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Hump Day Goes to 1817 with Joe Sexton
Peep that new ThirtyTwo pro model. Photo: Brooke Geery Joe Sexton is the quintessential video pro. Even in this day of internet videos and a surplus of snowboarders, he is on his way to legend status...
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Yobeat’s Top 10 Snowboarders of All Time
We here are Yobeat are sort of snowboard nerds (in case you weren’t sure.) We all really live for this shit. And accordingly, our ears perked right up when we heard the soothing voice of Ed from...
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Tim Eddy Does What He Wants on Hump Day
Mental. Photos via @timshreddy Interview: Brooke Geery and Justin Leveille Over the past twelve years, Tim Eddy’s snowboard career has run the gamut from mini thug, to a grown up that favors zany...
View ArticleYobeat Goes to Superpark 18
With Superpark 18 going down in our backyard at Mt. Hood Meadows, the entire Yobeat staff was hyped to secure a coveted invite to the event. And man, were we gonna kill it! Not only were Stan and I...
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Why Do Women Suck at Snowboarding?
As a woman who snowboards, I find myself frequently using being “a girl” as an excuse. It’s convenient and rarely questioned, so I’ve accepted it. (But honestly, there is a difference between being a...
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Hump Day Gets Weird with Cale Zima
Photos: Sean Kerrick Sullivan Cale is gentle and kind. Almost too kind if you ask me, always considerate to another’s’ time and space. Always holding doors and asking if your day was alright. Always...
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Ralph Kucharek Is Nice to Hump Day
This portrait is trending so hard right now. Photo: Shem Roose They say nice guys finish last, but Ralph Kucharek is running with it anyway. In fact, ask anyone what they think of him and the answer...
View ArticleLong Live Hawk Island
This season, Hawk Island Snow Park put Michigan snowboarding on the map. While yes, there are plenty of other spots in the murder mitten, finally, this was a place even the most staunch Yobeat hater...
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Brooke’s Northeast Vacation
On Friday, May 23rd, a city wide emergency took place in Portland, OR. There was ecoli in the water! As a health-conscious individual, I dealt with this crisis the only way I knew how: by drinking...
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Eugene Stancato Hump Day, kid.
A lot of people claim to be from Boston, but Eugene Stancato is the real deal. He lives in Dorchester (the good part), though he recently graduated from Plymouth State University. When he’s not...
View ArticleAnd Finally, Last Call 2014!
East Coasters go hard. It doesn’t matter if the park is a block of ice, it’s well below zero, or anyone is paying attention. When it comes to riding snowboards, the kids who call New England home are...
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Five More Brands You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Wouldn’t it be cool to run your own snowboard brand? Not talking about making actual snowboards here, but ya know, the accessories that make up the lifestyle, man. Think about it. You’d get to live...
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Drinking Beer from a Shoe is HUGE in Snowboarding
The habit of forcing your bros to drink beer from their own disgusting shoes is just slightly less offensive than pissing in your own mouth, which is probably why it’s gaining steam in the snowboard...
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5 Ways to Entertain Yourself in the Mt Hood Lift Line
It’s a well known fact, if you go snowboarding on a busy day, you’re going to have to wait in line. And at Mt. Hood, once summer gets into full swing, there’s pretty much a line every day. First, you...
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#SummerofBrooke: July 4-July 10
Another week has flown by in my attempt at having the best summer ever, and I think I may just pull this off… Here’s the latest. As you saw in the Comment Con edit, the kids who talk the most shit on...
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Hump Day Gets Weird with Cale Zima
Photos: Sean Kerrick Sullivan Cale is gentle and kind. Almost too kind if you ask me, always considerate to another’s’ time and space. Always holding doors and asking if your day was alright. Always...
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Harley Leiber Thinks Snowboarding is Stupid
This week, Willamette Week, one of the two alt weeklies in Portland, did a cover story on Hood Life entitled “Stoked and Broke.” Now, explaining counter culture to the sort of rich white people who go...
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Gateway Parks Bring Snowboarding to the City
With years as a pro snowboarder, event planner and course builder under his belt, Ryan Neptune set out on his most lofty proposition yet: To own and operate a ski area. But with a little research, he...
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