Whitelines

''Whitelines'' is an English language magazine covering snowboarding culture published by Factory Media.

History

Founded in 1995, ''Whitelines'' began publishing under Jim Peskett, owner of Permanent Publishing, with former British professional snowboarder Tudor ‘Chod’ Thomas as editor. Its sister skateboarding magazine, ''Sidewalk Surfer'' (now '' Sidewalk'') shared the same office in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. They were later joined by '' The Surfer's Path'' and ''Dig BMX''.

The magazine's name, which plays on freeride snowboarding and drugs culture, was originally spelt out as two words (White Lines). Over the years - for the sake of a simpler logo and the website URL - it has merged to become ''Whitelines''.

At the time of its launch, the only other British snowboard magazine on the shelves was Snowboard UK. Initially something of a fanzine, ''Whitelines'' targeted a core readership, differentiating itself from the competition through its forthright opinions and an irreverent sense of humour. Early articles included ‘Freak Speak’ (in which the editor interviewed Oxford's local tramps), a tour of the UK's best rollercoasters and an in depth tutorial on ‘How to drive like The Sweeney’. Tudor ‘Chod’ Thomas now admits that these were partly included for lack of actual snowboarding photos.

The first issue of ''Whitelines'' was published in October 1995 and featured Burton-sponsored British snowboarder Chris Moran on the cover. Moran later went on to become one of the magazine's editors, alongside Matt Barr, before the two of them left to found the ACM writing group, which still contributes regular articles to the magazine.

The current editor, Ed Blomfield, joined in 2005, and is assisted by Andrew Duthie. Chod, who by this time focused solely on graphic design, left the magazine in 2007. Other members of the ''Whitelines'' editorial team have included the BBC
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