Zigzag Magazine

West Coast Tube Fest

Jordy’s been dropping clips flat out and we’re not complaining. He’s so dialled in when it comes to waves across SA and when he’s around he makes sure to capitalise. Here’s an edit of him scoring perfect beach breaks tubes somewhere deep on the West Coast. The post appeared first on Zigzag Magazine .

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BeachGrit

Surfer magazine post triggers wild anti-semitic blowback including from sport’s own Candace Owens

Maybe y’heard, maybe y’didn’t, but the coastline of Med-facing countries got lit up a little while back by waves that were epic even by regular ocean standards. And in Israel, the Ashkelon surfer Barak Cohen, who is not to be confused with Baruch Cohen, the seventy-two-year-old ex-paratrooper who had his leg blown off by Gazan terrorists by an RPG defending is kibbutz on October 7 , got himself a

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Mark Zuckerberg’s $300m Superyacht Spotted at ‘Mexico’s Surf Capital’

Mark Zuckerberg is stupid rich, with a net worth around $250 billion. And what do the absurdly wealthy do with their money? It depends. A bit of philanthropy, helping make the world a better place, and giving back types of things. But they also like to buy very expensive things. A little treat here and there. For Zuck, one of those is his $300 million superyacht, Launchpad, and its $100 million s

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Surfer Rides Ice Chunk During East Coast Bomb Cyclone (Video)

The United States East Coast has been utterly frigid recently, thanks to a bomb cyclone winter storm, creating conditions so cold, officials are sounding the alarm. Even parts of the ocean are freezing, like in Montauk, NY, creating rare slushy waves. A little further south, however, while conditions are still frosty and there’s been a few icebergs in the lineup, surfers are still getting out the

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BLISTER

1000 Skis All Mountain

A rider-owned Swedish brand put its own spin on a freestyle-friendly all-mountain ski. Here are our measured specs, rocker profile pictures, and flex pattern numbers for the All Mountain by 1000 Skis. The post appeared first on BLISTER .

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The Inertia

Lindsey Vonn Airlifted From Olympic Downhill Race After Second Ugly Crash

Vonn returns to Cortina Olympics

Lindsey Vonn crashed badly in the Olympic downhill race on Sunday and was taken off the course via helicopter. Her injury comes just days after another wreck during a World Cup race that saw her airlifted to a nearby hospital with a ruptured ACL in her left knee. According to ESPN, Vonn was transported to a clinic in Cortina then to a larger hospital in Treviso, two hours south. Her care was in t

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Teton Gravity Research

Lindsey Vonn Crashes in 2026 Olympic Downhill in Cortina

Vonn returns to Cortina Olympics

The clock starts whether you’re ready or not. At 41, Lindsey Vonn pushed out of the Olympic downhill start in Cortina carrying more than just speed. Weeks earlier, she had ruptured the ACL in her left knee during a World Cup race. For most athletes, that would have ended the Olympic conversation. For Vonn, it became a question of how much risk was still worth taking. She chose to race. Seconds in

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BeachGrit

Sandcastle artist kicked off San Diego beach after crafting offensive ode to Mark Twain

Those who have visited San Diego as a tourist, or live locally, have certainly been to the iconic Hotel Del Coronado. Once the largest hotel in the world, The Del, as it is commonly called, swung its doors wide in 1888. Soon after its opening it was purchased by the sugar magnate John D. Spreckels, a surname semi-famous in our corner thanks to his grandson Bunker. It is a gorgeous building, anyho

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Adventure - Outdoor News, Science, Politics - Outside Online

Lindsey Vonn Airlifted After Olympic Crash

Vonn returns to Cortina Olympics

Update February 8, 11:45 A.M. MT: Vonn is undergoing surgery to stabilize a fracture in her left leg, according to the Associated Press . Lindsey Vonn crashed just 13.4 seconds into the Olympic downhill ski race on Sunday, February 8, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. It was nine days after she ruptured the ACL in her left knee. Vonn did not finish the final at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and h

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Lindsey Vonn Airlifted After Olympic Crash

