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YoBeat’s Get Ready Guide Part 1: Tats!

Summer is winding down, which means it's time to start getting ready for the season. Perhaps you've done this once or twice before, but this upcoming season isn't just any season. No, this is the '10/'11 season, which means there's a long list of new products, trends and other important factors you must take into account when determining what you'll need when the first snow flies. Never fear, your friends here at YoBeat have done the research for you, and starting now we'll be dropping stories that will be your guide to success and glory this season. In this first segment, we show you how to get a homemade tattoo.…
Read More

Meet: This Is Productions

It's possible you've heard of Toy Soldier Productions out of Montana, a crew that is putting out what looks like it will be a super sick video. Aside from, or course, a shit ton of skiing. Since you guys whine every time we post anything with skiing in it, we dug a little deeper and unearthed This Is Productions, Montana's other film crew. They don't take things so seriously, and everyone in the crew rides a snowboard, so we asked Miah Favara for a little bit more info. Riders: Shane Stalling, Tyrel Thornton, Jess Gentner, Phil Weiss, Miah Favara, Kevin Fischer, Hjalmar Syversen, Kyle Miller Location: Bozeman, Montana Filmer/Editor: Miah…
Read More

Meet: Dump Em

Location: Truckee, CA Riders: Dylan Bonnie, Matt Rabow, Nial Romanek, Mark Wilson, Forest Bailey, Will Bateman, Dakota Whitaker, Johnny Brady, Matt Bothfield, Jeremy Landy and a bunch-o-kooks Filmer/Editor: Colton Feldman At the beginning of last season, we had the great pleasure of encountering Colton Feldman. With his army of friends who were ridiculously good at snowboarding, he churned out a series of entertaining edits dubbed Feldman Fridays. As with all our great regular features, the weekly edits dwindled, but the movie making continued. So we caught back up with Colton to get the full story on the forthcoming Dump Em Out. How many times did telling girls to "Dump Em"…
Read More

Free-Sledding: The Next Big Thing?

Not so long ago, snowboarding was seen as odd. People would say things such as, "how do you stop on those things?" Most other winter sports enthusiasts would ask, "why wouldn't you just ski?" Fast forward 30 years and snowboarding is so mainstream it may actually be shrinking (have you seen how many free skiers there are these days?) So maybe it's time for something new. Free sledding looks fun and here's why: you get to sit down while doing it. Standing up is so much effort. You still get to hit rails and do flips, but from a more relaxing body position. Ok, so that's a lie, kneeling like…
Read More

Meet: VegHead Productions

Our neighbors to the North have some pretty serious snowboarding to be done, and none of it is in Ontario. That hasn't stopped VegHead Productions from making a movie this year (and why should it!?) But seriously, reformed pot heads, urban boarding, and universal healthcare is as good a recipe as any, and VegHead's Gordon Bernie hit us up and was like, check out our video. So we decided to find out more! Location: London, Ontario Riders: Zach Moorcroft, Jordan Glenn, Sean Grabowski, Erik Rayment, Chris Fellner, Gordon Birnie, Bradley Hesson, Mark Goodall, Jeff Howlett, Mike Benko, Brady Swartz Filmer/Editor: Andrew Wyton What's with the name? Are you guys a…
Read More

Pipe to Pipe Version 2010: SKATE!

[imagebrowser id=85] With only one Bonfire Pipe to Pipe event this year, I had only one chance to defend my second place title from last year. But I was determined. I left the on-snow in a hurry to get down to the Windells Concrete Jungle and train. I had my stunts down. I threatened the appropriate judges. I was feeling good. And then... the unthinkable. A bunch of other girls showed up. Some of them could actually ollie. I saw my dreams of back-to-back silver-medal goodie bags drifting further and further away. The good news is this year there were enough girls we got our own jam session (not fighting…
Read More

Pipe to Pipe Version 2010

[imagebrowser id=84] More than a few years ago, the Bonfire Pipe to Pipe lost it's way. Despite the name, neither the snow or skate portion of the events in recent years have featured a "pipe." I suppose that'll happen, when you're the longest running summer snowboard contest out there. But this year, the folks at Windells and Bonfire decided to bring back the pipe, and created a snowboard course centered around a miniature halfpipe. But aside from making the name more logical, this new set up managed to do something else as well: Bring back the 90s. How, you might ask, would a course set up do that? Well, the…
Read More

Nick Lipton: A Day in the Life

As a recent college graduate with no other real responsibilities this summer than to go snowboarding at Mt. Hood, review the latest and greatest snowboards, and make videos,  Nick Lipton certainly has a pained existence. Especially when his mean old boss (me) decides to come snowboarding and see why exactly it is so difficult being Nick Lipton. 9:30 am. I find Nick passed out in all his clothes on a love seat in the Burton house. 9:45 am. A hungover and grumpy Nick peels himself off the couch. 9:50 am. Flirts with the girls at the HCSC office. 9:55 am. Orders a bagel sandwich. Must be reminded to fill out…
Read More

Meet: The Bang Show

You've seen the teasers. You've wished they were your friends. And now we actually talked to the guys behind the Bang Show. After emailing with both Maxwell Scott (who runs the email) and Nick Brewer (who "invented" the crew) and getting several 1 am phone calls from Andrew Brewer, we're pretty much down with the guys. In short, this crew seems to know what snowboarding is about, and they take that shit really seriously. In fact, we give this video at least a 75% of actually coming out. Location: Colorado, Utah, New York, Reno, Mass, Minnesota, and New Jersey Riders: Ben Capron, Mike Goodwin, Andrew Brewer, Maxwell Scott, Charlie Deptula,…
Read More

YoBeat’s Get Ready Guide Part 1: Tats!

Summer is winding down, which means it's time to start getting ready for the season. Perhaps you've done this once or twice before, but this upcoming season isn't just any season. No, this is the '10/'11 season, which means there's a long list of new products, trends and other important factors you must take into account when determining what you'll need when the first snow flies. Never fear, your friends here at YoBeat have done the research for you, and starting now we'll be dropping stories that will be your guide to success and glory this season. In this first segment, we show you how to get a homemade tattoo.…
Read More

Meet: This Is Productions

It's possible you've heard of Toy Soldier Productions out of Montana, a crew that is putting out what looks like it will be a super sick video. Aside from, or course, a shit ton of skiing. Since you guys whine every time we post anything with skiing in it, we dug a little deeper and unearthed This Is Productions, Montana's other film crew. They don't take things so seriously, and everyone in the crew rides a snowboard, so we asked Miah Favara for a little bit more info. Riders: Shane Stalling, Tyrel Thornton, Jess Gentner, Phil Weiss, Miah Favara, Kevin Fischer, Hjalmar Syversen, Kyle Miller Location: Bozeman, Montana Filmer/Editor: Miah…
Read More

Meet: Dump Em

Location: Truckee, CA Riders: Dylan Bonnie, Matt Rabow, Nial Romanek, Mark Wilson, Forest Bailey, Will Bateman, Dakota Whitaker, Johnny Brady, Matt Bothfield, Jeremy Landy and a bunch-o-kooks Filmer/Editor: Colton Feldman At the beginning of last season, we had the great pleasure of encountering Colton Feldman. With his army of friends who were ridiculously good at snowboarding, he churned out a series of entertaining edits dubbed Feldman Fridays. As with all our great regular features, the weekly edits dwindled, but the movie making continued. So we caught back up with Colton to get the full story on the forthcoming Dump Em Out. How many times did telling girls to "Dump Em"…
Read More

Free-Sledding: The Next Big Thing?

