Epic Ride Gear Blog

(Story from Yahoo Sports) SALT LAKE CITY – Snowboarder Danny Davis has been admitted to a Utah hospital with a back injury he endured in a non-snowboarding accident. Davis was likely to make the U.S. Olympic team in halfpipe. He was admitted to the hospital Sunday, the day after he won the Winter Dew Tour halfpipe contest at Snowbasin in Utah. Details of his injuries were… Read More

SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 13, 2010) -- Kevin Pearce is continuing to recover at the University of Utah Hospital after suffering a severe brain injury last month. He consistently encourages his doctors and family with the strides he is making. Elaine Skalabrin, MD, Medical Director, Neuro Critical Care, and one of Kevin's doctors, states, "Kevin continues to improve and is actively participating in his therapies. He is making progress on a daily basis." Doctors removed Pearce's breathing tube last week and upgraded his condition from critical to serious at University Hospital in Salt Lake City. Family spokeswoman Danielle Burch says… Read More

This years IRONMAN Day will be held on February 27th, 2010 at Mountain High Resort in Wrightwood, CA. Registration begins at 7am in the back corner of Mountain High's West Resort parking lot. Contest begins at 8:00 AM, and ends at 10PM. A $5 entry fee will enter you in the contest, and get you an Epic Ride Gear logo T-shirt to wear during the contest (So we can spot you on the mountain).  Completing the Ironman contest will get your name and picture posted up on www.EpicRideGear.com!  You will have the option of entering the contest for $15, which will get you our GraveDigger t shirt… Read More

Story from Mt. High website: Wrightwood, CA – January 5, 2009: Mountain High Resort in Wrightwood is proud to name Vans its official terrain park sponsor. Besides the traditional media plays and park branding, Vans will be an active participant in the resort producing on-hill events such as jib contests, product demos and team rider appearances. Also look for a signature Vans terrain feature in 2010. Says John McColly, Director of Marketing, “I’m stoked to see this collaboration finally come together. The synergies are great and it’s something we’ve been working on for a while.” While collaborations between Vans… Read More

The Olympic snowboarding hopeful Kevin Pearce was in critical condition Thursday after sustaining a head injury during training in the halfpipe in Park City, Utah. Pearce hit his head against the edge of the halfpipe and was knocked unconscious. He was flown to the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, where doctors planned external ventricular drainage to relieve fluid buildup in the brain, according to Pearce’s mother, Pia. Pearce, a 22-year-old from Norwich,… Read More