Transworld Snowboarding
{{Short description|American snowboarding magazine and website}}
{{for|the video game|Transworld Snowboarding (video game)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
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| category = Sports magazine
| frequency = 4 per year
| circulation_year = 2012
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| firstdate = 1987
| finaldate = March/April 2019
| company = Motor Trend Group
| country = United States
| based = Carlsbad, California
| language = English
| website = {{URL|http://snowboarding.transworld.net|Transworld Snowboarding}}
| issn = 1046-4611
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Transworld Snowboarding was an American magazine and website dedicated to snowboarding culture. When it closed, the magazine had most recently been published four times a year (for many years, Transworld Snowboarding published 10 issues per year). The magazine featured articles on the sport, culture and lifestyle of modern snowboarding.
History
Transworld Snowboarding was first published in 1987{{cite web|title=Snowboarding TransWorld: Sports Magazine|url=https://designersbookshop.com/our-clients/grid-calculator-pro-edition/transworld-snowboarding/|work=Designers Bookshop|accessdate=January 8, 2017}}{{cite web|title=David Carson|url=http://www.historygraphicdesign.com/the-age-of-information/the-digital-revolution-and-beyond/210-david-carson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611064749/http://www.historygraphicdesign.com/the-age-of-information/the-digital-revolution-and-beyond/210-david-carson|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 11, 2016|publisher=History Graphic Design|accessdate=February 17, 2017}} and was distributed internationally. Kevin Kinnear was the founding editor and Guy Motil was the first photo editor.{{cite web|url=https://snowboarding.transworld.net/uncategorized/the-conception-of-a-legacy/|title=The Conception Of A Legacy|date=11 August 2006|website=TransWorld SNOWboarding}}
From the launch of the magazine, the Transworld owners and editorial staff were instrumental in petitioning ski resorts to allow snowboarding.
During the late 1990s, a visit by "The Chameleon," an undercover splitboarder who would reassemble his snowboard at the top of the lift and ride down, was the editorial staff's instrument of choice for calling attention to the last ski resort holdouts including Alta, Park City, Aspen Mountain, Keystone, and Taos.http://snowboarding.transworld.net/photos/the-chameleon-rides-again/ The Chameleon Rides Again!
On October 15, 2002, Infogrames released a video game for the Xbox console titled Transworld Snowboarding developed by Housemarque.[https://web.archive.org/web/20021201083851/http://xbox.ign.com/articles/375/375458p1.html "Transworld Snowboarding Review"] "IGN", retrieved December 5, 2010 In 2005, the magazine and its likeness began appearing in the SSX videogame franchise, beginning with SSX On Tour.
In 2013, most of the Transworld titles were sold by Bonnier to Source Interlink Media, later TEN Publishing.{{cite web|url=https://www.foliomag.com/bonnier-source-interlink-exchange-titles/|title=Bonnier, Source Interlink Exchange Titles|date=20 May 2013|website=Folio}} In 2019, Transworld Snowboarding was sold by TEN to American Media, which closed the magazine.{{Cite web|title = TransWorld Snowboarding Magazine: 1987 – 2019| work = Transworld Snowboarding| accessdate = 2019-03-14| url = https://snowboarding.transworld.net/news/transworld-snowboarding-magazine-1987-2019/}}{{Cite web| last = Silber| first = Tony| title = American Media Shutters Two Transworld Titles In Swift Consolidation Weeks After Buying Them| work = Forbes| accessdate = 2019-03-14| url =https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonysilber/2019/03/06/american-media-shutters-two-titles-in-swift-consolidation-just-weeks-after-buying-them/}}
It was the most widely subscribed snowboard magazine in the world with over 1.3 million copies sold annually{{cite web|url=http://www.transworldmediakit.com/|title=龙八国际娱乐电子游戏-龙八国际娱乐网址|website=www.transworldmediakit.com}} (compared to Snowboarder Magazine at 800,000 annually).{{Cite web|url=http://www.actionsportsgroup.net/mediakit-snowboarder.pdf|title=Archived copy|access-date=March 11, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309165240/http://www.actionsportsgroup.net/mediakit-snowboarder.pdf |archive-date=March 9, 2007|url-status=dead}} Its final editor was Annie Fast, aided by Nick Hamilton as photo/video editor (formerly of Whitelines snowboard magazine). For many years, Transworld Snowboarding published 10 issues per year.
Mobile applications
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Transworld released its iPhone application in June 2010. The app features professional snowboarder videos, photography and news.[http://business.transworld.net/38767/news/transworld-snowboardings-trick-tip-iphone-app-available/ "TransWorld SNOWboarding's Trick Tip iPhone App Available"] "TransWorld iPhone Press Release", Retrieved December 5, 2010
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In October 2010, Transworld Snowboarding launched the iPad edition of the magazine, called Transworld Snowboarding+.[http://snowboarding.transworld.net/twsnow-plus/ "The new digital version of TransWorld SNOWboarding on the iPad, available now"] "TransWorld iPad App", retrieved December 5, 2010 The iPad app features the print version of the magazine as well as iPad-only content like embedded videos, streaming audio and clickable links.[https://web.archive.org/web/20101015002908/http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/transworld-snowboarding/id395403589?mt=8 "TransWorld Snowboarding+"]"iTunes Link", Retrieved December 5, 2010
References
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External links
- [http://www.snowboarding.transworld.net/ Transworld Snowboarding website]
- [http://www.enthusiastnetwork.com/ The Enthusiast Network]
- [https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nv7tv4vn1n1hyve/AAAVmGLlti-kV4CFekFTx2Dia?dl=0 Transworld Snowboarding Covers from 1987 to 2010]
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Category:Defunct magazines published in the United States
Category:Magazines established in 1987
Category:Magazines disestablished in 2019
Category:Magazines published in California
Category:Quarterly magazines published in the United States
Category:Snowboarding magazines