Despite living in a small town with Rhode Island’s lone ski resort, a small hill with just over 300 vertical feet and a rope tow, the Yawgoons (featured in issue 12.3 of The Snowboarder’s Journal) have managed to become an internationally...
For a snowboarder in search of low-angle pow and an endless supply slew of poppy side hits and wind lips, it doesn’t get much better than Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor. The mountain recently installed and opened a brand new chairlift, The...
With over 13 feet of snow falling within two weeks at Mammoth Mountain, it’s needless to say the locals there had some of the best powder days of their lives following the area’s record breaking storm. The mountain is claiming deepest base depth...
It’s fairly common knowledge that Travis Rice brings a near unprecedented level of freestyle snowboarding into big mountain lines, but watching him do it never gets old. At the Hakuba stop of the 2017 Freeride World Tour Travis sent a floaty...
Mark Carter is as much a powder hound as he is a cowboy. He’s a regular in the backcountry, but when it snows 46” in a week at Jackson Hole Mark isn’t above ripping around inbounds. Watch how this Wyoming...
The esteemed writer Henry David Thoreau once said, “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” In pursuing the path of a professional snowboarder, Zach Normandin is another Massachusetts native who has taken these words...
Not only does the Carinthia Parks crew at Mt. Snow shape some of the most formidable features on the east, they ride ’em, too. They’ve been off to a strong start for the 2016/17 season, as shown here in the...
Eagle Energy just released the trailer for their new movie, “Out of Service,” which looks like it’ll be a winner. The video stars Whistler whiz Geoff Brown as he travels from BC to Japan, shredding powder and backcountry jumps in both of...
Madison Blackley is an absolute shredder. From freeriding powder to hitting street rails, or backcountry jumps to quarterpipes, she truly rips it all. Following this strong, diverse full part from the 2016 season, it’ll be interesting to see what kind of...
Kai Ujejski is a little dude with a big board, big presence and an even bigger bag of tricks. He attacks hairy spots with poise, and brings life to the more commonly seen features with his fresh approach to them....
In the past few years Viktor Björnström has learned to appreciate the joy that comes from a turning his snowboard just as much as stomping out a new trick. “Maybe that’s why this short film ended up the way it did,”...
Temple Cummins is one of those humble chargers with a distinct, surfy style that speaks for itself. He’s a certified snowboarding billy goat extraordinaire, and knows the ins-and-outs of Mt. Baker, Alpental and other Washington resorts better than most. “Scooby Snacks”...