Going Off Snowboard History Podcast

Snowboarding’s Crusade To Invade Ski Areas

In the ’80s, a dispersed subset of renegade youth used all possible tactics to storm the gates of ski resorts amidst widespread snowboard bans. Today’s episode is that st

How Snowboarding Showed Up in a Famed ’80S TV Ad

The 1987 Juicy Fruit Gum TV ad is an essential time capsule. The stars of 80s snowboarding—Craig Kelly, Terry Kidwell, Tom Burt, Jim Zellers and more—rip on proto-freesty

Summer Snowboarding in Whistler, B.C., R.I.P

This is an origin story and ode to the gone-but-not-forgotten summer snowboarding scene on the Blackcomb Glacier in Whistler B.C. How did the summer camps emerge? Who rul

1996 Cult Classic: Behind Kingpin’s The Warriors

In the snowboard timeline, ’96 was a heyday. The scene was popping in Salt Lake City, where a newly relocated filmmaker known simply as “Whitey” documented a gang of tale

When Inverts Were Illegal: The History of Getting Upside Down

In 1992, pro snowboarder Dave Seaone did an inverted aerial at a world-cup halfpipe comp in Japan. He was DQ’ed and fined $100. Welcome to the prohibition era, when rider

The Snowboard History Variety Show

Get prepped to go down the snowboard history rabbit hole in this casual, made-for-the-heads spring special. Jen and Tricia go BTS on the birth of jibbing in Colorado, do

Why do people say “Craig Kelly is my copilot”?

In historical snowboard time, “B.C.” stands for “Before Craig.” A god-tier talent in snowboarding’s early years, Craig Kelly helped forge the path of style, gear tech, an

Pioneering “Skate Style” Snowboard Art: Jon Boyer & Geoff McFetridge

In 1992, Canadian pro Jon Boyer hired his friend Geoff McFetridge to create some unlike-all-the-other-shit graphics for his new pro-model snowboard on Barfoot. They were

Behind the Boned Out Era: Snowboarding in 1990

Once upon a time the colors were freaky, and tuck-knees and tweaks ruled the day. Going Off dives behind the scenes on an iconic 1990 photo of Jason Ford shot by Rod Walk

Summit County, Vail & the Birth of New School Snowboarding

In the early 90s, 2 counties in Central Colorado became the unlikely breeding ground for a snowboarding style revolution. This is that story, so gather round the fire. 

When was the golden age of snowboarding?

Was it the fat-stance fat-pants period? The era of the big film star? The wild pioneer days of the 70s and 80s? Join the snowboard history debate team as they dive into o

Snowboarding’s Olympic Origin Story: Part 2

Snowboarding-wise, the ’98 Nagano Games and 2002’s Salt Lake Games were polar opposites. We went from mocked and misunderstood to celebrated with stadium seating. And it’

Snowboarding’s Olympic Origin Story: Part 1

The Olympics either saved snowboarding or ruined it, depending on who you talk to.  We were the first un-Olympic sport to join the Games and had to pave the way for othe

Snowboard History Variety Show

Hang onto your Mambosoks—this holiday special is a feast of historical snowboard trivia. Tricia and Jen solve the great James Bond stunt-double debate, reveal which famou

What “Roadkill” Says About Snowboarding In 1993

Arguably the most beloved snowboard movie of ’93 captures an essential time—in a unique way. Roadkill, a 24-minute Fall Line Films production, was the birth of “new schoo

The Wild History of the Modern Snowboard Binding

Once upon a time, snowboarders deployed plastic milk jugs for highbacks and donned sneaker-esque “riding shoes.” Today’s snowboard binding is a feat of ingenuity—an embod

What was it like to be a snowboarder in 1985?

No highbacks. No cell phones. No chairlifts. All anarchy and style. On the 40th anniversary of a legendary photograph shot by Trevor Graves of Scott Clum, we uncover and

The Snowboard Graphics Revolution: ’85 – 2005

Hop in, graphics nerds. We’re going on a wild ride from the explosion of 80s neon through the pro model snowboard era that kicked off the 90s board graphics revolution, t

The Birth, Glory & Decline of Halfpipe Snowboarding

Before it became an icy 22-foot U-shaped monstrosity, the snowboard halfpipe was a hand-shaped, Roman Coliseum-style venue where snowboarders would go to see and be seen,

Going Off: Trailer

Going Off is the snowboard history podcast. As the early days of snowboarding begin to slide into the long past, Going Off documents its oral history. We trace back what