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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

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 buss...

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

It's not very often in the skiing world that the major ski media promotes the up-and-comers of the freeskiing world who don't hail from the superpipe or slopestyle scene. Yet the competitive Freeskiing World Tour (read as gnarly cliffs, manky venues and sometimes, billowy powder) has had its share of stars emerge from the ranks of ski bums and college students alike. (more...)

Mobile Lifestyle: Priorities

Posted By: Tats on July 21, 2010 in All New Posts - Comments: No Comments »

Rusty cruiser bike with a snazzy kiddie hauler

Found this sweet setup on Carbondale, CO’s main street. Talk about giving the future generation a step up! With an eco-conscious mindset, little mountain towns like Carbondale are setting examples on how to give our kids some perspective about alternative thinking. This sweet old cruiser bike pulling a techy bike cart fits the bill for a carbon-negative ride. Plus, dad (or mom) probably had the bike since it was new! Reduce, Re-use, Recycle!

One5 Media – Mountainboarding in Are, Sweden

Posted By: Tats on July 16, 2010 in All New Posts - Comments: No Comments »

Backcountry shredding...summer style.

Justin Dersham, a.k.a. Juice Dutcham, of One5 Media is at it again.

He’s hopped across the big pond to Europe with plans to film and produce a follow-up to his 2009 mountainboarding epic, Hot Action. With rising star Tom Kirkman joining his incredible stable of athletes abroad, Juice is bound to catch some more hotness on the dirt. Watch the teaser below to see what they got into out in Are, Sweden, notorious for Jon Olsson’s big air skiing competition, where dirt jumps have replaced the massive tabletops from this past winter.

Snowmass Summers: Thursday Night Concert

Posted By: Tats on July 15, 2010 in All New Posts - Comments: No Comments »

Laura & Mark

Snowmass summers are chock full of activities for the whole family. From raft trips with Blazing Adventures on the Roaring Fork River to lift-assisted downhill biking trails to Wednesday night Rodeos, everyone has something fun to get into during a visit to one of America’s highest ski resorts.

Tony Prikryl Photo Opening at the Galerie DeVore

Posted By: Tats on July 14, 2010 in All New Posts - Comments: 1 Comment »

'Put up yer dukes!'

Fellow local shredder and the man behind the lens, Tony Prikryl, is taking his massive collection of photos and selecting the best shots for a gallery showing in Aspen on Friday night (July 16th), along with colleague Blake Hansen. If you live in the area, please come and check out their new exhibit, titled Terra Firma, and see some amazing images of the natural wonders of our world.

Friends of the TatsVan: Chopo Diaz (in Espanol!)

Posted By: Tats on July 2, 2010 in All New Posts, Friends of the TatsVan, Ski News, Video - Comments: No Comments »

Chopo Diaz, Chilean Invader

Over the past few seasons, Chopo Diaz has been making a name for himself on the Freeskiing World Tour. If you’ve tuned into the live web-broadcasts of the FWT competitions from Snowbird to Kirkwood to Aleyeska, then you’ve probably seen Chopo dropping huge cliffs with his signature Chilean style. A lot of power and some smooth shredding are packed into his small frame, making for quite a show whenever he straps on those familiar K2 skis. Below is a video of Chopo at Snowbird, in an effort to introduce our South American friends to some classic ‘Estados Unidos’ skiing. Hailing originally from La Parva, Chile, Chopo brings a unique perspective to the steeps and deeps at Utah’s best known powder palace.