Check out the new “Hoods to Woods” video trailer
Snowboarding has hardly been considered a winter pastime for kids in urban areas. But 35-year-old Brian Paupaw, a graphic designer and snowboarder from Brooklyn, New York, is hoping to change that.
In an interview with StreetLevel.com, Paupaw said he hopes his new documentary ‘Hoods to Woods’ will inspire more kids from the ‘hood to head up the mountain and ride the powder.
“People might say things like, ‘What’s wrong with you? That’s a white boy thing.’ …Â
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So it’s spring, and that’s when the young man’s eye (and the young woman’s, too) turns fondly to the best of the ski season — spring skiing or boarding. Let the crowds come for Thanksgiving, for Christmas, for Presidents and Martin Luther King Jr. days — spring is the best. Nice weather, sunny skies, warm enough that you can do away with the winter layers of clothing. Plus safety on the slopes as Bay-area people have switched to tennis or golf and the crowds are down to serious, local skiers and few boarders. And oh yes, parking is close in.