Author Archives: Todd Lawson

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Wade Davis in Whistler Next Week

I’m reading The Serpent and the Rainbow right now, Wade Davis’ voyeuristic view into the life of vodoun (no spelling mistake there, he doesn’t refer to it voodoo, the Hollywood-esque… Read More

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No X-Games for Whistler

Depending on what side of the fence you’re on, this is either a good thing or a bad thing. We, the locals, get to keep it as ‘our festival’ as… Read More

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Voleurz likes INTERSECTION

In the French language, the word voleur means “light-fingered“ and “thief“, but the way this ‘Family’ gives back through their clever vids make the folks at Voleurz anything but a… Read More

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Everest Base Camp — Not as Dirty as You Think

It seems as though the good ‘ol pack it in, pack it out adage is alive and well at Everest Base Camp. According to this link, our colleagues (ha, yeah… Read More

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JD Hare: Fascinating Exploration & Adventure Talks

  JD Hare is one passionate guy. One minute he’ll be plowing soil for his organic blueberry farm in Pemberton and the next he’ll be hatching plans for another big… Read More

The all-new 2012 Switchblade 36 — a serious chick magnet

Gear Review:The Landyachtz Switchblade

Longboards have got to rank pretty frickin’ high on anyone’s gotta-have list. If you’re single your odds of picking up a girl (or dude) are inherently increased if you roll… Read More

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The Wild World of (Drunk) Animals

A nice refreshing twist from the normal David Attenborough-esque nature shows, some dude named Randall takes us into an afternoon animal bender in Africa. Nice to see that we’re not… Read More

Hot Doggin' 5 !!!

Hot Doggin’ — Celebrating Silly

The annual Hot Doggin’ party is down-to-earth Whistler ski culture at its finest, the true season-ender bender after all of the TWSSF dust has settled and the town can celebrate… Read More

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Happy Earth Day

Although there probably won’t be too many kids named after the founder of Earth Day, we can at least give thanks to Gaylord Nelson today. The Democratic senator from Wisconsin… Read More

Yves Rossy is the man —Superman.

The Jetman — Most Stoked Guy on Earth!

Yves ‘Jetman’ Rossy is undoubtedly the happiest man in the world. To fly like he does, with his years-in-the-making human jet pack is quite truly groundbreaking in man’s quest for… Read More