Spring is in the air, and with winter's end come the finals of some major contest series. In their regular fashion, the Smith Snowboard Team dominated these final stops. At the North Face Masters final at Kirkwood, CA this weekend, the field was stacked. Legendary powder slayers like Kyle Clancy and Sammy Luebke threw their hats in the ring to win the coveted katana blade. However, when it was all over,... more >>
May 2, 2012
One of the most anticipated events of the year for any female professional snowboarder is Snowboarder Magazine’s Ms. Superpark. This year the event was supposed to be held at Seven Springs in Pennsylvania, but due to a less than stellar snow year on the east, it was relocated to Squaw... more >>
Feb 13, 2012
The Smith Snowboard Team had an amazing weekend! This weekend was probably the busiest of the season, with multiple events going on simultaneously. The Smith Shredders delivered big time in true ruler fashion. The big was news was in big air. The Toyota Big Air in Japan to be exact, in... more >>
Feb 7, 2012
In the world of big mountain shredding, the Freeride World Tour is what seperrates the men from the boys, and the women from the really gnarly women. With tour stops at Revelstoke, Chamonix, and Courmaier, the FWT is not for the faint of heart. Determing a champion is a grueling process,... more >>
Jan 10, 2012
The Freeride World Tour made its first stop in Revelstoke this weekend, and it went off. Riders came from all over the world to battle it out at one of the most iconic freeriding spots of all time, but in the end, there could be only one. Smith Shredder Ralph Backstrom... more >>
Dec 22, 2011
This Year's The 5th Annual Dirksen Derby Was The Best Yet. The 3 day weekend long event was an action packed fundraiser for Tyler Eklund. Friday started off with practice runs in the two run course. Each course had 12 burms, with the Red Course proving... more >>
Nov 29, 2011
Ah, take a deep breathe. Let it all in… You know what that’s called? Change. The leaves have changed color, and the Smith Roster has followed suit. The biggest change to the Snowboard Team is the addition of big mountain destroyer Xavier De Le Rue. Xavier demands a lot from his... more >>
