Photo and Video Feature
Covered 18.2 Feat. Christian Haller
Swiss shredder Christian "Hitsch" Haller scored the cover of Issue 18.2, and he had no idea it was coming. Photographer Aaron Blatt and Burton Snowboards Global Team Manager Patrick Dodge surprised him with the news (see the video above). Additionally,...
Interactive Feature
Mt. Baker Opening Days 2020
VIEW INTERACTIVE FEATURE “It’s science, but it’s not rocket science.” Gwyn Howat, the CEO of Mt. Baker Ski Area, addressed the crowd. “We’ve been working for two months to get here. Our ability to operate is reliant upon you.” She...
Video Exclusive
Somewhere, Wyoming
As the least populated state in the USA, there’s plenty of wide open space in Wyoming, and Mark Carter has spent the past couple decades exploring as much of its mountainous terrain as he can. In February 2020, we joined...
Video Exclusive
T2B with Austin Smith
In conjunction with his feature interview in Issue 18.2, Austin Smith commissioned Liam Gallagher to make an edit called "T2B." Produced at Timberline Lodge, OR, during the same window within which we shot and conducted his 14-page piece, it's a...
Photo and Video Feature
Covered: Issue 18.1
I was talking with Scott Lenhardt about the Glebelands cover of Issue 18.1 and he reminded how slow the chairlifts were back then. Those chairlift rides were just as important as the runs we took down Bromley. It was during...
Photo Feature
Ari Marcopoulos | INTO THE NOW
When we first launched The Snowboarder’s Journal (frequency at the time), we were fortunate to have at the “Creative Dictator” position, my friend and comrade Ari Marcopoulos. For those who don’t know, Ari is an absolute creative juggernaut who emigrated...
Notes
Long-Term Thinking
“Evolution has provided the human brain with marvelous tools for detecting and resolving fast-moving, clearly visible, small-scale, near-future risks. By the same token, the brain is easily overwhelmed by slow, abstract, large, long-term problems.” —Charles C. Mann, The Wizard and...
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...
Video Exclusive
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...