
Lesley McKenna on Risk, Meaning, and What Snowboarding Needs to Protect in an Olympic Cycle
Lesley McKenna has spent more than three decades at the heart of snowboarding: as a rider, coach, team manager, filmmaker, and cultural custodian. A three-time Olympian and the first British

From Burton to the World: Jake’s Words on the Global Stage
At the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, Burton’s team riders are expected to compete on snowboards carrying the words of the company’s founder, Jake Burton Carpenter. The From Burton to the

Hosking at home in Snow Rodeo, and Guseli reining it in
Canadian snowboard fans were given a night to remember at the Calgary Halfpipe World Cup, as Elizabeth Hosking claimed an emotional first career World Cup victory on home snow, while
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Insiders: Are We Trading Style For Spins?
An Old Head’s Take on Snowboarding’s Evolving Canvas Words: Neil Campbell Have you ever found yourself dreaming of throwing a 1620, or maybe even

Riders to Follow This Season, and Why
With the Olympic qualification window fully open, this winter is less about isolated wins and more about trajectory. Early competitions have already revealed which

The Snowboard Season is On: The Tricks Setting the Stage for the 2025–26
If you feel like summer just ended and somehow you’re already late on Christmas shopping, you’re not alone. Resorts flipped the snowmaking switches weeks

On The Knuckle: Snowboarding’s New Podcast From the Inside of the Judging Booth
Snowboarding’s most experienced judges are stepping up to the microphone. This season, Snowboard International is partnering with Gaz Wessman Vogan and Adam Begg to
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Choi Gaon Makes It Two in a Row as Yamada Ryusei Scores First World Cup Win at Copper
At Copper Mountain, Colorado, the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix Halfpipe World Cup delivered thrilling competition on Friday, 19 December, with

Team Japan Shines in Steamboat: Ogiwara Wins Men’s Big Air, Onitsuka Secures Crystal Globe
At the final Big Air World Cup event of the 2025/26 season in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Japanese snowboarders put on

China delivers a strong start to Big Air season: from Secret Garden to Beijing
The opening weekends of the 2025/26 FIS Snowboard Park & Pipe World Cup Big Air season saw Chinese slopes and
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