Snowboarding: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Which Snowboarders Would Make Up the Best Hockey Team? I Asked Four Pros

The link between hockey and snowboarding has always been there. They’re obviously both winter sports. They have similar fanbases. A hockey game is on at nearly every mountain-town bar I’ve ever been to from Gatlinburg, Tennessee to Whitefish, Montana.

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New Hampshire Ski Areas Report Bump In Visitors For the 2024-2025 Season

The East Coast had a great winter. While rising temperatures, random spurts of rainfall, and a lack of natural snowfall has plagued the “ice coast” in recent years, a mid-winter change of heart for Mother Nature helped New Hampshire have one of the more successful snowboard and ski seasons in recent history.

Snowboarding News / SNOWBOARDER / June 10

Casey Willax To Host Camp at Big Snow American Dream

Adults can go to summer camp, too. Big Snow American Dream, New Jersey has linked up with Casey Willax to host a two-day terrain park camp at the only indoor ski slopes in North America.

Snowboarding News / SNOWBOARDER / June 10

Maddie Mastro Sidelined 6-8 Weeks

As summer settles in and the Fourth of July gets closer, thousands of Americans will likely be out of office. Count Maddie Mastro among them. The two-time Olympian and four-time X Games medalist will be taking some time off to heal from an elbow injury, however.

Snowboarding News / SNOWBOARDER / June 9

No One Has More Fun On a Snowboard Than Patrick Hoffman

It’s the second day of the 2025 Winter X Games, and 23-year-old Patrick Hofmann is about to make his debut in the fan favorite Knuckle Huck contest. “Letting the hoof breathe right here, only one foot strapped in.

Cleveland Browns News / SNOWBOARDER / June 6

Internet Roundup: Chloe Kim Talks Pokémon

Happy June, everyone. Arapahoe Basin, Mammoth Mountain, Beartooth Basin and Timberline Lodge are officially the only resorts still open for riding. The season has been over for a while now for many, including myself.

Snowboarding News / SNOWBOARDER / June 5

Arapahoe Basin Extends Season For One More Weekend

Arapahoe Basin was supposed to have its closing day on June 8, 2025. The water at Lake Reveal has already started to become visible, and was expected to grow quickly. That closing day has been pushed off another week, though.

Snowboarding News / SNOWBOARDER / June 4

Red Gerard Makes Surprise Cameo On Top Chef

The 2026 Winter Olympic Games are quickly approaching which can only mean one thing: we're about to see snowboarders doing the most random stuff off snow.

Tony Hawk and Mark McMorris Help Open A Canadian Skatepark

The first board Mark McMorris ever stepped foot on was a skateboard. Growing up in Regina, Saskatchewan, there was plenty of snow, but not the biggest mountains.

Snowboarding News / SNOWBOARDER / June 3

The Last Open Resort in Colorado Announces Its Closing Day

Arapahoe Basin's closing day was already on the calendar. Now, it's certain that there will be a pond skim. The water at Lake Reveal started to become visible on Saturday afternoon.

Snowboarding News / SNOWBOARDER / May 30

Mammoth Makes Decision on Closing Day for Winter 24/25

Mammoth Mountain’s closing day will be June 15. The resort made the announcement on May 29, 2025. “We're wrapping up the season this year on Sunday, June 15,” the website says.

Snowboarding News / SNOWBOARDER / May 30

Massachusetts Mountain Is Spending $20 Million on New Chairlift

Waaaaa-Wa-Wachusett is getting a new chairlift. The Polar Express lift is being replaced at Massachusetts most popular ski area. The Worcester Telegram and Gazette published a photos of 14 towers being brought down off of the mountain one at a time by helicopter.

Snowboarding News / SNOWBOARDER / May 29

Community Comes First at Rotarun Ski Area, Idaho

You’re as smooooth, as Tennessee Whiskey. Yooou’re as sweeeet, as strawberry wine. It’s a Wednesday evening in March in Hailey, Idaho, and Jack Schloesser is where he is every Wednesday: at Rotarun Ski Area.

Snowboarding News / SNOWBOARDER / May 27

Cheap Lift Tickets for Sale at Nation's Only Indoor Ski Resort

Most of the Memorial Day Weekend sales have come and gone like a hot dog at a cookout, but Big Snow American Dream is still offering a sale as of Tuesday, May 27, 2025 that could save indoor shredders big money.

Snowboarding News / SNOWBOARDER / May 26

Internet Roundup: Madison Blackley For Arkade Magazine and More

It's Memorial Day, and we’re back with some stories from around the internet that you might have missed. Hopefully, there’s a ski area near you still spinning the chairlifts.

Snowboarding News / SNOWBOARDER / May 23

RIP Sammy Rowse

An essential member of the snowboarding community has passed away. Samuel Rowse was a rider, artist, and friend. His life was commemorated by Torment Magazine in an Instagram post on May 22, 2025.

Snowboarding News / SNOWBOARDER / May 22

Chloe Kim, Maddie Mastro, and Luke Winkelmann Among U.S. Snowboard Team Nominees

Fifty-six riders have been named as nominees for the 2025-2026 U.S. Snowboard team. The names of the usual suspects are atop the list. Chloe Kim and Maddie Mastro have been named to the women’s pro halfpipe team, while Chase Josey, a two-time Olympian, has been named again to the men’s team.

Snowboarding News / SNOWBOARDER / May 22

Elena Hight Carved an 'Alpine Laser Line' For Upcoming Film

Elena Hight’s big mountain lines are so precise, you can almost draw them with your finger. Or a laser. As a part of the upcoming film Mountains of the Moon, the Lake Tahoe-based rider dropped into a gully that was outlined by a laser in an undisclosed backcountry location.

Snowboarding News / SNOWBOARDER / May 21

Shaun White Teams Up With U.S. Snowboarding At Mount Hood

If you’re hanging around Mount Hood, Oregon this summer, there’s a chance you’ll see halfpipe legend Shaun White. White will collaborate with U.S. Ski and Snowboard’s Project Gold program at the High Cascade Snowboard Camp and Windells Freeski Camp in June.

Snowboarding News / SNOWBOARDER / May 21

Internet Roundup: Tariff Talk, Behind the Scenes At The Uninvited, and More

Welcome back to another internet roundup. I’m fresh off a trip to Europe, where I was able to drop by the London Snowboard Asylum shop, and chat with some locals.

Shaun White News / Yardbarker / March 6