Camp fire : photo Zaz, originally uploaded by Roxy Surf.

I was looking at the photos from the Roxy Road Trip in Australia and couldn’t help but smile at this fun photo. The team has done so much in the last days and today will start the Roxy Pro Gold Coast.

How could you disagree? EXPN had these nice things to say about our very own Australian:

Hailed since her early teenage years as one of the future leaders of
women’s snowboarding, the Aussie Olympian put it all together in 2007
and scored her first Winter X gold in the superpipe, beating out
two-time pipe gold medalist Gretchen Bleiler and Olympic gold medalist
Hannah Teter. No small feat.

The shelia is a true competitor with steely consistency, whether she’s
in the pipe or on the slopestyle course. Torah’s all-around skill and
progressive style hint at a time when she could reign over women’s
snowboarding like a Blieler/Dakides Transformer/Terminator, all in one.
It’s this depth, and potential, that warrants her a spot on our list.

Head over to expn.com and cast your vote for who you think should boast the title of Best Female Snowboarder.

So you don’t see someone for awhile and wonder how they ended up so slobby. Funny! Scary!!

Roxy traveled to the exotic island of Tahiti for the spring 2008 photo shoot. Watch this exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage shot by one of Roxy’s own models Lisa Sheldon. It is a video diary about her experience on the island of Tahiti.

Behind-the-Scenes with Lisa

If you received our spring 2008 catalog this video should look kinda familiar to you. Most of the photos used in the catalog were shot here,
on-location, with blue skies, warm waters, and stunning natural scenery. Roxy.TahitiTourism.com

Day 14

Another day another campsite

Its all about getting Cray Cray, we woke up hoping to get some fun was like the afternoon before, but mother nature had something else in mind. We checked all the spots and with the rain wind and lake of swell, the surf did not seem good enough, so Ryan the photographer had this great idea to take us to a really cool Blow hole at the end of the cliff in kaima. We definitely picked the right day for it, with the crashing swell and windy conditions; it forced the blowhole to shoot out in all its force. Having checked out the blow hole, Kassia called us all over to the other side of the cliff, where waves were crashing up high against the cliff side, creating this amazing spray of foam, that flew up high with the strong winds. We laughed and played in the our very own outdoor foam party, trading off dance moves and getting sprayed in the face by salty bubbles. We really enjoyed just checking out the local area, talking to the locals and getting a feel for this cute little town. When the surf is not co-operating and the weather limits you, its always a good idea to check out what the local area has to offer, and learn a little about the culture your in.

After the blow hole excursion we were all amped to do something. We got back to the camp site and noticed the shore break, cuz that’s all it was, was at least clean. We got these creepy fun masks in Melbourne at the start of the trip and decided to have some fun and take them out in the water with us. We were all getting these little shore pounders trying to get noserides before getting slammed without loosing the masks. Even though the surf was not too good we had one of the funnest sessions we have had so far.

After the fun session we decided to hit the pool back at camp, to freshen up and loosen our muscles. After a few laps in the pool, we all sat in the Hot tub, and relaxed. A feed of thai was had later that night, topped off with a crazy good ice cream. We go syndey for a bit of fun.

Peace Candice

Check out the photos!

THE ROXY CREW WILL BE AT THE K5 BOARDSHOP IN ENCINITAS!

WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 16th, 12 – 2  PM
WHERE: 280 N. El Camino Real
Encinitas, CA
WHY: In Celebration of the 4th annual Roxy Chicken Jam to take place March 28th-30th in Mammoth Mountain, CA.

• Get ROXY freebees!
• Make your own ROXY scarf

Send your sweetie a special Roxy
Valentine!

Just click on the image you want, then right click and do a "save as" and use it in an e-mail or print or IM it.

Pass it along! Share the love! Happy Valentine’s Day!

