Since the legalization of cannabis in Canada, there’s been an explosion of research in the medicinal effects of CBD. With the on-going physical demands that snowboarding takes on the body, interest in CBD for snowboard athletes is growing. This has made me curious and I wanted to investigate the legitimacy of using CBD supplements in snowboarding. Some questions came to mind, such as: Who is CBD best suited for? What kind of CBD products are there and where can you buy them? How exactly does taking CBD affect the body? And, is it even helpful for snowboarding? My research lead me to understa ..read more

This past Friday, my wife and I went to check out the Toronto Ski & Snowboard Show at the International Center from Oct. 28th-30th, 2022. It was very exciting to me because this year marked the return of the event after it had been on hiatus the last few years because of the pandemic. While growing up I loved attending the Ski & Snowboard show as it was the big industry kick-off event in the Greater Toronto Area to get enthusiasts stoked on the upcoming season. It was always a great place to meet up with friends in the scene, walk the isles of the trade show scoping out deals on gear f ..read more

The IKON Pass Experience at Blue Mountain Southern Ontario got lucky with a snowfall during the Christmas break, so on Dec 27th, 2022 I decided to use my IKON pass to go snowboarding at Blue Mountain. Even though my IKON account says my pass was mailed out almost 2 months ago I still haven’t received it despite calling IKON customer support twice. I was told that as long as I can show proof of an active IKON pass number and a photo ID, I should be able to receive a free lift ticket at participating resorts for the day. This was put to the test at Blue Mountain and they passed! I had no issues ..read more

Back in 2017, our snowboarding crew, Step 9, and I went on a trip out west. We road tripped to several mountain resorts. This video is a compilation of footage that was taken while we were snowboarding in Revelstoke. By the time we got there the during our road trip, the resort hadn’t gotten any new snow in about 3 weeks. So the conditions weren’t great and we got stuck in some marginal terrain. But that isn’t to say we didn’t still have an awesome time snowboarding in Revelstoke. We rode Revelstoke for a couple days and I captured a several hours of footage on my GoPro Hero Session. I edite ..read more

 Back in 2017, our snowboarding crew, Step 9, and I went on a trip out west. We road tripped to several mountain resorts. We rode Sunshine Valley, Revelstoke and Kicking Horse, which all had sub-optimal snow conditions. We focused on having fun and made the best of what we could find. At each resort we hiked around certain peaks and bowls trying to find powder. But we hadn’t found a line yet that could seal the deal on the trip. We just wanted to get our money’s worth in higher quality snow. At this point we were near the end of our snowboarding trip so we were running out of time to find bet ..read more

On March 3rd, 2021, I got outside to enjoy some Pandemic Snowboarding at Blue Mountain. I brought with me my GoPro Hero Session along with my Smartree selfie stick. I captured some footage from various runs and edited this quick video just for fun. I’ll admit it’s nothing special. But I did include Once in a Lifetime by the Talking Heads as the music. The sky was overcast and tuned to a dull grey, but some sunshine did break through for about 2 hours midday. Visibility was fine, if not just a little bit flat. But with my Oakley Flight Deck goggles it wasn’t much of a concern. Because of the p ..read more

Back in 2017, our snowboarding crew (Step 9) and I went on a trip out west. We road tripped to several mountain resorts. This video is a compilation of footage that was taken while we were snowboarding in Kicking Horse. It was my favourite resort that we visited. I’m going to make a point of returning to Kicking Horse again one day in the future. During our trip snowboarding in Kicking Horse, we were there for only one day. I captured a couple hours of footage on my GoPro Hero Session. I edited it all down to a video just under 14 mins. Kicking Horse was the second resort that we visited on o ..read more

Have you ever wondered how to track a snowboarding exercise on a Fitbit Charge 2, 3, 4 or 5? You’ve probably noticed that out of the box the Fitbit only has tracking for the following exercises: Run, Swim, Weights and Walk. Well there is a way to track a snowboarding exercise on your Fitbit. Here’s what you need: Your Fitbit tracker Logged into your Fitbit app Logged into your Fitbit profile on a web browser If you have those three things you can setup tracking for snowboard exercises on your Fitbit. The Scenario You’ve been wearing your Fitbit like you do everyday. It’s tracking your heat r ..read more