The Darkside of Hump Day with Danny Larsen

Life on the dark side. Photo: Kevin Winkel/Courtesy K2 Snowboarding No matter your opinion on the importance of full length videos in the snowboard industry these days, it's hard to deny that a great video part can make someone's career. I didn't think much of Danny Larsen before I saw this year's Pirate's Movie "Hooked," but his three-or-so minute section quickly changed all that for me. After claiming it as the stand out, on account of his badassness and the fact I could pronounce his name, social media soon connected me with the man himself. I thought he only retweeted me because I said he was good in my review,…
Read More

YoBeat Internship Training

RJ enjoys a nice cold glass of milk on a YoBeat field trip to Patti's Homeplate It's the dream of many young snowboarders: the industry internship. We established awhile ago that interns will save the snowboard industry, and with the inexplicable increased popularity of YoBeat these days, we were in need of some extra help. So we hired a young chap named RJ Sweet. He comes in every day after school and does all the crap we don't want to deal with. However, before we could really admit to having RJ on staff, he needed a little hazing. So we brought him up to Timberline for a day of intern…
Read More

Mt Hood Meadows Almost Opening Day

I have a self-diagnosed condition called "Opening Day Anxiety." It's not that I'm not excited, it's just that I start thinking about everything involved in going snowboarding -- the lines, the drive, putting on gear, being cold -- and I talk myself out of it. It's a serious issue and I'm working through it. ODA is my official excuse for missing the official opening day of Mt. Hood Meadows 2010 on November 20th. I heard it was amazing. A who's who of snowboarding! Shane Flood was there! The CAPiTA crew was there! (I assume) Ahmon Stamps was there! The snow was light and the coverage was great for a week…
Read More

Under Review: Deeper

My mom used to get my dad the new Warren Miller movie every year for Christmas. My parents, you see, were recovering ski bums, and having moved from Idaho to Vermont to save me from the Mormons, they missed “real skiing.” These movies, I guess, were the best connection they had. I was young when Warren Miller used to make movies anyone would want to buy, but I remember them being less about skiing and more about a story. Sometimes they were a bit cheesy, but my dad seemed to enjoy them. Watching the TGR production “Deeper” reminded me of this for some reason. There was nothing cheesy about Jeremy…
Read More

Modern Snowboard Marketing in Three Easy Steps

Even after reading the simple list of ideas put forth in our "How To Get OUT of the Snowboard Industry" post, you may not have been able to pull the trigger, and find yourself in the position to be marketing for a medium-to-large snowboard brand this season. It’s hard, because you’re kind of lazy, you still don’t really get it, and the unnamed backer you're working for pays you barely more than a living wage under the guise of the “bad economy” and that fact that you “love snowboarding.” On top of that, your budget got cut again, so after paying for all the necessary things such as a team,…
Read More

Pirates Hijack Windells; Premiere Hooked

Tim Windell approved. On a dark and stormy November 6th, Pirates Movie Production North American tour embarked on B.O.B., the quaint little indoor skatepark at Windells Snowboard Camp, much to the delight of the residents of nearby Sandy and Welches. They brought with them plenty of booty for pillaging, as well as a DVD of Stop! Hammertime from Six Eleven films to show as a warm up. As you've likely been to a few premieres yourself, or read about at least 20 or so already this year, instead of telling you more about snowboard videos and product tosses, I offer you a pirate joke. Q: Why did the Pirates go…
Read More

Oregon Early Season Report: Timberline Lower Opening Day

Damn, I look good going small! Photo: Tim Zimmerman In the annual "race for first," even the resort that opens first is still a loser thanks to a little place called Timberline in Oregon. But while Timberline has had its lifts running for the past few weekends, October 29th marked the officially start of the season, with the lifts on the lower mountain cranking up for the first time in the 2010/11 season. With over three feet of snow falling in the last week, and a forecast calling for sun, I didn't even need to be coerced a little bit to get up there. However, preparing for the joyous first…
Read More

Hump Day Halloween Spectacular

Party Time Nate as "The Hoff" Halloween is this Sunday. Do you have your costume picked out yet? If you're like me, probably not, and on Saturday you'll schlep on over to Goodwill and end up with whatever ridiculous getup is leftover. But this year, why not plan ahead a little bit (seriously at this point it's only a couple days) and figure out what to be right now! To help, Party Time Nate donned several costumes made almost entirely out of snowboard gear you may very well already have, or at least if you have to buy, you'll be able to use again before next Halloween. So this weekend,…
Read More

The Snowboard Shrinkage Crisis?

These photos were taken from more or less the same place, on the same day, at almost the same time. Much like when the My Alaska teaser dropped, the release of the full movie last week got me thinking about this whole ski vs snowboard thing, again. Last time I pondered if we should all just get along , but this time, a commenter brought up a very good point. Yeah I know the general consensus is the snowboarding/skiing war is over and we should love each other and probably start mating. Hear me out, though: If we keep mixing these two sports people will inevitably compare the two. And…
Read More

Soggy Seattle’s Downtown Throwdown

This may come as a shock, but on October 9, 2010 the Downtown Throwdown in Seattle, WA, got rained on. Not only did it rain, but over the five or so hours of action in Occidental Park, it went from a light northwest-style drizzle, to pounding east coast-style down pour and back again, a couple times. Competitors stripped off their soaked sweatshirts when they got too heavy, and the crowd huddled in plastic bags, but seeing at it was pretty much an a fall day in Washington, no one really let a little inclement weather get in the way of a good time. Personally, I came prepared with stylish rain…
Read More

The Darkside of Hump Day with Danny Larsen

Life on the dark side. Photo: Kevin Winkel/Courtesy K2 Snowboarding No matter your opinion on the importance of full length videos in the snowboard industry these days, it's hard to deny that a great video part can make someone's career. I didn't think much of Danny Larsen before I saw this year's Pirate's Movie "Hooked," but his three-or-so minute section quickly changed all that for me. After claiming it as the stand out, on account of his badassness and the fact I could pronounce his name, social media soon connected me with the man himself. I thought he only retweeted me because I said he was good in my review,…
Read More

YoBeat Internship Training

RJ enjoys a nice cold glass of milk on a YoBeat field trip to Patti's Homeplate It's the dream of many young snowboarders: the industry internship. We established awhile ago that interns will save the snowboard industry, and with the inexplicable increased popularity of YoBeat these days, we were in need of some extra help. So we hired a young chap named RJ Sweet. He comes in every day after school and does all the crap we don't want to deal with. However, before we could really admit to having RJ on staff, he needed a little hazing. So we brought him up to Timberline for a day of intern…
Read More

