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A while ago I was riding Mammoth with long time locals Gabe Taylor, Bobby George, and Peter Benchetler when something of great wisdom and importance struck me–literally.

Words: NateD
Photos: Jeff Baker and Mark Sullivan

Words: Nate D
Photos: Stephen Shannon & Jeff Baker

It’s always good to go ride some powder, to step away from the person that walks and talks and eats and watches TV and does all of those things in life that everyone else does. It’s even better when you get to do that with your best friends…

In a week defined by one concussion, five stitches, 102 degree fever, and one less wisdom tooth, not to mention the fact that every time I turn on the damn TV I only catch the tail end of Christmas Vacation, some goodness finally came my way on Saturday with the opening of June Mountain.

Words and Photos: Teri Tibbett

Last days in Saas Fee (6-8 Sept 2009).

Bluebird skies and lots of snowboarding the last three days in Saas Fee. No new snow on the glacier, so the mornings were icy and the afternoons slushy. Perfect for riding the park and shooting photos. Nicolas, Fredi and Mads worked with Blotto, doing laps in between shots. One shot had Mads leaning against a barrel with Fredi launching a frontside 180 into the frame.

Story and Photos: Nate D

Not two weeks ago I made the conscious decision to “finish” a story I had been working on all winter. A story that began in Colorado, took me to Switzerland, then on to Alaska. By that point it was fair to say my allotted budget had been tapped drier than a keg of Natty Ice at a NASCAR Wiley’s annual Wife Beaters Bash and was accumulating what can only be described as overdraft fees. This meaning, I would need to spend my own money if I wanted to get the piece done the way I saw fit. Like much of the original budget was spent on heli drops in AK disguised as research, my involvement no longer revolved around me telling the story but in me being part of the story; if I had to spend my own money to see it through, so be it––I can’t say I didn’t know this all along. Still, for anyone curious or interested in this perilous line of fieldwork, here is a passage I came across that best describes our plight written by one of the greats to his editor:

It was reported yesterday that the one and only Lucas Magoon was taken to a Reno hospital with a head injury resulting from a skateboarding accident. It appears Magoon was bombing a hill in the area when he lost control and smacked his head on the ground. Initially in a coma, Grenade TM Kevin Casillo reports via his Facebook that, "Lucas is awake and off the ventilator. He is still in ICU and under constant watch but is doing much better."

Photos: Jesse Brown
Interview: NateD

Travis Rice

Nico Muller in Neverland

With the release of the teaser for Neverland, Absinthe also dropped some dates as to where you might meet up with the crew and riders and catch it on the big screen.