The winter season is almost over, and it seemed like it was always good conditions for the whole winter unless you talked to someone who doesn’t snowboard or ski and spent the majority of their winter shovelling snow off the driveway. I was employed as Ski Patrol at Silver Star Mountain this winter season with … Continue reading Winter 2017/2018 – Work and Play in the Mountains
When we came back from New Zealand after living in a van for 15 months we knew that we had to get a van in Canada. What we didn’t know coming our way was a pain staking summer of searching and the eventual find of a total relic that literally needed to be brought back … Continue reading Vanlife Pt. 8: Back from the Dead
It has been a summer to remember, full of heat and next to no rainfall. It is very much starting to feel like it’s almost over and I am nearing the end of another contract job. I was lucky enough to land an amazing position this summer trail mapping in the Kananaskis network with a … Continue reading Just Keep Doing IT
We’re pushing into our 12 month of summer and mountain biking, and all I can think about is where our journey all began.. at Silver Star Mountain. It was the summer of 2015, Mitch accepted a trail building job at Silver Star instead of going back to work as an engineer. I decided to finish … Continue reading Building Silver Star Q&A: Cameron Sorensen
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There comes a time in every father son relationship when the son stops looking at his father as a rule driving boss man and begins to just look at him as a person. My dad has taught me a lot of great lessons over my 26 years, and as I grow I start more and … Continue reading Dad’s Day
One of the most common sayings I run across on almost a daily basis is, “Living the Dream!” and to be frank the phrase brings more questions to my mind than I am comfortable with. There’s no one dream that everyone wants to live so why is it “the”? My grandma says it best when she … Continue reading Living the Dream: 4 Step Program
Dear Athletes, If you would like any of the photos below please email info.live4therush@gmail.com and we will send you an electronic copy. All I ask is if you post it on your social media to give me credit using @live4therush. Thanks for putting on such an awesome show and enjoy the photos. Cheers, Mitch & … Continue reading Arrowtown Stompdown
I can still remember being at the airport when we arrived in New Zealand 14 months ago and was flipping through one of the local mountain bike magazines. I saw a feature for the Old Ghost Road and I knew right away I wanted to bike the trail! That first summer up in Rotorua mention … Continue reading Biking NZ Part 6: Old Ghost Road – The Loop
It’s with the uttermost sadness that we’ve made the hard decision to leave the beautiful country of New Zealand and put our amazing tiny home on wheels aka “PHILLIPA” up for sale. Bottom line is.. we don’t want to part with her, we unfortunately just can’t live here forever. It was a struggle to find this “diamond in … Continue reading Vanlife Pt.7: For Sale
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