The first Friday of every month is always a good excuse to wander downtown into the early hours of the morning. If an excuse is something unnecessary then it’s a good opportunity to score thimbles of free booze and see some shops that aren’t on the usual go-see list. The Art Walk could absolutely have […]
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Making Turns
Local snowboard maker Snoplanks creates surfboards for snow
Inspired by waves, Bend’s newest snowboard manufacturer is rousing the connection between two board sports linking carving turns on the mountain to surfing. And like many great innovations, Snoplanks got its start in a garage. Founder, shaper, surfer and snowboarder James Nicol says in the beginning, shaping boards was just a hobby but researching and […]