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Ride Utah hit the scene 10 years ago to explore Utah's growing Terrain Park movement garnering world recognition over the 2002 Winter Games. Ever since Ross Powers launched the "largest air to date" out of Park City Mountain Resort's Super Pipe at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake, the snowboard scene in Utah has never looked back, with Ride Utah never missing a beat. So whether you are more of a backcountry rider, jibber, contest athlete or beginner, Ride Utah has contest information, videos and information to keep you up to date with everything that's shredable in Utah.

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The North Face Masters: Part 3 - Disqualification

Posted by Ride Utah on February 16, 2012

"The most important thing to dropping cliffs is knowing that the snow is good. It needs to be soft and the cliff should have a steep landing with no rocks in it. Jumping a big cliff with a flat landing means that you're most likely going to feel some pain and you're an idiot. You don't need much speed for most cliffs, so make sure you don't overshoot it. Landing is the most difficult part, and I mostly ride pow boards with a short tail so I can have my body weight centered almost forward. Lastly, don't lean back."

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The North Face Masters: Part 2 - Inspection

Posted by Ride Utah on February 15, 2012

Ride Utah staffer, Josh Scheuerman, prepares for the North Face Masters series at age 33. Armed with a huge beard and ambition to give it his best, here's to wishing Josh success at the Masters. Josh weights in on the approaching comp.

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The North Face Masters: Part 1 - Preparation

Posted by Ride Utah on February 13, 2012

With a 100-inch base and endless backcountry terrain ready to be ridden, Crystal Mountain in Washington state is set to host stop one of The North Face Masters of Snowboarding

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Pillow Talk In Utah's Backcountry

Posted by Ride Utah on January 23, 2012

The old adage, ‘when it rains it pours’ can be flipped when it snows in Utah to read, ‘when it snows it dumps!’ With 4’ of accumulation in five days and another 12” – 14” on the way tonight, January is shaping up to be a record-breaking month in snow totals. The “million dollar storm” as it’s been referred to hit late Wednesday and will continue with a series of storms until next weekend.

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Cabin Fever

Posted by Ride Utah on January 20, 2012

Cabin fever is defined by “a state characterized by anxiety, restlessness, and boredom, arising from a prolonged stay in a remote or confined place.” Although our backyard of the Wasatch Front is a little bigger than a confined place, there were stress signs clearly visible in the faces of those on the mountains for the last month.

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X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival. (Not just another film festival)

Posted by Ride Utah on January 11, 2012

For one insane week each winter, the worlds’ top action sport filmmakers and athletes, along with cutting–edge bands and DJs and key figures from the entertainment industry, gather in Salt Lake City, Utah, to celebrate action sports culture at the annual X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival.

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