Vonn returns to Cortina Olympics

Update February 8, 11:45 A.M. MT: Vonn is undergoing surgery to stabilize a fracture in her left leg, according to the Associated Press . Lindsey Vonn crashed just 13.4 seconds into the Olympic downhill ski race on Sunday, February 8, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. It was nine days after she ruptured the ACL in her left knee. Vonn did not finish the final at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and h

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Huge Waves Blast Dublin, Ireland in Rare Swell Event: ‘Perfect Storm’ (Video)

When it comes to big waves and surfing in Ireland, it’s primarily contained to the west coast of the island nation – heavy water spots like Mullaghmore are in prime position to collect open-ocean swells from the North Atlantic. But the east coast, on the Irish Sea, it’s pretty rare to see more than a ripple. Recently, however, all that changed at the hands of Storm Leonardo, a weather event that

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Why You're Missing Waves And What To Do About It

Everyone goes at their own pace when learning to surf, and some just have inherent ability. If you're a grom growing up by the coast and from a generational surf family, you've kind of hit the jackpot. Others find surfing a bit down the track, around their pre-teenage age years, and then there are some who don't get to experience the ocean until much later in life. Yet, no matter when you start s

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BLISTER

Flash Review: 1000 Skis All Mountain

The 1000 Skis All Mountain’s name suggests that it might be a very middle-of-the-road, do-everything ski, but it’s far from your typical 106mm-wide ski. Here are our initial impressions. Blister’s Flash Reviews and Deep Dives are accessible to those who purchase one of our paid subscriptions To get our comprehensive Deep Dives and our initial, unfiltered reports on new gear, become a member and r

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Outside Online

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The Pre-Workout Breakfast Olympic Bobsledder Sylvia Hoffman Swears By

Sylvia Hoffman doesn’t just dabble in sports. She dominates across the board. Her resume includes weightlifting, track and field, basketball, volleyball, and bobsledding. While she did not qualify for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, she did take home a bronze medal at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. When she’s training, Hoffman leans on one non-negotiable: breakfast. She never misses i

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Teton Gravity Research

Tristen Lilly Is Back Above Corbet’s

Dropping into Corbet’s isn’t something you ease into; it’s something you commit to. Last year, Tristen Lilly did that, throwing a hand-drag 720 into the most watched couloir in skiing and left with third-place at Kings & Queens of Corbets; and maybe the most mind melting trick of the entire contest. This year, he’s back in the mix, set to drop 14th. Older, a little more settled, and still chasing

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Surf News Network

Surviving XXL Pipeline In A Contest!!

Koa Smith When you’re in a contest at Pipeline, there’s no second guessing. Only one mindset: go. The jersey shifts something! clear focus, full commitment, permission to surf at your absolute limit. Add in XXL waves, and it becomes a recipe for pure entertainment—a modern-day gladiator pit where decisions have real consequences. This video follows the Pipeline Challenger event as the swell pushe

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Teton Gravity Research

2026 Winter Olympics National Traditions: How Different Countries Prepare for Medal Runs

The road to the 2026 Winter Games isn’t just paved with ice and wax. It is built on centuries of heritage and highly specific national philosophies. While every athlete shares the same goal of standing atop the podium, the path they take to get there varies wildly depending on the flag on their shoulder. Norway: The Power of the Collective In Norway, the philosophy is simple: “No jerks allowed.”

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Boat Capsizes with Family of 6 During Big Swell at Steamer Lane (Video)

In what could have been a tragic accident resulting in loss of life, a boater entered into the lineup at Steamer Lane at high speed during a big swell event and capsized with his family aboard after nearly running over several surfers. A total of six people entered the water, a mother and father and their four children, who capsized after mistakenly entering into the zone in between Middle Peak a

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BeachGrit

Video: Boat Misses Surfers by Inches, Capsizes with Family of Six in Heavy Santa Cruz Surf

A family of six, including four chillun aged four to ten, have had the ride of their lives, and almost their final stanza on earth, after the the skipper of their boat tried to bring ‘em back into Santa Cruz harbour through a heaving Steamer Lane lineup. blockquote class=”instagram-media” data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=”https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUeKAPjEpSV/?utm_source=ig_embe

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Coast Guard Calls Off Search For Missing Surfers in Santa Cruz