Mt Hood Meadows Almost Opening Day

I have a self-diagnosed condition called "Opening Day Anxiety." It's not that I'm not excited, it's just that I start thinking about everything involved in going snowboarding -- the lines, the drive, putting on gear, being cold -- and I talk myself out of it. It's a serious issue and I'm working through it. ODA is my official excuse for missing the official opening day of Mt. Hood Meadows 2010 on November 20th. I heard it was amazing. A who's who of snowboarding! Shane Flood was there! The CAPiTA crew was there! (I assume) Ahmon Stamps was there! The snow was light and the coverage was great for a week…
Read More

Under Review: Deeper

My mom used to get my dad the new Warren Miller movie every year for Christmas. My parents, you see, were recovering ski bums, and having moved from Idaho to Vermont to save me from the Mormons, they missed “real skiing.” These movies, I guess, were the best connection they had. I was young when Warren Miller used to make movies anyone would want to buy, but I remember them being less about skiing and more about a story. Sometimes they were a bit cheesy, but my dad seemed to enjoy them. Watching the TGR production “Deeper” reminded me of this for some reason. There was nothing cheesy about Jeremy…
Read More

Modern Snowboard Marketing in Three Easy Steps

Even after reading the simple list of ideas put forth in our "How To Get OUT of the Snowboard Industry" post, you may not have been able to pull the trigger, and find yourself in the position to be marketing for a medium-to-large snowboard brand this season. It’s hard, because you’re kind of lazy, you still don’t really get it, and the unnamed backer you're working for pays you barely more than a living wage under the guise of the “bad economy” and that fact that you “love snowboarding.” On top of that, your budget got cut again, so after paying for all the necessary things such as a team,…
Read More

Pirates Hijack Windells; Premiere Hooked

Tim Windell approved. On a dark and stormy November 6th, Pirates Movie Production North American tour embarked on B.O.B., the quaint little indoor skatepark at Windells Snowboard Camp, much to the delight of the residents of nearby Sandy and Welches. They brought with them plenty of booty for pillaging, as well as a DVD of Stop! Hammertime from Six Eleven films to show as a warm up. As you've likely been to a few premieres yourself, or read about at least 20 or so already this year, instead of telling you more about snowboard videos and product tosses, I offer you a pirate joke. Q: Why did the Pirates go…
Read More

Oregon Early Season Report: Timberline Lower Opening Day

Damn, I look good going small! Photo: Tim Zimmerman In the annual "race for first," even the resort that opens first is still a loser thanks to a little place called Timberline in Oregon. But while Timberline has had its lifts running for the past few weekends, October 29th marked the officially start of the season, with the lifts on the lower mountain cranking up for the first time in the 2010/11 season. With over three feet of snow falling in the last week, and a forecast calling for sun, I didn't even need to be coerced a little bit to get up there. However, preparing for the joyous first…
Read More

Hump Day Halloween Spectacular

Party Time Nate as "The Hoff" Halloween is this Sunday. Do you have your costume picked out yet? If you're like me, probably not, and on Saturday you'll schlep on over to Goodwill and end up with whatever ridiculous getup is leftover. But this year, why not plan ahead a little bit (seriously at this point it's only a couple days) and figure out what to be right now! To help, Party Time Nate donned several costumes made almost entirely out of snowboard gear you may very well already have, or at least if you have to buy, you'll be able to use again before next Halloween. So this weekend,…
Read More

The Snowboard Shrinkage Crisis?

These photos were taken from more or less the same place, on the same day, at almost the same time. Much like when the My Alaska teaser dropped, the release of the full movie last week got me thinking about this whole ski vs snowboard thing, again. Last time I pondered if we should all just get along , but this time, a commenter brought up a very good point. Yeah I know the general consensus is the snowboarding/skiing war is over and we should love each other and probably start mating. Hear me out, though: If we keep mixing these two sports people will inevitably compare the two. And…
Read More

Soggy Seattle’s Downtown Throwdown

This may come as a shock, but on October 9, 2010 the Downtown Throwdown in Seattle, WA, got rained on. Not only did it rain, but over the five or so hours of action in Occidental Park, it went from a light northwest-style drizzle, to pounding east coast-style down pour and back again, a couple times. Competitors stripped off their soaked sweatshirts when they got too heavy, and the crowd huddled in plastic bags, but seeing at it was pretty much an a fall day in Washington, no one really let a little inclement weather get in the way of a good time. Personally, I came prepared with stylish rain…
Read More

The Darkside of Hump Day with Danny Larsen

Life on the dark side. Photo: Kevin Winkel/Courtesy K2 Snowboarding No matter your opinion on the importance of full length videos in the snowboard industry these days, it's hard to deny that a great video part can make someone's career. I didn't think much of Danny Larsen before I saw this year's Pirate's Movie "Hooked," but his three-or-so minute section quickly changed all that for me. After claiming it as the stand out, on account of his badassness and the fact I could pronounce his name, social media soon connected me with the man himself. I thought he only retweeted me because I said he was good in my review,…
Read More

YoBeat Internship Training

RJ enjoys a nice cold glass of milk on a YoBeat field trip to Patti's Homeplate It's the dream of many young snowboarders: the industry internship. We established awhile ago that interns will save the snowboard industry, and with the inexplicable increased popularity of YoBeat these days, we were in need of some extra help. So we hired a young chap named RJ Sweet. He comes in every day after school and does all the crap we don't want to deal with. However, before we could really admit to having RJ on staff, he needed a little hazing. So we brought him up to Timberline for a day of intern…
Read More

Mt Hood Meadows Almost Opening Day

I have a self-diagnosed condition called "Opening Day Anxiety." It's not that I'm not excited, it's just that I start thinking about everything involved in going snowboarding -- the lines, the drive, putting on gear, being cold -- and I talk myself out of it. It's a serious issue and I'm working through it. ODA is my official excuse for missing the official opening day of Mt. Hood Meadows 2010 on November 20th. I heard it was amazing. A who's who of snowboarding! Shane Flood was there! The CAPiTA crew was there! (I assume) Ahmon Stamps was there! The snow was light and the coverage was great for a week…
Read More

Under Review: Deeper

My mom used to get my dad the new Warren Miller movie every year for Christmas. My parents, you see, were recovering ski bums, and having moved from Idaho to Vermont to save me from the Mormons, they missed “real skiing.” These movies, I guess, were the best connection they had. I was young when Warren Miller used to make movies anyone would want to buy, but I remember them being less about skiing and more about a story. Sometimes they were a bit cheesy, but my dad seemed to enjoy them. Watching the TGR production “Deeper” reminded me of this for some reason. There was nothing cheesy about Jeremy…
Read More

Modern Snowboard Marketing in Three Easy Steps

Even after reading the simple list of ideas put forth in our "How To Get OUT of the Snowboard Industry" post, you may not have been able to pull the trigger, and find yourself in the position to be marketing for a medium-to-large snowboard brand this season. It’s hard, because you’re kind of lazy, you still don’t really get it, and the unnamed backer you're working for pays you barely more than a living wage under the guise of the “bad economy” and that fact that you “love snowboarding.” On top of that, your budget got cut again, so after paying for all the necessary things such as a team,…
Read More

