Before you shuffle of this mortal coil, you need to live a little. Allow us to present 13 additions for your bucket list
1. Bask in the midnight sun
Above the Arctic Circle, you can enjoy the piste and off piste alike, and even heliski, under the midnight sun. The out-of-hours rays last the longest around the summer solstice in June, so once dinner’s over in the pre-twilight gloaming, neglect your bed and hit the lifts for the night. Top spot to get value from every 24 hours is the ski area of Riksgränsen that straddles the Swedish-Norwegian and boasts six lifts, 15 runs and a lot of off piste. Midnight sun heliskiing is available here from mid May to mid June. There are two hotels, both built in … More
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“Rice is going to get smashed.” Those were the fighting words of pro surfer Jamie O’Brien when asked to predict the outcome of Red Bull Battle in the Bay, a best-out-of-3 sailing race series and skipper duel against pro snowboarder Travis Rice. Each was provided a $1 million ORACLE TEAM USA (OTUSA) 45-foot catamaran, complete with names affixed onto the sails.
To ensure teams were evenly matched, each athlete drafted sailors from ORACLE TEAM USA to round out their squads. O’Brien selected OTUSA skipper Jimmy Spithill with the #1 pick of the draft, and grinder Shannon Falcone went to Rice with the 2nd pick. In advance of racing, they both spent two days training with OTUSA to learn about the bay’s wind and current conditions, and went through a day-in-the-life workout session with the defending America’s Cup champions.
In this waterman vs. mountain man showdown, O’Brien upset Rice in the first race, leveraging a favorable current in the bay to push him to victory. In Race 2, Rice stepped up his game and made a course correction on strategy to take his first win. It all came down to Race 3 where Rice continued to get into a groove with his teammates, making strong tactical decisions to seal the win.
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Mother Nature delivered the goods and the TTV crew was there to enjoy it. Jai West, Ben Forton and Simon Portelli took to the Golf Course Bowl and Stanley’s. Shaun Ingham, Troy Sturrock, and Richie Carroll got their urban shred on. Finally, a massive crew threw down endless hammers in the amazing new park. Featuring: Daniel Crean, John Hall, Ant Haddrick, Joel Cantel, Jake Weston, Dane Sheriden, Jye Kearney, Matt Brazil, Pete Long, Jared Dean, and Tom Reilly.
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