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When Kelley and Leanne Wren were growing up, the two lifelong snowboarders and outdoor enthusiasts realized their world didn’t match what they saw in the media. They constantly found themselves adventuring in the wilderness growing...
Checking the weather, avalanche, and snow reports days in advance allows him to keep tabs on what the conditions are doing and how to determine the safest way to ride. “Is it too dangerous to be going out there? Have we been getting a lot of snow? Have we been getting a lot of wind? Maybe some rain up high to a certain level. Do we have a persistent, weak layer in the snowpack? These are all things to consider before you go out,” Nick says. Advertisement Depending on where you plan to snowboard, avalanche.org is a great website to gather information specific to a region.