Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 28, 2009, 6:33 pm
The Copper Superpipe opened today as the first halfpipe in the United States and during a non-Olympic year it might have gone unnoticed but with the Olympics around the corner it was a very busy super...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 27, 2009, 5:33 pm
I’ve been feeling under the weather but that didn’t stop me from heading down to Summit County for two days of riding.  Friday was the perfect day to spend at Breckenridge and even though...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 27, 2009, 8:05 am
YES Snowboards was just the beginning of professional snowboarders starting small with their own snowboard company and building something that identifies with consumers through only their names.  Sin...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 26, 2009, 7:24 pm
Thanksgiving Day takes on a different meaning when you live in a resort town and work for the mountain.  It’s a day that you spend working and generally spend the dinner with friends because ge...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 26, 2009, 10:59 am
Location: Loveland, CO & Timberline, OR Snow Conditions: Loveland was hardpacked to light powder on the runs.  Timberline, OR was hardpacked to slushy snow conditions. Setup: I rode the Never Summer...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 25, 2009, 8:47 pm
When it comes time to snowboard in Steamboat Springs its an easy 5 minute walking commute to the mountain so needless to say when my mountain opens…I’m ecstatic!   I love riding other mou...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 25, 2009, 9:01 am
The holidays are just around the corner and Neff headwear is getting our their knitting needles just in time for winter with their knitted headphones. This Holiday season they come in 3 unique color c...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 24, 2009, 9:53 am
Last March I spent 3 days at Stevens Pass riding and reviewing snowboards for Board Insiders, a new snowboard review site that would launch this winter.  They’ll be launching the site next mont...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 23, 2009, 9:07 am
Location: Loveland, Breckenridge & Copper, Colorado Snow Conditions: Mixture of weather with hardpacked groomers, slush and hardpacked icy conditions. Setup: I rode the Capita Ultrafear FK with my Uni...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 22, 2009, 10:03 pm
Despite being a passholder for Vail Resorts, I tend to avoid the mountains in the early season because of the long lines but eventually I make my way there for the fun terrain.  I’ve been feeli...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 21, 2009, 9:56 am
Salomon and Bonfire Snowboarding have arrived in Denver to give us the Backyard Bang Rail Jam today at the Art Institute of Colorado.  Come to the Backyard Bang at 11am and get a Salomon/Bonfire pro ...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 20, 2009, 8:42 am
Intended Purpose: The Wacky Tacky Taction wax is meant to be applied on your topsheet for no-slip when you are skating off the chairlift or when you need extra grip on your freestyle grabs.  I tested...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 19, 2009, 9:18 pm
Despite a late night in Summit County, day 2 of demos meant getting back on snow bright and early for more boards and bindings to try out.   The weather remained beautiful all day long and offered up...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 18, 2009, 8:30 pm
In November each year there are two days where a range of companies come to Loveland to give shop employees the chance to try out the latest gear.  Each year I attend the shop demo to get a better un...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 18, 2009, 8:29 am
The Backyard Bang Rail Jam arrives in Denver this Saturday for it’s first time hitting the mile high city so to celebrate the first Backyard Bang Rail Jam in Denver, Salomon Snowboards and Shayb...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 17, 2009, 9:05 am
Location: Loveland & Copper, Colorado Snow Conditions: Mixture of Conditions. Setup: I rode the Union Forces (size M/L) with the Capita Ultrafear FK and my Bonfire Geo Boots Time to set up the binding...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 16, 2009, 9:14 am
The 2009-2010 season is well underway and I’m already surpassed 50 snowboard reviews for the 2009-2010 models that I feel confident putting out a “early season” best of list.  Each ...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 15, 2009, 6:40 pm
I watched it snow in Silverthorne last night and this morning we had a couple new inches of snow on the ground for today’s shredding.  I was able to sleep in and plan out another day of shreddi...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 14, 2009, 5:52 pm
There are definitely somedays when I hate waking up early even though I know I’ll be happy once I hit the snow and Saturday was that day for me.  The driving conditions were rough from Steamboa...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 13, 2009, 8:58 am
Living in a mountain town has its ups and downs, but the one constant reminder of why you live here is for the reason I woke up with a smile on my face today, SNOW! I anxiously await the arrival of sn...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 12, 2009, 9:50 am
Intended Purpose: The zoom pack is a photographer’s backpack with customized compartments for camera equipment and a vertical board carry. I’m in no way a real photographer but wanted som...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 11, 2009, 9:28 am
It’s been two weeks since I traveled to the east coast for 48 hours with the Gore-Tex Experience More Blogger Summit and the opportunity to see inside the doors at Gore-Tex.  Coming from a snow...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 10, 2009, 8:26 am
Intended Purpose: The High Sierra single padded snowboard bag is ideal for a riders first snowboard bag to fit their one setup for the snowboard trip once or a twice a year.  I travel a good amount d...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 9, 2009, 9:37 am
In 2007, pro snowboarder Tj Schneider did the unbelievable by not focusing on video part and choosing to make a series of videos that came from his heart, passion and soul of snowboarding.  The end c...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 8, 2009, 10:48 pm
Copper Mountain had opened up on Friday and since I’m a season passholder it made perfect sense to spend Sunday at Copper. I carpooled with Lauren to Copper and met up with Chris from Snowboarde...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 7, 2009, 8:22 pm
