First Backcountry Report
Last week, Nino, 3 skiers, and I headed up just northwest of Black Hawk city for what would be my first (and Nino's) backcountry trip. I had some of the gear I needed, but still dropped nearly $700 for 2 beacons,...
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The World's First Steampunk Snowboard
At least, I think it's the world's first Steampunk Snowboard. The idea started when two conversations came togehter. Russssman and Nino were talking about repainting topsheets on snowboards on a recent trip....
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Nino and I have been working all evening on the Steampunk Snowboard . I hope to demo it tomorrow at A-Basin. I intend to get a run in down the bunny slope. Anyway, it's late and I'm tired. I just wanted to post a couple
Read →First Backside 180 (Sorta)
A few weeks ago I was at A-Basin with Nino and decided to troll through the park. I didn't hit any of the big terrain, but I was knocking around on lips and edges a bit. I came up on a toe-edge jump and the felt good...
Read →Cheetah Ultra Sports Whip F117
Honestly, I was looking for information on Netbooks when I ran across Cheetah Ultra Sports ' new snowboard, the Whip F117 . I ran across the board on a Gizmodo post . The stick costs nearly $2k and looks like a...
Read →Village At Wolf Creek Back On Track
Hooray! I know some people won't be as happy about it as I am, but I'm sure they'll get over it. I've found a couple of stories saying The Village at Wolf Creek is back on track. It's only taken 20 years! There's an...
Read →Village at Wolf Creek Drama Continues
Thanks to ski-blog for the scoop. It would seem that one of the pending lawsuits regarding the Village at Wolf Creek finally reached a resolution. The following is from Mineral County Minor (and is also quoted on the...
Read →Review: Sessions Istodis Heather Jacket
Last summer I moved from Texas to Colorado, accidentally leaving behind my trusty old ski coat. I say "ski" because I bought the coat before I started snowboarding. It always served its purpose well, so I never replaced
Read →Review: 2007 Arbor Mystic 154
I've long lusted for an Arbor Mystic . Imagine my surprise last summer when I found one in a Texas shop at 50% off. I spent more time riding the Mystic 154 this past season than any other board. Before the Mystic,...
Read →Review: 2007 Burton Cartel Bindings
I have a 10.5 sized shoe/boot which puts me exactly in between a large binding and a medium binding. The upside is that I can ride both. The down size is that neither is a perfect fit. I bought a set of large...
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