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This year passed quickly and the last day of the tradeshow, day 4 came quicker than I could remember.  I kept the partying to a minimum on the last evening, just enjoyed dinner with a great crew of people and went to bed earlier than the previous nights.  The hotel room was a war zone [...]

Day 3 of SIA is definitely the most tiring day; the partying starts to catch up with the overall tiredness of being on your feet all day at a tradeshow but it’s still sooo worth it.  Day 3 for me was the big guns of snowboarding, the brands that have a lot of products to [...]

The SIA Tradeshow is underway in Denver, Colorado and day 2 was packed with more appointments to see what’s coming out for 2012.  I’ve been able to see everything from snowboards to outerwear to gloves to goggles, just getting an idea of what is to come next year.  It’s also overwhelming with the amount of [...]

I definitely look forward to SIA each year because it’s 4 days of fun packed together, appointments all day and tons of people that you love catching up with.  The snowboard industry is small but with some amazing people involved in making something we love happen. Today was Day 1 of the SIA tradeshow in [...]

Location: Mammoth, CA Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to icy groomers. Setup: I rode the DC Devun with Union Team bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 154cm. First Impression: You’d swear you are riding a camber board Weight: Lighter than average Flex: It goes without saying but if you’d seen Devun ride, you know this [...]

Last year was the first year for the SIA Tradeshow to go off in Denver, Colorado and I welcomed the new location with open arms.  I no longer live in Colorado but I’m making my way back for 4 days of tradeshow madness and 2 days of on-snow riding.  My schedule for the tradeshow is [...]

Location: Mammoth, CA Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to icy groomers. Setup: I rode the Burton Sherlock with Burton Cobrashark bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 154cm. First Impression: I can see why this board is so popular…it’s so damn easy to ride. Weight: Average Flex: Sherlock was softer in the nose and tail of [...]

Location: Mammoth, California Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to icy groomers. Setup: I rode the Burton Cobrashark bindings on the Burton Sherlock with my Vans Veil Boots size 8. Time to set up the binding: The cobrasharks were the first binding of the day and quick to get set up.  I almost didn’t go with them but [...]

We’re just days away from the SIA Tradeshow in Denver, Colorado with the industry checking out 2012 and lots of business going on but also a ton of fun parties and events going on.  The ski and snowboard industry will be out partying it up and even if you aren’t attending the SIA tradeshow, you [...]

Today was the last day of Big Snow Bash which meant helping out the events crew with handing out shirts on the mountain.  Lauren and myself hit up each of the main base areas, giving away Snowpowcalypse shirts to guests for the morning and early afternoon. After we were done it was time to hit [...]