Teva has been on a tear. Some of their competitors might choose to say terror. We are sorry to loose Simple but are optimistic that Teva will continue to up their game and be our shoe of choice as the seasons progress. We appreciate the multi sport functionality of most of their shoes and the waterability of the rest.

They have been pumping out new shoes all spring and we add another shoe to our – hope to test soon list. These launch in January 2012 and they look awesome.

More than half of Teva’s spring 2012 collection is comprised of new styles that appeal to active and adventurous consumers while staying true to Teva’s commitment to water, which continues to define the brand’s DNA.

The soon to be issued new style is the ReForge ion-mask™ and is beinc called by Teva the next evolution of the classic hiker. The moment you exit a watery environment, water drains through the midsole’s Drain Frame channels and the ion-mask-treated upper shrugs off water droplets. Unlike membrane waterproofing technologies, ion-mask is not a physical barrier to water, rather, it is an invisible nano-coating that makes the fabric totally hydrophobic. Being only nanometers thin, ion-mask does not add any weight and does not wash out or wear off with use.

The ReForge will be available on Teva in January 2012 and will sell for $130.

My buddy Dave from work just made this video with me starring in it.

Andy B
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After Mammoth got dumped on with 15+ feet of snow we tagged along with ski patrol while they did there avalanche control to open the top. After they were through we went to chair 14 to catch some shots of some locals pro’s Gabe Taylor, Tucker Watson, and Eric Jackson.

HT Videohypershred.com for the video.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Prospecting Idaho Episode #5.5 from smith optics on Vimeo.

The Smith ski team has their way with the private backcountry park. Check out Tim Durtschi, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa and Dylan Hood.

Thanks to Smith Optics for putting these together. They just put it live 3 days ago.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Alta December 20th from DubSatch Collective on Vimeo.

The Wasatch just got hammered by a massive storm producing over 60+ inches of classic deep Utah snow in a matter of days. I hope you enjoyed it like we did!!

HT The Goat at Backcountry.com for the video.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

We did around 30 runs like this today on the Winter Park bunny hill. Carter was a champ. I’m a proud dad!

Time for the hot tub!

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Happy Friday from Winter Park!

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Snowbird fun from sage on Vimeo.

Sage Cattabriga making it happen at Snowbird yesterday…

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Meet The North Face snow sports team…

I’m a big of The North Face. Incredible product tested by exceptional athletes.

More info on The North Face Snow Sports Team at:
http://www.thenorthface.com/en_US/brand/snowsports

Andy B
outsideallday.com

When I travel I love to go to a great store and pickup something nice. I have a great Lamy pen from the UW bookstore outside Seattle. A Black Diamond backpack I picked up after meetings in Boise. Magazines from most every city I have traveled to. So we present some watering holes in Europe to grab a jacket before heading out. Or a place to grab a fresh pair of socks enroute. Enjoy.

Patagonia Dublin



Patagonia Milano

Patagonia Prague

Patagonia Munich

Patagonia Zurich

Growing up among the 1,341 people in Taylorsville, Miss., Oakland Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell probably didn’t encounter the best coaches or the greatest competition. Which probably helped him reach the NFL. Studies show that small towns are better breeding grounds for athletes than cities, and sports psychologists are using these data to question our ideas about talent development.

Only one-in-four Americans come from towns of fewer than 50,000 people, but nearly half of NFL players and PGA golfers do, according to two recent studies. The small-town figures for golf and baseball are just under 40%. The studies use 1980 Census figures because they most closely represented the birth year of pro athletes.

A co-author of the studies, Queen’s University’s Jean Côté, attributed the small-town overrepresentation to a number of factors. These include the accessibility of sports role models in little towns, the cultural values placed on sport (think “Hoosiers”), and even the “big fish little pond” effect, which can be a positive reinforcer for young athletes. Dr. Côté also argues that, despite the prevailing notion that kids need to specialize early and immerse themselves in 10,000 hours of repetitive training, small-town athletes excel precisely because they spend more time playing outside of schools and leagues.

“In bigger cities, youth sport is overorganized and overcoached,” Dr. Côté says.

Dr. Côté admits that potential superstars eventually have to move to get superior training, but specialization before age 13 or 14 is more likely to produce a tired-out teen than a Tiger Woods, he says.

Then there’s what might be called the boredom factor. As Jason Campbell once said, in Taylorsville, “you have nothing else to do but sit outside and throw a football at trees.
—Austin Kelley, WSJ.com

Go the distance, climb to the limit, ski the steeps, leap off a cliff and fly. Seven top athletes from The North Face share tales of adventure and extreme endurance in a live speaker series that takes you along for the ride. Meet them on their nationwide tour in fall 2010.

The North Face athletes: ultrarunner Diane Van Deren; extreme skier and BASE jumper Karina Hollekim; ski mountaineer Kit DesLauriers; ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes; alpinists Conrad Anker and Jimmy Chin; and climber Mark Synnott.

The North Face Speaker Series_2010_trailer from camp4 collective on Vimeo.

Click here for more info on this years North Face Speaker Series.

I’m going to see Kit DesLauriers on October 11 in Fort Collins. Sweet!!!

Andy B
outsideallday.com

I get this in an email today, “PS, don’t get the Angry Birds game. It will suck your life away.”

So, I am beginning to see a trend. A friend gets an iPhone and they disappear.

Surf sessions are missed because they stay up late uploading apps. They spend hours playing ‘angry birds.’ At a dinner party with cool music they keep on yelling out the band, song and album name because they are obsessed with ‘shazam.’ I get it. Technology has captured us. And I kind of dig it.

Think of it this way. The next time you paddle out at trestles it might be empty. Because everyone is playing with their iPad. You are out for a trail run and the single track is in great shape because no one biked it during the rain tearing it apart. They weren’t biking in the rain because they were playing with their new apple product.

What do you think?

Last mental picture, you train for months to prepare for a half-marathon. On race day you find yourself passing dozens of people on a small climb. As you pass them you look over and see that everyone is playing with their iPhone. They didn’t do the training because they were playing with their iPhone4 32G. So now they are hunting for a song to pump them up and get them over the hill.

Tell your friends about the new phone and then join a club to keep yourself motivated so you can beat said friend at the next 10K.