http://www.shayboarder.com The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:55:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/06/a-look-back-at-my-2011-2012-season.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/06/a-look-back-at-my-2011-2012-season.html#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:14:45 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=20928 When it comes to inspiration for this year, all it took was Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech. It was a reminder that there will be highs and lows, loss and love, lessons and experiences. It’s part of our journey. His simple question of “If today were the last day of my life, would I want [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/06/a-look-back-at-my-2011-2012-season.html/feed 7 http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/04/25-days-in-alaska.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/04/25-days-in-alaska.html#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:18:28 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=20455 The first day I fell in love with Valdez was when I walked around town and took in the breathtaking harbor in the middle of the peaks that surround the town. The next day I fell more in love when I was standing on the top of my first run at Thompson Pass by myself [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/04/25-days-in-alaska.html/feed 6 http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/04/checking-in-mountain-sky-hotel.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/04/checking-in-mountain-sky-hotel.html#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:52:48 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=20440 A home away from home. For the past month, that was the Mountain Sky Hotel in Valdez, Alaska. It came with all the amenities you expect from a hotel; complimentary breakfast, coffee, comfy beds, swimming pool, hot tub and daily cleaning service. But it also came with a new watering hole called the 32° Lounge [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/04/checking-in-mountain-sky-hotel.html/feed 2 http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/03/thompson-pass-32912.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/03/thompson-pass-32912.html#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:15:26 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=20235 After spending the last couple days exploring Valdez, it was finally time to head up to Thompson Pass and get the full scale of Alaska mountains. I headed up bright and early with my gear to see what work needed to be done and ended up getting in a couple laps to warm-up for this [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/03/thompson-pass-32912.html/feed 4 http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/02/shay-update-flow-tailgate-bc-ak.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/02/shay-update-flow-tailgate-bc-ak.html#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:32:29 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=19755 Earlier this winter I had two options: 1. to stay in California and figure things out or 2. travel the world, live my dreams and figure things out. The decision was pretty easy, I was gonna travel, have fun and do what I wanted. It’s been everything I’ve dreamed of and this winter is about [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/02/shay-update-flow-tailgate-bc-ak.html/feed 4 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/09/tailgate-alaska-the-movie-premiere-in-seattle.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/09/tailgate-alaska-the-movie-premiere-in-seattle.html#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:05:07 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=12980 When most of our seasons are coming to an end, Tailgate Alaska is just beginning in Valdez, Alaska giving snowboarders the opportunity to ride the terrain that Alaska offers.  Whether it’s heli, hike or snowmo your way up…the way down is freeriding and powder at it’s finest.  I haven’t yet attended Tailgate Alaska, it’s been [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/09/tailgate-alaska-the-movie-premiere-in-seattle.html/feed 4 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/06/industry-profile-sequence-boardshop-manager-spenser-johnson.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/06/industry-profile-sequence-boardshop-manager-spenser-johnson.html#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:30:51 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=11715 Job Title: “Manager” is what you might call it Employer: Sequence Boardshop Years on snow: About 18 sliding while standing up in some way, about 12 or so on “real” snowboards Days on snow: Today was day 64 for the 2010 season, and still counting. Currently Riding: Capita and Union! Indoor FK and Charlie Slasher [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/06/industry-profile-sequence-boardshop-manager-spenser-johnson.html/feed 9 http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/10/journey-of-snowboard-trips.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/10/journey-of-snowboard-trips.html#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:11:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2008/10/a-journey-of-snowboard-trips.html A couple people have asked about where I have rode and trips I have taken at various mountains in different states. I’ve never really settled on staying to one mountain, I’ve always enjoyed riding various mountains. I used to find that if you stay at one mountain, your riding can stay on the same level…from [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/10/journey-of-snowboard-trips.html/feed 8 http://www.shayboarder.com/2007/09/alaska.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2007/09/alaska.html#comments Sun, 09 Sep 2007 23:15:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2007/09/alaska.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2007/09/alaska.html/feed 1