The Snowboard Project

This week: Contests in Jackson, Calgary, Big Bear, Mt. Snow and Korea. Too much powder in Tahoe, great pow everywhere else. FSI, FIS and the BSBL. A new board project announced and more...

Seth Wescott won Gold medals in both 2006 and 2010 in Snowboard Cross, and went on to win gold duct tape atMt. Baker in 2013 and 2019. He is also the shaper and co-owner of Winterstick Snowboards, one of the most legendary brands in the sport.

You may know him as Justin, Stan, J-Money the Mountain Man, or the guy from that show,  Last Resort . Once described as a "snowboard journalist" by this very publication, Justin, or Stan, as he is more commonly known, has long been the sole flag bearer on his crusade to critique snowboarding with comedy. His show provides a rare perspective not otherwise found in snowboarding, and his opinions, wh...

LBS, FIS, World Championships and More...

  Raised in the sunshine and slush of Big Bear, California, Hana has spent a decade plus living the pro-rider life; nonstop shredding on all terrain, all over the world. From her early days doing damage in the parks of Bear Mountain and Mammoth to producing heavy film parts in the proving grounds of the Whistler backcountry, to the latest chapter—a home-base in Washington where she localizes Mount...

"I was born in 1976 in Maribor, Slovenia. I fell in love with skateboarding in 1989 after seeing movie Trashin'. Luckily my aunt went to USA that year and brought me a Valterra skateboard. Since then skateboarding defined my life and my character. It gave me bunch of good friends at home and around the world. It gave me Fugazi, Beastie Boys, Bad Religion, Primus and plenty more. Since there was no...

Big news this week with SIA and major news from TEN The Enthusiasts Network. Industry turmoil, big events, retirements and X-Games/Tradeshow trivia.

With over 100 million views of his unique, follow cam videos on social media Spencer Whiting aka The Gimbal God has filmed some of the most watched clips in snowboarding history. Today he is mentioned throughout X-Games broadcasts, and is a rider favorite. In his first major interview The Gimbal God breaks down his set up, personal progression and the future of snowboarding events.

Barrett Christy is an American snowboarder and Winter Olympics Athlete. She currently resides in Washington. Christy was a member of the first U.S. Snowboarding team during the 1998 Winter Olympics. She has won more medals than any other female athlete in the Winter X Games, until Lindsey Jacobellis pass her. Christy oversees the design of women's snowboards for Gnu Snowboards, including the Gnu B...

Barrett Christy is an American snowboarder and Winter Olympics Athlete. She currently resides in Gig Harbor, Washington . Christy was a member of the first U.S. Snowboarding team during the 1998 Winter Olympics . She has won more medals than any other female athlete in the Winter X Games , until Lindsey Jacobellis pass her. Born in Buffalo, New York , and grew up in Bucks County, PA. Christy learn...

This week in snowboarding Extreme Edition - X-Games, Missile intercepts, moose chase, Zeb Powell, Kelly Clark, The Bush Project, trivia and a bunch of random rabbit holes.

Zeb Powell may be the future of snowboarding progression. He has been on a path to professional snowboarding most of his young life - and it shows. Zeb takes a unique Hallador influence to his riding - you just don't know what to expect when Zeb drops in. The day he did this interview he signed his first pro contract with Nitro.  He recently had a standout part in a 32 video filmed at Brighton. We...

Tracey Canaday   started the brand Never Summer Snowboards 27 years ago with his brother Tim, renting press time in  Summit County Colorado from legendary rider (James Bond's stunt double) Steve Link. Since, Never Summer has built its reputation for making indestructible boards that are made in America.  Here is a rare interview with Tracey and a look at what it took to make Never Summer one of th...

Real Talk 1- 21- 19 With powder come avalanches - and, unfortunately, fatalities. Freeride World Tour Hakuba Laax Open Max Perot Roberta Rodger 800 new resorts in China and one less in Korea Jesse Paul is on drugs as is Seb Toots editor Trivia.

Danny Davis (born June 22, 1988 in Highland, Michigan) is a snowboarder. He was voted 2006 Rookie of the Year in the Transworld Riders Poll Awards, 2006 Rookie of the Year for Snowboarder Magazine. In January 2010 Davis won a Grand Prix event but not a spot on the US Olympic Team. He suffered a back injury in an ATV accident, ending his 2010 season and Olympic aspirations] Danny finished in 10th p...

Steve started the brand Owner Operator a decade ago - and continues to be the only wintersports brand that manufactures in the USA. He also started United Shapes a brand of snowboards, which by the way are equally unique and fun to ride. He also started the Parts and Labor Tradeshow, to bring together small independant brands in the snowboarding industry. This one goes deep and gives a unique pers...

Powder planet, Hot, the Flite Rocket, Banked Slaloms, Government shutdown, World Cup Slopestyle, Trivia and our new Meme contest.

In a world where the lines between pro, am, and nobody are barely discernible, Tim Humphreys is still a professional snowboarder. What does that mean? Well, he's a brand ambassador, a stunt man, a filmer and editor, and now a small business owner too. He's gracefully spun past the "normal" age when Americans disappear from professional snowboarding and is now one of the rare breed of adult who's m...

Trevor Graves was one of the most influential people in the late 80s and early 90s over the sport of snowboarding. As a photographer he broke countless careers onto the media stage. He was innovative, creative and above all else, perhaps, driven. In 1988 he moved west from upstate New York to Salem Oregon to base his photography business in the west. Soon he was working for Morrow Snowboards. Afte...

Trevor Graves was one of the most influential people in the late 80s and early 90s over the sport of snowboarding. As a photographer he broke countless careers onto the media stage. He was innovative, creative and above all else, perhaps, driven. In 1988 he moved west from upstate New York to Salem Oregon to base his photography business in the west. Soon he was working for Morrow Snowboards. Afte...

Storms sweep the US and Canada, Sebbe DeBuck vid, and a deep dive into powsurfing on this week's Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding.

Bell first broke on to the snowboard scene in 2005 while filming with Finga on Da Trigga Productions. Stevie went on to the Forum team. In 2009, Bell landed the cover of Transworld Snowboarding's Photo Annual, an accomplishment not to be taken lightly. Known as "The Kid," Bell has a fun and loose style of riding that would put most people to shame. With his outgoing and energetic personality, movi...

Mike Chantry may be the most OG snowboarder alive. He introduced Tom Sims to Tahoe, help the world's first halfpipe competition, and introduced Terry Kidwell and Shaun Palmer to the sport of snowboarding.

Episode 56: Real Talk This Week in Snowboarding 12-31-18 The Year in review - looking back at our most popular episodes.

When Chris Coulter was 14-years-old, he saw a snowboard video that inspired him to shape his life around snowboarding. His ultimate dream was to develop the skills he needed to tackle the massive lines that Alaska has to offer.  That takes a lot of baby steps - including a stint as a professional athlete, living in Utah and three years without sponsors before transforming his career into being a b...