One thing ALL snowboarders/skiers should have

It's amazing at how many snowboarders and skiers don't even know what a Snurfer is, despite it's having been around for 50 years, and despite a resurgent interest, with dozens of companies offering new versions.  Sure, snurfing became snowboarding and for a lot of people there was no looking back.  But, whether you snowboard or ski, if you love fresh tracks on new snow (the ultimate goal for most people!), you're missing out big time if you don't have a snurfer.  The idea that a snurfer is for little kids or people who can't afford to go to a resort is just wrong.  Why would anyone want to limit their access to snow, if there were products available to make it happen?  A storm comes in and you aren't heading to the mountains?  Grab your snurfer and get some runs in at any hill nearby..FOR FREE! (hey, rich people like free too, no?).

Shown in these two photos are ten versions of snurfers, although Jones and Grassroots call theirs pow surfers, being designed wider for the deep powder snow mostly found out West.  The others are more traditionally designed narrower for the 2 to 8 inches more common to snow storms in the Northeast and Upper Mid-West.  Just like snowboarders and skiers may have multiple sets of equipment, snurfers (used here as a verb) often have a few versions too, especially since snurfers (as a noun!) are so much less money than snowboarding and ski equipment.

Most snowboarders and skiers spend hundreds and thousands on resort riding near and far, driving and flying all over with the hope of getting good snow.  Yeah, groomers are fun too, but ask 100 riders what are the best possible conditions and 99 of them will say "Fresh POW!".  The sensation of riding in powder snow is unparalleled, whether it is two feet in the back bowls of Vail (at $209 A DAY!!!) or two inches in ANY back yard or back hill (at $169 for LIFE with a PHNX Board!!!) and with the swings of climate change it may become even more rare.  Now, more than ever, snow riders everywhere should be snurfing!

So, all you snowboarders and skiers, all you SNOW RIDERS, RISE UP AND SNURF!

PHNX Boards congratulates two recent Harvard graduates!

No, not Harvard University, Harvard Massachusetts, a rural town outside of Boston with lots of great hills for snurfing!  And by graduate we mean Jim Burns and his son came by the PHNX Boards factory (aka basement workshop!), where they learned some history and production secrets.  And, instead of useless diplomas, they left with two brand spanking new boards, a Trailblazer for dad and an UNPLUGGED for his son, which they plan to use up in those Harvard apple orchards (in fact, one of our own PHNX videos was shot in Harvard a few years back: you can watch HERE ).

Truth be told, Jim broke his first board, an early version of the Trailblazer, somehow snapping it in two up front, where the foot bed meets the base.  He said he was just pulling too hard on the Rip-Cord, which shouldn't break the board (the base is 7 hardwood plys!), but then again, not everyone builds up their muscles so much by building car engines for a living!  Jim builds/rebuilds vintage and historic sports engines up in Ayer, and some day we hope to stop by for a tour of his shop.  Anyway, being a DIYer, Jim considered repairing the board somehow, but instead we offered him a great deal on some new boards (yeah, that's what happens when you stop by!). 

Thanks and Best Wishes to the new graduates as they continue their studies of all those cool FREE places to snurf in the 'burbs!