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Photo Feature: Bjorn Leines
I’ve known Bjorn Leines so long that I think when I first met him, Bush’s dad was president and I was sporting a ponytail that ran halfway down my back. This guy’s been around, and somehow he stays on top of the game year in and year out. When Ogden got all the snow last year, Leines was game to throw his veteran knees and back into the mix of flat landings. He even gave the rookies a demonstration on how to match your sponsor’s name on your base to your kit. … read more
Age of Everlast
With how quickly today’s acceleration of digital camera technology is growing, it makes it almost a financial impossibility to keep up. In less than ten years, digital cameras have almost completely replaced film. I remember when buying a new camera, I had no doubts about its functionality. I never took into consideration how old it was or how many shots it had fired. The cameras were built to last, made of metals not plastics. … read more
Killa Cam
I met Cameron Starke two years ago on April 20, or 420 if you’re into that stoner kind of thing. Thanks to all the stoners in the world, it makes it easy to remember our Bro-Anniversary. The most memorable part of the day was watching a young couple on fixed gear bicycles run into each other while riding and crash in the middle of the road near Trolley Square. Basically, if you spend the whole time laughing the first time you meet someone, you know you’re going to be great friends. … read more
Construction to Destruction: Not for the Faint of Heart
It’s hard to believe that the eleventh installment of the SLUG Games has already come and gone. To end the series this year, SLUG Magazine brought you Construction to Destruction, a bone-crushing, face-melting jam of pure destruction housed at none other than Brighton Resort on March 5. … read more
Black Diamond Divas vs. Hot Wheelers
Wasatch Roller Derby geared up for an inner league bout Sat. March 12, putting the Black Diamond Divas and the Hot Wheelers against each other in what seemed to be a fast-paced game. … read more
SLUG Hits the Slopes at Snowbasin Resort
In Utah, a majority of the population sleeps in or heads to church on Sundays. I decided to rise early and head to my own place of worship. However, instead of one steeple, I stood amongst a dozen snow-clad spires and gazed towards the heavens. As the tiny, white, angels fell from the sky, I knew it was going to be a great day. My usual cathedrals reside in Little Cottonwood Canyon, but today I joined the congregation at Snowbasin for a morning of soul shredding. … read more
Photo Feature: Justin Bennee
25th Street in Ogden might be one of the few places I’ve ever shot photos where the cops seriously couldn’t care less about what you’re doing. It’s probably due to the number of crackheads running around on this block. One of the few cops who even bothered to stop to talk to us at this spot did so out of concern for our safety, and not from snowboarding but from the crackheads! … read more
If the Boot Fits It Must Be DaleBoot
Since 500 B.C., people have been strapping wooden sticks to their feet and sliding around on snow. However, while the sticks have changed dramatically, the footwear that secures the rider to the ski has undergone little innovation. Fortunately, the pioneers at DaleBoot have charged themselves with the task of making comfortable ski boots that revolutionize the way people think about their feet. … read more
The Art of Being Shot From a Cannon
Vultures circle from above as a hush sweeps over the crowd. A countdown begins. Tension among the onlookers builds to a climax: with an explosion of the human will and complete idiocy (genius?!), the body of the human cannonball is literally ejaculated from the monstrous potato gun … I mean carcass cannon. … read more
Who Dat?: Ryan West
I first met Ryan West when we both worked at Salty Peaks. I just thought he was another kid who had moved to Salt Lake City to snowboard or just say he worked at a snowboard shop, like most of the people that worked there. After we made a company trip to the DC Mountain Lab, it became clear that he knew what he wanted. As most of us sat in the hot tub and drank, he was out on the hill trying to get shots of this coveted area that few have had the privilege to shred. … read more