Danny Davis in Japan. The Japanese word for friend is, Danny Davis in Japan. The Japanese word for friend is, "Tomodachi".


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SNOWBOARDER Spotlight: Danny Davis
Got a chance to catch up with the best shredder we've ever known to come out of Michigan, Danny Davis of the now infamous Frends crew.


SNOWBOARDER Vital 20: Mason Aguirre
Ever want to know what Mason Aguirre's favorite tricks, music, and places to ride are? It's all here in his Vital 20 on Snowboardermag.com.


Super Road Trip in Western Canada
Road trips are the essence of great snowboard stories and every rider needs to head out onto the open highway in search of powder turns and everything else.


Snowboarder Spotlight: Lucas Debari
After giving Lucas Debari an On Deck in issue 6 we caught up with him to see what he's been up to this season.


Daniel Blom Launches New Website
Swedish shutter speed superpower and SNOWBOARDER Magazine Senior Photographer Daniel Blom has a little something special in cyberspace for all of those who like feasting their retinas on sweet boardin' photos.


Kamp K2: Good Snow, Good Friends and 6000 Beers
It doesn't get much better than that. The first annual Kamp K2 was a reminder why snowboarding totally rules and why we"ll do anything we can to get in one more powder turn.


DC Mtn. Lab: Update with Aaron Biittner
I made my way up to the DC MTN. Lab yesterday with local SLC homeys Aaron Biittner and Forest Shearer. The weather was summery as hell...


Celebrity Shred Watch: Meggies does Sundance
Once again the Sundance Film Festival invaded Park City and turned it into every gossip mag's dream. While the starlets and their followings tore up the nightlife, we found the one redeeming quality of your ski town being invaded by LA hipsters... you get the mountain to yourself.


Snowboarder Magazine Exclusive: Interview with winner of X Halfpipe Qualifiers
With a flawless second run in the X Games halfpipe qualifier, Ryo Aono is well on his way to making X Games history as the first Japanese rider to win a medal at Winter X. SNOWBOARDER Magazine has an exclusive interview with the winner of the men's halfpipe qualifier.


Catboardin' Ajax: Pacsun, USASA Team and Village Crips Go Catboarding in Aspen
While in Aspen for the X Games PacSun called and asked if I wanted to go cat boarding with a couple USASA team riders on the backside of AJAX. I do stupid things but I'm not stupid so I said yes.


DIRTY SOUTH: The RV Trip Uncensored Interview
Too scandalous and racy for print, this is one interview you can't miss. The athletes from the NZ RV Trip get down and dirty as they interview one another about glory holes, RVDA, and why that RV was a'rockin.


ROAD TO TAOS: Day 3 Red River Exposed by Red Man
Day 3 of T.Bird's Road to Taos brings him to Red River Resort. Next stop Taos!


ROAD TO TAOS DAY 2: Firecrotch goes to Angelfire
Our very own firecrotch and "Angel of Fire" Tom Monterosso hit up Angelfire Ski Resort in New Mexico today. See what went down on day 2 of the road to Taos.


THE ROAD TO TAOS: New Mexico Explored by a Ginger
SNOWBOARDER Magazine's T.Bird is on his way to become the first snowboarder to legally shred at Taos. The first stop on this media trip..Santa Fe, New Mexico.


South Lake Tahoe Storm Rages On
After more than five feet in the Tahoe Basin bottom, South Lake Tahoe is in a state of chaos. A civil war broke out between skiers and snowboarders...


Forum Snowboards and SNOWBOARDER Magazine Invade Mt. Baldy
Forum Snowboards and SNOWBOARDER Magazine discovered a hidden gem in Southern California called Mt. Baldy. The crew invaded this rarely open mountain to find some killer terrain.


VACATION IN VAIL: Get extremely radical and bodacious
Vail, Colorado is the spot to go if you're planning a shred trip any time soon. Just be prepared to get really extreme, radical, bodacious and bitchin during your vacation in Vail.


DC Air + Style: Behind the Scenes with Graham Mueller
The action went beyond the competition with all of the riders and personalities from this year's Air + Style. Here's a sampling of what went on in the lounges and lobbies.


