I while back, I crunched the bushings on my front truck, skating at Redcar. The deck was still usable, in fact it was difficult to notice much difference, but the truck no longer sat centrally aligned, so I wanted to replace the...

I took a bunch of photos of the Arare park in Avoriaz: January 2009. The Arare park is the biggest park in Avoriaz, or at least, it has the biggest features. It's setup mainly for advanced shredders, but there are still a few features that may entice...

Adam from Fitness Footwear sent me over some North Face Hedgehog trainers to try out. This was pretty good timing because I've been wanting to get a shoe of this kind for a while now... North Face describe them as a lightweight speed hiking...

Back in Janury, 2009, I was in Morzine. We spent quite a bit of time shredding in Avoriaz, and I was particularly impressed with the Stash. In addition to making numerous runs through this natural park, I got the chance to meet with the head of the...

Mal sent me a link to this avalanche video on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/6581009. I've embedded it below, but it's worth reading the description that goes with the video. Basically, a skier in Alaska drops in, gets caught in an avalanche, is buried and...