Slush Snowboarding Magazine

For Slush authenticity is paramount while expanding the cultural connection our community has to snowboarding media is an imperative. With each word, photo, article and feature Slush strives to inspire, inform and entertain the sideways standing faithful.

Back in my day • Priscilla Levac Cannon Salt Lake City 2004

Professor Plumb Tricks of the Trade: Depth of Field

PLEASE CONSULT THE COUNCIL

1ST & LAST SCOTT STEVENS

Quiz: Which Shred Town Are You Actually Built For? • Not every snowboarder belongs everywhere. Some people think they want to live in Salt Lake until they realize they're afraid of the cliques. Others move to Tahoe and spend six months sitting in traffic. Take this highly scientific assessment to determine where your snowboard destiny actually lies.

47 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE • SNOWBOARDING IS THE BEST SPORT THERE IS. Hands down. You've probably had some of the best experiences of your life on a snowboard, but have you done it all? Here is a checklist for the boarder to make sure you're not missing out.

Russell's Ridge: How To Plan An Expedition • A dream without a plan is just a wish. I have an endless list of places I hope to ride someday, but it’s not until the necessary steps are taken that they exist as more than a castle in the air. At first, the idea of doing something you’ve never done before can feel daunting. However, it’s stepping beyond our comfort zones that allows us to grow and evolve, not just as snowboarders, but as human beings.

Up Next | Leon Gütl • One of the most important, yet frustratingly ambiguous, things a snowboarder can do is simply get noticed. How? By whom? For what? Your guess is as good as mine. But that's more or less my history with Leon Gütl. For the better part of a decade, I've kept a wandering eye on some seemingly random kid from the German national team who, for reasons I couldn't quite put my finger on, kept popping up on my radar. And every time he did, there was a little more to like. A little more style, a little more personality, a little less national team robot. Now, with an Olympic appearance under his belt, a couple of FIS rail jam wins, and a growing résumé of video parts, Leon seems to be graduating from the contest circuit into something far more interesting. What exactly that is remains to be seen, but he's certainly got my attention. And apparently, that's half the battle.

Up Next | Livia Tannò • Livia Tannò was our most recent Rookie of the Year winner, and with that comes a certain level of snowboard bona fides—a cultural cachet that she can carry with her from this point forward. Though I suspect those bona fides would exist even without the title. Her footage speaks for itself, with each new offering being more fun to watch than the last. And she can perform too, placing third at last year's Uninvited Invitational. Most recently, though, Livia will have clips in the new Salomon video, Shiver Creek, perhaps one of the biggest projects of the year. So when we were planning out this issue, we figured we were running out of time for an interview like this. When someone rides like Livia does, they won't be up next for long.

CRAIG MCMORRIS • I LOOK UP TO CRAIG MCMORRIS. NOT LITERALLY, OF COURSE. I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN HE'S SHORTER THAN ME, AND HE'S THREE YEARS YOUNGER, SO THERE'S REALLY NO REASON FOR ME TO BE LOOKING UP AT HIM IN ANY PHYSICAL OR CHRONOLOGICAL SENSE. BUT PROFESSIONALLY? ABSOLUTELY.

SIERRA FORCHHEIMER • WHEN I CALLED SIERRA FORCHHEIMER, SHE WAS WEARING UGG BOOTS IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER AND HALFWAY THROUGH DYEING HER HAIR RED.

THE TAO OF DANIMALS

OLDER, NOT WISER. • A DECADE AFTER HIS LAST TRIP TO POLAND, BOB PLUMB RETURNS TO FIND THAT THE RIDERS ARE YOUNGER, THE SPOTS ARE SCARIER, AND SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE.

Sage Wisdom

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