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Job Title: Credit and Customer Service Manager Employer: C3 Worldwide; home of Capita Snowboards, Union Bindings and Coal Headwear Years on snow: 10 non-commited, 2 committed Days on snow: not enough, but I managed to get in around 20? last season Currently Riding: 154 Capita Indoor Survival FK, Union Atlas Bindings, 32 Lashed boots, Bern [...]

It’s June 15 and I’m still walking out on the snow to go snowboarding.  That’s pretty rad considering most resorts have closed for the season or aren’t open daily.  Last summer I was riding Timberline and now I’m at Mammoth enjoying the summer conditions.  But it’s also a reminder that the season will end on [...]

Location: Snoqualmie Summit, WA Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to softpacked to heavy leftover powder. Setup: I rode the Capita Indoor Survival FK with Union Force bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 156cm. First Impression: I forgot what NW concrete felt like but the Indoor didn’t. Weight: Average Flex: Overall a playful board with the [...]

It felt really good to get out on the slopes today.  Just a much needed break, relaxation and fun being outside working as a liftie for the afternoon.  The riding was excellent even though it was a slushy day but that meant fun park laps to end out the day.  I met up with the [...]

Job Title: Marketing Director Employer: Boreal Mountain Resort Years on snow: 18 Days on snow: 80+ Currently Riding: Academy Collective 158 Currently I am: Broke. Not sure what you are looking for here. Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself Jon: I claim North Carolina as home, even though I have now lived in [...]

Most Mondays I never get out onto the slopes but when I shadow the lifts, it means a couple laps to myself for an afternoon of helping out.  Today was that day, getting turns on chair #3 before heading to chair #23 for the afternoon. Amazing how much the snow has started to melt since [...]

I started Shayboarder.com in August 2007. In November 2009 shayboarder.com passed 1 million, in October 2010 it passed 2 million and now only 8 months later the 3 million mark has arrived!  What an insane journey this blog has become.  When I began writing, I never expected to become a leader in snowboard blogs and [...]

Location: Mammoth, CA & June, CA Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to deep powder conditions Setup: I rode the Rome Madison bindings on the Never Summer SL & Lotus with my Vans Veil Boots size 8. Time to set up the binding: It’s been a while since I mounted Rome’s by my own hands and at first [...]

It’s officially my 28th birthday!  For the second  time in my life, I spent the day snowboarding.  Luckily for me, my birthday was good because of one person.  He spent the time on the mountain with me, bought me lunch and coffee, brought home a cake and decorated it and then took me to a [...]

In the three years since Ashbury first debuted at SIA, they’ve grown from a small hipster goggle company to a brand that’s recognizable and known for their look. It’s no easy feat to start a company especially during a down economy but with brothers Mike and Lance Hakker and Nima Jalali behind the brand, they [...]