I was stuck in L.A. pretty much all winter this last year and pretty much planned to not really snowboard anymore and just focus on skating. I ended up going back to Utah and Wyo at the end of March and shredding and filming and got stoked on it again. The only thing that had changed in Utah was that even more kids were wearing even more ridiculous shi*t than they had before which is quite unbelieveable. Needless to say I spent most of my time in the backcountry or skating. I remember when I started shredding and it was all punk rock and people were truely stoked on the act of snowboarding and each other, these days however it seems to be quite the opposite. I don't really see how gangsta rap seems to be such a driving force for so many lost kids but apparently image has overridden this once pure way of life. I listen to a lot of hip hop myself, hip hop not bullshi*t like all these kids listen to and yet I manage to avoid dressing like a clown and talking like a stereotypical white moron. It would truely be a miracle if people focused there energy on progression and becoming well rounded riders than riding only park day after day and trying to look so cool and only work on one or two "cool" tricks. Another thing is all the shi*t talking that is so apparent these days, both skate and snow. Back in the day it was all about the love of the board and the union of the few people who in fact did skateboard and snowboard. I grew up in a tiny little shi*t town and me and my friends were the first ones to snowboard and skateboard. Few people know this but it wasn't very cool to be a skater or snowboarder back then and when I say back then I don't been 5 years ago all you smartass kids, I mean over 15 years ago. I started snowboarding and skating for no other reason than it was the funnest thing I had ever done in my life and still is to this day. As a matter of fact the only times I truely feel alive is when I am on a board, when I'm not skating or snowboarding I am passing the time as productively as I can until I once again get back on a board. This has been my life and always will be and it just pisses me off how the scene has become. Nothing more than a bunch of soul less sheep waiting for the next big trend. It seems as if this is nothing but something "cool" for these kids to do and that is really too bad, these people will never know how good it is to truely be a snowboarder or skateboarder, these people merely go snowboarding or go skateboarding and that is all, they are NOT skaters and NOT snowboarders. If your not shredding because you love it than you should quit and find a new hobby, skating and shredding should be a way of life NOT a hobby

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