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Snowboard Canada Magazine in Busy Times

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I subscribe to Snowboard Canada Magazine.  While I think it is a quality publication, it doesn’t really appeal to me all that much personally.  There is a strong emphasis on snowboarding fashion and what the pros are up to.  Like all paper-based magazines, there are far too many ads for my liking.  There is a lot of name-dropping going on but since I don’t follow the pro scene the names don’t really mean anything to me, making for a boring read.

But it’s not all bad.  I must say I really like the improvements that the magazine has made to their website.  The new look is clean and energetic, there are some great contests and I love the idea of a section dedicated to music. Check out the site here.

As far as the paper mag goes, they have a 21-page Olympic preview out.  Once I get my copy, I’ll let you know what I think. 

It is an exciting time here in Canada with the Vancouver games just about to get underway.  Good luck to all the athletes.

Discussion

  1. I generally like snowboarding magazines, but I get really tired of the endless pages of snowboarder gossip and antics. As a generation of snowboarders (like us!) get older, I really think there’s an under-served market there for content. Sometimes I wonder if that’s what we should be doing.

    Then you got the REAL old guys :)

    http://www.greysontrays.com/

    Adam

    Posted by Adam | January 13, 2010, 9:37 am

  2. I think greysontrays is seriously for me. They’re in it for all the right reasons.

    Posted by Josh | January 14, 2010, 9:50 pm

  3. I tried Snowboard Canada’s website but lost patience. The home page came up in barely acceptable speed. I tried to look at gear and after 5 minutes abandoned it for YouTube. Does the site actually work for you?

    Posted by Tom B | January 18, 2010, 11:14 am

  4. Snowboard Canada is a good magazine. It features some of the best talent coming out of Canada. it has some amazing action shots too. Name dropping is normal, it just acknowledges some impressive riders pushing the sport at the highest level. That’s why quite a few people look at snowboard magazines. To be inspired…?

    Posted by NONSTOPsnowboard | January 18, 2010, 8:51 pm

  5. Tom, The site loads a bit slowly for me, but it does load and function. It could stand to be faster.
    Nonstop, As far as boarding mags go, it’s a good one. I just don’t care what pros are up to. I guess it’s the same for tennis. I love to play but I don’t care about watching pros. But I do see how watching the best can be inspirational…

    Posted by Josh | January 18, 2010, 9:28 pm

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