Nitro Snowboards have just unveiled their line of pro models for 2009/10. Eero Ettala, Andreas Wiig, Markus Keller, Cheryl Maas, Austin Smith, Jon Kooley, Josh Mills, and Bryan Fox have combined to form “Vinyl Destruction.” Dope Appetite for Destruction graphics never seem to disappoint, especially in the the year after Chinese Democracy finally came out. The rest of the pro models after the jump.

With the Redbull Snowscrapers event going down this Thursday, this week is going to be the most shredded out week in the history of the rotten apple. Case in point is the Volcom Snow Team blowout popping off at the Volcom store this Wednesday, February 4th, at 7:45pm.

The Legend Terje Haakonsen will be making a rare appearance alongside Bjorn Leines, Kevin Pearce and Pat Moore while Volcom recording artists Valient Thorr thrash out the place. Get there early.

VBS.tv’s excellent webisode snowboard documentary, Powder & Rails, has given young shredders some history and OG’s a walk down memory lane by dropping knowledge on everyone from Damien Sanders to Jeff Brushie to Jake Burton himself. The first season is a wrap so to celebrate VBS is airing FLF’s “Snowboarders in Exile” in its entirety. This film is arguably what propelled the momentum of the entire snowboarding industry. Sit back and enjoy, it’s better than any Super Bowl for sure! Via Broblog.

We recently told you about DCP, RDM and JPS’s new venture Yes Snowboards. To commemorate the launch of Yes, Geneva’s Pulp68 has created this super limited skate deck, “You Can’t Kill the Pig,” dedicated to all the riders that made up the Un..Inc team. See a detailed look after the jump.

Elsewhere in the world of kicks morphing into snowboard boots, 686 has linked with New Balance for NB’s first ever foray into riding. Based on the MT580, the New Balance x 686 “580″ even uses both the Rollbar and Abzorb tech that comes in the shoes. No word on how they ride yet but these boots have been confirmed to be mad comfy on the feet. The 580 comes in black plaid and white plaid and also features interchangeable BOA lace coilers. This collab takes it one step further and also includes limited edition dual branded 580 and 420 sneakers, three outerwear pieces, a New Era fitted, and sweatshirts and tees. This is one of three high profile 686 collabs for 2009/10 including Levi’s and Krew. More on those later. A bunch more pics after the jump.

Nike Snowboarding has unveiled its Winter 2009/10 Collection. Although some are trying to resist Nike’s re-entrance into snowboarding, it’s pretty hard to front on these boots. Plan and simple, if you are a Nike head, you are going to need these. With a team that includes Danny Kass, Laura Hadar, Louie Vito, Eric Jackson, Justin Benee, Austin Smith and Annie Boulanger, they also have the talent to back it up. This is no ACG of the late 90’s and early 00’s. Six more boots after the jump.

Honeyee has released an interesting new feature, an interview of FYI, done by Hiroshi Fujiwara. The design agency FYI and Hiroshi Fujiwara are responsible for the iDiom Collection by Burton, their limited high end collection.

Check it out here.

In what is perhaps the artist collab to end all collabs, Forum has teamed with the master landscape painter Bob Ross to produce the Scheme by Bob Ross. If only he were alive to paint one last stroke…RIP happy little guy. The Bob Ross collab also includes the Republic binding and Kicker boot. More looks at this amazing kit after the jump.

Nike 6.0 has posted a slideshow recap of the snowboarding action at X Games featuring their riders Louie Vito ,Mason Aguirre and more. You can catch more X Games action at Nike 6.0’s Insider.

In one of the doper stories to come out of SIA this year, pro riders JP Solberg, Romain DeMarchi and David Carrier-Porcheron have started a new snowboard company called Yes. All three had been lifetime Burton riders until some team shakeups went down this past season. Not content to jump back into the sponsor game, the three decided to pool their cumulative expertise and notoriety and create what JP Solberg says will be a “pure snowboard company.” Launching from a booth with only super limited product and zero hype, Yes has already started to place orders with some of the top snowboard shops in the world. In an interesting twist on their minimalist philosophy, Yes screenprinted their catalog on the inside of their promo tees. Stay tuned for an in depth look at a brand that will surely be making some noise in the next couple seasons. Check out a couple more looks at Yes after the jump.