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Tom’s Shoes & The One for One...

Posted by katie in News on April 17, 2009 | No Comments

Katie Brown Could it really be possible for someone to design a successful business based solely on their desire to give to others? Well, you might want to ask Blake Mycoskie, founder and Chief Shoe Giver of Tom’s Shoes. Blake has combined the buying power of consumers with marketing expertise Read more...

Death of Big Mountain Skier Shane McConk...

Posted by katie in News on April 6, 2009 | No Comments

http://adventure.bg/blog Last week, the ski world was shocked by the sudden death of one of their leaders. Shane McConkey was killed after skiing off a cliff in the Dolomites of Italy. The jump Shane attempted that day was not new for him. He planned on landing in his wingsuit and parachute Read more...

STANCE: New Female-Powered Snowboard Fil...

Posted by katie in News on March 27, 2009 | No Comments

Check out the teaser for the 2009 Stance Snowboard Film. With the killer combo of the best female snowboarders in the biz, super talented film crew, and only the best shots, the Stance film is a must-see. Gretchen Bleiler, Torah Bright, Kimmy Fasani and Jamie Anderson are some of the ‘best Read more...

Denver Local Frank Duran Launches KlassN...

Posted by katie in News on March 26, 2009 | No Comments

In a world where everyone is claiming to be ‘authentic’, it’s pretty awesome to come across someone who actually is. Meet Frank Duran, owner of KlassNine Snowboards. I had the chance to kick it with Frank and get the low-down on Klassnine. Alright Frank, let’s start from the Read more...

Monster’s Leskinen pulls off BIG women...

Posted by katie in News on March 18, 2009 | No Comments

Monster’s Leskinen pulls off BIG women’s slopestyle/rail comp Tuesday, March 17, 2009 6:16 PM Monster Energy & Skier Kristi Leskinen Come Together On A Blazing Comp For Females The inaugural Monster Energy “Homecoming” Ski and Snowboard Invitational at Seven Springs Pa. is a big hit with Read more...

Kelly Clark Beats Gretchen Bleiler to Ta...

Posted by katie in News on March 15, 2009 | No Comments

Photography by Chris Danforth, Killington Resort Olympic snowboarder Kelly Clark once again reinforced her place in women’s snowboarding yesterday, taking first in the final stop of the Grand Prix at Killington Resort in Vermont. Clark’s winning run was loaded with a frontside air, backside Read more...

ahlivv Games Winners Announced: Congrat...

Posted by katie in News on March 10, 2009 | 1 Comment

All submissions are in. All entries have been reviewed. All votes have been counted. Although we received some really fun and sick videos, we were stuck on two girls. We just could not decide, the ladies of ahlivv put our heads together with the ladies of Nikita and decided that there’s Read more...

STEPHANIE GILMORE WINS ROXY PRO: Two-Tim...

Posted by katie in News on March 8, 2009 | No Comments

Joel Patterson Editor In Chief Just as Bartels was kicking out, Gilmore caught what looked like the best set wave of the morning and after a couple solid turns, unexpectedly fell. The crowd collectively gasped, unable to believe that the girl who’d done everything right all week made a mistake Read more...

Watch the Roxy Pro Live!...

Posted by katie in News on March 5, 2009 | No Comments

We can’t all make it to the Gold Coast to watch the Roxy Pro Live. But, Roxy’s bringing us the next best thing! Visit the Roxy Pro Site, and watch LIVE as as Quiksilver/Roxy icons Lisa Andersen and Martin Potter commentate thru Round 3.

Hannah Kearney Says Goodbye to Norway in...

Posted by katie in News on February 24, 2009 | No Comments

2/22 I am on the flight from Copenhagen to Washington, D.C right now and am very happy to have two seats to myself. One benefit of the tanking economy is that fewer people are flying, leaving me more room. This is the last leg of the journey that took me from Quebec to Utah to Vancouver to Sweden Read more...

ahlivv Gets Some Love...

Posted by katie in News on February 16, 2009 | No Comments

The girls at ahlivv were stoked to get some love from action sports gurus. The Malakye guys gave us a ring to tell us what they thought of the new ahlivv.com…check out their feedback:

ahlivv Girl Hannah Kearney Wins Duals in...

Posted by katie in News on February 14, 2009 | No Comments

ARE, Sweden (Feb.14) – Hannah Kearney (Norwich, VT) made good on her promise to be back on top of the podium, winning a dual moguls World Cup Saturday to extend her lead in the overall points. Sho Kashima (South Lake Tahoe, CA) finished fourth in the men’s event. “I didn’t like Read more...

ahlivv’s Own Hannah Kearney Takes ...

Posted by katie in News on February 9, 2009 | No Comments

Canadian mogul skiers Jennifer Heil and Alexandre Bilodeau made the most of their home-course advantage Saturday as they grabbed World Cup wins at Cypress Mountain, B.C. The rivalry between American Hannah Kearney and Heil gained more steam at the event as judges gave Heil the win over Kearney for Read more...

Denver-Based ahlivv.com Introduces Retai...

Posted by courtney in News on February 6, 2009 | No Comments

Denver-Based ahlivv.com Introduces Retail Shop and Resource Community with Progressive and Inspired Style and Action Sports Roots Denver, CO (February 5, 2009) Pronounced ‘olive’, ahlivv.com debuts as a fresh and progressive online boutique and information resource catering to the “style” and Read more...

ahlivv Girl Hannah Kearney Takes Lead in...

