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Location: Keystone, Colorado Snow Conditions: Bluebird with hardpacked groomers on the 3rd day of the demos. Setup: I rode the Rossignol Angus with Union Forces and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: This was a hard board to judge, but ripped for handling the whole mountain. Size: 157cm Weight: heavier than average Flex: It’s [...]

Each year the snowboard magazines decide their top snowboard choices by designing boards tests built around various methodologies.   Snowboard Magazine  has their Platinum Pick which focuses on the “all-around” board and the list is out for the 2010 Platinum Pick winners. The Platinum Pick methology brings 70 boards to the table (2  all-around boards [...]

Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself Eric: I’m 36-ish years old, married to my daughter’s mom, grew up outside of Seattle, fluent in under 2 languages and I shred the gnar. Shay: What is your job title? Eric: Snowboard Product Line Manager/ Valet/ Barista/ Diaper Changer. Shay: How did you get your start [...]

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 on day 1 of [...]

Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself Trent: Born and raised in Boulder, CO. I live here now with my wife Stacy and 2 kids Astrid and Trent Jr. We’re now officially a snowboarding family. I met my wife through snowboarding (she was a competitive snowboarder in the early 90’s, competing in the US [...]

After coming back from SIA each year, I have a pretty good idea of what outerwear I’ll be rocking for the upcoming season. When I caught up with 686′s KR3W collection in Vegas in January I definitely liked what I saw.   The 686 package arrived this week and I am stoked to be given [...]

It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve been snowboarding and the leftover snow in Colorado was calling my name today.  I left Steamboat and headed south to Breckenridge where 4th of July Bowl has leftover snow and rails set up.  Today marked an important day, I have ridden 12 months straight every month and now [...]

The 08-09 season just winded down with a greatseason ending at Windell’s Camp for their last session.  It’s been an amazing year of snowboarding and I’m really thankful that I can ride as much as I do and write about it. I’m in the final stretch for another year of 12 months a year of [...]

Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself Jesse: I am short, stocky, and spend way too much time in front of a computer, but feel incredible lucky to being doing what I am doing and working with the people that I get to work with. Shay: What is your job title? Jesse: In the [...]

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 on day 1 of testing [...]