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Update 5/5/09: Never Summer Catalog images have been added to the very bottom of this post. Never Summer walked away from the 2008 show ready to make and create their own version of the reverse camber that was very clearly gaining momentum. Behind the scene, Never Summer staff, team riders, product testers and shop kids [...]

Since they came out of the woodwork, Ashbury has never been about following the trends but making their own waves. The goggles offer a distinct look and quality without being too technology driven. The close knit group of snowboarders behind Ashbury include brothers Mike and Lance Hakker and Nima Jalali, who came together and recognized [...]

Late last season I had a phone call with Mark Sullivan about a new website called MTNOPS that would be a new snowboard community launching products slowly into the market.  I got on board with the crew and now months later, they debuted at SIA with American made products.  With hearts in the backcountry and [...]

It’s been a busy week returning back to normal life, catching up on my day job and going out with friends.  I made sure to hit up the mountain today for my typical ride break, good to get away from the computer and enjoy the bluebird skies we’ve been having.  Hasn’t snowed since I got [...]

I first heard of Capita snowboards in 2003 and since then, I’ve seen them rise from a small Seattle based company to steadily growing company that helped define themselves by word of mouth and products people love. I named my dog after the company so they definitely have it dialed enough for that much unconditional [...]

Union bindings comes back in 2009-2010 for year five.  It seems unlikely that it’s been only 5 years because they consistently come out with a dedicated binding to all levels of shredders, of all types and skills.  It’s not hard to miss a Union binding on the mountain, each year the brand grows stronger and [...]

GRENADE GAMES 5 COMING TO WHISTLER, BC. CANADA Monster Energy in cooperation with Grenade gloves brings the most unique event in snowboarding, The Grenade Games, to Whistler, BC during the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival, April 20-26 2009. February 3. Whistler, BC. – Monster Energy is proud to announce that it has joined forces [...]

If you happened to be at SIA last week or at ISPO this week, you’ll notice that most every company now has two things…Eco and Reverse Camber. I’ll dive into my thoughts on both of these and what they mean for the industry, for snowboarding and it’ll be interesting to hear your input as well…what [...]

With a brand name that focuses on trying hard through difficult times, Endeavor is continuing with their tradition to make the best of what they can create. They’ve changed factories and been through hard times but they stick by the name and continue to make boards with graphics by artists around the world. I’ve been [...]

I left for Vegas not knowing what to expect and a bit nervous on how it would go. For the last 6 years I have been Shayboarder, for the last 1.5 years I have been shayboarder.com. I feel most comfortable and in my own skin when I’m in snowboard gear on the mountain. When I [...]