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The Dew Tour made there stop here in Utah this last weekend, and I had a chance to go and check it out.  Dude! These riders are from a different breed.  I saw some amazing athletes, with some amazing talent, these riders must live, breath and sleep pipe and slope style.

As I was walking around checking out the scene, and visiting the riders tents.  It amazes me to see where snowboarding has gone and what it has become.  I love this sport more than anything, and it is pretty cool to witness all the growth in it.  But at the same time it is really sad to watch all these young riders who dont have any real love for the sport.  It is all about sponsorship, and what drink company you ride for, and what size of park jump that you can hit.
What happened to the soul of snowboarding, where park jumps dont exsist, the only thing to jib was a rock or tree.  I am not saying what the sport has know is wrong or bad, it just makes me miss what I had. 

Sometimes when I go off on these silly little tangents, I maybe think that I am just a bitter snowboarder that cant do all the new tricks or going through a mid life crisis, that it is just my age, and that I need to addapt to this new world.  This new world of snowboarding is not fun.  It really makes me want to push Blank snowboards even harder.  Blank Snowboards is the soul of snowboarding, we are just a bunch of washed up dudes who remember what once was.  It not about the silly bling, its not about who is wearing what.  I miss being able to go to the hill wearing a pair of jeans and hoodie and hooking with some bro's that are down.  I am sick of the vibe fest that you get while you are waiting in a lift line, dudes checking you out and seeing if you wearing 09 gear or the new 2010 gear.  Do my stickers match my outfit?  I am going to end my rant know, and just say that I am so sick of all of these corperate companies running the show by making us think that we have to rock there gear to be cool, Im sick of being a billboard advertisment for these companies that have ruined the sport.

Peace!!

Hey Benson,
Just Walked through the door from a rainy weekend at bear. However, snow was quite soft and wet like other things us guys like to shred on with our wood. Seriously though, I have some footy coming shortly just to actually sit down and up load it is quite a pain in the back seat for some reason. I have attached some photos from the mammoth opener (October 14th) there was not really anything in the way of film or pictures just a bunch of kids from LA whom partied all night and rode the only day they had free tickets. Not me I went camping with this girl I did not know very well we camped down the mountain a bit to get away from the scene. The pics are some lifestyle shots I thought were pretty cool (keep in mind nothing was staged this is actually how I do mammoth in the early and late season). I was doing some reading on the site and I really like your mission statement about the company its very down to earth and actually about snowboarding cool new look on the site. Got that 150 stick you sent to me at the end of last season working so well right now. You know when everything is right and your feet are "there" landing everything and it feels so good? that's how I feel with these boards now. STOKED! 
Almost ended my season early this weekend though the rain at bear turned to ice which then stuck to the box when I took first chair. That unfortunate placement of frozen water caused me to fall eight feet on my shoulder and face. Long story short I had my breakfast apple in my pocket and fell on it turned that thing into breakfast applesauce. Trees are always appreciated, planted mine and its doing well. Maybe a shirt or two for a late Christmas gift :) I know your not making any money on the boards your selling me so don't feel like you cant charge the card for the shirts and stickers as I haven't done my part and provided you with any video or photos what so ever. I assure you they are coming just a little lost in the hustle of school and work. Going to take a week off and join the family in Hawaii for the holidays so I wont be riding my usual twice a week, but who likes to ride during the peak season anyway?

Just stepped in the door coming back from a weekend at mammoth and June Mt. and I thought it was my birthday or something. Two beautiful ladies were laying there right inside my living room! One White and one Black, just laying there stark naked, clean and clear of any blemishes or flashy colors. These girls were the pure real thing, looking like models, both posed so provocatively nude with a pile of what appeared to be either clothes or tee shirts. The look on their flawless faces mouthed the words "ride me". Me being the man that I am took these two ladies to my "work bench" stripped them of their tight plastic leggings and mounted the 155 (with bindings) right away. The boards look great thanks again! the tee's are a huge plus thanks for those I will be handing those out to my crew and others. I cannot wait to ride the 155 on wed and get a feel for the new stick, also video and pics are sure to come soon as I usually start filming about now. 

A girl uses a blank snowboard to promote breast cancer awareness.

We officially have launched our online store. We have the Blank Snowboards for 2008-2009 in stock. Check them out… Blue, Black, White, Green, and Pink will be coming soon!

The off-season has left us a lot of time to work on the business end of Blank. Man, there’s so much more to worry about than I thought. One thing we’ve decided is really important to us is that Blank gives back to the Earth. It’s so important to replenish the Earth’s resources so for every board sold we will send you a tree to plant in your living room, yard, or the forest–basically wherever you would like. Buy a board…plant a tree is born. Blank is also being very conscious about what materials are used in the making of our boards. If it stops snowing, the fun is over.

It has been a couple months now of heavy shredding and we have had no de-laminations or loss of pop in the boards. It is now time to make final adjustments to the boards before they go into manufacturing. Blank is excited to give the snowboard world a board they can afford and not lose anything that a $500 board has. Also another friend, Jason Murphy, has come aboard. He’s as excited as the rest of us.

New boards have arrived, and it was off to the hill to check out the adjustments made. After a long hard day of shredding we were all in agreement that we have created a board that will supply the demands of almost all riders. Throwing on an extra layer of fiberglass did the trick! Now we just need to put some time on the boards to see how they will hold up. No problem there!

With all the help creating Blank Snowboards, Blank has offered Brandon a partnership with Blank. He has a lot to contribute. He was excited to be on board and make snowboarding what it used to be…….affordable and without all the hype. Just a core company with bros wanting to ride

A few days ago we were on the hill testing our first Blank snowboard. I can’t even tell you how sweet it is to be riding a board that you designed and had specifically made for you, with your company’s name on it. Right on. Before we were even on the mountain we hopped all over our living rooms on them. The molds we created are exactly what we are looking for on the exterior but a little too light. I hate to say it but maybe the board is also a little too flexible to handle all types of riding. So now it ‘s back to the drawing board to figure out what needs to happen to stiffen up the boards a bit but still making it possible to press a rail. We have decided that we need more input from other riders so we hooked up with friends Brandon Bybee to get a few ideas on what we should do. Brandon agrees with us. He loves the quickness and shape but agrees that it’s probably a little too loose.