On Tuesday, March 9th, Dave Henkel’s ashes were spread in the Whistler Backcountry, near where he passed away in an avalanche three...

Interview with Rusty Ockenden by Jesse Fox. Published in issue 12.3. I tried to leave the same party five different times. My...

I was dwelling on which Canadian snowboarder has gotten the most video clips. Louif Paradis, Jed Andersen, Jake Kuzyk? Then it dawned...

Last winter Gab Jacques went to Sherbrook, QC, and got this front board pop over. Here is a little explanation of what...

I don’t consider myself an expert on mental health by any means. I also don’t want to undermine anyone’s experience by accidentally...

Dano Pendygrasse has been part of snowboarding since its formative years. From Craig Kelly to the Whiskey movies, and onto the Forum...

Contest snowboarding always draws scrutiny, and X Games Real Snow is no exception. It’s easy to call out the elaborate builds, flips,...

着しました • You Have Arrived The North Face Stealth Backcountry Japan Japan isn’t a secret. Travelling to snowboard isn’t unique. From this...

This is a series where we talk with riders about lessons they’ve acquired through a life lived snowboarding. A pioneer of the...

After spending the past winter shooting with Quin I came to the quick realization that this is the guy you want around....

Good riddance 2020, hello first issue of 2021. Pressed, printed and shipping now. Visit your local shop, subscribe, or shop our online store....

Crystal Legoffe & Jackie Carlson | Park Shoot A morning shooting photos with these two boarders in the park on Blackcomb mountain in Whistler, BC.

This is a series where we talk with riders about lessons they’ve acquired through a life lived snowboarding. Pat Moore is an...

“Ride camber! It’s more poppy and responsive. And personally I like when the nose and tail of my boards have different shapes....

Photos and words by William Fraser Proofed by Darren Bishop, MScPT The brain is one of the body’s biggest organs, weighing in...

“I’ve always liked boards that perform well at high speeds, super stable yet still have enough snap for ollies and freestyle. I...

Seb Picard and King Snow staff photographer Joseph Roby break down what it took to make this monumental trick and cover image...

Our second issue of the 20/21 season is pressed, printed and shipping now. Visit your local shop, subscribe, or pick up a...

Three friends, some wine, a whole lot of love, and Sidechannel was born. Sidechannel is the sum of infamous snowboard photographer/legend, Dano...

“In my opinion, the C2 camber profile from Lib is the best for powder. Jumping and landing in powder, keeping that nose...

“I’m the same as everyone else, caught up in my own lil’ world of snowboarding. I like something classic, I’m not into...

Driving to Maria’s through the Pemberton, BC, meadows in the summer felt like a trip to the country. Her driveway is a...

Alright – great news! The Oakley Team Collection is now out, and it looks awesome. The collection ranges from hillwear to streetwear,...

Stomping Grounds in Saas Fee, Switzerland has become an annual jump-off for the worlds best and most decorated. The tune-up camp offers...

“I do a couple of weird things with my setups. My binding angles change every season, right now they’re 12 and -12....

“I’ve been riding this setup for a long time and I love it. Burton makes amazing gear so I’m really grateful every...

The SRD crew has been working hard for many years now, making Alberta proud, and even giving a good rep to all...

Mark Sollors talks about when he got an agent, learning his worth, and the expectations of professional snowboarding.

Darrah Reid-McLean is now a professional snowboarder. Growing up a young girl in Winnipeg, the dream of being a pro boarder would...

Phil is the Montreal-based mastermind behind the brilliant Bicycle Project and Bicycle Tempo videos. He is also an extraordinary agriculturist. We wanted...

Those completely dedicated to capturing images of snowboard culture are few and far between. Joseph is a rarity and we’re fortunate to...

We’re embarking on our 12th season (12 f’king years!) printing the good, bad, and ugly of snowboard culture. We aim to publish...

Phil has a unique personality. Meticulous is the first word that comes to mind when I think of my good friend. Everything...

Infatuated and influenced by the first heavy wave of snowboarding in the ’90s, Erik Traulsen moved from Orillia, Ontario, to scratch at...

A skate-rat from Montreal is now living in Pemberton with cats. Todd Easterbrook became snowboard obsessed on the easterly Laurentian Mountains before...

Kennedi Deck: She’s determined, focused, and a genuinely good person.

After the first session I ever went out to film with Maria, I knew she was going to have the last part...

Age | 20 Place | Saint-Hubert, QC Sponsors | Salomon Snowboards, Boutique Adrénaline, Undz, Agence NBP, Southdoor Agency Follow | @ff_dexterr Words...

Liam Glass has never put on a pair of skis in his life. He went straight to snowboarding, growing up in Sibbald...

“When I hear people say that an agent is only good for people who make a lot of money, I think that’s wrong” - Sebastian Tutant.

With the heavy financial strain put on professional photographers, the Manboys have become their own media house, they were early adopters of...

So, although this is a weird time, and things may be uncertain - like whether Holy Bowly will be cancelled! Remember, that weird can be good.

However, that shouldn't be too much of a surprise. That's what you get when you bring a group of talented people into an environment that is tailored to them. It’s a perfect storm.

The average video part includes approximately 20 clips. That’s a good year. By good, I mean maybe a couple of productive trips,...

This past Saturday, March 7th, in Bromont, QC, we experienced one of Quebec’s biggest snowboard gathering of the season. The Empire Games,...