Not so long ago, snowboarding was seen as odd. People would say things such as, "how do you stop on those things?" Most other winter sports enthusiasts would ask, "why wouldn't you just ski?" Fast forward 30 years and snowboarding is so mainstream it may actually be shrinking (have you seen how many free skiers there are these days?) So maybe it's time for something new. Free sledding looks fun and here's why: you get to sit down while doing it. Standing up is so much effort. You still get to hit rails and do flips, but from a more relaxing body position. Ok, so that's a lie, kneeling like…
Read More

Meet: VegHead Productions

Our neighbors to the North have some pretty serious snowboarding to be done, and none of it is in Ontario. That hasn't stopped VegHead Productions from making a movie this year (and why should it!?) But seriously, reformed pot heads, urban boarding, and universal healthcare is as good a recipe as any, and VegHead's Gordon Bernie hit us up and was like, check out our video. So we decided to find out more! Location: London, Ontario Riders: Zach Moorcroft, Jordan Glenn, Sean Grabowski, Erik Rayment, Chris Fellner, Gordon Birnie, Bradley Hesson, Mark Goodall, Jeff Howlett, Mike Benko, Brady Swartz Filmer/Editor: Andrew Wyton What's with the name? Are you guys a…
Read More

Pipe to Pipe Version 2010: SKATE!

[imagebrowser id=85] With only one Bonfire Pipe to Pipe event this year, I had only one chance to defend my second place title from last year. But I was determined. I left the on-snow in a hurry to get down to the Windells Concrete Jungle and train. I had my stunts down. I threatened the appropriate judges. I was feeling good. And then... the unthinkable. A bunch of other girls showed up. Some of them could actually ollie. I saw my dreams of back-to-back silver-medal goodie bags drifting further and further away. The good news is this year there were enough girls we got our own jam session (not fighting…
Read More

Pipe to Pipe Version 2010

[imagebrowser id=84] More than a few years ago, the Bonfire Pipe to Pipe lost it's way. Despite the name, neither the snow or skate portion of the events in recent years have featured a "pipe." I suppose that'll happen, when you're the longest running summer snowboard contest out there. But this year, the folks at Windells and Bonfire decided to bring back the pipe, and created a snowboard course centered around a miniature halfpipe. But aside from making the name more logical, this new set up managed to do something else as well: Bring back the 90s. How, you might ask, would a course set up do that? Well, the…
Read More

Nick Lipton: A Day in the Life

As a recent college graduate with no other real responsibilities this summer than to go snowboarding at Mt. Hood, review the latest and greatest snowboards, and make videos,  Nick Lipton certainly has a pained existence. Especially when his mean old boss (me) decides to come snowboarding and see why exactly it is so difficult being Nick Lipton. 9:30 am. I find Nick passed out in all his clothes on a love seat in the Burton house. 9:45 am. A hungover and grumpy Nick peels himself off the couch. 9:50 am. Flirts with the girls at the HCSC office. 9:55 am. Orders a bagel sandwich. Must be reminded to fill out…
Read More

Meet: The Bang Show

You've seen the teasers. You've wished they were your friends. And now we actually talked to the guys behind the Bang Show. After emailing with both Maxwell Scott (who runs the email) and Nick Brewer (who "invented" the crew) and getting several 1 am phone calls from Andrew Brewer, we're pretty much down with the guys. In short, this crew seems to know what snowboarding is about, and they take that shit really seriously. In fact, we give this video at least a 75% of actually coming out. Location: Colorado, Utah, New York, Reno, Mass, Minnesota, and New Jersey Riders: Ben Capron, Mike Goodwin, Andrew Brewer, Maxwell Scott, Charlie Deptula,…
Read More

YoBeat’s Get Ready Guide Part 1: Tats!

Summer is winding down, which means it's time to start getting ready for the season. Perhaps you've done this once or twice before, but this upcoming season isn't just any season. No, this is the '10/'11 season, which means there's a long list of new products, trends and other important factors you must take into account when determining what you'll need when the first snow flies. Never fear, your friends here at YoBeat have done the research for you, and starting now we'll be dropping stories that will be your guide to success and glory this season. In this first segment, we show you how to get a homemade tattoo.…
Read More

Meet: This Is Productions

It's possible you've heard of Toy Soldier Productions out of Montana, a crew that is putting out what looks like it will be a super sick video. Aside from, or course, a shit ton of skiing. Since you guys whine every time we post anything with skiing in it, we dug a little deeper and unearthed This Is Productions, Montana's other film crew. They don't take things so seriously, and everyone in the crew rides a snowboard, so we asked Miah Favara for a little bit more info. Riders: Shane Stalling, Tyrel Thornton, Jess Gentner, Phil Weiss, Miah Favara, Kevin Fischer, Hjalmar Syversen, Kyle Miller Location: Bozeman, Montana Filmer/Editor: Miah…
Read More

Meet: Dump Em

Location: Truckee, CA Riders: Dylan Bonnie, Matt Rabow, Nial Romanek, Mark Wilson, Forest Bailey, Will Bateman, Dakota Whitaker, Johnny Brady, Matt Bothfield, Jeremy Landy and a bunch-o-kooks Filmer/Editor: Colton Feldman At the beginning of last season, we had the great pleasure of encountering Colton Feldman. With his army of friends who were ridiculously good at snowboarding, he churned out a series of entertaining edits dubbed Feldman Fridays. As with all our great regular features, the weekly edits dwindled, but the movie making continued. So we caught back up with Colton to get the full story on the forthcoming Dump Em Out. How many times did telling girls to "Dump Em"…
Read More

Free-Sledding: The Next Big Thing?

Not so long ago, snowboarding was seen as odd. People would say things such as, "how do you stop on those things?" Most other winter sports enthusiasts would ask, "why wouldn't you just ski?" Fast forward 30 years and snowboarding is so mainstream it may actually be shrinking (have you seen how many free skiers there are these days?) So maybe it's time for something new. Free sledding looks fun and here's why: you get to sit down while doing it. Standing up is so much effort. You still get to hit rails and do flips, but from a more relaxing body position. Ok, so that's a lie, kneeling like…
Read More

Meet: VegHead Productions

Our neighbors to the North have some pretty serious snowboarding to be done, and none of it is in Ontario. That hasn't stopped VegHead Productions from making a movie this year (and why should it!?) But seriously, reformed pot heads, urban boarding, and universal healthcare is as good a recipe as any, and VegHead's Gordon Bernie hit us up and was like, check out our video. So we decided to find out more! Location: London, Ontario Riders: Zach Moorcroft, Jordan Glenn, Sean Grabowski, Erik Rayment, Chris Fellner, Gordon Birnie, Bradley Hesson, Mark Goodall, Jeff Howlett, Mike Benko, Brady Swartz Filmer/Editor: Andrew Wyton What's with the name? Are you guys a…
Read More

Pipe to Pipe Version 2010: SKATE!

