Action Sports
Lumber Jack Jam Wrap-up
On St. Paddys Day over sixty of Utah’s best skiers and shredders dressed in flannel, gathered at the top of the Magestic lift at Brighton to participate in the last installment of the 2007 SLUG Games, The Lumberjack Jam. The day started early for the SLUG crew, but the comp was postponed until 11 am
If These Snowboards Could Talk
Laura Hadar grew up in a trailer park with four siblings outside of Aspen Colorado. She scored a sponsorship from Oakley at 16-years-old, only three years after she started boarding. Today she’s a pro snowboarder, SLUG staff writer and recent judge of SLUG Mag’s Lumber Jack Jam. Laura just returned from China and to document
The Future of Utah: Ogden’s Revitalization Project
My first trip to Ogden occurred last year; a group of friends and I ventured into the unknown city in search of some handrails to film. … read more
Rusty White RIP
I met Rusty in the art department at the University of Utah. He was an up-and-coming photographer, and I was taking classes as a photography major. Rusty was working with Blindside and would soon work for Elevation. … read more
Make It or Break It – February 2007
With each new season the progression of snowboarding reaches a higher level. Bigger gaps are discovered. Urban spots are constantly being built in cities around the world. Riders think up innovative technical tricks that nobody has ever seen. … read more
City of Dreams
Early on, even before the new year, Denver started getting dumped on, and its been a weekly event since … read more
Bring It On: The Breakdown of SLC Shredding.
I have no idea what it actually takes to make a movie, but from what I have gathered from a couple different sources, it is apparently a lot of work. … read more
Katchup – April 2005
It’s that time of year, the days are getting longer and the snow is melting…wait, it’s still puking snow when the rest of the country is shutting down production and pulling out golf clubs. There still might be more snow than in 20 years at this time, but resorts are still shutting down the party due to their lease agreement and people staying home to work on their summer tans. … read more
KATCHUP – March 2005
First of all, I would like to thank everyone who attended the 2005 SLUG Games Junk Show competition last month at Brighton Ski Resort. The sold-out event (sorry if you didn’t make it in) was held on Mt. Millicent with new Junk Style obstacles that were created the day of the contest courtesy of RedBull. … read more
Katchup – February 2005
The 2004-2005 season has already surpassed the highest avalanche death total since keeping track in 1951. The heavy snow conditions for the months of December and January where prone to natural and unnatural slides triggered in the backcountry. … read more