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My People
Nelson, BC with Austin Smith, Mary Rand, Ben Poechman & Friends
Photo and Video Feature
“FUCC CITY” Full Video with Exclusive Interview
Low Pressure and More Fun with East Bumfucc
Profile
Man as Mountain
This feature was first published in The Snowboarder’s Journal Issue 11.3. Click here to purchase a print copy. Ever heard of Hanshan? He’s ancient. Born around 700 AD, maybe. Probably in China. He was a poet, philosopher and wanderer. His...
Interview
Photo and Video Feature
Max Djenohan’s Perspective of Abundance
Max “Dre” Djenohan is a snowboarder. A climber. A Seattleite. He loves the outdoors and spends as much time as he can in the mountains. He’s been a sponsored rider for most of his adult life and currently holds down...
Lines
The Fountain of Youth
In California’s Eldorado National Forest exists a paradise, one that lies between mountain ridges and miles away from civilization. It’s rumored the waters there offer eternal youth to those that ride it. Some have sought out the pond-skim and failed,...
Locale
In Search of Telos
This feature was first published in The Snowboarder’s Journal Issue 11.3. Click here to purchase a print copy. It was storming heavily outside the mountain hut high upon Mount Shasta, CA. A group of climbers and skiers inside were enjoying...
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Shakedown Run: A Thousand Miles by Firetruck with Austin Smith
The Snowboarder’s Journal and Nokian Tyres present Shakedown Run, a short film documenting the transformation and travels of Austin Smith's 1953 GMC firetruck. During the winter of 2019-20, Austin redesigned his firetruck camper to be lighter, more efficient, and more...
Fly By
Visions Set to Auto-Play
Endless clips of pow lines in Japan, Chris Roach's grasser, and steep, technical rails that I have no business approaching—these are the visions set to auto-play in my mind. They automatically rewind and repeat, looping in my internal VCR when...
Culture
20 Years of Mountain Fresh
In 2001, we released our very first issue of The Snowboarder’s Journal. The cover for Volume #0 featured a Polaroid of Johan Olofsson, shot by Ari Marcopoulos off a video screen. It stood in stark contrast to the catalogue-style covers...
Photo Feature
Premium Zone
“B/W vs. Color, Film vs. Digital, Goofy vs. Regular, the spirit of competition is high in the Premium Zone! A collaborative project by friends, photographers, and snowboarders Benjamin Littler and Joshua Poehlein, Premium Zone takes you along on their first...
Interview
Travis Parker
This feature was first published in The Snowboarder’s Journal Issue 16.4. Click here to purchase a print copy. For Travis Parker, humility is key. It wasn’t always that way, though. “I used to cut to the front of the lift...
Travel
La Vita Rocca
This feature was first published in The Snowboarder’s Journal Issue 15.3. Click here to purchase a print copy. The road narrows with every foot of elevation gain. It’s lined by five feet of snow, an uncommon amount for this area....
Interview
Bike to Board with Stratton Matteson
At only 22 years old, Stratton Matteson has an environmental consciousness beyond his years—and the cardio to back it up. Hailing from Bend, OR, he’s been splitboarding since he was a teen, and since reaching young-adulthood, he’s built his life...
Interactive Feature
Mt. Baker 2019-2020 Season Recap
View interactive feature Mt. Baker is a family affair. Of course, there’s Duncan, Gwyn and Amy Howat steering the ship with their mantra of culture over cash. But it’s much deeper than that. I first visited the hill sometime in...