YoBeat: Making Fun of Snowboarding Since 1997

Do we have a champ?

Epic pow!

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 [...]

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 [...]

In yo’ face

Dave Brewer posing with an oddly dressed June Bhongjan.  p. Dave Brewer

Simply put, Dave Brewer is a nice guy, and while he’ll never admit it, a great photographer. Dave’s range as a photographer expands far past snowboarding, as do all aspects of his life. When not traveling through Mexico in search of photos or proactively helping [...]

Mini shred off!

All rails, all the time

After a few weeks of shaking things up, photographer Jess Mooney checks in for a mellow story about making it in the biz.

The championship round. Does someone get a camera pack? You decide!

Flashes make stuff neat. Which shot is neater? You vote and decide!

Making something out of nothing.

The NooB has a new career plan — photography!

My awesome Quebec rail trip wraps up, as does my snowboard photography career.

By Ernie Scurvey
The early Rocky mountain air was far too cold and low in oxygen to fully combust with the high octane fuel I was pumping into the carburetor. Shiny decals from the new sled glistened from the sliver of fire rising from the granite peaks; momentarily paused in its compulsive journey of sailing [...]