[imagebrowser id=85] With only one Bonfire Pipe to Pipe event this year, I had only one chance to defend my second place title from last year. But I was determined. I left the on-snow in a hurry to get down to the Windells Concrete Jungle and train. I had my stunts down. I threatened the appropriate judges. I was feeling good. And then... the unthinkable. A bunch of other girls showed up. Some of them could actually ollie. I saw my dreams of back-to-back silver-medal goodie bags drifting further and further away. The good news is this year there were enough girls we got our own jam session (not fighting…
Read More

Pipe to Pipe Version 2010

[imagebrowser id=84] More than a few years ago, the Bonfire Pipe to Pipe lost it's way. Despite the name, neither the snow or skate portion of the events in recent years have featured a "pipe." I suppose that'll happen, when you're the longest running summer snowboard contest out there. But this year, the folks at Windells and Bonfire decided to bring back the pipe, and created a snowboard course centered around a miniature halfpipe. But aside from making the name more logical, this new set up managed to do something else as well: Bring back the 90s. How, you might ask, would a course set up do that? Well, the…
Read More

Nick Lipton: A Day in the Life

As a recent college graduate with no other real responsibilities this summer than to go snowboarding at Mt. Hood, review the latest and greatest snowboards, and make videos,  Nick Lipton certainly has a pained existence. Especially when his mean old boss (me) decides to come snowboarding and see why exactly it is so difficult being Nick Lipton. 9:30 am. I find Nick passed out in all his clothes on a love seat in the Burton house. 9:45 am. A hungover and grumpy Nick peels himself off the couch. 9:50 am. Flirts with the girls at the HCSC office. 9:55 am. Orders a bagel sandwich. Must be reminded to fill out…
Read More

Meet: The Bang Show

You've seen the teasers. You've wished they were your friends. And now we actually talked to the guys behind the Bang Show. After emailing with both Maxwell Scott (who runs the email) and Nick Brewer (who "invented" the crew) and getting several 1 am phone calls from Andrew Brewer, we're pretty much down with the guys. In short, this crew seems to know what snowboarding is about, and they take that shit really seriously. In fact, we give this video at least a 75% of actually coming out. Location: Colorado, Utah, New York, Reno, Mass, Minnesota, and New Jersey Riders: Ben Capron, Mike Goodwin, Andrew Brewer, Maxwell Scott, Charlie Deptula,…
Read More

YoBeat’s Get Ready Guide Part 1: Tats!

Summer is winding down, which means it's time to start getting ready for the season. Perhaps you've done this once or twice before, but this upcoming season isn't just any season. No, this is the '10/'11 season, which means there's a long list of new products, trends and other important factors you must take into account when determining what you'll need when the first snow flies. Never fear, your friends here at YoBeat have done the research for you, and starting now we'll be dropping stories that will be your guide to success and glory this season. In this first segment, we show you how to get a homemade tattoo.…
Read More

Meet: This Is Productions

It's possible you've heard of Toy Soldier Productions out of Montana, a crew that is putting out what looks like it will be a super sick video. Aside from, or course, a shit ton of skiing. Since you guys whine every time we post anything with skiing in it, we dug a little deeper and unearthed This Is Productions, Montana's other film crew. They don't take things so seriously, and everyone in the crew rides a snowboard, so we asked Miah Favara for a little bit more info. Riders: Shane Stalling, Tyrel Thornton, Jess Gentner, Phil Weiss, Miah Favara, Kevin Fischer, Hjalmar Syversen, Kyle Miller Location: Bozeman, Montana Filmer/Editor: Miah…
Read More

Meet: Dump Em

Location: Truckee, CA Riders: Dylan Bonnie, Matt Rabow, Nial Romanek, Mark Wilson, Forest Bailey, Will Bateman, Dakota Whitaker, Johnny Brady, Matt Bothfield, Jeremy Landy and a bunch-o-kooks Filmer/Editor: Colton Feldman At the beginning of last season, we had the great pleasure of encountering Colton Feldman. With his army of friends who were ridiculously good at snowboarding, he churned out a series of entertaining edits dubbed Feldman Fridays. As with all our great regular features, the weekly edits dwindled, but the movie making continued. So we caught back up with Colton to get the full story on the forthcoming Dump Em Out. How many times did telling girls to "Dump Em"…
Read More

Free-Sledding: The Next Big Thing?

Not so long ago, snowboarding was seen as odd. People would say things such as, "how do you stop on those things?" Most other winter sports enthusiasts would ask, "why wouldn't you just ski?" Fast forward 30 years and snowboarding is so mainstream it may actually be shrinking (have you seen how many free skiers there are these days?) So maybe it's time for something new. Free sledding looks fun and here's why: you get to sit down while doing it. Standing up is so much effort. You still get to hit rails and do flips, but from a more relaxing body position. Ok, so that's a lie, kneeling like…
Read More

Meet: VegHead Productions

Our neighbors to the North have some pretty serious snowboarding to be done, and none of it is in Ontario. That hasn't stopped VegHead Productions from making a movie this year (and why should it!?) But seriously, reformed pot heads, urban boarding, and universal healthcare is as good a recipe as any, and VegHead's Gordon Bernie hit us up and was like, check out our video. So we decided to find out more! Location: London, Ontario Riders: Zach Moorcroft, Jordan Glenn, Sean Grabowski, Erik Rayment, Chris Fellner, Gordon Birnie, Bradley Hesson, Mark Goodall, Jeff Howlett, Mike Benko, Brady Swartz Filmer/Editor: Andrew Wyton What's with the name? Are you guys a…
Read More

Pipe to Pipe Version 2010: SKATE!

