The first turns of the season, no matter what the conditions, are always the sweetest. You’ve been itching to ride for months and when your (new) board hits the snow, it’s like it was never summer at all. Except for the telling ache in your muscles the next day, of course
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Where to Ride - Right Now
The first turns of the season, no matter what the conditions, are always the sweetest. You’ve been itching to ride for months and when your (new) board hits the snow, it’s like it was never summer at all. Except for the telling ache in your muscles the next day, of course.
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Where to Ride - Right Now
Based in Seattle, photographer Stephen Matera has made a specialty out of capturing the fluid beauty of snowboarding in the context of backcountry terrain. Focusing mostly on the Cascades, the mountains he knows so well, and a handful of riders and athletes–Mike Hattrup, Byron Bagwell, Justin Kious, Andrew Hart, Marcel Dolak, Eli Roberts–Matera manages to create images that evoke the reason that we ride. As a photographer, Matera looks for light and shadow as well as strong graphic elements for his images
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Ride Like the Wind