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The mountain conditions are taking a hard hit from the lack of snow this year, there’s more brown than white on lower mountain and you definitely get the feel that the season is winding down quick for Steamboat.  Today the winds were roaring in Steamboat which meant chair and gondola closures, I stayed low on [...]

For over two decades we’ve seen Jeremy Jones dropping into steeps, chutes and backcountry that continues to blow our minds.  So it’s no surprise that when launching his own snowboard company, Jeremy Jones would give as much dedication, fluidity and passion behind it as he does in his snowboarding.  2010-2011 is the year of the [...]

Often snowboard journeys are undocumented travels, lost in our memories and shared secrets between friends. Snowboarders from California Luke and Will shared their journey in a super 8mm film for the world to see and while many Chilean travels are left to the pros, I enjoyed the passion and creativity that came out from their [...]

I’ve decided that I’m going to ride every day until Steamboat closes on April 11th because I have no reason not to and because there’s 12 days left in the season.  Usually I might skip a day or two during the week to get errands done in town but I’m dedicated to stomping some end [...]

When it comes to snowboard outerwear, Sessions has been at the forefront for over 25 years in bringing functionality and style to riders.  The Sessions line features a amplitude of features on their outerwear, from hidden mittens to skullcandy’s audio technology to the RECCO system, Sessions remains constant with new ideas to feature in their [...]

Northwave is no stranger to snowboarding; they’re boots have been on many snowboarders feet over the years and they continue to reign in as a snowboard boot company that’s been in business since 1991.  Now they own Drake and Bakoda but their knowledge continues to expand in snowboard boots that enhance your riding experience. For [...]

It’s becoming clearer each day that the season is coming to an end in Steamboat, there’s more brown than white on the mountain and April is just days away.  The mountain is set to close April 11th, after that I’ll be heading down to Summit County to ride the longer season at A-Basin. Normally the [...]

Location: Steamboat, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked snow to powder conditions to bluebird park laps. Setup: I rode the Never Summer Lotus with Union bastardized bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 157cm. First Impression: Since my last Lotus was stolen, getting this one was a sigh of relief since I’d been missing that board [...]

After a great day at Beaver Creek yesterday, I crashed in Vail with April at her friends house so we could hit up Vail today with some of her shred crew.  Even though I’ve visited the village multiple times, I’ve never snowboarded at the mountain so I finally got to check out some of Vail [...]

The Love for the Ladies Rail Jam went off at Beaver Creek yesterday so I headed down from Steamboat to check it out.  It was also my first time to Beaver Creek which has been a must-go-to resort this year since my pass is good for a couple days there.  Luckily I knew Lauren was [...]