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The vibe at June Mountain has always been great. It’s a mountain that is full of good times. I finally talked the skier into joining me for a June day despite the park not being insanely huge right now. We ended up having a great day on the slopes, working on tricks in the mini [...]

It felt really good to start 2012 on the slopes. Snowboarding makes me happy. It might not have been powder or a ton of terrain, but sometimes it can be one run doing something you love to make it matter. I hope everyone else enjoyed a good start to 2012. This time of year means [...]

Hard to believe the year is coming to an end but at the same time 2012 means unlimited possibilities for the future. Friday on the snow meant heading over to June Mountain to avoid the crowds and have a run practically to myself. Luckily for me, the June park crew was out riding so I [...]

When you work for a ski resort, you get used to working holidays and never enjoying the day off. This year, I was expecting to spend Thanksgiving with family so I asked for the time off but I ended up staying in Mammoth instead for my days off. I wasn’t sure about riding on Thanksgiving [...]

Last year I believe it was almost January before the pipe was completed. This year it’s November and the Mammoth 22′ pipe opened today, a whole month before last season. It helped make the mountain look a little bit more like winter but we still need more snow to make for a total winter experience. I [...]

Job Title: Terrain Park Manager Employer: June Mountain Years on snow: 18 years Days on snow: 5-7 days a week Currently Riding: 156 Signal Omni Currently I am: Basking in the summer sun, thinking about winter. Photo: Gabe Taylor Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself Sam: Well…I grew up skiing and snowboarding in [...]

Job Title: Lead Hand Crew/Head Digger Employer: Seven Springs Mountain Resort Years on snow: 8 Days on snow: 100+ every year Currently Riding: Rome Artifact Rocker 150 Currently I am: Keeping it real Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself Jordan: I grew up in Virginia, but moved to Pittsburgh, PA when I was [...]

You know your life is easy when the only decision you make in the morning is what mountain to snowboard at.  I had made the decision to skip out on Steamboat’s closing day in order to ride Breckenridge for the BSG demo day but a couple factors were involved. A couple factors helped make the [...]

It’s closing weekend here in Steamboat and while tomorrow might be the last day for snowboarding, today was my last day at Steamboat since i’m going to skip out on tomorrow’s festivities to ride Breckenridge for a demo day. The sky was blue most of the day, warm temps on the mountain and slushy soft [...]

Today was the last ride break of the season, ride breaks are the reason I can get up on the mountain even though I work a full time Monday to Friday normal job.  It means instead of lunch, I can shred and I’ll definitely miss having that luxury out of the office each day. I [...]