About the site
Hey, my name is Gavin Hope, I live in the North East of England; I really like to snowboard. Afterbang is a snowboarding blog; an ongoing chronicle of my snowboarding experiences from the UK and beyond...
I started this blog back at the beginning of 2006. I didn't then, and still don't have a specific reason for blogging about snowboarding. I guess I like to write about stuff, and I definitely like to keep pictures and videos of my snowboarding, so this is a handy way for me to keep all my experiences in one place... I hope some people out there enjoy it too.
What's the deal with “afterbang”?
If you've seen Robot Food's film afterbang, you may be thinking why's this guy stolen their name?
I didn't use the name for that reason. Back in January (2006) when I started this blog, I was signing up with blogger and I thought crap, what am I going to call the blog? A few options came to mind, words, phrases, but they all seemed a little lame; then I had this thought I know, I'll call it afterbang - that's a sick name.
Robot Food was my introduction to snowboarding, it got me hooked. Well, that and a handful of lessons on a dendex slope. I watched that DVD before I bought my first piece of snowboarding equipment, even before I'd ridden on snow. The soundtrack to afterbang was playing as we drove into Chamonix. A lot of the fun and the reasons that I love to snowboard are associated with that word, which is why I called my blog afterbang.
Thanks Robot Food.
Skating
I started skating around the same time I started this blog. If you can't stand sideways on a snowboard then why not do it on a skateboard hey? Seriously though, I really enjoy it. My skills are pretty weak, but it's still a lot of fun. It's also something that (at times) I get to do regularly with my friends, which is good.
- Gav
After launching yourself and your snowboard through the air and landing your dopest move, maintain your cool stable landing pose for a second or two and ride into the distance like it ain’t no thang. Example: 'Yo, check this guy's afterbang, so sick it's like he never left the ground.'