Recent Stories
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Vail Pow Day – March 1, 2013
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Flanel Crew’s Spring Edit – “Fuck Yeah”
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That’s a Wrap
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X-Games Detroit Bid Party – April 20 at Eastern Market
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Spring Skiing & Boarding in the Midwest – Time for a Last Hurrah?
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Product Previews Archive
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The Top 3 Things I Didn’t See at SIA (Because I Didn’t Go)
Posted on February 4, 2013 | No CommentsI didn't attend SIA this year. Maybe next year. In the meantime, they bombarded me with press releases and mailers so here are the top 3 things that I didn't see. -
Let Me Take a Ride on Your Disco Stick…
Posted on June 4, 2012 | 4 CommentsThe latest company to try and recycle the disco stick snowboard idea is Xero Degree Snowboards and guess what? It's still a bad idea! -
Test Fest 2012 Recap
Posted on February 9, 2012 | 7 CommentsWe rode a buttload of new snowboards and bindings, slept little, ate pretty much nothing but free hot dogs and drank pretty much nothing but free beer and red bull (thanks Burton, Salomon, Marhar, Ride and whoever else was slinging free food!). Here's a brief recap and a teaser for you. -
Get Local: Homewood Snowboards
Posted on December 12, 2011 | 3 CommentsHomewood Snowboards out of Pennsylvnia was first in line with 2 snowboards sent our way. We've already ridden one of them and will be riding another one later this week with reviews to follow. In the meantime, here is a little Q&A with Homewood Snowboards. -
GoPro Launches HD Hero2
Posted on October 24, 2011 | No CommentsBoasting twice the processing power, a redesigned lens, as well as improvements in low-light performance, GoPro just announced the release of their HD Hero2 POV camera, and it seems poised to be a game-changer just like the original HD Hero. -
Test Fest at Boyne Mountain
Posted on February 9, 2011 | 2 CommentsPretty much all of the Tier 1 manufacturers were there although there were some brands we were not able to ride because they weren't on our checklist (Forum, Nitro, Capita for example). We'll have Burton, Lib Tech, K2, Gnu, Rome, Ride, Salomon, Rossignol and Marhar (Michigan-made) snowboards to review -
Burton Snowboard Demo Days at Boyne: February 18-20
Posted on January 12, 2011 | 1 CommentUnless you're a member of the Midwest Reps and can attend the private demo days in early February, demo days in the mitten-state are few and far between. This makes buying gear more like Russian Roulette









