This just in: standup paddling is huge. In fact, it’s better than ever. Roughly a decade after big-wave surfing icon Laird Hamilton was spotted riding an SUP board outside of Malibu, California, the discipline has taken over the world, sparking a handful of fitness crazes, a new bunch of racing series, a couple of magazines, and pockets of converts living everywhere from China and Russia to Alaska and Australia. The boom in popularity has … Pictures and more
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Weeks after the rest of the world has finished posting their final edits from this 2013 Summer at Mt Hood, Smokin’ Snowboards (like a typical rebel) comes cruising into class late to turn in their homework.
Edit #3, “Stay Smokin’ @ Mt. Hood” is no lackey art project though. We gathered all the remaining footage stockpiled and put together a summer ender worthy of an A+. We got the whole crew of riders persent this summer at Hood together for this final edit and farewell to the summer slush fest.
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Day four of the GP Joule PWA Sylt World Cup began with overcast skies, but by the afternoon the glorious sunshine returned as the fantastic weather continued. Unfortunately though the wind never quite materialized today, despite teasing the competitors for much of the afternoon.
At 3:40pm the red flag was raised for heat one of elimination three with winds of 7-15 knots being recorded, but the wind … More
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