How To
Introduction to Grabs:
Learning to grab your board is a big step from airing over jumps, but it’s a great way to improve your style when you’re in the air. Before you start grabbing, you should be comfortable going over jumps, getting some air, and landing. This article will go through some of the basic steps and teach you some of the terminology you’ll want to know. Soon you’ll be grabbing like a pro, and you’ll even know which grabs you’re doing. Continue reading…
How to Ride a Lift for the First Time:
This is a basic tutorial to riding the lift. Ideally you would learn this by taking a lesson; going with a friend or family member can be disastrous! However we recognize that sometimes taking a lesson isn’t an option, and one of the biggest challenges that completely turns people off to snowboarding can be lift riding. Continue reading…
Interviews
Kimmy Fasani, representing the girls for the DC snow team
I first met Kimmy at the DC snowboards unveiling in the Playboy suite at the Palms casino during SIA 2008. A fairly new name to the girls snowboard world, last year she filmed with Runway, made the DC snowboard team, and held it down with the boys at Superpark. We touched base this fall to find out what’s going on and how the year with DC has been treating her. Continue reading…
Posted Dec 13, 2008
Andreas Wiig- A Quick Interview with the Backcountry Machine
Andreas Wiig is a driven, powerful snowboarder who’s smooth style stands out on all types of terrain. Snowboarding first captured Andreas at a young age in Norway where rough snow and ice conditions did not deter him from learning, but instead pushed him to focus himself and thrive in any condition. Now, in his professional career, he takes snowboarding to a new level. He charges anything he is going to hit and does it with machine-like force and precision. Andreas spends time in both Norway and the US and continues to be an inspiration to many worldwide. If you aren’t lucky enough to catch up with him on a snowboard, you may find him bartending in wild Alaska. Continue reading…
Posted Oct 19, 2007
Articles, Stories, Photos, and Event Coverage
SIA Day 4, Jan 30 2009:
We took the final day of SIA in Las Vegas pretty easy, wandering the show checking out booths we hadn’t met with and enjoying the last hours in Vegas. Here are a few more photos we gathered to finish off the trip. Continue reading…
SIA.09 - Snowboard Mag Party with DJ Muggs & Redman:
The last party night of SIA in Vegas went full blast with Snowboard Magazine’s party with DJ Muggs (from Cypress Hill) and Redman at Body English in the Hard Rock Casino. The place was packed as DJ Muggs started it off with some insane beats. Muggs seriously rocked the house, probably the best live DJ I’ve seen perform. Redman came on a while later and played a great set to a stoked audience. Both performers put it all out there and really rocked the crowd. Thanks to Snowboard Magazine and the many sponsors of the show. Continue reading…
Product Previews
SIA Day 4, Jan 30 2009
We took the final day of SIA in Las Vegas pretty easy, wandering the show checking out booths we hadn’t met with and enjoying the last hours in Vegas. Here are a few more photos we gathered to finish off the trip. Continue reading…
SIA.09 - Helly Hanson
Helly Hanson is geared a little more towards the ski side of the industry than the snowboard side, but they’re getting special notice for two things this year. First, the collaboration between Helly Hanson and Moods of Norway, an awesome set of outerwear from one of Norway’s best known brands, with patterns from one of Norway’s newest brands. Second, their partial puffy jackets, solid technical jackets with pockets of down sewn inside to keep you warm. Continue reading…
From the Editor
From The Editor: Summer Sun in the North, Snowy Winter in the South: Summer has finally hit the northern hemisphere, while the southern progresses with winter. Snowboarder Guide staff are in Alaska under the midnight sun and just put in their last days at a little resort called Ski Land. That doesn’t mean that snowboarding is too far off the brain. With excitement for next year’s product, items for summer testing, and the days of training for snowboard season once again ahead of us, really we see the season as having just begun! And, there are always those wintery southern locations to visit and keep the year-round dream alive.
Remember, with another full season behind you on last year’s gear, now is a great time to reflect on how you liked it and write a review! Please help us fight summer dormancy by keeping the site updated with your input on gear and resorts. Check back for periodic giveaways, new interviews and stories. Whatever your days find you doing, whether it be chillin on the beach, hiking, working hard so you can purchase your lift pass in the fall, or still shredding, keep it real and enjoy!
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