Wilderness closures, Tailgate Alaska, European Parks, Effective Edge, The Future of Yesterday and much more... Plus we have a new trivia contest - all on tap in Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding 10-15-18.
In this episode we design the graphics for the Flite tribute board with some help from Chuck McLean and the Dig My Quiver community. This episode was recorded live and took more than 180 comments into account.
Eric Luthart has been designing snowboards for more than 20 years. In this episode we design a new Flite Snowboard.
Eric Luthart has been designing snowboards for more than 20 years. Here is a look into the life of a snowboard designer. We teamed up with Eric to design an all new Flite Snowboard.
Jeff Grell has many contributions to the sport of snowboarding, not least of which is the invention of the highback binding. Jeff was also a team rider for Flite and helped Stevie Derrah introduce the world to the heel side turn.
Eric Webster runs all ski and snowboarding events for the USSA, but he got his start as a team rider for Flite Snowboards. This is the kick off of Flite Week.
Not a lot going on this week in snowboarding so we talk about learning to snowmobile and small brands as well as Flite Week.
Before Chloe Kim and Kelly Clark, there was another prodigy in women’s halfpipe riding: Tricia Byrnes. From winning the US Open as a teenager, to going to the Olympics and today helping run the USASA, Tricia has made a life and career from the sport of snowboarding. Our first woman may be the best interview to date.
Aaron Draplin is a graphic designer, author and founder of Draplin Design Co. (DDC). Born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 15, 1973. He is now based in Portland, Oregon. His clients include Nike, Burton Snowboards, Esquire, Red Wing, Field Notes, Ford Motor Company and the Obama Administration. His book, Pretty Much Everything, is a mid-career survey of his work including case studies and advice which was released in May 2016.
In this week’s Real Talk we discuss the latest in news (not much this week), and talk to Board Bin owner Jim Slanetz who is celebrating his 30th anniversary as a brick and mortar shop. We also talk about Combo tricks, and go over last week’s trivia as well as announcing the winner of Danny Kass’s first avalanche beacon.