“In the winter of 2009, deep in the backcountry of Colorado, Shaun White and Red Bull teamed up in a project like nothing the snowboard world had ever seen“.. OK, so what is this all about?

Project-X was born.

Silverton, Colorado is home to some of the best powder in the world. Silverton is not a regular ski resort. There are no similar infrastructure and services as for example in nearby Vail. Silverton is for experienced skiers and riders, and because of that it gets much less traffic than normal ski resorts. Silverton is a perfect spot to keep Shaun’s work under wraps.

Shaun’s giant pipe includes foam pit to which Shaun practices his new tricks. After training Shaun takes his tricks from concept to reality. After couple of months of training Shaun has his bag full of new tricks to be shown to the world.

 Red Bull Project X statistics

• needed 7200 foam blocks to fill the foam pit
• needed 300 man hours to build the foam pit
• 250,000 cubic yards of snow was moved to make the half pipe
• 30 avalanches were created by dropping dynamite to build Shaun’s pipe

Digital video and Nine Star will be bringing you the premiere of F.Y.I. this saturday at Nine Star West LA at 8 pm. This video has been anticipated to drop for a while now and feature the talents of Nine Star's own Andrew Pott and Felipe Gustavo along with other skaters such as Alex Carolino, Derek Fukuhara, Fernan Origel and Nick Palmquist. Come hang out with the skaters and check out this amazing new video which will be droppingin early december. You can purchase a copy of this video the night of the premiere, be the first to have the video before it drops in stores everywhere. 

Where: Nine Star West LA

When: Saturday November 21st at 8PM

Why: Because we support skateboarding

It's bizarre what one can see on a daily basis traveling from one Nine Star to another on the 405.Today, our own captain Janelle took a snap shot of the new 2010 surf racks coming soon to a surf shop near you. This new model is sure to make cars behind it a bit nervous as it may send a surfboard flying into their windshield! Our surf buyer ensured us that Nine Star will not carry this product just yet until it passes the safety tests. Until then I suggest you don't follow this car too closely!

Volcom snow team decided to stop by Mission Viejo Nine Star to check out the store and hang out with the kids on Sunday morning and it turned out to be a funday sunday. Gigi Ruf, Seth Hout and The Guch were all present for the autograph session. The team was stoked on the layout of the store and the skate park on the inside of the store. 

The Guch checking out the grand wall of skateboards

The LRG team stoped by at Mission Viejo for a game of skate and an autograph signing session the other day and it turned out to be a fun day at the shop for the kids who got to hang with Adelmo jr, Chico Brenes and Rob G. Some lucky kid actually got to play a game of skate vs Chico. The team later signed autographs for the kids and had a blast themselves wanting to come back again for another demo in our Los Angeles store when the new bigger store opens in early 2010. They must have heard about the big skate ramp that will be inside the new store. 

Nine Skaters Felipe Gustavo, Nate Principato, and Jeremiah Bohnet will be competing at the Damn-Am contest this weekend. Come support our skaters and check out the battle in Costa Mesa. Check out the details below.

