Bored Yak

In a slick partnership between two locally owned and operated Pacific Northwest Snow Recreation Areas, unlimited passholders at either ar...

Dustin Anderson  (far left)  was posing for me when a bunch of chumps got in our way. Alright cats, let me tell you what's real abo...

Thanksgiving was especially apt for the northwest snowboard scene this year. Riders from Washington and Oregon are giving thanks for the sta...

Yup, last one to the party, no doubt, with the 27th Annual Legendary Baker Banked Slalom info. Had to make the haul down I-5 yesterday wit...

How do you measure a good year? By all accounts, 2011 was good to me. Since this blog is about snowboarding, let's review that. Last...

I'm still going, I just won't be racing.

The 26th Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom went down over the weekend. Those of you who follow me on Twitter (@boredyak) already know that H...

And I quote: Hello, Thank you so much for entering the 2011 Legendary Banked Slalom Lottery . We had 528 people apply for 110 spots, a...

Some riders ran their 25th race and won gold, some crashed out spectacularly in their first showing. Personally, it was my third Banked Slal...

Sources of much pride The 25th running of Mt. Baker's Legendary Banked Slalom is in the books. Rather unsurprisingly, Temple Cummins a...

Mt. Shuksan looms over the Arm My choice was obviously access gates. The sidecountry access at Baker is amazing. At the top of Chair 8, a p...

  Just wakin' up in the mornin', gotta thank God Nothing says variable weather quite like the Legendary Banked Slalom. Hell, they...

I'm officially a Bellinghamster for the next few days as this weekend is the Legendary Banked Slalom. You might as well make this your h...

We're officially into it, the teens. I expect it to be awkward. Change. Growth. Distractions. Just like any decade, I guess. Hell, I...

It was another sunny day at Mt. Baker for the finals of the Banked Slalom. Word from the course was that riders were going down faster than ...

Saturday was a sunny one here at Mt. Baker. Friday's snow passed through and we were treated to clear mountain views in every direction....

I just watched the big scaffolding hip gap in NYC that was Snowscrapers . Shayne Pospisil took the top spot and the $50K check with a big b...

This weekend two of the most opposite contests in the history of competition are going down: the 24th Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom and ...