As most of you know, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on February 27th. Just yesterday, Chile had an "aftershock" that was bigger than the Haiti earthquake. Chile's March 11 quake shook Chile at 7.2 magnitude on the Richter scale. The Evolve Chile crew extend our deepest sympathies to all Chileans, and to anyone affected by this natural disaster.

TORAH WINS GOLD! BANANA TECHNOLOGY IS NUMBER ONE IN THE OLYMPICS!

Mervin Manufacturing, nestled at the base of the Olympic Mountain range near Canada in the USA, would like to congratulate Lib Tech rider Greg Bretz, Gnu's Mathieu Crepel and Roxy's Gold medal winning Torah Bright for their outstanding performances on Banana Technology and Magne-Traction in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic half pipe event.

Lib Tech gets aggressive with POV and online video by documenting the season through video

Lib Tech gets aggressive with POV and online video by documenting the season through video

(Sequim, WA) February 22, 2010 – One of the fastest growing snowboard brands in the US, Lib Tech is bringing POV video to its marketing efforts to enable its athletes to tell their stories through video. In a partnership with VholdR, Lib Tech is decking out its athletes with ContourHD helmet cams and posting video through a branded experience on VholdR.com.

Sequim, WA – February 17, 2010 – Mammoth Lakes ripper Greg Bretz has been riding a TRS C2 Power Banana lately and will be on it again as he tries overcome poor snow conditions in today’s Olympic halfpipe event. As an underdog Greg not only has all the style and tricks to win, but the power of a magne-traction banana under his feet. Greg will drop 14th in the second qualification group which begins at 5:40EST/2:40 PST.

THE HOLY OLY REVIVAL TURNS SEVEN...DEFIES LOGIC...AND SAVES SNOWBOARDING!

The Summit at Snoqualmie and Lib Technologies are damn pleased to bring you the remedy to your Olympic hangover...The Holy Oly Revival on Saturday, February 20th at Summit East/Hyak.

IOC judges? Nope. Rolling Stone covers for the winners? Nope. Matching uniforms? Nope. Bob Costas? Nope. Big-Ass QP with a bunch of peeps shredding and chowing down Cobra Dogs? Oh Yeah!

Mark your calendars, the Holy Oly Revival is coming up soon, February 20th, Summit at Snoqualmie, WA.

Photo: Tim Zimmerman

Extended interview with Travis Rice from the February issue on newsstands now!

Interview by Tawnya Schultz

The scene just hasn’t been the same since Travis Rice blasted through the gates doing things bigger and better than everyone else. In fact, Travis has set the bar so high that the only person who continues to exceed it every year is well, himself. Nicknamed “Crazy” by some of his closest companions, Travis has been reppin’ Jackson Hole for over twenty years, and continues to lead the pack with his seventh pro model with Lib Technologies- the Travis Rice C2 Power Banana.

THE COMMUNITY OF CARLSBORG HONORS MERVIN MANUFACTURING WITH ITS OWN ROAD!

Destineer and Snowboard Magazine Announce “Search For Freedom” Snowboarding Giveaway for Stoked™: Big Air Edition

Minneapolis, MN - October 20th, 2008 - What does freedom mean to you? Is it the first snowfall of the year? Being on the mountains with your friends? This winter, Stoked™: Big Air Edition looks to redefine freedom in a snowboarding video game. We are teaming with some of the biggest brands in snowboarding to give away the best gear of the 2009-10 season. Getting your hands on some premium gear straight from the game may only be a click away. Destineer, along with Snowboard Magazine, today announced the "Search For Freedom" Prize Giveaway in celebration of the upcoming Stoked™ video game, in stores November 24th.