Posted by morbore on June 10, 2011
You may have noticed we have been taking a fairly lighthearted approach to Summer Shape-Up so far, but we thought it was time to really give you something to help get you in shape over this off-season. Surfing is one of those sports that looks awesome on TV, and everyone loves to dress like a surfer, but how many of us actually live within driving distance to the ocean? Probably not many. Being in Seattle, our closest surf break is more than a 2 hour drive away, not to mention it is ALWAYS cold. Yet we are literally surrounded by water, that until now, has been unsurfable.
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Posted by morbore on June 3, 2011
Welcome back to another episode of evo’s Summer Shape-Up. We know the summer can be rough when you are so snow-focused all the time. There might not be any snow left, but no one says that you can’t ski during the summer. If there are four seasons in a year, or sometimes it feels like only three, you might as well find activities and hobbies to have the most amount of fun possible during those non-snow months. Well Summer Shape-Up is here to give you some hobby-options that you might not have originally considered.
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Posted by morbore on May 27, 2011
Skiing and snowboarding are great winter activities, but unless you can travel, you pretty much have to take a break from the snow in favor of sunning, roller blading, or surfing. We have all heard of the traditional “summer activities”, but how to keep it fresh? Well, welcome to Summer Shape-Up, a new series that will show you how to stay stoked during the off season.
If there is a common thread amongst the sports we love it is probably price. The fun stuff always seems to be the most expensive stuff as well. Skis, boards, bikes…these hobbies add up fast. We would like to introduce you to the most cost efficient sport there is: Free Running aka Parkour if you are more international.
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Posted by cshalbot on May 24, 2011
With summer around the corner we are ramping up our Summer-Shape Up series. This installment we turn to lift served mountain biking. Whether a fixie in the city, pounding out a long, epic loop on a cross country bike or a dropping a ton of vertical on full fledged downhill rig, few things offer the same freedom as riding a bike. Some riders work hard all summer long to build out the perfect trail but rarely is it legal. Builders pour tons of hard work into their pirated trail while wondering not “if” their dirt masterpiece will be torn down, but “when”. With a growing popularity of the sport, resorts are following the lead of Whistler and using their exisiting infrastructure of lifts and trails for downhill and freeride mountain biking; turning ski areas into year-round resorts. evo Marketing and Team guru Chris Shalbot got to take a tour of the developing bike park at Stevens last week.
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Posted by morbore on May 20, 2011
We know that it is getting to be that time of year where the snow is starting to melt, most resorts are closed or closing soon, and you still want to shred. We feel your pain. Summer Shape-Up is here to give you options to keep the stoke level up even during the upcoming summertime drought.
Last time we were talking about surfing big waves on skis and that kind of got us thinking that a sand dune is basically a big, slow moving wave of sand. Why not shred that too? Apparently sandboarding is pretty popular with people in parts of the world that never get any snow but they are still into board sports. Well, we are into them for inspiring us.
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Posted by morbore on May 13, 2011
Skiing and snowboarding are great winter activities, but unless you can travel to the snow, you pretty much have to take a break from the snow in favor of sunning, roller blading, or surfing. But what if you could ski and snowboard all summer long? You’d probably be into that wouldn’t you? Welcome to Summer Shape-Up, a new series that will show you how to stay stoked all summer long.
We have previously talked about street skiing and tramp boarding and that got us thinking about how you could mix skiing with surfing. Apparently we were not the first ones to think of this, someone else has. And they have actually done it, opposed to just talking about it and drawing pictures on cocktail napkins.
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Posted by morbore on May 6, 2011
Welcome back to another Summer Shape-Up segment. Skiing and snowboarding are great winter activities, but this whole “snow melting” thing really cramps our style. We’re bringing you another way to shred year-round and practice those triple corks that will most likely be commonplace next winter.
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Posted by morbore on April 27, 2011
Skiing and snowboarding are great winter activities, but unless you travel to the Southern Hemisphere or go down to Mt. Hood in the summer, you pretty much give them up in favor for BBQ’ing, skateboarding, or wakeboarding. But what if you could ski and snowboard all summer long? You’d probably be into that wouldn’t you? Welcome to a new series on the evo blog, Summer Shape-Up, that will show you how to stay in shape over the summer and continue that feeling of bottomless powder as much as possible.
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