YoBeat: Making Fun of Snowboarding Since 1997

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 [...]

Have you ever been to Glacier, WA? It’s like a 3rd world country in really close proximity to the best mountain, ever. But the third world part is what gets us. No cell service, internet access is spotty at best. Seriously, people still use dial up there. Oh and it’s dark, all the time. So [...]

By Dylan Hart
“We have the deepest opening base in the history of Mt. Baker and great skiing and snowboarding conditions continue with lots of deep powder and cold temperatures.”
- http://www.mtbaker.us/snow-report
Writing a positive opening day report about Baker is easy as charging five bucks for a rub-on wax. In fact, most ski resorts in Washington don’t [...]

Is it just us or does the race to open seem especially fast this year? We are NOT complaining, and of course the early snow fall just about everywhere hasn’t hurt things either. This week resorts in the Northwest, Utah and Colorado all made it happen, and here’s what we know:

The Northwest is popping off. Now the only problem is finding someone to drive me all the way to Baker after shredding Meadows all day Wednesday. Anyone?

For more pictures and info Mtbaker.us

Why can’t every pro snowboarder be like Jake?