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Today I read a quote from Terry Kidwell that said, “I never started snowboarding to make money. It was always about having fun, riding with friends…and the same stands today.” That quote made me think alot about snowboarding, myself and this blog. When I started this blog on August 20 four years ago, it was [...]

Hard to believe that we’re only a couple months away from snowboard season again! I’m enjoying the summer but also looking for ideas/feedback on how to make shayboarder.com a better place so I’d love for everyone to take the survey! The feedback has been great so far and really eye-opening on what you guys want [...]

Last spring I had to put a stop to the shayboarder stickers because realistically I knew that summer at Mt Hood was going to be busy and not affordable to ship out stickers.  But now that I’m settled, I put back in an order with Ink Monstr and just got more shayboarder stickers! Both the [...]

I haven’t closed the door on the 09-10 winter yet since I’m hoping to make a trip down to Timberline for another day on the slopes but in just a couple of weeks the 10-11 winter will be arriving for snowboarders.  Colorado is getting ready with snowmaking that will allow for them to hopefully have [...]

Three years ago I sat down in front of my computer and began this snowboard blog that eventually would grow to become something recognizable.  It began as a way to express myself and share a passion for snowboarding with the world but I never expected that it would reach over 1.7 million visitors and lead to [...]

I often think about the pursuit of happiness and the choices I’ve made that have made me happier.  Coming to Hood this summer was a big decision; quitting my year round job at Steamboat and leaving my dog with friends was tough but the payoff has been happiness.  I am living the dream of riding [...]

Here’s a look back at this incredible season that was my 2009-2010 for myself and this blog.  I spent most of the winter in Colorado but was able to travel to many events this year and it was definitely the most fun progressing year for me in the park. I’m still blown away by the [...]

Four years ago I packed up my truck with all my belongings and moved to Colorado for resort town living. I arrived in Steamboat Springs without a home, job and unsure of what the future would hold for me but all I wanted was to snowboard.  The move ended up being the best decision I’ve [...]

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 [...]

A couple weeks ago when Idea Mensch approached me about an interview for their website, I immediately headed to their website to see what it was about.  I soon found out that there motto, “Featuring people with good ideas from all over the Internet” crossed many borders throughout the webosphere and to be one of [...]