For the Fourth Consecutive Year, Jack Murphy is the Last Splitboarder Standing
I had just completed one of the steeper portions of the 1,200 foot climb to the beginning of Moxie, a backcountry area that started where the chairlift stopped.My sunglasses were fogged up, my legs...
View ArticleColorado Riders Looking For Love Have Options This Valentine's Day
Are you looking for love? With all due respect to Rihanna, it’s time to stop trying to find it in a hopeless place. Why don’t you just head to the chairlift?Crested Butte is holding its own version of...
View ArticleHistoric Yosemite Ski Area Won't Open This Season
A ski area at Yosemite National Park will not open, due to a lack of snowfall early in the season.Badger Pass Ski Area made the announcement via a Facebook post on February 10, 2025. The move comes...
View ArticleMaine Ski Area Warns of an Increase in Gear Theft
A Maine ski area has warned its patrons that there’s been an increased number of gear thefts both inside and outside the lodges as of late. Black Mountain of Maine, the 2025 host of Last Skier...
View ArticleClass Action Lawsuit Filed Against Makers of Gore-Tex
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the makers of Gore-Tex.Attorneys Steve Berman and Catherine Gannon have filed a class action, consumer rights, environmental litigation suit in the U.S....
View ArticleMontana Officials Warn About Mount Jumbo Avalanche Risk
There are about dozens of places to snowboard near Missoula, Montana. City officials issued a reminder earlier this week that Mount Jumbo isn’t among them.The reminder comes after snowboard tracks were...
View ArticleBlizzard Impacts Lift Operations at California Ski Resorts
It’s dumping at ski areas in California, and some of them have been forced to suspend lift operations. Mammoth Mountain is predicting a total daytime snow accumulation between 33” and 39” and wind...
View ArticleReview: WHITESPACE Freestyle Shaun White Pro
It isn’t easy to break into the snowboard market, even if your name is synonymous with the sport. Shaun White launched the WHITESPACE brand in 2021, and debuted its first board during his final...
View ArticleResort in Durango, Colorado, Gets Hammered With Snow
There’s nothing but heaven at Purgatory Resort.The ski area in Durango, Colorado has been blessed with certain snowfall during this week, as a big storm sweeps across the country. The resort got 15” of...
View ArticleAvalanche Sends Mammoth Ski Patroller to Hospital
All operations at Mammoth Mountain were suspended on February 14, 2025 due to an avalanche on Lincoln Mountain, the resort has announced.The slide occurred around 11:30 a.m. Two Mammoth Ski Patrollers...
View ArticleThree BOAs? This Is Burton's Newest Snowboarding Boot
What’s the right number of BOAs on a snowboard boot? Is it one? Is it two?Is it, dare I say, three?The folks over at Burton, with the help of team rider Mark Sollers, have decided that three BOAs is...
View ArticleNew Englanders Highlight Red Bull Heavy Metal Boston Roster
Lucas Magoon doesn’t have many firsts left in his snowboarding career. But on February 22, he’ll add one to his résumé: Red Bull Heavy Metal contestant.There will be 36 total competitors dropping in at...
View ArticleThe Best Competition in Women's Snowboarding is Now Accepting Wild Card Entries
Do you think you have what it takes to be invited by The Uninvited?The greatest contest in women’s snowboarding has opened up some wildcard spots for this year’s contest at Woodward Park City. Anyone...
View ArticleAuthorities Still Searching For Man Lost at Colorado Ski Resort
Search and Rescue crews in Colorado are looking for a 26-year-old man that went missing at Vail Mountain.Denver resident Connor Gill went missing on Friday morning (February 15, 2025). His last ski...
View ArticleKeystone Ski Patrollers and Vail Resorts Have Reached a Tenative Contract
After some beef that played out on social media, Vail Resorts and the Keystone Resort ski patrollers have reached an agreement on a contract, according to an Instagram post from the Keystone Ski Patrol...
View ArticleSnowboard Culture Is Thriving in Houghton, Michigan: Jibba Jabba 2025
The lit-up street course looked like a snow globe as fat flakes fell on some of the Midwest's most impressive up-and-coming riders at the 2025 Red Bull-sponsored Jibba Jabba snowboarding competition....
View ArticleBig Boi To Headline The Snow League's Debut in Aspen
I like the way you move (in that halfpipe). Big Boi will perform at The Snow League’s opening event in Aspen.One half of the legendary Atlanta hip hop duo OutKast, Big Boi will headline a live...
View ArticleSkier Dies in Avalanche in the British Columbia Backcountry
A 42-year-old skier died in an avalanche on Monday, February 17, 2025 in British Columbia. It is the first avalanche death of the season in Canada, according to Avalanche Canada. The first skier in a...
View ArticleFive Takeaways From the Kings and Queens of Corbet's Couloir 2025 Contest
We’ve got a new King and Queen… of Corbet’s Couloir that is. The sixth iteration of the event brought out some old faces, but Tim McChesney and Ana Eyssimont, two skiers, won the event for the first...
View ArticleHere's What You Need To Know For Red Bull Heavy Metal Boston
Street snowboarding is coming back to Boston. Red Bull Heavy Metal will have its second showing of the year at Boston's City Hall Plaza. Returning winners like Maggie Leon, Pat Fava, Benny Milam,...
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