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The California Adventure Experience

Shay — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:08:46 +0000

Two weeks ago I traveled to California with the sole mission to visit as many snowboard companies as I could, give away a snowboard and spend time with family. The end result was an amazing time on the west coast, a glimpse into the so-cal shred company life and the ability to see behind doors [...]

Colorado 09-10 Demo Days

Shay — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:27:09 +0000

It’s the beginning of demos here in Colorado which means that your favorite companies will be available to try out on snow and see what you think about the gear. This is where I spend a lot of my time for reviews so if you happen to attend a demo, look for me cause chances [...]

A look inside Arbor Snowboards

Shay — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:45:26 +0000

Arbor brings a responsible consciousness to the table when it comes to building and designing snowboards. With a heavy skate, surf and art influence that Venice expresses and Arbor showcases, it’s no wonder that Arbor snowboards continues to support their roots. Just seconds from the Venice boardwalk houses one of the most environmentally friendly snowboard and [...]

Shayboarder.com: Over 1 million served

Shay — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:12:57 +0000

I’ve been distracted the last couple weeks with daily life and traveling for the blog that I completely missed passing 1 million total visitors since I started this blog. Each day this blog gives me an outlet to express myself and a way to do something more with snowboarding through posts, reviews, interviews. At the [...]

An afternoon with O-matic Snowboards

Shay — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:28:51 +0000

With the motto “handcrafted by expensive machines” its easy to love O-matic snowboards with their fun no-BS approach to snowboarding. Beyond the company and the names behind it, once you ride the boards you aren’t disappointed by the little shred company that could. O-matic snowboards was the last stop on Day 2 and located in beautiful [...]

Loveland 11/1/09

Shay — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:47:12 +0000

I treated my friends great by being the designated driver at Halloween last night so I could enjoy snowboarding today and it paid off with a fun day on snow. I even forgot that it was daylight savings but luckily my phone kept me on time for meeting up to shred. I met up with Chris [...]

Loveland 10/31/09

Shay — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:12:17 +0000

It was a perfect day to spend Halloween and even though I was tired from traveling, I got talked into going riding and spending the day outside at Loveland Ski Area. I didn’t regret the decision later and definitely a great way to welcome myself back to Colorado, enjoying the snow that fell over the [...]

Gore-Tex Experience More Blogger Summit Day 2

Shay — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:16:00 +0000

I arrived in Philadelphia for the Gore-Tex Experience More Blogger Summit where day 1 was the introduction but day 2 was where the tours went down and it gave a huge amount of insight into the Gore-Tex company and brand. Our itinerary on Thursday included touring the Gore Testing Facilities, Myth Busters Session, visit to [...]

Gore-Tex Experience More Blogger Summit Day 1

Shay — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:45:14 +0000

Yesterday I left the snowy mountains and headed to the east coast as a guest for Gore-Tex’s Experience More Blogger Summit. What exactly is that? Well Gore-Tex is launching a new community and invited various bloggers from outdoor arenas to come out for a couple days to find out more about the brand and the [...]

Inside the Transworld Headquarters

Shay — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:58:09 +0000

Since 1987, Transworld Snowboarding has been at the forefront of snowboarding for print publications and a name that snowboarders turn to each day. It wasn’t a difficult decision to decide to visit the major publication and see how things go down behind such an influential name in snowboarding. Transworld was the third stop on the [...]