420: The Legend Behind the Californian High-Schoolers and How 420 Became Globally Recognized Amongst Stoners Each year on this day, 420, 20 April, marijuana enthusiasts all around the world, from Amsterdam to London to California, congregate to celebrate cannabis culture, whether it’s legal or not. Every year more than a thousand people gather in London’s Hyde Park to mark 4/20, smoking joints together at the designated time while calling for cannabis to be legalized, and tens of […] Steven Agar | April 20, 2022 0 Comments
13-Year-Old Momiji Nishiya Wins First-Ever Gold Medal in Olympic Street Skateboarding Currently, Japan ranks first in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic leaderboards with 10 gold medals, and the US and China closely follow with 9 gold medals each. The most interesting part of this storyline is that one of Japan’s gold medals belongs to 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya, who just won the first-ever women’s street skateboarding event. Related: Spotlight On: Sky Brown, Eleven-Year-Old […] Olympics Jesse | July 28, 2021 0 Comments
Action For Change and Vail’s Steps Toward Inclusivity Last year, the cold-blooded killings of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd amplified the call for social change. Racial injustice, apparent across the world, was thrust into the spotlight through a single message: we have had enough. The response has been positively deafening, without letup. Since these events, a movement has swept the globe calling for systemic change and equality across borders. […] Industry News Alex Mangels | February 25, 2021 1 Comment
The Ultimate Guide to Skier Slang As we head into what is likely to be another epic winter, thanks to La Niña, we’ve compiled a list of common skier slang. Wondering about the difference between blower and boilerplate? Curious why that guy with the twin tips in the lift line keeps yelling about steeze? Read on. Blower: adjective Refers to ultra-light powdery snow. See also: cold smoke […] Lynn Barlow | October 23, 2020 1 Comment
VIDEO: “This is Japan” | A 4-minute film by Mattias Evangelista “I’ve spent the last two January’s skiing and traveling in Japan. This is a place unlike any other. A place where old meets new, where tradition clashes with modernization and where beauty meets chaos. What’s left is a culture so rich and diverse you have to see it to believe it.” Mattias Evangelista Matias Ricci | January 17, 2017 0 Comments
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