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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 ...

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

The last seven days of my life have been unlike any other in my whole skiing experience. I am just so thankful for all the good luck that’s come my way. The Powder Highway has been such an amazing place to spend a winter season.

The last week, in summary:

Monday – Skied park at Panorama , BC

Tuesday – Skied some more park at Panorama, BC

Wednesday – Skied pow with RK Heli Ski , Panorama, BC

Thursday – Travel day/visited Radium Hot Springs , BC

Friday – Skied 14 runs of pow with Great Canadian Heli Skiing

Saturday – Skied Day 1 of Wrangle the Chute freeski competition at Kicking Horse, BC

Sunday – Finished 5th overall by Day 2 of Wrangle the Chute

Needless to say, I’ve been spoiled with some amazing days of pow skiing, got my jumping feet under me at the terrain park in Panorama, and joined the Canadian freeskiing revolution by skiing big mountain lines down to a step-up park jump and ditching my skis to ride a bucking bronco. By the end of it all, it was the bucking bronco that ended up taking me out with a pulled groin. haha

Tags: great canadian heli skiing, kicking horse, panorama, Powder Highway, Radium hot springs, rk heli, Ultimate Ski Bum, wrangle the chute