NO!!! shouts Mr Russell, as he basks in the glory of another comp takedown, this time the NIKE 6.0 Primary Colours competition for best photograph, check out this beauty from DanMedhurst.com. Currently ripping it in Quebec, Jon has also bagged himslef a trip to New York with mega spends as his reward for looking splendid in Green...nice work Soldier!

Want to add to your no doubt vast collection of UK shred films? Then grab one of this years standouts, Broken Thumbs (This is Britain2) from the TSA/STANDINGsideways crew, featuring our very own Jon 'the johnson' Russell and Matt Leigh, well, sort of...! Pop into your nearest TSA store to get your free copy asap and experience last summers UK tour for yourself!


Photo: Andy Mold

and you thought he'd dropped off the planet?!! no chance pal, Damo Doyle is alive and well, and even representing OHD!! We got this pic through to HQ and thought, well, it deserves to be shared with the web population! Heres double-O Damo at the Bristol Street Session organised by those friendly folk at Sno!zone....

Just in on the wire is the news that Jon Russell killed the field at Scrap Metal, Tamworth, walking away with top spot and some purple vision, more to follow...BOOP!

CHAMPION SOUND!! Stop the press because he's done it again, OHD's very own Jon Russell ruled the roost this weekend at the Castleford leg of the 2008 British Snow Tour. Taking down first place for the second year running, the man himself gave us the tricks that won him the title, check this out for some uber-tech shizzle....

Nollie to back tail, switch-up on the down bar, then onto the kink rail where he stomped a gap 270on to switch front board....killed the barrell jib with a nose-tap back 720(!) out, this was widely reported as a 540 but no no no my friends, we have it right, eat that 720!! Finishing off with a back 180 on, cab 1 off the wallride...POW POW!! A tight decision for the judges, but ive always said these people are very intelligent judges(!) and they definitely made the correct choice...just!

Second place was scooped by Jamie Nicholls and Steve Revill placed third...also some mini props are due for Lyndsey Ashdown who managed second place in the womens slopestlye competition, nice work Ashdown!

Roll up roll up, this reporter has finally found something worth sharing! Ladies and Gentlemen, i am hereby announcing that your first opportunity to see the new TSA tour film, 'Broken Thumbs', will be at the Big Bang event down at Tamworth Snowdome on Saturday 27th September.

The Big Bang gives you a whole day and night of everything we all love about snowboarding, and the evening premiere of this hotly anticipated film will surely be the highlight...we hope to see you there.

The SnowDome
Leisure Island
River Drive
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B79 7ND

Full schedule of the days events here http://www.snowboardshow.co.uk/tamworth.html

just a reminder kids that this Friday is the latest chance to ride the UK's premier freestlye set-up at Castlefors Snozone, heres the layout for all you park rats....



OHD in conjunction with www.78plate.com have produced yet another limited edition t-shirt for the event, so get there nice and early to be sure of bagging one for your collection!

Halfway through the rapid fire tour of UK dryslopes and domes, the TSA film crew will be at CasVegas from 7pm tonight and tomorrow hoping to capture the cream of the Northern talent thats hidden away inside this indoor snow facility. Theres some pics up on the Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8079396510

If you cant make it tonight no worries, you can pencil in 4th July in your diaries as thats when another of the now legendary SnoStorm events will be going down, this time at Castleford SnoZone. Expect the usual blend of live music and fresh park lines for you all to enjoy...

Ok peeps listen up, the TSA are at it again, this years video is off the drawing board and into the party bus! Get along to your local slope on the dates shown below and get yourself in this years film!!!

Confirmed dates for this years tour are as follows-

Mon 2nd June - Bearsden - 6pm-close
Tue 3rd June - Bellahouston - 6pm- close
Wed 4th June - Aberdeen - 6pm- close
Fri 6th June - Braehead - 7pm- 11pm

Sun 8th June - Kendall - TBC
Mon 9th June - Rossendale - 6pm- close
Tue 10th June - Halifax - 6pm- close
Wed 11th June - Sheffield - TBC
Thur 12th June - Castleford-01 - 7pm- 11pm
Fri 13th June - Castleford- 02 - 7pm- 11pm

Tue 17th June - Tamworth - 8.30pm- Midnight
Wed 18th June - Swadlincote - 6pm- close
Fri 20th June - Milton Keynes - 7pm- 11pm

Sun 22nd June - Christchurch - 5pm- close
Mon 23rd June - Plymouth - 6pm- close

Wed 25th June - Calshot - 7pm- 9.45pm
Thur 26th June - Chatham - 6pm- close

OHD will be supporting the (proper) northern legs, come along and you may just get a free tshirt or something equally as exciting!

