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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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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
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Interview
Spencer O’Brien
First published in Volume 20, Issue 2 of The Snowboarder's Journal "If he comes back to me, I have to take him home.” Spencer O’Brien looked hesitantly at a pile of puppies up the back hill of Alaska Heliskiing’s compound...
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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...
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Full Circle
Words Nick Russell A wise man once told me that if you do something long enough, you’ll eventually meet your heroes. The snowboard cosmos has a special tradition rooted in mentorship and guiding younger generations in the mountains. As snowboarders,...
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WestCoast Triple Plank 2023
Mount Washington, for me, is as nostalgic as it gets. It’s where I first felt gravity take hold, on skis, at age 2; where I first turned sideways at age 12; where I logged my first 100-day season, washing dishes...