The World Ski & Snowboard Festival (WSSF) by Gibbons Whistler is returning to Whistler on April 16th – 26th, 2020 and will feature 11 days of...

Photographer Jarrod Au has been a contributor to King Snow since it’s early years. With a passion for skate/snow culture, he was...

When you rearrange the letters in Jon Kooley’s name they spell, “Ok, looney J!” Seems slightly fitting, doesn't it?

Words by David MacKinnon Photos by David MacKinnon & Eric Poulin The 34th Legendary Banked Slalom blew in hard. Swaying hemlocks and...

Maybe, depends who you ask, some would say I’m fucking up, others would say I’m living the dream. When you’re a kid, a middle-class Canadian kid, you don't worry about money as much. When you get older you realize no one makes money in snowboarding and it’s really expensive to do this shit.

Straight up! He blessed me when I touched his hand, so I got something going on there.

We saw, we high-fived, we drank delicious beers with beautiful people. And behold! Here’s a collection of the things that caught our...

It was cold. Like, -17 cold. But that didn’t stop people from showing up and sharing style on the esthetic setup. There...

NOT YOUR AVERAGE KICKOUT If you’re reading this, you’ve probably experienced getting kicked out of a spot. It’s all the same, some...

2020 Vans Hi-Standard at Horseshoe Resort / Outlaw Terrain Park was the first stop of the tour. In the midst of constant...

Matt Belzile on Investing Interested in retiring at 45? Yeah, Matt Belizile is too. A few years ago Matt realized how much...

Jody Wachniak is a snowboarder through and through. He first showed up in shred movies as a street boarder and has graduated...

The issue is out, our 2019 volume is done. It’s been great. Before we go snowboarding we have to shout out the...

Snowboarding makes our lives better. There’s no denying that, although we should remember that it’s not the be-all/end-all of life. Sometimes snowboarding...

Blindspot is out! And we caught up with the best person we could think of, Joseph Roby, to give us the inside...

In celebration of Jake Kuzyk’s new collection with Vans, last spring the entire team went on a two-week road trip along the...

By Mathew Wanban Today almost every local mountain boasts a rad park accessed by high-speed chairlifts and  maintained by a full-time park...

We’ve been motorboating laptops and smashing keyboards so you can feast on our second issue of the season! Our latest offering is...

Come to the premier of Sicky! It’s a film that follows around Jake Durham, Danimals, and their awesome friends while they snowboard....

There’s a new Vans short film about to be released. This one follows Jake Kuzyk and friends on a 14-day spring fling...

By William Fraser Laurent-Nicolas Paquin aka “LNP,” an innovator, an artist, a guy with tight pants, a guy who shit his pants,...

By Chris Fitzsimmons Age | 28 Place | Whistler, BC Sponsors | The North Face, Capita, Union, Vans, Dragon, The Circle So,...

Climate change and mounting environmental degradation poses an existential threat to life as we know it. We are in a period of...

In the mid ’80s, Rob Dow got in trouble with the law. His mother sent him from their home in Richmond, Vancouver...

Aaaand we’re back! For our 11th year! The cockroach of snowboard magazines keeps getting stronger. BEN POECHMAN, Whistler, BC. [O] Ben Girardi...

​I don’t know if everyone feels the same about the end of the winter, but I can say that for my friends...

By Rob Lemay | Photos [o] Ben Girardi Andrew Burns. That name goes hand in hand within Canadian snowboarding. It’s one that...

By William Fraser TJ Schneider, like any good Red Deer Albertan, grew up a hockey player who didn’t care about snowboarding at...

WORDS & PHOTOS ROB LEMAY | VIDEO COURTESY OF SNOWBOY PRODUCTIONS The Holy Bowly is an event unlike any other in snowboarding....

You first step on a board not knowing what will happen, where it will take you, and how it will develop you....

BY ROB LEMAY AGE: 21 BORN: Mission, BC CURRENTLY: Whistler, BC How’s your season going this year? What have you been getting...

Moments after the U•S•Open Slopestyle hardware had been handed out and while the podium was still sobering up from its champagne shower....

Spencer Whiting, aka Spenny, aka Gimbal God. The man behind a million successful straight air’s has been spending time in Whisler filming...

Whistler was blessed with another Oakley Week as the 4th annual affair brought Prizm-like clarity to a festival-esque week of boarding, bonding,...

Wooowee! The first west coast stop of the 2019 Vans Hi-Standard rocked the Rockies at Mt. Norquay this past weekend. The good...

Snowboard filming changed a lot in the mid-90s when snowmobiles opened up the backcountry to us. The limitations of the sleds and...

By William Fraser | [o] Photos by Joseph Roby China has the potential to be a serious player in snowboarding’s future. It’s...

This past Saturday Blue Mountain Resort kicked off the start of the contest season in Ontario with the 10th anniversary of Frozen Rail...

The snowboard community has a stronger foundation because of Flynn Seddon. There’s more character, passion, and heart thanks to him. He’s been...

According to major scientist studies, the last woolly mammoths (Mammuthus Primigenius) disappeared a couple thousand years ago, due to climate and to...

NOT JUST A CLEVER NAME For those who don’t know, let’s quickly get you up to speed. The Powder Highway connects eight...

Hot on the heels of the 11th edition of the iF3 Festival in Montreal, iF3 is making its return to Whistler on November 9th...

Banff has been our backyard since the day we were born. But JJ and I did not appreciate it for what it...

  Craig McMorris is no stranger to the camera. He’s been filming video parts for years and he’s a household name to...