Arthur Sicard (1876-1946) is generally credited as the inventor of the first practical snow blower in 1925. Sicard completed his first prototype, based on a concept he described in 1894. 85 years later, this 2000HP monster snow blower from Norway is touted as the largest and most powerful snow blower anywhere in the world. It […]
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Steve Nash Snowboarding | Throwing down the ‘Cornchopper’
NBA players do lots of things very very well. They dribble, dunk, pass, and basically ball out on a regular basis, but snow sports are typically not in their repertoire. For Canadian basketball superstar Steve Nash though, it is. Watch as Nash throws the first ever, one-of-a-kind ‘Cornchopper’ snowboard trick of f of a well-sculpted rooftop […]
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Double Secret Pillow Lines | Somewhere in Asia | Feb 5
Somewhere between Tokyo and the Sea of Japan lies a land of virgin pillows the likes of which only a select few have laid eyes upon. These lines are tucked away from the prying eyes of Australian snowboarders, where only the die-hardiest of locals may find them. But, if you search long enough (or maybe […]
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Southern Pacific Snowblower Train that came over Donner pass on Tuesday
We were looking back over some old Youtube videos that we have posted over the years and one jumped out at us. Train Snow | Donner Summit – Lake Tahoe, CA has received 384,935 views since March 11, 2011 making it our most viewed Youtube clip. Southern Pacific Snowblower Train that came over Donner pass on […]
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A Board Within A Board | Surfboard/Snowboard Combo
This is one of the cooler things I have seen in a while. There have been half-ass attempts at creating all kinds of hybrid boards, but this surfboard/snowboard-in-one-board is absolutely legit and approved by the pros as you can see in this episode of Every Third Thursday.  Every Third Thursday is a web show from Signal Snowboards that […]
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Swatch Proteam – Richard Permin edit /// Daredevil AIRS
The world’s best and bravest Action Sports athletes united in one team – the Swatch Proteam! May we introduce the French Freeskier and daredevil Richard Permin. Lean back and enjoy! Permin is a nasty, nasty skier. He rules in the park, sends tricks off cliffs, and isn’t afraid to let his balls hang low, swing […]
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Xavier De Le Rue & Lucas Debari | Swatch Timeline Ice Laboratory /// #1
skip to 2:26 To get to the snowboarding. Otherwise enjoy the cinematography. Xavier de Le Rue and TimeLine crew and went on a scoping session by plane and spotted a new zone in the hearth of the alps at the bottom of the Mt Blanc. After a day spent on site to check the conditions, […]
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Blake Jorgenson Photo Workshop in Whistler
The symbol of Whistler photography Blake Jorgenson will offer a spring workshop for 2012 on June 22 – 26. A very positive response from last year’s Whistle Outdoor Photography Workshop prompted the June Jorgenson seminar. In addition to Jorgenson, equally respected pro photographers Paul Morrison, Scott Serfas, Eric Berger, and Jordan Manley will all lend […]
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Top 5 Unofficial Post of the Week
(click on the title’s to get into the posts) #1 = LANGELY McNEAL DISQUALIFIED FROM X GAMES FOR WEARING SARAH BURKE ARMBAND: #2 = BCA AIRBAG SAVES PRO SNOWBOARDER IN COLORADO #3 = VIDEO OF INBOUNDS AVALANCHE AT SOLITUDE, UTAH #4 = SQUAW VALLEY’S KT-22 = AS BAD AS IT GETS #5 = SHAUN […]
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Wakeboarding in Alaska | On Ice n’ Stuff
Alaska is cold and snowy (which is great), but wakeboarding is generally not cold or snowy. In this case, professional wakeboarder Andy Hurdman mixes up the two. And because wakeboarding is skiing’s awesome twice removed cousin, you get this teaser served up to you courtesy of UN. This is a cool video and a modest production. […]