Grassroots Powdersurfing R&D

Its official - I am going to try to make Grassroots Powdersurfing Company a reality. Time to make the dreams happen- before some big company rips it off.

After 3 and a half years of research and development I think I am ready to do this. We have been dialing in the best shapes for a variety of different styles of riders and terrain. I think I am really close to the best construction possible (with the materials and tools that I have) but I the experimental models are not about to stop - ever. We will be forever evolving to be the best we can be. Over the past few months making powsurfs has really consumed me. I enjoy the challenge of designing, building, and painting them and I am like a little child at Disneyland when it comes to riding them.

I am going to miss "The Powslasher". It came off the rack and broke this weekend as I was getting all redneck on my sled. RIP

Behold the "Powdershark" Directional big mountain and deep powder slayer.

Jeremy - Wanna-be art fag.

This is the board I made for Lance Pitman. I had a hard time letting this beauty go. So sick.

Dave Smellie and I doing a little R&D in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Beautiful day - Sick pow.

Brock Bitton and the board he made this summer. Sick artwork and some good technology went into this one.

Good things are in the works here. Website is being worked on, artwork is coming together and fabrication is moving along for a few custom pieces we need to smooth out the construction process. These babies are gonna be ready for the public real soon.

Surf's Up!

Over the past couple of years I have been doing more and more snowboarding without the binding thing. I started off back in 1999-2000 just surfing my split-board since it had grip (the pieces holding the board together and the tele porters) and some stomp pad pieces. Then came the snowskate which is absolute genius - except you cant ride more than a few inches of pow. Not long after Brandon Saunders and I broke out the Winterstick roundtail that had nubbies all over the top, a huge fish nose and a skinny round tail- this thing works perfect as a surf-board. I brought the cut down Sims Blade out of retirement and have been surfing that alot in the past couple years.

"The Blade", myself, and the Storm-dog on the first surf mission of 2006-07. I made some improvements since last season- Leash, and stomppads- grip is everything.

Blade's-eye view

The blade and I enjoyed many deep pow runs via the snowcat at Mica Creek Lodge -Interior B.C.

These were all pretty fun and fairly functional given the right snow conditions- but a month or so ago Brock Bitton showed up with a board he had made at his house out of wood, foam, and wax. I took one run on it and was sold. It looks alot like a wake-skate and rides alot like one too. I had to make one for myself. So I got to work.

I wanted it to look bad-ass.... so I got all crafty and painted a graphic

After the paint job dried I pressed it, cut it out, and cherried up the sidewalls. Then gave it a custom diecut grip job. This thing rides like a dream.

Brock - running the press - in the a........factory- yeah our factory.

Shred ready.

Nuking as hard as possible at the grove- the surfing was as epic as it gets today- super light and dry pow This is pretty much the crew- we are all working together on R&D to make the best board we can.

note all the surfboards strapped to the front of our sleds.