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Winter is here which means keeping those faces covered up on the mountain so that you can enjoy the day longer and keep your face staying warm on those cold days.  I just got my hands on a 2B mask to test on the slopes but I wanted to give someone else the opportunity to [...]

Each day that I ride, I’m finding new terrain, new runs and getting a better taste of what’s to come this winter.  It’s a rad experience to be riding somewhere totally new and calling it my home mountain. Today Dan and I headed out for some lunch laps and made our way over to Chair [...]

Location: Mammoth, CA Snow Conditions: Mixture of hardpacked groomers to softpacked powder. Setup: I rode the Arbor Formula with my Union bastardized bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 155cm. First Impression: This is one of those boards that’s an easy forgiving ride for any level of rider and can be ridden anywhere on [...]

Usually I don’t get out on the snow till Tuesday so wasn’t sure if we’d find some powder after Monday’s powder day but the good news was the mountain still had some stashes to be enjoyed.  I headed out with Dan for a couple mid day laps for our lunch break and to check out [...]

I was hesitant to start wearing a helmet last season but as I ventured into the park and listened to my readers, I realized it was time to stop messing around and put a lid on it.  Since then I’ve been rocking Sandbox and Bern helmets for the majority of last season, last summer and [...]

The holidays are just around the corner and it’s that time of year to deliver some goodies to your friends, significant other or favorite snowboarder in the family. I’m a huge fan of keeping gifts under $50 and keeping it simple with items that people will actually use on the mountain. I put together 10 [...]

Just a sunday in the park at Mammoth Mountain.  Got the wake up call from Pat this morning telling me to get up, enjoy the sunshine snowboarding before the storm rolls into town.  He had a good point so I got my gear, grabbed breakfast and parked the car at Chair #2 to meet up [...]

To start off the season right, Rome SDS puts on multiple Premature Jibulation Rail Jams around the states.  Today was the Mammoth Mountain contest with amateur riders proving their skills in a jam format.  I had only heard of the Premature Jibulation but never got to check it out first hand until today.  It was a [...]

After yesterday’s riding, I was expecting today to be much of the same low visibility, overcast weather but when I looked outside at lunch the sun was shining!   It was easy to head out onto the slopes with my co-worker Justin for a couple laps.  We headed over to South Park to check out [...]

Location: Mammoth, CA Snow Conditions: Mixture of hardpacked to icy to softpacked powder. Setup: I rode the Lib Tech Attack Banana with my Union bastardized bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 159cm. First Impression: The attack banana matches its name.  This board rips up the snow whether it’s attacking the groomers or powder. [...]