Shayboarder.com

Roxy bindings 2009-2010

Shay — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:37:30 +0000

The girls continue to shred on with Roxy in 09-10 with a binding line designed to various levels of female riders.The line continues with Torah’s pro model binding, the Eminence and also features the Team and Classic models. A new edition, the women’s Roxy Fastec is in the line featuring a reclining highback with auto [...]

Snowboard Review: 09-10 Drake DF2

Shay — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:56:11 +0000

Location: Whistler, BC Snow Conditions: Bluebird with hardpacked ice in the morning and slush in the afternoon. The DF2 was the 3rd board of the day so the snow was getting softer and less ice on the mountain. Setup: I rode the Drake DF2 with Union Forces and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: Not bad, not [...]

Industry Profile: Web Designer Brian Gonzales

Shay — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:41:15 +0000

Shay: So tell us about yourself? Brian: My name is Brian Gonzales, friends call “da Gonz.” I am a professional web designer, web developer and Internet marketing specialist. I live, work and play in Gresham Oregon – ½ hour from Portland – ½ hour from Mt. Hood. I am a uberHyper hobby guy. I love [...]

Behind the earliest snurfing footage

Shay — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:19:04 +0000

In May a snurfing video hit the internet that quickly spread through the snowboarding world of media, blogs and twitter. The video showed remarkable footage of snurfing powder in Utah and Wyoming from 1968 to 1973, the earliest footage of it’s kind. Many wondered about the snurfers, Rob Patterson and Howard Sorensen, who [...]

Absinthe’s Neverland

Shay — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:16:53 +0000

It’s that time of year when snowboard film teaser are coming out for the 09-10 season, getting you amped from a mini clip of what’s to come. The boys at Absinthe have been working hard on their new film, Neverland and it’s finally out with the teaser and full tour schedule so you can’t [...]

Industry Profile: Roxy Hardgoods Product Manager Kyre Byram

Shay — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:57:26 +0000

Shay: What is your job title? Kyre: Snowboard Hardgoods Product Manager for Roxy Shay: What was your first set up? Kyre: Burton Elite 135 with the slot for a metal fin, of which I was convinced, would have helped me turn (while I was learning) if I would have just had one. Bindings were the crazy old four [...]

Rocker, reverse, flat, anti, zero…oh my!

Shay — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:05:01 +0000

It wasn’t long ago that reverse camber/rocker technology was re-introduced to snowboarding, this New/Old technology came back at a time when we needed it and wanted something new. Regardless of who did it first, it saved snowboarding. Now more companies for 09-10 have developed some kind of anti-camber into their snowboards, whether it’s rocker or [...]

The next shayboarder.com stickers are…

Shay — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:46:05 +0000

When it came to deciding what the next quote stickers would be for shayboarder.com, I asked you guys for ideas. Over a week has gone by with plenty of ideas being thrown around on facebook, emails and the post comments. I used my panel of judges aka friends to help narrow it down and then [...]

Breck’s 4th of July Bowl 7/11/09

Shay — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:42:18 +0000

The plan was to hit St Mary’s Glacier this weekend but we knew Breck had features set up and was less of a drive/hike to get to. I met up in Frisco with everyone (Lauren, Adrian and Scott), we packed our gear into the truck and headed back to 4th of July Bowl on the [...]

Betsy the Toyota Tacoma

Shay — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:22:24 +0000

Along each journey a snowboarder makes, there is one consistent and reliable mode of transportation that gets you from home to shredding. For me, a truck named Betsy the Toyota Tacoma has made every journey, every snowboard trip and has safely brought me home each time. I bought her brand new in 2004 and now [...]