The stereotypical shaper is a crusty middle-aged man with a beer belly and a penchant for humiliating those who procure his services. He spins yarns of “the good old days,” when computers were for scientists and the Channel Islands were a place you went whale watching. He refuses to shape any way but his way. Oh you ordered a swallowtail? Here’s your pintail—deal with it. And he most certainly does not build boards that look like they’ve been violently split down the stringer.
Ryan Burch, 25, is not your stereotypical surfboard shaper … More
Jason Richardson was five years old when his big brother started racing BMX bikes in the late 1980s.
“I wanted to do it, too,” Richardson said. “I was terrible when I started. Terrible. But my brother was good, so I didn’t have to be.”
Through most of his BMX career, Richardson, who is now a licensed Psychiatrist and Doctor with an MBA and a business built around inspiring people, businesses and athletes to rise to their potential, never expected he would one day be a BMX legend. He didn’t forecast a 1994 World Championship or a 2007 Pan American Games victory … More
This season was the worst EVER. Until the middle of winter, it was anything but snowy. However, finally in around the 3rd week of February, winter finally started.
Leaving aside the low tide snow pack, and extremely high Avalanche danger, we managed to have one hell of a time in these few weeks of POW!