Summer Gear for Shredders

The scene is a familiar one. You’re on a beach, in the sun, sitting on a towel. Then, suddenly, it hits you; in a moment of sheer terror, you realize it’s June. Recognizing just how far off shredding actually is, you sob uncontrollably. You bury your head in your sand-covered hands. Somewhere, an inflatable dinghy [...]

Free Stuff Review: Snapple Antioxidant Water

One of the neat things about operating a quasi-popular blog about outdoor sporting activities are the neat things that cross your desk from time to time. Example: Snapple Antioxidant Water, a case of which arrived a couple of months ago. Intrigued, we drank some down, passed some around, and the stuff was generally well-received.
Personally, I’m [...]

The Snowboard Buyer’s Guide

Big ups to our riding buddy Josh for putting together an excellent guide to buying a snowboard. Josh has a strange obsession with buying various snowboards, riding them, then moving them on Craigslist to buy more snowboards. So if there’s anyone who knows a thing or two about buying snowboards, it’s Josh. So, without further [...]

I Can See Clearly Now: Makboard, The See-Through Ride

We get a lot of pitches for stories on various types of equipment and new ways to snowboard. Rarely, though, do we get pitches on improvements to existing snowboard designs. So when I stumbled across a story this morning on the Makboard, a see-through snowboard, it piqued my interest.
The Makboard:

Looks pretty cool
Is made of 100% [...]

Here Comes the Sun: Somatic Sunglasses

As Daylight Savings Time kicks in and the snow begins to melt, its obvious that the snowboarding season is coming to a close. It also means, up here in Toronto, anyway, that there’s a wee bit more sunshine to be ad. As such, it means I’ve been tooling around with a pair of Somatic Sunglasses [...]

Snowboarding Gift Guide

Here’s ten presents you can buy that are generally unique, affordable and will make the recipient think you’re the coolest ever. If they don’t already think you’re the coolest ever for being a snowboarder, that is.

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, [...]

Report From the 2007 Toronto Ski and Snowboard Show

Last night, Steve and I hit up the Toronto Ski, Snowboard and Travel Show. As intrepid reporters that operate a relatively popular snowboarding and cycling blog, the show was kind enough to hook us up with passes.
Just like last year’s show, the Automotive building was jammed with people and vendors. We got in relatively early [...]

‘Skullcandy’ Indeed: Marc Frank Montoya Headphones Review

Earlier this year, I went on a business trip with some colleagues, one of whom showed up at the airport on the way home totally ecstatic. She’d got a great deal on a pair of Skullcandy headphones, and sat in the lounge tearing apart the packaging, giddy to try them out. Then she put them [...]

My New Knee Brace: Donjoy Defiance

I won’t get it for another week or two, but I’m getting a yellow and black DonJoy Defiance knee brace to help me through the next two years of sports and snowboarding. Someone came over and fitted me for one last week. I’m apparently getting a “short calf” version that doesn’t run up and down [...]