You know the saying. Another week, let's get into it.
Torment Weather Report: New Delhi endured its highest temperature on record last Wednesday, reaching 126 degrees °F. The deadly heatwave was the worst India has ever experienced, killing over 1,000 people and melting road markings.
"El Niño, a warm phase of the fluctuation of sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean, is likely leading to an above-average number of typhoons and super-typhoons, AccuWeather reports. But El Niño may displace the already-delayed monsoon, leading to below-normal rainfall in India."
When Ryan Paterson, a Canadian carpenter, isn't building out frameworks, he's in the Whistler backcountry finding some pretty heavy lines. That takes a certain level of balance (hence his part from last year being titled Part Time), yet he managed to find ample time to drop some footage a few weeks back.
"Some truly impressive big mountain charging, and brings the two together with inventive butters, mid-line tricks, and high speed switch ride-outs. This one was definitely worth the wait, and cements our guy's status as one of the most exciting riders in the Whistler backcountry today."
We walked the streets of Tokyo with Trung Nguyen this past winter, and in the midst of him telling us what influences his skateboarding, he dropped the ideal spot to do a snowboard-inspired frontboard. If you know of anything that resembles the above sketch, hit him up.
Full video with Trung here.
It's always our goal to marry art with snowboarding, and Mike Gigliotti has done exactly that on the skateboard side of things. A cool Vice piece on the history of Mike's art, graphics, infamous skateshop + more.
Big news from our friends over at Vans. In light of their approximate $1.4 billion loss in revenue over the past two years, they just appointed Michelle (“Sun”) Choe as the new Global Brand President. “To me, the bigger issue is can you come into a company and understand the culture, understand what drives that culture, and then nurture that culture,” Powell said. “I think people who have that ability can do anything. So yes, she is not a skater, but that is not really required.
Monster Children tapped Jill Perkins for the latest Day Trippers article. Just like the series sounds, she offers a local’s perspective on what to do in Salt Lake City for the day. Everything from good eats and dive bars to vintage shopping and Grizzly Gulch.
Read her thoughts, then listen to her playlist. DayTrippers: Jill Perkins...great tunes to wander around SLC to.
Instagram Clip of the Week: Micaiah Leines flowing out of winter.