The Snowboarder's Journal

RAILS & ALES: Washington's Largest Downtown Rail Jam

Downtown Wenatchee transforms into a winter playground as Rails & Ales takes over Orondo Avenue. Skiers and snowboarders step up under the lights, throwing down in one of the biggest rail jams in the country. The crowd, the energy, the moments—you had to be there. But if you weren’t, we’ve got you covered. Watch the full recap and relive the night.

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LBS 36: Snowboarding's longest running event, The 36th Annual Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom

The Mt Baker Legendary Banked Slalom is more than just a race, it's a gathering of snowboarders from all generations, coming together to celebrate snowboard community and culture.

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NEW SNOW PEOPLE: Mary Rand, Blair Habenicht and Tsutomu Endo in Hakuba, Japan

In January, Mary Rand and Blair Habenicht visited photographer Tsutomu Endo in his hometown of Hakuba, Japan. With three decades experience exploring the area behind him, Endo has grown into an abstract artist as much as a snowboard photographer. Recently, he completed a residency in the Arctic Greenland, where he drew parallels between the indigenous peoples of that area and powder seeking nomadic snowboarders. New Snow People is a look inside Endo's aesthetic and process as he shows Blair and Mary the nooks and crannies of Hakuba only known to those who have dedicated their lives to exploring and snowboarding the surrounding mountains.

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Title photo by Tyler Ravelle

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ONSEN FOUNTAIN: Eric Jackson and Shin Biyajima Snowboarding in Myoko, Japan

Japanese legend Shin Biyajima grew up riding in Myoko, north of Nagano, Japan. In January 2024, Eric Jackson joined him there for the biggest storm of the season.

From resort snowboarding during a three-foot snowfall to backcountry airs to bluebird splitboarding atop an active volcano, it was a full spectrum introduction to the lesser-known zone across the mountains from Hakuba.

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Snowboarding at Sun Peaks with Brett Tippie and Friends: EVERYTHING YOU NEED

What does Sun Peaks have? Everything you need, according to local rider Nayte Brown. Join Kamloops-born legend Brett Tippie, Brown, and fellow Sun Peaks slopestyle hopeful Katie Brayer as they shown Washingtonians Zoe Vernon and Matt Wainhouse around this low key interior BC gem. Powder for days, near-private terrain park laps, wisdom and youth provide a perfect blend of frinedly Canadian snowboarding.

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The Lodge Boys at Mt Baker: NO REASON

The Lodge Boys ride Mt Baker Ski Area daily. No Reason is a 3.5-minute short from a deep winter 2017-18, featuring Harry Kearney, Timmy Taussig, Jerry Mark and friends. It’s northwest powder smashing at its finest. Edit by Jann Eberharter.

From Crystal Mountain to Alaska Heli sessions this is the life of Blair Habenicht: BOY IN THE FIELD

From his roots at Crystal Mountain, WA, to AK sessions with Absinthe Films and, finally, life in an airstream on Northwest Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, this is the life of Blair Habenicht–literally the Boy in the Field.

WITHOUT COMPARISON: Mary Rand's Full Part 2022/2023

A compilation of Mary Rand's best snowboarding footage captured primarily around Mt. Baker, Washington and Haines, Alaska while working on various film projects such as ; "All Right Here" and "Giant Beast, Tiny People".

Filmed by:
Liam Gallagher
Alex D'Agostino
Connor Winton

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Mt. Baker Rail Jam: MEET ME IN THE STICKS

Thank you to everyone who came out to compete, the Feature Zone Crew and Mt. Baker Grooming department for creating the course and all the spectators who cheered the competitors on during each heat.

HOPING FOR THE BEST: Snowboarding the Chugach Range - Eric Jackson, Austin Smith, Mary Rand and more

The Snowboarder’s Journal and Smartwool present Hoping for the Best, a short film documenting a week on a glacier deep in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains. Eric Jackson, Austin Smith, Curtis Ciszek, Mary Rand and Blair Habenicht set out to ride big lines via splitboard with Jason Champion and Alaska Snowboard Guides, and embrace the unpredictability of Alaskan weather with a smile.