Snow? In Whistler? (Jan 19-20)

With my sled in the shop, and Benji's having a hard time starting, we decided to venture up Whistler to ride some pow. We made our way out to the backside of the Peak. With 40 km/h winds, nearly whiteout conditions, and a lot of gear, we managed to ride our way into the trees for some well deserved pow turns. With the help of Ian, we were able to find some fun stuff to hit.
Nothing better then a pow day with your friends...

Fries, Dressing, and Gravy (Jan 4-8)

Benji and I thought it would be a great idea to go visit Karl and his crew in Corner Brook, NFLD. Little did we know that, there would be very little snow on the rock. We went anyway.
Karl and his awesome girlfriend, Susan, picks us up in Deer Lake at 2 am and drove us back to their place, where we met Mike (or Kevin if you know him). The next day we did some scoping, getting up into the higher elevations to find some snow. We found a cool fridge jib to drop off a balcony, and that night we had almost 10 guys coming out to help make it happen. After the session, we all headed back to the pad for some lasagna and a good ol' fashioned Newfoundlander good time. Lots of drinks were passed around and Benji, Karl, and I got screeched in.
The next night, with our hangovers behind us, we had another big session. This time at Marble Mountain, hitting up an old pump house.
On January 7th, we found this steep 20 stair rail. with no snow on either side of the rail, and granular ice for the landing, Benji stepped up and got a nice 180 switch tail press. That night we partied hard again.
For our last day, the boys decided to take us on a 20km hike up the blow me down moutains. With Mike unable to even speak, let alone walk, and Benji dry heaving the whole car ride, we managed to make it to our destination. We made to the top of the mountain, and got a good ride down.
All in all, it was an amazing trip. I got to meet some rad people, and can't wait to get back there next year. Thanks to Karl, Susan, and Mike for letting us crash at your place. And Dru, Simon, Sean, and Gabe for the awesome experiences.

Stay tuned for the early season teaser of Broke, Hungry, and Happy...

East Coastin In All The Right Places

Ron can't beat the bin from Vocabulary Collective on Vimeo.

So, just got back from the east coast. Our first stop was in Ottawa. Benji and I met up with Ron, Jordan, Momo, Ian, and a whole bunch of other shred dogs to get some riding in. It snowed everyday we were there, and it never dropped below -30. The Ottawa guys were super hospitable, with nightly bowling sessions and tons of pho
Stay tuned for our Newfoundland adventure...

shopping in the byward market from Vocabulary Collective on Vimeo.