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Over the past 15 years, Smokin has evolved and adapted as a snowboard company.  With beginnings in a basement factory in North Lake Tahoe to the current state of growing into a 5,000 square foot factory in Sparks, Nevada.  The company is a full labor of love movement with Smokin Jay at the realm of [...]

Location: Mammoth, CA Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to icy groomers. Setup: I rode the Smokin MIP with Union Team bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 155cm. First Impression: Wow this board isn’t just for park riding Weight: Average Flex: I was expecting a freestyle board in terms of the flex but the MIP was [...]

It’s rare to hear of snowboards made in the United States but there are still companies that are just outside the mountains in your backyard building your favorite snowboards.  In my quest to visit all the US factories, I’ve been to 5 of them in the US and 6 in North America.  Each factory has [...]

Location: Winter Park, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked snow conditions that softened up during the day with bluebird skies. Setup: I rode the Smokin PYT with Union Force bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 152cm. First Impression: It’s surprising that anti-rocker is on this board but the anti-rocker takes the jib board to a [...]

Smokin Snowboards comes out of the smoke each year with a solid line of snowboards handmade in Lake Tahoe and with no problem speaking their mind about the direction of snowboarding.  They’ve introduced a couple new models for 2010-2011 including a new women’s model, all with different options for rocker/camber. For 2010-2011, Smokin has a [...]

This review was done at the Transworld Good Wood test as I tagged along with the test and tried out boards. Location: Breckenridge, Colorado Snow Conditions: Overcast with hardpacked groomers to icy groomers. Setup: I rode the Smokin Vixen with Union Force’s and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: Despite the smaller size, it [...]