Blair Conklin tests a Grassroots Powsurfer in his quiver test on a 60ft standing wave.

Riders from around the world gather to test hundreds of powder snowboards and powsurfers at the Shaper Summit in Jackson Hole.

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Riders from around the world gather to test hundreds of powder snowboards and powsurfers at the Shaper Summit in Jackson Hole.

Riders from around the world have hundreds snowboards to test but take out the powsurfers instead at the Shaper Summit in Jackson Hole. Yeew!

Utah is having a stellar winter so far. 150% of Normal snowpack and it doesn’t seem to be letting up. Grings and I got out for a beautiful day on Christmas Eve to test out the new shape and size I’ve been working on.

Here’s a look at a run on the new big mountain Grassroots Powsurfer..

We snowmobiled for a few miles before we finally hit the snow line. It was sopping wet and it was raining/snowing. We were lucky enough to find a tree filled zone with rideable snow. A wicked rime crust had formed above 8700 feet and the rain line was at around 8000 ft. Our zone was right in the sweet spot in between.

A mix of wind crust and coastal mashed potato powder was on the menu for the day. We managed to have a great time and the new shape I just designed cut thru that shit like a hot knife thru butter.