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/2009/11/the-california-adventure-experience.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/the-california-adventure-experience.html#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:08:46 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=8058 Two weeks ago I traveled to California with the sole mission to visit as many snowboard companies as I could, give away a snowboard and spend time with family. The end result was an amazing time on the west coast, a glimpse into the so-cal shred company life and the ability to see behind doors [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/the-california-adventure-experience.html/feed 4 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/a-glimpse-into-flow-snowboards.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/a-glimpse-into-flow-snowboards.html#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:19:02 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=7873 What started out as a binding company has grown to become the number two binding company around the world. Flow has now become a triple threat with snowboards, boots and bindings to compliment each rider on their journey in the mountains.  After 10 years of doing their designs, its no surprise that other companies now [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/a-glimpse-into-flow-snowboards.html/feed 6 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/stepping-inside-snowboarder-magazine.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/stepping-inside-snowboarder-magazine.html#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:27:43 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=7852 It’s easy to imagine that snowboard publications are massive but in reality the people behind our favorite words, photos and events are a lot more home grown than you’d expect.  Snowboarder has a huge name in the industry and continues the tradition of the passion of riding within a mix of written content and photograph [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/stepping-inside-snowboarder-magazine.html/feed 5 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/a-visit-inside-686.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/a-visit-inside-686.html#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:50:20 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=7822 The California adventure started with an early flight to Los Angeles on yesterday morning and once I received my rental car, I was off to visiting the snowboard companies in the Southern California area. The first stop of the adventure was 686, the outerwear and apparel company that brings new meaning to a three letter [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/a-visit-inside-686.html/feed 13 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/holden.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/holden.html#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:21:42 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=6842 Located in the heart of downtown Portland, Holden Outerwear doesn’t blend into the surroundings on the mountains with a easy to spot style of outerwear.  With pro shredder Mikey LeBlanc in charge, the company continues to break out designs, colors and styles that riders want more of each season.  I stopped by their offices in [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/holden.html/feed 10 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/a-visit-inside-the-bonfire-headquarters.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/a-visit-inside-the-bonfire-headquarters.html#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:15:19 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=6774 All around the world are snowboard companies and in some cities like Portland, Oregon you have a variety of companies within a small area.  During my trip to Portland, I stopped by the Bonfire Headquarters to find out what goes on behind the scenes at Bonfire Outerwear. Designed for the rough weather conditions that hit [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/a-visit-inside-the-bonfire-headquarters.html/feed 13