Capita continues to stack their squad with the announcement that Japanese dragon slayer Kazu Kokubo is now on the team. We’re still baffled as to why Burton let him go as he is easily one of the ten most exciting riders in the game. Peep the above edit for a taste of what’s to come.

Dragon is back with this years update to the APX, their groundbreaking wide angle goggle that pretty much started the recent giant lens trend. If you haven’t gotten on the hill with a pair APX’s with red lenses after a doob or two, you are really missing out, its the closest you can get to being on Mars without the spaceship. More colors after the jump.

We got a chance to take a up close sneak peek look at the 686 x Scion “Numeric” Snowboarding concept car. This ride comes equipped with New Balance tires, a Bern protective carbon fiber helmet/roof, Dragon’s APX frameless goggle as a windshield, and GoPro POV side-mirrors, just to name a few of the special features. This joint is a beast and we wouldn’t mind whipping it around at all. Hit the jump for some more looks.

Nowamean has dropped their third volume, SNOWJOB, a video dedicated to pure snowboarding. Peep Jake Olson Elm and Louif Paradis rip rails, trannies, and kickers just for the stoke of it. Hit the jump for full rider and sponsor list.

Our third pick from our ongoing look at evo’s Winter catalog is the Dragon APX Goggles. These stylish goggles come come fully loaded with a super anti-fog lens, polar tech micro fleece, optically correct lens and an uni-directional flow, making sure your vision is on point. They also have an easy snap interchangeable lens component so you can switch up your steez with the quickness. Get a look at another style after the jump.

Why does it seem like everything is radder in Spain? Cas in point is the ill new Factoria Joven (“youth factory”) skate park in Merida. Designed by José Selgas and Lucía Cano to recall the flowing form of a Chinese dragon and built in only 13 months using inexpensive and lightweight materials, its easily one of the sickest multi-use skateparks in existence. Check out more looks after the jump. Via Designmilk.

Shanghai based skate videographer Charles Lanceplaine contributed footage from his film Shanghai 5 to this short video about the state of youth in China by marketing agency Enovate. It may come off as a bit propagandistic but it’s it’s an incredible snapshot at the awakened dragon that is China.

Dragon is dropping in huge with their new top of the line APX goggle. Developed in a hidden testing lab deep in the mountains of Colorado, the APX has a bananas list of features including Super Anti-Fog, Triple-Layer Polar-Tech Face Foam, Armored-Venting and Infinity Lens Technology, and will also speak to your girlfriends Neil Armstrong fetish. A couple more looks after the jump.

If you’ve seen Danny Davis on the hill this year you know two things, 1. The kid is back and 2. He’s got a sick lock up with his wood grain and denim Frends Alli headphones and Dragon Rogue goggles. The kit is more than a one-off and will actually be sold as a combo pack at select retailers beginning in late summer. More looks at the pack after the jump.

We’ve got some more amazingly rad shit from China today with this edit from Charles Lanceplaine featuring the elusive Silver Dragon in Hangzhou, China. Also known as the Qiantang Tidal bore, the Silver Dragon is a 30 mile long surfable wave that rips through the city twice a year depending on lunar movement. This year Jamie Sterling, Mikala Jones, Robert Wingnut Weaver and Mary Osborne were on hand to shred it.