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Snowboarder is up there for my favorite mags cause it does kinda tap into sides of snowboarding that not all print media will touch, like the Smoke Shacks of CO article. If you ever lived in CO you identified with that article, even if you are not a stoner, it tapped CO culture for sure!
“Basically if magazines disappear, which is one possibility, quality photography and writing goes with it”. I disagree with that statement however, it will just come out of other outlets. My two cents. People who shoot or write for the passion will not go away, if anything it might weed out some individuals who are doing it soley for a paycheck. Yes we know who these people are, they need to leave the industry.
Also I think there is room for improvement in print media. Of course everyone wants to see photos of the pros and stories on them, including me, but lets be honest snowboarders who are not pro or get a paycheck from the industry make up 90% of snowboarding and the magazines rarely cover the story and photos of those individuals. I know plenty of rippers who have amazing stories that punch the time clock for the man but still make it happen on the hill every winter, where is their stories??? Sometimes the mags seem to have a disconnect from those who drive the sport forward without the hype.
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