Archive for 2007
Ontarians Receive Bicycle Tax Exemption
Four days ago Ontario began exempting sales tax on bicycles and safety related equipment. The exemption is applied towards new or used bikes that are less than $1000, and this will last until November 30, 2008. Combine this new exemption with end-of-year prices and it might be time to finally pick up that road or [...]
Jake Burton: Possibly the Coolest Dad Around. And Also Canadian?
Men’s Vogue is running an article on snowboard guru Jake Burton, who’s largely credited with popularizing snowboarding. The article makes him sound like a pretty damn cool dad; after all, how many dads go to the VH1 Hip Hop Honors Awards, surf, ride, and occasionally trash the house with a big-assed party? I also didn’t [...]
The Feminine Side of Snowboarding
I admit it: most of my snowboarding trips are with dudes. Sure, there’s always a girl or two with us, but our trips are largely dude-focused. What I mean by that is we ride hard all day, then immediately start to drink beer. At some point thereafter, we get changed and head out to dinner. [...]
Foiled By the Weather!
Well, it almost happened. We were all set to hit Moonstone today, but it doesn’t look like we’ll be going. Ironically, there’s too much snow outside. We’re in the middle of a nasty storm outside; it just snowed 20 centimetres, which is a heck of a lot for Toronto, and now the freezing rain is [...]
Blue Mountain Will Open This Weekend
Attention Ontario locals: Just got an e-mail from Blue Mountain stating it will open starting Friday. No word yet on what “open” means (one run? three? ten?). Regardless, it’s a far cry from last year, when most resorts were still closed in January. Weather is funny like that. I remember visiting Whistler in the middle [...]
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Sandboarding: Where Shredding Dry Gnar is Possible
I’ve had people at work tell me about it, it’s in the news and it’s of course on YouTube. What am I talking about? Sandboarding, of course! The sport actually needs very little explanation. Get a board, some boots, and shred some sand. The only problem seems to be a lack of lifts in most [...]
Colorado Ski Area Improvements: A-Z
Statesman.com has a nice overview of improvements to popular ski areas in Colorado this winter. New glades at Copper Mountain? Cooool.
Eight Months Out: Am I Serious About Snowboarding?
Tomorrow will mark eight months since the ACL reconstruction surgery, and the opportunities to snowboard in Ontario are becoming very real. I’m very tempted to get back to it; in fact, I scheduled the surgery in March 2007 on purpose so I could get back to riding as soon as possible. But I’m still a [...]
New Season, New Gear
I’m starting this snowboarding season by bringing sexy back. My days of wearing four different colors and piecemeal gear are over. Yesterday, I upgraded my snowboarding jacket. I ripped my old jacket last year in Blackcomb’s glades and then mended it by duct tape and 30 minutes in the dryer. Needless to say, that isn’t [...]