Pirates Hijack Windells; Premiere Hooked

Tim Windell approved. On a dark and stormy November 6th, Pirates Movie Production North American tour embarked on B.O.B., the quaint little indoor skatepark at Windells Snowboard Camp, much to the delight of the residents of nearby Sandy and Welches. They brought with them plenty of booty for pillaging, as well as a DVD of Stop! Hammertime from Six Eleven films to show as a warm up. As you've likely been to a few premieres yourself, or read about at least 20 or so already this year, instead of telling you more about snowboard videos and product tosses, I offer you a pirate joke. Q: Why did the Pirates go…
Read More

Oregon Early Season Report: Timberline Lower Opening Day

Damn, I look good going small! Photo: Tim Zimmerman In the annual "race for first," even the resort that opens first is still a loser thanks to a little place called Timberline in Oregon. But while Timberline has had its lifts running for the past few weekends, October 29th marked the officially start of the season, with the lifts on the lower mountain cranking up for the first time in the 2010/11 season. With over three feet of snow falling in the last week, and a forecast calling for sun, I didn't even need to be coerced a little bit to get up there. However, preparing for the joyous first…
Read More

Hump Day Halloween Spectacular

Party Time Nate as "The Hoff" Halloween is this Sunday. Do you have your costume picked out yet? If you're like me, probably not, and on Saturday you'll schlep on over to Goodwill and end up with whatever ridiculous getup is leftover. But this year, why not plan ahead a little bit (seriously at this point it's only a couple days) and figure out what to be right now! To help, Party Time Nate donned several costumes made almost entirely out of snowboard gear you may very well already have, or at least if you have to buy, you'll be able to use again before next Halloween. So this weekend,…
Read More

The Snowboard Shrinkage Crisis?

These photos were taken from more or less the same place, on the same day, at almost the same time. Much like when the My Alaska teaser dropped, the release of the full movie last week got me thinking about this whole ski vs snowboard thing, again. Last time I pondered if we should all just get along , but this time, a commenter brought up a very good point. Yeah I know the general consensus is the snowboarding/skiing war is over and we should love each other and probably start mating. Hear me out, though: If we keep mixing these two sports people will inevitably compare the two. And…
Read More

Soggy Seattle’s Downtown Throwdown

This may come as a shock, but on October 9, 2010 the Downtown Throwdown in Seattle, WA, got rained on. Not only did it rain, but over the five or so hours of action in Occidental Park, it went from a light northwest-style drizzle, to pounding east coast-style down pour and back again, a couple times. Competitors stripped off their soaked sweatshirts when they got too heavy, and the crowd huddled in plastic bags, but seeing at it was pretty much an a fall day in Washington, no one really let a little inclement weather get in the way of a good time. Personally, I came prepared with stylish rain…
Read More

The Darkside of Hump Day with Danny Larsen

Life on the dark side. Photo: Kevin Winkel/Courtesy K2 Snowboarding No matter your opinion on the importance of full length videos in the snowboard industry these days, it's hard to deny that a great video part can make someone's career. I didn't think much of Danny Larsen before I saw this year's Pirate's Movie "Hooked," but his three-or-so minute section quickly changed all that for me. After claiming it as the stand out, on account of his badassness and the fact I could pronounce his name, social media soon connected me with the man himself. I thought he only retweeted me because I said he was good in my review,…
Read More

YoBeat Internship Training

RJ enjoys a nice cold glass of milk on a YoBeat field trip to Patti's Homeplate It's the dream of many young snowboarders: the industry internship. We established awhile ago that interns will save the snowboard industry, and with the inexplicable increased popularity of YoBeat these days, we were in need of some extra help. So we hired a young chap named RJ Sweet. He comes in every day after school and does all the crap we don't want to deal with. However, before we could really admit to having RJ on staff, he needed a little hazing. So we brought him up to Timberline for a day of intern…
Read More

Mt Hood Meadows Almost Opening Day

I have a self-diagnosed condition called "Opening Day Anxiety." It's not that I'm not excited, it's just that I start thinking about everything involved in going snowboarding -- the lines, the drive, putting on gear, being cold -- and I talk myself out of it. It's a serious issue and I'm working through it. ODA is my official excuse for missing the official opening day of Mt. Hood Meadows 2010 on November 20th. I heard it was amazing. A who's who of snowboarding! Shane Flood was there! The CAPiTA crew was there! (I assume) Ahmon Stamps was there! The snow was light and the coverage was great for a week…
Read More

Under Review: Deeper

My mom used to get my dad the new Warren Miller movie every year for Christmas. My parents, you see, were recovering ski bums, and having moved from Idaho to Vermont to save me from the Mormons, they missed “real skiing.” These movies, I guess, were the best connection they had. I was young when Warren Miller used to make movies anyone would want to buy, but I remember them being less about skiing and more about a story. Sometimes they were a bit cheesy, but my dad seemed to enjoy them. Watching the TGR production “Deeper” reminded me of this for some reason. There was nothing cheesy about Jeremy…
Read More

Modern Snowboard Marketing in Three Easy Steps

Even after reading the simple list of ideas put forth in our "How To Get OUT of the Snowboard Industry" post, you may not have been able to pull the trigger, and find yourself in the position to be marketing for a medium-to-large snowboard brand this season. It’s hard, because you’re kind of lazy, you still don’t really get it, and the unnamed backer you're working for pays you barely more than a living wage under the guise of the “bad economy” and that fact that you “love snowboarding.” On top of that, your budget got cut again, so after paying for all the necessary things such as a team,…
Read More

Pirates Hijack Windells; Premiere Hooked

Tim Windell approved. On a dark and stormy November 6th, Pirates Movie Production North American tour embarked on B.O.B., the quaint little indoor skatepark at Windells Snowboard Camp, much to the delight of the residents of nearby Sandy and Welches. They brought with them plenty of booty for pillaging, as well as a DVD of Stop! Hammertime from Six Eleven films to show as a warm up. As you've likely been to a few premieres yourself, or read about at least 20 or so already this year, instead of telling you more about snowboard videos and product tosses, I offer you a pirate joke. Q: Why did the Pirates go…
Read More

Oregon Early Season Report: Timberline Lower Opening Day

Damn, I look good going small! Photo: Tim Zimmerman In the annual "race for first," even the resort that opens first is still a loser thanks to a little place called Timberline in Oregon. But while Timberline has had its lifts running for the past few weekends, October 29th marked the officially start of the season, with the lifts on the lower mountain cranking up for the first time in the 2010/11 season. With over three feet of snow falling in the last week, and a forecast calling for sun, I didn't even need to be coerced a little bit to get up there. However, preparing for the joyous first…
Read More

Hump Day Halloween Spectacular

Party Time Nate as "The Hoff" Halloween is this Sunday. Do you have your costume picked out yet? If you're like me, probably not, and on Saturday you'll schlep on over to Goodwill and end up with whatever ridiculous getup is leftover. But this year, why not plan ahead a little bit (seriously at this point it's only a couple days) and figure out what to be right now! To help, Party Time Nate donned several costumes made almost entirely out of snowboard gear you may very well already have, or at least if you have to buy, you'll be able to use again before next Halloween. So this weekend,…
Read More

The Snowboard Shrinkage Crisis?

