DVS teamrider Jamie Anderson has been on fire this season. The 17-year-old Salomon rider claimed 1st at the European Open, Gold at Winter X, 2nd at Vail Session Rail Jam, and just recently chalked up another 2nd place crown at the US Open Slopestlye event.

January 17, 2008 - DVS's Jamie Anderson takes the win at the Burton European Open in Laax, Switzerland. The conditions were ideal and Jamie had the lead from her first run. This win puts Jamie in second place overall in the Swatch TTR rankings.

Congratulations Jamie!

Look for Jamie to defend her 2007 Slopestyle gold medal win next week at Winter X Games 12 on January 24-27, 2008 in Aspen, Colorado.

DVS Shoe Company is excited to announce Marc Frank Montoya has signed on for three more years and will now officially represent DVS apparel.

The Denver, Colorado native, joined DVS back in 2004 and has released hugely successful signature styles over the past two holiday seasons. For Fall 2008, DVS and MFM will release the ‘Montoya Group’ a serape themed MFM signature collection which includes shoes, a cap, fleece and a tee.

“Since we signed Marc back in ’04, it's been a perfect match. His dedication to DVS and overall attitude has helped push us to the next level,” said DVS Snow Team Manager Ricky Melnik.

DVS rider Jamie Anderson took 2nd Place at the Roxy Chicken Jam and moves into the World No. 3 spot. "I ended up getting second and I’m stoked! It was so much fun today, learning new tricks and riding with all the girls. Just watching everyone was awesome because everyone was riding so good! I got some more TTR points too, and I’m down with that! And Just being here, watching the girls do such good tricks was awesome.”

DVS will be hosting a reception in honor of Mike Burnett, Skin Phillips, Grant Brittain and Dave Swift in support of the second round of the Photographer Series. Open to the public, come join us and take advantage of the free suds as well checking some legendary photos from these four photographers. The gallery "Premise", will be open September 8th and 9th from 10:00-6:00 so if you miss the party you will still be able to view the photos on these days.

All photography is up for sale and all proceeds will be donated to the Go Skateboarding Foundation.

MFM and Reda strike a pose.

The Boyz in the Hood have returned from Portland and Mt. Hood, Oregon. MFM along with Jeron Wilson, Daewon Song, Mike Taylor, Torey Pudwill and Lamar Hemmings skated three demos throughout the weekend. The first stop was the Department of Skateboarding in Portland, and then it was off to Mt. Hood. We were almost rained out up in Hood, but the weather cleared and with a little help from Kevin English and his staff at High Cascade, Daewon and MFM were able to session the bowls.

Daewon and the kids

DVS knows how to travel right.

Words and Lifestyle shots by Tawnya Schultz. Action by Ian Mcleod.

The big red bus made a stop in the Hood this week with members of the DVS skate team and special guest Mark Frank Montoya. The boys sessioned the variety of concrete and wood Windells has to offer and needless to say they were graciously stoked. Daewon Song, Jeron Wilson, Mikey Taylor, and Torey Pudwill were among the pros that made their way on the long trek from So Cal to film and kick it for the three day mission.

MFM knows what’s up in the bowl.

Marco and Jeron enjoying some scrumptious ice cream at Windells.

The DVS “gang” is hopping onto the Big Red Bus and making their way to Mt. Hood, Oregon. Special guest Marc Frank Montoya will be joining Daewon Song, Jeron Wilson, Steve Berra, Mikey Taylor and Torey Pudwill for a road trip to awaken the dormant volcano! Check out the DVS demos, autograph signings and giveaways at a location near you:

July 19th @ Dept. of Skateboarding 6:30 pm
July 20th @ High Cascade Snowboard Camp 4:15pm
July 21st @ Windells Snowboard Camp 4:00pm

Almost every skateboarder has a friend who suffers from the Man-G. As everyday skaters lose faith in the average leather or nylon belt, shoelaces have been steadily replacing belts in the skateboard community. Unfortunately, shoelace belts have created another epidemic in our society – the Man-G.

Thought only to affect male aerobics instructors and male strippers, the Man-G epidemic has also stricken the skateboard community. With daily visual accounts at skate parks and skate spots worldwide, the Man-G has been taking over the skateboard community at a rapid rate. We, too, have friends who suffer a great deal from this Man-G epidemic, including our own Matix team manager, Tony E, who suffers from it entirely too much.