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/2010/06/timberline-6510.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/06/timberline-6510.html#comments Sun, 06 Jun 2010 02:09:45 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=11856 It’s been a rainy past week in Oregon but today the sun came out full scale for a great day on the mountain. I woke up at 9am, got my gear together quickly and headed up to the mountain with Johnny from camp.  A bunch of the staff was up shredding since today was a [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/06/timberline-6510.html/feed 1 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/2010/03/shay-update-roadtrip.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/03/shay-update-roadtrip.html#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:09:03 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=10123 Every couple years I enjoy a good road trip because it allows me to visit a bunch of people on one trip but also it lets me really think about my life.  I could lie on a beach in Hawaii drinking Corona but that never has the same effect as being forced to endure long [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/03/shay-update-roadtrip.html/feed 4 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/relaxing-at-the-beach.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/relaxing-at-the-beach.html#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:19:55 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=6787 I’m not much of a water/beach person but when you live landlocked in Colorado going to visit the ocean is beautiful and relaxing.  I spent Thursday taking off the day from the blog to walk the beach with a friend and just enjoy a day away from the laptop, cell phone and tune out the [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/relaxing-at-the-beach.html/feed 3 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/lib-tech-skate-banana-giveaway-in-portland.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/lib-tech-skate-banana-giveaway-in-portland.html#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:14:01 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=6758 If you are remotely near Portland today, it’s your chance to win a 09-10 Lib Tech Skate Banana compliments of Shayboarder and Mervin Manufacturing.  All you have to do is track me down when I put out twitter clues at 4pm that will help you find my location in Portland, Oregon.  All it takes is [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/lib-tech-skate-banana-giveaway-in-portland.html/feed 2 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 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-4.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-4.html#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:05:11 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=6705 Despite a late night Sushi dinner with all the adult campers, today was the 3rd day on snow at Windell’s Camp.  It was also the first bluebird day of the camp for us with hotter temperatures than expected.  I did come back with a red lower half of the face, not a bad burn but [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-4.html/feed 6 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-2.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-2.html#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:30:06 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=6667 Arrived at Windell’s Camp yesterday, slept great last night in my bunk bed and woke up early today for the first day on snow.  We have 24 adult campers, split into 3 groups with 3 coaches for the entire camp.  I’m in the intermediate group, with a good mix of riders working on their rail [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/08/windells-camp-day-2.html/feed 11