PowderJet Cleaver: A mini-review – OMFG

So about a year ago, I heard rumblings of a small snowboard company in the backwaters of Southern Vermont. Ok, no big deal right? Well then I heard that they were making snowboards by hand, using US sourced sustainably farmed wood with the same eco-resin that Grain Surfboards uses. Started by Jesse Loomis, former staff …

It’s Official: US Open of Snowboarding x Vail

Well, we all knew it was coming, but I still wanted to believe in my heart of hearts that it wasn’t true. Golf clap to Angry Snowboarder for bringing this to light to the masses. At least my wife will be happy that we can celebrate her birthday somewhere other than Stratton with a bunch …

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: LeTour 2012

Well after my last stint in the bike industry, I have been taking a (well deserved) break from the world of professional (bi)cycling racing. Sure, I snuck a peak at Paris-Roubaix (c’mon it’s Roubaix), but that was pretty much it. Stacks of cycling magazines went unread. Emails from CyclingNews went straight to the trash can. …

Updates from Da Creek: Mountain Creek Brings the Rain

Check it. If you live in the NYC/NJ area and you shred, you gotta make a stop at Mountain Creek. And since all of us truly suck at park (oh you’re awesome then why aren’t you on the Dew Tour), Mountain Creek has upgraded their famry park features and offering prizes every Sunday to the …

Tampa Pro (ho): Skateboarding Dirrrty South Style

If you’re not at the U.S. Open, sunning yourself on the beach or playing with yourself on your Wii, check out Fuel.TV for their live webcast of the Tampa Pro in HD (I guess you can have HD web stuff now, right? From their Press Release: Since 1994, the Tampa Pro contest has been showcasing …

Dropping the hammer: Angry Snowboarder gets banned at Keystone

Just thought I’d spread the word. Mr Angrysnowboarder got banned at Keystone for sharing his opinion to the ski patrol (cough cough ski nazis cough cough). Sometimes you are in the wrong, and sometimes, ski patrol are just being complete PITAs. I’ll leave it up to you the reader to determine, but my favorite quote …