The Snowboarder's Journal

CODA

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:41:57 +0000

“El Niño sucks. Kurt Wastell at Baldface Lodge, BC.” Photo: Dustin Lalik

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OPPORTUNITY TO RISE AT RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Words Lauren Powers — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:40:40 +0000

Mia Jones off the top rope during the media day portion of the inaugural Research & Development gathering at Whitewater Ski Resort, BC. Photo: Andrew Miller

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GO FAT CONDITIONING PROGRAM, DEATH SPIRAL EDITION: Part One–Enter the Heat Dome

Words John Erben — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:38:32 +0000

Paul Ferrel riding Mt. Baker, WA’s Easton Glacier circa 1990. Before splitboards were a common thing, and when bootpacking was the way. Photo: John Erben

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CONTRIBUTORS

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:36:04 +0000

Nick Bridge
Originally from New Zealand, Nick Bridge now lives in Copenhagen, Denmark. Nick used to be a bunch of things: the editor in chief of Bitchslap Magazine, Creative Director at Girls Are Awesome. He used to skate a lot more. He used to have brown hair, not salt and pepper sprinkles, and he used to live a bunch of places around the world in search of powder and après-ski pints. In the deep ocean of used-tos, there’s the smattering of still-does’s, amongst which Nick does the following: directing films, consulting brands, working with art, travelling, skating, snowboarding, Dad-ing and laughing with friends.

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UNUSUAL VIZZNESS: All Eyes on Austin Visintainer

Words Kevin Nolan — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:33:23 +0000

On the weekend before hosting a CAPiTA x Union video shoot at Mission Ridge, WA, Austin spent his birthday weekend riding the rope tow to make sure the setup was dialed. Photo: Jaymie Belknap

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THE LAST OF A DYING BREED IN HAINES, ALASKA

Words Jason Robinson. Photos Carver Culbeck — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:28:38 +0000

One of many terminating spine walls on the flight in. This one was especially attractive.

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STEFI LUXTON AND THE SIMPLE LIFE

Words Jill Perkins — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:24:37 +0000

“Stefi Luxton at Brighton Resort’s lodge, prepped and ready to charge an epic day in Utah pow. Stefi is such a kind-hearted person. She rips at snowboarding and is a staple in the community.” Photo: Chris Wellhausen

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ONSEN FOUNTAIN: Myoko Vignettes

Words, Photos and Captions Colin Wiseman — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:20:27 +0000

Shin Biyajima approaching an empty hut in the Mt. Myoko backcountry—a quick break on a foggy descent from the crater at the summit.

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CHASE HALL’S ENDLESS NUANCE

Words Evan Litsios, Art Chase Hall — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:16:11 +0000

American Cowboy, 30” x 24”, acrylic and coffee on cotton canvas.

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STOWE REVISITED

Words Ben Shanks Kindlon — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:13:55 +0000

“Over the last few years, I’ve enjoyed getting to know Lukas Huffman while riding together at Stowe, VT. His passion for snowboarding seems to be re-ignited after moving back to Vermont from New York City. It’s rad to see him stoked at Stowe again, especially after all the world-class locations he has been to and all the amazing things he has accomplished in his professional career. Here, he found this natural cross-court over a fallen birch at the top of a zone at Stowe I call ‘The Caves.’” Photo: Nathanael Asaro

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SEASIDE SURREALISM IN FINLAND

Words Mikko Rehnberg — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:12:17 +0000

Mikko Rehnberg frontside 50-50s a dilapidated doorway on Suomenlinna, Finland’s famous sea fortress located just off the coast of Helsinki. Photo: Arttu Heikkinen

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SILVER LINES

Words Ben Shanks Kindlon — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:10:18 +0000

Phil Hansen flipping over Austen Sweetin during Snowboy Productions’ Holy Bowly at Sunshine Village, AB. With infinite lines to choose from, remember to stay present on whichever one you take. Photo: Tim Zimmerman

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MASTHEAD

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:07:28 +0000

Editor Ben Shanks Kindlon

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Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:02:48 +0000

Deniz Cinek at home in Hoch Ybrig, Switzerland. Deniz’s media presence dates back at least 15 years. His method looks better than ever. Photo: Kevin Cathers

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UP TOP

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 08:56:47 +0000

“Early season in Whistler, BC, we head out to the backcountry with low expectations—it’s mostly just a good excuse to explore and check on the snowpack while re-learning how to sled. The light in this classic Brandywine zone is epic at this time of the year with lots of shadows. These are the days that remind us to not take snowboarding so seriously. At the end of the day, it’s all about getting out there with your friends and riding pow.” Case in point featuring Chris Rasman, Beau Bishop, Mikey Rencz and Rusty Ockenden. Photo: Tyler Ravelle

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THE COOL THINGS: Aaron Schwartz’s Conscious Ascent

Words Nick Bridge. Photos Aaron Schwartz. — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 10:21:37 +0000

Nicholas Wolken, Laax, Switzerland. This morning is the closest we ever came to “going viral” on the internet—whatever that means. We joined Joos Caviezel and the Snowpark Laax crew on the extra early coworker’s gondola and found a snowed-in halfpipe just as the sun was rising, a perfect setting for Nico’s classic pipe turns on the right wall. Joos got the phone clip that later became our most viewed Instagram Reel to date. For some reason I still decided to shoot black and white during a beautiful and colorful sunrise. Some things never change.

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