Athlete Meeting finished up…

The TatsVan Chronicles: Cataract Canyon 2010

I always knew I'd make it to this point in my life, where my college loan-paying needs and ski bum desires begin to equal out. Yet, while some things have drastically changed, many of my habits have grown quite well formed. Years ago, when I began rafting, my only income throughout the calendar year was comprised of meager paychecks and saved tip money from the summer's commercial raft trips...

Friends of the TatsVan: Drew Tabke wins 2nd Backcountry.com Sickbird Buckle!

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Snowmass, again.

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

Video: LINO’, an Animated Surf Flick

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, a...

Friends of the TatsVan: Scott McBrayer – Bull Rider

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...

Athlete Meeting finished up…

Posted By: Tats on February 7, 2008 in Updates - Comments: No Comments »

…and we’re in our digs for the weekend. Nine of us from Sun Valley and Aspen are bunked up in a phatty condo right smack dab in the middle of downtown Telluride. These locals don’t even know what their gittin’ into with us in town.

The meeting was good, with Jim Jack giving a detailed description of what the judges are looking for and made a heavy request that all the competitors think before they leap so we don’t put ourselves in terrible situations. Good words, and definitely well received by the crowd. It was great seeing Pauld-O and Frankie, the weekend’s announcers, as they gave us a rundown of the schedule and bib order.

The snow’s good out here, unlike the past two years of comps, and everyone is super ready to attack the first day’s venue on Cowboy Couloir. I’ll be posting some video tomorrow night of my comp run, so check it out!

Tags: Telluride Freeskiing Open