Coast Guard suspends search surfers

After scouring more than 90 miles over ten and a half hours, the United States Coast Guard suspended search efforts for two surfers who reportedly went missing in Santa Cruz on Friday. The incident was first reported yesterday around 6:30 p.m., when first responders were alerted to reports of two surfers in the water yelling for help about 200 yards from the lighthouse at Steamer Lane, located on

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Maverick’s Gets a Bluebird Day, and a Big Wave Champ Has a Memorable Anniversary

This past Friday, Maverick’s had one of those dreamy, buttery days so often referenced and so seldom seen. It got crowded quickly, and understandably so. Smooth 20-footers stood up and capped over the bowl, providing a plethora of waves and highlights. Maverick’s has not had a great season, and windows have been few and far between. Friday’s all-day affair was a welcome dose of adrenaline. A true

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BeachGrit

Todd Richards delivers moment surf fans crave at Winter Olympics

Todd Richards calls event boring

We are still two months out from the start of the World Surf League Championship Tour opener in Bells Beach, two years away from Olympic surfing at Lower Trestles. Surf fans, therefore, restless and fishing around for entertainment. The most appropriate catch, outside tomorrow’s Super Bowl, is the Winter Olympics currently taking place in northern Italy. Curling, skeleton and, of course, a grab b

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Teton Gravity Research

TGR Olympic Athlete Profile: Mac Forehand

Mac Forehand qualifies for Olympics

Mac Forehand didn’t come up through freestyle skiing so much as grow into it, quietly and fast. We’ve all seen groms get the bug early. At that age, slams don’t hurt as much, our bones mend quickly, and progression is super charged by neuroplasticity. That was certainly the case for Mac Forehand. He started young, making the haul from Connecticut to Vermont with his family. They were clearly will

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Surf | The Inertia

3 Surfers Who Made the Biggest Jumps Towards Championship Tour Qualification at Pipeline

Eight surfers had chances to qualify for the 2026 Championship Tour before the Lexus Pipe Challenger began. Of course, it was impossible for all of those scenarios to play out and all eight to qualify by the end of one contest, but in the end it was only Eli Hanneman celebrating his new promotion by making it to the final. In fact, he’s the only person to qualify for the CT thus far with one more

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BeachGrit

So. Cal jock surfers torn as epic swell arrives for Super Bowl

Tomorrow is Super Bowl Sunday, in America, that time of year when loved ones gather together around bowls of melted cheese, 7-layer dip, chili, buckets of chips, pretzels, popcorn, plates of hot diggity dogs and watch football. This year sees the Seattle Seahawks go up against New England’s Patriots in Santa Clara. The Seahawks are the betting favorite, helmed by a revitalized Sam Darnold, though

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Which To Choose: Epoxy Vs PU Surfboards?

The art of shaping a surfboard has dramatically evolved over dozens, maybe hundreds of years of surfing. From early pioneers who would fell trees and hack and carve them into a 15-to-20 feet long wooden board – to the modern principles of today, where computers are used to keep up with shaping demand, the way boards are released into the wild is on a continual learning-path, becoming more efficie

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Outside Online

New to Winter Hiking? Start With This Gear.

I have to admit, I’m no extreme sport guru or an athlete in any sense, but I am trail-obsessed, especially through the winter months. Hiking is my way to stay outside, push and increase my limits, and maintain a connection to my body and the earth. I love spring and summer months on the trail in the beautiful PNW where I live, but there’s something especially enchanting about winter hiking. The c

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Outside Online

How to See Yosemite’s Firefall Without the Crowds

Every year, rain and snow runoff slip down the eastern face of El Capitan , creating a narrow waterfall that drops over two thousand feet to the valley. In February, for about a two week period, the setting sun lights the waterfall aglow with orange hues for about eight minutes , creating one of the most breathtaking, and sought-after, national park experiences that’s over in the blink of an eye.

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They Put in Near Canada and Didn’t Stop Until the Gulf. Inside This Couple’s 2,300-Mile Canoe Trip.

