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Location: Keystone, Colorado Snow Conditions: Overcast with hardpacked groomers. Setup: I rode the MTNOPS Burden with Union Forces and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: I know the guys that designed the board and I can definitely guess how it’s gonna ride…fast, aggressive and durable. Size: 155cm Weight: average Flex: Stiffer flex longitudinally and [...]

Late last season I had a phone call with Mark Sullivan about a new website called MTNOPS that would be a new snowboard community launching products slowly into the market.  I got on board with the crew and now months later, they debuted at SIA with American made products.  With hearts in the backcountry and [...]

Every year there are fewer American made snowboard products but for 2009-2010 MTNOPS is launching their products straight out of the United States. Here’s the latest from Mark Sullivan on the upcoming line, “The jacket featured in this promo is called the Merican – and we will show the only american made gear like this [...]

Finally the announcement for this year’s mtnops tailgate Alaska! Last summer I checked out the event, the blogs, the video and it looked like a great time with some rad people. Here’s your chance to go to Alaska and partake in the fun adventure! MTNOPS is proud to announce it’s premier Tailgate event, Tailgate Alaska [...]

Hailey, ID – December 8, 2008 – MTNOPS is proud to announce a partnership with Arctic Cat Snowmobiles. This partnership allows MTNOPS the ability to have the best tools in the industry to access powder to shred. Arctic Cat is the obvious choice for snowboarders on the mission of seeking access to the backcountry. Their [...]

Hailey, ID – November 21, 2008 – MTNOPS is proud to introduce the latest addition to its technological arsenal –GPS integration. Now you can ride with a GPS unit or GPS enabled cel phone that outputs a .gpx file and view and share your day on the hill in a new way. According to technology [...]

MTNOPS.com is having their first tailgate for the 08-09 season at Brighton, Utah this Sunday. They welcome all riders to come out for the event and enjoy a free BBQ by the MTNOPS crew. I wish I could be attending, but I’ll be here in Colorado this weekend.

It’s a bummer that Atomic snowboarding is losing such a gem but I am stoked that MTNOPS.com is getting him.  Here’s the press release on Eric Pearson’s newest job in the industry.   Eric had an industry profile interview with me earlier this summer and I definitely have high regards for him and his knowledge.  [...]

I spend a good amount of time perusing the internet especially when it comes to snowboarding and mtnops is another good community on the rise that offers up something different.  You can find me over there as well and my blog feed. MTNOPS.com:  A new snowboarding website Brought to you from the creator of SNOWBOARD [...]

Months ago I was on the phone with Mark Sullivan listening to him talk about this rad site in the works called mtnops.com. It is a site that snowboarders have built, designed, and helped grow. It’s great to be part of something as it is developing and now more people can become part of mtnops.com [...]