These photos were taken from more or less the same place, on the same day, at almost the same time. Much like when the My Alaska teaser dropped, the release of the full movie last week got me thinking about this whole ski vs snowboard thing, again. Last time I pondered if we should all just get along , but this time, a commenter brought up a very good point. Yeah I know the general consensus is the snowboarding/skiing war is over and we should love each other and probably start mating. Hear me out, though: If we keep mixing these two sports people will inevitably compare the two. And…
Read More

Soggy Seattle’s Downtown Throwdown

This may come as a shock, but on October 9, 2010 the Downtown Throwdown in Seattle, WA, got rained on. Not only did it rain, but over the five or so hours of action in Occidental Park, it went from a light northwest-style drizzle, to pounding east coast-style down pour and back again, a couple times. Competitors stripped off their soaked sweatshirts when they got too heavy, and the crowd huddled in plastic bags, but seeing at it was pretty much an a fall day in Washington, no one really let a little inclement weather get in the way of a good time. Personally, I came prepared with stylish rain…
Read More

The Darkside of Hump Day with Danny Larsen

Life on the dark side. Photo: Kevin Winkel/Courtesy K2 Snowboarding No matter your opinion on the importance of full length videos in the snowboard industry these days, it's hard to deny that a great video part can make someone's career. I didn't think much of Danny Larsen before I saw this year's Pirate's Movie "Hooked," but his three-or-so minute section quickly changed all that for me. After claiming it as the stand out, on account of his badassness and the fact I could pronounce his name, social media soon connected me with the man himself. I thought he only retweeted me because I said he was good in my review,…
Read More

YoBeat Internship Training

RJ enjoys a nice cold glass of milk on a YoBeat field trip to Patti's Homeplate It's the dream of many young snowboarders: the industry internship. We established awhile ago that interns will save the snowboard industry, and with the inexplicable increased popularity of YoBeat these days, we were in need of some extra help. So we hired a young chap named RJ Sweet. He comes in every day after school and does all the crap we don't want to deal with. However, before we could really admit to having RJ on staff, he needed a little hazing. So we brought him up to Timberline for a day of intern…
Read More

Mt Hood Meadows Almost Opening Day

I have a self-diagnosed condition called "Opening Day Anxiety." It's not that I'm not excited, it's just that I start thinking about everything involved in going snowboarding -- the lines, the drive, putting on gear, being cold -- and I talk myself out of it. It's a serious issue and I'm working through it. ODA is my official excuse for missing the official opening day of Mt. Hood Meadows 2010 on November 20th. I heard it was amazing. A who's who of snowboarding! Shane Flood was there! The CAPiTA crew was there! (I assume) Ahmon Stamps was there! The snow was light and the coverage was great for a week…
Read More

Under Review: Deeper

My mom used to get my dad the new Warren Miller movie every year for Christmas. My parents, you see, were recovering ski bums, and having moved from Idaho to Vermont to save me from the Mormons, they missed “real skiing.” These movies, I guess, were the best connection they had. I was young when Warren Miller used to make movies anyone would want to buy, but I remember them being less about skiing and more about a story. Sometimes they were a bit cheesy, but my dad seemed to enjoy them. Watching the TGR production “Deeper” reminded me of this for some reason. There was nothing cheesy about Jeremy…
Read More

Modern Snowboard Marketing in Three Easy Steps

Even after reading the simple list of ideas put forth in our "How To Get OUT of the Snowboard Industry" post, you may not have been able to pull the trigger, and find yourself in the position to be marketing for a medium-to-large snowboard brand this season. It’s hard, because you’re kind of lazy, you still don’t really get it, and the unnamed backer you're working for pays you barely more than a living wage under the guise of the “bad economy” and that fact that you “love snowboarding.” On top of that, your budget got cut again, so after paying for all the necessary things such as a team,…
Read More

Pirates Hijack Windells; Premiere Hooked

Tim Windell approved. On a dark and stormy November 6th, Pirates Movie Production North American tour embarked on B.O.B., the quaint little indoor skatepark at Windells Snowboard Camp, much to the delight of the residents of nearby Sandy and Welches. They brought with them plenty of booty for pillaging, as well as a DVD of Stop! Hammertime from Six Eleven films to show as a warm up. As you've likely been to a few premieres yourself, or read about at least 20 or so already this year, instead of telling you more about snowboard videos and product tosses, I offer you a pirate joke. Q: Why did the Pirates go…
Read More

Oregon Early Season Report: Timberline Lower Opening Day

Damn, I look good going small! Photo: Tim Zimmerman In the annual "race for first," even the resort that opens first is still a loser thanks to a little place called Timberline in Oregon. But while Timberline has had its lifts running for the past few weekends, October 29th marked the officially start of the season, with the lifts on the lower mountain cranking up for the first time in the 2010/11 season. With over three feet of snow falling in the last week, and a forecast calling for sun, I didn't even need to be coerced a little bit to get up there. However, preparing for the joyous first…
Read More

Hump Day Halloween Spectacular

Party Time Nate as "The Hoff" Halloween is this Sunday. Do you have your costume picked out yet? If you're like me, probably not, and on Saturday you'll schlep on over to Goodwill and end up with whatever ridiculous getup is leftover. But this year, why not plan ahead a little bit (seriously at this point it's only a couple days) and figure out what to be right now! To help, Party Time Nate donned several costumes made almost entirely out of snowboard gear you may very well already have, or at least if you have to buy, you'll be able to use again before next Halloween. So this weekend,…
Read More

The Snowboard Shrinkage Crisis?

