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Job Title: Account Relations/Logistics Employer: Holden Outerwear Years on snow: 17 Days on snow: This season. Ha. One. Sadly Currently Riding: 1970′s Red Raleigh with a basket Currently I am: Putting the last touches on my backyard chicken coop Photo:  Yobeat Halloween Spectacular Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself Nate: I am an [...]

Location: Snoqualmie Summit, WA Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to softpacked to heavy leftover powder. Setup: I rode the Union Forces on the Capita Indoor Survival with my Vans Veil Boots size 8. Time to set up the binding: The forces were easy to mount and only took a matter of minutes with adjustments. Fit: I normally [...]

Today started like any other day.  I woke up, took my dog for a walk, made breakfast and loaded up my gear for another day’s work.  This time my snowboard gear was already at work and I carpooled up with my bike gear so that I could snowboard and bike in the same day.  I’ve [...]

Job Title: Promotions Director Employer: POW Gloves Years on snow: 21 Days on snow: midweek Currently Riding: Capita Stairmaster Extreme (2013) Currently I am: Wishing I was outside (the sun is out in seattle!) Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself and how snowboarding has changed your life? John: Born and raised in Philly, [...]

Summer is almost here and each day on the mountain is a constant reminder how quickly the snow is melting.  Main Park was once buried in feet of snow is now patches of dirt and Forest Trail is barely holding on.  There’s a mud lake next to it just so you don’t forget how quickly [...]

Since 1979, Dakine has been making a variety of products from luggage to gloves, backpacks to accessories.  They are designed to be functional for any skateboarder, snowboarder or skier.  The basic principals are quality, function and style which is present in their entire line.  For 2012, all Dakine pack and bag materials are PVC free. [...]

Intended Purpose: The Spy Soldier’s combine sophistication, clean designs and superior optical performance to handle the mountain with. Location: I rode these goggles at the WWSRA Mammoth on-snow and then continued to ride them in February conditions. Conditions: I’ve spent the majority of time riding these goggles on sunny bluebird days and the occasional overcast [...]

Earlier this week I sat down with Jed from Snomie for an interview about shayboarder.com to find out more about blogging and how my blog has become so successful.  The interview just got posted up, so if you want to hear the background behind shayboarder.com, what inspires me and how I continue to make this [...]

Mammoth is known for its spring skiing and riding which means capturing that essence on the mountain.  A couple of us headed out onto the snow to showcase the warm weather and get in some photos/videos of the amazing warm spring conditions. Newest Marketing employee Delaney in the 4th of July spirit going through Forest [...]

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 [...]