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/2011/05/snowboard-review-11-12-signal-og.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/05/snowboard-review-11-12-signal-og.html#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 14:57:45 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=16188 Location: Mammoth, CA Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to softpacked groomed runs. Setup: I rode the Signal OG with my Union Team bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 155cm. First Impression: The original series – it’s been around the block and camber knows how to keep on riding. Weight: Average Flex: The OG had a [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/05/snowboard-review-11-12-signal-og.html/feed 6 http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/04/june-42311.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/04/june-42311.html#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 01:00:15 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=15778 With June Mountain closing, it was an easy decision to plan to ride June one day this weekend before they close for the season.  We packed up the car, loaded it up with our gear, picked up the aussie crew and headed up the highway for the easy drive to June.  On the way, I [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/04/june-42311.html/feed 0 http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/04/june-41711.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/04/june-41711.html#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:42:20 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=15731 Living in Mammoth Lakes has been a dream and having Mammoth in my backyard has been better than imagined but having June nearby is the icing on the cake.  It’s a different vibe than Mammoth and it reminds me of the ski hills back home (not resorts) except with amazingly good parks.  I’ve had great [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/04/june-41711.html/feed 0 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/04/signal-outerwear-2010-2011.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/04/signal-outerwear-2010-2011.html#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:41:32 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=10735 In addition to their snowboard line Signal Snowboards introduced their outerwear collection at last year SIA’s show for the first time.  Now in it’s second year it’s coming back with designs that follow the snowboards and into the fashion of snowboarding. For technology, most of their outerwear uses 10K/8K waterproofing and breathability with a mix [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/04/signal-outerwear-2010-2011.html/feed 3 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/02/signal-snowboards-2010-2011.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/02/signal-snowboards-2010-2011.html#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:30:26 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=9440 As one of the few snowboard companies with their own factory building snowboards in the United States, Signal Snowboards continues to build boards based around the fun factor.  From their insanely soft park rocker to their reverse camber omni, they have rocker boards for a variety of riders but also continue to build traditional camber [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/02/signal-snowboards-2010-2011.html/feed 17 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/01/snowboard-review-09-10-signal-omni.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/01/snowboard-review-09-10-signal-omni.html#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:42:59 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=9029 Location: Breckenridge & Steamboat, Colorado Snow Conditions: Mixture of weather with hardpacked groomers to overcast on new snow. Setup: I rode the Signal Omni with my Union Force SL’s and my Bonfire Geo boots. First Impression: Definitely not what I was expecting but a nice surprise on signal’s take to reverse camber. Size: 156cm Weight: [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/01/snowboard-review-09-10-signal-omni.html/feed 6 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/exploring-signal-snowboards-factory-office.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/exploring-signal-snowboards-factory-office.html#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:52:43 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=7835 When it comes to snowboard factories in the United States there are few and far between but in southern California lies The Lodge – Signal Snowboards factory.  Built around the motto, “dream it, built it, ride it” and they do, even from the parking lot. Signal was the third stop on my California adventure in [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/10/exploring-signal-snowboards-factory-office.html/feed 11 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/04/signals-tailblocks-tortillas-coming-to-you.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/04/signals-tailblocks-tortillas-coming-to-you.html#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:39:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/04/signals-tailblocks-tortillas-coming-to-you.html The Signal crew is hitting the road to deliver plenty of tailblocks and tortillas (yes they go hand in hand) to the mountains in Utah, Colorado and California.  Sounds like a good time to me!]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/04/signals-tailblocks-tortillas-coming-to-you.html/feed 0 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/signal-outerwear-2009-2010.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/signal-outerwear-2009-2010.html#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:17:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/02/signal-outerwear-2009-2010.html Signal Snowboards already creates snowboards, coffee and now for 2009-2010 launched into their own outerwear collection. I was able to peruse the outerwear at SIA to check it out in person to see how they would take outerwear into their own hands. The designs are simple, clean cut and playing the safe card but it’s [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/signal-outerwear-2009-2010.html/feed 0 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/signal-snowboards-2009-2010.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/signal-snowboards-2009-2010.html#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:30:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/02/signal-snowboards-2009-2010.html Dream it, Build it, Ride it! It’s not hard to spot a Signal Snowboard, each model has a distinct artistic look that showcases their place in the snowboard community. They make snowboards they themselves ride and have dived into other products that they like, whether it’s coffee or now outerwear. The snowboards are made in [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/02/signal-snowboards-2009-2010.html/feed 8