Planning a ski or snowboard day sometime soon? Don’t go in blind, crossing your fingers that the slopes will be as powdery perfect as you’ve dreamt, the weather as predictable as you’ve hoped, or the Apres Ski Parties as poppin'...
Derek Mitchell will never be the fastest. But this doesn’t stop the Kansas City native from stepping up to the starting line and making his way towards the finish line 3.1 miles later. The 560-pounder embodies the X-Wear spirit...
We all settle into routines and embrace the familiar. But doing so can be dangerous, leading us into complacency and a life where procrastination becomes the norm. We’re not sure whether any of those thoughts crept into Lauren and Henry...
Brady or Belichick? It’s the NFL’s chicken or egg scenario, causing an endless debate that obfuscates the other necessary pieces that go into creating a Super Bowl champion. Yes, last night’s performance by Tom Brady was brilliant. Yes, Bill Belichick...
Babiators (n.) – Amalgamation of the two words baby and aviators; sunglasses for children Ted Fienning remembers the moment when the small sunglass company he had formed with his wife, Molly, and their two friends, Matthew and Carolyn Guard, was...
The tuck, it’s one of the most famous and simplest moves in all of skiing. And earlier this month, the man responsible for inventing it, Jean Vuarnet, passed away at the age of 83. The Frenchman introduced it to the...
Being attacked by a great white shark and living to tell about it, would top most people’s list of accomplishments. But surfer Mick Fanning is not most people. While the attack, which occurred on live television in July 2015 during...
In its purest form, skateboarding combines the best of art and athletics. But, for a few, the sport is more than that. It is a way of life. And in some rare instances, it has the ability to heal. At...
During life’s good moments, we want our family members there to help celebrate. That’s exactly what happened at the end of last month when 21-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin won her 22nd World Cup race in Killington, Vermont. Joining the skiing phenom...
