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Frozen in Time: Meet Snowboard Photographer Lorenz Holder March 22, 2013

What's it like to travel the globe in search of the world's most stunning snowscapes? Find out with MINI Space as we sit down with one of the best in the snowboarding photography biz. more

Category: Art & Design, Sports

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King of the Mountain: Winners of the MINI Feature Award March 18, 2013

The excitement around the BURTON GLOBAL EVENT SERIES heats up as the MINI Feature Award winners are announced. Scope out the work of some epic ramp sculptors after the jump. more

Category: MINI, Sports, Competitions

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Method Mag's Creative Use of (Outer) Space at the BEO 2013 March 13, 2013

Ever wonder how many rotations you could do on a snowboard if there
 was no gravity? more

Category: Sports, Events, Competitions

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Wintersport Region Status Quo: Laax. A story of parks, powder, bars and summertime cows March 13, 2013

At first glance, the formula for transforming an average sort of ski resort into something a cut above the norm seems simple enough. With the slope groomed and ready, an impressive Alpine panorama and properly chilled beer, most guests are ready to lean back contentedly. But Laax has set itself the goal of being more than merely a decent venue for winter sports - the objective is excellence, as evidenced by a willingness to break with stale routine and venture into new territory. It merges the free-style living of the heart of Switzerland with its vibrant social scene, copious snow and just a few dreams transformed into vivid reality. more

Category: Sports, Events, Competitions

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Unsung Heroes: The Faces That Make the BEO Happen March 13, 2013

Everyone's used to seeing the hero shot of the rider sending it, hearing them wax lyrical about their runs. They get the adoration - rightly so - but for this we thought we'd take the opportunity to throw some high fives to the people working like dogs behind the scenes to make the BEO happen. Here are but a handful of them... more

Category: Sports, Events, Competitions

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Vertigo at Vail: A Snowy View of the US Open Slopestyle March 13, 2013

Mark McMorris rode to US Open Slopestyle victory, but the rest of us rode powder. more

Category: Sports, Events, Competitions

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Open Minded
 March 13, 2013

SNOWBOARDER Magazine Senior Editor Tom Monterosso reflects on what the US Open means to snowboarding and snowboarders. more

Category: Sports, Events, Competitions

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Double Exposed: The Burton US Open at Vail March 13, 2013

Double Exposures vs. Double Corks: Tim Peare's vision of the Burton US Open at Vail. more

Category: Sports, Events, Competitions

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Extra Miler: Marseille Mistral March 04, 2013

Local skateboarder Alex Attali is no stranger to speed and adrenaline when riding the ramps. more

Category: Urban Culture, MINI, Sports, Magazine, People

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The MINI Media Award 2013: The Sickest Stories of the Burton European and US Open February 04, 2013

Burton European and US Open will be hosting a new kind of freestyling thanks to some of the slickest wordsmiths in snow business. Learn about the cash money up for grabs with the new MINI Media Award. more

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MINI & Burton Go Big: On and Off the Slopes at the Burton European and US Open 2013 February 04, 2013

Ready, steady, shred. The gnarliest event of the year – the Burton European and US Open 2013 presented by MINI – is about to take off with some serious air! Test your hang time after the jump. more

Category: Urban Culture, MINI, Sports, Events

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Dakar: The Ultimate Endurance Rally January 18, 2013

Self-discipline and determination might be typical New Year buzzwords, but when you're competing in the annual January Dakar Rally, endurance takes on a whole new meaning. more

Category: MINI, Sports

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