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How to Turn Your Kid Pro!

It's the American dream, having your kids get rich enough to support you! Think about it: you buy them some gear, coddle them a little bit in the early years, and then it's a free ride for you as their career takes off. And now that it's 2010, the best path to surefire wealth is a snowboard career. After all, snowboarding is easy enough, it's still relatively small, but there are big companies pumping plenty of money into it. We decided it was time to map out a little plan for aspiring snowboard moms to ensure the success of their child -- natural skill or not! 1. Start young (see…
Read More

When People Fall in Really Cold Water

Spring! A time for sunny days, park lines and of course, idiots throwing themselves into icy water in the name of the pond skim. In Oregon though, it's not uncommon for late April to be neither warm nor sunny, and unfortunately at Mt. Hood Meadows and Kona Brewing Company's 4th Annual Pond Skim, the mercury barely made it above freezing. Don't worry, there were still a bunch of idiots willing to strip down and/or don ridiculous attire and get wet. There was a trip to Hawaii on the line, after all. But we were there for one reason, and one reason alone: free beer. Kona Brewing Company had rented out…
Read More

The State of the Snowboard Video – A Hump Day Special Report

If you’re a regular user of the Internet (we'll assume you are), you are well aware that anyone can make a snowboard video now. Day after day, the netwaves are filled with new mini edits from mountains you’ve never heard of and kids you don’t care about it. Even semi-obscure full lengths can be found with a few clicks of a mouse. There’s no shortage of stoke and inspiration out there, but at some point does it become quantity over quality? Will we eventually lose the true art of snowboard filmmaking because anyone can do it? Video has always played a huge roll in snowboarding, but the model is changing…
Read More

How to Avoid the Gaper Lot

You wake up at the crack of noon, cruise up to the hill ready to ride, but before you can make it to the main parking lot, foiled. The baricade. A few under-payed parking lot attendants, a truck, some orange cones, and the dreaded sign: lot full.  The friendly attendants insist you must turn into the remote lot, the one that requires a ride on a bus full of weekend warriors who can't possibly walk by you without bumping you with every piece of their equipment. The worst part, when you finally make it to the parking lot, there are tons of empty spots. If you've ever been snowboarding on…
Read More

Snowboarding Sells!!

It's no secret that snowboarding has hit the mainstream (6-plus years ago)! But while the snowboard industry is busy figuring out how to use the hype to sell more snowboards, the rest of the world is deftly using snowboarding to sell just about anything. For example: Telephone Service Technically, AT&T produced this commercial to show their (monetary) support for the Olympic games and their rider Gretchen Bleiler, but let's be honest, they were banking on it "going viral." That's this new marketing strategy where you make a video and then tell people it's viral, and then everyone watches it, and you make millions, right? They certainly had the formula right:…
Read More

Having Fun at Tline

Every since I moved to Portland, I've had a basic understanding of the snowboard scene. You ride Meadows in the winter and Timerberline in the summer. As it turns out, I was grossly misinformed, as if you want to ride sweet jib lines, Tline is the spot. Thankfully, my new friend Jeff cleared it up for me. Jeff, Mike, Brad, Nate and Charlie do Timerberline.
Read More

A Monumental Hump Day with Dave Tran

Dave takes a hands on approach. He's actually whittling a snowboard out of that snow bank. Amidst a sea of giant ski brands and influx of corporate culture, there are still plenty of small snowboard brands, run by snowboarders. Monument may be out of Washington DC, not exactly a snowboard epicenter, and Dave Tran may be Oriental Asian, which is only relevant as I like to make fun of him about it, but MNMNT is about as true to snowboarding as you can get. Run out of Dave's DC apartment, the brand is one of the few to stay true to the East Coast, and not deserting the ice for…
Read More

The Party Time and Peter Line Cookoff

Two titans of snowboarding's culinary community met, but only one could emerge victorious. Party Time Nate and Peter Line set out once and for all to determine who was the superior chef by cooking what else, but hot dogs! Appetizers Peter Line's Hot Dog and Pork Rillette Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Deconstructed Hot Dog Full Recipe Entrees Peter Line's Beef Hot Dog and Pork Bolognese on Parppadelle Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Risotto Full Recipe Desserts Peter Line's Cream Cheese Hot Dog ice cream with sriracha caramel sauce Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Foster Full Recipe Check out the gallery of what went down behind…
Read More

Methods and Michaelchucks: The 7th Annual Holy Oly

Super rep Dustin Anderson gave the east coast kids a run for their money Given the recent outrage over snowboarders enjoying themselves while representing their country at the Olympics, it’s pretty clear everyone else in the world hates fun. No one, however, seems to hate fun more than Mother Nature, who has now tried twice, unsuccessfully to stop the Holy Oly Revival, basically the most fun contest one could do. Last year a mudslide sent the usual venue careening down the hill, and this year, it really hasn’t snowed, at all. Krush Kuleza and the crew at Sno Boy Productions weren’t going to let a little thing like lack of…
Read More

Mandatory Coverage: Ladies Olympic Halfpipe

Liu Jiayu of China had such good style, even the hack Vancouver2010.com photographer could get a good shot of her. Over the past few days, the Vancouver Olympics have taught me a lot. I've learned various languages, thanks to the sketchy Euro streams I opted to watch rather than NBC (ok, I only really understood when they called the tricks and even then...) I've learned that you can make an Olympic-sized halfpipe without any snow fall (but don't expect it to be quite as good as if the temps were appropriate) and most importantly, I learned you should always let the girls go first. Historically women have always gotten the…
Read More

How to Turn Your Kid Pro!

It's the American dream, having your kids get rich enough to support you! Think about it: you buy them some gear, coddle them a little bit in the early years, and then it's a free ride for you as their career takes off. And now that it's 2010, the best path to surefire wealth is a snowboard career. After all, snowboarding is easy enough, it's still relatively small, but there are big companies pumping plenty of money into it. We decided it was time to map out a little plan for aspiring snowboard moms to ensure the success of their child -- natural skill or not! 1. Start young (see…
Read More

When People Fall in Really Cold Water

Spring! A time for sunny days, park lines and of course, idiots throwing themselves into icy water in the name of the pond skim. In Oregon though, it's not uncommon for late April to be neither warm nor sunny, and unfortunately at Mt. Hood Meadows and Kona Brewing Company's 4th Annual Pond Skim, the mercury barely made it above freezing. Don't worry, there were still a bunch of idiots willing to strip down and/or don ridiculous attire and get wet. There was a trip to Hawaii on the line, after all. But we were there for one reason, and one reason alone: free beer. Kona Brewing Company had rented out…
Read More

The State of the Snowboard Video – A Hump Day Special Report

If you’re a regular user of the Internet (we'll assume you are), you are well aware that anyone can make a snowboard video now. Day after day, the netwaves are filled with new mini edits from mountains you’ve never heard of and kids you don’t care about it. Even semi-obscure full lengths can be found with a few clicks of a mouse. There’s no shortage of stoke and inspiration out there, but at some point does it become quantity over quality? Will we eventually lose the true art of snowboard filmmaking because anyone can do it? Video has always played a huge roll in snowboarding, but the model is changing…
Read More

How to Avoid the Gaper Lot

You wake up at the crack of noon, cruise up to the hill ready to ride, but before you can make it to the main parking lot, foiled. The baricade. A few under-payed parking lot attendants, a truck, some orange cones, and the dreaded sign: lot full.  The friendly attendants insist you must turn into the remote lot, the one that requires a ride on a bus full of weekend warriors who can't possibly walk by you without bumping you with every piece of their equipment. The worst part, when you finally make it to the parking lot, there are tons of empty spots. If you've ever been snowboarding on…
Read More

Snowboarding Sells!!

