back that tail
by Carlos As soon as the weather turns sunny and snow softens we all get a little more daring, trying stuff we normally would shy away from on a cold and bomb proof New England day. The crew set out to our stellar mini park to freshen up the bag o’ tricks. We decided on … Read more
Shred it Girl’s Glam Jam Clinic and Rail Jam at the Gorge
How many times have you rolled by the terrain park and been tempted to try but not sure where to start? Or discover you are one of 3 girls in a sea of dudes riding through and not giving you the time/space to work through a new trick? It can feel like an intimidating place … Read more
Geeks Hit SIA
SIA 2013: This is for us At some point this year it was decided at Geeks HQ that we had to make the shredders pilgrimage to the biggest snowboard trade show in the USA, the annual SIA snow show. Once we committed to that decision we were filled with expectations of what it would be like to meet … Read more
Endeavor Board of Directors Review
Endeavor Snowboards is a Canadian company that has caught our interest over the past few years. Their attention to detail and focus on pushing the envelope in both board design and aesthetics drew us in. The founders are deeply seated in snowboarding’s roots. We’d never seen one in person but everything we’d heard about the … Read more
1 minute on the Aratik
We use the Aratik USA rail trainer for a lot of our indoor training sessions. Need some ideas for what you can do with it? Check out the video Carlos shot with his new camera.
Sugarbush Parks riders clean house at rails 2 riches
Sugarbush Resort is the home mountain for all of us at Geeks of Shred. Our parks team riders pretty much killed it down at Killington’s Rails 2 Riches event last week. Check out the footage from the folks over at Yobeat. Congrats to the SB team. Keep killing it. Results: Rider Men: 1st Riley Nickerson … Read more
Union Bindings 3 Ways!
Testers: Hanna Haidar, Carlos Romero and guest tester Steve Maxwell. Its no secret that we have developed an affinity for Union bindings here at Geeks of Shred. Last year we tested and reviewed the Atlas and Force bindings and liked them both enough to switch to them as our daily drivers. We’ve been getting a lot of “which is … Read more
FIVE TIPS that will quickly improve your riding
by: Aaron With winter fast approaching, here are a few simple tips we use with students of all levels to improve their riding. These are areas that we focus on both our snowboard lessons and new instructor training. Enjoy. #winteriscoming! Suspension: Think about your legs like the suspension in a car. To keep the wheels on … Read more
2013 Niche Aether LTD 158 Review
Last month we showed you how Niche Snowboards’ park stick the Knew worked for Hanna. Now check out how their all mountain freestyle focused Aether LTD went for Carlos. A word on Niche:Niche snowboards launched this past season and the brand has already turned a lot of heads. Their goal of making environmentally friendlier … Read more
2013 Niche KNEW 152 Review
Niche Snowboards launched out of Utah this past season and the brand has already turned a lot of heads. Their goal of making environmentally friendlier snowboards has an obvious appeal but to be honest we didn’t know what to expect in terms of either finish or ride quality. With recycled plastics, plant-based resins and soy-based … Read more