• Damn Am Street Best Trick Contest
  • Only for Damn Am Street Contest skaters
  • Prize money: $500 donated by Damn Am
  • All donations, if any, will also be added to the existing $500 purse
• Thursday
  • Open Practice 12pm to 6pm for Damn Am skaters only
  • Riders meeting at 4pm
    • Heat sheets posted (also online), format, and night life will be the topics
  • Join us at Detroit Bar around the corner from Volcom. From 8pm to 9pm, there's free food and beer for all Damn Am skaters 21 and up with no cover. Check the Google Map: 843 West 19th Street, Costa Mesa, CA
• Friday
  • Open Practice 9am to 11am for Damn Am skaters only
  • Damn Am Street Contest
    • Begins at 11am
    • 80 skaters
    • Two, one minute runs, best run counts to determine results
    • Top 16 skaters advance to Semi-Finals
    • Top qualifier goes directly to Finals
• Saturday
  • Open Practice 9am to 11am for Damn Am skaters only
  • Damn Am Street Contest
    • Begins at 11am
    • 80 skaters
    • Two, one minute runs, best run counts to determine results
    • Top 16 skaters advance to Semi-Finals
    • Top qualifier goes directly to Finals
  • Ollie Pop Gum High Ollie Contest
    • Immediately following the Street Qualifiers. There's a $1,000 purse. $500 for First, $300 for Second, and $200 for Third.
  • Saturday Night
    • Join us at Dave and Busters from 8pm to 11pm
    • All ages
    • The Big Red Bull bus will be on site to shuttle people to and from Costa Mesa to Dave and Busters. Ramada pick-up: 7:30 and 8:30. Returning shuttle: 10:30 and 11:30
    • Check the Google Map: 71 Fortune Drive, Irvine, CA 92618
• Sunday - Semi-Finals
  • Open Practice 9am to 12pm for Damn Am Semi-Finals skaters only
  • Damn Am Street Semi-Finals
    • Begins at 12pm
    • 28 skaters
    • Top 10 skaters advance to Finals meeting up with top two street qualifiers
  • Damn Am Street Finals
    • Begins immediately after Damn Am Street Semi-Finals
    • 12 skaters
    • Three, one minute runs, best run counts to determine results
    • All 12 skaters qualify for Tampa Am (you must still pay for and confirm your spot by November 30th)
    • Top two skaters go directly to the Tampa Am Semi-Finals
  • Damn Am Street Best Trick
    • Begins immediately after Damn Am Street Finals
    • Available only for Damn Am Street Contest skaters
    • 30 minute jam on obstacle to be determined during event
    • Prize money: $500 donated by Damn Am
    • All donations, if any, will also be added to the existing
  • Sunday Night
    • Join us for pizza and chill time at South Coast Pizza Parlor
    • All ages
    • Just 1.7 miles from Volcom. Check the Google Map: 410 East 17th Streeet, Costa Mesa, CA

On Sunday October 18th the Nine Star skate team stopped by the Mission Viejo store to hang out and skate with the kids and it turned out to be a pretty fun jam session. Mission Viejo Nine Star is usually full of skate rats skating around and more than often a pretty noisy store with the sounds of wheels rolling, decks popping and homies dropping in the ramp but on Sunday all attentions were on Felipe Gustavo, Vitor Borger, Andrew Pott, Matty Lemond, Jeremiah Bohnet and Nate Principato skating. The team started warming up by playing a viscious game of skate. one footed trey flips, nollie forward flips, late flips, were among many other tricks were witnessed being thrown down. From the game of skate the team then moved on to the benches and the infamous Nine Star 7 Stair where Andrew Pott, Matty Lemond and Nate Principato just destroyed $hi# up while Felipe Gustavo, Jeremiah Bohnet and Vitor were getting their grind on. At the end of the day MV Nine Star skate rats were stoked on the team and they got all the autographs they needed on their Tees, shoes and decks. Check out the photos below to see how it all went down:

Felipe Gustavo and Andrew Pott 

Vitor Borger

The proof himself, Nate Principato. He's Boston's best. 

Jeremiah Bohnet aka J-Boh

Felipe Gustavo and his one footed treys

Andrew Pott Switch Krooks

Andrew Pott, a new baby daddy. Congrats on your new born boy Andrew. 

Andrew Pott Switch Kickflip over the 7. 

Felipe Gustavo

mirror images, Vitor Borger, Nate Principato and Felipe Gustavo rock paper scissoring for a game of skate

Nate Principato with his own switch krooks. 

Nate Principato seshing the 7 Stair

Vitor Borger

Nate Principato and Felipe Gustavo. Someone tell old spice that Nate can use them as a sponsor! That T-Shirt is soaking.

Stoked skate rats. 

