Event: Butter Stomp Wakeboard Weekend
Date: July 23rd - July 25th 2010
Location: Ione City Park in Ione, Washington
Directions: Use http://maps.google.com to find the best route from your home to the Butter Stomp in the Ione City Park. Ione is about 2 hours north of Spokane, WA.
Camping: Tent camping is available directly across from the site. ‘Tent City’ spots are available by first come first serve basis. Check in with Jay at the Ione Motel & RV Park 509-442-3213.

More details on the event, click on …

Northwest Riders Clothing Company is hosting its first ever contest series. Plans for this seasons 3-day event features a double up contest on Friday, August 13, an all ages division based contest on Saturday, August 14, and a Northwest Riders wakeboarding clinic on Sunday, August 15.

All the event details can be found over on the Northwest Riders website. Also, click through to see the full event flier.

REFRESH is an action-packed, fast-paced look at the wakeboard scene of the Northwest’s Inland Empire. Hailing from the Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho - Flying Robot Films brings you the lifestyle, skills and antics of a crew of shredders. REFRESH is a funtastic voyage of wakeboarding, bmx, moto, and snowboarding. Not for seriousness or artistic flare, REFRESH was created in the essence of fun, good times, high fives, and getting’ radical.

REFRESH captures the local talent including Chad Warren, Jeremy Deming, Gared Schneider, AJ Haynes, Rick Knott, Jason Jakober, DJ Reynolds, Steven Bafus, Josh VandeVanter, Chad Hecker, and Ronnie Watson.

Supported by – O’Brien, Pita Pit, Smith, Rockstar, Malibu, and 3F2.org

What does everyone think about the new Flo-Cam option for Malibu’s new G3 Tower? Anyone out there have one? Love it? Hate it? Not Sure … leave some comments here and let us know.

The CWU wake team has been busy the last few months. Not only did they release their first team video which you can watch in its entirety below…but they also just placed 3rd at Nationals. Congrats to the whole CWU wake team!

Check out photos and a recap article here.

Kids That Snowboard - Full Video

I received an email the other day from Nick Jones and I’m pretty sure I could feel how pumped Nick was just in reading the words on my screen. Since moving to Seattle in 2005, Nick has been one of the top riders that I have really enjoyed going out on the lake with and even more so, just hanging out with. As many of you know, Nick had a bad foot injury awhile back and was struggling to get back to his old self as the foot kept throwing kink after kink in his riding. Which brings us back to his email.

Nick recently landed a trick that has never been done. He dubbed it the “Big Perm,” which is a pretty funny play on the current trick named the “Big Worm” crossed with Nick’s signature curly hair that sits atop his head and has become a bit of an identifier for him.

Click over for a look at the trick…

The NFFTY Youth Film Festival is going on now here in Seattle, WA and is featuring a day of action sports flicks from some great local and national amateur filmers. If you are in Seattle go check it out. Wakeboard Northwest contributor Bryan Myss and Northwest Riders team waker Brandon Robins are judging the event.

Click Here for some more info.

The Central Washington University Wake Team presents their first feature length video, “Kids that Snowboard!” The premiere is this Thursday, April 22 at CWU’s - SURC Theater from 6:00PM to 7:00PM. Enter the raffle for a chance at some prizes from Northwest Riders Clothing Company, Hyperlite, and others. More info can be found at the event page on Facebook.

A word from the CWU Team:

We’ve all put in a lot of time filming this video over the 2009 summer at various Northwest locations and we’re stoked to share it with everyone!

Entry is only $5 and $1 raffle tickets for some awesome prizes.

Locations: Gig Harbor, Radar Lake, Mason Lake, Lake Sammamish, Selah, Columbia River and more!

Riders: Thomas Olson, Nick Haisch, Brett Lund, Eddie Roberts, Sean Harris, Ryan Cearly, Jeff Fabiani, Mike McKinney, Drew Newman, Seth Kitzke, Sean Doyle and many more!

After parties to follow!

The video will be available for download after the premier for anyone that can’t make it.

September 3, 2009 … the last time WakeboardNorthwest.com had a news post for the world of wake.

Fastforward a bit to today, January 8, of 2010. I am writing this post as an update to those of you that still loyally check out this site and to those of you that have always supported me since 2005. Based on the numbers, there are plenty of you still tuning in.

A Brief History

I started Wakeboard Northwest (WBNW) in April of 2005 as a hobby. As I moved to the Seattle, WA area shortly thereafter, the site grew as I became more involved in the industry through retail, events, and just getting out there and riding more…meeting new people and fans of wake.

The crew at Bakes Marine introduced me to their network which included the likes of Sean Kilgus (BFY Productions), Greg Young (Northwest Riders Clothing Co.), Bryan Myss (Action Sports Photographer), John Thorburn (NMTA), many of the Malibu Boats family, and a ton of others. As these relationships grew, WakeboardNorthwest.com did also.

In 2006, I became part owner of Northwest Riders Clothing Company and started splitting time between that, Bakes, and WBNW. The close ties between the three companies allowed all to slowly pick up steam and benefit from each of the individual successes that were had.

As time has gone on my personal resources have been pulled, stretched, and bounced all over the map. Late last year (2009), I decided to make WBNW a part of the Northwest Riders vision. Heading into 2010 there are a lot of ideas being researched and planned on how best to move WBNW forward. Rest assured, this web site is still in its infancy and will be back better than ever very soon.

What Can You Do?

If you are a rider, reader, photographer, video guru, writer, comedian, technology wizard, or just a wake enthusiast…we NEED to hear from you! Leave a comment at the bottom of this post and introduce yourself. Tell us who you are, what you do, and why you enjoy wake. We want to make you a part of the site moving forward. We need your opinions, like, dislikes, ideas, and collective creativity to bring the best content possible in the years ahead.

What To Expect

WakeboardNorthwest.com will still have a lull before it gets back up and running. Until then, keep checking in and leaving your comments. This is currently a one man show and we all know that the power of the web and the wake world lies in community. I will post more details in the months to come.

Thanks again to all of you that have not stopped supporting us!

Sincerely,

Zack Clark

Radar Events Press Release

Redmond, WA - After 36 years, Radar Events, LLC is excited to announce the opening of Radar Lake to the public. We invite you to water ski, wakeboard, stay at the cozy log cabin, host a business or social event or say your “I Do’s” on over 120 acres of majestic grounds and breathtaking views.

Radar Lake is considered one of the first man-made water sport lakes on the planet. This is where you will discover Radar Lake and its spectacular setting first hand, nestled in the foothills of Redmond, close to the city, yet secluded by nature. It has been part of hundreds of professional titles, numerous world records, world champions and the world’s most legendary ski shapes in modern design.

Radar Lake is the centerpiece of the industry’s newest, most progressive company, Ronix Wakeboards.

You will find eternal glass waters and solitude. We invite you to host your event and wakeboard with us.View more at radarlakeevents.com.

Radar Events, LLC (d/b/a Radar Lake Events) is a family owned business started in June, 2009, but has hosted exclusive events since 1973. Radar Events provides venue service for waterskiing, wakeboarding, company picnics, corporate events, reunions and more.