It appears that former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding’s run from the law has finally come to an end as shifty-eyed FBI director Kash Patel has officially announced the alleged drug kingpin’s capture in Mexico, according to a story in the New York Post.
Wedding was taken into custody Thursday night in Mexico — where he was believed to be hiding out for more than a decade evading authorities seeking to bring him to justice for running his violent drug empire, officials said. . . “To tell you how bad of a guy Ryan Wedding is, he went from an Olympic snowboarder to the largest narco traffickers in modern times,” Patel told reporters at the Ontario International Airport in California, flanked by US and Canadian law enforcement officials.
Will be interesting to see how this all plays out. Seems the current administration is more interested in theater than true justice. Click the link for more details.
If you haven’t been paying attention, 2026 is a Winter Olympics year. Not really sure where, but we’re sure GROK knows (ah ha, turns out they are in Cortina, Italy, February 6-22, 2026).
Yesterday, US Ski and Snowboard announced their snowboard team and, not to brag, but we’ve heard of exactly six of the 25 blessed shreds listed. The crazy part is that the US is sending two Parallel Giant Slalom racers. . . finally. Oh, and Jamie Anderson is sadly not on the list.
For the entire athlete list please follow the jump.
When the editors of The Snowboarder’s Journal decided to go with a pure stoke photo for the cover of their print magazine, they never imagined how far the story of Mike Yoshida’s photo would carry. . . or, maybe they did.
Editors Note: The following story was written and illustrated entirely by Elon Musk’s alter ego Grok. We may get paid if you buy something, though that is unlikely at best. We are doomed.
As we wrap up 2025, the action sports world is buzzing with innovative gear that blends performance, sustainability, and style. Whether your loved one is chasing waves, carving powder, or grinding rails, these gifts stand out as the most popular and practical picks this holiday season. From game-changing accessories to must-have essentials, here’s our curated top 10—balanced across surf, snow, and skate.
The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum has two new shows running concurrently that would be worth checking out if you happen to be near Stowe, Vermont, any time soon.
Beginnings: Snurfing to Snowboarding (featuring the work of the guys in the photo: Jake Carpenter, Sherman Poppen, and Tom Sims) and From the Alps to Vermont: The Photography of Hubert Schriebl, according to a story in Vermont’s Seven Days.
Dave Schmidt, a museum board member who worked for Burton Snowboards from 1986 to 2003, curated both exhibits. To chronicle the evolution of snowboarding, he assembled Burton boards, Snurfers and other sliding devices as well as patents, photos, videos, firsthand accounts and memorabilia, much of it from the collection of Paul Graves, snowboarding’s first sponsored rider and a former Vermonter who worked to legitimize the sport.
The wave of nostalgia is definitely a closeout, but if you’re in the mood, check it out. Mr. Schriebl is one of the nicest photogs ever to point a camera at a snowboarder. And it’s great to see that he’s still around. Click here for all the details.
Another example of over-engineering a simple binding/board interface to add more slop to your snowboarding experience. The ShredLORDby Fusion Ride.
The fact that Fusion Ride’s founder claims this is the “world’s first snowboard suspension system” shows how little research they’ve actuallydone. Binding suspension and quick pivot “inventions” seem to pop up continually.
But hey, if you want to help Fusion Ride bring their product to market, by all means, support their Kickstarter.
It can be argued that Justin Hostynek brought the art to snowboard films. Yes, snowboarding was caught on film and video before JAH arrived on the scene, but few have captured all the feels on film more deeply than the Absinthe Films crew. If you know, you know. If you don’t, then be sure to watch this all the way through.
OG pro snowboarders Tricia Byrnes and Jennifer Sherowski are going deep into the history of snowboarding with their new podcast Going Off.
As the early days of snowboarding begin to slide into the long past, Going Off documents its oral history. We trace back what made it so strange and explosive, why it changed all those lives and still bonds people for life. From the history of snowboard fashion to how halfpipes were born, from the birth of jibbing to pivotal movies, music and magazines, each episode drops in on a new topic.
If you haven’t been paying attention, 2026 is a Winter Olympics year. Not really sure where, but we’re sure 
