General Snowboarding Chat

With a very small number of exceptions, wearing a snowboarding helmet is optional. The video above is a ski crash tet but of…

Each to their own. There’s no right or wrong. I get that. This is my opinion. It used to be the case that…

It is fair to say that Redmond ‘Red’ Gerard has achieved a lot in his short snowboarding career. The American, who was born…

A while ago, I wrote an article asking What’s the best snowboarding companion sport? Possible contenders included skateboarding, surfing, mountain biking, freeboarding… But climbing wasn’t…

I’m off to Les Arcs next Saturday for a week of shredding. It’s been a good season in Europe – hopefully that will…

I like to jib around, hit jumps, rails and boxes, and when I’m riding the rest of the mountain I like to either…

We’re four days into the Breck trip, four days on the hill that is, here’s a brief update so far. First day powder…

Taking photos and video of your snowboarding can be a lot of fun. It’s something that you’ll do with your friends and you…

OK – so it’s not so black and white as the question in the title suggests. Some people go big with style. These…

I need some new snowboard boots. The last time I was at the Xscape complex in Castleford I thought I’d spend a bit…

Last Friday was the first time that I’ve snowboarded in a while; more importantly, the first time that I’ve snowboarded since snapping my…

It’s been a long time since I’ve mentioned my plans for snowboarding this coming season. Last time I discussed this, I was aiming…

There’s been a brief lull on the blog, 10 days since the last post, which I thought was worth a little explanation. Apart…

Back in 2007, our group spent two weeks in Laax/Flims, with a company called Snowmotions. They market themselves as “Specialists in Swiss Ski and…

Yoga is something that’s been on my radar for quite a while now, though there’s never been a big enough impulse for me…

This is old news, nothing new here, move along please. We’re over the skier vs. snowboarder debate, we all use the mountain together,…

Have you progressed beyond beginner status such that linking turns is easy now? Perhaps you consider yourself to be in the wooly category…

Not too long ago I wrote about why I won’t be snowboarding this season. Well, since that accident I’ve had a lot of…

Back in July I had a collision on my mountain bike: the car won. The most significant injury was a broken femur. The…

January 2004, it’s my second ever snowboarding trip, a two week holiday in Chamonix. It was a powder day, blue skies, my brother…

The last few times I’ve to Castleford, I’ve been snowboarding with my friend, Ian. There have been others in the group, but we’ve…

Are you too old to snowboard, to get good at it? Am I? The short answer is: no, probably not. I’m writing this…

I decided not to update the blog on a daily basis after the end of the first week, given there wasn’t much happening…

Yesterday, I tried going up on the mountain. There were two reasons: first off, I wanted to see how well the ankle would…

I’m still resting up, in the Chalet. Bummer. That’s 3 days now. I think I’d be happy if I can shred all of…

Today was great. It started so good. A pure blue bird day, really warm. We spent the morning lapping the area under the…

A couple of beers and a few glasses of wine… don’t expect too much 🙂 Today was much better. Easyjet worked, for a…