THE CANADIAN SHIELD SKI & SNOWBOARD TOUR || FEBRUARY 3 – MARCH 24

Electric is proud to be the Official Eyewear Sponsor of The Canadian Shield Ski and Snowboard Slopestyle Tour as it embarks on it’s first season, awarding $80,000 to top Canadian athletes along the way. The first tour of its kind in Canada, The Canadian Shield offers skiers and snowboarders alike an avenue to showcase their slopestyle skills while earning valuable AFP, TTR and tour points. Additionally, a huge cash purse and a ton of prizing are up for grabs at each stop, along with the opportunity to compete for the highly coveted overall tour titles and prizing.
 

The 2012 tour includes four stops across Canada:

Mont Tremblant, QC. February 3-5              Mt Seymour, BC. February 17-19

Winsport’s COP, AB.  February 24-26          Blue Mountain, ON.  March 22-24 

All four tour stops consist of a full-day competition dedicated exclusively to each of the two distinct disciplines (ski/snowboard).  Both the ski and snowboard competitions are divided into four categories, based on age and ability, including Disney XD X-Elerator 12 & under, Disney XD X-Elerator+ 13-15, snowboard Amateur Open and K2 Skis Amateur Open, and the Pro Open. 

With the addition of slopestyle to the 2014 Olympic Games, the Canadian Shield is excited to announce its official designation from Canada’s governing snowboard body, Canada~Snowboard, as a key part of their competition and athlete pathway towards the Olympic Games and other major events. The Canadian Shield is officially recognized as Canada~Snowboard’s Long Term Athlete Development Plan (LTAD) Stage 5 Competition Series.  

“The Canadian Shield will be a platform for today’s top Canadian athletes to showcase their skills as well as a launching ground for Canada’s future top athletes. We couldn’t be more pleased with the wealth of industry and sponsor support along with the commitments and compliments from athletes in both sports since we launched in December.” – Andrew Singleton, creator of The Canadian Shield Ski and Snowboard Slopestyle Tour and founder of eventSing promotions inc.  

Online registration is currently open to all competitors at each of the four stops.  For a detailed daily event schedule and stop specific information, including online rider registration visit: www.thecanadianshield.ca/registration/  Please note, each stop allows for a max. of 100 competitors per discipline, online registration is therefore highly recommended.

The Coors Light brewing company is celebrating each stop of The Canadian Shield with an official after party;  Coors Light Cold party.  All Pro Open athletes, of legal drinking age, will receive complimentary access to the Coors Light Cold parties before 10pm.  For further details on the Saturday night celebrations be sure to visit www.thecanadianshield.ca/news-updates or “Like” The Canadian Shield on Facebook. 



PRIZING

Each of The Canadian Shield’s four stops will be awarding $20,000 to the ski/ snowboard, male and female, Pro Open division winners for a total of $80,000 throughout the tour.  

In addition to the cash prizing, Snowboard Canada Magazine, sbcwomen.com and SBC SKIER Magazine will be awarding a bonus of $100 and 100 tour points to the standout trick performed at each stop by both a male and female skier and snowboarder.  

To top off the alluring financial prizing throughout the tour, pro competitors will have the opportunity to earn valuable tour points based on their finishes at each contest.  The pro male and female skier and snowboarder who earn the highest number of points by tours end will be awarded the overall tour titles and prize, a 7-day surf trip to Eldorado Surf Resort in El Salvador.  For a detailed break down of the cash purse and overall prizing for the Pro Open division, visit: www.thecanadianshield.ca

K2 Skis has teamed up with The Canadian Shield to present the K2 Skis Amateur Open category. Each tour stop will see prizing awarded from series sponsors including: K2 Skis, Eira Outwear, Skull Candy paraphernalia, Ogio bags, Electric Goggles and New Era gear. Additionally, K2 Skis will be awarding athlete contracts to the overall male and female ski amateur tour winners, who will be determined based on the highest number of tour points accumulated. 

The snowboard Amateur Open category will feature prizing from tour sponsor at each stop including: Salomon snowboards and bindings, Ogio bags, Pow gloves, Electric Goggles and New Era swag.

Winners in both Disney XD categories will be awarded prizing from tour sponsors including: West 49-Billabong gift cards, Skull Candy apparel, Ogio bags and Pow gloves.  You can visit the Disney XD ultimate lounge at all the events where they will be showcasing the channels content, ‘Disney XD Drops In’ episodes and awarding prizes throughout the day to spectators. Muskoka Woods Action Sports Camp will be awarding an overall series prize to the top ranking male and female, skier and snowboarder from either of the Disney XD rookie categories.  Winners will be selected based on accumulated tour points from all four stops and the overall winners will receive a week at Muskoka Woods Camp.  

Today is Electric’s Final Free Giveaway Friday!! Electric will be giving away a Tony Hawk SHRED game for XBOX 360 along with an Electric Gift Pack to one lucky fan. This past month we have been giving away a lot of the new Tony Hawk SHRED games and have been telling you all about the new features, levels, characters and much more.

So since it is Christmas Eve we want to get in the holiday spirit. Well…we are not Santa but we will play him for a day. So write us a letter and tell us everything you know about this game and why you of all people deserve to win the new Tony Hawk SHRED game for the XBOX 360.

Email your answer to facebook@electricvisual.com. Please include your Name, your Address (no P.O. Boxes please) and your Phone Number. Winner will be announced Thurs Dec. 30th!!

