The Snowboard Project

Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding 1/20/20 Featuring Mons Roisland, Stan Leveille and Sebbe DeBuck   Today's Episode is brought to you by Never Summer, DC Snowboarding and 686.   http://neversummer.com http://686.com http://dcshoes.com   Moment of Silence for Craig Kelly - 17th Anniversary of Craig's Passing https://www.redbull.com/int-en/films/let-it-ride   BLOCK 1 - NEWS_This week in snowboard...

DESIREE MELANCON • The Mentor Legend • Episode 143 Desiree came from Riverside CA. She knew, early on, that she would be a snowboarder. From Big Bear, she went to Mammoth, Bend, Portland and finally Salt Lake. This season she is working on filming with Ted Borland for the Snowboarder Movie, which she will also art direct. She is also doing artwork for her signature model on Salomon and well as the...

Today's Episode is brought to you by Never Summer, DC and 686.   http://neversummer.com http://686.com http://deshoes.com   WHAT'S UP WITH JAPAN?   Reports from Nial Romanek, Blake Hamm, Aaron Sababba Lebowitz about the conditions, the onsen, the ramen, and the Freeride World Tour.    GLOBAL CHECK INS   Harry Winnard from England about Snow Domes   Rinchen Wangyal about being a monk in Nepal   Mik...

Jeff Pensiero • Live Q&A • EPISODE 141 When Jeff Pensiero (owner of the Baldface Lodge came by Ketchum. we sat down with him and did a live Q&A with him - the video was broadcast via instagram and facebook and this audio is the final result. We cover a bunch of subjects and this proved to be an interesting conversation.  Shout out to the sponsors of this episode Cardiff Snowcraft and Yes Snowboard...

Jeff Pensiero • Live Q&A • EPISODE 141 When Jeff Pensiero (owner of the Baldface Lodge came by Ketchum. we sat down with him and did a live Q&A with him - the video was broadcast via instagram and facebook and this audio is the final result. We cover a bunch of subjects and this proved to be an interesting conversation.  Shout out to the sponsors of this episode Cardiff Snowcraft and Yes Snowboard...

Real Talk 1/6/20   Featuring Jason Borgstede, Stacey Alonzo, Tim Carlsen, Dave Jessen, Geoff Perkins, Jim Linnberg, Rob Kingwill and Skyler Gallardo   Today's Episode is brought to you by Never Summer and 686.   http://neversummer.com http://686.com http://deshoes.com   Snowboarding News Sponsorship Department   Victor DeLa Rue off Nitro, on Jones   BRANDON Reis Skate Banana redesigned Mona Reisa...

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KYLE MACK • Like It Ain't Nothing • EPISODE 139   Kyle Mack came from the suburbs of Detroit. As a promising up and comer, racking up  results, he moved to Summit County in Colorado to pursue riding full time. Clearly it paid off, as Mack went on the US Snowboard team and the Olympics where he took home the silver medal at Big Air in Korea throwing down his 1440 Bloody Dracula - demonstrating a di...

This week we look over the year 2019 in The Snowboard Project. We also make some plans for next year.   Today's episode is sponsored by Never Summer Industries, 686 Technical Outerear, and DCShoes.   http://neversummer.com http://686.com http://deshoes.com

PAT MOORE • IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF LEGENDS • EPISODE 137 Pat Moore has done it all - from the streets to the backcountry, from New Hampshire to Alaska. Pro model gear on Vans, Volcom and Electric makes him one of the legends of the sport. Shout out to the sponsors of this episode Cardiff Snowcraft and Yes Snowboards . We ask that you support the brands that support disruptive snowboard media. Find ou...

Real Talk 12/1/19   Today's episode is sponsored by Never Summer Industries, 686 Technical Outerear, and DCShoes.   http://neversummer.com http://686.com http://deshoes.com   We start of with a discussion of movies befoemoving id.  O our interview with Scott Stevens abuotuhis Susi Greenberg 270 movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQurG_Yrjz4   Then we check in for the holidays with recreational...

Serge Dupraz • Creator of Sidecut •  Episode 135 Serge is a True legend in european snowboarding. In this episode we talk the origin of sidecut and neon, about the brands he started, Hot and Dupraz, and the evolution of shape - the Dupraz D1. Herte is a hint, think sails and wind.    Check out Serge's Dupraz boards at  http://http://www.dupraz-snow.com/ Shout out to the sponsors of this episode Ca...

For our third Stocking Stuffer Special, we cover products from Cardiff Snowcraft, Ride Snowboard and DC Snowboarding.  CARDIFF SNOWCRAFT FEAT. BJORN LEINES WHY CHOOSE CARDIFF SNOWCRAFT?   Backcountry specific designs High end construction   PRODUCTS DISCUSSED:   GOAT https://www.cardiffsnow.com/products/the-goat   CRANE https://www.cardiffsnow.com/products/the-crane   POWGODA https://www.cardiffsn...

