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It was the last year in Vegas, the days went by quickly and soon it was day 4 ending out the show in Vegas before we head to Denver next year.   With only 3 hours of sleep under my belt, I was awake early friday to finish out the day and check out of [...]

It’s good to be back in the mountains, my bags are still waiting to be unpacked but all I needed today was my snowboard gear so I could show Marc the mountain. Here’s the video from today’s riding, it’s a mixture of out of bounds and groomers. Steamboat 1/31/09 from Shayboarder on Vimeo. We slept [...]

I wasn’t expecting day 3 of SIA to be busy but somehow looking back on it, it was a lot of companies and meeting people.   I was able to get into the show early each morning to enjoy quiet peaceful times before the madness began and could get some photos without many people around. [...]

With Day 1 accomplished and plenty of comments coming in on what to check out, day 2 had a mission to continue meeting with companies to see the latest products. The morning started out with Arbor who I was really excited to see, they have beautiful snowboards that ride equally as well as they look. [...]

Wow last year in Vegas and it’s not winding down in any way, shape or form.   I flew in to Vegas on Monday night, leaving the snowstorm in Denver that dropped a good couple inches on my way to the airport.  I arrived in Vegas, got picked up by Ryan and we headed to [...]

Update:  Here are the write-ups from each day at SIA 2009. Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 It’s that time of year again, SIA (Snowsports Industries America) when the snowboarders and skiers leave the mountains to come to Vegas. Its when the next years gear is released, critiqued and checked out by those [...]

2008-2009 Burton Vapor Location: Keystone, Colorado Snow Conditions: Snowing with soft packed groomed runs and some powder on the sides of runs. Setup: I rode the Burton Vapor with Burton Lexa bindings and my Rome Vamp boots. First Impression: I don’t even want to think about the price tag on this board and how I [...]

2008-2009 Never Summer Premier F1 Location: Loveland, Colorado Snow Conditions: Bluebird hardpacked groomers. Setup: I rode the Never Summer Premier F1 with Union Force’s and Union Contacts and my Vans Omni Focus size 8. First Impression:  I’m so used to the premier in how it rides. Size: 159cm Weight: average Flex:  It’s been softened up [...]

Introducing the 2009 2010 Monument Snowboards BlackBlack featuring artist Rammellzee. January 26, 2009 Bellingham, WA Monument Snowboards is pleased to introduce you to the first board of our new lineup for the 2009-2010 season. 2009-2010 will be another collection of amazing riding freestyle boards featuring artwork from some of the most critically acclaimed artists from [...]

Early in December I watched some of the athletes that would soon be competing in the X-games throw down in the Copper superpipe for a night photoshoot session.  Pearce, Dumont, Hall…the list of names goes on.  With very few people watching, they threw down each run giving it their all in the cold night with [...]