Another glorious shred session in the mountains of Minnesota  Wrapping up the day here at ASN we discovered a snowboarding session like none other with riders; Jake Olson-Elm, Brandon Larson, Krister Ralles, Austin Young and Cody Beiersdorf. Going to be thinking about this video all night!! Enjoy! Also, be sure to check out Powder Ridge’s [...]

Windward Boardshop is fully stocked and ready to serve! When and why did you start Windward Boardshop? The store has been in Chicago since 1982. We all grew up in the Chicago area and have been coming to the store since we were kids.  In September of 2010, two partners and I purchased the business [...]

Aussie Island Surf Shop at their current location – going on 5 years. When and why did you start Aussie Island Surf Shop? Well, it is a passion for sure. An opportunity fell into my lap when I was really young so my brother and I started up the shop. He was 20 and I [...]

  The lifts are running at Sugar Bowl with 2 feet of fresh powder! Yesterday, a storm system moved through the Sierra Nevada’s dumping two feet of snow with people calling in sick to work for some powder action.  Check out yesterday’s snow recap from Sugar Bowl Ski Resort and see what you missed!  

  A simple way to check the snow conditions in your own backyard. Check out this official from Wolf Creek Pass on how to identify possible avalanche conditions by looking at the snow of a simple snow bank.  Scary and amazing at the same time.   Wolf Creek Pass from trentmeisenheimer on Vimeo.

  In keeping with my gadget themed posts today I saw another piece of tech that was shown off at CES way back in January is ready for purchase.  The Tunebug Shake uses SurfaceSound technology to channel vibrations into whatever it’s surface it’s attached to.  Of course there are straps to mount it to the [...]

I remember reading about these cutting edge goggles toward the end of the ’09-’10 snow season.  Well, it looks like Recon is ready to deliver, and not a moment too soon!  It’s main innovation comes from implanting the display inside the goggle.  The perspective places the LCD about six feet in front of the wearer’s [...]

I remember reading about these cutting edge goggles toward the end of the ’09-’10 snow season.  Well, it looks like Recon is ready to deliver, and not a moment too soon!  It’s main innovation comes from implanting the display inside the goggle.  The perspective places the LCD about six feet in front of the wearer’s [...]

 Love that this is all back country!  Crazy landing some of these jumps switch, big landings!!!

 Love that this is all back country!  Crazy landing some of these jumps switch, big landings!!!