[imagebrowser id=85] With only one Bonfire Pipe to Pipe event this year, I had only one chance to defend my second place title from last year. But I was determined. I left the on-snow in a hurry to get down to the Windells Concrete Jungle and train. I had my stunts down. I threatened the appropriate judges. I was feeling good. And then... the unthinkable. A bunch of other girls showed up. Some of them could actually ollie. I saw my dreams of back-to-back silver-medal goodie bags drifting further and further away. The good news is this year there were enough girls we got our own jam session (not fighting…
Read More

Pipe to Pipe Version 2010

[imagebrowser id=84] More than a few years ago, the Bonfire Pipe to Pipe lost it's way. Despite the name, neither the snow or skate portion of the events in recent years have featured a "pipe." I suppose that'll happen, when you're the longest running summer snowboard contest out there. But this year, the folks at Windells and Bonfire decided to bring back the pipe, and created a snowboard course centered around a miniature halfpipe. But aside from making the name more logical, this new set up managed to do something else as well: Bring back the 90s. How, you might ask, would a course set up do that? Well, the…
Read More

Nick Lipton: A Day in the Life

As a recent college graduate with no other real responsibilities this summer than to go snowboarding at Mt. Hood, review the latest and greatest snowboards, and make videos,  Nick Lipton certainly has a pained existence. Especially when his mean old boss (me) decides to come snowboarding and see why exactly it is so difficult being Nick Lipton. 9:30 am. I find Nick passed out in all his clothes on a love seat in the Burton house. 9:45 am. A hungover and grumpy Nick peels himself off the couch. 9:50 am. Flirts with the girls at the HCSC office. 9:55 am. Orders a bagel sandwich. Must be reminded to fill out…
Read More

Meet: The Bang Show

You've seen the teasers. You've wished they were your friends. And now we actually talked to the guys behind the Bang Show. After emailing with both Maxwell Scott (who runs the email) and Nick Brewer (who "invented" the crew) and getting several 1 am phone calls from Andrew Brewer, we're pretty much down with the guys. In short, this crew seems to know what snowboarding is about, and they take that shit really seriously. In fact, we give this video at least a 75% of actually coming out. Location: Colorado, Utah, New York, Reno, Mass, Minnesota, and New Jersey Riders: Ben Capron, Mike Goodwin, Andrew Brewer, Maxwell Scott, Charlie Deptula,…
Read More

YoBeat’s Get Ready Guide Part 1: Tats!

Summer is winding down, which means it's time to start getting ready for the season. Perhaps you've done this once or twice before, but this upcoming season isn't just any season. No, this is the '10/'11 season, which means there's a long list of new products, trends and other important factors you must take into account when determining what you'll need when the first snow flies. Never fear, your friends here at YoBeat have done the research for you, and starting now we'll be dropping stories that will be your guide to success and glory this season. In this first segment, we show you how to get a homemade tattoo.…
Read More

Meet: This Is Productions

It's possible you've heard of Toy Soldier Productions out of Montana, a crew that is putting out what looks like it will be a super sick video. Aside from, or course, a shit ton of skiing. Since you guys whine every time we post anything with skiing in it, we dug a little deeper and unearthed This Is Productions, Montana's other film crew. They don't take things so seriously, and everyone in the crew rides a snowboard, so we asked Miah Favara for a little bit more info. Riders: Shane Stalling, Tyrel Thornton, Jess Gentner, Phil Weiss, Miah Favara, Kevin Fischer, Hjalmar Syversen, Kyle Miller Location: Bozeman, Montana Filmer/Editor: Miah…
Read More

Meet: Dump Em

Location: Truckee, CA Riders: Dylan Bonnie, Matt Rabow, Nial Romanek, Mark Wilson, Forest Bailey, Will Bateman, Dakota Whitaker, Johnny Brady, Matt Bothfield, Jeremy Landy and a bunch-o-kooks Filmer/Editor: Colton Feldman At the beginning of last season, we had the great pleasure of encountering Colton Feldman. With his army of friends who were ridiculously good at snowboarding, he churned out a series of entertaining edits dubbed Feldman Fridays. As with all our great regular features, the weekly edits dwindled, but the movie making continued. So we caught back up with Colton to get the full story on the forthcoming Dump Em Out. How many times did telling girls to "Dump Em"…
Read More

Free-Sledding: The Next Big Thing?

Not so long ago, snowboarding was seen as odd. People would say things such as, "how do you stop on those things?" Most other winter sports enthusiasts would ask, "why wouldn't you just ski?" Fast forward 30 years and snowboarding is so mainstream it may actually be shrinking (have you seen how many free skiers there are these days?) So maybe it's time for something new. Free sledding looks fun and here's why: you get to sit down while doing it. Standing up is so much effort. You still get to hit rails and do flips, but from a more relaxing body position. Ok, so that's a lie, kneeling like…
Read More

Meet: VegHead Productions

Our neighbors to the North have some pretty serious snowboarding to be done, and none of it is in Ontario. That hasn't stopped VegHead Productions from making a movie this year (and why should it!?) But seriously, reformed pot heads, urban boarding, and universal healthcare is as good a recipe as any, and VegHead's Gordon Bernie hit us up and was like, check out our video. So we decided to find out more! Location: London, Ontario Riders: Zach Moorcroft, Jordan Glenn, Sean Grabowski, Erik Rayment, Chris Fellner, Gordon Birnie, Bradley Hesson, Mark Goodall, Jeff Howlett, Mike Benko, Brady Swartz Filmer/Editor: Andrew Wyton What's with the name? Are you guys a…
Read More

Pipe to Pipe Version 2010: SKATE!

[imagebrowser id=85] With only one Bonfire Pipe to Pipe event this year, I had only one chance to defend my second place title from last year. But I was determined. I left the on-snow in a hurry to get down to the Windells Concrete Jungle and train. I had my stunts down. I threatened the appropriate judges. I was feeling good. And then... the unthinkable. A bunch of other girls showed up. Some of them could actually ollie. I saw my dreams of back-to-back silver-medal goodie bags drifting further and further away. The good news is this year there were enough girls we got our own jam session (not fighting…
Read More

Pipe to Pipe Version 2010

[imagebrowser id=84] More than a few years ago, the Bonfire Pipe to Pipe lost it's way. Despite the name, neither the snow or skate portion of the events in recent years have featured a "pipe." I suppose that'll happen, when you're the longest running summer snowboard contest out there. But this year, the folks at Windells and Bonfire decided to bring back the pipe, and created a snowboard course centered around a miniature halfpipe. But aside from making the name more logical, this new set up managed to do something else as well: Bring back the 90s. How, you might ask, would a course set up do that? Well, the…
Read More

Nick Lipton: A Day in the Life

As a recent college graduate with no other real responsibilities this summer than to go snowboarding at Mt. Hood, review the latest and greatest snowboards, and make videos,  Nick Lipton certainly has a pained existence. Especially when his mean old boss (me) decides to come snowboarding and see why exactly it is so difficult being Nick Lipton. 9:30 am. I find Nick passed out in all his clothes on a love seat in the Burton house. 9:45 am. A hungover and grumpy Nick peels himself off the couch. 9:50 am. Flirts with the girls at the HCSC office. 9:55 am. Orders a bagel sandwich. Must be reminded to fill out…
Read More

Meet: The Bang Show

You've seen the teasers. You've wished they were your friends. And now we actually talked to the guys behind the Bang Show. After emailing with both Maxwell Scott (who runs the email) and Nick Brewer (who "invented" the crew) and getting several 1 am phone calls from Andrew Brewer, we're pretty much down with the guys. In short, this crew seems to know what snowboarding is about, and they take that shit really seriously. In fact, we give this video at least a 75% of actually coming out. Location: Colorado, Utah, New York, Reno, Mass, Minnesota, and New Jersey Riders: Ben Capron, Mike Goodwin, Andrew Brewer, Maxwell Scott, Charlie Deptula,…
Read More

YoBeat’s Get Ready Guide Part 1: Tats!

