Ex-Apple Engineer Builds Innovative Ski Poles That are Sure to Cause Envy As skiers and snowboarders, we love our gear. Even if we don’t need something we can’t help but drool at the newest skis, boards, boots, or outerwear. And we should, because quality, smart gear makes our days on the slopes that much better. Ski poles are a gear item that tend to be less glamorous than others, but that may […] Industry News Brent Thomas | December 19, 2023 2 Comments
The Science of the “Yard Sale!!!” No doubt the day had been marvelous. So far it had all come together. The snow, the sun, the snow. It was epic, it was sick, it was radtastic, it was probably the best you’ve ever skied. That was until… Yard Sale!!! The yard sale is libel to strike at any time. In the back country. (preferable: less people around to see it.) In the park. (moderately undesirable: not really shameful but everyone has to wait and gets annoyed.) On a groomer under the lift (highly undesirable: maximum shame and certainty of heckling) There is something to the presence of a lift that seems to push skiers to their limits. To ride the fine line that resides between control and a massive explosion of limbs and […] Brains Andy Hays | March 5, 2020 9 Comments
The Best Pizza in All of Colorado is in a Ski Resort – Pizza Pedal’r Winter Park TripAdvisor recently named the best pizzeria in every state and Pizza Pedal’r, situated at the base of Winter Park Resort was crowned as the best pizzeria in Colorado. Known to locals as just ‘The Pedal’r’, they’re famous for doing things a little differently (have you ever had ranch dressing or sweet potato fries on a pizza?). And although the award came […] Steven Agar | November 18, 2018 0 Comments
Apple Watch Series 4 Available Today | Huge Improvements for Tracking Your Day on the Slopes Today Apple released the Apple Watch Series 4, fundamentally redesigned and re-engineered to help you stay even more active, healthy, and connected. In the first real redesign since the watch was first revealed to the world in 2015, the new watch features a 30% larger display, in a thinner and lighter case, and features more advanced heart rate features. But what […] Gear Review SnowBrains | September 21, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Watch the Unforgiving Ocean Dish Out Some Brutal Wipeouts Who doesn’t like a good wipeouts reel? During winter there’s plenty of snow-related yardsales to keep us entertained, but with ski season all but over, we’ll have to turn elsewhere for our fix. Enter surfing. The ocean can be an unforgiving hard-ass and is not shy when dishing out beat-downs. Check out this reel of some of the best cringe-worthy […] Surf SwellBrains | June 9, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Ever Wanted to Know What Would Happen if you Crashed at 120MPH on Skis? Wonder no more… As the niche sport of speed skiing gains popularity and more and more people attempt to go faster than the previous guy, yardsales like this will become way more common. Watch as those damn snow snakes take out Spanish speed skier Juanki Sanchez whilst he’s flying downhill at over 120 mph in Vars last weekend. Crash Steven Agar | April 25, 2018 0 Comments