Nowadays it’s really hard to lump snowboarders into a group of “athletes” that spend their days training hard and staying in shape for competition.  There are probably hundreds of different kinds of snowboarders from the kids who can’t ride with out being intoxicated to the kids who go snowboarding and then straight to the gym to hit the heavy iron.  This article is for those of you who want to stay in some sort of shape for snowboar (more…)

Snowboarding is a great winter sport and in the past few years has attracted many new fans to the slopes. One common phase that all of these new converts go through is walking into the pro shop for the first time and choosing a snowboard. What are the important features to look for?

The first decision you have to make is are you going to get a cheap board or are you prepared to pay for a more expensive quality board? Many begi (more…)

I like the floating feeling you get on quarterpipes, it feels like you’re hanging in the air and you can with no trouble grab anywhere on the board. One of the most fun tricks on a QP is the air to fakie.

Airs to fakies are also one of the easiest tricks. All you have to do is ride straight at the QP on your shred stick. I like this trick because of its simplicity. An air to fakie is basically the same thing as straight airing (more…)