Most Snow in America: Syracuse New York

     So yesterday my good friend mpdsnowman posts that Syracuse is leading the nation in snowfall as of that day on Snowboarding Forum.  Now I am not going to lie, I did not know that, although I feel like I should, but that's what friends are for right? I did know that we are definitely getting record snowfall here in New York, but had no clue I was going to be so shocked when I saw the list of top ten.  So here is the list:

1. Syracuse, NY
2. Rochester, NY
3. St. Paul, MN
4. Minneapolis, MN
5. Spokane, WA
6. Buffalo, NY
7. Anchorage, AK
8. Salt Lake City, UT
9. South Bend, IN
10. Akron, OH

     The original article can be found at Golden Snow Globe here.

     And in due East Coast/ West Coast rivalry I must point out that the Rockies are not on the chart.  Well all I can say is that I guess I'm lucky I live in the East at the moment.  I will be going to shred some of this pow this weekend and will report on it.

Drift Session: Evo IX Inside View

  
     Here is the second video from the same sesh that I posted earlier.  Same car, cam and driver.

Drift Session: Evo IX

     I was sitting in my room watching snowboard vids (shocking) when I get the call at 11:30pm.  "Dude, look outside...we're going drifting, I'm cleaning the car now."

     So here is a little footy I shot of my homie Matt taking first drifts of the season in a certain part of town.  Car is a Mitsubishi Evo IX tuned by E-Spec Tuning and the camera is my trusty cell a Motorola Defy.

     He pulls a nice close pass at :44 and a sweet huge donut at around 1:07.  It felt great to get the first snow around here!!!

     To see more footage and shots of Matt and the car Check him out on his Facebook Page.  Next post will be a vid shot from the inside of the car.

First Pass

  
    
    

Here is another quick vid from outside the car.  Love the angle on this shot!!

Snowboarding and Wearing Helmets

     I know you've heard it a million times "wear your helmet."  That right there is part of why people don't wear helmets when snowboarding.  I mean when you've heard something that many times, it actually becomes annoying, right?  Promotions to wear helmets also suck and they are afraid to discuss the real issues.
     You don't wear a helmet because you suck, or are a beginner.  I wear a helmet every time I ride so that I don't crack my skull and die, or worse end up having to wear diapers and get tube fed all my life while consistently slobbering.
     Right I know, you have a style, and "Yo, I can't lock into my steeze with a lid, bro..I need to feel free."  Don't you dare be that guy.  That is the lamest thing any real snowboarder, or human for that matter has heard.  Just get used to it and expand your steeze.  At a minimum it's more sticker space.  You are doing it for yourself so that you can ride tomorrow, remember that.
     Now if you don't wear one because in all honesty you can't afford one or it is not in the budget you are lying. A one day lift ticket is more expensive than a lot of helmets out there.  So is a night at the bar.  Next time you see a helmet for a wicked deal think about that.
     I've experienced two concussions, while wearing a helmet both times.  I had a headache that felt like a boulder was using my head as a punching bag for a week.  Not cool.  I was lucky, because I think to myself, what if I didn't have a helmet?  Well pretty much every day of riding after that might not have happened.  Scary, but that is the truth.
     If you are boarder that people watch, and especially if you are taking shots and video, wear a helmet, because kids love you.  Knowing little Maxwell is sitting in a hospital saying "but Your Name Here doesn't wear one probably won't feel to great.

"Let's all stop making excuses and live to ride another day"

Here is a great article on a new update on the statistics that was in the LA Times. Take a read it's worth your time, and good job fellow riders/skiers stepping up and doing the right thing!

Snowboarding/Skiing Clothes: The Right Way to Dress

     So you get to the mountain, you have a whole new wardrobe of snowboarding clothes and you think you are going to be the most comfortable rider out there.  After the first lift ride up you start feeling the cold and start to curse.  "These clothes are supposed to keep me warm, what the.."  Then you go and put more clothes on and are now sweating.  So the cycle goes on....