YoBeat: Making Fun of Snowboarding Since 1997

Every since I moved to Portland, I’ve had a basic understanding of the snowboard scene. You ride Meadows in the winter and Timerberline in the summer. As it turns out, I was grossly misinformed, as if you want to ride sweet jib lines, Tline is the spot. Thankfully, my new friend Jeff cleared it up [...]

Dave takes a hands on approach. He’s actually whittling a snowboard out of that snow bank.
Amidst a sea of giant ski brands and influx of corporate culture, there are still plenty of small snowboard brands, run by snowboarders. Monument may be out of Washington DC, not exactly a snowboard epicenter, and Dave Tran may [...]

Two titans of snowboarding’s culinary community met, but only one could emerge victorious. Party Time Nate and Peter Line set out once and for all to determine who was the superior chef by cooking what else, but hot dogs!

Appetizers

Peter Line’s Hot Dog and Pork Rillette
Full Recipe

Party Time Nate’s Deconstructed Hot Dog
Full Recipe

Entrees

Peter Line’s Beef Hot [...]

Super rep Dustin Anderson gave the east coast kids a run for their money
Given the recent outrage over snowboarders enjoying themselves while representing their country at the Olympics, it’s pretty clear everyone else in the world hates fun. No one, however, seems to hate fun more than Mother Nature, who has now tried twice, unsuccessfully [...]

Liu Jiayu of China had such good style, even the hack Vancouver2010.com photographer could get a good shot of her.
Over the past few days, the Vancouver Olympics have taught me a lot. I’ve learned various languages, thanks to the sketchy Euro streams I opted to watch rather than NBC (ok, I only really understood when [...]

The top of the podium is a nice place to be.
Despite boyish good looks and solid snowboard skills, JJ Thomas has never been a Danny Kass or Shaun White type. He’s always been good, but just lacking that hype that creates true snowboard sensations. Maybe that’s why when JJ ended up in a 3-way tie [...]

FuelTV and Exit Real World have been hosting little events called Fuel Fridays every week — giving suburban kids a chance to hang out watch snowboard videos at the Bridgeport shop. The basic gist is, Tigard, OR just got Verizon Fios and doing this will help promote the fact that FUELtv is one of the [...]

Snowboarding has seen many trends come and go: low backs, big pants, tight pants, bigger pants, neon, baseless bindings, etc., and Todd Richards is old enough to have seen them all. So what does Todd think about current tread of big clothes and bad attitudes? Surely he has some sage old wisdom to share, just [...]

Barrett Christy and her many fans
I’ve covered a few events in my day. And by a few I mean, I’ve been schlepping my camera bag, voice recorder and a notebook and pen, to everything from USASA events to the Winter X Games for too many years. When you write about snowboarding, it’s almost unavoidable, as [...]

The field is set for the final day of the 2010 Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom. Spoiler alert: The Colts are gonna win. Wait, that’s a different contest. For this one, my money is on Temple Cummins (a safe bet), the frenchman Sylvan Duclos (who qualified first), or Ben Lynch (’cause Jesse Grandkoski told Kevin [...]

Far from the hustle and bustle of the Skull Candy and Volcom booths, there is another side to the annual snow sports trade show. We’re not even talking the ski section, but further out, where you find brands that you would never imagine even exist. And since no one ever ventures that deep, most of [...]

Lucky Todd is off to Mt. Snow this weekend for some good old fashioned East Coast shredding. Though he now resides in sunny So Cal, Todd is originally from Massachusetts, making ice, tight trees and joeys especially close to his heart. We figured it was time to get the real dirt on the east coast.
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February 4, 2010
To Whom It May Concern:
Despite what you may have seen recently on 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, or Olympic ad spots, snowboarding is moving away from the mountains and into new frontiers. Not everyone has a private pipe, [...]

Noses in the air

The inaugural off-snow portion of SIA Denver is done. Here are the rest of the pictures we took if you haven’t gotten enough yet. Products from Airblaster, Yes, MNMNT, Smokin Snowboards, Bonfire, Grenade, Drop and more and a bunch of goofy pictures of goofy people.

We’ve got Olympic fever and it’s mostly cause Scotty Lago made the team. Not only is he a good ol’ New England boy, but he’s down for a good time, even while trying to make Team USA. If anyone can show the world what snowboarding is really about (hint: not double corks) it’s Scotty.
As the [...]

For all this talk about how little we care about the Olympics and what not, we’ve really been paying pretty close attention to it. When the team was officially announced on Monday we realized that maybe we are even a little bit psyched to see how big of a junk show Vancouver 2010 really ends [...]

