Archive for April, 2009

Signal’s Tailblocks & Tortillas coming to you!

April 6th, 2009

The Signal crew is hitting the road to deliver plenty of tailblocks and tortillas (yes they go hand in hand) to the mountains in Utah, Colorado and California.  Sounds like a good time to me!

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09-10 Rome Pint Glass

April 5th, 2009

There was one item that caught my eye as I flipped through catalogs this winter, one item coming out that isn’t a snowboard, boots, binding or outerwear.  But for the thousands of us that decorate our rooms, our homes around the life of shred…this will just add to that collection.   Rome Snowboards for 2009-2010 [...]

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Steamboat 4/5/09

April 5th, 2009

It’s been a rough end of the week, so I took the last couple days to relax and chill.  Today I did make it up to the mountain to take some laps with Steph and Tj who had driven up from Summit County to ride for the day. I took them to my favorite chair, [...]

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Snowboard Review: 09-10 GNU BIlly Goat C2 BTX

April 4th, 2009

This review was done through Board Insiders and will be featured on their site as a review with video of me explaining the board and riding it. I’ll update this link to that when it goes live. Location: Stevens Pass, Washington Snow Conditions: Snowing with powder on runs, some groomed areas. Setup: I rode the [...]

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Snowboard Review: 09-10 Burton Hero

April 4th, 2009

Location: Keystone, Colorado Snow Conditions: Snowing with powder on runs, some groomed areas. Setup: I rode the Burton Hero with Burton Molotov bindings and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: Varying information on whether it changed from 08-09 to 09-10, I heard it was the same from the demo reps but catalog says the [...]

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Bula 2009-2010

April 3rd, 2009

Want to know about Bula? A cartoon will tell you on the website the story behind the company. The bula bula definition is good life, health and happiness and Bula brings that to the table with their colorful beanie designs in variety of styles. Winners may wear their hats in the Olympics, but it’s focus [...]

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Bluebird Show: Mark Carter

April 3rd, 2009

The Bluebird Show this time features Mark Carter, professional rider coming out of Wyoming, sidekicking with Willie and Rice and killing it.  His riding in the Quiksilver Natural Selection contest earned him second place and this year he’s been filming with Absinthe so looking forward to see him in the upcoming film.   Mark has [...]

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Celsius Boots 2009-2010

April 2nd, 2009

Celsius is the image of progression, taking steps to offer riders boots based on comfort, performance and quality.  They aren’t a big company, quite frankly still small but definitely a boot competitor to watch out for.  They understand riders want variety in lacing, so they offer 4 lacing systems:  O Zone speed lace, traditional lace, [...]

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Glove Review: 08-09 Drop Precious II

April 2nd, 2009

A women’s undercuff glove/mitt with pile fleece insulation, an aquabloc ® insert and a combination soft-shell / stormguard outer, providing the ultimate in warmth, comfort, breathability and dexterity. These gloves are also 09-10 Drop Precious Gloves. Intended Purpose: Winter glove for women on the mountain. Sizing: I have typical women’s hands. In drop gloves, I [...]

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Surgery in the spring

April 2nd, 2009

I had planned to wait until after the A-Basin season and after my birthday to go in for surgery. Unfortunately life happens and today I made the decision to get the surgery in mid-May, earlier than later. I found out in early 2009 that I had a cyst on my ovary, typically cysts go away [...]

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