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After taking a day off to relax at the Vail Cascade Resort and Spa, it was time to hit the slopes today to finally explore Vail Mountain. One of the most amazing parts about Vail is when you look at it from hwy 70, it doesn’t look like much but what’s hidden behind that first [...]

For four years I lived in a beautiful mountain town called Steamboat Springs, Colorado and I still consider it an amazing place to live. The mountain offers up some of the best aspen riding on more mellow terrain, the town has a great relaxed vibe and everyone loves to be in the outdoors. I was [...]

Hard to believe it’s that time of year but things are about to get crazy in Colorado! For the next 10 days I’ll be on the road, in the tradeshow for four days, on the snow demos for two days and finally relaxing towards the end of the trip. I’ll be attending the SIA Tradeshow [...]

It feels great to be back in Colorado. It’s well worth the drive from California for a ton of events going on, seeing friends and better conditions. Today we headed to Keystone to get in some early morning laps before the Grand Prix at Copper in the afternoon. The snow conditions had good coverage, parks [...]

Colorado has played a pivotal role in snowboarding. There is so much history of snowboard production, riding and resorts in this area that it was only a matter of time before it was collected and shown to the masses. Thanks to Trent Bush, David Allen and Kurt Olesek there is finally a place in the [...]

Job Title: Founder/Designer of Akinz Employer: myself — Akinz Years on snow: 4 (5 if you count the 3 snowboard trips the year before I moved to CO) Days on snow: Somewhere between 40 and 100, depending on how busy I am that season. Currently Riding: Capita Space Metal Fantasy Currently I am: Printing bike [...]

There’s a new way to enjoy snowboarding in Colorado this winter with the introduction of Snowboard Colorado Magazine hitting the local shops.  The magazine just enjoyed their inaugural issue with a launch party in Colorado to introduce the magazine to the Colorado scene.  Now every month from September to May you can pick up an [...]

Job Title: Assistant Manager Employer: Powder Tools Snowboard Shop Years on snow: 18 Days on snow: 90+ Currently Riding: Ride Society 157, Ride RFL boots size 8.5, Ride Alpha Movement Bindings, CAPP3L Clothing, Oakley Crowbar Goggles, Skull Candy headphones Currently I am: Waiting anxiously for the Flyers Stanley Cup finals game 1 to start. My [...]

It’s hard to believe it’s May outside when there is a couple inches of new snow at your house, along the highway and falling at resorts around Colorado.  Loveland is a true freeriders mountain in Colorado with the open terrain and drops.  It’s off the beaten path for many skiers & snowboarders that drive by [...]

It’s closing weekend here in Steamboat and while tomorrow might be the last day for snowboarding, today was my last day at Steamboat since i’m going to skip out on tomorrow’s festivities to ride Breckenridge for a demo day. The sky was blue most of the day, warm temps on the mountain and slushy soft [...]