Mt Baker Opening Day 2k15 with Brendan Gerard
The view of Mt. Shuksun will never get old. Brendan Gerard and I rode up Mt. Baker’s Chair 8 for the 10th or so time on November 19th, 2015, the warm sun on our faces and Mt. Shuksan gloriously...
View ArticleHow Much Money Do Professional Snowboarders Get Paid?
In football, baseball and basketball, pro salaries are as common a topic of discussion as great plays or crushing defeats. When a rookie is signed to the majors right out of college, the details of...
View ArticleHump Day Train Hops with Jason Robinson
Jerry of the day. Photo @instagarry When Jason Robinson isn’t racing down giant mountains in search of epic and endless pow, he craves adventure in other ways. He’s the kind of person who will meet a...
View ArticleThe 2015 Dirksen Derby: Actual Coverage
All Photos: Kieth Rutherford The 9th annual Dirksen Derby ushered in a very welcome sight to Oregon: a fuck ton of snow. And while Oregon really only suffered one bad season, based on the shit show...
View ArticleJeff Keenan Builds a Brand on Hump Day
Photo: Joel Fraser Over the past few seasons, Dinosaurs Will Die has seemingly exploded. The boards are popping up in shops, edits and more importantly, under the feet of actual snowboarders...
View ArticleThrowBack Thursdays at the Office: Brendan Gerard Comes Correct
And to think, I thought Yobeat was soft then!
View ArticleNine Reasons Riding Powder Sucks
Cole Karow, somewhere at Lost Trail Powder Mountain in Montana. First of all, sike! Riding powder does not suck at all. It’s pretty much the best way you could spend a day snowboarding or otherwise....
View ArticleAt Long Last, The Mike Estes Hump Day
Mike Estes is a true Oregon legend. He’s been in the Beaver State since before most of you were born, he’s been actively involved in Oregon snowboarding and and the snowboard scene since a chance...
View ArticleWhy The Hell Did I Move to Boise?
Via www.theknowlesgallery.com This winter, through the questionable decision making process that is how I live my life, I find myself residing in the North End of Boise, Idaho. With its 215,000...
View ArticleKyle Miller and Sarris McComb Win Smash Life Banked Slalom – Big Sky
Kyle Miller. For the past five years, Shane Stalling has labored tirelessly to bring the people the Smash Life Banked Slalom at Big Sky. Held in honor of fallen comrade Aaron Robinson, the event...
View ArticleThree Things I Don’t Know How I Lived Without Until Now
Since moving to Boise, I’ve found myself on the road a lot. Luckily, gas is cheap and a few key items are keeping me happy while I trek around the American west. Because I assume I received these...
View ArticleModern Cures for Altitude Sickness
I do not do well at high altitude. This is an unfortunate fact, given part of my job is to trek to mountain towns and then proceed to do active things during the day and drown myself in booze at...
View ArticleDamian Sanders Hump Day
Before the Internet. Before the X Games. Before snowboarding was firmly wedged in the mainstream consciousness between rollerblading and football, a bunch of rogues in California were doing it and...
View ArticleRob Kingwill’s FuturePositiv Hump Day
Raised on the mean streets of Jackson Hole, Rob Kingwill is a DIY kinda guy with a super positive outlook and a desire to make things happen on his terms. He discovered snowboarding nearly 30 years...
View ArticleAn Ode to Bogus Basin
This season I spent a few months in Boise, a hidden gem in the gem state with some very excellent snowboarding potential. I got it and got it good while I was there. Thanks to El Nino, it turned out to...
View ArticleA Few of Our Favorite Things from the 30th Mt. Baker Banked Slalom
When you’re Ken Achenbach, you don’t do anything without two GoPros following you. The Legendary Mt. Baker Banked Slalom made its triumphant return after a year off due to that bitch mother nature on...
View ArticleUnder Review: The Seasons Collection – The Book
The Seasons Collection is an impressive coffee table book from an even more impressive project, a 150 hardcovered-page recap Matt Alberts’ inspirational journey. Sponsored by Cadillac, Matt traveled...
View ArticleColin Wilson Fries Up Hump Day
Midwest-Bred Colin Wilson is a tall drink of water with a mellow demeanor, and a ton of board control. Though plagued with injuries, his positive attitude and Trollhaugen upbringing have enabled him...
View ArticleParty Time Nate’s Post Snowboarding Gourmet
You’re a snowboarder, which means you are either broke, or pretending to be. No matter how little money you have though, you probably still like to eat on a regular basis, and chances are, you hit the...
View ArticleDear Snowboarding: Stop Using the Word Gay as an Insult
Last week, pro skier Gus Kentworthy came out to ESPN. Overall, the response has been great and supportive, Kenworthy told the Wall Street Journal. “I’ve had a ton of people reach out to me, which has...
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