http://www.shayboarder.com The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:36:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/09/snowboard-review-09-10-rossignol-angus.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/09/snowboard-review-09-10-rossignol-angus.html#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:52:38 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/?p=4169 Location: Keystone, Colorado Snow Conditions: Bluebird with hardpacked groomers on the 3rd day of the demos. Setup: I rode the Rossignol Angus with Union Forces and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: This was a hard board to judge, but ripped for handling the whole mountain. Size: 157cm Weight: heavier than average Flex: It’s designed to be all mountain freestyle [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/09/snowboard-review-09-10-rossignol-angus.html/feed 5 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/03/rossignol-snowboards-bindings-2009-2010.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/03/rossignol-snowboards-bindings-2009-2010.html#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:06:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/03/rossignol-snowboards-bindings-2009-2010.html Rossignol snowboards has been through quite the adventure over the past couple years, sale of the company multiple times but still keeping with the constant team and brand favorites that make Rossignol snowboards what it is. New this year is Rossignol’s Amptek, their reverse camber for Rossignol snowboards.  It is featured on the brand new Angus, [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/03/rossignol-snowboards-bindings-2009-2010.html/feed 3 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/01/snowboard-review-08-09-rossignol-jdub-mag.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/01/snowboard-review-08-09-rossignol-jdub-mag.html#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:37:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/01/snowboard-review-08-09-rossignol-jdub-mag.html 2008-2009 Rossignol JDub Mag Location: Loveland, Colorado Snow Conditions: Snowing with hardpacked groomers to icy groomers to fresh snow on the runs. Setup: I rode the Rossignol JDub MTX with Union Force SL bindings and my Vans Omni Focus size 8. First Impression: Stiffer freestyle deck meant for backcountry booters.Size: 154cmWeight: average Flex: The [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/01/snowboard-review-08-09-rossignol-jdub-mag.html/feed 1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/07/industry-profile-rossignol-team-manager-alex-pashley.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/07/industry-profile-rossignol-team-manager-alex-pashley.html#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:00:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2008/07/industry-profile-rossignol-team-manager-alex-pashley.html Industry Profile: Rossignol Team Manager Alex Pashley Shay: So tell us about yourself? Alex: I am getting close to the big 30 mark…well, I’ve got a couple years…I love snowboarding, always have. I live in Heber, Utah, with my two loves, Erin and Kujo. It also helps that I am about [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/07/industry-profile-rossignol-team-manager-alex-pashley.html/feed 1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/06/whats-going-on-with-rossignol-snowboards.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/06/whats-going-on-with-rossignol-snowboards.html#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:42:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2008/06/whats-going-on-with-rossignol-snowboards.html The Salt Lake City Tribune put out a recent article that Rossignol Ski Company is up for sale. Soon after more information came out that the sale would only include the ski side of the company; ski equipment and apparel. First Tracks Online posted up this article regarding the issue which I’ve quoted the most [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/06/whats-going-on-with-rossignol-snowboards.html/feed 4 http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/04/snowboard-review-08-09-rossignol-rpm.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/04/snowboard-review-08-09-rossignol-rpm.html#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:47:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2008/04/snowboard-review-08-09-rossignol-rpm.html 2008-2009 Rossignol RPM Location: A-Basin, Colorado Snow Conditions: Bluebird with hard packed conditions Setup: I rode the Rossignol RPM with my Rome Madison bindings and my Vans Omni Focus boots. First Impression: It’s got killer graphics and it’s super fun…what else do you need? Size: 156cm Weight: A little lighter than average Flex: [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/04/snowboard-review-08-09-rossignol-rpm.html/feed 1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/04/snowboard-review-08-09-rossignol-retox.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/04/snowboard-review-08-09-rossignol-retox.html#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:09:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2008/04/snowboard-review-08-09-rossignol-retox.html 2008-2009 Rossignol Retox Location: A-Basin, Colorado Snow Conditions: Bluebird with hard packed conditions Setup: I rode the Rossignol Detox with my Rome Madison bindings and my Vans Omni Focus boots. First Impression: It looks like a bag of fun which the artistic flare and lets see how this nose/tail ride. Size: 153cmWeight: Average weight Flex: [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/04/snowboard-review-08-09-rossignol-retox.html/feed 1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/02/rossignol-snowboards-2008-2009.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/02/rossignol-snowboards-2008-2009.html#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:26:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2008/02/rossignol-snowboards-2008-2009.html Checking out the 08-09 Rossignol boards at SIA, I was expecting some big changes but it looks like the line up was definitely perfected in terms of the models that work. Rossignol stepped up to the magne traction market again this year by adding 2 more models with magne traction: Diva Mag and [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/02/rossignol-snowboards-2008-2009.html/feed 3