How To Spot a Bad Ski Partner: How to spot a good partner might be a better question, but there is no yin without yang. So, Backcountry.com hit on how to spot a bad ski or mountaineering partner. Some good points are brought up. “This week we sat down with four of our sponsored athletes and asked for tips to spotting a douchebag mountaineering or skiing partner. We spoke to Exum Guide Andy Tankersly, Exum Guide Garrick Hart, Arc’teryx Athlete and two-time […] SnowBrains | December 20, 2013 1 Comment
Swell Saturdays | How To: Take Care of Your Wetsuit This article from Surfer Magazine shows us some great techniques to take care of our wetsuits. After spending $400+ on your suit, you want it to last as long as possible. Wetsuits are some of the coolest things out there. If you have the right wetsuit, you can surf anywhere on Earth. 1) A thorough freshwater rinse. If you do nothing else, rinse […] Surf SwellBrains | November 30, 2013 2 Comments
How To: Compete on the Freeride World Tour | by Griffin Post If you are a TGR fan and have watched their last few movies the name Griffin Post should look familiar to you. Griffin has been scoring bigger and bigger segments with the premier ski movie producers lately along with his frequent travel buddy Todd Ligare. What you might not […] Daryn Edmunds | November 30, 2013 0 Comments
How To: NOT Get Your Car Broken Into A surfer/writer from Surfer Magazine recently caught a thief breaking into his car. He told the guy: “I’m not going to call the police. But I do want to know how you’re doing what you’re doing. I don’t want to know why. I want to know how.” And that started our conversation. For the next half-hour, he stood there and gave […] SnowBrains | November 26, 2013 3 Comments
How To: Build a Chairlift | Video & Photos of Whistler’s 2 New Chairs Whistler Blackcomb is currently in the process of building two new chairlifts that the snow world is highly anticipating: A new Crystal Chair & a new Harmony Chair. How do they get these chairlifts built? A lot of helicopter help, a lot of helicopters. And it’s fun to watch. Have a gander at this video and check out what these guys do. I don’t think I’d wanna be one of these guys on the ground guiding these huge pieces into place. Props to these technicians. Whistler Blackcomb’s Harmony high-speed, quad chairlift will be replaced […] SnowBrains | October 31, 2013 1 Comment
How To: Legally Smuggle Alcohol onto a Plane Alcohol is expensive on almost any flight. Remember when flying used to be fun? Free food, free booze, blankets, pillows, nice flight attendants? Those days are over, at least with USA airlines. Thus, we’ve gotta be intelligent in the ways we approach flying. If we go into it knowing that it’s a rough ride, we’ll be better off. We’ll be even […] SnowBrains | October 24, 2013 6 Comments
The Truth About Stance Stance is without doubt the most discussed topic in skiing and the first skill that is critiqued when watching a skier. Bend the knees, press on the shins, hips over feet and hands forward are all phrases that I am sure you have heard through your skiing life. Paul Lorenz | July 24, 2013 8 Comments