It was their second day on the river, and everything was soaked. Nat Odgers and Mikey Lear, a couple from Brighton, England, had just shoved off from the banks of the Missouri River in southwestern Montana on August 5, 2025. A short time later, their 17-foot-long canoe hit a rock and capsized. And they still had five months remaining in their journey down the river. “We capsized because of hubris

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Outside Online

Staying Up Late Might Be Damaging Your Heart, According to New Research

Going to bed on time can be tough, given the unlimited distractions we have at our fingertips. But early bedtimes got a huge PR boost when recent research showed that night owls may be more likely to have heart issues. The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association , makes the case for going to bed at a reasonable time. I interviewed experts to explain the relationship betw

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They Put in Near Canada and Didn’t Stop Until the Gulf. Inside This Couple’s 2,300-Mile Canoe Trip.

It was their second day on the river, and everything was soaked. Nat Odgers and Mikey Lear, a couple from Brighton, England, had just shoved off from the banks of the Missouri River in southwestern Montana on August 5, 2025. A short time later, their 17-foot-long canoe hit a rock and capsized. And they still had five months remaining in their journey down the river. “We capsized because of hubris

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Freesurf Magazine

Gabriela Bryan Wins Lexus Pipe Challenger Presented by Billabong

Lexus Pipe Challenger kicks off

Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi’s own Gabriela Bryan (HAW) won the 2026 Lexus Pipe Challenger Presented by Billabong, Stop No. 6 of the 2025/2026 Challenger Series. She joins fellow event victor Callum Robson (AUS). Bryan navigated through a premier field starting in the Round of 32 and found her way through the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and ultimately claimed her maiden Challenger Series win at the famed reef o

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Women’s Championship Tour Surfers Take Over Lexus Pipe Challenger

At December’s Florence Pipe Pro, Gabriela Bryan laid down serious tracks at Gums, but ultimately came runner-up to a surging Carissa Moore . Today, at her second Pipeline contest in less than two months, the 23-year-old from Kauai would not be denied an event win at the fabled reef. The WSL ran 15 heats today in head-high-plus sets, mostly concentrated at Backdoor. Though the final featured more

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Surf News Network

A DO NOT MISS…THE KE NUI FEST THIS SATURDAY

Ke Nui Fest this Saturday Feb 7th on the NS from 2pm-10pm GREAT FOOD …live music, surf culture, education and more…for ALL ages & Kids are FREE! A benefit for Dakota Riley. CLICK ’em HERE to Get your Tickets at KENUI FEST.eventbrite.com We are extremely excited to continue the fundraising efforts for Dakota Briley with the incredible Ke Nui Fest happening THIS Saturday, February 7th on the North

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How WWII Killed the ‘Best Wave in Southern California’ (Photos)

Long Beach, these days, isn’t much of a surf town. Sure, there’s the occasional hurricane swell (ahem, Marie) that brings waves through the jetties, offshore oil rigs, and whatnot. But for the most part, Southern California surfers either head north (to Los Angeles) or south (to Orange County) for waves. That wasn’t always the case, however. Long Beach was once home to an historically epic wave,

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BeachGrit

Surf icon Taj Burrow and the Tamarama real estate decision that cost him $10 million

Real estate is a game where, with a few good pivots, even the fool who’d never build or invent or service can find a quick way into the millionaire biz. Taj Burrow, the almost-fifty-year-old former world number two, knows. He’s one of the few high-profile shredders from the nineties who didn’t invest his formidable bankroll, at least entirely, in hookers, Balinese bars and coke. He’s got the awar

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Freesurf Magazine

Callum Robson Wins Lexus Pipe Challenger Presented by Billabong

Callum Robson (AUS) won the 2026 Lexus Pipe Challenger Presented by Billabong, Stop No. 6 of the 2025/2026 Challenger Series (CS). An incredible morning of pumping, ten-to-fifteen-foot wave faces provided a spectacle for the men’s Round of 32, Quarterfinals, and beginning of the Semifinals, with Robson proving he was ready for the task heading into the Finals. CS rankings continued to adjust throu

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Teton Gravity Research

Inside the Villages at the Winter Olympics

Milan Olympic Village opens with mixed reviews

The Olympics are built around performance, but they don’t just survive on it. Between heats and training sessions, medal ceremonies and mixed areas, there’s a whole other operation unfolding off the course; a network of villages, lounges, fan zones, national houses, and late-night gathering spots spread across Milan and the Italian Alps. It’s where the Games loosen their grip. Where athletes chil

