As @MistahFAB would say, "Hit Me On Twitter!" His social networking anthem of the year (did I really just say that?!?) pretty much sums it up. Anybody who's worth knowing about is on twitter, as the fastest growing site in the world right now rapidly takes over the web game. Of course, @SnowboardMag has been tweeting for a while now, so make sure and follow us for all the up-to-the-minute shred news.

Personally, I love twitter for the latest from all my favorite rappers like @RAEKWONICEWATER, DJs: @ztrip, and NBA action: @NBA. By the way, all you tweoples that claim sports is "ruining" twitter should note that the NBA (with @THE_REAL_SHAQ's help) are helping to make the damn thing so popular. Hell, I even won courtside seats to Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals thanks to @TicketQwest and got to see the 2009 Finals MVP Kobe Bryant pick apart the Nuggets like they were the Denver High School Junior Varsity squad right in my face!

And In celebration of Big L’s 35th birthday, our homie DJ Soul has put together a tribute mix featuring Big L’s unreleased tracks, exclusive live performances, and classics such as Ebonics and the ‘95 freestyle featuring Jay-Z.

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From www.frank151.com

Thuggets Nation was started by two Denver Nuggets season ticket holders to celebrate the Nuggets’ successful year and their 2009 Playoff run. Tired of seeing the weak t-shirts being sold around town, we wanted to do something cool for Nuggets fans everywhere. Since some of the sports writers (and Mark Cuban) started referring to the Nuggs as “Thugs”, The Thuggets seemed like a fitting moniker for our beloved squad of tattooed bad boys who play tough on the court. The NBA needs a little more thug right about now and rather than be ashamed of the nickname, we choose to embrace it.All of our products are high quality and hand made by local Colorado manufactures. Go Thuggets!

In the world of journalism today, it’s not enough to simply write stories for print publication. You have to be multimedia minded to stay on top of the game. Personally, my job consists of so much more than just editing words: there are photo shoots to be produced, there’s always blogging, of course, which entails taking hundreds of photos then posting, writing and captioning them; keeping up with the barrage of daily web updates (which luckily Exile handles for the most part); there’s the occasional video production (storyboarding, scouting locations, directing, editing, etc.); and then we all love tweet-tweeting your facebook off every day. But last week in New York, I got to revisit another profession that I dearly love: The Stuntman.

Last weekend the Ride Shakedown took place at Mont Saint Sauveur in Quebec, Canada. Previously known as the Empire Shakedown, Ride recently took over title sponsorship of the long running event from Montreal's biggest snowboard shop, with plans to possibly expand the event to the US in the future. But for now, the contest is still in Canada, which means it’s extra hard for me attend. But after hearing the rumors of the good times to be had for years, this time I took a shot at my own personal “shakedown” which happens every time I cross the Northern Border, without fail.

ESPN, High Snobiety, Frank 151, SNOWBOARD Mag and Oakley in the LES. Photo Matt Murray.

Words and photos by Tawnya Schultz and Larry Nuñez

Last week, Oakley invited SNOWBOARD Mag to New York City to wine, dine, and enlighten us about the plethora of endless technology and new innovations Oakley has in store this fall. The week began Tuesday evening for cocktails at Above Allen on the 7th floor of the Thompson LES Hotel; LES of course standing for the Lower East Side of Manhattan. There we met up with the PR girls from Oakley, athletes and many media peeps that had joined us from across the globe for a week of fun in the Big Apple.

Colorado has many resorts, each with their own flavor and personality. Aspen is home to great parks and pipes at Snowmass and steep terrain at The Highlands. Vail has back bowls and lifts galore spread across thousands of acres. Summit County has a huge contest and party scene. But if you're looking for just good ol' fashioned snowboarding with none of the bells and whistles, the best place for pow in CO is Wolf Creek Pass. One of the last "mom and pop" style resorts left in the country, Wolf Creek is no frills shredding at its finest. No gondolas, no condos and no paid parking garages... just snow, and plenty of it.