Photo: Keenan
When you’re not happy with your board sponsor in this day in age, there’s only one thing to do: start your own brand. Sure, given then current economic climate, and the responsibilities of running a company, it might not be the easiest proposition. But for Sean Genovese, it’s a walk in the park. Wait, [...]

I Am Snowboarding, the collaborative art project to honor Jeff Anderson, arrived in Portland on January 8, 2010. The art lined the usual hallway of Nemo HQ, the beer on tap was free, and Trevor Graves was running around taking shots with his G10. At first glance it could have been any of the monthly [...]

5-0. Photo Neil Dacosta
Sara Phillips picked up her first sponsor in the US with a beer in hand and her mouth gushing blood. It wasn’t a publicity stunt, rather just what she happened to be doing at that fateful moment the Nitro TM ran into her. When you live the “snowboard lifestyle,” that’s just how [...]

One of YoBeat’s most favorite brands and esteemed advertisers CAPiTA is turning the big 1-0 this year. Seeing as I remember the launch of the brand like it was yesterday, this makes me feel old, but what can ya do? Enjoy this 24 second preview of the hardcover catalog they’re releasing to celebrate then go [...]

It’s cool when ski areas support snowboarding and actually let people who snowboard promote them. Then you end up with websites like ltpark.com and the above video. But since you guys will probably all balk at the skier shots, we figured a little interview with LT Park’s Will Moss was in order.
YoBeat: Who is the [...]

Happy New Years!!! It’s officially 2010 in Australia, but for us in the rest of the world there’s still time to make plans that are sure to let you down. In the words of Pat Bridges, “A New Years you can remember is a New Years to forget,” but if you are not actually trying [...]

This is from the 90s. I was sure I would “make it” and be as cool as JP was soon!
If you are reading this site, there’s a good chance you do now, or at one point, wanted to be a pro snowboarder. I know I did. All the glamor, travel, and most importantly free stuff [...]

This year at YoBeat we really got into the Christmas spirit. We are like a family and we have a lot to be thankful for, plus, holidays make for easy content! Our greatest achievement this holiday season, however, was our holiday card shoot. Many lucky industry types have already had the above e-card delivered directly [...]

The fateful day. Nothing but smiles.
Anytime someone is seriously injured snowboarding, it’s easy to start throwing blame around. And in the case of Mike “El Schwarez” Schwarz’s injury, there’s no shortage of culprits. Last year, at the World Quarterpipe Championships at Timber Ridge, VT, any paranoid person would say it was bound to happen. [...]

Guess what! It’s the Holidays, or as more commonly known around these parts: The time of year you can just recap and not come up with anything new year end review time! And what better way to look back in this new media age than to take advantage of Google Analytics and data pull some [...]

slideshow by Zak Shelhamer
Ok, we have a secret. Our “exclusive coverage” was totally made up. Shaun White wasn’t even there, much less skateboarding in the Superpipe. But that’s really the only way to get anything “exclusive” in this internet day and age, isn’t it? And since Totino’s didn’t pay to send me out there, (Alli [...]

Ahh, snowboard photographers. Chicks love them, dudes want to be them. Oh wait, that’s the actual pro snowboarders. Snowboard photographers are the ones with cold fingers and (probably) massive debt who, let’s face it, probably weren’t very good at snowboarding. But a few lucky and talented individuals have had the pleasure of living the dream [...]

It’s not that hard to come up with a list of complaints about most ski resort snowboard parks. Too crowded, too small, too many jibs, not enough jibs — listening to many snowboarders you’d think park quality is a global crisis. But what if your local resort is hours away, and then has only limited [...]

I am currently on “vacation.” This apparently means I am sitting in my hotel room in Hawaii, posting this on YoBeat. I am not just posting it because it is a genuine letter from the recent winner of our Sticker Giveaway that makes us look somewhere near saintly. No, I am posting it because I [...]

Going rogue

Sometimes in the park you run into kids who are trying to learn to ride. But sometimes, instead of being annoyed at them, why not help instill park skills and etiquette by showing them a thing or two? The other night at Mt. Hood Meadows, Nick Lipton was feeling charitable and did just that. Now [...]

Here at YoBeat, we try to keep things fun. But sometimes, between the hate comments, and me constantly telling Nick Lipton that he is a douche bag, morale can get low. So it was time for a little team building exercise, and luckily Mt. Hood Meadows had just opened its night riding facilities for the [...]

My friends, we have business to discuss, and it is of the gravest importance.
Just like wakeboarding rips off snowboarding, and skiing rips off circus clowns — snowboarding rips off skateboarding all the time. At some point we must draw the line, and friends, that time is now. This is a proclamation, here and now, that [...]