What Not To Wear (When Snowboarding)

We don’t editorialise on this site too often (okay, that’s not true), but I would like to discuss something with you today: Boarding Fashion.
Sometimes when I am snowboarding, I feel old. It isn’t because my knees and back are sore. It’s because I look at some of the styles out there and I think to myself, [...]

Builder Profile: Venture Snowboards

Venture Snowboards is a very small, independent shop that makes boards out of Colorado. This is another company that brings a great perspective and approach to what they do. If I were to run a snowboard company it would look and sound a lot like Venture. Check out their site here.
They use a minimalist design [...]

Smuggs’ and Vail Ban Employees From Riding Burton Love Boards

I know, I know, we keep posting on the topic, but it keeps getting more interesting.
Previously, we’ve covered the controversy surrounding Burton Love snowboards, the ones with the Playboy models on them, here and here. I thought we were done with the topic but along comes Smugglers’ Notch, a well-known Vermont ski resort, banning their [...]

Reverse Camber Catching On For 08/09

I have mentioned on a few occassions that I am very psyched about riding my new Lib Tech TRS board. The buzz around my board and others like it is that is has a reverse camber.
Most modern snowboards have camber, which means the board arches up off the ground between the nose and tail. This [...]

Ride Contraband: Weird, Wild Snowboard Bindings

I have been wanting to post something about the Ride Contraband binding system for some time. I mentioned them in the Snowboard Binding Buyers Guide last month, and they seemed so far out,  I had to investigate further.
For starters, you need to see these bindings and view the teaser that Ride has put together here.
These [...]

Are Women Are More Prone to ACL Tears? The Answer is a Resounding YES

Are women more prone to torn ACL injuries?
According to a litany of articles, the answer is a resounding yes.

According to a recent article The Guardian, some women in their 20s never fully recover, even after successful surgery.
A source in this ESPN.COM article surmises women are twice as susceptible than men to suffer an ACL injury. [...]

10 Things I Love About Whistler

So while doing my morning reading on snowboarding today, I came across a Denver Post article titled, “10 Things We Love About Vail.” Given I have several favourties of my own, I thought: why not document my faves? So I’m going to start with Whistler Blackcomb.
How much is Whistler loved as a ski resort around [...]

Burton Love Snowboards Stir Things Up

Earlier this month, we talked about Burton’s new line of park boards. The boards, released under the name “Burton Love”, feature racy images of playboy models and are supported by a marketing strategy based in humour and sex.
The question immediately arose as to whether this was a brilliant marketing move or a shallow attempt to [...]

Heliskiing or Catskiing In Whistler

(Or, to be more precise: heliriding or catriding.)
Truth be told, my Whistler trip is kind of in limbo this year, as rustling up an entourage has been a bit difficult. But if I do go, I really want to spend a day in the backcountry. Ideally I’d like to do it with guides who know [...]

Powder and Rails: A Televised History of Snowboarding

If you would like to watch a fascinating TV series on the history of snowboarding, then you should check out www.vbs.tv. The specific show I am referring to is Powder and Rails, but there are a number of shows here that you might like. The streaming quality is very good and there is a wide [...]