It's no secret that snowboarding has hit the mainstream (6-plus years ago)! But while the snowboard industry is busy figuring out how to use the hype to sell more snowboards, the rest of the world is deftly using snowboarding to sell just about anything. For example: Telephone Service Technically, AT&T produced this commercial to show their (monetary) support for the Olympic games and their rider Gretchen Bleiler, but let's be honest, they were banking on it "going viral." That's this new marketing strategy where you make a video and then tell people it's viral, and then everyone watches it, and you make millions, right? They certainly had the formula right:…
Read More

Having Fun at Tline

Every since I moved to Portland, I've had a basic understanding of the snowboard scene. You ride Meadows in the winter and Timerberline in the summer. As it turns out, I was grossly misinformed, as if you want to ride sweet jib lines, Tline is the spot. Thankfully, my new friend Jeff cleared it up for me. Jeff, Mike, Brad, Nate and Charlie do Timerberline.
Read More

A Monumental Hump Day with Dave Tran

Dave takes a hands on approach. He's actually whittling a snowboard out of that snow bank. Amidst a sea of giant ski brands and influx of corporate culture, there are still plenty of small snowboard brands, run by snowboarders. Monument may be out of Washington DC, not exactly a snowboard epicenter, and Dave Tran may be Oriental Asian, which is only relevant as I like to make fun of him about it, but MNMNT is about as true to snowboarding as you can get. Run out of Dave's DC apartment, the brand is one of the few to stay true to the East Coast, and not deserting the ice for…
Read More

The Party Time and Peter Line Cookoff

Two titans of snowboarding's culinary community met, but only one could emerge victorious. Party Time Nate and Peter Line set out once and for all to determine who was the superior chef by cooking what else, but hot dogs! Appetizers Peter Line's Hot Dog and Pork Rillette Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Deconstructed Hot Dog Full Recipe Entrees Peter Line's Beef Hot Dog and Pork Bolognese on Parppadelle Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Risotto Full Recipe Desserts Peter Line's Cream Cheese Hot Dog ice cream with sriracha caramel sauce Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Foster Full Recipe Check out the gallery of what went down behind…
Read More

Methods and Michaelchucks: The 7th Annual Holy Oly

Super rep Dustin Anderson gave the east coast kids a run for their money Given the recent outrage over snowboarders enjoying themselves while representing their country at the Olympics, it’s pretty clear everyone else in the world hates fun. No one, however, seems to hate fun more than Mother Nature, who has now tried twice, unsuccessfully to stop the Holy Oly Revival, basically the most fun contest one could do. Last year a mudslide sent the usual venue careening down the hill, and this year, it really hasn’t snowed, at all. Krush Kuleza and the crew at Sno Boy Productions weren’t going to let a little thing like lack of…
Read More

Mandatory Coverage: Ladies Olympic Halfpipe

Liu Jiayu of China had such good style, even the hack Vancouver2010.com photographer could get a good shot of her. Over the past few days, the Vancouver Olympics have taught me a lot. I've learned various languages, thanks to the sketchy Euro streams I opted to watch rather than NBC (ok, I only really understood when they called the tricks and even then...) I've learned that you can make an Olympic-sized halfpipe without any snow fall (but don't expect it to be quite as good as if the temps were appropriate) and most importantly, I learned you should always let the girls go first. Historically women have always gotten the…
Read More

How to Turn Your Kid Pro!

It's the American dream, having your kids get rich enough to support you! Think about it: you buy them some gear, coddle them a little bit in the early years, and then it's a free ride for you as their career takes off. And now that it's 2010, the best path to surefire wealth is a snowboard career. After all, snowboarding is easy enough, it's still relatively small, but there are big companies pumping plenty of money into it. We decided it was time to map out a little plan for aspiring snowboard moms to ensure the success of their child -- natural skill or not! 1. Start young (see…
Read More

When People Fall in Really Cold Water

Spring! A time for sunny days, park lines and of course, idiots throwing themselves into icy water in the name of the pond skim. In Oregon though, it's not uncommon for late April to be neither warm nor sunny, and unfortunately at Mt. Hood Meadows and Kona Brewing Company's 4th Annual Pond Skim, the mercury barely made it above freezing. Don't worry, there were still a bunch of idiots willing to strip down and/or don ridiculous attire and get wet. There was a trip to Hawaii on the line, after all. But we were there for one reason, and one reason alone: free beer. Kona Brewing Company had rented out…
Read More

The State of the Snowboard Video – A Hump Day Special Report

If you’re a regular user of the Internet (we'll assume you are), you are well aware that anyone can make a snowboard video now. Day after day, the netwaves are filled with new mini edits from mountains you’ve never heard of and kids you don’t care about it. Even semi-obscure full lengths can be found with a few clicks of a mouse. There’s no shortage of stoke and inspiration out there, but at some point does it become quantity over quality? Will we eventually lose the true art of snowboard filmmaking because anyone can do it? Video has always played a huge roll in snowboarding, but the model is changing…
Read More

How to Avoid the Gaper Lot

You wake up at the crack of noon, cruise up to the hill ready to ride, but before you can make it to the main parking lot, foiled. The baricade. A few under-payed parking lot attendants, a truck, some orange cones, and the dreaded sign: lot full.  The friendly attendants insist you must turn into the remote lot, the one that requires a ride on a bus full of weekend warriors who can't possibly walk by you without bumping you with every piece of their equipment. The worst part, when you finally make it to the parking lot, there are tons of empty spots. If you've ever been snowboarding on…
Read More

Snowboarding Sells!!