Summer is winding down, which means it's time to start getting ready for the season. Perhaps you've done this once or twice before, but this upcoming season isn't just any season. No, this is the '10/'11 season, which means there's a long list of new products, trends and other important factors you must take into account when determining what you'll need when the first snow flies. Never fear, your friends here at YoBeat have done the research for you, and starting now we'll be dropping stories that will be your guide to success and glory this season. In this first segment, we show you how to get a homemade tattoo.…
Read More

Meet: This Is Productions

It's possible you've heard of Toy Soldier Productions out of Montana, a crew that is putting out what looks like it will be a super sick video. Aside from, or course, a shit ton of skiing. Since you guys whine every time we post anything with skiing in it, we dug a little deeper and unearthed This Is Productions, Montana's other film crew. They don't take things so seriously, and everyone in the crew rides a snowboard, so we asked Miah Favara for a little bit more info. Riders: Shane Stalling, Tyrel Thornton, Jess Gentner, Phil Weiss, Miah Favara, Kevin Fischer, Hjalmar Syversen, Kyle Miller Location: Bozeman, Montana Filmer/Editor: Miah…
Read More

Meet: Dump Em

Location: Truckee, CA Riders: Dylan Bonnie, Matt Rabow, Nial Romanek, Mark Wilson, Forest Bailey, Will Bateman, Dakota Whitaker, Johnny Brady, Matt Bothfield, Jeremy Landy and a bunch-o-kooks Filmer/Editor: Colton Feldman At the beginning of last season, we had the great pleasure of encountering Colton Feldman. With his army of friends who were ridiculously good at snowboarding, he churned out a series of entertaining edits dubbed Feldman Fridays. As with all our great regular features, the weekly edits dwindled, but the movie making continued. So we caught back up with Colton to get the full story on the forthcoming Dump Em Out. How many times did telling girls to "Dump Em"…
Read More

Free-Sledding: The Next Big Thing?

Not so long ago, snowboarding was seen as odd. People would say things such as, "how do you stop on those things?" Most other winter sports enthusiasts would ask, "why wouldn't you just ski?" Fast forward 30 years and snowboarding is so mainstream it may actually be shrinking (have you seen how many free skiers there are these days?) So maybe it's time for something new. Free sledding looks fun and here's why: you get to sit down while doing it. Standing up is so much effort. You still get to hit rails and do flips, but from a more relaxing body position. Ok, so that's a lie, kneeling like…
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Meet: VegHead Productions

Our neighbors to the North have some pretty serious snowboarding to be done, and none of it is in Ontario. That hasn't stopped VegHead Productions from making a movie this year (and why should it!?) But seriously, reformed pot heads, urban boarding, and universal healthcare is as good a recipe as any, and VegHead's Gordon Bernie hit us up and was like, check out our video. So we decided to find out more! Location: London, Ontario Riders: Zach Moorcroft, Jordan Glenn, Sean Grabowski, Erik Rayment, Chris Fellner, Gordon Birnie, Bradley Hesson, Mark Goodall, Jeff Howlett, Mike Benko, Brady Swartz Filmer/Editor: Andrew Wyton What's with the name? Are you guys a…
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Pipe to Pipe Version 2010: SKATE!

[imagebrowser id=85] With only one Bonfire Pipe to Pipe event this year, I had only one chance to defend my second place title from last year. But I was determined. I left the on-snow in a hurry to get down to the Windells Concrete Jungle and train. I had my stunts down. I threatened the appropriate judges. I was feeling good. And then... the unthinkable. A bunch of other girls showed up. Some of them could actually ollie. I saw my dreams of back-to-back silver-medal goodie bags drifting further and further away. The good news is this year there were enough girls we got our own jam session (not fighting…
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Pipe to Pipe Version 2010

[imagebrowser id=84] More than a few years ago, the Bonfire Pipe to Pipe lost it's way. Despite the name, neither the snow or skate portion of the events in recent years have featured a "pipe." I suppose that'll happen, when you're the longest running summer snowboard contest out there. But this year, the folks at Windells and Bonfire decided to bring back the pipe, and created a snowboard course centered around a miniature halfpipe. But aside from making the name more logical, this new set up managed to do something else as well: Bring back the 90s. How, you might ask, would a course set up do that? Well, the…
Read More

Nick Lipton: A Day in the Life

As a recent college graduate with no other real responsibilities this summer than to go snowboarding at Mt. Hood, review the latest and greatest snowboards, and make videos,  Nick Lipton certainly has a pained existence. Especially when his mean old boss (me) decides to come snowboarding and see why exactly it is so difficult being Nick Lipton. 9:30 am. I find Nick passed out in all his clothes on a love seat in the Burton house. 9:45 am. A hungover and grumpy Nick peels himself off the couch. 9:50 am. Flirts with the girls at the HCSC office. 9:55 am. Orders a bagel sandwich. Must be reminded to fill out…
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Meet: The Bang Show

You've seen the teasers. You've wished they were your friends. And now we actually talked to the guys behind the Bang Show. After emailing with both Maxwell Scott (who runs the email) and Nick Brewer (who "invented" the crew) and getting several 1 am phone calls from Andrew Brewer, we're pretty much down with the guys. In short, this crew seems to know what snowboarding is about, and they take that shit really seriously. In fact, we give this video at least a 75% of actually coming out. Location: Colorado, Utah, New York, Reno, Mass, Minnesota, and New Jersey Riders: Ben Capron, Mike Goodwin, Andrew Brewer, Maxwell Scott, Charlie Deptula,…
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YoBeat’s Get Ready Guide Part 1: Tats!

Summer is winding down, which means it's time to start getting ready for the season. Perhaps you've done this once or twice before, but this upcoming season isn't just any season. No, this is the '10/'11 season, which means there's a long list of new products, trends and other important factors you must take into account when determining what you'll need when the first snow flies. Never fear, your friends here at YoBeat have done the research for you, and starting now we'll be dropping stories that will be your guide to success and glory this season. In this first segment, we show you how to get a homemade tattoo.…
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Meet: This Is Productions

It's possible you've heard of Toy Soldier Productions out of Montana, a crew that is putting out what looks like it will be a super sick video. Aside from, or course, a shit ton of skiing. Since you guys whine every time we post anything with skiing in it, we dug a little deeper and unearthed This Is Productions, Montana's other film crew. They don't take things so seriously, and everyone in the crew rides a snowboard, so we asked Miah Favara for a little bit more info. Riders: Shane Stalling, Tyrel Thornton, Jess Gentner, Phil Weiss, Miah Favara, Kevin Fischer, Hjalmar Syversen, Kyle Miller Location: Bozeman, Montana Filmer/Editor: Miah…
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Meet: Dump Em

Location: Truckee, CA Riders: Dylan Bonnie, Matt Rabow, Nial Romanek, Mark Wilson, Forest Bailey, Will Bateman, Dakota Whitaker, Johnny Brady, Matt Bothfield, Jeremy Landy and a bunch-o-kooks Filmer/Editor: Colton Feldman At the beginning of last season, we had the great pleasure of encountering Colton Feldman. With his army of friends who were ridiculously good at snowboarding, he churned out a series of entertaining edits dubbed Feldman Fridays. As with all our great regular features, the weekly edits dwindled, but the movie making continued. So we caught back up with Colton to get the full story on the forthcoming Dump Em Out. How many times did telling girls to "Dump Em"…
Read More

Free-Sledding: The Next Big Thing?

