Since there isn’t a lot going on lately in the sports world, I thought I’d introduce our readers to what some of our friends are doing these days. Growing up, I was torn between snowboarding and skiing living 45 minutes from North Lake Tahoe it was part of life to be at the ski resorts. I settled on snowboarding by the time I hit the double digits or early teens (I can’t really remember). I was never against skiing, but like anything else, you want your sport to rule the mountain. That didn’t stop me from going up the hill to the Sierra’s with my buddies that skied regularly. I actually had a ton of respect for the freestyle skiers that were busting out flips that I could never do. Anyways, one of my buddies that I used to go up the hill with a lot in high school, Tyler Brown, has taken his two planker pride to a new level with snowkiting. I haven’t seen him a whole lot since college or since he got hitched, but it’s good to know he’s still skiing, and now it’s with a parachute or kite. Although I couldn’t find any videos of him, I’m sure the video below is similar to what he’s doing out there. Here’s his website promoting the sport that I’d never really heard of until a buddy told me that he was doing it. If you live near snow and are tired of the same ol hills, maybe this will spice it up for you.
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RECONNECTED: a short ski/snowboard flick
In honor of my recent trip to the Tahoe area for New Year’s, it felt right to showcase a little bit of our big backyard out here in Northern California. And, since we posted that ridiculous video of “Cross Country Snowboarding,” it’s only right that we share a little REAL snowboarding and skiing.
Video created, produced, edited, et cetera by Scott Hargrove. Keep an eye out for his new website: http://www.scotthargrove.com/
Filmed in Tahoe between the 2005-2007 seasons. Riders: RYAN PRICE TREVOR BROWN NATE FARRELL JARED DALEN AARON SEEWALD SCOTT HARGROVE and many others
Cross Country Snowboarding
Not sure what these guys are smoking up the mountain there in Tahoe, but they created a new, umm, sport. I don’t know if they’re serious or not, but either way, they produced a pretty funny video here. I doubt I’ll ever try Nordic Snowboarding, out of fear of getting “skootch leg.”