Spring time… and the living’s easy. Here on the EC, we’ve been blessed with a bunch of snow storms that have dumped over 40 inches in the last 5 weeks. Of course, it’s also now March, which means spring temperatures and slushy snow. It also means a chance to demo next season’s gear. Even though …
In snowboarding, collaborations are the mid-season release or limited edition collection for 2014. It seems like everyone is doing a collaboration. It’s the “in” thing to do. Burton Snowboards has been doing some type of collaboration for probably over 15 years. Whether it’s graphics from Mark Gonzales or Ron English or Stash or Kid Robot, Burton …
80 Proof- Secret’s Out on the Craig Kelly Proto Facility You gotta love watching a snowboard come to life, especially something super cool and misty. Winter’s right around the corner.
Some random images from 2007 – 2012.
For Christmas, I saw the realization of a dream. I watched my 2 and ½ year old daughter take her first “steps” on snow trying both a snowboard and skis. After trying both at Stratton, she opted to snowboard. We wanted her to try both and select one (at least to start). As a former …
In seriously amazingly exciting and superific news, Ride Snowboards makes helmets. I guess it’s not a big surprise as parent company, Jarden like every other major corporation, has been increasing pressure on brands to expand their product portfolios to increase revenues. But wait these are special. They have snazzy core graphics, special fit systems, vents, brims …
Sorry for the extreme delay. This review is about 12 months late. Just trying to catch up. Conditions: Icy, powder, hard pack, kickers, rails Set-up: 157 and 154, Burton Malavita ESTs The Review: I remember first riding this board at the 2010 U.S. Open. I was hungover, tired and a bit sick. The conditions were bad …
When I left for Las Vegas, the sun was shining, temps were in the 80s, and I had just swum in the pool (unheated) the prior evening. When I arrived home on Saturday at 1am, there was a chill in the air and some leaves on the ground. I chalked it up as jet lag, …
According to press releases, on December 29th, Ski Market filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, citing financial problems that were exacerbated by the downturn in the economy and consumer spending in 2008 and 2009. Now I am never one to take delight in the misfortune of others, but I have …
If you needed an excuse to head to VT for the weekend, I’d say this is it. Both Burton and Rome are hosting summer sales this weekend. Typically, these sales offer discounts from 50% – 90% off items, and you can often score past year jems to add to your archives. These weekends also include …