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Sometimes there's no way to introduce things until after you've seen them. This is one such example.
Made by a snowboarder from Whistler, Robjn Taylor. His short movies are hilarious, check more out here (Dogshirts is a classic too).
Dec 31, 2009
Dec 29, 2009
Dec 27, 2009
Stu, cleverly disguised as a snowboarding Santa, hits the big time with a cover shot on Revelstoke's main page!
Check it out here, wait for the pics to scroll through to the snowboarding Santa shot, or just look below. Printscreen does wonders for lazy people:
Getting Stoked hits the big time! Check it ooooooooooooooooooooooout:
Thanks to Croz for tracking this bad boy down.
Dec 25, 2009
Dec 23, 2009
Centurion
-noun.
Pronunciation: (sen-toor'ē-un, -tyoor'-), [key]
1. An officer in the ancient Roman army in charge of 100 soldiers.
2. A test of character where each participant must drink 100 shots of beer in 100 minutes.
Guess which one this post is about.
Click read more to find out.
*** Disclaimer - there may be drinking featured in the following post. Maaaybe.
Dec 21, 2009
On Friday, a lack of energy to charge the hill courtesy of five consecutive days of riding combined with a lack of new snow (for once) finally persuaded Stu to take the camera up to capture some happy snaps.
Suffice to say, there was still enough fresh snow about to make him take his camera duties rather, ah, lightly.
Anyways, click read more to see a few shots from the hill.
Dec 19, 2009
So the mountain has been open for two weeks, and this blog has had next to nothing on snowboarding, despite being a snowboarding blog. What the hell?
It's not my fault, honest. I was, ah, distracted. By the epic snow. I was going to get some photos the other day, and then it snowed. Again. Woops. You understand, right?
Click read more and receive a text-based illumination (and maybe a couple of, ah, borrowed, pics) into the wonderful world of Getting Stoked's time on the hill.
Dec 18, 2009
Title says it all, the mid-mountain opens tomorrow. Yaaay! That means heaps more terrain, lots of fresh lines and good stuff.
The Getting Stoked crew checked out (read: ducked a rope) the mid-mountain runs and took Snow Rodeo down to mid-mountain lodge a couple of days ago, and coverage was rad until just near the bottom, where Paz and Stu took nasty spills on to hidden rock. Pain ensued.
If nothing else, it'll keep a lot of the glades up the top more fresh for longer, which = awesomeness, and means a whole new load of terrain to explore!
The downside? One less excuse to avoid riding Kill The Banker, the scariest-looking line going around (various cliffs near Vertigo and North Bowl excluded).
A quick google search for a pic of Kill The Banker with early season coverage came up with sweet FA, except this, from skiinet.com, which gives you some idea of what I'm talking about (though I have a sneaking suspicion this isn't actually the run):
Dec 17, 2009
Dec 15, 2009
Dec 14, 2009
Revelstoke, like any country town, is full of larger than life characters that make the place special.
Whether it's the unreasonably enthusiastic burger guy, the kickass bakery or the sensationally cheap fast food, the place is full of must-sees for anyone passing through.
With this in mind, click read more to check out Getting Stoked's Top Five of Revelstoke.
Dec 12, 2009
Revelstoke recently went through a dry spell on the hill, with no new snow for a week and temps hitting -35, pretty much turning the hill into icy crap.
This unfortunate turn of events inspired Getting Stoked's latest fad/craze (think marbles or yo yos in primary school), Things To Do When The Snow Doesn't Come.
Click read more, hopefully it'll make sense.
Dec 10, 2009
Well, here at the Getting Stoked house something amazing has happened.
About a week ago, Ron Burgundy, the famed newsreader from Anchorman, joined the crew and he tells us he is excited to spend a full season hanging out, drinking milk and eating wheels of cheese with Baxter.
And hey, if there's ever a full on gang fight with any rival blogs, we know Ron will have our back.
For the full wrap, click read more, it'll change your life.
Dec 8, 2009
Dec 6, 2009
Dec 5, 2009
Getting Stoked's very own Tanner secured enternal fame and infamy by landing a cover shot for Revelstoke's website on opening day.
Check out the brown jacket/helmet snowboarder with a grab off a rock drop here, and be stoked!
Or, just look below... I guess. But not as cool.
Picture ripped from http://www.revelstokemountainresort.com
Dec 4, 2009
Just a few photos from our trip to Salmon Arm on Tuesday, passing through some of the most beautiful areas of the Canadian Rockies.
It snowed a few days earlier, but then warmed up above freezing so there wasn't too much snow around, and it gives you some idea of why the place is so popular in the summer too.
Click read more to see the pics.
Dec 2, 2009
Holy crap, that was fun.
Revelstoke opened for a sneak peek last Saturday and Sunday, and it seemed that everyone within 1000000ks showed up to check out the mountain.
Click read more to find out about it.
Nov 30, 2009
Paz wasn't too happy about making the Freak of the Week, but hey, some things are just meant to be.
Shot taken by Jesse in L.A... as for an explanation, well, no words could really do it justice.
Nov 28, 2009
Snowboarding tomorrow means setting up boards, putting boots on, strapping into bindings and hopping around the house today.
Click read more for a run-down of the A-Team's lineup for season 09/10!
P.S Apologies for the lack of Revelstoke/Calgary pics, we've been a bit lazy on the ol' camera/really really ridiculously busy trying to organise stuff/I'm stealing this Internet off someone and it keeps cutting out.
Read more dammit, read more!
