A few great shots of Boris taken by photographer David Kundig. These look like some epic shots and I would HAVE FUN all day long on jumps like these. They look like they have some good pop and actual air time. What is actual air time you ask? Well friends, see how these jumps send the snowboarder up and into a nice clean ARC. This is my style, I like jumps that have a little pop and send you up before sending you out and down. I will never understand the flat take offs that just send a rider 100 feet out and then down. It is like a long distance cliff jump in my eyes.  Whatever the case things are looking good for Boris and we hope he enjoys his shred. Thanks for the photos David and everyone at Adapd. Surf on over to their site for some international flavor!

As many of you know Nick Dirks broke a major bone in his body and needs help with his medical expenses. And, this should be no suprise since we live in the good old USA the only country in the world for the most part that can not figure out how to provide health care for anyone outside people that are rich. That however is another story all together and one that you do not want to even get me started on. For now you can help Nick by buying a t-shirt HERE. The shirt is 20 usd and supplies are limited so act fast. The shirt is really cool so the fact that it helps Nick does not really even matter. I would buy the shirt anyway!

PS, I noticed on www.yobeat.com where these shirts are being sold there was a comment about the fact that since Nick is a Professional snowboarder he does not need any help. I take this to be saying that he is rich because he is a pro shred. This comment is very very wrong. Please understand that only about 10% of the Pro Snowboarders you all know and love make real money. Most get by and when I say get by I mean that they make pennies and live off peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. They make the choice to live this way so that they can live the dream of snowboarding every day and hopefully one day make it into the top 10%. Support Nick because he needs everyone's help. Thanks.

Check out this little video from Loon Mtn New Hampshire. Loon is actually my home mountain. Ok, maybe not my home mountain now since I live 3,000 miles away in Oregon but it once was. Before starting Airblaster and making the move out west I spent many fine years at Plymouth State College in northern NH. Loon and Waterville where our spots, our daily shred and our escape from the madness that is college life. Actually many powerful people in the snow business once called Loon home. Lets check out the list.

- One owner and brain behind High Cascade Snowboard Camp was a Plymouth local.
- One recently retired Ride Snowboards pro was a Loon local
- One founder and head of Yobeat.com was a Plymouth local(only for one year before she defected back to Vermont!)
- Many of the brains behind Transworld and Snowboard Magazines where once Loon/NH locals
- One Oakley big wig was not only a Plymouth student but was way into long boards! I think he is over that one.
- Two NH/Loon locals now have pro models on brands like Salomon and Forum
- The list really goes on and on. Loon/NH is a major part of the snow business for some reason. Maybe it is just in our blood. Or maybe it is just that the East is so crowded that there are just better odds that people will move on to bigger and better things in the business. Whatever the case Loon rocks and so does this video. In my day we had great jumps but not as many great jibs, things look amazing there these days. Great work guys and thanks for the video!

Trade-in your green grass and kiddy pools for some rails and stair-sets, any day! Episode 12 of The Snowboard Realms brings you a backyard jib session in Germany.

Heres a little shredcast episode with Austrian rider Gerald Fuchs. Check it out!

Week 9 of Jesse's WEAKly report brings you the Boxes For Days event and some fun pow shredding.