Estelle Pensiero, major up and coming back country power house and daughter of Jeff Pensiero (owner of Baldface Lodge), has just gone on her dream trip to the big, bold Alaska back country. And she had to go on and make us tear up with a heartfelt Instagram post about how much it meant to her. See below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Estelle Pensiero (@estellepensiero) Estelle's caption says, "Coming back to reality after my trip with some time to reflect. Although it was late in the season, We scored with perfect weather windows, the stability and snow conditions lined up j ..read more

Dakine announced today that Red Gerard is the newest member of their snowboard team. He joins a heavy roster that includes Jamie Anderson, Louif Paradis, Jill Perkins, Kazu Kokubo, Sam Taxwood, and more. The partnership, which involves outerwear, gloves, and bags is a boon for both parties: Red stays warm and dry thanks to Dakine's reliable and durable gear and Dakine gets their colors emblazoned on one of snowboarding's favorite snowboarders. Of course, Red is an Olympic gold medalist, has Dew Tour and World Cup podiums, and clenched an X Games gold in January, but his significant slopestyle ..read more

Slush The Magazine's annual spring quarter pipe contest, World Quarters, brings in riders from all over the world to compete. Tomorrow is the day! Friday, May 3rd at 10am at the bottom of chair two at Mammoth Mountain resort. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SlushMag (@slushthemagazine) You will see some top tier snowboarding from some of the best snowboarders in the world including Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, Raibu Katayama, Yuto Yamada, Valentino Guseli, and so many more. Last years winners include: Men’s World Quarter Pipe Champion: Yuki Kadono from Japan Women’s World Quarterpipe ..read more

Mike Basich's snowboarding has long gone hand-in-hand with an exploration of the art surrounding it. His action self-portraiture, including the iconic image of his 120-foot helicopter bomb drop, remains some of the most impactful snowboarding photography, ever. His new short film, made with Kyle Schwartz, lets us all in on his method of making and the evolution of his philosophy through the creation of lithographs in a completely handmade process, from cutting down a tree on his property to make the woodblocks to mixing the ink using ashes from the devastating 2020 fire at his home.  Bas ..read more

Winter goes by fast. Unpredictable weather patterns notwithstanding, the cadence of the winter season for a professional snowboarder is rapid fire and lightning pace smashed into one. Events. Contests. Road trips. Pow days? Packing. Obligations. Repacking. Days bleed into weeks, weeks turn into months, and before you know it, it’s mid-April. For riders whose seasons are spent in the streets, time is calculated in opportunity to film. And with the recent comeback of rail contests—a great thing but another thing on the schedule—there’s even more possibilities but the season is even more packed ..read more

Red Bull Landing Gear went down at Mt. Bachelor last week and over the past few days, the edits have been dropping on Instagram. Among the updates from the crew in Oregon was a photo of Cannon Cummins with a brand new sticker taking up some high quality real estate on the nose of his snowboard. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @cannoncummins Cannon, the Washington-groomed upstart known for an easy and inherent style as seen below... View this post on Instagram A post shared by Stephan Jende (@jendephoto) And in lines like this has been steadily on the rise the past few seas ..read more

Yesterday, Aruba announced that the island is teaming up with 5-time Olympian Shaun White to host a new kind of summer games, the Relaxathon—and one lucky traveler will win a trip for two to the one happy island to participate. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Aruba (@arubatourism) On June 13th, Shaun White will host the Caribbean’s first-ever relaxation competition, where "relaxers" will compete on the sunny shores of Aruba for the title of “World’s Greatest Relaxer” with epic prizes on the line. Today through May 10th, Relaxathon hopefuls can visit Aruba.com/relaxathon to ent ..read more

Over the past few days, leaks have come out here and there from a gathering at Mt. Bachelor last week. Valentino Guseli rapping with Dane Menzies. Craig McMorris and Mikey Ciccarelli excelling at a particularly challenging round of divot digging. Elston did this. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Craig McMorris (@craigmcmorris) Those guys were five of eighteen riders competing in Red Bull Landing Gear, which looks like a very intriguing progeny of the early aughts' Seek & Destroy (a Red Bull event that took place in that hazy  time before the internet was really firing ..read more

Winter has made a triumphant return to Brian Head in Utah, leading the resort to make the exciting decision to extend its ski season.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brian Head Resort (@brianheadresort) Located in Southern Utah, Brian Head Resort has just announced that it will be adding an extra weekend of skiing and riding, starting from Friday, May 10 and running through Sunday, May 12. Initially scheduled to close on Sunday, May 5, the resort's decision to extend the season comes on the heels of receiving a substantial 10 inches of snowfall in the last 48 hours alone ..read more

Spring boarding. Soft snow. On-hill tunes. And a double-sided hip. The Escape crew brought together all the ingredients for a perfect spring session to Laax and the riders arrived en masse for good times and great boarding. The three-day event to celebrate the end of the season at Laax Snowpark included not only the hip session, but also minipipe, rail, and skate jams over the course of the weekend, as well as a Super Friendly Society playground park. While truly the Escape Closing Cup looks best experienced in person, for all of us not in Europe for this boarding party, the recap is a real s ..read more