These photos were taken from more or less the same place, on the same day, at almost the same time. Much like when the My Alaska teaser dropped, the release of the full movie last week got me thinking about this whole ski vs snowboard thing, again. Last time I pondered if we should all just get along , but this time, a commenter brought up a very good point. Yeah I know the general consensus is the snowboarding/skiing war is over and we should love each other and probably start mating. Hear me out, though: If we keep mixing these two sports people will inevitably compare the two. And…
Read More

Soggy Seattle’s Downtown Throwdown

This may come as a shock, but on October 9, 2010 the Downtown Throwdown in Seattle, WA, got rained on. Not only did it rain, but over the five or so hours of action in Occidental Park, it went from a light northwest-style drizzle, to pounding east coast-style down pour and back again, a couple times. Competitors stripped off their soaked sweatshirts when they got too heavy, and the crowd huddled in plastic bags, but seeing at it was pretty much an a fall day in Washington, no one really let a little inclement weather get in the way of a good time. Personally, I came prepared with stylish rain…
Read More

The Darkside of Hump Day with Danny Larsen

Life on the dark side. Photo: Kevin Winkel/Courtesy K2 Snowboarding No matter your opinion on the importance of full length videos in the snowboard industry these days, it's hard to deny that a great video part can make someone's career. I didn't think much of Danny Larsen before I saw this year's Pirate's Movie "Hooked," but his three-or-so minute section quickly changed all that for me. After claiming it as the stand out, on account of his badassness and the fact I could pronounce his name, social media soon connected me with the man himself. I thought he only retweeted me because I said he was good in my review,…
Read More

YoBeat Internship Training

RJ enjoys a nice cold glass of milk on a YoBeat field trip to Patti's Homeplate It's the dream of many young snowboarders: the industry internship. We established awhile ago that interns will save the snowboard industry, and with the inexplicable increased popularity of YoBeat these days, we were in need of some extra help. So we hired a young chap named RJ Sweet. He comes in every day after school and does all the crap we don't want to deal with. However, before we could really admit to having RJ on staff, he needed a little hazing. So we brought him up to Timberline for a day of intern…
Read More

Mt Hood Meadows Almost Opening Day

I have a self-diagnosed condition called "Opening Day Anxiety." It's not that I'm not excited, it's just that I start thinking about everything involved in going snowboarding -- the lines, the drive, putting on gear, being cold -- and I talk myself out of it. It's a serious issue and I'm working through it. ODA is my official excuse for missing the official opening day of Mt. Hood Meadows 2010 on November 20th. I heard it was amazing. A who's who of snowboarding! Shane Flood was there! The CAPiTA crew was there! (I assume) Ahmon Stamps was there! The snow was light and the coverage was great for a week…
Read More

Under Review: Deeper

My mom used to get my dad the new Warren Miller movie every year for Christmas. My parents, you see, were recovering ski bums, and having moved from Idaho to Vermont to save me from the Mormons, they missed “real skiing.” These movies, I guess, were the best connection they had. I was young when Warren Miller used to make movies anyone would want to buy, but I remember them being less about skiing and more about a story. Sometimes they were a bit cheesy, but my dad seemed to enjoy them. Watching the TGR production “Deeper” reminded me of this for some reason. There was nothing cheesy about Jeremy…
Read More

Modern Snowboard Marketing in Three Easy Steps

Even after reading the simple list of ideas put forth in our "How To Get OUT of the Snowboard Industry" post, you may not have been able to pull the trigger, and find yourself in the position to be marketing for a medium-to-large snowboard brand this season. It’s hard, because you’re kind of lazy, you still don’t really get it, and the unnamed backer you're working for pays you barely more than a living wage under the guise of the “bad economy” and that fact that you “love snowboarding.” On top of that, your budget got cut again, so after paying for all the necessary things such as a team,…
Read More

Pirates Hijack Windells; Premiere Hooked

Tim Windell approved. On a dark and stormy November 6th, Pirates Movie Production North American tour embarked on B.O.B., the quaint little indoor skatepark at Windells Snowboard Camp, much to the delight of the residents of nearby Sandy and Welches. They brought with them plenty of booty for pillaging, as well as a DVD of Stop! Hammertime from Six Eleven films to show as a warm up. As you've likely been to a few premieres yourself, or read about at least 20 or so already this year, instead of telling you more about snowboard videos and product tosses, I offer you a pirate joke. Q: Why did the Pirates go…
Read More

Oregon Early Season Report: Timberline Lower Opening Day

Damn, I look good going small! Photo: Tim Zimmerman In the annual "race for first," even the resort that opens first is still a loser thanks to a little place called Timberline in Oregon. But while Timberline has had its lifts running for the past few weekends, October 29th marked the officially start of the season, with the lifts on the lower mountain cranking up for the first time in the 2010/11 season. With over three feet of snow falling in the last week, and a forecast calling for sun, I didn't even need to be coerced a little bit to get up there. However, preparing for the joyous first…
Read More

Hump Day Halloween Spectacular

Party Time Nate as "The Hoff" Halloween is this Sunday. Do you have your costume picked out yet? If you're like me, probably not, and on Saturday you'll schlep on over to Goodwill and end up with whatever ridiculous getup is leftover. But this year, why not plan ahead a little bit (seriously at this point it's only a couple days) and figure out what to be right now! To help, Party Time Nate donned several costumes made almost entirely out of snowboard gear you may very well already have, or at least if you have to buy, you'll be able to use again before next Halloween. So this weekend,…
Read More

The Snowboard Shrinkage Crisis?

These photos were taken from more or less the same place, on the same day, at almost the same time. Much like when the My Alaska teaser dropped, the release of the full movie last week got me thinking about this whole ski vs snowboard thing, again. Last time I pondered if we should all just get along , but this time, a commenter brought up a very good point. Yeah I know the general consensus is the snowboarding/skiing war is over and we should love each other and probably start mating. Hear me out, though: If we keep mixing these two sports people will inevitably compare the two. And…
Read More

Soggy Seattle’s Downtown Throwdown

This may come as a shock, but on October 9, 2010 the Downtown Throwdown in Seattle, WA, got rained on. Not only did it rain, but over the five or so hours of action in Occidental Park, it went from a light northwest-style drizzle, to pounding east coast-style down pour and back again, a couple times. Competitors stripped off their soaked sweatshirts when they got too heavy, and the crowd huddled in plastic bags, but seeing at it was pretty much an a fall day in Washington, no one really let a little inclement weather get in the way of a good time. Personally, I came prepared with stylish rain…
Read More

The Darkside of Hump Day with Danny Larsen

Life on the dark side. Photo: Kevin Winkel/Courtesy K2 Snowboarding No matter your opinion on the importance of full length videos in the snowboard industry these days, it's hard to deny that a great video part can make someone's career. I didn't think much of Danny Larsen before I saw this year's Pirate's Movie "Hooked," but his three-or-so minute section quickly changed all that for me. After claiming it as the stand out, on account of his badassness and the fact I could pronounce his name, social media soon connected me with the man himself. I thought he only retweeted me because I said he was good in my review,…
Read More

YoBeat Internship Training

RJ enjoys a nice cold glass of milk on a YoBeat field trip to Patti's Homeplate It's the dream of many young snowboarders: the industry internship. We established awhile ago that interns will save the snowboard industry, and with the inexplicable increased popularity of YoBeat these days, we were in need of some extra help. So we hired a young chap named RJ Sweet. He comes in every day after school and does all the crap we don't want to deal with. However, before we could really admit to having RJ on staff, he needed a little hazing. So we brought him up to Timberline for a day of intern…
Read More

