New Mexico-Through The World Blind
What you don't see is sometimes what you get. Story by Kurt Hoy Photos by James Cassimus

Ross Rebagliati And The Snowboard-Celebrity Deconstructing El Nino
Last season had snowboarders wading through oodles of El Nino-produced powder, or was it just El Nino-inspired marketing hype? Scooter Leonard delivers the definitive work on the subject.

Interface
See what the engineers of comfort and performance have been up to in the 1999 Snowboard Life Boot And Binding Buyer's Guide.

Mantequilla's Revenge-A Pyrenean Twist Of Fate
Amidst an atrocious snow-year in Europe, fate smiled on a crew of riders vagabonding through the French and Spanish Pyrenees. Story by Mike Harrelson Photos by Mark Gallup

A Woman's Place ...
A look at the modern woman's role in today's society.

DEPARTMENTS

From The Top

Letters

Boarderline
Snowboard-mountaineer Stephen Koch survives a harrowing slide, Boarding For Breast Cancer goes off, and the Bogus Basin revival in Idaho.

Steps
Tips on jumping and carving.

Resort Report
Secluded Snowbasin steps up.

Tech
How to customize your boots for the perfect fit.

Gear
Helmets are gaining popularity-for good reason. Here's a look at what's out there.

Classifieds

Snowboard Life
November 1998 issue
Volume 4 Number 2
This issue features the 1999 boot and binding buyer's guide, a powder romp through the Spanish and French Pyrenees, an astonishing El NiÑo recap, a visit to the resorts of New Mexico, Steps (natch), and a Gear Column devoted to snowboard helmets.

October 1998 issue

Volume 4 Number 2
Volume 4 Featuring Big-mountain riders Karleen Jeffery and Matt Goodwill, The 1999 Snowboard Life Snowboard Buyer’s Guide, and Olympic gold-medalist Ross Rebagliati