Forum Youngblood Snowboard

Forum designed the Youngblood Snowboard for up-and-coming riders who want to destroy parks and pipes, not their wallets. Maybe you're just starting out or maybe you're rapidly on your way up, either way you probably want a higher-performing board that doesn't drain your bank account. The Youngblood is versatile enough to advance with you, and it gives a pro-level ride at an am-level price tag. This...

Union C4 Elite Snowboard Binding

sponsorThe Union C4 Elite Binding is packed with powerful technology. This high-end binding uses carbon fiber in the highback and base for spot-on turn initiation and unreal response. Ultra-light magnesium buckles secure the plush leather straps for the ultimate in weight reduction and comfort. The Elite is built for riders that have the confidence to charge hard and the skills to stomp big tricks.Bottom...

Let's Get you There

We have another great advertiser on SnowExtreme, which is going to help get all your budding snow goers to your destination.Opodo searchs over 500 airlines to get you the best posible price.So start booking your snow trips now.Tags: Snow, Snowsports, snow, skiing, ski, Snowboard, Snowboarding, clothing, tra...

Tune your board

I was looking at the base of my board earlier today, and I can there are quite a few scratches and dents.Which of course got me thinking. Next time I go boarding it might be time for some tuning and repair. Then it clicked, why don't I look at my own personal tuning kit so I can make adjustments without having to go to the shop.So here is the product I have ordered. Of course you can buy all of this...

Gnu Danny Kass Snowboard

The Gnu Danny Kass Snowboard is designed for cutting-edge park and pipe riding. After standing on podiums at the Winter X Games SuperPipe, US Open, 2002 Olympic pipe contest, and dominating nearly every other major snowboarding competition you can think of, it's safe to say that Danny's board design is up to snuff. With a Genetics Alloy wood core, Sintered 9900 base, and durable sandwich construction,...

Still moving

I'm still in the process of moving and getting a new adsl account. Hopefully I will have this done and get back to regular posti...

This years NZ season

Who has been? Who is going?It seems that this year I won't be making it to the snow. Most of you should know the reason if you read my other blog but for those that don't I am moving out of home with my girlfriend. So of course the funds which were going to be used for that will need to be used to setup my new office, and life style.Although I'm not upset about it I am going to miss the snow this season I have grown to love it. So everyone let me know how it is. By the way sorry for the lack of...

Jeenyus Eddie Wall Pro Model

Take it from the pow to the streets on the Jeenyus Eddie Wall Pro Model Snowboard. This soft-flexing freestyle board is so easy to command that you'll feel like a champ carving turns and bashing rails. Eddie rides all three board sizes; the shortest for rails, the mid-size for park and the longest on the deep pow days. The contact lengths of the boards makes them feel like they're longer on the snow,...

Option Snowboards Joni Makinen Snowboard

Rock the entire mountain on the Option Joni Makinen Snowboard. This deck has been designed to keep up with messianic all-mountain shredder Joni Makinen. Free-riding day after day in Canada's steep and deep has helped Joni and Option make a board that is perfectly suited to throwing big tricks in tough terrain. Option's proven Carbon Tech II construction and Select wood core give this burly deck the...

Backside 180

A backside 180 is one of my favorite tricks. You can do it small while you're still learning, or huge and slow once you have it down. The technique is the same; the style is all yours.Difficulty: AverageTime Required: PracticeHere's How:Ride straight at a small bump or roller with the base of your board flat.Stay flat-based until you're just about to take off.At the lip of the jump, spring off of...

Roast Beef Grab

Here is another of our newley started "how to's" posts. I hope you enjoy.Pull a roast beef out of your bag of tricks and provide your friends with a chuckle and yourself with a little bit of snowboarding fun.Difficulty: AverageTime Required: PracticeHere's How:Ride straight at a roller with the base of your board flat.Spring as hard as you can off the lip of the jump.Suck your legs up as far as possible.Grab...

Indy Grab

This is the first of many "how to's". So of course we should start with the easiest.An indy grab is the quintessential "first trick". Once you get the hang of it, you can experiment with style by trying it tuck-knee or by boning it out (straightening your front leg).Difficulty: EasyTime Required: PracticeHere's How:Ride straight at a roller with the base of your board flat.Spring off the lip of the...

onboardmag.com

SponsorsDogFunk.comClick here for surfing gear on eBayGet 5 pre-loaded movies when you select 120GB hard drive option for select SONY VAIO Notebooks at the Official Sony Store. Ends 3/31/06.Yet another fantastic website that I have just come across for all you snowboarders out there. onboardmag.com is an ezine, if you don't know what an ezine is you must have just crawled out from under a rock. An...