It is that time of year again. For those of you who are regular readers of this blog, you’ll know that every year around this time I go on a snowboarding/ski trip with groups of friends that I went to grad school with and/or grew… Read More
All posts tagged “ski”
Change, somewhere else
I went snowboarding today. As always it was a lot of fun. If only Toronto had mountains. Here is a Canadian video about snowboarding from 1985 that, I think, does an excellent job demonstrating how resistant to change we humans can sometimes be. The video… Read More
Unusual ski-spots around the world
“Like so many sports that humans do,” he [Kari Medig] says, “skiing can seem absurd: sliding over the miracle of frozen water, slipping down steep mountains wearing layers of crazy clothes—it really is a strange thing to do.” I love skiing (well snowboarding to be… Read More
Man behind the map
For those of you who are regular readers of this blog, you’ll know that I love to snowboard and that I leave Ontario every winter in search of fresh lines. It is an annual tradition that has been going on for over a decade. One… Read More
That’s a wrap
Jackson Hole never disappoints. The valley is this wonderful combination of cowboy town, expansive flat plains, wildlife, snowcapped mountains, challenging skiing and snowboarding, ‘mountain modern’ architecture, and twangy accents. One of the highlights of the trip was discovering a hot spring along the side of the… Read More
9th annual
Delta: “Final destination today?” Me: “Jackson.” Delta: “Ooohh, everyone is going to Jackson today!” Me: “That’s because they’ve been getting a lot of snow.” It’s that time of year again. I’m at the airport right now about to leave for my annual retreat to the mountains. … Read More
Class action litigation filed against GoPro
Snowboarding season is starting late for me this year. But that doesn’t mean it will be any less epic. So far this season Jackson Hole has had 221″ of snow. This year I’m introducing a GoPro gimbal stabilizer into the mix. Here is a good example… Read More
Saying no to “Mountain Modern”
Jackson, Wyoming is one of my favorite places on the planet. (Here is a ski/snowboard video that my friends and I made a few years ago in Jackson.) Earlier this year, Eagle Point Hotel Partners and the Brooklyn-based design firm Studio Tack completed a renovation… Read More
Follow the sun and sprawl
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released it’s 2016 city and town population estimates. The press release can be found here. The headline isn’t a new one. Southern cities continue to grow quickly. This is not a new trend. Humans seem to like warm weather and… Read More
Snowboarding day
Today was a snowboarding day. It was also the first day that I used my new (totally obnoxious) 40″ selfie stick. Note: It wasn’t fully extended for the above photo. Internet access and time has been pretty scarce, so there won’t be much of a… Read More