Archive | November 2011
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The Making of Snowskate Myth Busters!
This weekend John Zapata, Jeff Nokkeo, Pat Bonser, Trista Kelver, and I made it up to Heavenly and Kirkwood for a weekend full of shredding…and hard work. We were very busy filming a hopefully very poignant video about snowskating at resorts. The name of the video is Myth Busters, and the idea behind it is […]
Snowskate Confessions: Justin Majeczky
Justin Majeczky is 23 years old and lives in Kings Beach, Ca. He is the owner/producer/editor/etc. of Varient3 Productions. He was the mastermind behind this insane Alan Gerlach video and many other impressive videos. He has partnered with snowskate companies as a media consultant. He has been snowskating for 11 years and has insight into the world of bi-deck or […]
Snowskating is Going Viral
A couple months ago Ambition Snowskates posted a video called Skrill Clinton. The video got tons of attention. It was tweeted a several times daily every day for like a month. The video is now at 75300 views and 278 likes. Instead of just letting the excitement surrounding the Skrill Clinton video fizzle, Ambition Snowskates […]
First Lift Accessed Runs of the 11/12 Season!
Today, I made it up to Heavenly for my first day at a resort this season! It was sunny but a little bit chilly. A little more chilly for me because I forgot my helmet and couldn’t find any sort of beanie in my mess of a car. But, I put my hair up […]
Snowskate Confessions: Kendra Wilson
I’m starting a blog series called Snowskate Confessions. Go to the Snowskate Confessions page to learn more! Kendra Wilson is me. I’m going to kick off the Snowskate Confession Series by showing you how it’s done. Kendra is 24 years old. She lives in Reno, works at Scheels as the Snowboard Clothing and Skate Shop […]
How to Get Off the Chairlift
Alright, the season is just about to really get started. Boreal Mountain is already open. Heavenly and Northstar are opening this weekend. And all three of these resorts allow snowskates! Good thing we’ve been doing our yoga poses to get ready for the season. But, now we need to learn how to get off a chairlift […]
There IS a Difference
I think I just had a revelation. Let’s do an experiment. Snowskate. When you read that word, what came to your mind? Was it a flat-deck like this? –> <– Or, a bi-deck with metal edges like this. There is no right or wrong answer, because both flat-decks at bi-decks are cool. BUT, they aren’t […]
Slope Magazine Issue #3
Yesterday, a new Issue of Slope Mag-The Snowskate Magazine came out. It was chock-full of great content. It gave an overview of interesting snowskating news to keep an eye out for such as The Awakening movie which should be coming out ANY DAY NOW, the Skrill Clinton video which pretty much went viral, and the European […]
Yoga for Snowskating
The snow has started to fly! Some of us have already hit the slopes. But for the rest of us, we’ve got a few weeks until our favorite chairs start turning. Now is the time to start training for the upcoming epic snowskate season. Yoga offers a lot of benefits including increased flexibility, balance, and […]
