Tag Archive | john zapata
Trick and Treat: Shove it
Alrighty, it’s time to share my deepest, darkest secret. I’m a closet scaredy cat. I don’t like to change lanes while driving, let alone even consider doing any of the stunts that your legit snowskater does multiple times daily. But, I’ve decided, for snowskating’s sake, I need to establish a little arsenal of tricks. Ideally, […]
If you like it, then you shoulda put a leash on it.
(Yes, that is a Beyoncé reference.) A leash is the most important component of a snowskate; it will save you from chasing your skate down the mountain (at best), losing your skate, or seriously injuring someone (at worst). Here is John Zapata attempting a sick cliff drop and losing his skate…in the back country (thank goodness.) Brian […]