Photo Essay
Another Reason to Smile
Summer Snowboarding at Mt. Hood, OR
Video Exclusive
Lick The Cat: A Loose Program
As snowboard media shifts through the digital age and funding for full-length movies becomes harder to attain, Lick The Cat hasn’t just stayed ahead of the curve—they’ve inadvertently catalyzed it. Take a behind-the-scenes look at Lick The Cat as they...
Giveaway
Video Exclusive
Full Go with Mary Rand
From Narraganset, RI to Skykomish, WA, Mary Rand has transitioned from street to backcountry riding with drive and intention. She's worked diligently to learn the ropes of backcountry snowboarding and is poised to lead the next generation of female chargers....
Travel
Australia Strike Mission
“Sooooo… I’m staying… F%*#K it.” Spencer Schubert sent this text to our filmer, Jerm, and I just after we had passed though security in the Sydney airport. Our five-day Australia strike mission had come to an end and last we...
Conservation
Spark R&D's Solar Project
It's been hot this July in Bozeman, MT, and today nearly cloudless skies are giving way to views of the Bridger Mountains basking in strong, energetic rays of sunlight. “It’s beautiful, and this weather isn’t uncommon,” says CFO and co-owner...
Culture
Northern Norway's Blueberry Banks
It’s early may and snow still paves the roads and mountains of Northern Norway. A message ticks in on my phone from none other than Finnish freeride legend Jarkko-Juhani Henttonen. “Hola,” he says. “Howzit? Would you by chance be interested...
Video Exclusive
Absinthe Films at Holy Bowly
Absinthe Films just dropped their latest video leak, which features the crew at the 2018 Holy Bowly at Mt. Hood, OR. They put a hurting on Snowboy Productions' illustrious transition course, skated the parks at Windell's and wrapped it all...
Event
Mt. Baker Seshup 2018
Thirteen hours. That’s how long Matt Wainhouse spent shoveling and shaping snow to create the jump for this year’s Mt. Baker Seshup, the annual spring sendoff session held at the end of Washington’s Highway 542. With the help of a...
Fly By
April Après Atop Mt. Thielsen
Hidden on the shady side of Mt. Thielsen, one of southern Oregon’s oldest crumbling volcanoes, is an s-shaped couloir. I first noticed it while searching imagery of the Cascades for spring inspiration. There was a strip of white that banked...
Event
Max Warbington's 3rd Annual Quarterpipe Campout
With wooden poles standing nearly 20 feet tall and wrapped tightly together to withstand inclement weather, the tipi erected in the parking lot of Mt. Bachelor, OR is an impressive structure. It evokes thoughts of connectedness, and of the indigenous...
Photo and Video Feature
Holy Bowly 6
view photo and video exclusive “It’s the most iconic backdrop in snowboarding, which we've all been looking at for decades, and I got to put this alien landscape of bowly features in front of that backdrop—that's insane. The invites are...
Event
Oregon Splitfest 2018
Some call it “Sufferfest,” but all in good taste. The Oregon Splitfest takes place annually at the Tilly Jane Cabin, nestled just below the treeline on the Northeast side of Mt. Hood. Unlike other splitboard festivals that start in a...
Lines
Andean Apex
This article first appeared in The Snowboarder's Journal Issue 15.4. The alpine of Chilean Patagonia is incredibly vast. To the eye, a singular peak in a sea of mountains may seem close by, but the reality is it may be...