Below are some shots of Hammo's genius exhibition at the Contact Theatre, entitled My New Robot. It runs until September (we think!) so youve got plenty of time to get down there and see what the fuss is about. No excuses, go and see it!







See all this and more at:
Contact Theatre
Devas St,
Manchester,
M15 6JA.
0161 274 0600

This Friday 11th April sees the welcome return of Sno!Storm to Castleford Sno!zone, with the usual blend of a sweet set-up and tunes to keep you riding all night. Be sure to stop by the 'halfway hut' on the slope for your free hot drink to keep you nice and toasty....

More sweet news for our very own Lucy Butler, who has just picked up sponsorship from the newest of the UK's real snow slopes, Chill Factore at the Trafford Centre. Pat Sharples, head of freestlye at the new development, singled Miss Butler out for some high praise indeed and rewarded her indoor shred skills with a full time riders pass, not bad going at all! Congrats Butler, have a high five and a double thumbs up from us!!

Following hot on the heels of his 'This Is Us' stylings, Hammo bounces across Manchester to show off yet more of his skills at Sketch Citys latest event at the Contact Theatre (Devas St, M15 6JA) Check the flyer below, done by the good man himself of course...

Word up all you art fans(!) If you want to check out some of Hammos blinding art skills yo then you need to head down to his latest exhibition at the new 'upper space' gallery as part of the Sketch City 'This is Us' artist collaboration. One of 12 lucky pen-monkeys with work on show, Hammo has produced some sweet stuff that you can see for the next 6 weeks down at

Upper Space Gallery
Marlsboro House
52 Newton Street
Manchester
M1 1ED

For more info check out www.sketchcity.co.uk

Our congratulaions go out to our very own Lucy Butler, who managed to fend off the competition this weekend to take the womens title in the Vans sponsored Dawn of the Shred competition up in Aviemore.

With bad weather forcing the schedule back a day to the Sunday, and a much bigger, more intimidating course than last year, Lucy took it to the real Northerners with a combo of boardslides and tailslides coupled with some nice clean airs over the kicker. Bad weather meant the runs were scored in two parts (to allow the judges to see the action!) and with a mean park choc-full of huge rails and boxes, this was never going to be an easy one to win. Lucy made good use of the escalator box and street rails, opting to hit the kicker rather than the huge battleship rail that had claimed many victims throughout the weekend, to take a long overdue victory in a fun and relaxed competition format. Always glad to hear you're doing your bit for OHD Butler, heres to the next victory!

Word has it there may be some pics from the event in an upcoming Document, but bad weather may well have put a stop to that....

After a series of successful events around the UK last year, For Boarders By Boarders returns to a slope near you, more dates are set to be added so keep an eye out for your nearest shred op!

Heads up!



Probably the best film you will see all year is about to hit TSA stores, Damian Doyle has directed and filmed another UK masterpiece, thisISBritain! Filmed over a hectic summer period last year, the film aims to show what UK riding is all about, make sure you drop into your nearest TSA store to pick up a free copy.

Jon Russell had the honour of being asked to ride for the UK team at this years Jibbattle in Oslo Norway which took place last weekend. A kind of Rail Storm for the Scandinavians, the invited UK team consisted of Chris Chatt, Steve Revill, Tom Guilmard, Stu Edwards and Jon himself. The team rode (and partied) hard, beating Austria on the way to the semi's before being knocked out by Team Norway, who were themselves toppled by Iceland in the final event. There are a couple of pics up at http://www.justme.ws/articles_post.asp?id=202635

A pic of the set-up:


We hope to have more info on what actually went down at the event, but all we got from our rider was a jumbled message talking about the after party at 6am on Sunday, sounds interesting......

With less than a month until he returns to our soggy shores, Hammo has got involved with 'Edition Addiction Vol 1', a series of exhibitions, showcasing the work of artists who make Limited Editions of their art, whether in the form of prints, dolls, photographs, stencils etc. All of the editions are original, limited and affordable.

There will be a website up and running soon where folks can buy work from the show...
www.editionaddiction.com. Hammo threw his hat into the ring with some limited edition screenprints, we like it a lot!



And just in case you are reading this in Hobart, get down to the opening, Friday 7th December @6pm, Jimmy's Skate and Street, 120 Elizabeth Street, Hobart! Now wheres my passport...?

