Mark Sollors can do a lot of tricks, but here are just 20 of them from a day up at Camp of Champions on the Blackcomb Glacier in Whistler. Riding the glacier all summer long can easily boost anyone’s trick count into double and even triple-digit numbers.
Driving around northern California’s Lake Tahoe is a veritable history museum for some of the most famous snowboard spots ever caught on film. It’s rumored that Jacques Cousteau visited Lake Tahoe’s icy depths and said that “the world is not ready to see what’s on the bottom,” but lucky for snowboarding, there are a lot of famous spots above lake level. A scenic drive over Mt. Rose or around nearby Donner Lake could easily be a snowboarding memorial to anyone with a keen eye or knowledgeable tour guide.
Going to a summer snowboard camp isn’t just a place to progress your skills while everyone else is working their Xbox controller, or getting a chance to meet your favorite pro shred, it’s a good way for your parents to not have to deal with you moping around the house all summer. Here are some reasons to remember next time you start begging your parents for a trip to summer snowboard camp.
Ever wonder how courses for events like the X Games or the Burton US Open are made? How about moving around all those rails, stairs, and wallrides? Well, it’s a lot more technical and a lot harder than the Snow Park Technologies crew make it look. In the new National Geographic Channel series, Mountain Movers, take a ride in the cat with SPT as they travel the country setting up the most insane and progressive parks, all on a tight deadline.
Bet you never thought you’d be reading a story about the garbage cans at Burton, but let’s face it, having one of those little garbage cans by your desk is really convenient and easy. You just throw everything in there, not really thinking about it, and then it’s gone by morning. But that convenience creates an un-sortable mix of compostable garbage, recyclables, and actual trash, so it all just ends up in the dumpster, and in turn, the landfill.
