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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 [...]

I grew up in the pacific northwest so no matter where I move around the country, home is always Seattle, Washington.  So I’ll be heading to Seattle this weekend to spend time with family, visit friends and for shredding.
I’ll be visiting a couple snowboard companies while in Seattle, borrowing board/bindings from C3 (thank you Johan) [...]

The moment has finally arrived and I’ll be making my way down to the SIA Snow Show in Denver, Colorado.  Even though it begins tomorrow at 9am, I’m happy to head down early today to check into my hotel room and get the fun started the right way.  What you’ll see is 6 whirlwind days [...]

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 [...]

In the workplace there are two types of people: those with plenty of vacation time saved up and those who have none.  I am the latter, I love counting down till the next vacation, next snowboard trip, next getaway and I use every second of it up as soon as I get it.  I wasn’t [...]

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 [...]

As August approaches every year, I start to get antsy, nervous, anxious, maybe sweaty but I think that’s the heat.  It’s that time of year when I need to be back on snow and to fulfill that…I head to Mt Hood, Oregon to enjoy the summer glacier, slushy snow, sunshine and an eclectic collection of [...]

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 [...]

It’s about to be traveling time for Shayboarder.com. I’ll be traveling around Colorado for the next four days between Steamboat, Denver and Summit County to get some riding time in and participate in fun stories for the blog. Then on Monday I’ll be flying out to Vancouver, BC to head up to Whistler [...]

It feels good to be back home.  I flew into Denver yesterday and hung out in Summit County for the night, arrived home in Steamboat today and realized it’s already March!  

Washington was a great trip to make, despite the rough season. I added the Holy Oly to my “annual list” of fun things to [...]