Hot Dog! Not content with slaying all before him at the recent K-Jam up at Kendal dryslope, taking 2nd in the Big Air and first in Slopestyle, Jon Russell continues to bag all freebies and prizes possible by taking top spot at the SnoZone/StandingSideways Street Session held last Thursday in Hull:

A couple of local kids stopped and did a double take, but they weren’t seeing things, there actually was a ski-slope in their town centre…..

Thursday 22nd November, 17:00hrs, Hull City centre, strange things were definitely afoot. Snozone Castleford, along with BoardPatrol of Hull, StandingSideways and Hull City Council had banged heads in a most jib-tastic fashion, working together to bring 20 tonnes of real snow to the centre of Hull to create the first (of many planned) Street Sessions. The format was simple, invite numerous UK pro-snowboarders and skiers to show up and throw down, and give the good folk of Hull a taste of what the white stuff has to offer.

Damian Doyle headed up the build team, and after the scaffold was erected right under the city’s BBC big screen and the snow laid, a choice of jib obstacles was installed. On the riders right was a simple down box, while on the left was a tasty looking C-box, with both options leading down to the mini quarter/wall ride at the bottom of the course. With a live TV feed to the screen above them, a perfect set-up in front of them and a hyped up crowd below, the riders were ready to slay the course, pumped up even further by the sounds of the resident DJ and one very random MC.

The event went off almost immediately, and it’s no surprise when you consider the riders who had accepted the invite to ride at this, the first ever Street Session. Beginning with a relaxed jam format, pro’s including Stu Edwards and Ric Barrow got to work straight away, getting creative on the down box with a succession of switch tricks. The ‘yoof’ element was well represented too, with Will Smith launching straight into a 270 onto the box, and Snozones own Si ‘Souljah’ Foster tail tapping his way into the crowds heart. Knox brothers Tom and Sparrow put sibling rivalries(!) aside, hitting the box and c-box simultaneously before stalling out with style at the top of the quarter.

After a quick spot of grooming it was time to reward the crowd for their constant noise making and time to get the battle on, Snozone versus BoardPatrol!! With one rider dropping for each team, the left and right sides of the crowds could win a plethora of prizes, dependant on the tricks thrown down, and more importantly, how loud they cheered! The riders began to step things up, the merest whiff of competition resulting in the slam count rising rapidly, which pleased the crowd if not the riders concerned. The level was pushed even further by the likes of Wayne ‘the handplant’ Taylor and Jon Russell, who was spinning every which way onto the box and riding with his trademark assured style. A big shout at this point goes to Chris Chatt, James Carr and MC Ferg, who finally showed up after a nightmare 10 hour trek from London! The Chatt/Carr factor amped things up considerably, even Damian Doyle strapped in and went big!

With the prize box contents rapidly disappearing, the judges began to take note of the standout riders of the day, and started assembling a who’s who list of those going through to the 6-man super final, where they would get just two runs each to impress the other riders who would be judging it. After a brief pause to allow local news programme Look North to ‘go live’, it was time for the Super Final. Making it through were Wayne Taylor (AKA) Stu Edwards (Salamon) Jon Russell (OHD, Signal) and Ric Barrow (Rome)with skiers Andy Collins and local boy made good Jamie Taylor holding it down for the two plankers.

Wayne Taylor opted to ignore the rails and headed at mach 10 towards the quarter at the bottom, pulling a crowd pleasing handplant that nearly sliced a couple of the watching judges in two! The C-box received double treatment from Ric Barrow who pulled both a back lip and a switch front board, while Stu Edwards opted for a nollie back-t Danish and a 270 onto the C-box with maximum Eddy steez. Skiers Andy Collins and Jamie Taylor were having their own mini battle, attempting to out rotate each other in a bid for glory. The final decision was unanimous from the other riders, the standout trick of the day came from Jon Russell, who nailed a FS3 the hard way onto the box, as well as a 270 on the C to claim top spot and provoke the biggest cheer of the night from the crowd and fellow riders alike. Second went to Stu Edwards and Jamie Taylor took home third.

Sadly for everyone, after the prize giving the course had to be dismantled (council rules!) bringing the inaugural Street Session event to an end. No matter, as the fun continued long into the night courtesy of a superb after party at Lamp, ensuring plenty of riders and staff were definitely not going to work on time the next day!!

video of the event here - http://whitelines.com/events/hull-snozone-rail-jam

pictures coming in a little while...

ok, only two...Damo and the riders.

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