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Since December 20th, nine lives have been lost in North America from snowboarding accidents.  At least four of the deaths have been from riding in trees either from colliding with a tree or falling into a tree well.   As beautiful as winter wilderness is to look at and fun to ride in; snow and [...]

You know it’s a great powder day when the sun comes out to show off all the new snow and goods on the mountain.  Despite the holiday rush, today was an awesome day just with longer lift lines.  I headed out for a lunch ride break with Dan just in time for some lift openings. [...]

Having a facemask or necktube on the mountain can make those cold winter days a lot better when you are covered up all warm.  I wanted to give out one of the rad Pom-Pom necktubes in a crazy design so that someone could enjoy keeping hidden from the cold this winter.  I asked readers to [...]

The reports said a possible 2 feet of snow and the reports were right.  It dumped 2 feet of snow overnight which meant digging my truck out this morning, just another day at Mammoth.  Capita was a bit dismayed when she didn’t see the walkway so I had to dig out a trail for her [...]

Last spring I had to put a stop to the shayboarder stickers because realistically I knew that summer at Mt Hood was going to be busy and not affordable to ship out stickers.  But now that I’m settled, I put back in an order with Ink Monstr and just got more shayboarder stickers! Both the [...]

It’s the busy time when resort towns are packed with vacationers that help fund our towns and mountains.  Usually I stay off the mountain this week since it’s so busy but today I was feeling the itch, I just needed to get out onto the snow to make a couple turns.  We’re getting hit with [...]

Sometimes all it takes is an idea, materials and a sewing machine to piece it together.  Hieronymus had an idea, gathered the material and started creating designs with a sewing machine.  Their clothing is founded on two concepts:  literature and design.  While you might wonder how this company has its hand in snowboarding, it’s out [...]

Intended Purpose: Designed to be a lightweight first layer and with dryride ultrawick it helps repel moisture.  It’s quick drying and stink proof to keep a sweaty day on snow less noticeable to your friends. It’s functional for warm weather coverage or midwinter insulation. Appearance: I bought the men’s camp pullover hoodie in the true [...]

Merry Christmas!   As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to appreciate being able to spend the holidays with family versus the gifts I receive. Today was the best present,  I was able to ride Sugarbowl with my brother and my mom accompanying me on the mountain.   I had an amazing Christmas morning, slept in, [...]

It was hard to leave Mammoth after the amazing powder days this week but I made my way to North Lake Tahoe yesterday to spend Christmas with family.  One of the highlights of moving to California has been having family just a couple hours away and in such a great location!  Today I’ll be hitting [...]