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Well, talk about perfect timing! We’re out at the Honda Classic in West Palm Beach with Oakley and today we’ll be checking out all the action from the rowdy Bear Trap at the 17th Green. Think of the Bear Trap as the East Coast’s answer to Phoenix Open’s Bird’s Nest. Thousands of fans drinking all day in the Sun saying everything imaginable to distract the Golfers. It’s a truly unique experience. To be properly prepared for this all day boozefest we will need to get our hands on this newly released carbon fiber flask created by Macallan in collaboration with Oakley. Boozin’ at the Bear Trap with all the beautiful babies and party animals is free but if we decide to peel off and follow Tiger around the course it would be nice to have a little something something within reach. The Macallan Flask protects your precious whisky from anything you can throw at it with a combination of durable, lightweight materials including food grade steel, aerospace-grade aluminum, and the carbon fiber we’ve all come to know and love from Oakley. Sure, it costs about $900 but can you really put a price on protecting your precious liquid gold? Photo via: hiconsumption.com
It’s about time! As we stated earlier this week, Gigi Ruf went head-to-head with the world’s best snowboarders and landed first place in this year’s Red Bull Ultra Natural. The future of Snowboarding competitions wrapped up last weekend at Baldface Lodge in British Columbia and Red Bull has released the highlights. We don’t understand how these riders, who are continuing to expand the sport every time they set foot on a mountain, can ride the lines they do with such reckless abandon. The highlight reel shows us some amazing footage from the weekend, including scenes from Gigi’s winning run. Red Bull Ultra Natural will air in its entirety on March 30th on NBC. But until then, enjoy the video below.
Yesterday, the world’s best snowboarders descended upon Baldface Lodge in British Columbia and competed in Red Bull Ultra Natural. In only its second year of existence, Red Bull Ultra Natural, created by snowboarding legend Travis Rice, has already become a highly-respected competition with both riders and fans of this ever-growing sport. We at RSVLTS believe that this event will be the future of competitive snowboarding. Gigi Ruf went head-to-head with riders like Travis Rice, Mark McMorris and Torstein Horgmo to take the top spot in this year’s competition. We are anxiously waiting for the footage to come back but here is a vintage video of Gigi crashing in the backcountry to get us excited.
After one of the most hyped X-Games of all time, Oakley was gracious enough to let us tag along with some of their pro boarders for a day at Snowmass, Aspen. The day started out with some great breakfast grub at the Oakley Athlete House. Buttermilk oatmeal pancakes, bacon, sausage and fresh fruit isn’t a bad way to start out a day of shredding on the mountain. After a few runs, lunch was served at a quaint cabin in the middle of the mountain and we got to shoot the breeze with some athletes about their new gear. Great conditions and some fresh Fall ’13 Oakley snow line makes for some great photos.
We spent a glorious week in South Lake Tahoe at Heavenly Village. The seven day mancation gave us ample time to see the town and experience everything. From food to skiing to partying. If you need to take a vacation with your bros this is the place to do it and we’ve got your cheat sheet to having a good time.
Our amigo, Oakley rider Shaun White won his 6th consecutive SuperPipe Gold medal on Sunday night at the Winter X Games. At 26-years-old White was the oldest in the field but he didn’t let that fact slow him down.
On Friday we took a 6:00 am flight out of Newark headed to Aspen, CO for the Winter X-Games.We’ll be in town until Monday with Oakley testing out their latest gear and covering all the action on the slopes. Follow along on Instagram @RSVLTS as we post photos from the weekend or bookmark this post so you can see the feed. @RSVLTS Instagram Feed @Oakley Instagram Feed #Xgames Instagram Feed Torstein Horgmo’s Instagram Feed
Alessandra Ambrosio has mastered the modeling runway and now she is getting her kicks on the slopes. While in town for the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Saturday Ambrosio, who famously wore the $2.5 million fantasy bra at the 2012 Victoria’s Secret fashion show, threw on some fresh Oakley gear and hit the slopes with snowboarding pro Danny Kass at the Oakley Learn to Ride. Oakley Learn to Ride is a collaboration with New Era that teaches inexpereinced boarders a few tips and tricks and also gets the hooked up with some fresh gear so they can shred pow in-between red carpets and parties. Alessandra Ambrosio wasn’t the only famous face to learn at Oakley Learn to Ride. Adrian Grenier (Vinny Chase from Entourage) was in the house, as was professional surfer Erica Hosseini, who we listed in our 35 Women We Want To See In The 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
In about two weeks we’ll see team Oakley snowboarder Shaun White shred up the half-pipe at the 2013 X-Games in Aspen. Shaun is the best on Earth but he also uses the best equipement possible. In the video we see the life cycle of Shaun’s custom snowboard as it makes the journey from forest, to production shop to the mountain.
Yesterday, Masters Champion, Bubba Watson, joined the Oakley Family. Bubba’s unique style and attitude fit perfectly with a brand dedicated to outside the box innovation. Oakley sets a unique standard style in any sport they cater to, with a distinguishable look, different from any other brand. To me, Oakley has always been ahead of the curve in technology and sponsorships being very critical to the sportsmen they choose. Watson’s charisma and fun attitude toward an otherwise buttoned up game could be pivotal in the progression of the sport. Bubba, Oakley. Oakley, Bubba.
The Oakley Goods jacket is a new jacket from their winter line. The jacket aesthetics brings a unique take on pixel camo, accented with long white chest vents for temperature control. Your basic mountain jacket with a few cool features, like 10K mm waterproofing with 15K g/m2/24hrs breathability and fully tape—welded seams, that definitely won’t break the bank for the holidays. A great looker that’s sure to turn some heads on the slopes.
Oakley’s latest game changing product being called ‘Airwave’ are the most technologically advanced goggles on the market. The goggles house a very small screen that is perceived by the user’s eye to be a 14-inch display that can instantly deliver information including distance, airtime, temperature, speed , altitude thanks to an array of sensors including GPS, accelerometer and gyro. The Bluetooth connection will link the wrist worn controller to your smartphone allowing you to track friends and access your playlist. The price point of $599 is significantly higher than then a standard pair of goggles but in addition to everything above maps to over 600 resorts feed intot he display allowing you to instantly see what you’re at, track their friend’s locations, and see sweet stats like jump height and max speed. Buy Now: $599.95
The Oakley Airwave is the future of technology meets action sports. It combines the company’s best goggle technologies with a heads-up display that integrates GPS, Bluetooth, and more with a host of onboard sensors to bring new possibility to the alpine experience. Alpine sports enthusiasts can access a full range of information transmitted directly to the eye with the benefits of Oakley’s world-class optical performance, comfort and protection. The heads up display appears as a 14 ft projection 5 feet away, so your eye never has to refocus, but aligned low enough to be non intrusive. Speed, jump verticals and jump time are also new innovations that will encourage riders and skiers to push the envelope without the assist of a buddy filming their jumps. The Airwave also has over 600 snow trail maps so you can map out or check off your run before you ride. And if thats not enough, if your mountain brah’s have the goggles, app or a smartphone you can track their location on the mountain and meet up after a few runs on your own.
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