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/2012/01/mammoth-1712.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/01/mammoth-1712.html#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:05:06 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=19086 It’s the second day of the Burton demo tour, so today meant an early start to make the most of the mountain with the early groomed conditions. The crowds have died down from the holidays so most of the day wasn’t too busy in the Chair 6 lift line. My camera battery died early in [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/01/mammoth-1712.html/feed 0 http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/01/mammoth-1612.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/01/mammoth-1612.html#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:20:16 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=19057 It’s a good time of year when the Burton demo tour rolls into town. It means getting on the snow to try out a bunch of gear in three days. Today was busy in the tents as the masses came up to try out the 2012 gear and get a feel for what Burton offers. [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/01/mammoth-1612.html/feed 0 http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/01/mammoth-1211.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/01/mammoth-1211.html#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:35:31 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=18989 Most of the holiday crowds have taken off so the mountain is almost back to normal for January. We headed up a little early in the morning to get the most of the conditions. It was the first time in a week that I was finally able to check out how the mountain conditions are [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/01/mammoth-1211.html/feed 0 http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/12/mammoth-122711.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/12/mammoth-122711.html#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:13:27 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=18915 Snow matters. Good snow conditions can help bring out skiers and snowboarders while bad conditions can mean finding other things to do instead of skiing/riding. I got back yesterday into town with a clear drive over Yosemite which is insane that there is no snow on that pass right now. I knew what to expect [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/12/mammoth-122711.html/feed 4 http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/12/mammoth-122011.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/12/mammoth-122011.html#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:59:57 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=18870 The good news? The mountain is open. The bad news? Holiday crowds are riding limited terrain and manmade snow conditions. Today we headed up together for laps but stuck to South Park to ride the park. It’s frustrating because I’d love to ride other stuff but there’s really nothing open other than parks and riding [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/12/mammoth-122011.html/feed 0 http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/12/mammoth-121911.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/12/mammoth-121911.html#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:06:49 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=18864 Exactly one year ago today, I was riding over three feet of snow and this year I’m riding manmade snow with really sketchy conditions. It’s pretty crazy the variety of seasons that can come to Mammoth. I’ve been out of town the last couple days to spend time with family and came back to a [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/12/mammoth-121911.html/feed 2 http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/12/mammoth-12511.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/12/mammoth-12511.html#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:21:13 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=18730 After a record breaking season, it’s no surprise that a lack of snow could be a possibility and that’s certainly the case with Mammoth Mountain right now. The conditions are early season limited runs with hardpacked snow but luckily the park is on-par. It just means sleeping in a little bit longer and hoping the [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/12/mammoth-12511.html/feed 2 http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/11/mammoth-113011.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/11/mammoth-113011.html#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:01:02 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=18680 In my opinion, a good park chair offers up the best views, quickest laps and good people. Chair 6 at Mammoth definitely offers up all three of that list. I hit Chair 6 to get my park fix today, a little disgruntled at the lack of snow so the rest of the mountain can open [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/11/mammoth-113011.html/feed 0 http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/11/mammoth-112911.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/11/mammoth-112911.html#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:23:37 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=18675 It was hard to believe it is almost December on the mountain, the conditions are like spring and the warm weather was out in full blast. Luckily the winds helped cool you down but it was definitely a hoodie kind of riding day on the slopes. I headed out for a ride break with the [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/11/mammoth-112911.html/feed 0 http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/11/mammoth-112411-happy-thanksgiving.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/11/mammoth-112411-happy-thanksgiving.html#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:03:19 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=18603 When you work for a ski resort, you get used to working holidays and never enjoying the day off. This year, I was expecting to spend Thanksgiving with family so I asked for the time off but I ended up staying in Mammoth instead for my days off. I wasn’t sure about riding on Thanksgiving [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/11/mammoth-112411-happy-thanksgiving.html/feed 0