We recently took a trip down to Colorado, not only for the SIA Tradeshow, but to get some snowboarding in as well. Since our winter has been so rough here in Washington State, it sure was nice to extend our stay and see how conditions were in the Rockies. Sure enough, the Rockies did not disappoint! First, we had to take care of some business in Denver for a few days.

Here’s Kyle “Handsome” looking like his usual handsome self in our booth at the 2015 SIA tradeshow.

Before heading back home we linked up with our friends at Weston Snowboards for a sweet day of cat boarding out at Vail Pass! Our buddy and talented photographer Brandon Huttenlocher met up with us as well to ride pow and take photos in the snow all day long. All photos below we’re shot by Brandon himself.

Here is the cat parked outside their shop in Minturn, Colorado.

Rob and Mike helping get everybody set up for a day of quivering on all sorts of Weston snowboards!

We had a little hiccup and we’re forced to make a little detour in the morning but that didn’t keep us from having some fun in the snow.

Everybody was stoked and ready to rip! Snow was falling all day long and avalanche conditions were on the rise. We made the decision to play it safe and kept things relatively low angle the entire day. The swallow tail board they call the “Japow” was a favorite for the conditions we had. Another board shape we really liked was the “Backwoods” which is more of a fish shape. Both board shapes we’re a blast to ride in the deep stuff!

Party lap!

Barry of Weston Snowboards hauling downhill in the cat.

Apparently the snow was “heavy” in Colorado this day. Most of us from Washington just laughed. Here’s Paul throwing up a cloud of white.

Russell living up to his name, The Sultan of Stoke.

This photo of our buddy Mason from Weston pretty much sums up the day. That avalung looks a little clogged!

Rob embracing one last party lap before the day’s end.

Huge thank you to Barry, Mason, Leo, Mark, and Joe from Weston Snowboards showing us a good time out in Colorado! A big thank you as well to Brandon for providing us with these awesome photos!