Snowboarding with the ladies
This season I’ve ridden with more girls than all of my previous years riding combined. Mostly, I would ride with a bunch of guys–the same way most every other girl does–but this year from Ladies Shred Day, Pillow Fight, and then this past weekend, I’ve ridden with lots of rad chickas. All of the ladies [...]
Pillow Fight: Day 1
This is my first time to Leavenworth. I drove from Seattle taking I-90 to Hwy 970 to Hwy 97. I’d never taken the route before and it was so beautiful. Especially Hwy 97. The rain changed to snow as I started to climb into the mountains and I watched the temperature drop from 42 to [...]
Day 4: The Blender and Feelgood
Burton was at Stevens Pass on Saturday and I got the chance to demo two new boards, the Blender and the Feelgood. I’ve been riding a ’99 Burton Custom since, well, ’99. And a ’98 Custom before that. And an Air way back in the beginning. So I’ve only been on Burton, and (except for [...]
The Basics: Board Tech
Photo: Alex Indigo Your board. Probably one of the most basic of basics when it comes to snowboarding. In the past few years, the ways that boards are engineered have changed dramatically to say the least. Coming into the 2009-2010 season it seems like snowboard companies have their act together and actually know how to [...]
