The Pat and Tats Show is back on program, and we’ve kicked it off with our first season of Saddle Up with Pat and Tats, presented by Tecnica/Blizzard. With minimal snowfall this early season, Pat’s dreams have been full of powder shredding and good times from last season’s escapades. Throw in some dirt skiing and you can call it early season!

Watch this and pray for snow…it’s time to shred again!

Quick edit courtesy of fellow Backcountry.com and Aspen/Snowmass team athlete, Chris Erickson. What a series of beautiful, bluebird days! So much fun out there in Aspen shredding with an amazing group of rippers. Keeping me on my toes and wind in my hair!

Had a great time the other day with our local Trew Crew: John Pew, Casey Vandenbroek, Pat Sewell, JF Bruegger, Colter Hinchliffe, Parker Olson and more. It snowed 1/4in overnight and we took advantage of the freshies with slash-turn faceshots on every run. With this group, everyday is a powder day.

Check out more of Shaun and her winter exploits at TheLifeUnbound

Alex Ferreira boosting in the pipe (Photo by Brian Walker)

My week as head chef and stoke coordinator for the POC house at the Breckenridge stop of the winter Dew Tour has come to an end.  It was a special treat to meet and hang with the athletes we have representing the brand in the park and pipe scene.  Kids like Alex Ferreira, Kyle Smaine, Broby Leeds, and Robby Franco had a chance to hot tub, chow food, and relax right alongside some of the bigger names in the sport like Joss Christensen and Tucker Perkins and Alex Schlopy.  It is great to see the camaraderie and teamwork that thrives between these athletes in an event where egos reign supreme.  I was impressed to see how down to earth and motivated each of them were in dedication to this wild sport, and then, to see them take on the massive superpipe and park features Breckenridge likes to build was truly awe-inspiring.

Throughout the week we had all walks of life from the competition scene visiting the house, with team reps from ski brands, GoPro stoke monsters, parents, world-class coaches, and web gurus.  Willie Ford, the new POC team manager, and I kept everyone well fed and full of beer (those of age, of course!) as the week went on.  I learned a lot about cooking for an army and how to manage a dishwasher and trash compactor all without losing a finger or scalding myself with hot water.  Whew!

Check out the following video from the prelims for superpipe: