Kudos if you know this spot and the video it's from. Another week, let's get into it.
Torment Weather Report: Surely some extreme weather event to harp on, but this time around it's worth focusing on how the natural world could change that. Shark movement patterns could become the next indication for hurricane tracking, improving existing oceanographic models and data resources better than current technology.
As it stands, meteorologists can predict a hurricane’s path up to five days in advance, but, "by closely monitoring the behaviour of sharks, which can sense the shifts in barometric pressure that indicate a storm approaching through the pores in their snouts, even from as far away as 100 miles, that notice period could potentially be extended to as much as two weeks in advance, according to researchers."
We stumbled upon Tommy's ender spot from Good Sport last week, and figured it was worth showcasing just how fucked up it really is. Pretty insane S turn just to get into it—and somehow that's the easiest part.
Chad Unger was there to witness it firsthand, and we picked his brain on it all for Issue FOUR. Read about his experience with the Good Sport crew during his first year shooting action photography, and how he navigated those nuances as a deaf creative.
For the most dedicated East coasters, snowboarding has become a year round activity. 20 minutes from NYC and you're hitting steel in the Big Snow bubble. The Casualties crew from the Tri-State area took advantage of that in their recent summer mix, wreaking havoc in what has to be their favorite shopping mall.
A bit of everything (snow, skate, and general east coast lifestyle vibes) from Tommy Barger, Nate Kowalsky, and friends.
Spotted at the Art Institute of Chicago. Presumably a one of one Lib Tech model from none other than James P. Johnson.
In case the museum description is too small: James Johnson, an artist and lifelong snowboarder, carved the wooden panel for this design with an image of Raven. In Tlingit belief, according to Johnson, Raven was light-colored in the beginning. But as the bird carried the sun in his beak through the sky, he flew across the smoke hole of a clan house and the soot turned him black, as this board depicts. Commercial products like this one allow Johnson to bring Tlingit art and culture to a global audience, and a portion of its sales were donated to building the new Sealaska Heritage Arts Campus in the artist’s hometown of Juneau, Alaska.
Instagram Clip of the Week: Scotty James, aka the Thredbo Resort ATV.