Words by: Cat Nicol As you already may or may not know Snow Park NZ has confirmed to be closed for this current season held in Wanaka New Zealand. The popular freestyle resort has now announced that it has been sold to 'The Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds'....
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A Look Inside WHIMSY
Whimsical (adj.): to be spontaneous, unusual and unique. This is how Whimsy adopted their new name for their board-sport company. How are they able to claim this title? Their company, popping out of Pocatello, Idaho is geared directly towards an all-girl audience....
How To: Store Your Snowboard
Since the season for the northern hemisphere is winding down… who am I kidding? It’s straight up summer time on the east coast! Well, VNTRbirds started to finally give in to the summer heat and packing away our shred sticks and gear. That’s when it hit me! Most people...
Baldface: I was among strangers and somehow also among friends.
Words &pictures: Leanne Wren I was lucky enough to win a trip through Transworld Snowboarding to Baldface Lodge in British Colombia, Canada. I had read reviews before going and most people claimed this was "A Trip of a Lifetime"; it truly was. After a flight from...
Lucky Number 7: Billabong Flaunt It
On March 23, Billabong held their 5th stop for the 7th annual Flaunt It tour at Loon Mountain resort. The Billabong Flaunt It is a girls-only slopestyle and rail jam tour around North America with six stops including finals at Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA. The winner takes...
Eastern Boarder’s Last Call 2013
Words: Kelley Wren Photos: MacKenzie Hennessey On March 18th, Loon Mountain hosted their 13th annual Last Call. With the incoming Spring, the weather was an unusual blue bird day over the White Mountains with the sun shining on the slopes. The contest brought in...