Four resorts are now open for snowboarding and skiing in Colorado which means my weekends are filled with traveling down to one of those four mountains to enjoy some much needed shred time.  Saturday...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 6, 2009, 10:08 am
Two weeks ago I traveled to California with the sole mission to visit as many snowboard companies as I could, give away a snowboard and spend time with family. The end result was an amazing time on th...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 5, 2009, 9:27 am
It’s the beginning of demos here in Colorado which means that your favorite companies will be available to try out on snow and see what you think about the gear.  This is where I spend a lot of...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 4, 2009, 9:45 am
Arbor brings a responsible consciousness to the table when it comes to building and designing snowboards.  With a heavy skate, surf and art influence that Venice expresses and Arbor showcases, itR...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 3, 2009, 10:12 am
I’ve been distracted the last couple weeks with daily life and traveling for the blog that I completely missed passing 1 million total visitors since I started this blog. Each day this blog give...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 2, 2009, 9:28 am
With the motto “handcrafted by expensive machines” its easy to love O-matic snowboards with their fun no-BS approach to snowboarding.  Beyond the company and the names behind it, once you...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Nov 1, 2009, 10:47 pm
I treated my friends great by being the designated driver at Halloween last night so I could enjoy snowboarding today and it paid off with a fun day on snow.  I even forgot that it was daylight savin...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Oct 31, 2009, 9:12 pm
It was a perfect day to spend Halloween and even though I was tired from traveling, I got talked into going riding and spending the day outside at Loveland Ski Area.  I didn’t regret the decisi...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Oct 30, 2009, 9:16 pm
I arrived in Philadelphia for the Gore-Tex Experience More Blogger Summit where day 1 was the introduction but day 2 was where the tours went down and it gave a huge amount of insight into the Gore-Te...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Oct 29, 2009, 6:45 am
Yesterday I left the snowy mountains and headed to the east coast as a guest for Gore-Tex’s Experience More Blogger Summit.  What exactly is that?  Well Gore-Tex is launching a new community a...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Oct 28, 2009, 10:58 am
Since 1987, Transworld Snowboarding has been at the forefront of snowboarding for print publications and a name that snowboarders turn to each day.  It wasn’t a difficult decision to decide to ...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Oct 28, 2009, 9:36 am
In early September I received an invite from Gore Tex to attend their Experience More Blogger Summit that they would be hosting in late October and while it meant traveling two weeks in a row it also ...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Oct 27, 2009, 9:37 am
Since I’ve been snowboarding, Dragon has always been there as a consistent leader among goggles on the mountains.  With their signature logo that many wear on and off the mountain they remain t...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Oct 26, 2009, 7:19 am
What started out as a binding company has grown to become the number two binding company around the world. Flow has now become a triple threat with snowboards, boots and bindings to compliment each ri...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Oct 25, 2009, 3:27 pm
It’s easy to imagine that snowboard publications are massive but in reality the people behind our favorite words, photos and events are a lot more home grown than you’d expect.  Snowboard...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Oct 25, 2009, 1:23 am
Today was the third giveaway based in San Francisco, CA and the chance to win an 09-10 Omatic Awesome after 2pm when I started putting clues out on twitter. I’m in town visiting family so today ...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Oct 24, 2009, 11:01 am
I arrived in San Francisco yesterday and now if you are remotely near San Francisco today it’s your chance to win a brand new 09-10 Omatic Awesome! All you have to do is track me down when I ...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Oct 23, 2009, 9:52 am
When it comes to snowboard factories in the United States there are few and far between but in southern California lies The Lodge – Signal Snowboards factory.  Built around the motto, “dr...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Oct 22, 2009, 9:50 am
The California adventure started with an early flight to Los Angeles on yesterday morning and once I received my rental car, I was off to visiting the snowboard companies in the Southern California ar...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Oct 21, 2009, 7:20 am
I’m leaving my mountain town where traffic is a dog crossing the highway and heading to southern california where I’m guessing that dog would never have made it across.  I’ll be in ...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Oct 20, 2009, 9:27 am
With the strength and skill that many women admire, Megan “Megs” Pischke Porcheron and Barrett Christy Cummins have set out to create a place for women to connect through the snow and enga...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Oct 19, 2009, 9:33 am
Whether it’s listening to music on the mountain or in the car before you hit the slopes, music in snowboarding can get your heartbeat pumped up for what’s to come that day.  It can distra...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Oct 18, 2009, 11:29 pm
The last day of the weekend and my last day for shredding before traveling meant heading back down to Loveland for another day on the slopes.  It was quite the journey to shred this morning with plen...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Oct 17, 2009, 9:43 pm
The best part about snowboarding is once I hit the snow, everything else fades away.  I’m surrounded by friends, peers, snowboarders and anything that is stressing me out or causing problems in...
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Shay posted an article on The World of Snowboarding Through Fembot Eyes - Oct 16, 2009, 9:27 am
If honesty wasn’t the best policy, I would have declared myself a pro-snowboarder hucking 1600’s long ago but fortunately for me the honesty of being your average rider has taken me a lot ...
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