We figured we would start with the media. Get the old stuff out there. Slowly introduce Shredman to the masses. Anything is possible.

Is this how it all begins?

My brother Jay is an incredible illustrator. Back in the 1980's he developed an illustrated series called "Shredman". There are many great drawings and we plan to launch a line of t-shirts showcasing his work. If you see one out there buy it.

Members of the board; "Pioneers of Shred"

It was monday, January 22 and Kevin Delaney and I are on our way to the Airport in San Francisco. We have a destination, Aspen, Colorado where we were invited to participate in a panel discussion hosted by the Aspen Historical Society. We arrived in Aspen to an awaiting limo which in turn brought us to our hotel at the base of Aspen Mountain. They were having a party for us and we had a great time. Monday ended up being a rather long day, catching up with friends, enjoying the town. tuesday morning and I awake at 5:30 am, it has snowed overnite and there appears to be 3-4 inches of new snow. I break out my boards and head to the bottom of Ajax, I snurf in the dark until the sun rises and continue on until things start to get busy. I have an interview at the top of the mountain at 8am and have to ride the gondola to the top. I change equipment and now have my snowboard. Mike Troppman and Melinda Armani are the first to join me for a snurf, I think they are hooked. The day progresses and we soon have our group together, Kevin, myself, Larry Madden, Susan, Chris Tribble, Chris Klug, Kevin Decarlo, and its up and await to snowboard on Aspen Mountain. It was a great powder, with the new fresh on top of previous storms. Fully satisfied, we end our day and prepare for the evenings event at the Wheeler opera house, Pioneers of Shred. Moderated by Chris Klug and Travis McClain. We toured our history of snowboarding in the Roaring Fork Valley. It will go down as a historic event. Thank to the aspen historical society for being our host.

JG

California Snowparks

I  photographed my most recent round of production today.The boards look really fun.
We think about snurfing every day and want to get the goods early season before there is to much snow.
Just around a foot so far in the sierra, another foot and it should be perfect to test this production run.

We discovered that you can camp overnight in you vehicle at california snowparks, the permit is only $25 for the season. Much cheaper than a season pass and we can discover new snurfing territory.

Reached Board #50

For this round of production I have made Board #50, it may seem a trivial thing but it took alot of time and energy to get to this point. It isn't my first time and won't be my last. I like to make things as a kid and that just stuck to me like whats next. I digging and cutting and glueing  and all manner of stuff you do as a kid and eventually I found the snurfer. It along with my other activities, cycling, kayaking, skiing, rockhopping, climbing, exploring and all the things I did up to the point of now. I started working with  Flite Snowboards around 1976 later went to work for Sims in 1985, following a time at college, university, aspen, and even 2nd place in the worlds in snowboarding. We guided evolutionary snurfing into boarding, into snowboarding and what a miracle. After Sims it was starting the Skriss Factory in France, then the Rocky Mountain Factory in Aspen, then I bailed out on manufacturing for a while. Here we are in 2011 and I have my latest venture "Grellboards...", I am building modern Snurfers, they are wider, better grip on the top deck, built of fibreglass and fun to ride. It is such a great feeling, finding a good hill and shredding it up. No a bindings, lightweight shoes, basic winter wear, whatever makes you comfortable and no lift tickets. I say a movie recently that said a good writer should just write, often I have held back my writing trying to find the right things to say but that isnt my goal here. My goal is to introduce people to a really fun snow sport that you don't have to live at a ski resort to enjoy, all you need is a slope, snow and a board. Its surfing on snow and that is exciting. The next question is how do you get a boards.

Order one from Snowsurfing:
and you go on our production list, you get a numbered board,
 three designs to choose from,
escape58,
bumpattack48,
Thruster50.
then we have to look at weight range,
under 100,
100-199,
199+.

No orders as of 11/18/11 but then I haven't tried to advertise.
I wonder how fast the next 50 will take to build.
Production starts when I get 50 orders. of each model board.

Calgary, fis update clinic

I've been doing snowboarding events since 1982, starting with the first US open of snowboarding originally held at Snow Valley, Vermont. Alot has happened since then, the sport is now a recognized olympic sport, and I am a technical delegate for the FIS. Hence, my reason for being in Calgary. The update clinics are informative, dry, sometimes helpful and required to maintain certification. This event is being held at the Canadian Olympic Park, there isn't any snow yet however the event is attended by about 40 people from Canada, the USA and other parts of the world. Right now we are talking about Halfpipe and Jumps, we covered Snowboardcross and Skiercross earlier. The clinic goes for one more day and I will head home sunday evening.

Raining but snowing

When it rains a my office, my old 1951 Spartanette trailer, the sound off the roof is relaxing, it is dry inside and makes me appreciate how we used to build things in the USA. I just rebuild my shop and can now hold up to ten molds for my summer building project. My goal is to fabricate 100 Grell Snowsurfboards and sell them at ten shops around the USA. So the first ten shops to contact me will each get ten boards to sell. They will each be handmade by me. Perhaps starting a business should be a fun adventure and the rewards will go to those who seek out rare but valuable creations.