NEWS & EVENTS

The Summit

January 18, 2012

Locals Know Best: Jacob Krugmire

If you follow the Washington snowboard competition circuit or spend any time up at the Summit at Snoqualmie’s Terrain Parks, then you already know that the Summit cranks out stylish and impressive rippers year after year. A few weeks back we …

January 17, 2012

A-Rob’s Smash Life Banked Slalom at the Summit

On Saturday the 21st, Alpental will be hosting A-Rob’s Smash Life Banked Slalom to benefit our dear friend Aaron Robinson, who recently passed away from a snowboarding accident in the backcountry of Chile. Only 150 racer slots are available, so the Summit is recommending …

January 16, 2012

TGR’s One for the Road Tour Stops in Seattle

One For The Road is back in Seattle for a special benefit show as part of the Blue Tarp Tour – a film festival dedicated 100% to raising money for the American Cancer Society. All ticket and raffle proceeds will go …

January 14, 2012

New Snow Headed to the Northwest!

It’s time to dial into Larry’s Powder Report, because another storm is quickly headed our way and Washington looks to be on course for significant snowfall this week. Unofficial Networks put in the legwork to get us some stats and a …

January 6, 2012

Ride With Us- Season 2, Episode 3

Happy Friday everybody! To kick off your weekend, here is the third release from Ride Snowboards’ Ride With Us webisode series, featuring the likes of John Shaw, Seth Kitzke, Austin Hironaka and special guest test-rat Austen Sweetin for your viewing pleasure. …

January 5, 2012

Tranny Finders Snoqualmie Early Season

The Tranny Finders, as mentioned in earlier posts, are a group of local homies from the Seattle area who typically tear it up at Snoqualmie. Some of them have moved away in recent years, but we’re stoked that they all got back together …

December 30, 2011

Help Tranny Finders Win a Banshee Bungee

I love seeing the next generation of shredders and filmers coming up in the scene! Tranny Finders are a group of local snowboarders, mainly based out of Snoqualmie, but Washingtonians all-in-all. Their recent edit just made the quarterfinals of Snowboarder Mag’s contest …

December 13, 2011

The Battle of Opening Day Edits

Washington was graced with a heavy amount of early-season snowfall this year, leaving the local riders and film crews a chance to duke it out for the best early season edit. Some chose to stretch out their unseasoned legs in …

December 10, 2011

Locals Know Best: Austin Hironaka

The other day I sat down with Ski Acres’ local ripper Austin Hironaka to catch up on his shred log from the past couple of seasons. Austin is busy filming for Ride Snowboards’ new series, Ride With Us, but was kind enough to let us …

December 10, 2011

PNSAA Updates Washington with Ski Area Improvements

Hood River, OR – Last winter’s epic ending to the ski season provided the necessary capital for ski areas to implement many improvements during this summer’s construction season. With the arrival of the season’s first snows, and a favorable La …