Keep your friends close, keep your ski friends closer!
A National Ski Area Association spokesperson confirmed that due to the slight downhill tilt to the rink and the immaculate Zamboni grooming that the rink does indeed qualify as a ski area.
Like the snow we ride, skiing shifts and changes throughout the season and our lives. The only thing that matters is getting out there when you can and keeping the stoke alive!
Powder Magazine's operations will be suspended indefinitely on November 20th. While the future is unknown, their place in ski history is certain.
Attitude makes all the difference to your day on hill.
What I learned during my first season as an actual FIS employee.
Zero spins and switch trips. Is he the switch style king?
As many parks across the state's decline, some parks are doing a hell of a lot with very little. I had the opportunity to interview Matt Dunn, the park manager of one of the sickest up and coming parks in the midwest about what goes into building a rad park, how parks have changed, and future plans for Pine Knob. If you see these pictures and felt jealous like I did, maybe send this article over to your park crew or mountain and show them how much can be done for so little.
I'm going to date myself by saying this, but I Feel Ghood was one of the first edits that I watched religiously after becoming a freeskier. It doesn't feel like that long ago at all, but in my defense it was (almost) five years ago. And looking back on it now, in the afterglow of freeskiing's inauguration on the world stage in Sochi, it seems like it's been an eternity.
"Powder skiing is fucking easy."
Faction drops, Studio, a new line of no-holds-barred park skis. They gave me a pair and I'm giving them away to you guys.
For some pre-season hype, here is a piece about I wrote awhile ago about one of my favorite places.
Probably the most controversial interview I've done... or will do... hopefully.
Ahmet came on the show and it was a mix of really light hearted storytelling to some excellent insights on sponsor pay & commitments.
Obviously, we talk about his opinions on the world right now, including that of Covid, Vaccines & much more.
Proceed with caution as a lot of this is very much opinionated. I did my best to frame everything over and over again as opinion, and his view of the world.
The ones that go on about "don't believe everything you read in the media" and "do your own research" are often the ones that spread the most misinformation. Be aware of that as you listen.
Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs, their own free speech. However, how that speech impacts others, and how one choses to use that free speech is of the utmost importance.
There's a great quote from Spiderman that fits well here.
You ever wonder what would happen if you canoed to go skiing, me neither
Are rail yards the future of freeskiing?
LJ Giving some insight on injury, rehab and the road to recovery.
