Travis Rice's winning competition run from Hakuba two years ago.
The Freeride World Tour is truly the gift that keeps on giving. Yesterday morning, it was announced that snowboarding legend and Jackson local Travis Rice will be a wild card at the first competition of the season in Hakuba.
Rice blew minds in 2017 at the Freeride World Qualifiers 4-start event in Hakuba with a first place finish, and he wants to return to see if can take home a win on the world stage. This season’s competition is set for January 19-26.
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Travis shares his love for the venue, saying, “ Really looking forward to competing in Hakuba this January with the best line up of Riders to date and an event venue that provides endless opportunity for expression! Honored to get a wild card, as for me, it’s the perfect way to kick the real winter season off in a place that leaves any free-rider wide eyes and inspired. Most places we say Pray for snow.. Here we will pray for Sun."
Standard Films Releases Classic Snowboard Movies on YouTube
Standard Films Releases Classic Snowboard Movies on YouTube
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Not too long ago, snowboarding culture was almost entirely directed and dominated by videos. There were the magazines, too, hundreds of pages thick and chock full of snowboard culture. These were the true sources at the time. Whether you lived in Tahoe, Colorado, Vermont or France—you all saw the same stuff, and you could relate as a snowboarder. The images and the stories held clout. During that time, one of the culture’s greatest storytellers, Standard Films, rode alongside and filmed
TGR’s 2018 Gift Guide: 14 Must Haves for the Snowboarders
TGR’s 2018 Gift Guide: 14 Must Haves for the Snowboarders
The holidays are quickly approaching and we'll hazard a guess, you probably haven't locked in that perfect gift for the snowboarder in your life. All hope is not lost, we've curated a list, ranging from boards to boots, that are sure to score extra brownie points with any snowboard enthusiast. Plus, if you've been hankering for a few new things, peruse through the list and treat-yo-self to something nice while you're at it. Weston Backwoods Splitboard - $900 Buy the Backwoods Board Here.
Jeremy Jones’ Journal: Granite Camp at 11,100 feet
Jeremy Jones’ Journal: Granite Camp at 11,100 feet
“The mountains are fountains of men as well as of rivers, of glaciers, of fertile soil. The great poets, philosophers, prophets, able men whose thoughts and deeds have moved the world, have come down from the mountains – mountain dwellers who have grown strong there with the forest trees in Nature’s workshops.” — John Muir Every time we move camp I make it a few hundred yards and have to stop. Still, in view of our four new friends, we have frolicked with the last few days. At my back,