Posted by katie in News on February 1, 2009 | No Comments

Hannah Kearney took her second victory on the season last Thursday at Deer Valley. She started the day tied for first in the World Cup Moguls with Jennifer Heil of Canada. After taking fourth in the first run, Hannah nailed her 360 spin, and had the fastest time for the women. Hannah was then left Read more...

Transworld Snowboarding Riders Poll Awar...

Posted by ahlivv in News on January 31, 2009 | No Comments

Diane Damra, ahlivv Team Rider I checked out the riders poll awards during the SIA tradeshow in Vegas. My low energy level and Vegas hangover mysteriously disapperared as soon as I walked into the event. The crowd had alot of energy and the vibes were so good! Travis Rice was the man of the night. Marie Read more...

Torah Bright Takes Gold at the X Games...

Posted by katie in News on January 24, 2009 | No Comments

Torah Bright took the gold with authority at the Women’s SuperPipe, in an eventful night for women’s snowboarders. Torah killed it on her last run with a backside 360 to switchback 720. She followed with a big McTwist and another 720 to seal the deal. Gretchen Bleiler took an unfortunate Read more...

Burke Soars to Ski Superpipe Three-Peat ...

Posted by courtney in News on January 24, 2009 | No Comments

ASPEN — Sarah Burke has quite a flare for the dramatic. Before 2007’s Winter X Games ski superpipe final, she broke her nose in a practice-run fall. One year later, Burke hit the deck on an attempted 900 on her first of two runs, one ski fell off and she fell more than 15 feet to the flat. In both Read more...

Sarah Burke – ahlivv Girl Takes 3r...

Posted by katie in News on January 24, 2009 | No Comments

The Women’s Skiing Superpipe was bigger than ever tonight. Jen Hudak came out of the gates hot with big air putting herself in first place early on. Jen held her spot until the last run, when Sarah Burke stole the show. Sarah started her last run with a 900, followed by an alley oop flare, Read more...

X Games TV Schedule...

Posted by katie in News on January 23, 2009 | No Comments

K Girlies…for all of you couch potatoes, or to be fair, those of you just couldn’t make the treck, here’s when you can check out the X Games on TV!

Winter X Games Results – Snowboard...

Posted by katie in News on January 23, 2009 | No Comments

With the X Games finally here in Aspen, the girls of ahlivv took our show on the road! We plan on keeping you updated with results, news, and all the gossip. Just kidding…kind of. Torah Bright took first in the SuperPipe elimination round last night with three consistently solid runs. SuperPipe Read more...

Confessions of a Shopaholic Hits the Big...

Posted by katie in News on January 9, 2009 | No Comments

As I sat in the movie theatre on Christmas Day waiting for Marley and Me to start (my husband and I read the book, and had the date on our calendar for months), I discovered that Confessions of a Shopaholic was being made into a movie. I must admit, it was all I could do not to stand up in the theatre Read more...

Avalanche Deaths Probe New Rules at Whis...

Posted by katie in News on January 4, 2009 | No Comments

Last Thursday was a very sad day at Blackcomb Mountain. Two skiers were killed on the mountain, both on runs that had been blocked off due to high avalanche threat. The unfortunate and tragic deaths have probed Whistler/Blackcomb Resort to adopt a Zero Tolerance Policy on skiers and riders found Read more...

News Bits...

Posted by katie in News on January 4, 2009 | No Comments

Sunday, January 04, 2009 Bethany Hamilton and Leila Hurst Advance to Quarterfinals at the Billabong World Junior Surf Championships Bethany Hamilton of Kauai defeated Cali’s Sage Erickson in the third round of today’s girls division of the Billaobong World Junior Championships in Sydney. Leila Hurst Read more...

ASP 2009 Women’s World Tour Announ...

Posted by katie in News on December 29, 2008 | No Comments

The ASP Women’s World Tour, which kicks off February 28th on the Gold Coast, has announced its roster of all-star women who will compete both for ASP World Title, including Stephanie Gilmore, who has held the title for the last 2 years. The ASP Tour is credited with bringing the surf competition from Read more...

ahlivv’s Sarah Burke Wins At Dew T...

Posted by katie in News on December 27, 2008 | No Comments

Pipe skiing queen, and ahlivv team athlete Sarah Burke did not disappoint at the Breckenridge Dew Tour December 19th. The Superpipe Event was the first ever women’s ski competition for the Winter Dew Tour, part of the AST Dew Tour which formerly only included skate and BMX events. It only makes sense Read more...

Hannah Kearney Takes First At The World ...

Posted by katie in News on December 26, 2008 | No Comments

ahlivv’s own Hannah Kearney has kicked off her competition season with a win at the World Cup Event in France. Hannah came out confident and aggressive and took home first place in the dual moguls. Check out the run that won her first place!

Ladies, ahlivv has arrived!...

Posted by katie in News on December 13, 2008 | No Comments

Ladies, Meet ahlivv! So, you must be wondering where we’ve been, and what we’ve been up to over the past few months. Well, in light of this crazy economic downturn, and downright negative energy, the girls of Core decided to take a sabbatical to the majestic mountains of Pennsylvania. Of course, Read more...