http://www.shayboarder.com The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:07:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/11/demo-it-up.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/11/demo-it-up.html#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:28:27 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=13783 When it comes to buying snowboard gear, there’s only one guaranteed way to know if you like a snowboard or not.  It all comes down to demo’ing snowboard gear.  Whether it’s from your local shop, mountain or borrow from a friend…demo’ing will give you 100% feedback on whether the board suits you. Most years I [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/11/demo-it-up.html/feed 5 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-111909-demo-day.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-111909-demo-day.html#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:18:00 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=8230 Despite a late night in Summit County, day 2 of demos meant getting back on snow bright and early for more boards and bindings to try out.   The weather remained beautiful all day long and offered up the perfect opportunity to take laps with friends while trying new gear. The K2 guys making sure [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-111909-demo-day.html/feed 7 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-111809-demo-day.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-111809-demo-day.html#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:30:46 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=8222 In November each year there are two days where a range of companies come to Loveland to give shop employees the chance to try out the latest gear.  Each year I attend the shop demo to get a better understanding of what boards you guys want to know more about.  This year I drove down [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/loveland-111809-demo-day.html/feed 3 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/rocky-mountain-on-snow-demo-2009-day-3.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/rocky-mountain-on-snow-demo-2009-day-3.html#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:23:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/02/rocky-mountain-on-snow-demo-2009-day-3.html Well last night was a late night, stayed up partying and went to bed around 2am. This morning was a little rough but after some coffee I was awake and hanging in there. Here’s the video for day 3 of demos, today was just trying out a couple boards and having fun with friends while [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/rocky-mountain-on-snow-demo-2009-day-3.html/feed 5 http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/11/colorado-08-09-demo-days.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/11/colorado-08-09-demo-days.html#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:53:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2008/11/colorado-08-09-demo-days.html The demo season is upon us here in Colorado. The majority of reviews of mine happen from these demo dates, so chances are if you are at a Colorado demo you might see me taking out boards as well.Most of these I grabbed and collected from resort websites and snowboard company websites. I’ll be updating [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/11/colorado-08-09-demo-days.html/feed 7 http://www.shayboarder.com/2007/11/loveland-111407-111507.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2007/11/loveland-111407-111507.html#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2007 03:53:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2007/11/loveland-111407-111507.html A couple weeks ago when I heard about the Shop Demo coming up at Loveland…I knew I’d want to be there to try out as many boards and bindings as possible. So I made sure to get my name on the list and got the days off work. It was the best two days of [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2007/11/loveland-111407-111507.html/feed 0 http://www.shayboarder.com/2007/11/loveland-111107.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2007/11/loveland-111107.html#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:26:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2007/11/loveland-111107.html The plan was to ride Copper today with friends…but at the last minute decided to hit up Loveland instead. Later in the day I received a text from my friend Steve about the lines at Copper while I texted him back that Loveland had zero lines and great riding. Today was the first day my [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2007/11/loveland-111107.html/feed 0 http://www.shayboarder.com/2007/11/loveland-111007.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2007/11/loveland-111007.html#comments Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:57:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2007/11/loveland-111007.html Even though I’m sick with a sore throat and about to lose my voice…I made my way down to Loveland to ride for a demo day! Demo days always get me stoked and happy…cause I can ride other boards and compare them to mine. Plus it’s just fun. It was just me today from Steamboat…no [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2007/11/loveland-111007.html/feed 0 http://www.shayboarder.com/2007/11/colorado-07-08-demo-days.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2007/11/colorado-07-08-demo-days.html#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:03:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2007/11/colorado-07-08-demo-days.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2007/11/colorado-07-08-demo-days.html/feed 0