The Nine Star skate team will be participating at a skate demo this Sunday October 18th at 5pm at the Mission Viejo Nine Star. The skate team has been busy staking up medals and winning contests all around the country including a silver medal at the X-games for the entire team, Maloof Money Cup Am win for Felipe Gustavo, and a first place finish at Volcom's Film night battles to name a few. We also want to celebrate Andrew Pott becoming a Pro Skater for City Stars skateboards. So come out on Sunday October 18th at 5pm and meet the team and if you like to skate with the team, you can even challenge them to a game of skate. Who knows, you might even catch the eye of the team manager and get yourself a spot on the team and join the likes of Andrew Pott, Felipe Gustavo, Nate Principato, Vitor Borger, Jeremiah Bohnet and Matt Lemond. 

Andrew Pott
Sponsors: City Stars, Famous stars and straps, Venture, Kontrol wheels
21 years old from Inglewood
Tampa am best trick winner, Maloof money cup pro semi finals 09, Tampa pro semis 09, Damn am 08 2nd place
Just turned pro for city stars.
Upcoming video part is with Digital video

Nate Principato
Sponsors: LRG, Kontrol wheels, Etnies
21 years old from Boston
Videos: Opener part to P-Rod's Proof
2 X-Games Silver and 1 Gold
Not only a skater but also Nine Star deck designer.

Jeremiah Bohnet
Sponsors: Girl skateboards, Royal, Four Star, Nike, Bones wheels,
17 years old
Grommet turned into skateboarder magnifico, late flip specialist.
08 X-games Best National High School skater.
09 X-games shop challenge silver

Matt Lemond
15 year old secret weapon
Sponsors: Sugar sports
09 X-games silver medalist
08 Es game of skate winner

Aryeh Kraus
Sponsors: Black label, Vans
Filmer skate editor
3 videos under his belt. Our official filmer but also contest destroyer when called upon duty. X-games gold 08
X-Games silver 09

Vitor Borger
21 years old from Brazil
Sponsors: Es footwear, Kontrol Wheels, Mimik Clothing, Nine Star
Another Brazillian sensation.
X-games silver medal 09

It's starting to cool down again, and that means it's time to think about getting into a new suit. You know that crusty old neoprene rag you have hanging in your garage is not going to cut it this season, plus with all the new technology out there, like the upgraded O'Neill Psycho Freak of Xcel Drylock, you're going to want to get into a fresh suit regardless.

Well, this season we are all about putting your old rubber to good use. Just bring in your old wetsuit and we'll give you $50 towards any new full suit over $300 ($25 towards and suit under $300).  Don't have an old wetsuit?  Bring in your old rashguard and we'll give you $25 toward any full suit.  We'll take your old suit or rashie, and if it's in decent condition, donate it to Boarding house Mentors, an outreach organization in LA that introduces at-risk youth to surfing but if the wetsuit or the rashie is not in good condition, we'll send it out to be shredded down and recycled into new products! Pretty awesome, huh? So get in here and trade that old thing in. Limit one discount per new item.

Creamy, rich, and sweet, bananas are a favorite food for everyone from infants to elders. Sports enthusiasts appreciate the potassium-power delivered by this high energy fruit and the scientists over at Mervin Manufacturing have figured out a way to cross breed a banana with a snowboard and creating a bunch of fun boards for us to get our shred on. With the leaves turning orange and falling off the trees and the temperatures dropping at night we are feeling our toes start itching, not because of the athlete's foot but because it's almost that time of the year where fluffy white stuff falls off the sky and covers the mountains for us to go slide on. Check out the new Banana MTX boards from Lib Tech and GNU and come get yours asap because if you don't get your equipment upgraded now, you will have to wait a whole year before you can get your hands on one of these Bananatastic boards as they sell out every year before the holiday season. Santa Claus is a Nine Star customer and he usually is to blame for the boards selling so fast. Don't be a statistic and miss out on these boards and let us help you get the right size Banana for your pleasure, gliding on snow kind of pleasure that is. 

