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Skiing and snowboarding can have consequences on the mountain but POC tries to reduce accidents by developing gear that helps protect our bodies on the slopes.  POC has set the standard with protective gear thats lightweight, high performance and offers the ultimate protection against injury thanks to superior impact absorption and penetration resistance.  Each of [...]

Location: Keystone, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to icy snow conditions during night riding. Setup: I rode the Atomic Stasher with Union Force bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 156cm First Impression: Definitely a backcountry freestyle board with the stiffer flex this has…not your typical resort park flex. Weight: little heavier than average Flex: [...]

Frequency fits a different mold than your average snowboard magazine; the quarterly publication is focused on high quality and limited advertising which is rare in snowboarding.  Founded in 2001, Frequency: The Snowboarders Journal has grown to become a popular magazine for snowboarders wanting more than a throwaway magazine and the editorial/photography speaks for itself when [...]

Location: Breckenridge, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked snow conditions with overcast weather Setup: I rode the Burton Marley Whammy with Burton Lexa winged bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 155cm First Impression: This board pulls a whammy everywhere, not a bad ride at all.  This is the whammy bar but with marley graphics. Weight: [...]

All it takes is an idea and the drive to create something which is what Dan Reid did when he started Casual Industrees with his brother Brendan in the late 1990′s.  From their Mt Baker days they went forth with a clothing company that was about the WA roots, they continue to be a multi-hundred [...]

Each season I have a goal of hitting 100 days usually it takes the full season from October to June to collect the big 100th day on snow.  However this season I was able to get out on the snow more often, taking full use of ride breaks and managed to rack in my 100th [...]

One of the most popular events at the Telus Ski & Snowboard Festival in Whistler, BC is the pro photographer showdown and it went down on Thursday night at the conference centre (sold out as usual).  This was the first year that I bought a ticket in advance and made it into the show to [...]

It’s another beautiful (well overcast) day in Whistler, BC but the Grenade Games make every day a good day on the slopes with the fun antics, good riders and all around good times.  I headed up with evo’s Molly, Chris, Gorio and Amy to check out the superpipe competition.  Of all the pipe contests I’ve [...]

Last Wednesday I announced a contest with AMP that would get you stoked on the season, the prize pack included the new AMP energy juice, a branded AMP beanie with built-in speakers and a iTouch.  All you had to do was tell me what gets you amped up for a day of snowboarding and the [...]

After attending last years Grenade Games in Whistler during the Telus Festival, I knew the combination of Grenade Games and Telus Festival meant coming back year after year to be a part of it.  The fun atmosphere of the games mixed with the vibe of the festival was ideal and the good shredding on both [...]