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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The Last Ditch Effort Banked Slalom
“That thing looks crazy,” the skier said to no one in particular. He was riding Alpental, WA’s Armstrong Express and looking straight down upon The Last Ditch Effort Banked Slalom course. Matt Wainhouse was putting the finishing touches on the...
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2017/18 Mt. Baker Season Recap
VIEW FEATURE When time flies at the speed of fun, it can be hard to fully appreciate everything that’s happening. Pages fell quickly off the calendar as we charged forth into inch-per-hour storm cycles and the deep, bluebird days that...
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Gerry Lopez Big Wave Challenge 2018
In surfing, strong storms often bring about the biggest waves. In snowboarding, they bring out our community’s most resilient riders. That’s who we saw at the 2018 Gerry Lopez Big Wave Challenge at Mt. Bachelor, OR this past weekend: a...
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Absinthe Video Leak: "I'm Not Snowboarding"
Absinthe Films just dropped a third mid-season leak, featuring some truly awesome street riding. Here's a word from Absinthe about their latest leak, entitled "I'm Not Snowboarding": This March Absinthe traveled from Utah to the Northeast stacking for the new...
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A Decade of Shorts and Shades
No goggles, only shades. No pants, only shorts. Hucking meat is mandatory, and only some of the riding will be filmed. This is a loose outline of Shorts and Shades, the infamous springtime party-boarding extravaganza at Mt. Bachelor, OR. The...
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This is Not a Drill
“I’ve never used an arm rappel before, aside from practice… aside from a drill,” I stammered. I leaned awkwardly on my downslope arm, gained some friction on the rope, and slowly sideslipped further down the steep, narrow couloir. When Matt...
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Whitefire in Haines: Ryland Bell, Morgan Hebert and Kei Nakanishi
Ryland Bell, Morgan Hebert and Kei Nakanishi rip some DIY powder lines out of Haines--Whitefire does AK.