His most concentrated wisdom probably lands on a coveted checklist titled, “Live to Ride Another Day” which includes the 13 simple things he should always remember in the mountains…

Just as an apprentice observes the master in practice; it’s when the art and science come together with experience to form wisdom, is where I find the book most fascinating. Wisdom gained from a lifetime spent in the mountains presented in simple form. Who doesn’t want that one?

Competitive freeriding is like few others as it demands athletes push their riding to the limits on extreme slopes with unrelenting steeps and rowdy cliffs. In a competitive fever, athletes truly need the right board and bindings to be set up for success…

These athletes go far beyond the basics of ordinary snowboarding. Their unique riding style of dropping cliffs, throttling high-speed run-outs, and carving tight pivot turns through the unfriendliness of obstacles is undoubtedly exciting. It also requires a set of highly-specialized gear…

Big mountain slopes open riders up to extreme terrain with its natural obstacles, features, and highly variable snow. What worked on the groomers has little chance on these rowdy faces unless you make some adjustments to your game. My goal here (working off the superstar opinions of Jeremy Jones and Neil McNab) is simple. Learn how to control your speed by carving arcs that flow with the mountain. The application however, is more complicated…