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SKELETON: Pant-Sh**ting Speed !!

I was one of the lucky ones to be there at the finish line when John Montgomery, the  down-to-earth, beer-swilling  Canadian skeleton athlete screamed across the finish line to claim gold… Read More

don starkell

Paddle to the Amazon— Don Starkell RIP

Canadian Don Starkell— the man behind one of the best true-life adventures in Canadian history has passed away at the age of 79. Starkell was a real Canadian hero, a… Read More

July 24th, 2010. Life in a Day on Shuswap Lake, BC. ©Todd Lawson

Life In a Day — Watch the full movie here!

What were you doing on July 24th, 2010? Try and see if you can remember, then ask yourself’ ‘Do I care about other people in this world we live in?’… Read More

screen grab from Carving the Mountains by SK8 Cinema

Carving the Mountains— these chicks are smooth!!!

I’ve never been a skateboarder myself, but after watching this I feel like buying a longboard and heading for the hills. These chicas from Madrid know that smooth style, full-on… Read More

josh dueck

Must See: Josh Dueck nails the world’s first sit-ski backflip!!

Josh Dueck’s life has been one hell of a rollercoaster ride. He’s gone from self-confessed daredevil party-boy to Canadian freestyle Team member to full T11 paraplegic to silver-medal-winning Paralympic athlete.… Read More

surefoot

Gear Review: The Surefoot Experience

The science of feet is amazing. The science behind the custom boot-fitting process at Surefoot even more. I had the good-fortune to have finally stepped into a pair of Surfeoot… Read More

Sarah Burke pluggin' in. Blake Jorgensen photo.

The First Lady of Freeskiing — a tribute

And what a lady she was. Sarah Burke shaped the landscape of not just women’s skiing, but skiing in general. As you’ll see in this Matchstick tribute, Sarah Burke was… Read More

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Aussie, Aussie, Aussie—OYE, OYE, OYE!

The line-up at the Longhorn is already heaps deep, the Bundy is flowing like crazy and the Vegemite sammies are packed for the pow today. Happy Australian Day to all… Read More

fred beckey

Fred Beckey’s Magnum Opus

The first time I met Fred Beckey he was sleeping on the carpeted floor of the house I was staying at. He’d been offered a bed, but refused. “This is… Read More

suunto

Gear Review: The Suunto CORE

In three words or less I can tell you everything you need to know about the Suunto CORE. You. Want. One. Suunto is a watch company clearly on top of… Read More