“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!

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

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

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! 

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

Nike SB Dunk Low “Ron Burgundy” and the Nike SB Dunk Mid “Green Bay Packers” that are part of the Nike SB August 2009 sneaker collection. Also included in the mix are a Nike SB Bruin in a military blue in red accents and a Nike SB Zoom Classic in a midnight fog and fluro green colorway.

The biggest release of the month is the Nike SB Zoom Paul Rodriguez 3, which is set to release on the 8th of August 2009 for $90. The initial release of the sneakers comes in white / black with red accents and the second in a black colorway with red accents and a safari print on the toe and heel.

The Nine Star skate team managed to bring home the Silver Medal at the X-games. The team had won silver the first year X-games decided to have the shop vs shop challenge and last year they brought home gold. The original team that was supposed to skate at the contest had to be re-figured the day of the contest because of an injury on Felipe Gustavo's foot that he obtained at the Maloof Money Cup. To make things even more interesting, two other injuries occurred to Jeremiah Bohnet and Matt Lemond in the first heat and Matt Lemond had to skate with a twisted ankle in the final. But pain was nothing new to the young gun and he skated hard regardless of how much pain he was in. At the end of the day, the team came through and show cased their talents and showed the crowds a good time. Here are some pictures of Team Nine Star at the X-games.

Nine Star Skate Team Members are:

Andrew Pott, Nate Principato, Aryeh Kraus, Felipe Gustavo, Jeremiah Bohnet, Vitor Borger, Matt Lemond, Greg Pynes, Evan Berle and Morgan Wolf.

Matt Lemond, Jeremiah Bohnet, Nate Principato, Andrew Pott, Sean Zakeri

Nate Principato, Nollie Heel

Andrew Pott, frontside lipslide

Andrew Pott, frontside boardslide 

Andrew Pott, frontside 5-0

Nate Principato, Kickflip the big 12. The only skater who had a trick on this huge set besides Andrew Pott.

Andrew Pott, krooked grind the big 12, first try.

 Jeremiah Bohnet, staying in the shadow

Newest member of Team Nine Star, Greg Pynes and the trey flip

Nate Principato and Jeremiah Bohnet sporting their 2009 X-Games jerseys.

Nate Principato and Andrew pott

Jeremiah Bohnet, Nate Principato, Andrew Pott, Sean Zakeri, Aryeh Kraus, Vitor Borger 

Team Nine Star and the X-Games 15 Medal

Nate Principato and Andrew Pott recruiting talent after the X-Games

The new Nine Star decks were a huge hit with the models. Come get yours at a Nine Star near you. Designed by our very own skater Nate Principato

Andrew Pott signing autographs after the contest.

Felipe Gustavo and Nate Principato

The Nine Skate team was booked to do a demo at the LA Live across from the Staples Center on July 25th along with P-Rod and TK. This was a kick off party for the X-Games soon to come at the end of July. Nine Star had won the gold medal last year at the X-games shop challenge, improving on the silver they won the year before. This year, we have added the talents of Mr Felipe Gustavo and the team is even stronger than before the boys expect a repeat of their gold. Come checkout team Nine Star in Action when X-Games 15 takes place at downtown LA from July 30th to August 2nd.

Check out Fuel TV on July 10th when Nine Star commercials will start airing. The team won the Volcom Film Night Battle that was held between 14 shops and earned us commercial air time on Fuel TV. Check out the Nine Star video here:

http://www.volcom.com/flash/new_futures/0409_filmbattles/filmbattles.html

Andrew Pott under the world's biggest skateboard.

Andrew Pott

TK, Matt Lemond, Jeremiah Bohnet

Andrew Pott, TK, P-Rod, Jeremiah Bohnet, Matt Lemond

Andrew Pott, always a crowd pleaser. Huge kickflip over the qp.

Andrew Pott

TK 

Jeremiah Bohnet, late flip over the hydrant

P-Rod, switch trey

P-Rod and Nate Principato. Check them both in P-Rod's video "Proof" at Nine Star now.

TK and P-Rod on center stage

Nate Principato and Felipe Gustavo

Team Nine Star. Matt Lemond, Jeremiah Bohnet, Andrew Pott, Nate Principato, Felipe Gustavo, Vitor Borger and TM Sean Zakeri 

Nine Star Skate Team:

Andrew Pott

Nate Principato

Felipe Gustavo

Aryeh Kraus

Jeremiah Bohnet

Morgan Wolf

Matt Lemond

Votor Borger

Evan Berle 

Check it out, all new Nike SBs at Nine Star. These are the June SBs, and they are in-stock now!

JS Jordy Pro Model - Paintbrush for the aerial artist

With a flatter rocker and a single double concave, this board carries a touch of extra volume through the stringer and rolls out to a slightly thinner rail. You may not be Jordy, but at least you can own his board. Yeah, you thought I was going to say "surf like him" didn't you.