Smokin’ Jay Quinten has been snowboarding since the mid 1980’s. He first established a career as a pro rider in New England. Later he went on to a pro model with Black Flys before starting Smokin’ Snowboards 25 years ago. Today Jay continues to make his namesake boards in Sparks, Nevada, and handles all aspects of the business from sales and marketing to building the boards himself.
Dale Rehberg is an undeniable legend in the sport of snowboarding. From humble midwest roots, to helping redesign the shape of the snowboard, and introducing the world to street jibbing, his influence in the sport is undeniable. But there is much more to his story than just getting rad. In this interview we take a deep dive into the life and times of one of snowboarding’s most impactful riders.
Real Talk #3 9/24/18 On this week’s edition of Real Talk, we cover the Cold Front Tour and the movies Beta, Kamikazu and The Future of Yesterday, we talk about Hot Dogs and Handrails with special guest and second place finisher Dylan Alito, and cover our regular segments like Whose on Drugs and This Week in Shaun White. We also award the 1988 Sims Switchblade snowboard and have a new trivia contest, and much, much more.
Jim O’Leary is not a name familiar to many snowboarders. As a guy who broke into the snowboard industry, in of all places, Miami, Florida, he may be the only person to get his start on the sweaty beaches of South Florida. That said, he has gone on to be a writer, then salesman for YoBeat! In fact, I was so impressed by Jim’s work ethic, snowboarder attitude and lust for adventure, he was brought into the Tailgate Alaska fold - to run the sales department.
Who wants to learn some new tricks this season? In this episode Ricky Bower explains how to approach learning any new trick. Pretty juicy stuff if you are into trick progression. In this third of our three part series, Ricky talks to us about how to approach learning new tricks.
US Olympic Team Halfpipe coach Ricky Bower discusses how to be a 'good' snowboarding parent in this episode - he also looks at what makes a bad one. In this second part of our three part Ricky Bower series we tackle the issue of Snowboarding parents.
Ricky Bower is the head coach for the US Olympic Halfpipe Snowboarding Team. In this episode we talk to him about making the transition from pro athlete to Olympic level coach. This is part one of our three part Ricky Bower series.
This week we cover the latest news in snowboarding including the pro rider sex tape, Nidecker’s acquisition of Rome, Bataleon, Lobster and Switchbacks and Burton’s new CMO, season passes, opening days and much more.
Jeff Pensiero lives the dream. He rides powder everyday with some of the most famous and well regarded riders on the plant. As the founder and owner of the Baldface Lodge, Jeff is the toast of the snowboarding world. Certainly going to the Baldface Lodge is near the top of most rider’s bucket lists. In this episode of The Snowboard Project, Jeff tells the story of how Baldface came to be, and gives some advice on business and following your dreams.
In this episode, we are talking to Scotty Lago. Scotty is one of the most accomplished athletes in the sport of snowboarding - having been featured in Travis Rice’s Art of Flight and That’s It, That’s All, as well as being a top competitive snowboard having won a bronze medal at the 2010 Olympics. In this entertaining conversation, we cover a variety of subjects including athletes and drug addiction, getting kicked out of the Olympics after winning a medal and his new life as an entrepreneur.