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The Inertia

Here Are the Top 10 Ski and Snowboard TV Episodes of All Time

As the 2026 Winter Olympics loom large and ski season ramps up, it can be hard to keep the mountains off your mind. But when you can’t quite make it to the slopes, sometimes it helps to appreciate all the other ways skiing and snowboarding permeate our culture. The ’80s and ’90s popularized ski movies, the 2000s perfected ski/snow video games, and now YouTube hosts endless ski clips and films. Bu

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The Inertia

We Asked the Talented Shane Borland If He’s a Surfer Who Skates, or a Skater Who Surfs

Shane Borland is a surfer and skater known for his hard charging, fully committed airs, and seamless style between boardsports. He’s been featured in video parts for core surf-skate brands like Chapter 11 TV and the Rage Team. And to prove his chops as one of the best, Shane won the Keris Cup — an invitational event in Uluwatu for skaters and surfers across the globe. With all great cross-sport a

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BeachGrit

Beloved California congressman Mike Levin makes throaty appeal for USA Surfing in boisterous op-ed

I don’t know how much you are following the story of Olympic surfing, in these United States, but it is a WILD ride full of betrayals, sexually-charged liaisons, cloak and dagger intrigue and hurt feelings. As brief background, each country must have a governing body for each sport that it is sending athletes. USA Surfing was the governing body for U.S surfing, though lost the designation due to

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A 65-Year Dream: Vietnam Veteran Finally Gets His First Custom Surfboard

When a society prioritizes wealth above all else it becomes irredeemable, it has no real value. The good news is that wealth is limited to 1% of the population and there are plenty of remarkable stories of human grace, kindness, and strength amongst the rest of the population. This is one such story involving a surfboard shaper, Dave Yearwood, and a Navy veteran and unknown American icon, Dennis

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The Inertia

3 Surfers Who Made the Biggest Jumps Towards Championship Tour Qualification at Pipeline

Eight surfers had chances to qualify for the 2026 Championship Tour before the Lexus Pipe Challenger began. Of course, it was impossible for all of those scenarios to play out and all eight to qualify by the end of one contest, but in the end it was only Eli Hanneman celebrating his new promotion by making it to the final. In fact, he’s the only person to qualify for the CT thus far with one more

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BLISTER

Deep Dive: Faction Dancer 79

We compare the Dancer 79 to the Faction Dancer 2, Folsom Spar 78, Parlor Warbird, Volkl Peregrine 82, Black Crows Octo, Head Supershape e-Rally, Majesty HNX Ti, Renoun Atlas 80, Volkl Peregrine 80, K2 Disruption MTi, Head Supershape e-Titan, Rossignol Forza 70° Ti, Fischer The Curv GT 85, Kastle MX84, Stockli Montero AR, Nordica Steadfast 85 DC, Rossignol Arcade 88, & more. Blister’s Flash Review

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The Inertia

Inside the ‘Doomsday Glacier’: Researchers Dropped a Camera 3,300 Feet Down a Borehole

Scientists drill Thwaites Glacier Antarctica

You’ve likely heard of the “ Doomsday Glacier. “ It has a real name — Thwaites Glacier — but that’s less eye-catching than Doomsday Glacier. It is an important slab of ice, though, and a rose by any other name still smells as sweet. It is one of the most volatile ice masses in the world, capable of changing the world as we know it. Which is why researchers at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) an

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Outside Online

The Feds Say a Yosemite BASE Jumper Posted His Video Online. He Claims It’s AI.

Man charged for illegal BASE jumping

Rangers at Yosemite National Park believe they have tracked down a California man who allegedly BASE jumped inside the park last October amid the government shutdown . How’d they catch him? Law enforcement officials say he posted a video of the illicit jump to his Instagram page. But now, the man is offering a very technologically savvy excuse. He says the video in question was generated by artif

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The Inertia

Tate McRae Got Roasted Online For Supporting Team U.S.A.

Tate McRae promotes Legendary February events

Canadian pop singer Tate McRae recently appeared in a TV ad promoting team U.S.A. at the Winter Olympics . And she got absolutely roasted for it. The mini-controversy arose as a result of an NBC advertisement for its coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics. In it, McRae appears wearing a red snow suit and skis and asks an owl for directions to the Games. “I’m trying to get to Milan for an amazing op

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Adventure - Outdoor News, Science, Politics - Outside Online

The Feds Say a Yosemite BASE Jumper Posted His Video Online. He Claims It’s AI.

