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Just four months ago, I had never heard of 16-year-old Sage Kotsenburg. Even while writing this, I can’t recall a photo or edit of the Park City hellion that wasn’t published by the Dew Tour. But since November, the 2010 Slopestyle Dew Cup winner has demanded my attention by shocking his way into my [...]

I asked Nick Lipton if he was as fired up about Lindsey Jacobellis as he was about Nate Holland, but alas, he didn’t seem to care, so girls have to settle for a news post. This Olympics was set to be a bit of a redemption for Lindsey, after that unforgettable grasser in 2006. Her [...]

After Kevin Pearce slammed in Park City the media jumped all over the story because, well, they had something to talk about. While we send our best wishes to Kevin no real snowboarder will say, “Oh shit, we better ban that damn double twisty.” Most people aren’t real snowboarders though, including the claimed “expert” Christine [...]

While many snowboarders will disagree in order to stay cool, a little competition in life is healthy, if not fun. Whether you’re competing against yourself, battling a friend at Mario Kart, or trying to have the most totally wick dope set up, we all compete here and there. Now when you’re Todd Richards, competition is [...]

We’ve always had a soft spot for Ross Powers. Who doesn’t love a good old Vermont boy who can hold his liquor and win Olympic medals!? Well, Ross is back on the hunt for gold, this time in SBX. He’s scored himself a spot on the US Snowboard SBX B team, has a facebook fan [...]

Hannah Teter Superstar: US Women Claim HP Gold and Silver
Monday, February 13, 2006
Though the buzz surrounding another US men’s halfpipe sweep remained steady until the very final moments of yesterday’s competition, predictions of total domination by the US women have been at a loud, steady and seemingly unstoppable rumble all winter.
Kelly Clark, the fantastically conditioned [...]

White Gold: Flying Tomato Takes The Cake in Torino
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Can the Flying Tomato– the red haired action sports superstar who once camped with his family in a van at the base of Mammoth Mountain (ever heard that story before?)– pull off gold at Bardonecchia? That’s the question being pondered by snowboard commentators this [...]