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For 13 years, Transworld has done the Good Wood Test to determine the best boards in snowboarding.  With all the 2012 boards out, they do the test each year in the spring with selected riders to find out the most popular boards of the bunch.  This year the Good Wood Test was in Mammoth, they [...]

Chances are if you were riding chair 6 this afternoon, you had me as a liftie.  After seasonal staff is laid off, the year round staff comes out to help on the front lines so that’s what I did the last two days was help out as a liftie at the park chair at Mammoth. [...]

I have to say it.  Next weekend, Mammoth will be the place to be.  It’s already in a list of last resorts to be operating through the spring/summer but it’s also going to be hosting the West Coast Invitational for the 10th year from May 6-8.  The evening rail jam will go on in The [...]

When it comes to keeping your face warm on the mountain, facemasks do the job.  On the deep powder days, they keep you from breathing in the snow.  On the sunny days, they keep you from getting burnt.  On windy days, they keep your face from going numb.  Gone are the days that you have [...]

It’s been a busy week at work which means less ride time but that doesn’t mean I can’t ride after the lifts close and work ends.  I discovered splitboarding a couple years ago when I lived in Steamboat Springs, Colorado but it wasn’t till recently that I had the means to get into splitboarding.  For [...]

Burton Snowboards is the biggest name in snowboarding with a collection of snowboard gear that often outnumbers everyone else in the market.  Their bindings and boots feature a variety of designs with support and responses depending how you like them.  Each of these determine the relationship between the rider and the board in order to [...]

Location: Winter Park, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to softpacked to icy groomers. Setup: I rode the Burton Easy Livin with Burton Lexa EST bindings and my Vans Veil size 8 boots. First Impression: It’s definitely not the same easy livin I rode in 09-10 but I’m not feeling that it improved much. Size: 155cm Weight: [...]

For over 45 years, Smith has been dedicated to designing and innovating goggles to make great days better.  Smith takes helmets and goggles to be designed to be one seamless, functional integrated system that complements each other. For quickness and adaptability, the I/O and I/OS goggles allow you to swap lenses even faster for changing [...]

For the past 18 years, Vans has been utilizing their 45 year footwear experience to build snowboard boots that are a reflection of Vans deep boardsports heritage.  Vans understands the need to ride but also a boot that will perform for you so you can enjoy each turn.  The boots continue to be developed and [...]

It didn’t look like the best day to be outside on the mountain but despite the weather, it was a day to enjoy skiing and snowboarding.  A quick trip up to Main Lodge showed that many people decided to stay in and that the mountain was ours to enjoy.  We ended up parking at The [...]