YoBeat: Making Fun of Snowboarding Since 1997

If you don’t know, today is Festivus.  Yes, the fabled “Festivus for the rest of us” made famous by Seinfeld.
We here at the n00b don’t find tinsel distracting, and we think bamboo would be a much better choice for a Festivus pole (VERY high strength-to-weight ratio), but mostly we like the non-committal nature of Festivus.  [...]

The sun has gone, the skies are gray, girls and guys alike are figuring out the best way to dress like the kids from “Twilight.” We here at the n00b have had to start wearing our flannels AND a jacket to work. You know what this means… summer is over. It’s time to prepare for [...]

Hello loyal readers! Sorry we’ve been away for a while, but we here at the n00b recently achieved Nirvana. No, not the band that defined grunge and post-hair-metal rock’n’roll, but the kind that Buddhists hope to achieve through good works and self-improvement.  We didn’t self-improve or any of that bullshit, but we stumbled upon the [...]

Snowboarding during the summer? That’s weird.

It’s time to get those trailers out! The noob has some tips.

You’re gonna love my nuts!

The NooB heads down memory lane and finds not a whole lot of use.

The NooB goes through the archives and discovers the magic that was the Blue Lodge

The NooB is pissed you didn’t take his last bit of advice. Maybe these crossbow mountain bike terms will be more appealing!

The NooB has a new career plan — photography!

Exclusive coverage of all the action, direct from DC.

The NooB is really getting greedy now. His attitude does not represent the rest of the YoBeat staff.

The NooB sure is asking for a lot in THIS economy.

Learn to get rad!

The n00b says, “Banana board? I don’t get it.”

All the kids are into it…nice of the nOOb to finally catch on.

The NooB is jealous. Bring the party to DC!

To an outsider, snowboard speech can sound strange. Or are we just talking ourselves in circles?

The NooB thinks he knows everything just cause a couple people like his last column. Here’s some of his ideas for making snowboarding better.

To keep things fresh, we got someone who knows nothing about snowboarding to write about it. Here’s his first effort.