Snowboard News (Afternoon Edition)

Rider: Jon Foy Photographer: Oli Gagnon

Just when you think Signal can’t get any more creative they blow your mind. Working with NAMM the guys down in Huntington Beach created a Xylophone snowboard that actually played music then took it up to Superpark where Hamish Martin their New Zealand rider sent some jumps on it.

The SL is the longest running deck in Never Summers line up. Known for their damp stable ride and R.C. Tech the SL lives up to the hype of being their best selling model. I personally haven’t ridden the SL in years but here’s how it stacked up. Board: Never Summer SL Size: 155 Camber [...]

Theodus one of our contributing writers invited me over for dinner at his luxury bachelor pad basement dungeon suite a while back. During this dungeon meal I met Dan and made a promise that I would probably host his edit or rape his grandmother, either way it looks like the edit won out. Here’s what [...]

If you were too busy snowboarding to catch this contest now Red Bull has put it up for everyone to see. So being like every other media site we’re adding it as well for you to enjoy.

Rider: Jason Robinson Photographer: Ryan Hughes

The first time I ever set foot on an Arbor it was this exact model and with that maiden voyage on that years Coda I saw everything Arbor had to offer. Their combination of reverse camber and grip tech makes all the difference in the world with how these boards ride. In all those seasons [...]

Words & Photos: Kyle McCoy

May fifth Cinco De Drinko, Mammoth mountain, and Monster energy hosted the West Coast Invitational and the Eddie Wall Ride. The weather was great, shredding slush and drinking cerveza's all day with two great bands and events in the evening. Eddie kicked off his event first with an array of jibs and one giant wall ride, which was the only feature that was judged. After flips, hand plants and whatever you could imagine went down on the wall, Jaeger Bailey walked away with first, Sam Taxwood took second and Chris Grenier held down third. Scott Blum was awarded best trick for his massive hand plants on top of the wall. Winners took home goggles from Sabre, headphones from Dre Beats, top three got a Vestal watch and an ipad. After the wall ride The Ragged Jubilee took the stage and jammed out till the WCI jump was lit up. The format for the WCI was shook-en up this year, with a big air format and teams of a rider and a skier to hit the jump and take the podium together. Before everyone headed into the Canyon lodge for the musical stylings of Rye Rye, Chas Guldemond and Parker White were given two giant shoes stuffed full of cash. Everyone put their ipads, Dre Beats headphones and stacks of cash in a safe spot and headed for the Hyde lounge for the after party. Till next year, check your mail for an invitation.

High Cascade Snowboard Camp's "Guess Hood?" is back for another season. Here is episode 8. See if you can name the rider in this edit.

Rider: Jesse Burtner Photographer: Mike Yoshida

For 10 years now Endeavor has been building boards in the great white north to the hype of many Canadians. I was finally able to get them to send me two of their decks and the Color Series was one of them. Here’s how it stacked up. Board: Endeavor Color Size: 152 Camber Option: Center [...]

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Tow ropes and hot laps it’s what the Midwest is all about. Have to give a full movie credit when it utilizes Good Bye Horses as the intro song then follows it up with The Chronic.

Ah yes the first teaser filled with so much joy and anticipation. Luckily this one doesn’t let you down and not finish what it started leaving you sitting there cursing life. 10 years of making films and Random Bastards knocked this one out of the park. Starring: Hans Ahlund, Brandon Hobush, Erik Karlsson, Toni Kerkela, [...]

Taking it back to the streets, what says roots more than jibbing inspired by skateboarding inspired by the urban landscape inspired by unicorns. Yes unicorns are actually at the heart of snowboard inspiration. A snowboarding film by Eemeli Nättinen. With riders Antti Juntunen, Joonas Eloranta, Miika Kajakulma,Joonas Karttunen, Samu Mikkonen,Tommi Ollikainen,and Friends.

Location: Chatter Creek, BC Photographer: Oli Gagnon

The T1 isn’t a board for everyone and by that I mean it’s built for bigger park features and high speed trickery. I have a long standing love/hate relationship with this board. At least this current incarnation of it has finally moved more towards where I believe it should be. Board: Nitro T1 Size: 156 [...]

SuperPark might be over but the video gems are just starting to roll out right now. Breckenridge local Ian Smith manned up to the Boreal step-up with a dub cork 10, it didn’t go as planned. Luckily he lived to try it again.

Who is Sean Whitaker? Someone that probably snowboards better than you. Kid drops hammers and sets the park on fire at Brighton. There has to be something in the water in Utah.