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Spencer Francey lives in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Follow this blog for the latest Snowboard news,updates, tips and other oddities of the West. You'll find info coming in from all corners of the Alberta and BC interior. Banff, Lake Louise, Golden,Revelstoke Fernie and the surrounding backcountry that make this area a mecca of Canadian riding.

Posted On Fri, Apr 20 2012 1:00 PM
Snowboarding has gone from grassroots events and contests to high level global super events faster than any other sport. It's impossible for even the non-snowboarding public to ignore it now. Events are shown via the Internet and are gracing the biggest TV networks across the globe, not to mention the Olympics making it... (more)

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Posted On Fri, Jan 20 2012 8:04 PM
What kind of person are you? Do you inspire people to try new things in life? Are you the kind of person that gets a smile out of everyone you see? This is the person that Greg Todd's was and still is in memory, and this January marked the 7th Annual Greg Todd's Memorial Noboard race. Greg Todd's was known for his... (more)

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Posted On Wed, Dec 07 2011 12:53 PM
Seems like the word "crew" is just as common at the word "shred" in snowboarding these days. Everyone is claiming to have one and is filming on one type of media or another. Access to cameras that are capable of making high quality film and photos are easy to come by. Even editing is getting easier by the... (more)

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Posted On Mon, Nov 14 2011 1:51 PM
Women's winter sports have come a long way since snowboarding crossed into the mainstream. I can remember when I started snowboarding, seeing a girl on a board was a huge deal, almost a rarity. Now there's woman's specific gear, movies and girls flying higher in the halfpipe and dropping bigger cliffs than some of... (more)

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Posted On Tue, Oct 11 2011 5:49 PM
The Art of Flight has been released into the world and it's being downloaded at a furious rate by snowboarders across the planet. It will most definitely be the go-to video for riders looking for stoke all winter while lacing up in the morning. One cast member who was no stranger to Canada this past season, more recently... (more)

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Posted On Tue, Aug 16 2011 5:45 PM
Splitboarding has caught stride and is definitely in the mainstream of snowboarding's consciousness. There are films focusing on it, new companies developing products and more and more big name pro riders embracing the split as the way to access the backcountry with little to no impact on nature. It's almost becoming... (more)

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