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

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. http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg842/scaled.php?tn=0&server=842&filename=4dff.j...

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...

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 ...

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The border crossing into Canada was easy. The recognition of how monumental the task is that lay ahead of me: words fail me. It may be that it is now 1:30am, and I am full of beer, but the game has been layed, and it’s time to start playin. The contest has been won, and now it is commencement of an epic trip.

I left Eureka, MT this morning around eleven after waking up in a parking lot for a xc skiing trail. It was snowing, and after brushing my teeth, I hit the road towards the border. Eight miles later, I found myself being waved through by a border patrol agent who must have been sympathetic to skiing; I owe him a hi-five!

I met Chris Andrews, the man responsible for the whole Powder Highway contest, and he treated me to a lunch at Tim Horton’s. Apparently, TH is the staple of many Canadian diets, and I can see the appeal after wolfing down a turkey bacon club wrap with a chicken noodle soup. Mmmmm mmm, good.

We picked up the Dodge Nitro (Courtesy of Budget Rentals) from the place it got wrapped, and wow are there a ton of stoked partners for this trip! After a quick cheeseball photo shoot, Chris gave me his blessing and sent me on my way.

I killed some time at the Real Canadian Superstore until Justin flew in aroiund 8pm. His board bag didn’t make it, so we are now settling in for the night at the Prestige Inn at Cranbrook. A long hot tub sesh and some beers at Shenanigans (gambling is encouraged at Cranbrook bars) downtown gave Justin & I a lot of time to brainstorm more of our plan for this winter. Keep checking back for updates!