It's no secret that snowboarding has hit the mainstream (6-plus years ago)! But while the snowboard industry is busy figuring out how to use the hype to sell more snowboards, the rest of the world is deftly using snowboarding to sell just about anything. For example: Telephone Service Technically, AT&T produced this commercial to show their (monetary) support for the Olympic games and their rider Gretchen Bleiler, but let's be honest, they were banking on it "going viral." That's this new marketing strategy where you make a video and then tell people it's viral, and then everyone watches it, and you make millions, right? They certainly had the formula right:…
Read More

Having Fun at Tline

Every since I moved to Portland, I've had a basic understanding of the snowboard scene. You ride Meadows in the winter and Timerberline in the summer. As it turns out, I was grossly misinformed, as if you want to ride sweet jib lines, Tline is the spot. Thankfully, my new friend Jeff cleared it up for me. Jeff, Mike, Brad, Nate and Charlie do Timerberline.
Read More

A Monumental Hump Day with Dave Tran

Dave takes a hands on approach. He's actually whittling a snowboard out of that snow bank. Amidst a sea of giant ski brands and influx of corporate culture, there are still plenty of small snowboard brands, run by snowboarders. Monument may be out of Washington DC, not exactly a snowboard epicenter, and Dave Tran may be Oriental Asian, which is only relevant as I like to make fun of him about it, but MNMNT is about as true to snowboarding as you can get. Run out of Dave's DC apartment, the brand is one of the few to stay true to the East Coast, and not deserting the ice for…
Read More

The Party Time and Peter Line Cookoff

Two titans of snowboarding's culinary community met, but only one could emerge victorious. Party Time Nate and Peter Line set out once and for all to determine who was the superior chef by cooking what else, but hot dogs! Appetizers Peter Line's Hot Dog and Pork Rillette Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Deconstructed Hot Dog Full Recipe Entrees Peter Line's Beef Hot Dog and Pork Bolognese on Parppadelle Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Risotto Full Recipe Desserts Peter Line's Cream Cheese Hot Dog ice cream with sriracha caramel sauce Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Foster Full Recipe Check out the gallery of what went down behind…
Read More

Methods and Michaelchucks: The 7th Annual Holy Oly

Super rep Dustin Anderson gave the east coast kids a run for their money Given the recent outrage over snowboarders enjoying themselves while representing their country at the Olympics, it’s pretty clear everyone else in the world hates fun. No one, however, seems to hate fun more than Mother Nature, who has now tried twice, unsuccessfully to stop the Holy Oly Revival, basically the most fun contest one could do. Last year a mudslide sent the usual venue careening down the hill, and this year, it really hasn’t snowed, at all. Krush Kuleza and the crew at Sno Boy Productions weren’t going to let a little thing like lack of…
Read More

Mandatory Coverage: Ladies Olympic Halfpipe

Liu Jiayu of China had such good style, even the hack Vancouver2010.com photographer could get a good shot of her. Over the past few days, the Vancouver Olympics have taught me a lot. I've learned various languages, thanks to the sketchy Euro streams I opted to watch rather than NBC (ok, I only really understood when they called the tricks and even then...) I've learned that you can make an Olympic-sized halfpipe without any snow fall (but don't expect it to be quite as good as if the temps were appropriate) and most importantly, I learned you should always let the girls go first. Historically women have always gotten the…
Read More

How to Turn Your Kid Pro!

It's the American dream, having your kids get rich enough to support you! Think about it: you buy them some gear, coddle them a little bit in the early years, and then it's a free ride for you as their career takes off. And now that it's 2010, the best path to surefire wealth is a snowboard career. After all, snowboarding is easy enough, it's still relatively small, but there are big companies pumping plenty of money into it. We decided it was time to map out a little plan for aspiring snowboard moms to ensure the success of their child -- natural skill or not! 1. Start young (see…
Read More

When People Fall in Really Cold Water

Spring! A time for sunny days, park lines and of course, idiots throwing themselves into icy water in the name of the pond skim. In Oregon though, it's not uncommon for late April to be neither warm nor sunny, and unfortunately at Mt. Hood Meadows and Kona Brewing Company's 4th Annual Pond Skim, the mercury barely made it above freezing. Don't worry, there were still a bunch of idiots willing to strip down and/or don ridiculous attire and get wet. There was a trip to Hawaii on the line, after all. But we were there for one reason, and one reason alone: free beer. Kona Brewing Company had rented out…
Read More

The State of the Snowboard Video – A Hump Day Special Report

If you’re a regular user of the Internet (we'll assume you are), you are well aware that anyone can make a snowboard video now. Day after day, the netwaves are filled with new mini edits from mountains you’ve never heard of and kids you don’t care about it. Even semi-obscure full lengths can be found with a few clicks of a mouse. There’s no shortage of stoke and inspiration out there, but at some point does it become quantity over quality? Will we eventually lose the true art of snowboard filmmaking because anyone can do it? Video has always played a huge roll in snowboarding, but the model is changing…
Read More

How to Avoid the Gaper Lot

You wake up at the crack of noon, cruise up to the hill ready to ride, but before you can make it to the main parking lot, foiled. The baricade. A few under-payed parking lot attendants, a truck, some orange cones, and the dreaded sign: lot full.  The friendly attendants insist you must turn into the remote lot, the one that requires a ride on a bus full of weekend warriors who can't possibly walk by you without bumping you with every piece of their equipment. The worst part, when you finally make it to the parking lot, there are tons of empty spots. If you've ever been snowboarding on…
Read More

Snowboarding Sells!!

It's no secret that snowboarding has hit the mainstream (6-plus years ago)! But while the snowboard industry is busy figuring out how to use the hype to sell more snowboards, the rest of the world is deftly using snowboarding to sell just about anything. For example: Telephone Service Technically, AT&T produced this commercial to show their (monetary) support for the Olympic games and their rider Gretchen Bleiler, but let's be honest, they were banking on it "going viral." That's this new marketing strategy where you make a video and then tell people it's viral, and then everyone watches it, and you make millions, right? They certainly had the formula right:…
Read More

Having Fun at Tline

Every since I moved to Portland, I've had a basic understanding of the snowboard scene. You ride Meadows in the winter and Timerberline in the summer. As it turns out, I was grossly misinformed, as if you want to ride sweet jib lines, Tline is the spot. Thankfully, my new friend Jeff cleared it up for me. Jeff, Mike, Brad, Nate and Charlie do Timerberline.
Read More

A Monumental Hump Day with Dave Tran

Dave takes a hands on approach. He's actually whittling a snowboard out of that snow bank. Amidst a sea of giant ski brands and influx of corporate culture, there are still plenty of small snowboard brands, run by snowboarders. Monument may be out of Washington DC, not exactly a snowboard epicenter, and Dave Tran may be Oriental Asian, which is only relevant as I like to make fun of him about it, but MNMNT is about as true to snowboarding as you can get. Run out of Dave's DC apartment, the brand is one of the few to stay true to the East Coast, and not deserting the ice for…
Read More

The Party Time and Peter Line Cookoff

Two titans of snowboarding's culinary community met, but only one could emerge victorious. Party Time Nate and Peter Line set out once and for all to determine who was the superior chef by cooking what else, but hot dogs! Appetizers Peter Line's Hot Dog and Pork Rillette Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Deconstructed Hot Dog Full Recipe Entrees Peter Line's Beef Hot Dog and Pork Bolognese on Parppadelle Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Risotto Full Recipe Desserts Peter Line's Cream Cheese Hot Dog ice cream with sriracha caramel sauce Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Foster Full Recipe Check out the gallery of what went down behind…
Read More

