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The Metro Ski & Snowboard Show opened today, London, Olympia. I’ve got to say that the first I’d heard of it was in …

Of the boards I’ve been looking at, I’ve decided to group them into 3 categories. Yeah, I know, I’m probably over-analysing this whole …

2005/2006 Ride Kink, 152cm. I’ve had the Kink since the beginning of the 2005 season, riding it for a week in Meribel, a …

First things first – I haven’t used this board enough for this to qualify as a “review”. This is simply my brief experience …

Increasingly over the last year I have become more interested in the UK snowboarding scene. Originally I had seen one or two movies, …

It really feels like the season is getting started now. The new Blue Tomato catalogue arrived through my letter box earlier this week, …

Earlier this year in Tignes there was this bar that quite often played the same snowboarding film, around the same time during the …

An indy nose poke. I’d like to work on adding a little more style to my riding. So I decided to start here, …

If you haven’t yet seen it, go to the Absinthe Films site and check out the trailer for their new DVD, More. I …

I had forgotten two boards that interested me last season, and the comment on the previous post reminded me about the Jeenyus Eddie …

So here’s the new damage to the Kink: a 3″ crack up near the nose, and a delamination on the base near the …

I was at Xscape Castleford last night for 2 hours of freestyle fun. I even brought my new board having finally nailed down …

Snowboard films, they’re all the same, right? Well I don’t think so, and going into a new season with a bunch of new …

The LG Action Sports Tour Event in Birmingham at the end of July was excellent. It was the first time that I’ve seen …

My good friend James, aka The Network, has kindly agreed to, in his words: “grace my blog with his literary presence”. What this …

Last Friday I went to the Xscapeology session at Castleford – it was the first one that I’ve been to. I’ve got to …

Wow, the LG Action Sports Tour is going to be stopping in Birmingham at the end of this month, July 29th and 30th. …

I don’t know about you, but once I start to like a snowboarding film, I also start to like the music. Half the …

OK, so I’ve sorted out the flights for my summer trip – Les Deux Alpes (one of the best ski resorts in Europe …

Yo dudes, it’s The Function here, back for the second slice of hot lesson action. (I said lesson!) Let’s dive in… The second …

Well I’ve been away for the bank holiday weekend, giving me time to relax and make some preparations: consequently my head is bulging …

…or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Board: Part 1. 🙂 Hey people, it’s Mal here. Gav’s been kind enough …

I’ve been trying to set up a long weekend of summer boarding in Les Deux Alpes – but it’s proving tricky. Originally the …

Apartment 8, La Ferme du Val Claret March 2006, I spent two weeks riding in Tignes with a group of friends and family. …

After extensively debating whether skiing or snowboarding is better… I decided to stick with snowboarding. Before I went to Tignes this year I …

Xscapeology is on at Castleford this Friday night with the slope open from 7pm to midnight. I’ve never been to one of the …

Rider’s Ed: Snowboarding Instructional Video I’ve been intending to do this review for a while, so here goes. Rider’s Ed is an instructional …

Tignes hosted the Protest Jib Vid Team Challenge during the second week of our stay. The Jib Vid competition is an event where …

…on bad weather days. Towards the start of the second week we had a few bad weather days. It was a big change …