Beat The Heat

July 8, 2010

Combine these 15 minutes of ski trailers with an ice cold beer and you may just stop sweating for a minute or so… enjoy.

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Mariposa Festival’s 50th

July 7, 2010

There aren’t many venues that are better for a Folk Festival than Tudhope Park in Orillia. Right on the waters of Lake Simcoe there’s no parking hassles, crowd hassles or heat hassles. It really is the perfect spot and always feels a lot smaller than it actually is. Which makes for some great performances.

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Gear Review: PakCanoe 170

July 5, 2010

Gear Review: PakCanoe 170 from Mountain Life Magazine on Vimeo. by Ned Morgan When I first read about foldable PakBoats, I imagined something that would unfold like a pop-up book – ie, easily. The first time assembling my PakCanoe 170 took a little more sweat. Feeding the aluminum rods through the gunwale channels and aligning [...]

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The Swamp Thing

July 5, 2010

On the eve of a new climbing zone’s unveiling, a look at the complex question of access By Aidas Rygelis I was asked to keep the directions to myself. This newly developed climbing hotspot in the Beaver Valley was exactly what I was looking for: well-bolted sport climbing routes of all difficulties. But even with [...]

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Sounding Off: Electric Eclectics Offers Unrivalled Irritainment

June 30, 2010

Now in its fifth year, Meaford’s Electric Eclectics Festival hones its weirdness and sharpens its profile. The 2010 Electric Eclectics Festival will take place on the weekend of July 31 – August 1. Check their web site to see this year’s lineup. By Ned Morgan Every summer in the hills above Meaford, people pay to [...]

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Horseshoe Resort Downhill MTB Video

June 27, 2010

That’s right, Horseshoe Resort is offering lift-accessed downhill mountain biking as of this Thursday, July 1st. We got a sneak peak on Friday courtesy of the resort and altough there are only two

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Not in our Budget for 2010?

June 16, 2010

According to our publisher, we will NOT be getting one of these this year. Serious bummer. Check out this unbelievable camera system, courtesy of the Brain Farm‘s Curt Morgan. Seriously dope gear. According to our video guy Brian Hunt, “it’s like video shooter porn.”

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This Bike’s on Dope

June 8, 2010

Cycling just can’t seem to stay out of the headlines these days. The latest in the doping scandal doesn’t involve a person, but a bike. Yep you read that right. A bike. This video accuses Swiss cyclist Fabien Cancellara of using a motor to win the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix classics. Cancellara has dismissed [...]

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Opening Day At Blue

June 1, 2010

The first day of DH went down last Friday at Blue Mountain. We were there and the trails are pretty damn fun. Brian Hunt also did a few runs. Check out his GoPro footage… the ending is probably the best part! Click through to see the footy…

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Zorbing at Horseshoe?

May 28, 2010

Yeah, you read that right. Horseshoe Resort is building an adventure park this summer, complete with DH MTB trails, a skatepark, zip lines and, yes, you guessed it, zorbs. They’ll be offering both water and dry land zorbing. What is zorbing you ask? Not a bad question. Basically it’s a giant inflatable ball that you [...]

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