Not so long ago, snowboarding was seen as odd. People would say things such as, "how do you stop on those things?" Most other winter sports enthusiasts would ask, "why wouldn't you just ski?" Fast forward 30 years and snowboarding is so mainstream it may actually be shrinking (have you seen how many free skiers there are these days?) So maybe it's time for something new. Free sledding looks fun and here's why: you get to sit down while doing it. Standing up is so much effort. You still get to hit rails and do flips, but from a more relaxing body position. Ok, so that's a lie, kneeling like…
Read More

Meet: VegHead Productions

Our neighbors to the North have some pretty serious snowboarding to be done, and none of it is in Ontario. That hasn't stopped VegHead Productions from making a movie this year (and why should it!?) But seriously, reformed pot heads, urban boarding, and universal healthcare is as good a recipe as any, and VegHead's Gordon Bernie hit us up and was like, check out our video. So we decided to find out more! Location: London, Ontario Riders: Zach Moorcroft, Jordan Glenn, Sean Grabowski, Erik Rayment, Chris Fellner, Gordon Birnie, Bradley Hesson, Mark Goodall, Jeff Howlett, Mike Benko, Brady Swartz Filmer/Editor: Andrew Wyton What's with the name? Are you guys a…
Read More

Pipe to Pipe Version 2010: SKATE!

[imagebrowser id=85] With only one Bonfire Pipe to Pipe event this year, I had only one chance to defend my second place title from last year. But I was determined. I left the on-snow in a hurry to get down to the Windells Concrete Jungle and train. I had my stunts down. I threatened the appropriate judges. I was feeling good. And then... the unthinkable. A bunch of other girls showed up. Some of them could actually ollie. I saw my dreams of back-to-back silver-medal goodie bags drifting further and further away. The good news is this year there were enough girls we got our own jam session (not fighting…
Read More

Pipe to Pipe Version 2010

[imagebrowser id=84] More than a few years ago, the Bonfire Pipe to Pipe lost it's way. Despite the name, neither the snow or skate portion of the events in recent years have featured a "pipe." I suppose that'll happen, when you're the longest running summer snowboard contest out there. But this year, the folks at Windells and Bonfire decided to bring back the pipe, and created a snowboard course centered around a miniature halfpipe. But aside from making the name more logical, this new set up managed to do something else as well: Bring back the 90s. How, you might ask, would a course set up do that? Well, the…
Read More

Nick Lipton: A Day in the Life

As a recent college graduate with no other real responsibilities this summer than to go snowboarding at Mt. Hood, review the latest and greatest snowboards, and make videos,  Nick Lipton certainly has a pained existence. Especially when his mean old boss (me) decides to come snowboarding and see why exactly it is so difficult being Nick Lipton. 9:30 am. I find Nick passed out in all his clothes on a love seat in the Burton house. 9:45 am. A hungover and grumpy Nick peels himself off the couch. 9:50 am. Flirts with the girls at the HCSC office. 9:55 am. Orders a bagel sandwich. Must be reminded to fill out…
Read More

Meet: The Bang Show

You've seen the teasers. You've wished they were your friends. And now we actually talked to the guys behind the Bang Show. After emailing with both Maxwell Scott (who runs the email) and Nick Brewer (who "invented" the crew) and getting several 1 am phone calls from Andrew Brewer, we're pretty much down with the guys. In short, this crew seems to know what snowboarding is about, and they take that shit really seriously. In fact, we give this video at least a 75% of actually coming out. Location: Colorado, Utah, New York, Reno, Mass, Minnesota, and New Jersey Riders: Ben Capron, Mike Goodwin, Andrew Brewer, Maxwell Scott, Charlie Deptula,…
Read More

YoBeat’s Get Ready Guide Part 1: Tats!

Summer is winding down, which means it's time to start getting ready for the season. Perhaps you've done this once or twice before, but this upcoming season isn't just any season. No, this is the '10/'11 season, which means there's a long list of new products, trends and other important factors you must take into account when determining what you'll need when the first snow flies. Never fear, your friends here at YoBeat have done the research for you, and starting now we'll be dropping stories that will be your guide to success and glory this season. In this first segment, we show you how to get a homemade tattoo.…
Read More

Meet: This Is Productions

It's possible you've heard of Toy Soldier Productions out of Montana, a crew that is putting out what looks like it will be a super sick video. Aside from, or course, a shit ton of skiing. Since you guys whine every time we post anything with skiing in it, we dug a little deeper and unearthed This Is Productions, Montana's other film crew. They don't take things so seriously, and everyone in the crew rides a snowboard, so we asked Miah Favara for a little bit more info. Riders: Shane Stalling, Tyrel Thornton, Jess Gentner, Phil Weiss, Miah Favara, Kevin Fischer, Hjalmar Syversen, Kyle Miller Location: Bozeman, Montana Filmer/Editor: Miah…
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Meet: Dump Em

Location: Truckee, CA Riders: Dylan Bonnie, Matt Rabow, Nial Romanek, Mark Wilson, Forest Bailey, Will Bateman, Dakota Whitaker, Johnny Brady, Matt Bothfield, Jeremy Landy and a bunch-o-kooks Filmer/Editor: Colton Feldman At the beginning of last season, we had the great pleasure of encountering Colton Feldman. With his army of friends who were ridiculously good at snowboarding, he churned out a series of entertaining edits dubbed Feldman Fridays. As with all our great regular features, the weekly edits dwindled, but the movie making continued. So we caught back up with Colton to get the full story on the forthcoming Dump Em Out. How many times did telling girls to "Dump Em"…
Read More

Free-Sledding: The Next Big Thing?

Not so long ago, snowboarding was seen as odd. People would say things such as, "how do you stop on those things?" Most other winter sports enthusiasts would ask, "why wouldn't you just ski?" Fast forward 30 years and snowboarding is so mainstream it may actually be shrinking (have you seen how many free skiers there are these days?) So maybe it's time for something new. Free sledding looks fun and here's why: you get to sit down while doing it. Standing up is so much effort. You still get to hit rails and do flips, but from a more relaxing body position. Ok, so that's a lie, kneeling like…
Read More

Meet: VegHead Productions

Our neighbors to the North have some pretty serious snowboarding to be done, and none of it is in Ontario. That hasn't stopped VegHead Productions from making a movie this year (and why should it!?) But seriously, reformed pot heads, urban boarding, and universal healthcare is as good a recipe as any, and VegHead's Gordon Bernie hit us up and was like, check out our video. So we decided to find out more! Location: London, Ontario Riders: Zach Moorcroft, Jordan Glenn, Sean Grabowski, Erik Rayment, Chris Fellner, Gordon Birnie, Bradley Hesson, Mark Goodall, Jeff Howlett, Mike Benko, Brady Swartz Filmer/Editor: Andrew Wyton What's with the name? Are you guys a…
Read More

Pipe to Pipe Version 2010: SKATE!

