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/2010/08/my-summer-at-hood.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/08/my-summer-at-hood.html#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:38:08 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=12833 There’s a list in my head of things I want to do when it comes to snowboarding.  It’s not really a bucket list but more a list that every snowboarder dreams of.  One of the items was to do a summer at Mt Hood and I can finally cross it off the list.  There was [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/08/my-summer-at-hood.html/feed 5 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/07/america%e2%80%99s-next-top-pro-model-spin-to-win-pipe-and-chinese-downhill.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/07/america%e2%80%99s-next-top-pro-model-spin-to-win-pipe-and-chinese-downhill.html#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:03:11 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=12465 When America’s Next Top Pro Model began at Mt Hood yesterday, it was the place for pro snowboarder with pro models to come in order to prove they are the Top Pro.  Plenty of big names came out to ride like Heikki Sorsa, Iikka Backstrom, Austin Smith, Bryan Fox, Marc Frank Montoya, Kyle Clancy, Chris [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/07/america%e2%80%99s-next-top-pro-model-spin-to-win-pipe-and-chinese-downhill.html/feed 1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/07/americas-next-top-pro-model-high-ollie-jib.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/07/americas-next-top-pro-model-high-ollie-jib.html#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:44:57 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=12439 The crew at Snowboarder Magazine arrived at Mt Hood to bring back America’s Next Top Pro Model contest at High Cascade Snowboard Camp.  The Next Top Pro model is a super fun contest based around pros having fun on their pro models.  Maybe it’s the boards, maybe it’s the rider…the Next Top Pro Model determines [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/07/americas-next-top-pro-model-high-ollie-jib.html/feed 1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/07/shay-update-mt-hood-living.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/07/shay-update-mt-hood-living.html#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:56:03 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=12416 I often think about the pursuit of happiness and the choices I’ve made that have made me happier.  Coming to Hood this summer was a big decision; quitting my year round job at Steamboat and leaving my dog with friends was tough but the payoff has been happiness.  I am living the dream of riding [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/07/shay-update-mt-hood-living.html/feed 7 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/07/13th-annual-pipe-to-pipe-at-windells-camp.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/07/13th-annual-pipe-to-pipe-at-windells-camp.html#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:00:39 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=12343 Usually when Pipe to Pipe comes to Mt Hood, Oregon I’m sitting in Colorado working and watching the updates from the contest wishing I could be there just to enjoy the summer shred.  But this year, I was there bright and early to watch from registration, each riders runs on snow and skate until the [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/07/13th-annual-pipe-to-pipe-at-windells-camp.html/feed 3 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/06/timberline-6310.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/06/timberline-6310.html#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:07:26 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=11788 I arrived at Mt Hood, Oregon a couple days ago to get acclimated to camp life before the first session of summer snowboard camp will begin at Windells.  I had talked to Tim a couple months ago about coming out to camp, helping with blogging and being here as  shayboarder to write about the rad [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/06/timberline-6310.html/feed 5 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/05/goodbye-steamboat-hello-mt-hood.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/05/goodbye-steamboat-hello-mt-hood.html#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 15:30:45 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=11554 Since I moved to Steamboat 4 years ago, I’ve lived in the same house with my dog that overlooks the Yampa Valley.  Roommates have come and gone, friends have joined along for the ride but I knew eventually it would could to an end.  Steamboat has been paradise in many ways; powder days were a [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/05/goodbye-steamboat-hello-mt-hood.html/feed 12 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/05/time-to-move-on.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/05/time-to-move-on.html#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 14:08:17 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=10938 Four years ago I packed up my truck with all my belongings and moved to Colorado for resort town living. I arrived in Steamboat Springs without a home, job and unsure of what the future would hold for me but all I wanted was to snowboard.  The move ended up being the best decision I’ve [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/05/time-to-move-on.html/feed 31 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-6.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-6.html#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:19:59 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=6735 It was the last day for snowboarding at Windell’s camp but definitely the most fun and progressive day for me once we hit the slopes.  A couple warm up runs from top to bottom just making turns and getting the muscles working again. Early morning lines at Palmer We spent the morning back on the [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-6.html/feed 13 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-5.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-5.html#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:08:37 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=6722 Enjoyed a good BBQ at Kaiser’s last night for good grub, beer and horseshoes that didn’t keep me up too late.  It felt really good to get a good nights sleep last night and be up early again for on snow at Windell’s Camp. Today was the first day of the last session at HCSC [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-5.html/feed 5