snowboarding

The 4th annual Chamberlin Productions Rail Jam is this Friday and Saturday! What's a rail jam?  It's your regional snowboarders & skiers descending a mega ramp which is 25 feet tall and 90 feel long!  The Jam also features one of a kind entertainment - brought in especially for Jam enthusiasts.  ...

Skiing up hill.  Yes, you read correctly - skiing up hill.  That's a new thought in my noggin.  It kind of goes against everything your body feels and your brain thinks.  But that's what you do in backcountry snowboarding.  OK - so not only do I have to learn how to ski, I have to do it uphill.  Hmm.

The creme of the crop for Backcountry Snowboarding Bindings are the Spark R&D Blaze Snowboard Bindings.  The wonder gadgets are the piece that makes the whole splitboard system work.  They work for cross country skiing into your location, and are what makes your board stiff enough to be able to ride it once you attach it back together to snowboard down the mountain.  These bindings rock - and

Up next was the splitting of my snowboard, and the mounting of the hardware the bindings will attach to.  THANK YOU World Boards for doing such a great job!

This year I am working on crossing an item of my bucket list - Backcountry Snowboarding.  I have lived in Bozeman for over 10 years, and have gotten to  snowboard a fair amount each winter since I got here.   There's something about snowboarding that melts stress away, makes the world more clear, and overall makes me feel great.  I have wanted to get in the backcountry for awhile.  Problem is it t

I don't even try to hide it.  I  work hard everyday to get to live in Montana to play in the Mountains.  And for me in the winter that means SNOWBOARDING! I learned how to snowboard as soon as I moved to Bozeman over 10 years ago, and I never get sick of it!  This past weekend I got to spend Day 1 of the 2010 - 2011 season in BIG SKY!

If you want to know what one of the HUGE secrets from Bozeman locals...its the Bridger Ski Foundation Ski Swap.  This annual event benefits the Bridger Ski Foundation (duh), and is the go-to event for getting new and used gear at a huge discount.