As you may or may not know – Mt. Baker Ski Area in Washington state has been putting on “THE” event in snowboarding. This year marked the 29th Annual Legendary Banked Slalom.   It is the second longest running contest in North America (behind the U.S. Open put on by Burton – and just in front of our own event – The Easy Rider Snowboard Cup). I was planning to go down and watch – and ride with industry friends – but 4 days before the event – my friends at Lib Tech / Gnu called and told me that […]

*** NOTICE ***  Due to the extreme cold – this event has been Rescheduled to Sunday, March 9.   Everything else remains the same.   We are teaming up with Red Bull to bring you the First ever – Red Bull – Break The Bank. Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Tawatinaw Valley Ski Area. This will be a first ever DUAL Banked Slalom. Entry is FREE Lift tickets are FREE Bus ride from our store to the area is FREE There is a $1000. total cash prize purse. Lots of draw prizes from Burton / Spy and Easy Rider. Event […]

Every year after the January Trade show in Vancouver – I set up a I set up a day trip out to Mt. Baker with a bunch of industry friends. Mt. Baker is the birth place of snowboarding in the Pacific North west. Legendary riders like Jamie Lynn, Temple Cummins, Craig Kelly, and many, many more all “grew up” shredding Mt. Baker. The entire hill is like a giant skate park with rollers, hips, banks and tons of other natural features to ride. Not to mention the famous “Gully” that hosts the legendary Mt. Baker Banked Slalom every year. If […]