Photo Essay
Another Reason to Smile
Summer Snowboarding at Mt. Hood, OR
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Thump, thump, thump. Ryland Bell punches into a near-vertical wall to claw his way up a steep, undulating face of chutes and spines. Thump, thump, thump. Kael Martin kicks steps toward a closeout air below a Seussian stack of ribbed...
As seen in Issue 16.2, we accompanied Ryland Bell, Kael Martin, Andrew Irwin and Chris Galvin to Sochi, Russia to ride Russian steeps at Rosa Khutor and beyond. It turned into a 16-page feature and this eight-minute edit, featuring the...
Blair Habenicht, Mary Rand and friends go on a mid-April powder quest and find what they're looking for near New Denver, BC. A The Snowboarder's Journal original production, based on "There Will Be Snow," featured in Issue 16.3. Presented by...
Video: Jann Eberharter In the spring of 2014, I went snow camping with Josh Dirksen up on South Sister, right near his home in Bend, OR. There, I learned that Dirksen was driven. He hiked all day on his splitboard,...
view full feature “Happy Opening Day!” This sentiment rang out dozens of times at Mt. Baker Ski Area last Wednesday. Whether you heard it from friends before dropping in or by strangers in the lift line, the joyous phrase was...
This year's Animal Primaveral was set in and around the ski resort Pucón, Chile, nestled in the Villarrica's slopes where organic hips are found in abundance. Villaraca is a volcano also known as the Rucapillán, or "the devil's house," and...
It pays to befriend your local Zamboni driver. When snow isn't falling from the sky, you can usually count on the ice rink to hook it up. After resurfacing an indoor skating rink, Zamboni drivers are left with a large...
The Lodge Boys ride Mt Baker Ski Area daily. No Reason is a 3.5-minute short from a deep winter 2017-18, featuring Harry Kearney, Timmy Taussig, Jerry Mark and friends. It's northwest powder smashing at its finest. Edit by Jann Eberharter.
When Austen Sweetin and filmmaker Sean Lucey rolled through The Shakedown in Bellingham, WA last Wednesday to premiere Quiksilver's new movie, High Octane, getting from the door to the bar took some effort. But it's always great to gather and...
Quiksilver presents ten minutes of "High Octane" ripping with Austen Sweetin and friends. Filmed and edited by Sean Lucey. Quiksilver Spindye jacket giveaway *Extra Entry – Share and like the Facebook post* *2x Extra Entry – Share, Tag 2 friends...
Scroll through Hans Mindnich’s Instagram and you’ll get a pretty accurate picture of who he is in real-life. Considering the platform, that in itself is unusually refreshing. There’s shots of him blowing bubbles, goofing around on his sled in waist-deep...