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I know winter has arrived when the sounds outside my house are filled with the snow plow doing the morning drive-by and the quietness of a town covered in snow.  It means waking up a bit earlier, dressing warmer and getting to enjoy shred time on the mountain which is why I live in a [...]

The 08-09 season just winded down with a greatseason ending at Windell’s Camp for their last session.  It’s been an amazing year of snowboarding and I’m really thankful that I can ride as much as I do and write about it. I’m in the final stretch for another year of 12 months a year of [...]

It was a great season for myself and shayboarder.com, really great actually.  I managed to snowboard a lot this season even while I work a typical 40 hour week job, I spent a lot of time with this blog writing posts, coming up with fun interviews and doing research when I can.  I’ve learned a [...]

I’ve known for 5 months that this time would come and it’s unfortunate but something that’s gotta be done. I wrote about the surgery last month in preparation for it because it would end my season early for Colorado.  The surgery is pretty minor, but there are always risks involved and because it’s near my [...]

This winter has been really busy which is great but also a lot of time away from home (also great and sometimes bad). I know my dog Capita misses me and my friend Amy tells me that her heart breaks every time I leave town. It does make me appreciate home when I’m here. Between [...]

Earlier this week someone asked me how long I’ve been riding. So I started to write down the years, 94-95, 95-96 and so on…then I added it up and hit 15 years! I’m only 25 so this amazes me that I have been riding longer than some kids on the hill have been alive.  You [...]

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe New Year’s Eve and a good time! I’m definitely looking forward to what 2009 brings: Friends, snow, trips to snow, snowboarding, blogging…everything! So just to give an idea of what 2008 was like for the blog: In terms of site traffic, 2008 was a good year. [...]

I’m actually taking the day off from posting, mostly because I’m tired and my body is telling me I’m tired.   I’ll be back soon with more posts, still more reviews to come and lots to write about. Yesterday’s injury sucked…because it wasn’t a typical snowboard injury.  I was at the hospital watching my curtain [...]

In light of the holidays, gifts are awesome…I love receiving them and giving them.  For the last couple months, I had helped a reader of the blog pick out gear and answered whatever questions he had. He said he’d send a gift card I wasn’t expecting it but accepted the offer.  He also knew I [...]

I moved to the resort town for the snowboarding, everything else came with it. The people who come here on vacations, pay for the jobs and opportunities. Without them, we wouldn’t have new roads or new chairlifts. It’s a double edged sword, because it’s a resort town…it’s not cheap either. You pay a price to [...]