Grassroots PowdersurfingFull Powsurfing Segment from Warren Miller’s “Line of Descent” and rider interviews with Jeremy Jensen, Scotty Arnold, Ian Provo and Neil Provo
It seems we had to wait longer than ever before to get a taste of powder this year but as always it’s well worth the wait. It was mid November when finally a couple of feet blanketed our special zone that we have re-visited for the past 25 years. I learned to snowboard here nearly 25 years, I learned to powsurf here 14 years ago and it just never gets old. So many nooks and crannies that hold special memories and continue to dish out great memories on every visit. Welcome winter!!
Whippin’ through head high weeds!
Even 5 inches on dirt is enough to surf when you get the type of floatation that a Grassroots Powsurfer provides. Weed Wackin’!
RC and I made multiple laps this day, making shallow slalom skateboard-like turns so we didn’t scrape bottom. So fun watching weeds explode before our eyes and challenging to control speed without taking any speed scrub turns.
Riding 5″ on dirt was a bit of a tease but fun nonetheless. 2 weeks later we got a real dump with 2 new feet to fill things in so we could really slash the pow. Still a bit thin for coverage but it’s amazing how much fun you can squeeze out of just a little bit of snow. That’s part of the magic of powsurfing.
Brandon and Jeremy soaking in the sun and taking in the familiar view.
14 years ago Brandon Saunders and I brought up an old Winterstick Round Tail plus to this very zone for some of our first big binding free runs. We were amazed that it was possible to link turns and so full of stoke and thoughts about the future and how we could make a board that would work even better. It was great to re-unite with Brandon and get him back on snow again. This time on powsurfers designed and shaped for this very thing.. Brandon was so hyped and amazed with riding boards that were designed for this very purpose. Welcome back Brandon!
This was Brandon’s first binding free powturn in 14 years. Welcome back brother.
Brandon getting pitted in the woods!
Dodging stumps, fallen trees, logs and rocks in the tight woods..scary but so much fun! That smile says it all.
What would an early season at the “sacred grove” be without a little fun in the campground? We finished off hot pow laps with some pole jammin for desert.
Pole Jam on the Grassroots Phish Swallow tail.
Pole Jam Shuvit
Pole Jam kickflip.
We’ve been having so much fun riding these shapes that we started to feel guilty keeping them all to ourselves. So 2013-14 is your lucky season! We are stoked to make these unique shapes available to the rest of the powsurfing community. Each board was designed and shaped by Jeremy Jensen and they handmade with care, one at a time in a tiny garage in Logan, Utah. Their sex appeal goes beyond just aesthetics, they back it up with performance.
We are offering an number of different graphic & shape combinations so click here to pick out your next ride or contact us to inquire about a combination that is not listed.
Reading the title of this article I was a little estranged. “Local business owner creates extreme sport” seemed like a pretty big claim. It’s a stretch to put a finger on who “created” powsurfing, or the act of sliding sideways down mountains on boards free from bindings and ropes. It’s kind of like saying someone invented playing catch, or was the first person to run or skip. The concept and practice of binding-free snow sliding dates back centuries at the least. What we at Grassroots have done is create a tool (or toy) to encourage and enable riders to take this form of snow sliding to new levels, incorporating contemporary skate style and more of a true surf style than what we had seen in the past. We felt that if you were going to ride a bindingless board then it should be a board designed specifically for that task (rather than throwing a pad on a snowboard that is designed and built to be ridden with bindings) and you may as well be able to take full advantage of not having a board strapped onto your feet. Spin it, flip it, ollie it,.. make the most out of your ride to the bottom. If that’s what constitutes the creation of a new extreme sport then I guess we’ll wear that hat with pride.
Here’s a link to the article. http://www.usustatesman.com/local-business-owner-creates-extreme-sport-1.2808749#.USaN5Y5EAso
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