Drew Tabke is another friend of the TatsVan.  He is currently down in South America destroying freeskiing comps and bagging peaks after all-night, wine-fueled parties.  Recently, Drew became the third ever freeskier to win a second Backcountry.com Sickbird belt buckle for his impressive skiing in Las Lenas, Argentina.

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Click the link above to see a pic of Drew’s new hardware. The whole story is online @ESPN_ski in Drew’s own words. Skiing comps, South American road-trippin’, and $200 of Argentine beef!  (Read Drew’s nausea-induced report here:  http://frsk.me/QRNordicn)

Congrats Drew!

My friend Ed took this shot on my DROID.  Epic night in Snowmass Village.

A film by Karem Rejeb

Check this video out…I’ve watched it ten times already. The music is super mellow, vibing well with the impressive stop-motion animation that makes those little Playmobil figurines look like they’re just shredding some epic waves.

Lino’, made by Karim Rejeb of KarimRejeb-SurfArt.com, is a masterpiece fit for anyone who has played with plastic toys.  His vision of the world of surfing, as exhibited in massive tarp/towel breaks and full tubes, sets a standard that many surf, or action sport, films aspire to.

FWT Veteran Scott McBrayer

Scott McBrayer, better known on the Freeskiing World Tour as McSlayer, just rode his third bull at the Carbondale Thursday night rodeo.  Known for tossing frontflips to a stomped landing off of 40 foot cliffs, it’s his background as a hunting guide and cowboy that makes Scott really stand out.  He didn’t make eight seconds (the minimum time for a score) in this ride, but as any cowpoke knows, just getting on the beast is 90 percent of the battle.

It's always sunny and warm in Glenwood Springs

Come the latter half of the summer, most of my days are spent shuttle driving for Blazing Adventures as the water on wild rivers gets lower and lower, and operations shift to other, more dam-controlled rivers.  With the local trips on the Roaring Fork River on the wane, thanks in part to a rapidly melting snowpack and only a few bursts of precipitation since Memorial Day, we have started bussing our clients down-valley to Glenwood Springs, where the temps reach the mid-nineties and the sun blazes down with ferocity.