Man charged for illegal BASE jumping

Rangers at Yosemite National Park believe they have tracked down a California man who allegedly BASE jumped inside the park last October amid the government shutdown . How’d they catch him? Law enforcement officials say he posted a video of the illicit jump to his Instagram page. But now, the man is offering a very technologically savvy excuse. He says the video in question was generated by artif

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Adventure - Outdoor News, Science, Politics - Outside Online

I Just Broke the Speed Record on 22,837-Foot Aconcagua. Here’s What It Was Like.

On January 28, trail runner Erin Ton set a new speed record on 22,837-foot Aconcagua, the tallest peak in the Americas. Ton, 29, completed the 9.5-mile round trip from the peak’s Base Camp at Plaza de Mulas to the summit and back in 6 hours, 33 minutes, shaving 1:44 off of the previous record, set by Slovakian climber Lenka Polackova in 2025. Ton told Outside what it was like to speed up and down

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Surfer

Hey Dibi: How Do I Stay Cool When the Lineup's A Circus

Editor’s Note: Have a question for Dibi Fletcher? She’s definitely got answers. Or at least a perspective. Don’t hold back, shoot her a DM on Instagram and ask away. Here’s this week’s dispatch from the Matriarch of Radical… Hey Dibi… I volunteer for what I consider all the great causes to preserve the beach lifestyle. I feel like all the hours I gladly spend are such a waste as the beach is just

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Outside Online

I Just Broke the Speed Record on 22,837-Foot Aconcagua. Here’s What It Was Like.

On January 28, trail runner Erin Ton set a new speed record on 22,837-foot Aconcagua, the tallest peak in the Americas. Ton, 29, completed the 9.5-mile round trip from the peak’s Base Camp at Plaza de Mulas to the summit and back in 6 hours, 33 minutes, shaving 1:44 off of the previous record, set by Slovakian climber Lenka Polackova in 2025. Ton told Outside what it was like to speed up and down

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Outside Online

Here’s All the Ice Fishing Gear You Need for Your First Time on the “Hard Water”

Like any style of fishing, ice fishing definitely has a learning curve. Even as an avid fly and spin fisherman with loads of diverse experience, my first time stepping out onto the ice was surprisingly intimidating. Getting kitted out with the right ice fishing gear took cold toes, damp hands, and more than a few fishless days. Whether you’re a weekend warrior like myself or an aspiring hard wate

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Meet Glen Horn: the San Diego Surf Legend Who Really Is Living the Dream

Everyone who surfs wants to surf forever. Hell, the point of surfing all the time is so you can continue to surf all the time. But time waits for no man, as they say, and it’s not waiting for Glen Horn, either. Horn doesn’t mind, because he’s a guy who knows that dedication brings rewards. And he is nothing if not dedicated to surfing. “My classic moment in my life is going to be when I’m here an

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The Inertia

Meet Glen Horn: the San Diego Surf Legend Who Really Is Living the Dream

Everyone who surfs wants to surf forever. Hell, the point of surfing all the time is so you can continue to surf all the time. But time waits for no man, as they say, and it’s not waiting for Glen Horn, either. Horn doesn’t mind, because he’s a guy who knows that dedication brings rewards. And he is nothing if not dedicated to surfing. “My classic moment in my life is going to be when I’m here an

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The Inertia

New Ski Gear for 2026 We’re Actually Stoked On

Support our work! The Inertia may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn more about our gear review policy here . Variety may be the spice of life, but it’s easy to understand how that may not always apply to the gear world. When an athlete finds something that works, something they trust, good luck convincing them to take a spin on something new. Of course, this is j

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The Inertia

Take It To The Bank: The GNU Banked Country Rips

Support our work! The Inertia may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn more about our gear review policy here . Testing snowboards is a privilege , but it turns into pure joy when I get to ride a deck like the GNU Banked Country ($630) . While it might not be the most popular board on the mountain, this year, it’s one of the best. With some of the premier tech from

