Yobeat Goes to Superpark 18
With Superpark 18 going down in our backyard at Mt. Hood Meadows, the entire Yobeat staff was hyped to secure a coveted invite to the event. And man, were we gonna kill it! Not only were Stan and I...
View ArticlePatchfest 2014
Words and photos: Kieth Rutherford This weekend we grabbed some babes, a couple of wieners, and headed past the casinos of South Lake Tahoe into the hills near Kirkwood to Patchfest 2014. It was...
View ArticleFrendly Gathering 2014
Words and photos: Jenna Geery The Frendly Gathering went off at Timber Ridge resort June 27-29. I just woke up from a necessary 24-hour nap to remember I should write something about the festivities....
View ArticleComment Con 2014
It’s no secret that comments make Yobeat what it is, but sometimes a commenter comes along so heinous (or hilarious) that we have to do something about it. So, Comment Con was born. This year Jerm,...
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Five Reasons to Drink Beer at the 2014 Rat Race
As with any trendy activity, there are a lot of fake things in snowboarding. People who say one thing and do another, pretend to be something they’re not or otherwise put on an act to sell product....
View ArticleHarrison Gordon and Jesse Paul win Ollie’s For Alzheimer’s: Oregon (UPDATED)
We at Yobeat would like to deeply apologize for the story. It has been brought to our attention that making fun of a life altering and threatening disease, even if you know someone who had it, isn’t...
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2014 Rat Race Results and Gallery
Just how poorly did you do in this year’s Rat Race? Wonder no longer!
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The Stan Van Returns PART II
Photos by Danny Kern Rain and wind closed the mountain on Sunday, which pushed back the Merrill Mini Pipe Invitational to Monday. I left Govy on Saturday night to get all the instruments for a...
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Snowboard on the Block 2014, From a 30+ Perspective
Christian Hobush managed to do this without getting electrocuted! Words and photos: Paul Bourdon I hadn’t even planned on going to Snowboard on the Block this year. I’m 33 years old and admittedly out...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know About HDHR 2014
Words: Keenan Cawley As expected, the 11th annual Hotdawgs and Handrails event turned Bear Mountain out. All of Southern California piled dick-deep into a lifted Ford 650 complete with No Fear...
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Capita’s DOA 2: STAY BADASS Seattle Premiere
Capita’s hometown premiere of DOA 2: Stay Badass proved too tempting to sit back in Portland and miss out on, so at roughly 3:00 pm, Chas (The Catfish) and I set sail for the Emerald City. Immediately...
View Article2014 Downtown Throwdown in Boston Ked
Words: The Catfish Photos: Ashley Rosemeyer After my fourth Long Island Ice Tea during my flight to the Downtown Throwdown in Boston, I made a series of two realizations. My first was that drinking...
View Article2014 Downtown Throwdown Video
Why read about how the 2014 Downtown Throwdown was when you can just watch a video of it? Results 1st Place – Ryan Paul 2nd Place – Jesse Paul 3rd Place – Ted Borland 4th Place – Dillon Ojo 5th Place –...
View ArticleFrontline Railjam 2014
Dear Frontline Railjam Judges, You can’t have ties for both first and second place, that’s a total cop out. As a judge your job is to distinguish who the superior rider is. Stop being a pussy....
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Evo Portland Opening Party
Evo’s Portland Grand Opening Party took place this past Saturday at its recently restored 120 year-old building in Southeast Portland. Someone at Evo thought it would be a nice gesture to offer us a...
View ArticleRails 2 Riches 2014 Recap
Words: Chas “Catfish” Truslow Photos: Ashley Rosemeyer Finally I’ve made my way back to my natural habitat; the East Coast. To celebrate my return, I’ve been drinking nothing but Dunkin’ Donuts iced...
View ArticleRails 2 Riches 2014 Video
It wouldn’t be a party unless Max Lyons took his shirt off. Read the full recap here.
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Dirksen Derby 2014 Day 1
Stan surveys the scene and is stoked I was too cheap to buy him into the race this year. Less waiting in line, nahmean. This season is off to a slow start in the Northwest. The NOAA forecast looks...
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Dirksen Derby 2014 Finals
Snowboard world has been pretty slow lately, probably because of the lack of snow in many snowboard hot spots such as Utah and the Northwest. Living in Portland is only bearable in the winter because...
View Article2014 Dirksen Derby Video
As Mount Hood experiences its lowest snow accumulation levels since 1976, Brooke and I packed the car and headed for the only resort in the Northwest that has enough snow to run the chairlifts. I...
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