Methods and Michaelchucks: The 7th Annual Holy Oly

Super rep Dustin Anderson gave the east coast kids a run for their money Given the recent outrage over snowboarders enjoying themselves while representing their country at the Olympics, it’s pretty clear everyone else in the world hates fun. No one, however, seems to hate fun more than Mother Nature, who has now tried twice, unsuccessfully to stop the Holy Oly Revival, basically the most fun contest one could do. Last year a mudslide sent the usual venue careening down the hill, and this year, it really hasn’t snowed, at all. Krush Kuleza and the crew at Sno Boy Productions weren’t going to let a little thing like lack of…
Read More

Mandatory Coverage: Ladies Olympic Halfpipe

Liu Jiayu of China had such good style, even the hack Vancouver2010.com photographer could get a good shot of her. Over the past few days, the Vancouver Olympics have taught me a lot. I've learned various languages, thanks to the sketchy Euro streams I opted to watch rather than NBC (ok, I only really understood when they called the tricks and even then...) I've learned that you can make an Olympic-sized halfpipe without any snow fall (but don't expect it to be quite as good as if the temps were appropriate) and most importantly, I learned you should always let the girls go first. Historically women have always gotten the…
Read More

How to Turn Your Kid Pro!

It's the American dream, having your kids get rich enough to support you! Think about it: you buy them some gear, coddle them a little bit in the early years, and then it's a free ride for you as their career takes off. And now that it's 2010, the best path to surefire wealth is a snowboard career. After all, snowboarding is easy enough, it's still relatively small, but there are big companies pumping plenty of money into it. We decided it was time to map out a little plan for aspiring snowboard moms to ensure the success of their child -- natural skill or not! 1. Start young (see…
Read More

When People Fall in Really Cold Water

Spring! A time for sunny days, park lines and of course, idiots throwing themselves into icy water in the name of the pond skim. In Oregon though, it's not uncommon for late April to be neither warm nor sunny, and unfortunately at Mt. Hood Meadows and Kona Brewing Company's 4th Annual Pond Skim, the mercury barely made it above freezing. Don't worry, there were still a bunch of idiots willing to strip down and/or don ridiculous attire and get wet. There was a trip to Hawaii on the line, after all. But we were there for one reason, and one reason alone: free beer. Kona Brewing Company had rented out…
Read More

The State of the Snowboard Video – A Hump Day Special Report

If you’re a regular user of the Internet (we'll assume you are), you are well aware that anyone can make a snowboard video now. Day after day, the netwaves are filled with new mini edits from mountains you’ve never heard of and kids you don’t care about it. Even semi-obscure full lengths can be found with a few clicks of a mouse. There’s no shortage of stoke and inspiration out there, but at some point does it become quantity over quality? Will we eventually lose the true art of snowboard filmmaking because anyone can do it? Video has always played a huge roll in snowboarding, but the model is changing…
Read More

How to Avoid the Gaper Lot

You wake up at the crack of noon, cruise up to the hill ready to ride, but before you can make it to the main parking lot, foiled. The baricade. A few under-payed parking lot attendants, a truck, some orange cones, and the dreaded sign: lot full.  The friendly attendants insist you must turn into the remote lot, the one that requires a ride on a bus full of weekend warriors who can't possibly walk by you without bumping you with every piece of their equipment. The worst part, when you finally make it to the parking lot, there are tons of empty spots. If you've ever been snowboarding on…
Read More

Snowboarding Sells!!

It's no secret that snowboarding has hit the mainstream (6-plus years ago)! But while the snowboard industry is busy figuring out how to use the hype to sell more snowboards, the rest of the world is deftly using snowboarding to sell just about anything. For example: Telephone Service Technically, AT&T produced this commercial to show their (monetary) support for the Olympic games and their rider Gretchen Bleiler, but let's be honest, they were banking on it "going viral." That's this new marketing strategy where you make a video and then tell people it's viral, and then everyone watches it, and you make millions, right? They certainly had the formula right:…
Read More

Having Fun at Tline

Every since I moved to Portland, I've had a basic understanding of the snowboard scene. You ride Meadows in the winter and Timerberline in the summer. As it turns out, I was grossly misinformed, as if you want to ride sweet jib lines, Tline is the spot. Thankfully, my new friend Jeff cleared it up for me. Jeff, Mike, Brad, Nate and Charlie do Timerberline.
Read More

A Monumental Hump Day with Dave Tran

Dave takes a hands on approach. He's actually whittling a snowboard out of that snow bank. Amidst a sea of giant ski brands and influx of corporate culture, there are still plenty of small snowboard brands, run by snowboarders. Monument may be out of Washington DC, not exactly a snowboard epicenter, and Dave Tran may be Oriental Asian, which is only relevant as I like to make fun of him about it, but MNMNT is about as true to snowboarding as you can get. Run out of Dave's DC apartment, the brand is one of the few to stay true to the East Coast, and not deserting the ice for…
Read More

The Party Time and Peter Line Cookoff

Two titans of snowboarding's culinary community met, but only one could emerge victorious. Party Time Nate and Peter Line set out once and for all to determine who was the superior chef by cooking what else, but hot dogs! Appetizers Peter Line's Hot Dog and Pork Rillette Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Deconstructed Hot Dog Full Recipe Entrees Peter Line's Beef Hot Dog and Pork Bolognese on Parppadelle Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Risotto Full Recipe Desserts Peter Line's Cream Cheese Hot Dog ice cream with sriracha caramel sauce Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Foster Full Recipe Check out the gallery of what went down behind…
Read More

Methods and Michaelchucks: The 7th Annual Holy Oly

Super rep Dustin Anderson gave the east coast kids a run for their money Given the recent outrage over snowboarders enjoying themselves while representing their country at the Olympics, it’s pretty clear everyone else in the world hates fun. No one, however, seems to hate fun more than Mother Nature, who has now tried twice, unsuccessfully to stop the Holy Oly Revival, basically the most fun contest one could do. Last year a mudslide sent the usual venue careening down the hill, and this year, it really hasn’t snowed, at all. Krush Kuleza and the crew at Sno Boy Productions weren’t going to let a little thing like lack of…
Read More

Mandatory Coverage: Ladies Olympic Halfpipe

Liu Jiayu of China had such good style, even the hack Vancouver2010.com photographer could get a good shot of her. Over the past few days, the Vancouver Olympics have taught me a lot. I've learned various languages, thanks to the sketchy Euro streams I opted to watch rather than NBC (ok, I only really understood when they called the tricks and even then...) I've learned that you can make an Olympic-sized halfpipe without any snow fall (but don't expect it to be quite as good as if the temps were appropriate) and most importantly, I learned you should always let the girls go first. Historically women have always gotten the…
Read More

How to Turn Your Kid Pro!

