Lynchburg, VA – Liberty University the self proclaimed “largest and fastest growing Christian Evangelical university in the world,” is bringing a busted-finger phenomena to the US for the first time: Snowflex.

Tomorrow night , donwtown Portland is going to go off with a midsummer rail setup, live music, beer gardens, and more. $5 gets you in the contest and it's free to attend, and all profit goes to SOS outreach, a worthy cause indeed. So if you're in or around Portland get down there and check it out--and look for coverage in an upcoming blog.

Masset, BC (June 23, 2009) - Meghann O'Brien, featured in the Haida Gwaii story in Issue 7.2, returned to the islands for the summer and shares a glimpse into life in The Land of the People in a new online extra. Click here to see images from Haida Gwaii and the story behind them.

Portland, OR (June 23, 2009) - Bonfire switched it up this year and they're running three contests for pipe to pipe. The first was held on June 11, rounds two and three go July11 and 19. It's a snow and skate event, with a jib contest on Timberline's Palmer snowfield, followed by a skate jam at Windell's. While we couldn't make it down for the Thursday event, the folks at Bonfire did a pretty good job of bringing it to us with this video.

Wanaka, NZ (June 22, 2009) - On August 29th, the World Heli Challenge returns to Wanaka, New Zealand, after an extended hiatus.

Footage from the Tailgate Alaska event held this spring featuring Idaho's own Wyatt Caldwell getting loose in the AK backcountry.