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Sessions MFG: snowboarding since 1983 Sessions is a prolific brand with over 30 years of counter culture influence.
Beginning as the first snowboard shop in North America, out of the Nor Cal surf mecca Santa Cruz, Sessions proudly stands with pioneer brands. Our product has been avant-gaurde for many of the decades inspired by old team members that have become snowboarding/skateboarding icons. Sessions is legendary, relevant and still snowboarding since 1983.
Throwback Thursday: Snowboarder Mag’s premier issue - Winter 1988, Daniam Sanders cover shot at Breckenridge. Photo by Christian Schneider. Stoked to see ai ran a SESSIONS Snowboard Shop Mail-order ad in that premier issue. -Joel Joel Gomez
06/04/2026
Throwback Thursday: For me, this Sims Kidwell Rountail is the holy grail of all snowboards.
I was fortunate enough to be there for some of those legendary snowboarding sessions, and watching this footage brings back incredible memories. It captures a special era when snowboarding was still raw, innovative, and driven by pure passion. For those who were there—and for those discovering it now—this is a timeless piece of snowboard history. - Joel
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05/31/2026
March 14, 1985. I came across this contest letter yesterday, and it brought back some great memories. This was the trip I took with Tom Sims. We were picked up at the airport by Scott Clum. There's a classic story from this trip, I'll have to share another time. I ended up placing 23rd, and on this trip, I was introduced to East Coast Blue Ice. A lot of good memories packed into one adventure.
05/30/2026
Sessions team rider - Riku Masuda
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Throwback Thursday with Christian Hosoi. I think he’s 13 years old in this 1979 clip of him shredding at one of the contests held at the Marina Del Rey Skatepark. Make sure you check out his huge ollie and the layback... -Joel
Footage by Dennis Ogden (owner of Marina Del Rey skatepark)
05/20/2026
I came across this post the other day, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. .boardhouse
I got my start in the skateboard/snowboard industry with my little snowboard and skate shop back in the ‘80s and ‘90s, so I know firsthand how hard it is to keep those doors open.
If you live in the Tahoe area, do me a favor and stop into Truckee Boardhouse and buy something. It’s the perfect time to grab a graduation gift for a family member or a friend… hell, buy something for yourself.
Small shops like this are part of what keeps these communities special.
-Joel
05/14/2026
Throwback Thursday to 1986 — the one and only time I got to skate Pipeline. It was during a road trip with Rob Roskopp, possibly right after one of the ASR Trade Shows. Salba took us to skate the Mt. Baldy full pipe.
Not a single photo was taken from that weekend, just this old Pipeline membership card that I’ve somehow managed to hold onto for nearly 40 years. -Joel.
05/07/2026
Throwback Thursday: My first trip to Mt. Baker was around 1986, for the Banked Slalom contest. Before I was allowed to ride on the mountain, I had to pass a basic snowboarding skills test by Baker’s legendary snowboarder, Carter Turk. -Joel
So much style back in the 1990s... Oct. 93 Snowboarder Mag. SESSIONS ad featuring Jamie Lynn - also check out the Santa Cruz ad with Jay Isaacs rocking the Sessions Texaco shirt.
Music: Big Drill Car - Take Away.
04/21/2026
If you haven’t checked out my retro/reissue snowboard and skate tees yet, now’s the perfect time. I’m running an end-of-season sale on all snowboarding and skiing tees at 45RPMVINTAGE.COM—take 35% off for the next few days with code SNOW35. Joel
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