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I am not a morning person especially when it involves waking up at 5:30am when everything is dark outside and everyone is asleep still.  But the second I step on snow, it’s always worth it –  It’s worth the 5:30am wake up call, the 6 hour roundtrip drive and the $30 to pay for a [...]

Since the Declaration of Independence we’ve each been granted certain rights: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The pursuit of happiness can mean so many things, each person has their own idea of happiness. For many of us happiness can be found on the mountain, in the cold chill weather with the sounds of [...]

It’s not every day that the dream job of being a snow bum and making 10,000 a month comes alive – but this year Canyons recognized the power of online media when they offered the perfect job and home for this winter. A couple weeks ago I saw the job and was blown away by [...]

As I made my way to Main Lodge at Mammoth Mountain yesterday morning, it was the sight of the snowmaking guns, swirls of snow billowing up and loud sounds of the snowguns that kickstarted my heart.  As much as I love snowflakes falling from the sky, I truly appreciate that snow guns allow for early [...]

Intended Purpose: The Smarty 2.5 complete ply pant offers a high waterproofing and breathability rating, fleece and thermal inner liner to help keep you layered on the mountain when you need it. Fit: The 2.5 complete ply pants are a 686 regular fit.  At first when I got them I didn’t like the fit, I [...]

Last year Ride Snowboards introduced their limited edition DH series, taking the quite popular board into a new sphere with artist driven graphics that were released at different times during the fall season. I watched as each graphic came out wondering about the artist driven movement and concept behind these snowboards. With the release of [...]

As I mounted up my skate deck on the wall this week and had an extra Sk8ology mount lying around, I realized it’d be a good deed to give it away to someone who might appreciate their skate deck on the wall.  I asked you to write about a skate deck that inspires you and [...]

Intended Purpose: The Bonfire particle snowboard pants are designed to be waterproof, breathable and ready to roll in the snow. Fit: The particle pants have a classic fit which means not too tight, not too baggy. I really liked how they fit me, just on the baggy side but not ultra baggy and good comfort [...]

Over the past couple months I’ve said “I don’t know” a lot.  It happened anytime someone asked about this upcoming winter, plans and everything involved in my life.  Luckily now I know!  So I wanted to give an update on this upcoming 10-11 winter since I’m enjoying the winter from the California snowboard scene and [...]

It’s not everyday that an Action Sports Film Festival pops up out of the blue but a couple weeks ago the announcement came out about the first annual Action Sports Film Festival in Breckenridge, Colorado. This four day event will host screenings, interviews, photography, activities and music right in the middle of two of the [...]