demonstration day

prototype powdersingle 37" x 9.25" very minimal sidecut (we will see how it works in real powder)

hang heels -december deck FPS sub

local grom not satisfied with the slow start, decides to use a running jumpstart (actual sequence)

STICKBUG

cloudiness of powderstick is actually the clear ptex, the graphic is printed on the wood core, underneath the epoxy and the sintered base

gripped powdersurfer prototype 37" x 9 1/4" (2mm eva foam deck) swallowtail (strictly for powder) results to follow

DEMO QUIVER:

40"bi-deck, mini-powdersurfboard, 40" powderhound single (extended tail), 33" bideck



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damn chill

this pic sent in from nick, the view from his room, check the natural steps on the edge of that slope...

SWISS ALPS

one from the experimental file

my older brother has been a runner for years, the past twenty years or so he has been running on and off again for one primary reason, to stay in shape for surfing...especially since he's moved inland a bit...lately he has entered a few ultra marathons, but strictly trail races, he has no patience for running on the street any more, luckily he lives in a hilly area with tons of trails that picks up some snow do to its slightly higher elevation...I've been telling him how much "speed hiking", I do when I go powdersnowskating on a local toll road... explaining how light and easy it is to travel with a powdersingle versus a snowboard, and how easily it it would be for him to ride on all his downhills throughout his ten mile runs, I believe it would break up the monotony of the long slogs...he agreed, we talked about a 35" mini-version of a powdersurfskate, that had four holes and one string that would act as a wooden 'string' backpack...he told me the trails by him open up to great big grassy meadows in the middle of a heavily wooded Forest, he added that they were real steep in spots, we both daydream for a minute about the possiblities before we agreed upon a size.....I can picture him running for miles in anticipation of discovering the next great slope which lied around every bend...here's the 'lunchtray' with a computer-aided string mock-up...(i kno this crazy idea is way out there, but steve's game)

string has a quick release button tye (sidenote on the lunchtray 11.5"x27") This exact board was mailed out to British Columbia for a snowskate demo for this saturday....the demo was cancelled due to lack of natural snow in the city of Nelson... which is a bummer for that whole crew out in Nelson...not sure what the future holds for the lunch tray!!!



(surfing sidenote) waves finally came back up on sunday and still hanging on...the bottoms could be better, but still fun...



(production sidenote) working on a truck riser plate for nick, a team single deck for sean, and ordering more wood for a two board powdersurfskate order for a good friend Kriss...
..more to come


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oh, ..believe this is the one year anniversary for the BLOG...thank you all for checking it out...kev

happy riding...with no form of bindings
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from friday..gripped and gone

the LUNCH TRAY 11.5"x27"

mini-powderfish FOR GROMS

this mini-fish is for the snowskate demo in nelson, british columbia...it's a mini powderskate, designed for real groms, tiny kids in my neighbor love to ride an old powdersingle I made last year, so hopefully this will hook some real young shredders to the sport...(if I can mail it out in time)

Clear coating

powder bi-deck set-up: 125 fps sub, with a 40" december topdeck
50" powdersingle deck wrapped for clearcoating
top of powdersingle with 2 coats of semi-gloss clear so far

POWDERSURFSKATE- Model #2 (thinking of a name)

I've been dreaming of making a proper powdersnowskate for a long time, this is what I came up with.. (based on a hundred different designs, mostly burton, and the old winterstick)

Its has a wooden sandwich construction wood core, skinned with a super slippery piece of 4000 gallium sintered CLEAR base (ptex) ...the maple wood should keep it plenty strong with flex....
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translucent base is epoxied to the core under a severe amount of pressure......... hint of kick in the tail

just have to trim the excess ptex away followed by sealing and gripping, it should be ready for a run this weekend....

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production note: I'm currently pressing a mini version of this exact board for Jordan who's throwing a snowskate demo out in Nelson, British Columbia...They're having a city street courted off and covered in snow to hold a snowskate demo, while the winter olympic torch passes thru their town. (on the 23rd? ) Sounds like an amazing time wish I could bail and go, for now I just hope my mini-fish gets finished and shipped out in time..... pics to follow

the local snow up on the toll road by me is still super dry, it has provide so much fun this past two weeks I haven't check a surf report...maybe a dusting tonight who knows
...thanks for checking in

any questions, please email: decembersnowskates@gmail.com

Two from SEAN

sean and his crew have been shooting alot for a snowskate video, not sure how much I'm allowed to talk about it..?
here's a nice ledger...sean"s riding a burton junkyard bideck in this snap.. a leaf gap---- he's riding a old december single...

...looking foward to seeing some sneak peeks of this video soon...

after sundown- the woods

backwoods spot....hike and go

stills

40" december deck

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today...HIKE and POWDERsurfed

hiking in with just a powdersurfskate in your arm is the best, they are so light, and there's no straps flapping around bugging you, just drop it and go...a real magic carpet... make one out of anything and try it, you will love it..

newest mold

popped two veneers in this mold last night to check out the shape....pulled it out today, all is good...justed packed it with some beautiful maple veneers, hopefully new powdersurfsnowskates by this weekend....more to come

3:48 pm today

it doesn't look like much, but it was best day of my new year...

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seany working under the lights, on a 39" single (he's even wearing a rare december tee)



the surfline cam, points alittle to far out... almost missed the waves on friday

the newest issue of starfish came out recently...very cool article about the holga camera .....i have a bunch of free copies, email me if you would like one decembersnowskates@gmail.com

production is going well, but the snow falling lately has been better...today's snow was so powdery dry it would move before for your boot would hit it...hope everyone is enjoying quality winter conditions....looks like sean is loving it...thanks for pics sean..

TWO for the NEW YEAR

happy new year, (best of luck and riding conditions this year)

here's two new blanks that came out of the press this week...the one with the darker wood grain might be sold as a single deck for a grom I meet the other day...he fell in love with snowskating immediately after trying mine...even landed an air, 'rather' instantly, his mom was so stoked until she got the full price for a bideck, so for now he'll start with a custom single....(the blond deck will be 39" top deck shortly)

here's Humbolt County's own : JUST ONE enjoy a "december" day...thanks jus..

lots of fun stuff happening lately, there has been sporadic snow, so need to drive inland to snowskate, and the waves have turned on (winter)....first day of 2010: we woke up to chest to shoulder to overhead cylinders grinding down the beach..with a hint of offshore winds...so damn fun...