spirit, which reminds us of the dream-like night Tanner Pendleton had at their world premiere over the weekend. Fashion shows, after parties, and late night trains outta the city. Full recap here.
"This past winter might have been the worst on record for the East Coast. No snow in the forecast got us all re-thinking our entire existence. Then one night, West texted the group, saying, 'Guys, a huge storm is coming to Halifax.' 72 hours later, the crew was filming their first clips of the year."
Two straight weeks in Halifax with Souvenir Snowboarding for their first team video. Photo recap from the Montreal, QC premiere over the weekend here.
MOMA visits are mandatory when in NYC. Managed to sneak one in over the weekend, and stumbled upon some mini spots that Noah Peterson could put to shame.
Life Snowboarding imitates art...or something like that.
Instagram Clip of the Week: Cooper Winterson's snow skate clips from h3llgat3.