FWT: 2010 Canadian Freeskiing Championships, Revelstoke, B.C.

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...

Mobile Lifestyle: The Mobile Office

I have found two activities to occupy my time, each of which helping to engage the frontal lobe or get my heart pumping hard. On sunny days, the choice is easy: I grab my inflatable stand-up paddleboard (iSUP) and cruise with the bus and clients to the river put-in. I help unload the boats, ditch the deflated iSUP board and paddle, drop the bus at the bottom of the Shoshone Rapids section ...

Pingu Goes Skiing

This is a funny viral video that has hit the winter audience. Stop-motion animation is so fun! (WARNING: some adult language and themes) For those who haven't been following ski design innovation over the past few years, rocker technology is an ancient design that has found a new life in current ski brands. Ski companies are adopting the early-rise tips and tails of the old carved, wood...

Friends of the TatsVan: Leo Ahrens

This is especially true for the junior competitors, whose parents have had the foresight - and made the sacrifices - to know that these competitions are helping to groom their kids into the more well-rounded skiers which the greater skiing audience can identify with. For 17 year-old Leo Ahrens, that barrier has been broken, and he's got two shred-sticks on his feet ready to continue smashing...

FWT: 2010 Canadian Freeskiing Championships, Revelstoke, B.C.

Posted By: admin-christatsuno on January 8, 2010 in All New Posts - Comments: No Comments »

"Hello readers. This is Julie Weinberger checking in on Tats’ blog from Revelstoke, BC. Qualifying day of the Canadian Freeskiing Championships wrapped up this afternoon under chilly, but bluebird skies. Around 90 competitors took to the Separate Reality venue, and while it may have lacked in options, everyone crushed it. We’re all super pumped for day one of the Freeskiing World Tour event tomorrow on the North Bowl venue. Unfortunately, it looks like the bluebird weather is not going to be sticking around for long, so hopefully, everyone gets his/her runs in before it starts dumping."

Tats will be posting photos and blogs on the Powder Highway Ultimate Ski Bum website this winter. Check in on what he’s up to by visiting powderhighway.com . He just qualified 10th today and will be skiing in Day 1 of the FWT live broadcast on backcountry.com all day tomorrow. Watch the skiers and follow along with Tats as he ski bums it in Canada, eh!