It's the American dream, having your kids get rich enough to support you! Think about it: you buy them some gear, coddle them a little bit in the early years, and then it's a free ride for you as their career takes off. And now that it's 2010, the best path to surefire wealth is a snowboard career. After all, snowboarding is easy enough, it's still relatively small, but there are big companies pumping plenty of money into it. We decided it was time to map out a little plan for aspiring snowboard moms to ensure the success of their child -- natural skill or not! 1. Start young (see…
Read More

When People Fall in Really Cold Water

Spring! A time for sunny days, park lines and of course, idiots throwing themselves into icy water in the name of the pond skim. In Oregon though, it's not uncommon for late April to be neither warm nor sunny, and unfortunately at Mt. Hood Meadows and Kona Brewing Company's 4th Annual Pond Skim, the mercury barely made it above freezing. Don't worry, there were still a bunch of idiots willing to strip down and/or don ridiculous attire and get wet. There was a trip to Hawaii on the line, after all. But we were there for one reason, and one reason alone: free beer. Kona Brewing Company had rented out…
Read More

The State of the Snowboard Video – A Hump Day Special Report

If you’re a regular user of the Internet (we'll assume you are), you are well aware that anyone can make a snowboard video now. Day after day, the netwaves are filled with new mini edits from mountains you’ve never heard of and kids you don’t care about it. Even semi-obscure full lengths can be found with a few clicks of a mouse. There’s no shortage of stoke and inspiration out there, but at some point does it become quantity over quality? Will we eventually lose the true art of snowboard filmmaking because anyone can do it? Video has always played a huge roll in snowboarding, but the model is changing…
Read More

How to Avoid the Gaper Lot

You wake up at the crack of noon, cruise up to the hill ready to ride, but before you can make it to the main parking lot, foiled. The baricade. A few under-payed parking lot attendants, a truck, some orange cones, and the dreaded sign: lot full.  The friendly attendants insist you must turn into the remote lot, the one that requires a ride on a bus full of weekend warriors who can't possibly walk by you without bumping you with every piece of their equipment. The worst part, when you finally make it to the parking lot, there are tons of empty spots. If you've ever been snowboarding on…
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Snowboarding Sells!!

It's no secret that snowboarding has hit the mainstream (6-plus years ago)! But while the snowboard industry is busy figuring out how to use the hype to sell more snowboards, the rest of the world is deftly using snowboarding to sell just about anything. For example: Telephone Service Technically, AT&T produced this commercial to show their (monetary) support for the Olympic games and their rider Gretchen Bleiler, but let's be honest, they were banking on it "going viral." That's this new marketing strategy where you make a video and then tell people it's viral, and then everyone watches it, and you make millions, right? They certainly had the formula right:…
Read More

Having Fun at Tline

Every since I moved to Portland, I've had a basic understanding of the snowboard scene. You ride Meadows in the winter and Timerberline in the summer. As it turns out, I was grossly misinformed, as if you want to ride sweet jib lines, Tline is the spot. Thankfully, my new friend Jeff cleared it up for me. Jeff, Mike, Brad, Nate and Charlie do Timerberline.
Read More

A Monumental Hump Day with Dave Tran

Dave takes a hands on approach. He's actually whittling a snowboard out of that snow bank. Amidst a sea of giant ski brands and influx of corporate culture, there are still plenty of small snowboard brands, run by snowboarders. Monument may be out of Washington DC, not exactly a snowboard epicenter, and Dave Tran may be Oriental Asian, which is only relevant as I like to make fun of him about it, but MNMNT is about as true to snowboarding as you can get. Run out of Dave's DC apartment, the brand is one of the few to stay true to the East Coast, and not deserting the ice for…
Read More

The Party Time and Peter Line Cookoff

Two titans of snowboarding's culinary community met, but only one could emerge victorious. Party Time Nate and Peter Line set out once and for all to determine who was the superior chef by cooking what else, but hot dogs! Appetizers Peter Line's Hot Dog and Pork Rillette Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Deconstructed Hot Dog Full Recipe Entrees Peter Line's Beef Hot Dog and Pork Bolognese on Parppadelle Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Risotto Full Recipe Desserts Peter Line's Cream Cheese Hot Dog ice cream with sriracha caramel sauce Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Foster Full Recipe Check out the gallery of what went down behind…
Read More

Methods and Michaelchucks: The 7th Annual Holy Oly

Super rep Dustin Anderson gave the east coast kids a run for their money Given the recent outrage over snowboarders enjoying themselves while representing their country at the Olympics, it’s pretty clear everyone else in the world hates fun. No one, however, seems to hate fun more than Mother Nature, who has now tried twice, unsuccessfully to stop the Holy Oly Revival, basically the most fun contest one could do. Last year a mudslide sent the usual venue careening down the hill, and this year, it really hasn’t snowed, at all. Krush Kuleza and the crew at Sno Boy Productions weren’t going to let a little thing like lack of…
Read More

Mandatory Coverage: Ladies Olympic Halfpipe

Liu Jiayu of China had such good style, even the hack Vancouver2010.com photographer could get a good shot of her. Over the past few days, the Vancouver Olympics have taught me a lot. I've learned various languages, thanks to the sketchy Euro streams I opted to watch rather than NBC (ok, I only really understood when they called the tricks and even then...) I've learned that you can make an Olympic-sized halfpipe without any snow fall (but don't expect it to be quite as good as if the temps were appropriate) and most importantly, I learned you should always let the girls go first. Historically women have always gotten the…
Read More

How to Turn Your Kid Pro!

It's the American dream, having your kids get rich enough to support you! Think about it: you buy them some gear, coddle them a little bit in the early years, and then it's a free ride for you as their career takes off. And now that it's 2010, the best path to surefire wealth is a snowboard career. After all, snowboarding is easy enough, it's still relatively small, but there are big companies pumping plenty of money into it. We decided it was time to map out a little plan for aspiring snowboard moms to ensure the success of their child -- natural skill or not! 1. Start young (see…
Read More

When People Fall in Really Cold Water

Spring! A time for sunny days, park lines and of course, idiots throwing themselves into icy water in the name of the pond skim. In Oregon though, it's not uncommon for late April to be neither warm nor sunny, and unfortunately at Mt. Hood Meadows and Kona Brewing Company's 4th Annual Pond Skim, the mercury barely made it above freezing. Don't worry, there were still a bunch of idiots willing to strip down and/or don ridiculous attire and get wet. There was a trip to Hawaii on the line, after all. But we were there for one reason, and one reason alone: free beer. Kona Brewing Company had rented out…
Read More

The State of the Snowboard Video – A Hump Day Special Report

If you’re a regular user of the Internet (we'll assume you are), you are well aware that anyone can make a snowboard video now. Day after day, the netwaves are filled with new mini edits from mountains you’ve never heard of and kids you don’t care about it. Even semi-obscure full lengths can be found with a few clicks of a mouse. There’s no shortage of stoke and inspiration out there, but at some point does it become quantity over quality? Will we eventually lose the true art of snowboard filmmaking because anyone can do it? Video has always played a huge roll in snowboarding, but the model is changing…
Read More

How to Avoid the Gaper Lot

You wake up at the crack of noon, cruise up to the hill ready to ride, but before you can make it to the main parking lot, foiled. The baricade. A few under-payed parking lot attendants, a truck, some orange cones, and the dreaded sign: lot full.  The friendly attendants insist you must turn into the remote lot, the one that requires a ride on a bus full of weekend warriors who can't possibly walk by you without bumping you with every piece of their equipment. The worst part, when you finally make it to the parking lot, there are tons of empty spots. If you've ever been snowboarding on…
Read More

Snowboarding Sells!!