Banana Magic

The Skate Banana

TRS Banana MTX

Box Scratcher BTX

Original Skate Banana

GNU B-Nice

GNU Danny Kass 

GNU Riders Choice

GNU B-Street 

GNU Mini Danny Kass

For more info on Lib Tech and GNU boards, Banana Technology and Magna Traction Technologies and board specs please visit the following websites:

www.lib-tech.com

www.gnu.com

Event: Mutiny's Let's get mystikal video premiere

Where: Nine Star WLA and Nine Star MV

When: Friday September 18th at 8pm

Review of "Let's get mystical" by Ryan Galvan of Vitalbmx.com

Let me start by saying that Mutiny's Stoked on Being Pumped is one of my favorite bmx videos of all time. Joe Simon is one of the best cinematographers in the bmx industry. This is definitely something rare to hear because there are few filmers in our industry that I would designate as cinematographers. He truly is an artist and his work must be appreciated as art. His latest work, Let's Get Mystical, only expresses this fact even more clearly. He raised the bar on bmx film making with SOBP by using tools and techniques seen in many art film projects, from his wedding films, to the set of the latest Hollywood blockbuster. Some examples of this would be his use of Glidecam stabilizer systems and Cinevate cranes and dollies. In LGM, he took it a step further by using a collaboration of not only state of the art HD technology but also beautiful 16mm and 8mm film stock.

After reviewing my favorite moments from this film, I have to conclude that this is another all around excellent bmx film from Joe Simon and a great follow up to SOBP. Is every clip a jaw-dropping stunt or life changing aerial maneuver that will change bmx forever? No, but that is not what I think Joe and Mutiny are all about. They are about showcasing bmx as core as possible. Bmx isn't always about who can do the biggest tricks or make the most money its about sharing fun, laughs and adventures on your bike with your friends and Mutiny hit the nail right on the head in this video. I will definitely be getting my own copy of Let's Get Mystical and making it one of my staple videos to watch before any day out sessioning with my homies. I suggest you go out and do the same.

Ok, eucalyptus trees shed a lot of freakin leaves. On top of that, they are a little oily, so mix yourself a good steep hill covered in eucalyptus trees and you'll have one slippery slope. So you should understand why we're so excited!

You see, now that every single 2010 Fit complete just dropped at Nine Star (in every color they come in by the way) we have a whole butt load of empty cardboard bike boxes lying around. And if you have never launched yourself down a crazy steep, eucalyptus covered hill while sitting in a cardboard box? Well sir, you have not lived! So get in to Nine Star soon, and peep all the new complete bikes from Fit Bike CO.

Mike Aitken TRL Signature 24.25 lbs

Chase Hawk TRL Signature 24.25 lbs

TRL 3 24.5 lbs

TRL 2 25 lbs

TRL 1 25.25 lbs

PRK Signature Dakotoa Roche 24.75 lbs

PRK Signature Van Homen 24.75 lbs

PRK 3 26 lbs

PRK 2 27 lbs

PRK 1 27.25 lbs

STR Signature Edwin Delarosa 25.75 lbs

STR Signature Tom White 26 lbs

STR 2.5 26.5 lbs

STR 1 27.75 lbs

Tech Signature Eddie Cleveland 24.25 lbs

Tech Signature Chase Dehart 24.25 lbs

Tech 2.5 25.5 lbs

Tech 1 25.75 lbs

CR24 25.5 lbs

TRL 18 Aitken 23.75 lbs

PRK 18 Van Homen 23.75 lbs

TRL 16 Chase Hawk 22.5 lbs

PRK 16 Dakotoa Roche 22.5 lbs

Yes you heard right, the rookie of the year Jordy Smith will be at Nine Star Mission Viejo this Monday september 14th at 6pm. He will be signing autographs and take pictures along with Andrew Doheny of JS surfboards. Grab your shred sticks, posters, pictures or your girlfriends cleavage because Jordy and Andrew will be signing whatever is thrown they're way. 