[imagebrowser id=85] With only one Bonfire Pipe to Pipe event this year, I had only one chance to defend my second place title from last year. But I was determined. I left the on-snow in a hurry to get down to the Windells Concrete Jungle and train. I had my stunts down. I threatened the appropriate judges. I was feeling good. And then... the unthinkable. A bunch of other girls showed up. Some of them could actually ollie. I saw my dreams of back-to-back silver-medal goodie bags drifting further and further away. The good news is this year there were enough girls we got our own jam session (not fighting…
Read More

Pipe to Pipe Version 2010

[imagebrowser id=84] More than a few years ago, the Bonfire Pipe to Pipe lost it's way. Despite the name, neither the snow or skate portion of the events in recent years have featured a "pipe." I suppose that'll happen, when you're the longest running summer snowboard contest out there. But this year, the folks at Windells and Bonfire decided to bring back the pipe, and created a snowboard course centered around a miniature halfpipe. But aside from making the name more logical, this new set up managed to do something else as well: Bring back the 90s. How, you might ask, would a course set up do that? Well, the…
Read More

Nick Lipton: A Day in the Life

As a recent college graduate with no other real responsibilities this summer than to go snowboarding at Mt. Hood, review the latest and greatest snowboards, and make videos,  Nick Lipton certainly has a pained existence. Especially when his mean old boss (me) decides to come snowboarding and see why exactly it is so difficult being Nick Lipton. 9:30 am. I find Nick passed out in all his clothes on a love seat in the Burton house. 9:45 am. A hungover and grumpy Nick peels himself off the couch. 9:50 am. Flirts with the girls at the HCSC office. 9:55 am. Orders a bagel sandwich. Must be reminded to fill out…
Read More

Meet: The Bang Show

You've seen the teasers. You've wished they were your friends. And now we actually talked to the guys behind the Bang Show. After emailing with both Maxwell Scott (who runs the email) and Nick Brewer (who "invented" the crew) and getting several 1 am phone calls from Andrew Brewer, we're pretty much down with the guys. In short, this crew seems to know what snowboarding is about, and they take that shit really seriously. In fact, we give this video at least a 75% of actually coming out. Location: Colorado, Utah, New York, Reno, Mass, Minnesota, and New Jersey Riders: Ben Capron, Mike Goodwin, Andrew Brewer, Maxwell Scott, Charlie Deptula,…
Read More

YoBeat’s Get Ready Guide Part 1: Tats!

Summer is winding down, which means it's time to start getting ready for the season. Perhaps you've done this once or twice before, but this upcoming season isn't just any season. No, this is the '10/'11 season, which means there's a long list of new products, trends and other important factors you must take into account when determining what you'll need when the first snow flies. Never fear, your friends here at YoBeat have done the research for you, and starting now we'll be dropping stories that will be your guide to success and glory this season. In this first segment, we show you how to get a homemade tattoo.…
Read More

Meet: This Is Productions

It's possible you've heard of Toy Soldier Productions out of Montana, a crew that is putting out what looks like it will be a super sick video. Aside from, or course, a shit ton of skiing. Since you guys whine every time we post anything with skiing in it, we dug a little deeper and unearthed This Is Productions, Montana's other film crew. They don't take things so seriously, and everyone in the crew rides a snowboard, so we asked Miah Favara for a little bit more info. Riders: Shane Stalling, Tyrel Thornton, Jess Gentner, Phil Weiss, Miah Favara, Kevin Fischer, Hjalmar Syversen, Kyle Miller Location: Bozeman, Montana Filmer/Editor: Miah…
Read More

Meet: Dump Em

Location: Truckee, CA Riders: Dylan Bonnie, Matt Rabow, Nial Romanek, Mark Wilson, Forest Bailey, Will Bateman, Dakota Whitaker, Johnny Brady, Matt Bothfield, Jeremy Landy and a bunch-o-kooks Filmer/Editor: Colton Feldman At the beginning of last season, we had the great pleasure of encountering Colton Feldman. With his army of friends who were ridiculously good at snowboarding, he churned out a series of entertaining edits dubbed Feldman Fridays. As with all our great regular features, the weekly edits dwindled, but the movie making continued. So we caught back up with Colton to get the full story on the forthcoming Dump Em Out. How many times did telling girls to "Dump Em"…
Read More

Free-Sledding: The Next Big Thing?

Not so long ago, snowboarding was seen as odd. People would say things such as, "how do you stop on those things?" Most other winter sports enthusiasts would ask, "why wouldn't you just ski?" Fast forward 30 years and snowboarding is so mainstream it may actually be shrinking (have you seen how many free skiers there are these days?) So maybe it's time for something new. Free sledding looks fun and here's why: you get to sit down while doing it. Standing up is so much effort. You still get to hit rails and do flips, but from a more relaxing body position. Ok, so that's a lie, kneeling like…
Read More

Meet: VegHead Productions

Our neighbors to the North have some pretty serious snowboarding to be done, and none of it is in Ontario. That hasn't stopped VegHead Productions from making a movie this year (and why should it!?) But seriously, reformed pot heads, urban boarding, and universal healthcare is as good a recipe as any, and VegHead's Gordon Bernie hit us up and was like, check out our video. So we decided to find out more! Location: London, Ontario Riders: Zach Moorcroft, Jordan Glenn, Sean Grabowski, Erik Rayment, Chris Fellner, Gordon Birnie, Bradley Hesson, Mark Goodall, Jeff Howlett, Mike Benko, Brady Swartz Filmer/Editor: Andrew Wyton What's with the name? Are you guys a…
Read More

Pipe to Pipe Version 2010: SKATE!

