Divide and Conquer: 2016 Splitboards
Mountain Weekly News ~ A few years back the options available to splitboarders were mighty lean. If you weren’t comfortable operating a band-saw and converting your old rock-board into a janktastic DIY...
View ArticleA Look at NoBoarding, Powder Surfing and Snow Surfing’s Legendary Roots
Mountain Weekly News ~ Who’s to blame here? Surfing has taken over mountain towns for years, even those located far from the nearest ocean. How is that so? Well back before snowboarding as you know it...
View ArticleWhat Women REALLY Want in pair of Snowboard Pants
Mountain Weekly News ~ I think it stems from when we are little, and you threw on whatever snow pants “fit”. Of course, snow would get down your pants and your back would be red by the time you got...
View ArticleA Look at 3 of my all time Favorite Snowboard Lines… So far
Mountain Weekly News ~ With the holiday season I have a ton to be thankful for especially as of late. I’m sober, healthy and feeling mental clarity that you can cut with a knife. With that I wanted to...
View Article3 Easy Ways to Avoid Dying in an Avalanche This Winter
Mountain Weekly News ~ Backcountry! It’s all the rage these days, however anytime you leave the resort boundaries or head out into the wilderness on your own, a few simple steps will help to keep you...
View ArticleDon’t Call it a Comeback, Venture Snowboards is back for 2016-2017
Mountain Weekly News ~ This is rad! I am happy to announce (hopefully Venture is cool with this..) that Venture Snowboards are back!! Not that they really went anywhere, however the brand will be...
View ArticleLearn to Enjoy Powder at Grand Targhee’s Knowledge is Powder Camp
Mountain Weekly News ~ ALTA, WYO – I just had the pleasure of spending the past three days enrolled in the Knowledge is Powder Camp at Grand Targhee Resort and wanted to share some of my experiences....
View Article2016 SIA Editor’s Choice Awards
Mountain Weekly News ~ DENVER, CO – Mountain Weekly News is proud to have awarded our second annual Editor’s Choice Awards on the floor of the SnowSports Industries America (SIA) trade show this year....
View Article2017 Snowboards First Look from SIA
Mountain Weekly News ~ DENVER, CO – After another great day on the trade show floor, I wanted to share some snowboard porn focusing on 2017 gear that will be available later this fall. Snowboarding is...
View ArticleDeep Snow in the Tetons
Mountain Weekly News ~ WILSON, WY – Game on in the Tetons. Felt nice to get some much needed turns in after a week at the SIA trade show in Denver, CO. A week off snow in the middle of winter is way to...
View ArticleSurf the Earth Learn How to Ride Powder on Your Snowboard
Mountain Weekly News ~ The first day riding powder can seem like re-learning how to snowboard. It takes that same excitement and the ability to laugh at your failures as your first snowboarding...
View ArticleHow to Jib on a Snowboard
Mountain Weekly News ~ One of the most basic snowboarding tricks that every snowboarder will have fun mastering is the jib. Similar to grinding on a skateboard, jibbing is the act of riding, ollieing,...
View ArticleHow to Snowboard in a Half Pipe
Mountain Weekly News ~ Learning to ride in a halfpipe is not something that a straight up snowboarding beginner should try to take on. The photo above is out good pal Travis Young, a professional...
View ArticlePrint is Dead, SNOWBOARD Magazine to Focus on Digital Moving Forward
Mountain Weekly News ~ BOULDER, CO – One of our favorite shred magazines is changing things up a bit moving forward. SNOWBOARD Magazine which started in 2004 is shutting down the print side of the...
View ArticleHow Amazon Plans to Put Your Local Snowboard Shop Out of Business
Mountain Weekly News ~ Welcome to 2016, the year that sees Amazon.com takes a huge market share out of the snowboard retail world. You might be as surprised as I am to see brands like Jones Snowboards,...
View ArticleDid Red Bull Sell The Fourth Phase Out From Under Brain Farm?
Mountain Weekly News ~ JACKSON, WYO – Word on the street is there is about to be a major shakeup in the snowboard feature film world, specially in regards to Brain Farm Cinema and Red Bull. The video...
View ArticleWhen it’s time to Grow up and Stop Snowboarding
Mountain Weekly News ~ JACKSON, WYO – Sliding around on snow is a great activity for anyone under 18 years of age, for the rest of us it may be worse than any drug imaginable. And here’s why: I got...
View ArticleLib Tech Skate Banana Hits Puberty
Mountain Weekly News ~ Don’t call it a come back, actually were not sure what to call it but Lib Tech is celebrating 10 years of putting a weird shaped snowboard between peoples feet. The Lib Tech...
View ArticleBest Snowboards for 2016 – 2017
Mountain Weekly News ~ The time has come to saddle up on a new board for the impending season. You might not be able to ride it quite yet, but you can cuddle up with it at night, tell it all your hopes...
View Article7 Places to Get Pitted This La Nina
Mountain Weekly News ~ Wondering what the heck is going on this winter with snow or lack there of? The first thing you have to understand is what is La Nina. La Nina is weather pattern characterized by...
View Article