http://www.shayboarder.com The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:56:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/02/yes-snowboards-2012-2013.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/02/yes-snowboards-2012-2013.html#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:58:11 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=19468 Instead of saying no, snowboarders are now saying YES. It is a passion, a way of living life, of being in a natural habitat, of snowboarding and having fun. JP, DCP and Romain are the riders behind the brand and pour their heart and soul into YES. Snowboards. For 2013, YES honors the greats of snowboarding [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2012/02/yes-snowboards-2012-2013.html/feed 5 http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/09/snowboard-review-11-12-yes-big-city.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/09/snowboard-review-11-12-yes-big-city.html#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:34:13 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=16700 Location: Mammoth, CA Snow Conditions: Hardpacked morning snow to softpacked slushy afternoon snow. Setup: I rode the YES Big City with Union Team bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 156cm. First Impression: Don’t let the graphics or name fool you.  This board is not meant for city riders, it’s an aggressive mountain board. [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/09/snowboard-review-11-12-yes-big-city.html/feed 9 http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/02/yes-snowboards-2011-2012.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/02/yes-snowboards-2011-2012.html#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:44:54 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=14757 Three years ago big name riders were dropped from a big name brand but instead of going quietly and saying no, they created YES Snowboards.  Now when you watch Absinthe’s latest film, the constant array of YES snowboards is present and screaming loud across the screen.  JP, DCP and Romain are the riders behind the [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/02/yes-snowboards-2011-2012.html/feed 17 http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/02/snowboard-review-11-12-yes-pick-your-line.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/02/snowboard-review-11-12-yes-pick-your-line.html#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:46:03 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=14696 Location: Winter Park, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to softpacked to icy groomers to leftover powder Setup: I rode the YES Pick Your Line with Union Milan bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 156cm. First Impression: The Pick Your Line is as aggressive as the name, pick your line and it’ll hold it down [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2011/02/snowboard-review-11-12-yes-pick-your-line.html/feed 4 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/03/snowboard-review-10-11-yes-great-dudes.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/03/snowboard-review-10-11-yes-great-dudes.html#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:44:57 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=10030 Location: Winter Park, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to icy conditions on the mountain, flat-light riding conditions. Setup: I rode the YES Great Dudes with Union Flite bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 154cm. First Impression: Definitely the more playful YES board over the asym I rode last year from YES. Weight: average Flex: [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/03/snowboard-review-10-11-yes-great-dudes.html/feed 39 http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/03/yes-snowboards-2010-2011.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/03/yes-snowboards-2010-2011.html#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:25:30 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=9943 Last year a collective of riders stopped saying no and started to say yes, a movement that became quite talked about as they created their own snowboarding brand YES Snowboards.  The riders DCP, Romain and JP have since proved that they don’t need to be on a top team to keep enjoying the ride and [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2010/03/yes-snowboards-2010-2011.html/feed 17 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/last-call-for-limited-edition-yes-snowboards.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/last-call-for-limited-edition-yes-snowboards.html#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:05:18 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=8399 YES Snowboards was just the beginning of professional snowboarders starting small with their own snowboard company and building something that identifies with consumers through only their names.  Since last year they’ve certainly proved a point that riders can do it and people have remained interested in what these boards have to offer. DCP, Romain and [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/11/last-call-for-limited-edition-yes-snowboards.html/feed 3 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/09/industry-profile-yes-u-s-sales-manager-chad-perrin.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/09/industry-profile-yes-u-s-sales-manager-chad-perrin.html#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:57:29 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=7492 Shay: Tell us a little bit about yourself Chad: I am a happy husband and father of 2 children, blessed to be living the dream and living in Bellingham WA, proud to call Mt Baker my home. I absolutely love snowboarding and I have made a life out of working in the shred industry. I [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/09/industry-profile-yes-u-s-sales-manager-chad-perrin.html/feed 8 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/09/yes-bbq-absinthe-neverland-premiere-in-beaver-creek.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/09/yes-bbq-absinthe-neverland-premiere-in-beaver-creek.html#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:44:19 +0000 Shay http://www.shayboarder.com/?p=7450 A couple weeks ago I received an invite to come to a BBQ before the Absinthe premiere in Beaver Creek and since then I’ve been counting down the days till yesterday.  I made the trek down to Vail/Beaver Creek to attend a YES BBQ at DCP’s house and check out the Absinthe Neverland premiere in [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/09/yes-bbq-absinthe-neverland-premiere-in-beaver-creek.html/feed 7 http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/05/snowboard-review-09-10-yes-asymmetric-rocker.html http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/05/snowboard-review-09-10-yes-asymmetric-rocker.html#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 22:50:00 +0000 Shay http://shayboarder.plan81.com/2009/05/snowboard-review-09-10-yes-asymmetric-rocker.html 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 YES with my Union Forces and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: It has a more freeride [...]]]> http://www.shayboarder.com/2009/05/snowboard-review-09-10-yes-asymmetric-rocker.html/feed 28