This week Bjorn Leines joined Mark and Dustin to host Real Talk. This week we cover Clip of the Week, Contests, Check-ins, events and movie premieres.  More detailed notes will come once we get some rest. Today's episode is sponsored by Never Summer Industries, 686 Technical Outerwear, and DCShoes. http://neversummer.com http://686.com   http://dcshoes.com   CLIP of the WEEK   Contests Dirksen Der...

Our second StockingStuffer Special highlights suitable presents for the Christmas season from One Ball Jay, Arbor Snowboards and Arva Equipment.   ONE BALL JAY   WHY CHOOSE ONE BALL JAY?   The original snowboard wax company. Countless Mt Baker Banked Slalom victories.   PRODUCTS DISCUSSED:   SNOW WAX: https://one-ball.com/collections/snow-wax   TUNING KITS https://one-ball.com/collections/tuning-k...

Our first StockingStuffer Special highlights suitable presents for the Christmas season from Yes, 686 and Never Summer. YES! SNOWBOARDS WITH STEVE STEVENSON 3mins 32secs   WHY CHOOSE YES SNOWBOARDS?    RIDER DRIVEN FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY   PRODUCTS DISCUSSED:   TYPO (INTRO BOARD) https://www.yesnowboard.com/products/y20/typo **Underbite   GREATS (ALL MOUNTAIN PARK AND CARVE BOARD) https://www.yesnowb...

Jill Perkins • You can't front on that •  Episode 133 Jill grew up in SoCal, getting a relatively late start at snowboarding - quickly racking up a number of impressive AM parts.  She lives in Salt Lake City today and has quickly become a fixture of the street scene there. An avid skateboarder - Jill has arrived but has just begun to show her true potential. This episode is a candid look at follow...

Recorded at Chad Otterstrom house, edited and uploaded from a car on the way to the Dark Matter premiere. Check ins from: Maxwell J Morrill - Utah Mikey Chicarelli - Yukon Dustin Craven - Revelstoke Pat Bridges - Mt. Baldy Alexey Matveyev - Kamchatka More notes to come...

Nik Baden • Making it Look Easy • Episode 131 Nik Baden is on fire. Winner of the last Rookie of the Year title from TRANSWORLD Snowboarding and featured in the Joy Snowboarding Movie, he is the envy of riders around the world. After turning his back on a promising career in Olympic and World Cup Slopestyle competition, Nik has been refining his signature style. Something that has the world of sno...

This quick episode outlines our December scheduale.  12/2 • Real Talk - Seven interviews in seven countries - plus Joe Sexton behind 'Behind Balance Beam' 12/5 • Nik Baden 12/9 • Real Talk 12/12 • Jill Perkins 12/16 • Real Talk 12/19 • Serge Dupraz 12/23 • Real Talk 12/26 • Pat Moore

Real Talk 12/1/19   Today's episode is sponsored by Never Summer Industries, 686 Technical Outerwear, and DCShoes.   We start off with Clip of the Week and we are giving away a Spark R&D swag pack this week. Next we review around 30 different snowboard videos that dropped in the past two weeks, using ingle sentences to describe each movie. We finish by going behind "Behind the Beam" with an extend...

LUCAS DEBARI - Mt. Baker's Favorite Son- Episode 129 Lucas was a phenom growing up in Glacier Washington at the foot of Mt. Baker. Early in his career he rode for Burton and even won the title of Rookie of the Year from Transworld before moving on to Rome Snowboards. He was featured in many an Absinthe Film and then walked away from professional riding with years left on his contracts.     On this...

STEVE "STIX" NILSEN - Episode 128 Steve Nilsen is accomplished in the world of sports marketing. From humble beginnings as a product line manager for Airwalk. After he moved onto a sports marketing role at Red Bull, lifestyle marketing for PBR and his current position as marketing guy for Liquid Death canned water. This one is chock full of valuable career advice from a guy who has done it.   Shou...

Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding - Episode 127 Remembering Jake Featuring Chris Karol, Steve Hayes, Ross Powers, Mike Arzt and Frank Phillips Shout out to the sponsors of this episode Never Summer Snowboards and 686 Technical Outerwear . We ask that you support the brands that support disruptive snowboard media. Find out more about these guys at their websites.   http://neversummer.com   http:...

Red Gerard - Episode 126 Red Gerard leapt onto the world stage - by winning the Slopestyle Gold Medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. After he became a sensation in the media, quickly becoming known for his easy going attitude on shows like Jimmy Kimmel. But there is life after gold for the nineteen year old professional snowboarder. He has gone on to film the shred flick Joy with fellow...