It's no secret that snowboarding has hit the mainstream (6-plus years ago)! But while the snowboard industry is busy figuring out how to use the hype to sell more snowboards, the rest of the world is deftly using snowboarding to sell just about anything. For example: Telephone Service Technically, AT&T produced this commercial to show their (monetary) support for the Olympic games and their rider Gretchen Bleiler, but let's be honest, they were banking on it "going viral." That's this new marketing strategy where you make a video and then tell people it's viral, and then everyone watches it, and you make millions, right? They certainly had the formula right:…
Read More

Having Fun at Tline

Every since I moved to Portland, I've had a basic understanding of the snowboard scene. You ride Meadows in the winter and Timerberline in the summer. As it turns out, I was grossly misinformed, as if you want to ride sweet jib lines, Tline is the spot. Thankfully, my new friend Jeff cleared it up for me. Jeff, Mike, Brad, Nate and Charlie do Timerberline.
Read More

A Monumental Hump Day with Dave Tran

Dave takes a hands on approach. He's actually whittling a snowboard out of that snow bank. Amidst a sea of giant ski brands and influx of corporate culture, there are still plenty of small snowboard brands, run by snowboarders. Monument may be out of Washington DC, not exactly a snowboard epicenter, and Dave Tran may be Oriental Asian, which is only relevant as I like to make fun of him about it, but MNMNT is about as true to snowboarding as you can get. Run out of Dave's DC apartment, the brand is one of the few to stay true to the East Coast, and not deserting the ice for…
Read More

The Party Time and Peter Line Cookoff

Two titans of snowboarding's culinary community met, but only one could emerge victorious. Party Time Nate and Peter Line set out once and for all to determine who was the superior chef by cooking what else, but hot dogs! Appetizers Peter Line's Hot Dog and Pork Rillette Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Deconstructed Hot Dog Full Recipe Entrees Peter Line's Beef Hot Dog and Pork Bolognese on Parppadelle Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Risotto Full Recipe Desserts Peter Line's Cream Cheese Hot Dog ice cream with sriracha caramel sauce Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Foster Full Recipe Check out the gallery of what went down behind…
Read More

Methods and Michaelchucks: The 7th Annual Holy Oly

Super rep Dustin Anderson gave the east coast kids a run for their money Given the recent outrage over snowboarders enjoying themselves while representing their country at the Olympics, it’s pretty clear everyone else in the world hates fun. No one, however, seems to hate fun more than Mother Nature, who has now tried twice, unsuccessfully to stop the Holy Oly Revival, basically the most fun contest one could do. Last year a mudslide sent the usual venue careening down the hill, and this year, it really hasn’t snowed, at all. Krush Kuleza and the crew at Sno Boy Productions weren’t going to let a little thing like lack of…
Read More

Mandatory Coverage: Ladies Olympic Halfpipe

Liu Jiayu of China had such good style, even the hack Vancouver2010.com photographer could get a good shot of her. Over the past few days, the Vancouver Olympics have taught me a lot. I've learned various languages, thanks to the sketchy Euro streams I opted to watch rather than NBC (ok, I only really understood when they called the tricks and even then...) I've learned that you can make an Olympic-sized halfpipe without any snow fall (but don't expect it to be quite as good as if the temps were appropriate) and most importantly, I learned you should always let the girls go first. Historically women have always gotten the…
Read More

How to Turn Your Kid Pro!

It's the American dream, having your kids get rich enough to support you! Think about it: you buy them some gear, coddle them a little bit in the early years, and then it's a free ride for you as their career takes off. And now that it's 2010, the best path to surefire wealth is a snowboard career. After all, snowboarding is easy enough, it's still relatively small, but there are big companies pumping plenty of money into it. We decided it was time to map out a little plan for aspiring snowboard moms to ensure the success of their child -- natural skill or not! 1. Start young (see…
Read More

When People Fall in Really Cold Water

Spring! A time for sunny days, park lines and of course, idiots throwing themselves into icy water in the name of the pond skim. In Oregon though, it's not uncommon for late April to be neither warm nor sunny, and unfortunately at Mt. Hood Meadows and Kona Brewing Company's 4th Annual Pond Skim, the mercury barely made it above freezing. Don't worry, there were still a bunch of idiots willing to strip down and/or don ridiculous attire and get wet. There was a trip to Hawaii on the line, after all. But we were there for one reason, and one reason alone: free beer. Kona Brewing Company had rented out…
Read More

The State of the Snowboard Video – A Hump Day Special Report

If you’re a regular user of the Internet (we'll assume you are), you are well aware that anyone can make a snowboard video now. Day after day, the netwaves are filled with new mini edits from mountains you’ve never heard of and kids you don’t care about it. Even semi-obscure full lengths can be found with a few clicks of a mouse. There’s no shortage of stoke and inspiration out there, but at some point does it become quantity over quality? Will we eventually lose the true art of snowboard filmmaking because anyone can do it? Video has always played a huge roll in snowboarding, but the model is changing…
Read More

How to Avoid the Gaper Lot

You wake up at the crack of noon, cruise up to the hill ready to ride, but before you can make it to the main parking lot, foiled. The baricade. A few under-payed parking lot attendants, a truck, some orange cones, and the dreaded sign: lot full.  The friendly attendants insist you must turn into the remote lot, the one that requires a ride on a bus full of weekend warriors who can't possibly walk by you without bumping you with every piece of their equipment. The worst part, when you finally make it to the parking lot, there are tons of empty spots. If you've ever been snowboarding on…
Read More

Snowboarding Sells!!

