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Natural Selection Snow Day 1 2026
Stacking Clips for the Judges
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Mash and Bash 2026
East coasters aren’t known to be nice, but kind. A Sour Patch Kid type beat—first we’re sour, then we’re sweet. Homegrown in upstate New York myself, I can attest to the overall validity of this generalization. I’m reminded of this...
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Photo Feature
Natural Selection Finals 2026
“The dream is to run finals in that perfect light,” Travis Rice said. “From 4 until 5:30[p.m.], in the west facing Selector venue, that light is so epic. And we’ve been chasing it…” It was the day after qualifiers at...
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Natural Selection Snow 2026 Day 1
Everyone’s moving fast. The last few riders are shuffling through the makeshift A/V room as we prep to load the gondola and shuttle to Montana Bowl, the now established but ever-changing Natural Selection Snow venue in the Revelstoke Mountain Resort backcountry....
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Research & Development 2026
Research & Development has grown fast. In only its third year, the event led by Robin Van Gyn had $10,000 and two spots in the Natural Selection Tour on the line for 2026. It’s her way of paying it forward....
Video & Profile
Facing Giants
Ellery Manning's Generational Shift First published in Issue 23.4 You can trace a generational shift in snowboarding through Ellery Manning. Born and raised in Truckee, CA, her roots in the Sierra Nevada run deep and reflect a freeride foundation that's...
Photo Gallery
Arc'teryx Academy Women of Winter
The following appeared as a physical exhibition featuring large-scale prints at the Arc’teryx Backcountry Academy in Mammoth, CA, February 20-22, 2026. In May 2025, Lucy Sackbauer, Tonje Kvivik, Julia Niles, Angela Percival, Megan Bell and I flew into British...
Video
Joe Lax I Winter '24-25
Patience and persistence pays off for Canadian Darkhorse Joe Lax as he rides big lines in the backcountry of British Columbia's Coast Mountains. This is Joe's 2025 season edit.
Video & Interview
The Outliers 4
When The Outliers first dropped back in 2023, Mark Rainery, Ryland Bell and crew had no expectations about how it would be received. It was a complete DIY project, self-filmed and scrapped together by Rainery with a handful of hard...
Video Exclusive
All That Matters
Nils Mindnich returns to the Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom with his brother, Hans, and their dad, Karl. Now living in France and working for Salomon as a product designer in conjunction with his pro snowboard career, Nils reflects on...
Community
COVERED: Issue 23.3
A lot has happened since 11-year-old Mickey landed on the cover of Issue 23.3. It took less than 24 hours to find him thanks to a Minnesota Facebook group and Mickey was thrilled to learn what came of that day...
Event
Riding with Purpose at Ignite the Light
“Snowboarding has always been about more than tricks or terrain,” Johnny O’Connor says to a crowd of nearly 100 snowboarders gathered in the terrain park at Windham Mountain Resort, NY. “Our community is the backbone of this sport. We push...
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TOTAL TRASH
Austin Smith taps into that crew energy for an end-of-day drop straight to the lodge. “Film this guy,” River says. “He’s the Trash Man.” We can’t see the Trash Man, but we can hear him patting down a takeoff...