Mt Hood Meadows Almost Opening Day

I have a self-diagnosed condition called "Opening Day Anxiety." It's not that I'm not excited, it's just that I start thinking about everything involved in going snowboarding -- the lines, the drive, putting on gear, being cold -- and I talk myself out of it. It's a serious issue and I'm working through it. ODA is my official excuse for missing the official opening day of Mt. Hood Meadows 2010 on November 20th. I heard it was amazing. A who's who of snowboarding! Shane Flood was there! The CAPiTA crew was there! (I assume) Ahmon Stamps was there! The snow was light and the coverage was great for a week…
Read More

Under Review: Deeper

My mom used to get my dad the new Warren Miller movie every year for Christmas. My parents, you see, were recovering ski bums, and having moved from Idaho to Vermont to save me from the Mormons, they missed “real skiing.” These movies, I guess, were the best connection they had. I was young when Warren Miller used to make movies anyone would want to buy, but I remember them being less about skiing and more about a story. Sometimes they were a bit cheesy, but my dad seemed to enjoy them. Watching the TGR production “Deeper” reminded me of this for some reason. There was nothing cheesy about Jeremy…
Read More

Modern Snowboard Marketing in Three Easy Steps

Even after reading the simple list of ideas put forth in our "How To Get OUT of the Snowboard Industry" post, you may not have been able to pull the trigger, and find yourself in the position to be marketing for a medium-to-large snowboard brand this season. It’s hard, because you’re kind of lazy, you still don’t really get it, and the unnamed backer you're working for pays you barely more than a living wage under the guise of the “bad economy” and that fact that you “love snowboarding.” On top of that, your budget got cut again, so after paying for all the necessary things such as a team,…
Read More

Pirates Hijack Windells; Premiere Hooked

Tim Windell approved. On a dark and stormy November 6th, Pirates Movie Production North American tour embarked on B.O.B., the quaint little indoor skatepark at Windells Snowboard Camp, much to the delight of the residents of nearby Sandy and Welches. They brought with them plenty of booty for pillaging, as well as a DVD of Stop! Hammertime from Six Eleven films to show as a warm up. As you've likely been to a few premieres yourself, or read about at least 20 or so already this year, instead of telling you more about snowboard videos and product tosses, I offer you a pirate joke. Q: Why did the Pirates go…
Read More

Oregon Early Season Report: Timberline Lower Opening Day

Damn, I look good going small! Photo: Tim Zimmerman In the annual "race for first," even the resort that opens first is still a loser thanks to a little place called Timberline in Oregon. But while Timberline has had its lifts running for the past few weekends, October 29th marked the officially start of the season, with the lifts on the lower mountain cranking up for the first time in the 2010/11 season. With over three feet of snow falling in the last week, and a forecast calling for sun, I didn't even need to be coerced a little bit to get up there. However, preparing for the joyous first…
Read More

Hump Day Halloween Spectacular

Party Time Nate as "The Hoff" Halloween is this Sunday. Do you have your costume picked out yet? If you're like me, probably not, and on Saturday you'll schlep on over to Goodwill and end up with whatever ridiculous getup is leftover. But this year, why not plan ahead a little bit (seriously at this point it's only a couple days) and figure out what to be right now! To help, Party Time Nate donned several costumes made almost entirely out of snowboard gear you may very well already have, or at least if you have to buy, you'll be able to use again before next Halloween. So this weekend,…
Read More

The Snowboard Shrinkage Crisis?

These photos were taken from more or less the same place, on the same day, at almost the same time. Much like when the My Alaska teaser dropped, the release of the full movie last week got me thinking about this whole ski vs snowboard thing, again. Last time I pondered if we should all just get along , but this time, a commenter brought up a very good point. Yeah I know the general consensus is the snowboarding/skiing war is over and we should love each other and probably start mating. Hear me out, though: If we keep mixing these two sports people will inevitably compare the two. And…
Read More

Soggy Seattle’s Downtown Throwdown

This may come as a shock, but on October 9, 2010 the Downtown Throwdown in Seattle, WA, got rained on. Not only did it rain, but over the five or so hours of action in Occidental Park, it went from a light northwest-style drizzle, to pounding east coast-style down pour and back again, a couple times. Competitors stripped off their soaked sweatshirts when they got too heavy, and the crowd huddled in plastic bags, but seeing at it was pretty much an a fall day in Washington, no one really let a little inclement weather get in the way of a good time. Personally, I came prepared with stylish rain…
Read More

The Darkside of Hump Day with Danny Larsen

Life on the dark side. Photo: Kevin Winkel/Courtesy K2 Snowboarding No matter your opinion on the importance of full length videos in the snowboard industry these days, it's hard to deny that a great video part can make someone's career. I didn't think much of Danny Larsen before I saw this year's Pirate's Movie "Hooked," but his three-or-so minute section quickly changed all that for me. After claiming it as the stand out, on account of his badassness and the fact I could pronounce his name, social media soon connected me with the man himself. I thought he only retweeted me because I said he was good in my review,…
Read More

YoBeat Internship Training

RJ enjoys a nice cold glass of milk on a YoBeat field trip to Patti's Homeplate It's the dream of many young snowboarders: the industry internship. We established awhile ago that interns will save the snowboard industry, and with the inexplicable increased popularity of YoBeat these days, we were in need of some extra help. So we hired a young chap named RJ Sweet. He comes in every day after school and does all the crap we don't want to deal with. However, before we could really admit to having RJ on staff, he needed a little hazing. So we brought him up to Timberline for a day of intern…
Read More

Mt Hood Meadows Almost Opening Day

I have a self-diagnosed condition called "Opening Day Anxiety." It's not that I'm not excited, it's just that I start thinking about everything involved in going snowboarding -- the lines, the drive, putting on gear, being cold -- and I talk myself out of it. It's a serious issue and I'm working through it. ODA is my official excuse for missing the official opening day of Mt. Hood Meadows 2010 on November 20th. I heard it was amazing. A who's who of snowboarding! Shane Flood was there! The CAPiTA crew was there! (I assume) Ahmon Stamps was there! The snow was light and the coverage was great for a week…
Read More

Under Review: Deeper

My mom used to get my dad the new Warren Miller movie every year for Christmas. My parents, you see, were recovering ski bums, and having moved from Idaho to Vermont to save me from the Mormons, they missed “real skiing.” These movies, I guess, were the best connection they had. I was young when Warren Miller used to make movies anyone would want to buy, but I remember them being less about skiing and more about a story. Sometimes they were a bit cheesy, but my dad seemed to enjoy them. Watching the TGR production “Deeper” reminded me of this for some reason. There was nothing cheesy about Jeremy…
Read More

Modern Snowboard Marketing in Three Easy Steps

Even after reading the simple list of ideas put forth in our "How To Get OUT of the Snowboard Industry" post, you may not have been able to pull the trigger, and find yourself in the position to be marketing for a medium-to-large snowboard brand this season. It’s hard, because you’re kind of lazy, you still don’t really get it, and the unnamed backer you're working for pays you barely more than a living wage under the guise of the “bad economy” and that fact that you “love snowboarding.” On top of that, your budget got cut again, so after paying for all the necessary things such as a team,…
Read More