What: Jordy Smith and Andrew Doheny Autograph and Picture session

Where: Nine Star Mission Viejo. 27741 Crown Valley Parkway, Mission Viejo CA 92691 (off of 5 freeway at the Kaleidoscope)

When: Monday September 14th at 6PM

Check out www.jsindustries.com to see more of Jordy and the rest of the team.

Jordy will be throwing lots of Shaka's on Monday's autograph session at Nine Star.

Some say Jordy throws airs like this cause he has wings and can fly. Look below….

They weren't lying! He's got wings! 

Nine Star and girl Skateboards collaborated once again and with the help of Red Bull we loaded up 25 Nine Star members onto the Red Bull "Big Red" for a session at the private Girl Skatepark. This was the second annual Girl skate park trip and the set up had been changed since last summer. The kids were stoked to be there and the session began soon after arrival. Rick Howard and Guy Mariano were there to greet the kids and hand them some goodies. The session was amazing with trick after trick being thrown down on this super fun park. Look for the video montage coming shortly on youtube, in the mean time check out the photos below to see how it went down. 

 Getting Hyphy aboard "Big Red"

DJ Blue Stripes on the turn tables up on the deck

Rick Howard and Guy Mariano were awesome hosts

the wall says it all

good times

Tanner had a slight technical difficulties but all was taken care of by the good folks at Girl.

The trip ended on a good note, everyone got goodies

Mocha and Red Bull means trouble! 

25 Nine Star members had the privilege of skating the Plan B warehouse skatepark this week and it was made possible by Red Bull providing their double decker bus also known as "The Big Red". The kids were all pumped all week in anticipation of the trip and some even showed up an hour early to the shop on the day of the trip. After the kids showed up at the store and signed the waivers they loaded up onto the Big Red and the trip was on. Big Red courtesy of Red Bull is the ultimate vehicle for skate trips! There are big screen tv's all over the bus along with a full DJ table on the upper deck, not to mention fridges full of Red Bull all around. 

Kids getting pumped on the way to Plan B skatepark by watching skate vids on the way.

The DJ booth was the happening spot

Bus full of kids

Red Bull bus "Big Red" and Nine Star grommets

A fresh deck is the way to go

Vitor Borger of Team Nine Star

Pierce Brunner sipping on a little bit of Sugar Free redbull

Pierce Brunner after drinking Red Bull, he was too fast for the camera!

Los Angeles, August 29th
On the streets of Downtown Long Beach
W Broadway between Pine Ave and Pacific Ave
Los Angeles, August 29th
On the streets of Downtown Long Beach
W Broadway between Pine Ave and Pacific Ave
Event Time will be 2pm - 6pm
RSVP via Facebook
Map it

With Red Bull Manny Mania Am Series events running throughout the US, bringing the event to SoCal required a little more as we hold skateboarding to higher expectations here in the mecha of the game.

So we wanted to ensure the the right riders were going to come correct, so we brought $5,000 to the table and announced $2500 to the winner.

With that info out there, everyone and their teen sister would want to jump in, but to ensure it was the right dudes, we went to all of our TM friends at each of the Board, Shoe and Clothing companies and told them this would be an Am invite only event, so nominate 2 riders to skate the event.

And you can't just have a small field to take home that kind of coin, cats need to earn it, so we decided 48 riders would round out some nice competition.

So with all that info out there, the dudes are coming out of the woodwork to display manual skills.