Oakley Revolution Goggle Clinic Tour: Last Stop Loveland
This weekend, Loveland Resort hosted the seventh and final stop of the Oakley Revolution Goggle Clinic Tour. With a foot of new snow from the night before, local riders came to get some fresh turns in, as well as experience the Oakley O-Lab.


Pat Moore Orders up another: PAT MOORE'S BIRTHDAY
On Nov. 15th Pat Moore made the transition into manhood and definitely did it in style. Red Bull and Forum celebrated Pat's 21st birthday in Boston by opening up the bar and throwing down a good time.


Hustle and Snow Photography Exhibit: Interviews with the Photographers
We sent Hondo out to the Hustle and Snow photography exhibit in Salt Lake City this weekend. Click here to see 60 seconds each with Andy Wright, Stan Evans, Rob Mathis, and Ethan Fortier.


SUPERPASS: SNOWBOARDER Magazine's Contest Series
In SNOWBOARDER's quest to bring extraordinary shredding journalism to our faithful readers, we decided it was time to pay it forward. SNOWBOARDER hosted contest series in which the highest on the podium wins an all-expenses paid trip to SUPERPARK 11: PROVING GROUNDS.


South America Season officially wrapped...
The last of South American ski resorts have shut down their lifts and the snow torch has been passed back to North America for its winter duties. Here's the last installment in South America, now that the winter winds are blowing again North of the border.


ICER AIR Interviews: Travis Rice, Chas Guldemond and Andreas Wiig
Check out these interviews from the 2007 Esurance Icer Air with Chas Guldemond, Andreas Wiig and Travis Rice.


SUPERPERK PARTY: Boarding For Breast Cancer Auction at Superpark
Boarding for Breast Cancer hosted a bachelor auction in the Keystone Village which lured in the lucky ladies of Summit County with some of the hottest and most available Superpark invitees. See the action here.


South America: Super Bueno Season..What you missed out on and what you didn't.
Spring has sprung in South America and it's time for North America to take over its winter duties. For those of you that couldn't make it down to Argentina or Chile here's the lowdown on what happened during the season with some photos to check out as well.


Anne-Flore Marxer Interview
Anne-Flore Marxer is speeding along at the head of the pack, pushing women's riding in every direction from rails to big mountain. Lucky for us, she pulled over for a pit stop in Southern California and was willing to shoot the breeze for a few minutes before racing on.


Jake Devine Interview
We caught up with Jake Devine after the Pacifica Big Air rail jam and played a game of 20 questions. Ok maybe only 14, but check out what he had to say.


Iikka Backstrom Web Interview
This year you may have caught a glimpse of Iikka Backstrom somewhere between the Hollywood party scene, the D.C. Mtn. Lab and the hills of British Columbia. Iikka and his Trulli Clan are known for their heavy partying, quick location changes and, of course, their fantastic snowboarding.


Eddie Wall Interview
Eddie Wall stopped by the SNOWBOARDER office to share tales of playboy playmates, how he lost his D.C. ring and why his Dad has a pro-model glove. Click here to read this exclusive interview.


ZACH LEACH Interview
From team rider to team manager, Zach Leach has the inside scoop on all angles of snowboarding, which he has so kindly given up to share with you in this Snowboarder Magazine exclusive interview.


Kevin Sansalone Interview: Release of Sandbox Productions Time Well Wasted
With great anticipation viewers crowded Whistler's Millenium Place for the world premier of Sandbox Productions newest release Time Well Wasted. With the Sandbox crew consisting of long time locals Kevin Sansalone, Clayton Larsen and a slew of Whistler riders, it's no wonder the 2 Saturday night showings were sold out well in advance.


Mikey Rencz Online Interview
Canadian snowboarding prodigy Mikey Rencz took time off from getting taller to visit the SNOWBOARDER Magazine office and get querried.


