Surfers ride the waves in a snow storm at the Bend Whitewater Park on the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon on March 23, 2018.
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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 […]