After Travis Rice and Brain Farm Productions released "That's It That's All," the bar was set as high as the riders were... high. They left a golden ticket in the palm of the snowboard community's hand, and now they're following it up with another big hitter set to release this fall. Titled "The Art of Flight," and featuring riders Travis Rice, John Jackson, Gigi Ruf, Scotty Lago, Jeremy Jones, Mark Landvick, and Jake Blauvelt, among others, this film captures epic riding on an intercontinen…read more

With the deep winter freeze in full effect, Fredericton, New Brunswick-based whitewater kayaker Brad Biggar migrated 2,500 miles southwest to spend a week kayaking and playing in Costa Rica.   This footage was shot earlier this month while Biggar was traveling with award-winning adventure travel outfitters Costa Rica Rios. By the looks of this edit, they lived up to their specialized standards.   VentureThere.com is a member of USA TODAY's Travel Alliance, covering adventure sports, trave…read more

The Amatova has room for two passengers and can blast 500 gallons of water from a remotely-operated cannon named 'ROSCO.' Photo: GearPatrol.com In purely concept form as an entrant in the James Dyson Award, which strives to inspire the next generation of design engineers, the Amatova ATV offers us a vision of what first-line fire-fighting might look like in the near future. The Amatoya also comes stock with protective aerogel insulation, military-grade thermo ceramic paint, and a beefy diesel…read more

Beginning and ending the 617km multi-sport Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race with grueling mountain biking segments, an international pool of 15 teams raced for seven days through a challenging course featuring kayaking, hiking, running, climbing, swimming, scrambling, mud bogging, map cursing and not sleeping. Congratulations go out to Team GearJunkie, who --according to race officials-- just crossed the finish line capturing the second-place trophy. Enjoy these images, courtesy of Wenger…read more

Where other than Anchorage, Alaska, along the lower alpine slopes of the Chugach Mountains, might one find a booming winter mountain biking scene? Well, you may be inclined to answer this rhetorical question with "Whistler," but the mountain biking mecca can't claim this unique characteristic... not this time. Separated by less than eight miles in the northernmost major city in the United States, two local bike shops are singlehandedly working to progress this winter mountain biking move…read more

On the warm, windy evening of Feb. 12, an anxious crowd swelled outside the Scarpa warehouse in Boulder, Colorado to watch the final round of ABS Nationals, one of the biggest bouldering competitions in the U.S. When the doors opened at seven pm, the crowd spilled in and spectators dashed to grab seats, quickly populating the vast warehouse. A vibrant rainbow of patterned spotlights swept across the swooping plywood walls - made specially for the event by Vertical Solutions - and the DJ pumped t…read more

As if you need yet another reason to add Jackson Hole Resort to your destination list, Burton Snowboards just gave you one more: The Stash, a four-part park with over 54 natural features spread across 13 acres including obstacles with monikers such as Jussi's Flaying Wall Ride, TR's Eagles Nest, The Gong, Dancefloor and Roller Coaster. BNQT's boardroom expert, Mr. Shredstix himself, was onsite doing a little quality control on the terrain and catching up with the teams behind the park. Enjoy…read more

Photo: Caroline TreadwaySierra Blair-Coyle competing in semi-finals at theABS Nationals in Boulder, Colorado. ABS Bouldering Nationals 2011 is happening today in Boulder, Colorado. Watch the best climbers in the world compete for the Nationals title, from your couch! Live coverage online at http://video.UBCProTour.com. Semi-finals took place this morning and narrowed the field to eight men and eight women who will vie for first place tonight. For the men, Alex Johnson, Matty Hong, Nick Sherman, …read more

Mark your calendar, says the team at Draft Magazine, because these 10 special releases slated for 2011 come with much buzz --both mentally and promotionally. These brews will get snagged quickly, so keep your ears to the ground and stay on your toes. Don't get left out to dry. Here are the first five, and be sure to check out the rest of the staff picks at DraftMag.com. 'Happy Hour' is our weekly hat-tip to the establishments, beverages and bartenders that encourage the transition from wor…read more

Perhaps Jay Peak's best-known quality, aside from the Tram's shelter from bitter northeast conditions, is the mountain's consistent East Coast snowfall. Until last year, it has always been these time-honored characteristics that kept the resort unique and aspirational for both guests and locals alike. Photo: JayPeakResort.com But when all of Vermont's resorts are wading in a sea of steady snowfall, as they are right now--whoohoo!, these Green Mountain playgrounds become an even playing field on …read more