Press release:
From the late 1980s through 1995, the "bible" for slalom skateboarders was Slalom! magazine. With 23 issues distributed free of charge around the world, Slalom! was the sport's primary medium for announcing upcoming events and reporting race results.
In recent years, slalom skateboarding has come out of dormancy and undergone an exciting renaissance, largely thanks to popular Internet forums such as
www.ncdsa.com,
www.slalomskateboarder.com,
www.Riderz.net,
www.Cruisin.de and many more around the world. Interest in the discipline has grown tremendously, and slalom equipment is now offered under more brands than ever before.
We believe that reviving our paper-based magazine will help solidify the sport and communicate its exciting attributes to the general public.
We initially considered producing Slalom! as an insert within Concrete Wave magazine, but it was not feasible to do this in time for the 2004 Paris Slalom World Cup (May 29 - 31; see below). Discussions with Concrete Wave continues, but Slalom! issue #24 will be published independently in the traditional A5 size (15cm x 21cm).
This will be a full-colour publication, approximately 24 pages in length. The magazine will have a price printed on the cover, so that it can be sold by manufacturers, distributors and shops (though the primary distribution channel for this first issue is not yet certain).
We're printing up to 3,000 magazines. All advertisers will receive copies (either at the Paris race or from our U.S. distribution hub in Colorado), to be sold or given to their customers. Organizers of other 2004 contests will receive smaller volumes, to be given or sold to participants, spectators, officials and others attending their events.
If you manufacture or sell slalom related equipment we encourage you to contact us (Jani in Europe, Dan in USA) for ad rates.
Now is the time to pump up slalom to a higher speed than ever!
Staff:
Hans "Corky" Koraeus is the Executive Editor of Slalom!
Stefan "Lillis" Åkesson, former World Champion in flatland freestyle, is the magazine's Art Director. Send ads in PDF, InDesign or other format to both Lillis and Corky.
Jani Söderhäll is the contact person for ads and distribution within Europe. Jani served as editor of Slalom! magazine throughout its previous history, but he is now stepping aside to let Corky manage the content.
Dan Gesmer is the contact person for ads and distribution within the U.S. Dan will also contribute to Slalom! as a writer and copy-editor.
...and many contributing writers and photographers!
Thank's for your support!
Everyone loved the mag - it made them realise its a real sport. We will be back at Martin's camp on the the 7th August for more skating and snowboarding.