Pirates Hijack Windells; Premiere Hooked

Tim Windell approved. On a dark and stormy November 6th, Pirates Movie Production North American tour embarked on B.O.B., the quaint little indoor skatepark at Windells Snowboard Camp, much to the delight of the residents of nearby Sandy and Welches. They brought with them plenty of booty for pillaging, as well as a DVD of Stop! Hammertime from Six Eleven films to show as a warm up. As you've likely been to a few premieres yourself, or read about at least 20 or so already this year, instead of telling you more about snowboard videos and product tosses, I offer you a pirate joke. Q: Why did the Pirates go…
Read More

Oregon Early Season Report: Timberline Lower Opening Day

Damn, I look good going small! Photo: Tim Zimmerman In the annual "race for first," even the resort that opens first is still a loser thanks to a little place called Timberline in Oregon. But while Timberline has had its lifts running for the past few weekends, October 29th marked the officially start of the season, with the lifts on the lower mountain cranking up for the first time in the 2010/11 season. With over three feet of snow falling in the last week, and a forecast calling for sun, I didn't even need to be coerced a little bit to get up there. However, preparing for the joyous first…
Read More

Hump Day Halloween Spectacular

Party Time Nate as "The Hoff" Halloween is this Sunday. Do you have your costume picked out yet? If you're like me, probably not, and on Saturday you'll schlep on over to Goodwill and end up with whatever ridiculous getup is leftover. But this year, why not plan ahead a little bit (seriously at this point it's only a couple days) and figure out what to be right now! To help, Party Time Nate donned several costumes made almost entirely out of snowboard gear you may very well already have, or at least if you have to buy, you'll be able to use again before next Halloween. So this weekend,…
Read More

The Snowboard Shrinkage Crisis?

These photos were taken from more or less the same place, on the same day, at almost the same time. Much like when the My Alaska teaser dropped, the release of the full movie last week got me thinking about this whole ski vs snowboard thing, again. Last time I pondered if we should all just get along , but this time, a commenter brought up a very good point. Yeah I know the general consensus is the snowboarding/skiing war is over and we should love each other and probably start mating. Hear me out, though: If we keep mixing these two sports people will inevitably compare the two. And…
Read More

Soggy Seattle’s Downtown Throwdown

This may come as a shock, but on October 9, 2010 the Downtown Throwdown in Seattle, WA, got rained on. Not only did it rain, but over the five or so hours of action in Occidental Park, it went from a light northwest-style drizzle, to pounding east coast-style down pour and back again, a couple times. Competitors stripped off their soaked sweatshirts when they got too heavy, and the crowd huddled in plastic bags, but seeing at it was pretty much an a fall day in Washington, no one really let a little inclement weather get in the way of a good time. Personally, I came prepared with stylish rain…
Read More

The Darkside of Hump Day with Danny Larsen

Life on the dark side. Photo: Kevin Winkel/Courtesy K2 Snowboarding No matter your opinion on the importance of full length videos in the snowboard industry these days, it's hard to deny that a great video part can make someone's career. I didn't think much of Danny Larsen before I saw this year's Pirate's Movie "Hooked," but his three-or-so minute section quickly changed all that for me. After claiming it as the stand out, on account of his badassness and the fact I could pronounce his name, social media soon connected me with the man himself. I thought he only retweeted me because I said he was good in my review,…
Read More

YoBeat Internship Training

RJ enjoys a nice cold glass of milk on a YoBeat field trip to Patti's Homeplate It's the dream of many young snowboarders: the industry internship. We established awhile ago that interns will save the snowboard industry, and with the inexplicable increased popularity of YoBeat these days, we were in need of some extra help. So we hired a young chap named RJ Sweet. He comes in every day after school and does all the crap we don't want to deal with. However, before we could really admit to having RJ on staff, he needed a little hazing. So we brought him up to Timberline for a day of intern…
Read More

Mt Hood Meadows Almost Opening Day

I have a self-diagnosed condition called "Opening Day Anxiety." It's not that I'm not excited, it's just that I start thinking about everything involved in going snowboarding -- the lines, the drive, putting on gear, being cold -- and I talk myself out of it. It's a serious issue and I'm working through it. ODA is my official excuse for missing the official opening day of Mt. Hood Meadows 2010 on November 20th. I heard it was amazing. A who's who of snowboarding! Shane Flood was there! The CAPiTA crew was there! (I assume) Ahmon Stamps was there! The snow was light and the coverage was great for a week…
Read More

Under Review: Deeper

My mom used to get my dad the new Warren Miller movie every year for Christmas. My parents, you see, were recovering ski bums, and having moved from Idaho to Vermont to save me from the Mormons, they missed “real skiing.” These movies, I guess, were the best connection they had. I was young when Warren Miller used to make movies anyone would want to buy, but I remember them being less about skiing and more about a story. Sometimes they were a bit cheesy, but my dad seemed to enjoy them. Watching the TGR production “Deeper” reminded me of this for some reason. There was nothing cheesy about Jeremy…
Read More

Modern Snowboard Marketing in Three Easy Steps

Even after reading the simple list of ideas put forth in our "How To Get OUT of the Snowboard Industry" post, you may not have been able to pull the trigger, and find yourself in the position to be marketing for a medium-to-large snowboard brand this season. It’s hard, because you’re kind of lazy, you still don’t really get it, and the unnamed backer you're working for pays you barely more than a living wage under the guise of the “bad economy” and that fact that you “love snowboarding.” On top of that, your budget got cut again, so after paying for all the necessary things such as a team,…
Read More

Pirates Hijack Windells; Premiere Hooked

Tim Windell approved. On a dark and stormy November 6th, Pirates Movie Production North American tour embarked on B.O.B., the quaint little indoor skatepark at Windells Snowboard Camp, much to the delight of the residents of nearby Sandy and Welches. They brought with them plenty of booty for pillaging, as well as a DVD of Stop! Hammertime from Six Eleven films to show as a warm up. As you've likely been to a few premieres yourself, or read about at least 20 or so already this year, instead of telling you more about snowboard videos and product tosses, I offer you a pirate joke. Q: Why did the Pirates go…
Read More

Oregon Early Season Report: Timberline Lower Opening Day

Damn, I look good going small! Photo: Tim Zimmerman In the annual "race for first," even the resort that opens first is still a loser thanks to a little place called Timberline in Oregon. But while Timberline has had its lifts running for the past few weekends, October 29th marked the officially start of the season, with the lifts on the lower mountain cranking up for the first time in the 2010/11 season. With over three feet of snow falling in the last week, and a forecast calling for sun, I didn't even need to be coerced a little bit to get up there. However, preparing for the joyous first…
Read More

Hump Day Halloween Spectacular

Party Time Nate as "The Hoff" Halloween is this Sunday. Do you have your costume picked out yet? If you're like me, probably not, and on Saturday you'll schlep on over to Goodwill and end up with whatever ridiculous getup is leftover. But this year, why not plan ahead a little bit (seriously at this point it's only a couple days) and figure out what to be right now! To help, Party Time Nate donned several costumes made almost entirely out of snowboard gear you may very well already have, or at least if you have to buy, you'll be able to use again before next Halloween. So this weekend,…
Read More

The Snowboard Shrinkage Crisis?

