Erin and myself have had an action packed week in Vancouver. Our first day here we toured the city with Sarah and Robin via the Roxy RV shop tour extravaganza. Our second day, after a week of bus touring, we were long over due for some snow time and hopped in the RV to Whistler. After shredding we drove back to the city and had the fortune of eating at the best Ramen noodle soup house I have tasted this side of the Pacific (I forget the name, but it’s on Denman and Alberni, and you should go there).
It’s hard for me to imagine a day topping the combination of riding and ramen, but alas day 3 in Vancouver did just that. Erin and I went riding at Mount Seymour with the winners of a Roxy contest (Hi Jamie and Casey!). The hill was clouded by a dense fog for most of the morning, but we had so much fun that in good time we shredded the fog away. Looking down a sparkly Vancouver and the bay is another must do, so get your butts to British Columbia!
Road trips are always an adventure, especially when you are headed somewhere exciting. Last week myself, Erin, Robin, hardgoods designer Kyre, and our very own chauffeur, Travis, boarded the Roxy RV in Denver and hit the road to Vancouver. On the way we stopped at our favorite shops armed with gifts of cupcakes, beer, and Roxy goods. Here are some of the highlights:
Erin and Robin about to enter a Boulder sweet spot
Robin playing dress-up at another Boulder stop
This shop has a bigger gun section than snowboard section… eek
We’re big fans of the shop crew at MCu’s in Boise
Robin stretching out her road legs
The whole RV posse in Seattle… almost there!
Finally, after 4 days, we made it to the promise-land
I met up with the Roxy team Saturday morning at the Quiksilver office and I got my first look at my whip for the next week – the Roxy RV. I gotta say, I’m hella popular in this thing. At first I was confused by all the people staring, but within the first five minutes of driving downtown someone yelled “ROXXXXYYYYY, WOOOOOOOOOO!!!” and I realized it’s not me, it’s the RV… maybe I should drive this thing full time?!
First thing on the agenda? Shop tours of North Shore Girl, Showcase, Pacific Boarder, and Comor. Team riders Erin Comstock, Amber Stackhouse, Robyn Van Gyn and Sarah Burke arrived with Roxy cupcakes and swag.
Cupcake delivery to Comor by Sarah Burke
Kelly Etsel Heading to Pacific Boarder
Team RV out for lunch
Signing posters at the Hollyburn Country Club
Kyre, Sarah, Amber, Kelly, Shawna, Danielle and Robyn surfing alongside the bus.
I went to Austria in January for the European Roxy Chicken Jam to see what the girls were rocking this season. So if you’re needing some inspiration before you go out on the mountain, watch this.
Here in Utah today Brighton mountain opens for the first time- unfortunately I can’t make it, but I know Erin Comstock is up there dusting the rust off her edges on their jib line. Hopefully some of you readers are somewhere in the world where you too can enjoy a little early season shredding, even if it means hiking up a local sledding hill. But if you’re still waiting for the snow to start falling, here’s a new video to keep you fired up. The video features a trip we took in March with Snowbaorder Magazine (see the October issue) to a remote area of Northern California that had never been ridden before. Be sure to watch it to the very end, there’s a surprise waiting…
Until next time!
Amber
Hi everybody! This is Amber Stackhouse from the snowboard team. I woke up this morning to fresh snow in the mountains here in Salt Lake City, so if that’s any indication, it looks like it’s going to be a good snow season. While I’m not ready to say goodbye to summer weather just yet, I’m definitely looking forward to playing on my snowboard soon.
So in honor of winter’s early arrival, here’s a teaser for the new Refreshments snow team video series we have. Refreshments will be dropping all season long starting in November, featuring the likes of Torah Bright, Erin Comstock, myself, and Kjersti Buaas, as well a new batch of rising Roxy stars.
I helped make the videos, so if you have any questions or comments I can personally answer them for you.
Enjoy the show!
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