Nov 26, 2009
L.A - the city of celebrities, of fatties, of cars, of cheap junk food, of ridiculously extravagant displays of wealth, of smog, of sun, of everything.
Everyone knows the crazy stereotypes from TV - the weird thing is, when you get there, the stereotypes are actually true.
Click read more to see some snaps of the city, and shake your head in wonder...
Nov 25, 2009
What better way to start a new thing on the blog than a dude in leopard skin pants.
Kinda sums up what L.A is all about...
* Masterfully captured on film by Jesse.
Nov 22, 2009
Getting Stoked is proud to introduce the Revelstoke A-Team for the next four months, the cream of the crop of the southern hemisphere, making the journey north to make Canada a better place.
Paz and Stu are representing Australia and Croz and Jesse are bringing some New Zealand to the party, and, like our Power Ranger forefathers, when the A-Team combines, awesome, destructive monsters happen.
Click read more to meet the crew.
Nov 21, 2009
**Picture shamelessly ripped from revelstokemountainresort.com.
Good news keeps on rolling in - Revelstoke is opening for two days next weekend for a 'sneak peek', i.e a chance for us to track it out then wait until it re-opens for good the following Friday, December 4, by which time our lines will have been covered over!
Be sure to check in at Getting Stoked on the weekend for shots of what is hopefully a radical opening day!
Check out the info at Revelstoke's website.
Nov 20, 2009
J.R.R Tolkein, when writing his masterpieces Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, never mentioned how adept the pint-sized fellows were at climbing.
Keen to prove that Hobbits could in fact make it up a cliff-face, Croz, Paz, Jesse and Stu ventured out towards Hobbiton to rock climb and chase farm animals.
Click read more to see the pics, and check out the results of the our fact-finding mission.
Nov 18, 2009
Paz and Stu hit the road in an extremely emasculating Hyundai for a road trip from Hamilton to Rotorua, with the simple goal of being as awesome as possible.
Goal achieved.
Read more to follow.
Nov 13, 2009
Revelstoke snow report:
Year to date: 136cm
Base depth @ 1950m: 89cm
Check it out here.
Wiiiiiiickedddd
The mountain has pulled out a new look website as well, and is now calling Dec 5 a 'tentative' opening date...
Here's to hoping it's earlier!
Nov 11, 2009
A second round of pics from Oli, all people shots from around the camp.
The shot above is of Paul, an American guy who took a bad fall a few days after the photo and is recovering in hospital. He's a champion bloke and we all wish him a speedy recovery.
Click read more to see the photos.
A selection of shots from around The Pines from Oli Delprado, squeezing the best out of his Nikon.
Click read more below to see the gallery.
Nov 10, 2009
A selection of the finest pics from Araps... It's like a cheese platter of rock-based photography. Obviously, less cheese, more photos.
Click read more to see
Nov 4, 2009
The snow is falling at Revelstoke - 71cm to date with more to come this week.
But it's not open until December 5 - lucky for some, those (including the author) who aren't arriving until the festive month, unlucky for those who have to stare at the snowcapped mountains while they cross the days off their calendars.
Worse though is the reviews from those already getting tracks - the lucky bastards in Colorado (Loveland) have been ripping it up for weeks, and the glowing reviews just make it worse for us waiting.
There's only so much a snowboarding video can do to scratch the itch, before it gets to a point where it actually makes it worse - the more you watch the more you want to go.
Hell, even watching Out Cold is making me hurt.
On a positive - Lake Louise opens on Friday and Sunshine next week, with a bunch of resorts opening in the lead-up to the important one: Revelstoke on Dec 5.
Hurry up...
The Araps trip was definitely a climbing trip, but when you put four blokes together with a big bag of coffee, jaffles and goon, things tend to take a while.
The down side - less climbing than you'd expect; the upside - millions of genius ways to pass the time around the campsite.
Click read more to... read more
Oct 4, 2009
People have different ways of passing the time until the snow season rolls around.
Some work, others go to the beach.
Personally, I turn to Youtube... yeah, that's cool.
In my 'extensive' research leading to the decision to go to Revelstoke ('Hey, Revelstoke sounds wicked, want to go there?' 'Yeah, okay'), I came across a video of three Canadian dudes doing cool stuff there.
Click read more to check the video out, it (also) has a very cool opening track.
I'm always hesitant to have a crack at black and white photography cos people do it too much and it looks a bit, well, shit.
But when we had the camera out Paz suggested it and I got a couple of crackers (I think, anyways) of him at the top of Watchtower.
Click read more to see the pics.
The trip finally began last Monday when Stu, Paz and Danny hit the road to Mt Arapiles in Western Vic to climb some rock.
Paz and Stu hit Watchtower Chimney on Watchtower Face on Wednesday, a cruisey three pitch grade 12 with a lot of bridging up a chimney.
Click read more to check out the rest of the pics.
Oct 3, 2009
About Stu:
I have a degree in journalism and worked as a sports journalist for Star News Group after graduating, until I decided a change of scenery was in order, so I packed my bags and headed off to Canada. I'm currently living in a ski town in interior BC, writing, blogging and snowboarding my life away before I head off through the US on a road trip.
I began this blog as a way to keep family and friends updated with what I'm up to, as a way to keep writing while I'm travelling and as a way to learn more about social media, which, I believe, has a big role to play in the media landscape going forward.
Work:
I worked as a sports journalist for Star News Group, working on a series of local papers throughout Melbourne.
Work samples (all PDFs):
Football
Jumps racing
Basketball