Nitro’s “Hyped” is the gift that keeps on giving. Not only was it free to begin with but its had more bonus parts than a litter of Rottweilers. Check out Benny Urban doing what he does in the streets of Euroland and make sure you keep Nitro in mind when its time to buy a board next season. They’ve been good to you.

If you haven’t seen it yet, make sure to take ten minutes and watch the latest episode of Signal’s “Every Third Thursday.” In this one, they travel to Italy to make a snowboard out of high end Italian glass before shredding it in the mountains of Tuscany. Living the Dream doesn’t get much better than this.

One of snowboarding’s purest and most epic events, the Legendary Banked Slalom at Mount Baker in Washington state is almost the snowboard equivalent to Mecca, with every true shredder pledging to be there at least once in their life. This year photographer Craig Wetherby made the trip and documented it beautifully for TheGoodLife!. That’s Terje Haakonsen on course above, go here to see the entire story.

Neff is back with another snowboard vid shot on location at their terrain park “Neffland” at Park City resort in Utah. This time around the brothers Hobush, Dylan Thompson and more stop by for some fun.

Another sneak peek from Burton’s 2014 snow line comes in the form of this mini collection with Bionic Yarn. If you haven’t heard about it yet, Bionic, which is backed and repped by Pharrel (yes that Pharrel) is a sustainable yarn company that makes yarn that is up to 45% recycled and can be 400% stronger than traditional yarn. The basic collection includes a puffy, gloves, and an aviator style beanie that boast the clean design and good pattern use you’d expect from something Skateboard P is cosigning. More looks after the jump.

Sound enhanced packs and bags have been around in “action sports” since Osirus dropped the G Bag in like 2002. Fanny Packs have been around since as far back as the 70’s and other than a revival every couple of years, have remained stuck in a zone for kooks or the elderly. Out of this historical context comes Jammy Pack – a new brand dedicated to both Fanny Packs and built-in speakers. Kinda makes you say hmmm. Check out Lucas Magoon’s pro model Jammy Pack, the Gooner. We’ll have more from them soon.

If you were on Instagram last night you know that Travis Rice and Red Bull’s epic contest Ultra Natural concluded yesterday with Austrian living legend Gigi Ruef taking the crown as best snowboarder in the universe. He was followed by Nicolas Muller and Bryan Fox who both rose to the top of a stacked field despite what everyone is calling “variable conditions.” Check out the full results plus some more unreal photos after the jump and stay tuned for “Ultra Natural” to hit NBC on your TV March 30th, 2013.

With a lot to show and prove at the all new Burton US Open at Vail, Burton has announced the entertainment lineup prior to the event, something they were reticent to do in VT as demand for the shows could frequently outweigh Stratton’s capacity. Scheduled to play free are Santigold, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Scratch Bastid, and Cosmo Baker, which should provide for a lively time. Hit up Burton’s US Open site for show times and details.

We’ve got another sneak peek from Switchback Bindings’ 2014 line. Check out company founder and one half of helgasons.com Eiki Helgason’s rad new pro model. Are any of you riding Switchback yet? If so, let us know what you think of them. Another look after the jump.

Vans Snow got a huge lift to their program with the addition of New Hampshire ripper Pat Moore to the team. In return Pat got some serious lift to his pop by stepping into next season’s Infuse boot. The buttery leather exterior hides a tech’d out liner and a hybrid Boa system perfect for cinching up prior to dropping the kind of hammers Pat is known for. The Infuse will hit Vans accounts in late summer. Check out some more looks after the jump.