Today is Electric’s Final Wii Wednesday!! Electric will be giving away a Tony Hawk SHRED game along with an Electric Gift Pack to one lucky fan. The new Tony Hawk SHRED game features a new contoured base board which has a curved bottom for stability and full range of motion.

Snowboards come in several different styles, depending on the type of riding intended. We want you to tell us all the different styles that snowboards come in and what style board do you SHRED on? (BONUS POINTS: Include a pic of you and your board)

Email your answer to facebook@electricvisual.com. Please include your Name, your Address (no P.O. Boxes please) and your Phone Number. Winner will be announced Tues Dec. 28th!!

Today is Electric’s Free Giveaway Friday!! Electric will be giving away a Tony Hawk SHRED game for XBOX 360 along with an Electric Gift Pack to one lucky fan. The new Tony Hawk SHRED game has over 50 songs from all genres of music – punk, rock, hip-hop and electro beats set the tone for you to SHRED.

We want to know what you like to listen to when you are shredding and why that gets you in the zone to SHRED.

Email your answer to facebook@electricvisual.com. Please include your Name, your Address (no P.O. Boxes please) and your Phone Number. Winner will be announced Thurs Dec. 23rd!!

Today is Electric’s Wii Wednesday!! Electric will be giving away a Tony Hawk SHRED game along with an Electric Gift Pack to one lucky fan. The new Tony Hawk SHRED game has a Pro Challenge feature where your skills will be put to the test as you take on a mixture of unique skate and snow challenges.

Tony Hawk has been challenged plenty of times as well, so we want to know how many Summer X Games medals he has won in his career. Please tell us when and where he won them.
(BONUS POINTS: Tell us how many contests you have entered in and if you have ever won any yourself)

Email your answer to facebook@electricvisual.com. Please include your Name, your Address (no P.O. Boxes please) and your Phone Number. Winner will be announced Tues Dec. 21st!!

Today is Electric’s Free Giveaway Friday!! Electric will be giving away a Tony Hawk SHRED game for XBOX 360 along with an Electric Gift Pack to one lucky fan. The new Tony Hawk SHRED game has over 50 tricks to learn from – kickflips, ollies, nollies and much more give you endless options to SHRED.

Tell us who and when invented the first key skateboarding maneuver. Then tell us when and what your first skateboarding trick was that you learned.

Email your answer to facebook@electricvisual.com. Please include your name, your address (no P.O. Boxes please) and your phone number. Winner will be announced Thurs Dec. 16th!!

Today is Electric’s Wii Wednesday. Electric will be giving away a Tony Hawk SHRED game with the board along with an Electric Gift Pack to one lucky fan. The new Tony Hawk SHRED game features a new board for you to get BIG AIR and BIGGER TRICKS!

We want to know what your first skate or snowboard was and how old you were when you first started to SHRED? Do you still have that board and if not what are you shredding on now? (Pics of you shredding are always a BONUS to possibly win)

Email your answer to facebook@electricvisual.com. Please include your name, your address (no P.O. Boxes please) and your phone number. Winner will be announced Tues Dec. 14th!!

Today is Electric’s Free Giveaway Friday!! Electric will be giving away a Tony Hawk SHRED game for XBOX 360 along with an Electric Gift Pack to one lucky fan. The new Tony Hawk SHRED game has 9 different levels to SHRED in the XBOX 360 version. We want you to send us a picture of you shredding in your favorite spot and tell us why its your favorite place to SHRED.

Email your picture and answer to facebook@electricvisual.com. Please include your name, your address (no P.O. Boxes please) and your phone number. Winner will be announced Thurs Dec. 9th!!

Today is Electric’s first ever Wii Wednesday!! Electric will be giving away a Tony Hawk Shred game with the board along with an Electric Gift pack to one lucky fan. The new Tony Hawk SHRED game has 11 characters that you can choose from to use in the game. We want you to pick your favorite character and tell us why or how that rider has inspired you to SHRED.

Email your answer to facebook@electricvisual.com. Please include your name, your address (no P.O. Boxes please) and your phone number. Winner will be announced Tues Dec. 7th!!

The winter is coming closer and closer, and it’s nearly time to get shredding! But, if you need some fresh gear and don’t have enough money in your pocket, this comp is all you need!

Gather around friends as Electric and MPORA are here to save your season, and trust us, if you win this comp it will be the best winter ever !

We’re offering you Florent Marot’s set up that includes:
-1 DC board
-1 DC Jacket
-1 DC pant
-1 pair of DC boots
-1 Electric goggle
-1 Electric shade (sunglasses)
-1 Elm beanie
-1 Elm cap
-1 pack of SeventyOne Percent cream

Don’t pinch yourself, you aren’t dreaming. It could all be yours…

How to win ?

First, Click Here and check out the video with French shredder Florent Marot hitting a frontside board bagel.

Easy? All you have to do is upload footage of yourself hitting the same trick and Florent will pick the winner himself on Wednesday 15th December! Use old footage from a previous season or just strap on a board, throw some snow around the garden and film away! One month, one trick, one winner. What are you waiting for ?!

In order to make sure that Flo will check your video you’ll need to add the tag onetrick when you upload your videos on Mpora. Only the footage uploaded on Mpora will be taken into consideration. This competition is open to all the European residents; you can upload your submission until December 15th.