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My People
Nelson, BC with Austin Smith, Mary Rand, Ben Poechman & Friends
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“FUCC CITY” Full Video with Exclusive Interview
Low Pressure and More Fun with East Bumfucc
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There’s No Such Thing as Slackcountry
“Does this go back to the ski area?” The man was standing on the wrong side of the boundary line. He had a thick European accent, a fresh outerwear kit, and two ski partners. None of them wore backpacks. “Yeah,...
Event
Holiday Mash & Bash 2019
The sun dances in and out of the clouds above Windham Mountain, NY as Johnny O'Connor readies to drop. He situates his Santa Claus hat, squares up on the hip and backflips grabbing tail to hype everyone up at the...
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Mt. Baker Opening Day 2019
View Full Feature In stark contrast to office days, 5 a.m. just hits different when powder is on the itinerary. The battle to get out of bed doesn’t seem so uphill in knowing that you’ll soon be sliding down a...
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Travel
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Picture Organic Clothing Presents "Shelter"
The European Alps are changing. As ancient ice pulls back, among the debris sits a solemn sense of responsibility. In Switzerland, glaciers have lost ten percent of their mass in the past five years, and over 500 have disappeared altogether...
Event
Going Right at Dirksen Derby 12
Sometimes, things just go right. And I can’t think of a better place for that to happen than at the Dirksen Derby 12, Josh Dirksen’s inclusive-by-design snowboard rally race at Mt Bachelor, OR. Case in point: on Thursday night, it...
Memoriam
We Ride with Jake Burton: 1954-2019
With heavy hearts, we learned of the passing of Jake Burton Carpenter this morning. Just ten days ago, we heard that his cancer had returned, but there was hope for recovery. Ten days later, the global snowboard community is in...
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Hoping for the Best: A Week on Chugach Ice
The Snowboarder’s Journal and Smartwool present Hoping for the Best, a short film documenting a week on a glacier deep in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains. Eric Jackson, Austin Smith, Curtis Ciszek, Mary Rand and Blair Habenicht set out to ride big...
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COVERED: Ben Ferguson's Backcountry Double Crippler
From the cover of 17.2: "Pulling up to this feature outside of Pemberton, BC, feels like looking into a massive wave that's frozen in place. Ben Ferguson put a line into it, and our crew stepped into a solid session....
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COVERED: Cold and Clear with the Lodge Boys
From the cover of Issue 17.1: “February 2019 was exceptionally cold and clear at Mt. Baker, WA. A few solid storms were followed by prolonged runs of clear weather, which preserved the snow for long stretches of alpine riding, a...
Lines
Beyond Respectable Risk
I didn’t set out to ride Le Toûno’s west shoulder. Clinging to the prominent peak, alone, I rode with the understanding that a fall could cost my life. I felt the weight of exposing both my friends below, and my...
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Kill Your Action Cam
While recently attending the visually-sumptuous Oiran Dochu Procession in Tokyo, Japan, I jostled my way through the crowd to a good spot. I was about to get “the shot” when an old man chided me: “no photographs, just remember.” He...
New Favorite Guy
Tucker Andrews Tied To A Stick
Tucker Andrews is one of the youngest veterans in snowboarding. When you meet him for the first time you might think he’s got two kids and owns a bass boat. At just 26-years-old, it seems he’s been around forever. And...