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Surf | The Inertia

King Tides and Big Barrels in Los Angeles This Week

The King Tides woke up the ocean in Los Angeles this week, and it delivered massive surf, heavy sets, and raw power that rolled straight into the beach. This edit captures a huge King Tide swell — slow-motion barrels, brutal wipeouts, and the kind of waves that remind you how small we really are. Filmed from the sand and inside the chaos, this is what huge surf actually feels like when the ocean

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The Inertia

Requalified, Refocused, and Healthy: Meet Eli Hanneman, the 2026 CT Edition

For Maui’s Eli Hanneman, getting back on the WSL’s Championship Tour isn’t just a requalification: it’s a reintroduction. At 21, Hanneman, who surfed his rookie year on the 2024 CT, was juggling competition with the joyful peak of planning a future with his fiancée and recovering from the life-shaking pits of nearly dying at Pipeline in 2022 and seeing his beloved hometown, Lahaina, decimated by

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Does Exercise Actually Burn Calories?

Back in 2012, an evolutionary anthropologist named Herman Pontzer published some baffling data from his time among the Hadza, a group of hunter-gatherers in Tanzania. Using a sophisticated technique called the “doubly labeled water” method, he measured the daily calorie burn in 30 Hadza adults, and compared it with similar data from the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere. The surprise: it was more or le

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Surfer

Hey Dibi: How Do I Stay Cool When the Lineup's A Circus

Editor’s Note: Have a question for Dibi Fletcher? She’s definitely got answers. Or at least a perspective. Don’t hold back, shoot her a DM on Instagram and ask away. Here’s this week’s dispatch from the Matriarch of Radical… Hey Dibi… I volunteer for what I consider all the great causes to preserve the beach lifestyle. I feel like all the hours I gladly spend are such a waste as the beach is just

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NOAA Just Redefined El Niño and La Niña

La Niña and El Niño are distinctions that work a bit like Groundhog Day, at least for surf-going folk. When declared, those in the eastern Pacific either demure or delight, respectively, at what surf forecasters predict will come. TL;DR: La Niña’s cooler temps bring dreary weather and fickle surf to the U.S.’s West Coast, and El Niño sends pumping surf on a warm-water conveyor belt across the Pac

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Ocean Ramsey Supports New Shark Deterrent Device: ‘It Actually Works’ (Video)

There’s been a lot of shark activity recently, and particularly in Australia, when a spate of four bull shark attacks went down in just 48 hours in the Sydney area. Surfer Andre de Ruyter, 27, lost his leg ; 12-year-old Nico Antic tragically died . And that flurry followed the death of Erica Fox , 55, in California at the teeth of a great white, which happened late last year. So, it’s conceivable

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Outside Online

Bucket List National Park Adventures That Require Impeccable Timing

Timing is everything. Just ask anyone who invested in Apple in the ’70s, or the photographer who wakes up before dawn to catch a glimpse of an elk meandering through a meadow before the sun gets too high in the sky. Any visit to a national park can be memorable, but there are certain adventures inside our parks that can only be experienced if you have impeccable timing. Conditions have to align p

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Wavelength Surf Magazine – since 1981

WATCH: J-Bay’s Star-Studded Line-Up

There’s an undeniable draw to J-Bay. Think about this; an untouched, drawn out stretch of brushed clean, liquid fervour that spins off into the middle distance, with multiple top-to-bottom sections and an absolutely throttling make-or-break barrel. It is a natural marvel, that wraps down the coastline like a silk scarf on a summer breeze. Now, add […] The post appeared first on Wavelength Surf M

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BLISTER

Flash Review: Atherton A.150.M

The Athertons are best known for their exploits on DH bikes, so does their new A.150.M feel like an especially descending-focused sort of All-Mountain bike, or something else entirely? Here’s our early take. Blister’s Flash Reviews and Deep Dives are accessible to those who purchase one of our paid subscriptions To get our comprehensive Deep Dives and our initial, unfiltered reports on new gear,

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Teton Gravity Research

TGR Dream Factory Victoria Jealouse Award Winner: Piper Kunst in ‘MIMIC’ for Best Female Action

