Sabrina Carpenter goes towing behind a truck and somehow survives. You probably won’t, so please don’t try it. Shame on you Sabrina for setting such a terrible example for today’s rolling youth. You should know better. Of all the things. . .
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. . . and it’s starring Clay Marzo on his Catch Surf quiver so even more better. You know what they say, once you go soft. . .
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Former TransWorld Snowboarding Magazine editor and all-around creative force Andy Blumberg has always believed that the best way to create lifelong snowboarders is to let kids ride free. Now, as co-founder of That Snowboarding Blog, he is outlining his plans to take this program directly to the nation’s snowboard resorts. Here’s how he sees it:
Envision future winters where every kid aged 15 and under in the United States receives free lift tickets and season passes at any ski resort. This isn’t just a feel-good moment; it’s a strategic investment in the sport’s enduring, never-ending nature, a bet that a free experience today creates a paying customer for life. By removing the financial barrier, we integrate snowboarding into the very fabric of their lives.
Sounds great to us, but there is much more to this story. To read the rest, please click the link.
[Link: That Snowboarding Blog]
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The Black Surfers Collective (BSC), remind everyone that they remain dedicated to increasing diversity and inclusion in ocean sports through strategic partnerships and signature events designed to break down barriers and create pathways to ocean access for underrepresented communities.
For all the details on their mission and upcoming partnerships and events please follow the jump.
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Dawn Patrol, the Apple Watch surf tracking app we love to hate, has ruined another feature that almost made it worth paying $28 a year for: they no longer show Surfline wave heights in their surf forecasts. Now, a check of the surf returns a dash with no info (as seen at right).
After thinking it was our fault. We deleted the app, reloaded it. Restarted our phone and watch and still got the dash on the screen. Only after checking in with Dawn Patrol support did we learn the reason.
Before we could show the wave height from Surfline forecasts. However we can no longer do this unless you connect your account with Surfline.
Yes. A feature we had paid Dawn Patrol for has been removed and the only way to get it back is to sign up for an account on Surfline.com and then link it back to Dawn Patrol. Oddly, all of Dawn Patrol’s documentation on the web and in the Apple app store says “Surfline forecasts” are included in their paid “Soul Surfer” feature set. While there is a fix, it does not appear anywhere on Dawn Patrol’s website nor in any of their documentation.
Our experience with Dawn Patrol suggests the developers have a small staff, little funding, and very few people on their team who actually use the app on a daily basis. Because of this the app has had its share of glitches, bad updates, and feature fall out. Yes, it’s hard and tech is complicated. But dropping a paid feature without telling your users about it is pretty weak sauce.
So, about 30 minutes after jumping through all their account linking hoops, the wave height again showed up on our watch. Now, with a “Powered by Surfline” logo in the lower right hand corner. Notice the wind speed that used to be on the bottom right corner? It moved to the upper left to make room for Surfline branding. Is that was this was all about? Creating more Surfline accounts and placing a logo? Looks like it.
Now, after spending three hours sorting this out, please excuse us while we go crush that monster surf that our Apple Watch (and Surfline.com) has finally alerted us to.
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Yes, according to Vans, SZA the singer, is now the creative director at the VF Corps shoe brand. So far this year sales are reportedly 14 percent down. Guess those Vibram soled Cab hikers didn’t right the ship. Then again, maybe Solána Imani Rowe can save them. Hopefully somebody gets her. Vans will have to tread carefully.
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Back in the day it seemed we were always seeing Sean Sheffey on his bike, skateboard strapped to his backpack, pedaling up and down Coast Highway on his way to and from work. Now, according to a story in the Deseret News, Sheffey has joined The Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints. . . aka The Church, aka The Mormons.
In 2023, Sheffey was resting at the skate park in Encinitas, California, when two missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints approached him and asked if they could pray with him. . . “I was missing a lot of my prayers and Bible study for some years then. It was just absent in my life by choice, and I thought at that point I had room to welcome God and religion back in my life,” Sheffey said.
In 2024 he joined the Church officially. And it seems like things are going well. And that’s great. For the rest of the story, click the link.
[Link: Deseret News]
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The San Bernardino Sun has a great catchup profile of pool dog Tristan Rennie. When not skating he works for the fire department in Running Springs, California.
So five years ago, the new dad began studying. He took online fire science classes and went through EMT school, started taking shifts in an ambulance as he worked his way toward a firefighting position. . . When he applied for a position at the Running Springs Fire Department, he presented a pretty unique resume: “I just put: ‘Athlete for Rockstar Energy drink,’” said Rennie, a Carter High School product. He, of course, highlighted all that went with that, that he’d managed his travel and scheduling, the physical training and so forth.
Glad everything is going well. Click the link for the rest.
[Link: San Bernardino Sun]
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This great clip should answer most of your questions about what Ed Templeton is up to lately. Wires Crossed, right? And if not, then this interview with Jamie Thomas definitely will.
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Former pro snowboarder Rahm Klampert ran afoul of the law recently according to the US Justice Department.
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on July 31, 2025, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging two-time U.S. Open snowboarding champion Rahm Klampert, 45, of Hartford, Vermont, with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl.
Working most recently as a personal trainer, Klampert was allegedly caught on June 20, 2025 with “approximately 1.1 kilograms of methamphetamine, 1.5 kilograms of cocaine, and 75 grams of fentanyl; 12 firearms including multiple suspected short-barreled shotguns, assault rifles, and handguns, three of which have been identified as stolen; a money-counter machine; and over $100,000 in U.S. currency. Multiple sources of information reported to law enforcement that Klampert was trafficking drugs in the Hartford area.”
Sounds like Rahm has a few hurdles to get over in the short term. He reportedly entered a plea of “not guilty” and is being represented by a public defender. Always loved Rahm’s smooth, strong halfpipe style and hope things get straightened out. If not, he’s up for a 10-year minimum sentence.
[Link: US Justice Department]
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