EERO ETTALA Interview
Have a seat with one of the biggest names in our sport, Eero Ettala, as he talks the talk on Finnish cuisine, recovering from knee surgery and filming for Mack Dawg's fall release, Picture This. Fresh off a stop-by at the SNOWBOARDER offices, Eero lets it all out, even when the camera is off and the recorder is red.


Brad Kremer: Interview with a Mack Dawg Productions Mastermind
Brad Kremer, one of the largest masterminds behind Mack Dawg Productions was recently up in Government Camp, Or, to coach High Cascade Snowboard Camp's video workshop and premiere his new film Picture This. After the film, I sat down with Brad to ask him a few questions about the film, and where he sees the future of snowboard videos.


Kimmy Fasani Drops By SNOWBOARDER's Office for an Interview
Until recently Kimmy Fasani was among a vast legion of forgettable female pros who couldn't quite figure out how to find their way to the top tier. During the winter of 06/07 all that changed.


Tales from the Norse Country: Two Weeks with Terje Haakonsen
The Sunday after The Arctic Challenge wrapped up, about a dozen folks: riders, writers, shooters, guides, coordinators, filmers, fishermen, and then some piled onto a train headed North. Northwest I believe. Here is what Kevin Pearce and Jake Blauvelt had to say about spending two weeks with Terje Haakonsen.


SOUTH AMERICAN SNOWBOARDING: Powder days never stop in Chile and Argentina
The South American season is stacking up week after week and snow has fallen North to South on all the resorts in CHILE and ARGENTINA. Anyone who arrived at the dawn of the season is laughing all the way to the powder bank.


INTERVIEW: Seth Hout of Mack Dawg Productions
I interviewed Seth Hout right after the world premiere of Mack Dawg Productions new film Picture This. Here is what he had to say about the past season, what is coming up for this season, and the direction that snowboarding is going for the future.


Tornados and Babes Hit NYC
Tornados and Babes hit NYC this week. Read on to see what exploded when Anne Flore Marxer, Marie France Roy, and Kristi Leskinen hit the streets.


JEREMY JONES : The Interview
Jeremy Jones has been up at High Cascade Snowboard camp this past week guest coaching at his signature session. It was here where I was able to sit down and have a conversation about the past season, the season that is vastly approaching us, and the future of snowboarding.


Behind The Feature: The Terje Haakonsen Interview
Terje Haakonsen has been THE largest figure in snowboarding. Not just according to the other most important figures in snowboarding, but to the readers, riders, fans and groms. I knew I had a duty to fulfill for any and all literate and active snowboarders. I did not want to blow it...


The Art of 'Texst-ing'
I've been 'texst-ing' a lot lately. I refer to text messages as a 'texsst.' Spoken in that moderately gay voice that so many youth of the mid to late-nineties were able to do.


DINGO: The Interview
If you've ever witnessed a show or event hosted by the Dingo, you know, all it takes to woo a crowd is a few words spoken with that OZ accent. It's truly unbelievable, like hypnosis. Here the Dingo speaks his mind on being compared to Paris Hilton, The Radical Dude Club and his new reality tv show.


Scotty Arnold Interview
New Hampshire's Old Man of the Mountain raised some crazy kids. For young Scotty, the Great Stone Face chose the destiny of professional snowboarder, a destiny tied to the mountains.


Hana Beaman: WEB INTERVIEW
Hana Beaman, with her army of tricks, has stormed the women's snowboard scene like Ghengis Khan stormed China. This year she stole the crown at big contests such as the US Open and the Vans Cup, as well as, slaying Ms. Superpark, which was no easy task.


The Endless Winter
When the off-season turns sour in the U.S. most pro snowboarders disperse across the states and some even around the world to chase snow and finish up video parts. Others consume just the right amount of alcohol and simply chill. Here's what some of your favorites are up to...


A Morning in Government Camp
Nestled just below Mt. Hood and only a stones throw from Portland, lies Government Camp. This is an account of a typical morning for me here at High Cascade up in Government Camp.


Mt. Hood is down with Wein...
Cobra Dogs, P Water and Volcano Cones are enought to put anyone in a food coma for days. Why is the grub at Mt. Hood flipping amazing?