Doug Smith:
Doug learned to snowboard in December 1988. During those 22 yrs he has shredded virtually every east coast mountain, camped at High Cascade in Mt Hood in 1996, USASA Nationals in 2005 @ Copper Mtn CO, and gone back west for multiple trips to Colorado and Mt. Hood. He spent a few days during 2009 riding some deep pow in the Alps of Austria and Germany.
Doug learned the craft of building New Jersey’s best snowboards from the Vermont legend, Steve Hayes, and from lots of trial and error. Doug has also gained knowledge from other industry consultants and top notch board builders from all corners of the galaxy. Though the first board built in New Jersey was by Tom Sims, Doug and Dave at Blak Sheep were the first to offer hand crafted production boards from New Jersey.
Dave McPadden
Dave earned the nickname “Oldskoool” because he started boarding when snowboards were not much more than a shaped piece of wood. He took some time off, but over the last 10 years he has been ripping more than any of us. He’ll ride a park top to bottom and shred every feature without stopping or hesitating. Dave is an electrician by trade, and he can build, fix, or break just about anything. He has also built some rails and boxes for small demos and parks. He’s probably going to get much better than Doug at building and improving our boards. He is very outgoing and so far has been the biggest voice for Blak Sheep.