Brooke Geery

Mandatory Coverage: The Bone Zone Banked Slalom

There's a dude turning in there. Squint, you'll see him I wonder what the first Mt. Baker Banked Slalom was like. You know, before it became legendary and all that. Chances are it was a small and incredibly disorganized event. Some of the participants probably had the best time ever, and others were upset because it took too long to take their runs, or whatever gripe people can come up with at a contest. And of course, there was most likely tons of pow to be shredded between runs. The first-ever Bone Zone Banked Slalom at Timberline was a lot like that. However, it had a few advantages over that…
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Mandatory Coverage: Last Call 11

Travis Nevehaus was actually awarded the best jumper prize, but here's a picture of him on the rails instead. Ahh, spring in New England. The birds are chirping, the sun is shining… if there was an emoticon for a record scratch I would insert it here. While yes, the name Last Call sort of insinuates the snowboard season is over, after the best snow year in recent record it’s far from it, and spring-like conditions were not on the menu for Eastern Boarder’s annual event. The good news is, it was cold enough to stay snow all day, not rain like had been predicated, so that’s something. The East’s finest…
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Hump Day gets Weird with Andrew Hardingham

Hopefully no dogs were harmed in the taking of this photo. Photo courtesy of Andrew Hardingham Snowboarding may be suffering from a lack of personality, but that's at no fault of Andrew Hardingham. Yeah he's weird, and no, he's not afraid of much, and that makes him one of the most colorful personalities in the whole damn sport. Whether eating ice cream in a hot tub, or throwing himself off a cliff with questionable snow pack, Andrew is real and unapologetic to those who don't understand. Love it or hate it, he's just gonna do what he thinks is funny. Do you prefer to be called weird or quirky? I've…
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Mandatory Coverage: Back to the Boneyard Trois

Tyler Davis. Quarterpiping. Note: Video and Photo Gallery added, see below New Hampshire is known for its amazing parks, hometown heroes and dirts, but lets face it, only a chosen few ever seem to make it big time. So if you do, it’s good to give back to the less fortunate, which is exactly why Pat Moore has put on Back to the Boneyard for that past three years. This year, the event raised over $1500 for WVBBTS, a scholarship program that helps kids who can’t afford it go snowboarding. The Waterville park staff, led by the semi-legendary Luke Mathison, recreates the legendary 90s Boneyard park. Everyone from former legends…
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Portland Report: Commonwealth Skateboarding is Open for Business

Local celebrity Benji Galloway. It has finally started snowing again in the Northwest so you may not have to resort to breaking out your skateboard, but if you actually enjoy skateboarding, you may just want to. Portland's first indoor concrete skatepark, Commonwealth Skateboarding, opened it's doors for business on February 26th. As a snowboarder (read: mediocre skateboarder) the park is non threatening with only a few sections topping the 3 foot mark. In addition to the main bowl, there is a mini ramp and a street area with bank, box and flat bar. However, the actual skating at the grand opening celebration was not for the casual enthusiast, with some…
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SIA 2011 Day 3: A Marketing Analysis

At this point we've seen enough boards, boots, bindings, outerwear and accessories that it feels like it's already 2012. The boards have things like ollie bars, scoop bases and kick jammers (we made those last two up). Outerwear is more more tech (or in some cases less tech) and will hopefully keep you warm and dry on hill. You can get a goggle to match absolutely any outfit, and a helmet too. Bindings are more adjustable than ever, and boots are the lightest they've ever been. And collaborations are still hot. But what did we really learn at SIA? We learned what will sell this year. See the above pie…
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SIA 2011 DAY 2: Back for More

Unlike miniramps at skate tradeshows, it's easy to drop in on the session at the Salomon booth. All the snowboarders are busy taking photos with their phones. Day two of SIA 2011 happened and it was a lot like day one. New products, familiar faces, etc, but there were a few key differences: -All hangovers were provided by the Burton stripper party. We'd post lots of awesome pictures but they don't let you take pictures at strip clubs, duh. -There was a Videograss teaser premiere at Salomon. -Terry Kidwell was there. Connor from MNMNT totally met Terry Kidwell. We didn't but we took a picture of him once, so pretend…
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VGsnow.com Is Live

Do you like videos of snowboarding? Then you'll probably enjoy the newly launched VGsnow.com, cause there's lot of them on there, all gussied up in a better-than-blog format. Don't know about you, but I'm gonna get myself a nice frosty Monster Energy Drink and enjoy them all!
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I’m Big in Europe

I've been writing a column for the Pan-European magazine On Board this season. I know I am supposed to hate magazines (and I sort of do) but they asked and seem like nice enough blokes, plus they pay me in Euros. I finally got four of the five issues that have come out already and scanned them, which means, if you want to read stuff that I think will appeal to Europeans (but more likely doesn't appeal to anyone) now you can! Click the images to download the fancy PDF version.
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Five Companies You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of

It seems like every clown has a clothing company now. Any why not? This is America, where rumor is, you can do anything you want. All it takes is some ingenuity, a little bit of cash and a ton of hard work, and there you have it, your own clothing brand. At least, that's the dream. Most people though, never get beyond the idea part, and having an actual operating business isn't as common as you'd think. The following five brands come from across the country (and even one in the middle) and all have their own unique style. The one thing they all have in common: the are all…
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