Photo Essay
Another Reason to Smile
Summer Snowboarding at Mt. Hood, OR
Yodel
Organic Intelligence
First published in Volume 21, Issue 1 of The Snowboarder's Journal The cat purrs as it steadily climbs the mountain. The snowcat is roaring its way up Powder Mountain, UT, to be more specific. I’m sitting in the back of...
Event
Red Bull Heavy Metal 2024
It’s midday with temps in the mid-30s in Minnesota, warmer than usual for mid-February in the Midwest. A group of some of the world’s best street snowboarders stand together atop a ribbon of snow leading into a jump built on...
Photo Essay
Uncontrollable High
First published in Volume 21, Issue 1 of The Snowboarder's Journal With support from Mammoth Mountain. What a time to live and ride at Mammoth Mountain. Atmospheric rivers and ceaseless snow cycles in California’s Sierra Nevada range made this past...
Video Exclusive
The Outliers II
SEABA Heli presents 'The Outliers II', a DIY backcountry snowboard film from Southeast Alaska. Featuring the riding of: Ryland Bell, Chris Galvin, Lucas Merli, Mark Rainery, Adam Billings, Morgan Hebert, Holly Enderle, Che Contreras, Dan Scanlon, Matt Clark and friends...
Interview
Photo and Video Feature
Mary Rand Without Comparison
Mary Rand is evolving. A product of the humble hills of Rhode Island, she went all in on backcountry riding six years ago, moved to the Pacific Northwest, and didn’t look back. It was a bit of trial by fire,...
Interactive Feature
Mt. Baker 2023 Opening
View Interactive Feature Did you know that the 26th president of the United States, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, was a skier? For real. Back in 1903, he got down. He was also a walking well of memorable quotes—or, more likely, had...
Fly By
Portal to Creativity
First published in Volume 21, Issue 2 of The Snowboarder's Journal In snowboarding there are many separate yet connected subcultures. Within these communities, the search for new experiences and uncharted territory is a tangible goal. Different disciplines merge with excitement...
Photo Feature
Dirksen Derby 16
The Dirksen Derby, for me as for many, has become more a reunion than a contest. Now in its sixteenth year, speed matters, for sure—more to some than others. But it’s the gathering at Mt. Bachelor, OR to celebrate the...
Photo and Video Feature
TRIO SONIC
Trio Sonic is a convergence of boarders who hail from Northwest Washington state. Austen Sweetin, Zoe Vernon and Jacqui Shaffer spend their winter months caressed in the pocket of the catcher's mitt that is Mt Baker. They chase each other...
Event
Fill the Fridge
“People have said building in here is a challenge,” Krush Kulesza said as he looked toward the terrain park that he worked through the night to construct indoors at Big Snow American Dream. This is the third time I’ve visited...
Event
Soy Sauce Nation: Stir Fry East
It was noon in New Jersey and roughly 70 degrees outside, a typical summer day in The Garden State. But inside Big Snow, the indoor slope located within the American Dream megamall in East Rutherford, it was full-on wintertime. As...
