Category: surf + skate + snow

This coming weekend, there will be swell. Swell of some kind, most probably HUGE rough wind swell. I’m tempted to drive down and check it out but have some other…

Got text message that Jesse and Steph have arrived in Bali. They stopped over to meet up with Jes’s parents near Lombok and are headed to a spot right on…

I often wonder if there’s ever any positive discussion of skateboarding among architects. I wonder if the guy who designed this simple walkway knew what he created. I’m sure the…

Roji got her surfing piece published in Saturday’s Montreal Gazette. She ended up going down herself to do some first hand research. I helped her fill in some of the…

This is one of the best Flickr compilations on a single subject I’ve seen yet. The quality and range is amazing. As always, seeing excellent photos makes me want to…

This past weekend I finally convinced Linda she needed to get out of the city and take a break for 2 days of camping/tanning/swimming. Everyone else from our crew had…

Surfer mag has a nice little history piece on Malibu. I know i’ll paddle out there one day — like so many other spots that are on “tourista” list. Nice…

Another hurricane has formed and is heading towards the east coast. Florence is expected to generate a swell window in the NE from late Saturday through most of the week….

This past weekend lived up the hype. Pretty much went down exactly as we thought it would be with the exception of having an awesome sunny day yesterday instead of…

My friend Johan has started a surfboard shaping group on flickr. Amazingly there wasn’t one already. Considering how shapers and surfers seem to love taking photos of their creations and…

It’s been a dismal August in the Atlantic so far. Very hard to justify the 5 hour trip to surf 1 to 2 foot waves (if you’re lucky). Not that…

Seems some people have taken up the “Big-O Skate spot Cause” … actually quite a few people. Look for potential reports in the mirror/hour/ctv/cbc, the french language media and much…

O no … this is terrible … “Plans by mondo cheesemakers Saputo to build a soccer stadium out by the Big O may destroy a skate park known well beyond…

Good idea .. and he’s getting some very nice results out of it …. “Here’s the deal: Design a logo = Get a free surfboard. I’m in the process of…

Almost Skateboards has released a short movie starring Chris Haslam and Daewon Song entitled “Cheese and Crackers”. The movie revolves around a mini ramp session over multiple days – trying…