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The journey, written down.

Clips show the makes. This is where the rest of the story lives — season recaps, training blocks, trips, and the honest notes in between.

August 31, 2026 / by Seby

My First Contest Season: Three Mammoth Podiums and 8th at Nationals

I didn't do any contests my first snowboard season. One season later, I had three podiums at Mammoth and finished eighth in halfpipe at Nationals.

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August 31, 2026 / by Seby

What an airbag training day actually looks like

The trick might last five seconds. The day around it is early starts, biking, warmups, repeated tries, tired legs, school, and doing it again.

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August 31, 2026 / by Seby

Road to 900: why all four 720s are four different tricks

The Road to 900 starts with four different 720s: frontside, backside, cab, and switch backside. They all spin twice, but they do not feel like the same trick.

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August 31, 2026 / by Seby

Why I don't count an airbag landing as a snow landing

An airbag helps me learn the movement. Snow decides whether I can actually ride away. That is why my one bag 900 is still zero snow 900s.

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Seby locking onto the pink rail at Mammoth Mountain

June 10, 2026 / Mammoth Mountain / by Seby

The fight to get my 540 back

Nobody warns you that tricks can leave. This season started with no snow, no jumps — and no 540. Here's how it came back.

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Seby sliding the pink rail at Mammoth Mountain

June 9, 2026 / Mammoth Lakes, CA / by Dad

Why this site exists

A dad with a camera, a 12-year-old who wants to go pro, and a promise to document the whole thing honestly — falls included.

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Seby grabbing his board mid-air over a Mammoth jump

June 8, 2026 / Mammoth Mountain / by Seby

How I learned my first 540

My first ever day on a snowboard was November 23, 2024. By spring I rode away from a 540. Here's what actually happened in between.

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Seby spinning high above the snow with clouds behind him

June 7, 2026 / Japan / by Seby

11 days on a Japan airbag: 720s, and one 900

Airbags change the math of learning tricks. Eleven days in Japan got me 720s — and one 900 I'm still thinking about.

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Seby riding onto a pink tube rail at Mammoth Mountain

June 6, 2026 / Mammoth Lakes, CA / by Dad

Season one by the numbers: zero to 540 in 157 days at Mammoth

How many days does it actually take to go from first turns to a first 540? Here's our family's real season-one training log — every number, nothing rounded up.

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Seby launching off a jump under a big blue Mammoth sky

June 5, 2026 / Mammoth Lakes, CA / by Seby

What I'm doing right now (no snow, still training)

The Mammoth lifts are closed but my season isn't over. Here's what training looks like between now and Japan — and why the boring stuff is the whole point.

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