Alex Honnold Standup Paddleboards Solo Across Lake Tahoe, CA To celebrate his birthday, Alex Honnold decided to just SUP the length Lake Tahoe, CA from South Lake to Kings Beach. The ~21-mile journey took five and a half hours, and he did it solo, without any support boats. Not enjoying his birthdays and not a lover of receiving presents, he asks people to instead donate to the Honnold Foundation, […] SnowBrains | August 18, 2020 0 Comments
Paddleboarder Swept Away and Killed | Search Called Off for Missing Rafter | At Least 8 Deaths in Colorado Runoff A 40-year-old man’s body was recovered Saturday night from the Arkansas River, CO as the result of a paddleboarding accident. Related: 2 Women Died Friday in Separate Incidents on Gunnison River | At Least 5 Now Killed in Colorado Spring Runoff According to Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office, Michael Robert James of Boulder was paddleboarding at the Buena Vista River Park […] SnowBrains | July 1, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: ‘I Didn’t Wanna Pay for the Toll!’ | Paddleboarder Commutes to Meeting Across the Hudson River, NY A New Jersey man dressed in a suit was spotted paddleboarding across the Hudson River to make it to a meeting in New York City on time. Scott Holt, 32, switched up his morning commute by hopping on the board and braving through rough winds and choppy waters to get to Manhattan all with his suit on and a briefcase in […] SnowBrains | June 27, 2018 0 Comments
Standup Paddleboarder Attacked by Shark off the Big Island of Hawaii A standup paddleboarder was attacked by a tiger shark on Saturday off the Big Island of Hawaii. According to CBS News, the victim remains hospitalized today with injuries to one of his arms and a loss of part of one leg. The victim was paddleboarding with his father at Kukio Beach near Hualalai when the duo were knocked off their […] SwellBrains | April 13, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Paddleboarder Nearly Swallowed by Whale in Santa Cruz, CA Last Month That was a close one. This paddleboarder is nearly swallowed by a Humpback whale just off the coast of Santa Cruz, CA last month on November 22nd. These whales were way in close to shore. Warning, you might want to put the video on mute… Sunday morning was anything but ordinary. A beautiful morning and glassy waters were the stage […] Surf SwellBrains | December 6, 2015 1 Comment
Dropping Waterfalls on a Paddleboard? | Yep… It doesn’t really seem like this is a doable activity. We know that you simply cannot land a drop off a waterfall on a stand up paddleboard (SUP). Oh, what’s that? Oh, never mind. You totally can and this video below proves it: That said, there is likely a limit to how big you can go, just with every hucking sport. We’ve gotta give props to Dan Gavere for going for this waterfall of about 20 feet. Doesn’t seem to doable, but we’ll get back to you in 10 years. Guys will have bindings mounted on […] Surf SwellBrains | June 10, 2014 1 Comment
Hidden Gems of NY: Mt. Pisgah Ski Center There are more ski resorts in the state of New York than any other and all of them have something different or unique about them. New York had 52 active ski resorts during the 2022/23 season according to the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA). The more well-known ski resorts in New York are Whiteface Mountain, Gore Mountain, and Holiday Mountain. These are […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | March 7, 2024 0 Comments
Whistler, BC, Trip Report: The Ultimate Family Adventure Vacation Report for August 7-12, 2023 My family loves mountain adventures both in the summer and the winter. Last summer we went to Jackson Hole. This summer we settled on going to Whistler, British Columbia. I had been to Whistler over a half dozen times in my life, but I hadn’t been back since 2011. I quickly remembered why it is, […] Trip Report Brent Thomas | August 15, 2023 0 Comments