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It’s Been 18 Years

Justin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:02:17 +0000

Since Kurt Cobain turned a shotgun on himself and decided it was better for him to burn out than to fade away. While surprising it wasn’t surprising at all to anybody paying attention, you just always hoped Kurt’s apparent self-destructive nature was more for shock value in a pre-internet, pre-reality show world as opposed

Silverton Splitfest presented by Venture

Justin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:01:21 +0000

The Silverton Splitfest presentedy by Venture is tomorrow through April 1st. Venture was noticeably missing at the Baker Splitfest, my guess is because they are nose to the grindstone getting this going Check the fB page for details.

Baker Splitfest Roll Call

Justin — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:07:12 +0000

Kyle Miller is going Chris aka bcrider is going a-man is going Shaun Almassy is going Brian Smart is going

That’s all I know so far. Are YOU going?

Mt Baker Splitfest This Weekend

Justin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:58:40 +0000

For those of you who forgot or just didn’t know the Mt Baker Splitfest is this weekend. Details can be seen on their site or the thread on splitboard.com.

Right now Baker and the rest of the PNW is getting shat on so it should be interesting. Hopefully I can find a

Grant Gunderson Photos of the 2012 Baker Avalanche

Justin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:45:11 +0000

By all accounts this is one of those 100 year events, the kind of thing you’ll tell your kids about. Grant Gunderson (you know, the guy that took the photo of LAST YEAR’S Baker avy that everyone is claiming is this years…) went and took some photos of this year’s carnage. Fortunately this thing

Steve Romeo, Chris Onufer die in avalanche

Justin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:44:35 +0000

Holy fucking shit…

Just saw that Steve Romeo of TetonAT and buddy Chris Onufer died in an avalanche. Wow. Just wow. RIP doods.

Made in the USA

Justin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:14:16 +0000

Been wanting to do this post for awhile, but due to time and brain cell constraints it’s been sitting in draft status since this XDL Powder Alert vid. The french/freedom press/unamurrrrcan line I wrote made my brain do it’s ADHD/tangential thinking thing that keeps me up late at night, thinking about how the confluence

Old Burton Splitboard Review

Justin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:09:14 +0000

Just got the latest ‘Eights and Elevens’ email from Backcountry Mag. In it they featured a couple old reviews from their archives, thought this one featuring the old proprietary Burton SPLTs (Custom and Cascade) were cool to see – and also interesting to see that 11 years later the technology hasn’t really changed all

Venture Snowboards Launches ‘Shape Shack’

Justin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:31:14 +0000

Venture Snowboards, the Silverton based manufacturer of bombproof solid and split boards, has announced they are starting an experimental division they are calling the ‘Shape Shack‘. There’s no info on their site other than a link to the store front for purchasing the boards, but based on the description they’ve provided it sounds like

Kyle Miller ‘FreeRider’ US Premiere Tonight

Justin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:00:59 +0000

Crest Pictures Film ‘FreeRider‘, starring the PNW’s own Kyle Miller, has it’s US premiere (ignore the fact it was shown at the Snorting Elk a few weeks back…) tonight at The Mountaineers Program Center in Seattle. The short documentary will be followed by ‘Wyoming Triumph’ by KGB Productions. Admission is $10, includes a raffle