After checking these out over the last few months I met up with Grassroots Powdersurfing owner Jermey at the recent trade show – and Easy Rider now has a few on the way for this season – and will have them for next year as well. Check out the videos. Snowboarding back to its very roots! The Powsurf  Chronicles Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4      

Every year since 1989 I have been going to the Snow sports Industry of America (SIA) Trade Show to look at next seasons snowboard gear. The show used to be in Las Vegas up until 2010, and is now in Denver. This year I decided to take a bunch of photos and let you all have an insider look at what goes on at the show. So there you have it – a tiny glimpse into the SIA Denver trade show. Although it looks like fun . . . okay it actually is a blast – I now have to […]

Mt. Baker ski area is located in Washington state at the end of Highway 542.  Really.  The highway heads east from Seattle – and ends in the Mt. Baker parking lot.  It is part of the Cascade mountain range.   Baker holds the world record for snowfall in a single season at 1140 inches (95 feet) / 2896 cm (29 meters)   YES – 95 FEET or 29 METERS OF SNOW.    The mountain is a two hour drive from Vancouver, or a little over an hour from Abbotsford, BC. Mt. Baker was one of the first ski areas in North America […]