It's no secret that snowboarding has hit the mainstream (6-plus years ago)! But while the snowboard industry is busy figuring out how to use the hype to sell more snowboards, the rest of the world is deftly using snowboarding to sell just about anything. For example: Telephone Service Technically, AT&T produced this commercial to show their (monetary) support for the Olympic games and their rider Gretchen Bleiler, but let's be honest, they were banking on it "going viral." That's this new marketing strategy where you make a video and then tell people it's viral, and then everyone watches it, and you make millions, right? They certainly had the formula right:…
Read More

Having Fun at Tline

Every since I moved to Portland, I've had a basic understanding of the snowboard scene. You ride Meadows in the winter and Timerberline in the summer. As it turns out, I was grossly misinformed, as if you want to ride sweet jib lines, Tline is the spot. Thankfully, my new friend Jeff cleared it up for me. Jeff, Mike, Brad, Nate and Charlie do Timerberline.
Read More

A Monumental Hump Day with Dave Tran

Dave takes a hands on approach. He's actually whittling a snowboard out of that snow bank. Amidst a sea of giant ski brands and influx of corporate culture, there are still plenty of small snowboard brands, run by snowboarders. Monument may be out of Washington DC, not exactly a snowboard epicenter, and Dave Tran may be Oriental Asian, which is only relevant as I like to make fun of him about it, but MNMNT is about as true to snowboarding as you can get. Run out of Dave's DC apartment, the brand is one of the few to stay true to the East Coast, and not deserting the ice for…
Read More

The Party Time and Peter Line Cookoff

Two titans of snowboarding's culinary community met, but only one could emerge victorious. Party Time Nate and Peter Line set out once and for all to determine who was the superior chef by cooking what else, but hot dogs! Appetizers Peter Line's Hot Dog and Pork Rillette Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Deconstructed Hot Dog Full Recipe Entrees Peter Line's Beef Hot Dog and Pork Bolognese on Parppadelle Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Risotto Full Recipe Desserts Peter Line's Cream Cheese Hot Dog ice cream with sriracha caramel sauce Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Foster Full Recipe Check out the gallery of what went down behind…
Read More

Methods and Michaelchucks: The 7th Annual Holy Oly

Super rep Dustin Anderson gave the east coast kids a run for their money Given the recent outrage over snowboarders enjoying themselves while representing their country at the Olympics, it’s pretty clear everyone else in the world hates fun. No one, however, seems to hate fun more than Mother Nature, who has now tried twice, unsuccessfully to stop the Holy Oly Revival, basically the most fun contest one could do. Last year a mudslide sent the usual venue careening down the hill, and this year, it really hasn’t snowed, at all. Krush Kuleza and the crew at Sno Boy Productions weren’t going to let a little thing like lack of…
Read More

Mandatory Coverage: Ladies Olympic Halfpipe

Liu Jiayu of China had such good style, even the hack Vancouver2010.com photographer could get a good shot of her. Over the past few days, the Vancouver Olympics have taught me a lot. I've learned various languages, thanks to the sketchy Euro streams I opted to watch rather than NBC (ok, I only really understood when they called the tricks and even then...) I've learned that you can make an Olympic-sized halfpipe without any snow fall (but don't expect it to be quite as good as if the temps were appropriate) and most importantly, I learned you should always let the girls go first. Historically women have always gotten the…
Read More

How to Turn Your Kid Pro!

It's the American dream, having your kids get rich enough to support you! Think about it: you buy them some gear, coddle them a little bit in the early years, and then it's a free ride for you as their career takes off. And now that it's 2010, the best path to surefire wealth is a snowboard career. After all, snowboarding is easy enough, it's still relatively small, but there are big companies pumping plenty of money into it. We decided it was time to map out a little plan for aspiring snowboard moms to ensure the success of their child -- natural skill or not! 1. Start young (see…
Read More

When People Fall in Really Cold Water

Spring! A time for sunny days, park lines and of course, idiots throwing themselves into icy water in the name of the pond skim. In Oregon though, it's not uncommon for late April to be neither warm nor sunny, and unfortunately at Mt. Hood Meadows and Kona Brewing Company's 4th Annual Pond Skim, the mercury barely made it above freezing. Don't worry, there were still a bunch of idiots willing to strip down and/or don ridiculous attire and get wet. There was a trip to Hawaii on the line, after all. But we were there for one reason, and one reason alone: free beer. Kona Brewing Company had rented out…
Read More

The State of the Snowboard Video – A Hump Day Special Report

If you’re a regular user of the Internet (we'll assume you are), you are well aware that anyone can make a snowboard video now. Day after day, the netwaves are filled with new mini edits from mountains you’ve never heard of and kids you don’t care about it. Even semi-obscure full lengths can be found with a few clicks of a mouse. There’s no shortage of stoke and inspiration out there, but at some point does it become quantity over quality? Will we eventually lose the true art of snowboard filmmaking because anyone can do it? Video has always played a huge roll in snowboarding, but the model is changing…
Read More

How to Avoid the Gaper Lot

You wake up at the crack of noon, cruise up to the hill ready to ride, but before you can make it to the main parking lot, foiled. The baricade. A few under-payed parking lot attendants, a truck, some orange cones, and the dreaded sign: lot full.  The friendly attendants insist you must turn into the remote lot, the one that requires a ride on a bus full of weekend warriors who can't possibly walk by you without bumping you with every piece of their equipment. The worst part, when you finally make it to the parking lot, there are tons of empty spots. If you've ever been snowboarding on…
Read More

Snowboarding Sells!!

It's no secret that snowboarding has hit the mainstream (6-plus years ago)! But while the snowboard industry is busy figuring out how to use the hype to sell more snowboards, the rest of the world is deftly using snowboarding to sell just about anything. For example: Telephone Service Technically, AT&T produced this commercial to show their (monetary) support for the Olympic games and their rider Gretchen Bleiler, but let's be honest, they were banking on it "going viral." That's this new marketing strategy where you make a video and then tell people it's viral, and then everyone watches it, and you make millions, right? They certainly had the formula right:…
Read More

Having Fun at Tline

Every since I moved to Portland, I've had a basic understanding of the snowboard scene. You ride Meadows in the winter and Timerberline in the summer. As it turns out, I was grossly misinformed, as if you want to ride sweet jib lines, Tline is the spot. Thankfully, my new friend Jeff cleared it up for me. Jeff, Mike, Brad, Nate and Charlie do Timerberline.
Read More

A Monumental Hump Day with Dave Tran

Dave takes a hands on approach. He's actually whittling a snowboard out of that snow bank. Amidst a sea of giant ski brands and influx of corporate culture, there are still plenty of small snowboard brands, run by snowboarders. Monument may be out of Washington DC, not exactly a snowboard epicenter, and Dave Tran may be Oriental Asian, which is only relevant as I like to make fun of him about it, but MNMNT is about as true to snowboarding as you can get. Run out of Dave's DC apartment, the brand is one of the few to stay true to the East Coast, and not deserting the ice for…
Read More

The Party Time and Peter Line Cookoff

Two titans of snowboarding's culinary community met, but only one could emerge victorious. Party Time Nate and Peter Line set out once and for all to determine who was the superior chef by cooking what else, but hot dogs! Appetizers Peter Line's Hot Dog and Pork Rillette Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Deconstructed Hot Dog Full Recipe Entrees Peter Line's Beef Hot Dog and Pork Bolognese on Parppadelle Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Risotto Full Recipe Desserts Peter Line's Cream Cheese Hot Dog ice cream with sriracha caramel sauce Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Foster Full Recipe Check out the gallery of what went down behind…
Read More

