http://www.shayboarder.com The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:34:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/01/get-your-shred-fix-from-your-phone.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/01/get-your-shred-fix-from-your-phone.html#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:34:43 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=19120 In this day and age, boredom is when you turn to your smartphone to check out the latest updates on social media, play on Words with Friends or go for the win with Angry Birds. But for snowboarders, there’s a new game in town that lets you get your shred fix while hanging around. SummitX [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/01/get-your-shred-fix-from-your-phone.html/feed 0 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/03/automaton-snowboards-2010-2011.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/03/automaton-snowboards-2010-2011.html#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:59:12 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=10213 Automaton may not have had a booth at SIA but they are ready for the 10-11 season with their continuous motto of snowboarding saves lives and continuing on making boards that stay true to themselves.  The focus continues to be the snowboards and making them fun freestyle boards for the mountain. For 10-11 Automaton continues [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/03/automaton-snowboards-2010-2011.html/feed 0 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/09/behind-the-graphic-automaton-snowboards.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/09/behind-the-graphic-automaton-snowboards.html#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:01:54 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=7286 Behind each snowboard graphic is someone’s ideas. A graphic can be born from a long car ride with friends, a silly design they walk by, in a dream they have…the list goes on.  I caught up with Automaton Snowboards to find out what goes into each graphic, first talking with Brenton Woo the owner and [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/09/behind-the-graphic-automaton-snowboards.html/feed 3 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/07/industry-profile-automaton-founder-brenton-woo.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/07/industry-profile-automaton-founder-brenton-woo.html#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:38:10 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=6468 Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself Brenton: As a snowboarder, I’ve spent 10 full seasons in the mountains, predominantly in Summit County and Tahoe. As a person, I welcome being outside of my comfort zone. I like traveling, snowboarding, and surfing. I like seeing progression, and I have little patience for tradition. (True [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/07/industry-profile-automaton-founder-brenton-woo.html/feed 9 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/04/snowboard-review-09-10-automaton-time-fighter.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/04/snowboard-review-09-10-automaton-time-fighter.html#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:10:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/04/snowboard-review-09-10-automaton-time-fighter.html Location: Steamboat, Colorado Snow Conditions: Bluebird skies with slushy groomers, overcast low visibility to new snow and hardpacked conditions Setup: I rode the Automaton with my Union Forces and GNU Agro’s and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: The first day I rode it, it was super slushy and really hard to judge it…but [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/04/snowboard-review-09-10-automaton-time-fighter.html/feed 3 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/automaton-snowboards-2009-2010.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/automaton-snowboards-2009-2010.html#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:16:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/02/automaton-snowboards-2009-2010.html When I was at SIA I had the opportunity to meet Brenton Woo, the man behind Automaton Snowboards. I had heard of the snowboards but never got familiarized with them or knew too much about them. It was good I met him cause now I get to share the 09-10 Automaton line with you and [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/automaton-snowboards-2009-2010.html/feed 10