[imagebrowser id=85] With only one Bonfire Pipe to Pipe event this year, I had only one chance to defend my second place title from last year. But I was determined. I left the on-snow in a hurry to get down to the Windells Concrete Jungle and train. I had my stunts down. I threatened the appropriate judges. I was feeling good. And then... the unthinkable. A bunch of other girls showed up. Some of them could actually ollie. I saw my dreams of back-to-back silver-medal goodie bags drifting further and further away. The good news is this year there were enough girls we got our own jam session (not fighting…
Read More

Pipe to Pipe Version 2010

[imagebrowser id=84] More than a few years ago, the Bonfire Pipe to Pipe lost it's way. Despite the name, neither the snow or skate portion of the events in recent years have featured a "pipe." I suppose that'll happen, when you're the longest running summer snowboard contest out there. But this year, the folks at Windells and Bonfire decided to bring back the pipe, and created a snowboard course centered around a miniature halfpipe. But aside from making the name more logical, this new set up managed to do something else as well: Bring back the 90s. How, you might ask, would a course set up do that? Well, the…
Read More

Nick Lipton: A Day in the Life

As a recent college graduate with no other real responsibilities this summer than to go snowboarding at Mt. Hood, review the latest and greatest snowboards, and make videos,  Nick Lipton certainly has a pained existence. Especially when his mean old boss (me) decides to come snowboarding and see why exactly it is so difficult being Nick Lipton. 9:30 am. I find Nick passed out in all his clothes on a love seat in the Burton house. 9:45 am. A hungover and grumpy Nick peels himself off the couch. 9:50 am. Flirts with the girls at the HCSC office. 9:55 am. Orders a bagel sandwich. Must be reminded to fill out…
Read More

Meet: The Bang Show

You've seen the teasers. You've wished they were your friends. And now we actually talked to the guys behind the Bang Show. After emailing with both Maxwell Scott (who runs the email) and Nick Brewer (who "invented" the crew) and getting several 1 am phone calls from Andrew Brewer, we're pretty much down with the guys. In short, this crew seems to know what snowboarding is about, and they take that shit really seriously. In fact, we give this video at least a 75% of actually coming out. Location: Colorado, Utah, New York, Reno, Mass, Minnesota, and New Jersey Riders: Ben Capron, Mike Goodwin, Andrew Brewer, Maxwell Scott, Charlie Deptula,…
Read More

YoBeat’s Get Ready Guide Part 1: Tats!

Summer is winding down, which means it's time to start getting ready for the season. Perhaps you've done this once or twice before, but this upcoming season isn't just any season. No, this is the '10/'11 season, which means there's a long list of new products, trends and other important factors you must take into account when determining what you'll need when the first snow flies. Never fear, your friends here at YoBeat have done the research for you, and starting now we'll be dropping stories that will be your guide to success and glory this season. In this first segment, we show you how to get a homemade tattoo.…
Read More

Meet: This Is Productions

It's possible you've heard of Toy Soldier Productions out of Montana, a crew that is putting out what looks like it will be a super sick video. Aside from, or course, a shit ton of skiing. Since you guys whine every time we post anything with skiing in it, we dug a little deeper and unearthed This Is Productions, Montana's other film crew. They don't take things so seriously, and everyone in the crew rides a snowboard, so we asked Miah Favara for a little bit more info. Riders: Shane Stalling, Tyrel Thornton, Jess Gentner, Phil Weiss, Miah Favara, Kevin Fischer, Hjalmar Syversen, Kyle Miller Location: Bozeman, Montana Filmer/Editor: Miah…
Read More

Meet: Dump Em

Location: Truckee, CA Riders: Dylan Bonnie, Matt Rabow, Nial Romanek, Mark Wilson, Forest Bailey, Will Bateman, Dakota Whitaker, Johnny Brady, Matt Bothfield, Jeremy Landy and a bunch-o-kooks Filmer/Editor: Colton Feldman At the beginning of last season, we had the great pleasure of encountering Colton Feldman. With his army of friends who were ridiculously good at snowboarding, he churned out a series of entertaining edits dubbed Feldman Fridays. As with all our great regular features, the weekly edits dwindled, but the movie making continued. So we caught back up with Colton to get the full story on the forthcoming Dump Em Out. How many times did telling girls to "Dump Em"…
Read More

Free-Sledding: The Next Big Thing?

Not so long ago, snowboarding was seen as odd. People would say things such as, "how do you stop on those things?" Most other winter sports enthusiasts would ask, "why wouldn't you just ski?" Fast forward 30 years and snowboarding is so mainstream it may actually be shrinking (have you seen how many free skiers there are these days?) So maybe it's time for something new. Free sledding looks fun and here's why: you get to sit down while doing it. Standing up is so much effort. You still get to hit rails and do flips, but from a more relaxing body position. Ok, so that's a lie, kneeling like…
Read More

Meet: VegHead Productions

Our neighbors to the North have some pretty serious snowboarding to be done, and none of it is in Ontario. That hasn't stopped VegHead Productions from making a movie this year (and why should it!?) But seriously, reformed pot heads, urban boarding, and universal healthcare is as good a recipe as any, and VegHead's Gordon Bernie hit us up and was like, check out our video. So we decided to find out more! Location: London, Ontario Riders: Zach Moorcroft, Jordan Glenn, Sean Grabowski, Erik Rayment, Chris Fellner, Gordon Birnie, Bradley Hesson, Mark Goodall, Jeff Howlett, Mike Benko, Brady Swartz Filmer/Editor: Andrew Wyton What's with the name? Are you guys a…
Read More

Pipe to Pipe Version 2010: SKATE!

[imagebrowser id=85] With only one Bonfire Pipe to Pipe event this year, I had only one chance to defend my second place title from last year. But I was determined. I left the on-snow in a hurry to get down to the Windells Concrete Jungle and train. I had my stunts down. I threatened the appropriate judges. I was feeling good. And then... the unthinkable. A bunch of other girls showed up. Some of them could actually ollie. I saw my dreams of back-to-back silver-medal goodie bags drifting further and further away. The good news is this year there were enough girls we got our own jam session (not fighting…
Read More

Pipe to Pipe Version 2010

[imagebrowser id=84] More than a few years ago, the Bonfire Pipe to Pipe lost it's way. Despite the name, neither the snow or skate portion of the events in recent years have featured a "pipe." I suppose that'll happen, when you're the longest running summer snowboard contest out there. But this year, the folks at Windells and Bonfire decided to bring back the pipe, and created a snowboard course centered around a miniature halfpipe. But aside from making the name more logical, this new set up managed to do something else as well: Bring back the 90s. How, you might ask, would a course set up do that? Well, the…
Read More

Nick Lipton: A Day in the Life

As a recent college graduate with no other real responsibilities this summer than to go snowboarding at Mt. Hood, review the latest and greatest snowboards, and make videos,  Nick Lipton certainly has a pained existence. Especially when his mean old boss (me) decides to come snowboarding and see why exactly it is so difficult being Nick Lipton. 9:30 am. I find Nick passed out in all his clothes on a love seat in the Burton house. 9:45 am. A hungover and grumpy Nick peels himself off the couch. 9:50 am. Flirts with the girls at the HCSC office. 9:55 am. Orders a bagel sandwich. Must be reminded to fill out…
Read More

Meet: The Bang Show

You've seen the teasers. You've wished they were your friends. And now we actually talked to the guys behind the Bang Show. After emailing with both Maxwell Scott (who runs the email) and Nick Brewer (who "invented" the crew) and getting several 1 am phone calls from Andrew Brewer, we're pretty much down with the guys. In short, this crew seems to know what snowboarding is about, and they take that shit really seriously. In fact, we give this video at least a 75% of actually coming out. Location: Colorado, Utah, New York, Reno, Mass, Minnesota, and New Jersey Riders: Ben Capron, Mike Goodwin, Andrew Brewer, Maxwell Scott, Charlie Deptula,…
Read More