We haven’t written for quite a long time so I am going to sum up the last few days…
Last episode was the day we painted the tent. After that we really needed to have a good surfing day. We woke up the next day early and checked the waves in front of the camp as the sun was coming out. The conditions were really clean and there was no cloud in the sky, which was a pretty big surprise because it’s been raining so much lately. We went out and surfed all day by ourselves, and when we were finally surfed out we came in and had the idea of making a campfire. The boys went to pick up some wood in the forest while we cooked dinner. We grabbed the guitars, Jen’s “hard-core”-dion, and made a nice big fire to keep ourselves warm on the beach.
We jammed for a little while and then Millertime told us the craziest surfing stories that he knew, it was interesting… He’s a good storyteller.
That was a really nice evening, and we decided to sleep on the beach under the moonlight… Sounds good, but the sand wasn’t that comfortable and we were all paranoid by all the bugs and the spiders just waiting for us to fall asleep to start eating us. The fire didn’t make the night either and we were pretty much frozen on the beach when we woke up. But that was a good experience and it was pretty cool to see the stars when we were falling asleep.
Next morning we were tired, and we decided to pack everything and head to Kiama. It took a while for us to pack and clean everything, but we eventually made it to the cars and got on the road again. After a few hours driving we arrived at our destination, and we found a beach break that looked ok. We went out and it got better as we were surfing, we all had a lot of fun, a bunch of school kids came out and ripped.
After that session we found a place to stay in Kiama and went to bed early because we were exhausted.
Well that’s pretty much all, this is my last blog because I am going back home tomorrow. I feel a little sad to miss the rest of the trip because I am sure that they’re going to score from Sydney to the Gold Coast, and I am going to miss the girls, Miller, Zaz, Ryan… But it also feels good to go back home after a long journey, and hopefully we will do another road trip somewhere else some day. It was a really fun trip and feel really lucky that I’ve been part of it. I’ll be checking the blog everyday so I’ll keep following the adventure…
Until the next surf trip! Check out the photos.
Lee-Ann

For the photos check out

http://www.flickr.com/files/23228313@N08/2264798366/

It’s four thirty on Tuesday afternoon, and as I sat down to post on here I thought: "what could be more appropriate than breaking out my ipod and listening to Silversun Pickups?"  Which got me to thinking… while I’m pretty familiar with the band’s music, I’m not that well versed in their history (a very telling aspect of any band).  Since I’m so amped on them playing at the Roxy Chicken Jam, I decided to do a little digging and find out some interesting knowledge to drop to the hipster/emo/music-loving kids standing next to me when I’m watching them play at Mammoth Mountain.  Here’s what I came across:

The "Sunniest" Place on Earth:  Disneyland isn’t just the happiest place to be, but also the sunniest!  The Silversun Pickups met while working at Disneyland.  Nikki used to dress up as Tinkerbell and twinkle in the electric light parade.  I guess all that electricity "sparked" a common interest between the group and thus they started the band. 

Leto – Let Go?: In 2003, Jared Leto auditioned for the Silversun Pickups, and was denied!  (It’s okay though, we still love him in 30 Seconds to Mars).

Liquor Store vs. State of Mind: The origins of the band’s name appear to be relatively unknown.  In an interview, the SSPU claim their inspiration came from a "state of mind".  No further explanation makes that a relatively vague answer.  It’s up to us to interpret it as we will.  But then, our friend Wikipedia informed me that the name is actually a tribute to a liquor store near Sunset and Silver Lake Blvds in one of the more trendy areas in LA – Silver Lake. (Which reminds me, for all you artistic-types, you should check out the book "Bohemian Modern" by Barbara Bestor.  We had a few copies floating around the office and reading it can only be described as an awesome journey through Silver Lake’s unique architecture.)

After all that research, I feel a little more confident in my ability to swap facts at the Silversun Pickups show on March 29th.

Quiksilver Foundation and Surfaid International have recently taken up the fight
against the effects of reoccurring earthquakes, tsunamis, famine, and disease in the Indonesian region of Sumatra. In November 2007 the Quiksilver SurfAid International Community Health Training Center was officially opened in the small village of Katiet.

Surfers have been traveling to Katiet in semi-luxury for years in search of the perfect wave while living there can often be a struggle for survival. Many do not have clean water and are constantly battling issues associated with a lack of sanitation, disease and malnutrition.

Through this initiative the Quiksilver Foundation and SurfAid hope to work with the people of Katiet to establish sustainable and healthy living practices for them and the surrounding region.

Fuel TV is airing "Beyond Katiet," a documentary about this initiative. Watch it Thursday, Feb. 28th at 8:00 pm ET/5:00 pm PT or at 11:00 pm ET/8:00 pm PT.