Here's who's confirmed as of 8/10:
Nate Principato, Theotis Beasley, Ryan Decenzo, Kelly Hart, Rodrigo Peterson, Justin Schulte, Steven Webb, Angel Suacedo, Tony Karr, Louie Lopez, Grant Patterson, Morgan Smith, Keelan Dadd, Spencer Hamilton, Nick Tucker, Marshall Heath, Jamie Palmore, Larelle Gray, Derek Fukuhara, John Lupfer, Justin Cefai, Walker Ryan, Rodrigo Lima, Ray Maldanado, Tony Montgomery, Ricky Webb, Chris Van Berkom, Nick Trepanier, Adrian Adrid, Evan Smith, Jose Pereyra, Damian Loud, Norman Woods, Marty Murwski, Paul Kwon.
And to fill you all in with whats going on during the day, Casey (sans his Captain) will be on the mic with co-partner, Active's Corey Cady, also known by pseudonym as "Frijoles Blancos"."

Also, someone needs to decide who's better than the other dudes, and it sure as hell ain't gonna be us - these special guests will continue to be announced…

Lastly, what's a contest without the beats, and let me tell you, we're bringing the heat. HIERO will be in the house with a mid contest live set from DEL tha Funkee Homosapein and Bukue One. Gonna get crazy!

So wait, we hadn't ironed out the venue yet - where we gonna skate? Oh, nevermind, got it - in the streets of Downtown Long Beach. Plus, just so happens an additional 10,000 people will be milling around. We took over an entire city block for the event, and right next to where we are at is the Long Beach Funk Fest. For those into the Funk game, Mandrill, The Meters, Breakestra, Dawn Silva - insane. I know Del and I are gonna be kickin it over there a bit after the contest.

Its gonna be an insane day - See you out there.

PRACTICE STARTS AT NOON - CONTEST STARTS AT 2PM
*** Please think about Public transit as an option or look to park further and skate - as event parking could be a bit nutty!

FYI - If you are a rider wishing to compete, we are only accepting sponsored Am's for the LA event (Sorry…), so go to your board, shoe, clothing, etc team manager and ask them to contact their dude at Red Bull to get you in the mix. Only a couple of spots left.

Surfrider Foundation 25th Anniversary Chapter Meeting and Ecolounge Celebration (Tuesday 8/25 @ 7:00pm,  Duke's Malibu)

(see attached flyer or http://surfriderwlam.org/2009/08/12/chapter-meeting/)

What: Surfrider West LA / Malibu 25th Anniversary Chapter Meeting & Ecolounge Celebration

Where:  Duke's Malibu (Moana Room) Tuesday 8/25 @ 7:00pm-10:00pm
Special Guest Speaker: Glenn Hening, Founder of Surfrider Foundation
Musical Guest: Peter Goetz and Outside Observer http://www.myspace.com/outsideobserver
-Doo Dah Surf Best Costume Award Presentation (http://www.doodahsurf.com)
-Specials on Drinks and Appetizers
-Raffle for 9:Fish surfboard (http://www.9fishsurf.com)

25th Anniversaries don't come around that often. So for this month's 

Surfrider Foundation West LA / Malibu chapter meeting, we decided to

have some fun. That's why we are inviting you, your family and friends to 

the private Moana Room at Duke's Malibu at 7:00pm for good vibes, a 

great view of the ocean and a great time.   We'll hear stories from the

inception of the first chapter from founder Glenn Hening, watch the

presentation of the best costume award and video from Doo Dah Surf Day
(http://www.doodahsurf.com) and enjoy a concert by Peter Goetz and
Outside Observer  http://www.myspace.com/outsideobserver).   Raffle

prizes include a new surfboard donated by 9:Fish (Link to
http://www.9fishsurf.com), a Trunq (http://www.trunq.com) and
Surfrider Foundation swag.   Please come celebrate with us and show
your support for our mission to protect the oceans and beaches!!

Duke's Malibu is located at 21150 Pacific Coast Hwy Malibu, CA
90265-5219 / (310) 317-0777

Long time friend and past featured artist Robb Havassy has a new book project coming out. With over 400 pages of surf stories and surf art, this is just about the most shaka coffee table book ever made. Plus proceeds from the sales go to the Surfrider foundation. Click the image below for the details…