Methods and Michaelchucks: The 7th Annual Holy Oly

Super rep Dustin Anderson gave the east coast kids a run for their money Given the recent outrage over snowboarders enjoying themselves while representing their country at the Olympics, it’s pretty clear everyone else in the world hates fun. No one, however, seems to hate fun more than Mother Nature, who has now tried twice, unsuccessfully to stop the Holy Oly Revival, basically the most fun contest one could do. Last year a mudslide sent the usual venue careening down the hill, and this year, it really hasn’t snowed, at all. Krush Kuleza and the crew at Sno Boy Productions weren’t going to let a little thing like lack of…
Read More

Mandatory Coverage: Ladies Olympic Halfpipe

Liu Jiayu of China had such good style, even the hack Vancouver2010.com photographer could get a good shot of her. Over the past few days, the Vancouver Olympics have taught me a lot. I've learned various languages, thanks to the sketchy Euro streams I opted to watch rather than NBC (ok, I only really understood when they called the tricks and even then...) I've learned that you can make an Olympic-sized halfpipe without any snow fall (but don't expect it to be quite as good as if the temps were appropriate) and most importantly, I learned you should always let the girls go first. Historically women have always gotten the…
Read More

How to Turn Your Kid Pro!

It's the American dream, having your kids get rich enough to support you! Think about it: you buy them some gear, coddle them a little bit in the early years, and then it's a free ride for you as their career takes off. And now that it's 2010, the best path to surefire wealth is a snowboard career. After all, snowboarding is easy enough, it's still relatively small, but there are big companies pumping plenty of money into it. We decided it was time to map out a little plan for aspiring snowboard moms to ensure the success of their child -- natural skill or not! 1. Start young (see…
Read More

When People Fall in Really Cold Water

Spring! A time for sunny days, park lines and of course, idiots throwing themselves into icy water in the name of the pond skim. In Oregon though, it's not uncommon for late April to be neither warm nor sunny, and unfortunately at Mt. Hood Meadows and Kona Brewing Company's 4th Annual Pond Skim, the mercury barely made it above freezing. Don't worry, there were still a bunch of idiots willing to strip down and/or don ridiculous attire and get wet. There was a trip to Hawaii on the line, after all. But we were there for one reason, and one reason alone: free beer. Kona Brewing Company had rented out…
Read More

The State of the Snowboard Video – A Hump Day Special Report

If you’re a regular user of the Internet (we'll assume you are), you are well aware that anyone can make a snowboard video now. Day after day, the netwaves are filled with new mini edits from mountains you’ve never heard of and kids you don’t care about it. Even semi-obscure full lengths can be found with a few clicks of a mouse. There’s no shortage of stoke and inspiration out there, but at some point does it become quantity over quality? Will we eventually lose the true art of snowboard filmmaking because anyone can do it? Video has always played a huge roll in snowboarding, but the model is changing…
Read More

How to Avoid the Gaper Lot

You wake up at the crack of noon, cruise up to the hill ready to ride, but before you can make it to the main parking lot, foiled. The baricade. A few under-payed parking lot attendants, a truck, some orange cones, and the dreaded sign: lot full.  The friendly attendants insist you must turn into the remote lot, the one that requires a ride on a bus full of weekend warriors who can't possibly walk by you without bumping you with every piece of their equipment. The worst part, when you finally make it to the parking lot, there are tons of empty spots. If you've ever been snowboarding on…
Read More

Snowboarding Sells!!

It's no secret that snowboarding has hit the mainstream (6-plus years ago)! But while the snowboard industry is busy figuring out how to use the hype to sell more snowboards, the rest of the world is deftly using snowboarding to sell just about anything. For example: Telephone Service Technically, AT&T produced this commercial to show their (monetary) support for the Olympic games and their rider Gretchen Bleiler, but let's be honest, they were banking on it "going viral." That's this new marketing strategy where you make a video and then tell people it's viral, and then everyone watches it, and you make millions, right? They certainly had the formula right:…
Read More

Having Fun at Tline

Every since I moved to Portland, I've had a basic understanding of the snowboard scene. You ride Meadows in the winter and Timerberline in the summer. As it turns out, I was grossly misinformed, as if you want to ride sweet jib lines, Tline is the spot. Thankfully, my new friend Jeff cleared it up for me. Jeff, Mike, Brad, Nate and Charlie do Timerberline.
Read More

A Monumental Hump Day with Dave Tran

Dave takes a hands on approach. He's actually whittling a snowboard out of that snow bank. Amidst a sea of giant ski brands and influx of corporate culture, there are still plenty of small snowboard brands, run by snowboarders. Monument may be out of Washington DC, not exactly a snowboard epicenter, and Dave Tran may be Oriental Asian, which is only relevant as I like to make fun of him about it, but MNMNT is about as true to snowboarding as you can get. Run out of Dave's DC apartment, the brand is one of the few to stay true to the East Coast, and not deserting the ice for…
Read More

The Party Time and Peter Line Cookoff

Two titans of snowboarding's culinary community met, but only one could emerge victorious. Party Time Nate and Peter Line set out once and for all to determine who was the superior chef by cooking what else, but hot dogs! Appetizers Peter Line's Hot Dog and Pork Rillette Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Deconstructed Hot Dog Full Recipe Entrees Peter Line's Beef Hot Dog and Pork Bolognese on Parppadelle Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Risotto Full Recipe Desserts Peter Line's Cream Cheese Hot Dog ice cream with sriracha caramel sauce Full Recipe Party Time Nate's Hot Dog Foster Full Recipe Check out the gallery of what went down behind…
Read More

Methods and Michaelchucks: The 7th Annual Holy Oly

Super rep Dustin Anderson gave the east coast kids a run for their money Given the recent outrage over snowboarders enjoying themselves while representing their country at the Olympics, it’s pretty clear everyone else in the world hates fun. No one, however, seems to hate fun more than Mother Nature, who has now tried twice, unsuccessfully to stop the Holy Oly Revival, basically the most fun contest one could do. Last year a mudslide sent the usual venue careening down the hill, and this year, it really hasn’t snowed, at all. Krush Kuleza and the crew at Sno Boy Productions weren’t going to let a little thing like lack of…
Read More

Mandatory Coverage: Ladies Olympic Halfpipe

Liu Jiayu of China had such good style, even the hack Vancouver2010.com photographer could get a good shot of her. Over the past few days, the Vancouver Olympics have taught me a lot. I've learned various languages, thanks to the sketchy Euro streams I opted to watch rather than NBC (ok, I only really understood when they called the tricks and even then...) I've learned that you can make an Olympic-sized halfpipe without any snow fall (but don't expect it to be quite as good as if the temps were appropriate) and most importantly, I learned you should always let the girls go first. Historically women have always gotten the…
Read More