A snowboard video part that’s been well edited with choice tunes is always satisfying, but watching the clips without background music can really do wonders in giving the riding on screen justice. When a viewer gets to hear the raw sounds of...
Following the premiere of “Reckless Abandon” this may be an obvious statement, but man, Bode Merill is an absolute beast in the backcountry. He can spin doubles into powder cleaner than some do on perfect contest kickers, and throws meaty...
2016 brought with it one of the coldest Decembers that Washington has seen in recent history. The cold temps and heavy precipitation made for blower powder conditions across the state’s various ski resorts. Some of the K2 Snowboarding team riders got together to...
Above photos: Chad Chomlack Our friends over at Whistler Blackcomb are ecstatic to announce that the 11th Annual Samsung Deep Winter Photo Challenge will be going down on January 7, 2017. Six professional photographers will square off and the competitor with the best compilation...
Potential, kinetic, thermal, gravitational–energy comes in many forms, and the Drink Water crew seemingly dabbles in all of them. The H20-loving, storm chasing, natty-hit aficionados have just released their latest project, the aptly entitled film known as “Energy.” Between the party...
Powder and music from Nas’ album Illmatic? Doesn’t get much better than that. Jamie Anderson (featured in issue 14.3 of The Snowboarder’s Journal) is one of the most medaled snowboarders alive, but her riding isn’t confined to competitions. Check out her...
You may have already seen part 1 and part 2 of Neff’s movie “PLAY.,” and now it’s time for the whole enchilada. “PLAY.” follows Scotty Lago, Tim Humphreys, Dylan Thompson, Ethan Morgan, Greg Bretz & Halldor Helgason as they rip rails...
Damn, Dangy. Danyale Patterson (featured in issue 11.4 of The Snowboarder’s Journal) had already established herself as one of the game’s top female rail riders and her full part from 2016 solidifies the notion. Despite some problems with her knee, the Instagram-infamous...
Similar to other powerhouses that inhabit Mt. Bachelor, OR, Justin Norman is a snowboarder who can ride it all. When there’s powder at the mountain, you may find him floating spins off wind lips or sending double flips into the deep. When...
After a solid several weeks of smashing powder in the West, it’s time to start thinking about smashing turns, berms and life at this year’s banked slalom events. Registration is now open for the 2017 A-Rob Smash Life Banked Slalom,...
Helen Schettini is a pro snowboarder and a self-described “pleasure horse.” She started riding and competing early on, but feels like her career really took off when she started worrying less about winning and more about having fun. Helen left the...
Patience is a virtue, and in snowboarding patience can be a matter of life or death. Atop a big mountain line in a place like Valdez, AK, an antsy approach could send a rider flying off an unnecessarily dangerous cliff, like John...