http://www.shayboarder.com The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes Fri, 10 May 2013 17:19:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/06/salomon-snowboards-2012-2013.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/06/salomon-snowboards-2012-2013.html#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:29:51 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=20898 Play like a Champion. That’s Salomon Snowboards for 2013 and they want you to get loose on the mountain. Their line-up includes everything from all mountain access to park and freestyle to powderific fun. Their board technology camber profiles feature rock out camber (flat between the bindings, camber under the feet and rocker on the [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/06/salomon-snowboards-2012-2013.html/feed 5 http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/03/binding-review-12-13-salomon-absolute-premium.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/03/binding-review-12-13-salomon-absolute-premium.html#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:08:03 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=20046 Location: Winter Park, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to softpacked groomers. Setup: I rode the Salomon Absolute Premium bindings on the YES Greats/Venture Helix with my Vans Ferra Boots size 8. Time to set up the binding: Pretty normal time to set up the bindings. Fit: I tried the Salomon Absolute Premium bindings in the medium [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/03/binding-review-12-13-salomon-absolute-premium.html/feed 1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/05/snowboard-review-11-12-salomon-salomonder.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/05/snowboard-review-11-12-salomon-salomonder.html#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 14:30:33 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=16037 Location: Winter Park, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to softpacked to powder. Setup: I rode the Salomon Salomonder with Salomon Absolute bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 154cm. First Impression: Salomon’s created a fun park board that you could ride out of the park. Weight: Average Flex: It’s on the soft side like the [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/05/snowboard-review-11-12-salomon-salomonder.html/feed 4 http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/03/salomon-snowboards-2011-2012.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/03/salomon-snowboards-2011-2012.html#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:14:41 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=15204 Ride it for real – a simple idea that often goes unnoticed by companies.  But Salomon Snowboards stands by collaborating, constructing and communicating with riders all over the mountain, all over the world.  It gives the snowboards a commitment of quality, authencity and next level performance that the riders can experience. Salomon Snowboards focuses on [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/03/salomon-snowboards-2011-2012.html/feed 11 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/12/snowboard-review-10-11-salomon-answer.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/12/snowboard-review-10-11-salomon-answer.html#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:13:54 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=13952 Location: Mammoth, CA Snow Conditions: Mixture of hardpacked groomers to icy death. Setup: I rode the Salomon Answer with my Union bastardized bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 156cm. First Impression: This board has some snap, crackle and pop to it giving you a lighter all mountain lively board. Weight: lighter than average. [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/12/snowboard-review-10-11-salomon-answer.html/feed 5 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/03/snowboard-review-10-11-salomon-popstar.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/03/snowboard-review-10-11-salomon-popstar.html#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:19:42 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=9875 Location: Winter Park, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to icy conditions on the mountain, flat-light riding conditions. Setup: I rode the Salomon Pop Star with Salomon Celeste bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 153cm. First Impression: So far this is a good all around mountain ride and enjoying being back on camber. Weight: Lighter [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/03/snowboard-review-10-11-salomon-popstar.html/feed 2 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/07/snowboard-review-09-10-salomon-ivy.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/07/snowboard-review-09-10-salomon-ivy.html#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:03:43 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=5950 Location: Whistler, BC Snow Conditions: Bluebird with hardpacked ice in the morning turning to softer snow throughout the day. The Ivy was the first board of the day and got the hardpacked icy conditions. Setup: I rode the Salomon Ivy with Union Forces and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: Riding my size board, [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/07/snowboard-review-09-10-salomon-ivy.html/feed 3 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/04/behind-graphic-jonathan-rodriguez-on.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/04/behind-graphic-jonathan-rodriguez-on.html#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:29:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/04/behind-the-graphic-jonathan-rodriguez-on-2007-salomon-octopus.html Behind each snowboard graphic is someone’s ideas. A graphic can be born from a long car ride with friends, a silly design they walk by, in a dream they have…the list goes on. Each year there are thousands of graphics created, around an image, idea, story. Behind the Graphic is a series of interviews that [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/04/behind-graphic-jonathan-rodriguez-on.html/feed 2 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/03/salomon-snowboards-2009-2010.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/03/salomon-snowboards-2009-2010.html#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:42:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/03/salomon-snowboards-2009-2010.html Designed for all styles of riders in all conditions, Salomon Snowboards has taken the logical steps for 09-10 to reduce their impact while developing and designing boards. With Wolfgang Nyvelt and David Benedek leading the pack, it’s no wonder that the boards are fun to ride. Salomon Snowboards continues with the G.I.F.T (Green Initiative for [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/03/salomon-snowboards-2009-2010.html/feed 10 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/03/salomon-bindings-2009-2010.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/03/salomon-bindings-2009-2010.html#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:42:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/03/salomon-bindings-2009-2010.html With the one of a kind Relay system, Salomon continues to step it up by designing bindings to make less of an impact on the globe. Apart from their environmental approach, they introduced a lighter base plate for 09-10 and bright colors/designs to set the bindings apart. Two new bindings are the men’s Arcade and [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/03/salomon-bindings-2009-2010.html/feed 0