These photos were taken from more or less the same place, on the same day, at almost the same time. Much like when the My Alaska teaser dropped, the release of the full movie last week got me thinking about this whole ski vs snowboard thing, again. Last time I pondered if we should all just get along , but this time, a commenter brought up a very good point. Yeah I know the general consensus is the snowboarding/skiing war is over and we should love each other and probably start mating. Hear me out, though: If we keep mixing these two sports people will inevitably compare the two. And…
Read More

Soggy Seattle’s Downtown Throwdown

This may come as a shock, but on October 9, 2010 the Downtown Throwdown in Seattle, WA, got rained on. Not only did it rain, but over the five or so hours of action in Occidental Park, it went from a light northwest-style drizzle, to pounding east coast-style down pour and back again, a couple times. Competitors stripped off their soaked sweatshirts when they got too heavy, and the crowd huddled in plastic bags, but seeing at it was pretty much an a fall day in Washington, no one really let a little inclement weather get in the way of a good time. Personally, I came prepared with stylish rain…
Read More

The Darkside of Hump Day with Danny Larsen

Life on the dark side. Photo: Kevin Winkel/Courtesy K2 Snowboarding No matter your opinion on the importance of full length videos in the snowboard industry these days, it's hard to deny that a great video part can make someone's career. I didn't think much of Danny Larsen before I saw this year's Pirate's Movie "Hooked," but his three-or-so minute section quickly changed all that for me. After claiming it as the stand out, on account of his badassness and the fact I could pronounce his name, social media soon connected me with the man himself. I thought he only retweeted me because I said he was good in my review,…
Read More

YoBeat Internship Training

RJ enjoys a nice cold glass of milk on a YoBeat field trip to Patti's Homeplate It's the dream of many young snowboarders: the industry internship. We established awhile ago that interns will save the snowboard industry, and with the inexplicable increased popularity of YoBeat these days, we were in need of some extra help. So we hired a young chap named RJ Sweet. He comes in every day after school and does all the crap we don't want to deal with. However, before we could really admit to having RJ on staff, he needed a little hazing. So we brought him up to Timberline for a day of intern…
Read More

Mt Hood Meadows Almost Opening Day

I have a self-diagnosed condition called "Opening Day Anxiety." It's not that I'm not excited, it's just that I start thinking about everything involved in going snowboarding -- the lines, the drive, putting on gear, being cold -- and I talk myself out of it. It's a serious issue and I'm working through it. ODA is my official excuse for missing the official opening day of Mt. Hood Meadows 2010 on November 20th. I heard it was amazing. A who's who of snowboarding! Shane Flood was there! The CAPiTA crew was there! (I assume) Ahmon Stamps was there! The snow was light and the coverage was great for a week…
Read More

Under Review: Deeper

My mom used to get my dad the new Warren Miller movie every year for Christmas. My parents, you see, were recovering ski bums, and having moved from Idaho to Vermont to save me from the Mormons, they missed “real skiing.” These movies, I guess, were the best connection they had. I was young when Warren Miller used to make movies anyone would want to buy, but I remember them being less about skiing and more about a story. Sometimes they were a bit cheesy, but my dad seemed to enjoy them. Watching the TGR production “Deeper” reminded me of this for some reason. There was nothing cheesy about Jeremy…
Read More

Modern Snowboard Marketing in Three Easy Steps

Even after reading the simple list of ideas put forth in our "How To Get OUT of the Snowboard Industry" post, you may not have been able to pull the trigger, and find yourself in the position to be marketing for a medium-to-large snowboard brand this season. It’s hard, because you’re kind of lazy, you still don’t really get it, and the unnamed backer you're working for pays you barely more than a living wage under the guise of the “bad economy” and that fact that you “love snowboarding.” On top of that, your budget got cut again, so after paying for all the necessary things such as a team,…
Read More

Pirates Hijack Windells; Premiere Hooked

Tim Windell approved. On a dark and stormy November 6th, Pirates Movie Production North American tour embarked on B.O.B., the quaint little indoor skatepark at Windells Snowboard Camp, much to the delight of the residents of nearby Sandy and Welches. They brought with them plenty of booty for pillaging, as well as a DVD of Stop! Hammertime from Six Eleven films to show as a warm up. As you've likely been to a few premieres yourself, or read about at least 20 or so already this year, instead of telling you more about snowboard videos and product tosses, I offer you a pirate joke. Q: Why did the Pirates go…
Read More

Oregon Early Season Report: Timberline Lower Opening Day

Damn, I look good going small! Photo: Tim Zimmerman In the annual "race for first," even the resort that opens first is still a loser thanks to a little place called Timberline in Oregon. But while Timberline has had its lifts running for the past few weekends, October 29th marked the officially start of the season, with the lifts on the lower mountain cranking up for the first time in the 2010/11 season. With over three feet of snow falling in the last week, and a forecast calling for sun, I didn't even need to be coerced a little bit to get up there. However, preparing for the joyous first…
Read More

Hump Day Halloween Spectacular

Party Time Nate as "The Hoff" Halloween is this Sunday. Do you have your costume picked out yet? If you're like me, probably not, and on Saturday you'll schlep on over to Goodwill and end up with whatever ridiculous getup is leftover. But this year, why not plan ahead a little bit (seriously at this point it's only a couple days) and figure out what to be right now! To help, Party Time Nate donned several costumes made almost entirely out of snowboard gear you may very well already have, or at least if you have to buy, you'll be able to use again before next Halloween. So this weekend,…
Read More

The Snowboard Shrinkage Crisis?

These photos were taken from more or less the same place, on the same day, at almost the same time. Much like when the My Alaska teaser dropped, the release of the full movie last week got me thinking about this whole ski vs snowboard thing, again. Last time I pondered if we should all just get along , but this time, a commenter brought up a very good point. Yeah I know the general consensus is the snowboarding/skiing war is over and we should love each other and probably start mating. Hear me out, though: If we keep mixing these two sports people will inevitably compare the two. And…
Read More

Soggy Seattle’s Downtown Throwdown

This may come as a shock, but on October 9, 2010 the Downtown Throwdown in Seattle, WA, got rained on. Not only did it rain, but over the five or so hours of action in Occidental Park, it went from a light northwest-style drizzle, to pounding east coast-style down pour and back again, a couple times. Competitors stripped off their soaked sweatshirts when they got too heavy, and the crowd huddled in plastic bags, but seeing at it was pretty much an a fall day in Washington, no one really let a little inclement weather get in the way of a good time. Personally, I came prepared with stylish rain…
Read More