The TGR Dream Factory Digital Film Festival The inaugural TGR Dream Factory Digital Film Festival was born from a desire to hand over the keys to the kingdom. After three decades of capturing breathtaking moments, Teton Gravity Research launched this platform to spotlight the next generation of filmmaking talent. The festival highlights various categories, from documentary-style storytelling to t

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Surfer

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Blue-Collar Journeymen Make Huge Rankings Leap at Firing Pipeline

Today was a great day for professional surfing. Whether you’re a fan of impactful, meaningful waves, heartwarming stories or gorgeous backdrops, there was something to rivet your attention span at Pipeline on Thursday, where the men’s field at the Lexus Pipe Challenger concluded in criminally good fashion. The day’s most memorable storyline belonged to Callum Robson, a journeyman Aussie who went

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BeachGrit

Israeli Surfer Eithan Osborne stars in, “Jesus was a Jew, yes, but on his mother’s side! Part two”

What’s your fav Jewish joke? I got two. A holocaust survivor dies of old age and goes to heaven. When he gets there he meets God and tells him a holocaust joke. God says, “That’s not funny.” And the man says, “I guess you had to be there. “ And, A priest and a rabbi are sitting on a park bench together when a kid bends over in front of ’em. “I’d love to screw that,” says the priest. “Screw him of

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Teton Gravity Research

Milan Cortina to Include New Sport, Additional Disciplines

After 30 years without adding a new winter sport, the Olympics are finally changing the program. Ski mountaineering, better known as ‘skimo’, makes its Olympic debut in Milan-Cortina, marking the first entirely new sport added to the Games since skeleton returned in 2002. Unlike format tweaks or medal-padding variations, skimo is a fundamentally different discipline. Think cross-country skiing co

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Teton Gravity Research

Just Days Apart, Two Australians Killed in Japan’s Record Snow Season

Australian snowboarder dies in Japan

News out of Japan has rocked the global ski community this week as two young Australian skiers have died in separate incidents just days apart. Micky Hurst, 27 Twenty-seven-year-old Michael “Micky” Hurst, from Melbourne, died on Tuesday while skiing in the sidecountry of the Hokkaido region. Hurst was with a group between Niseko Moiwa and Niseko Annupuri resorts when he suffered a “sudden medical

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Surfer

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Tatiana Weston-Webb and Jesse Mendes Welcome New Baby Girl

On Thursday, 2024 Olympic silver medalist and Championship Tour surfer Tatiana Weston-Webb and her husband, WSL broadcaster and former CT surfer Jesse Mendes, announced the birth of their first child, a baby girl, in the city of Garopaba in southern Brazil. View this post on Instagram The married couple announced the news together on Instagram. "With great joy, we’re happy to say Bia Rose has arr

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Surfer

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Josh Brolin Reflects on Former Competitive Surf Career (Video)

Onscreen, Josh Brolin is known for his hardened, world-weary, often brazen characters – from Llewelyn Moss in No Country for Old Men to Matt Graver in Sicario . But in real life, Brolin is a bit more tender. He’s a good follow on social media, frequently posting well-worded screeds, poetry, musings about life, etc. And before he hit the bigtime, he was a wild man growing up in the Santa Barbara a

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The Inertia

King Tides and Big Barrels in Los Angeles This Week

The King Tides woke up the ocean in Los Angeles this week, and it delivered massive surf, heavy sets, and raw power that rolled straight into the beach. This edit captures a huge King Tide swell — slow-motion barrels, brutal wipeouts, and the kind of waves that remind you how small we really are. Filmed from the sand and inside the chaos, this is what huge surf actually feels like when the ocean

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The Inertia

‘Shark Whisperer’ Ocean Ramsey Thinks This Shark Repellent Actually Works

Ocean Ramsey knows sharks. She knows them so well that she was the focus of a Netflix documentary called Shark Whisperer . She knows them well enough that The Inertia created a course about shark safety with her . She’s often the center of some debate about how she goes about her interactions with sharks, but there is no denying that she’s extremely knowledgeable. Which is why I was surprised to

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Surfer

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Surf Community Rallies to Support Dakota Briley After Tragic Car Crash

The surf community supports its own, as seen with the upcoming Ke Nui Fest , a fundraising event to support Hawaiian surf royalty, Dakota Briley. Going down on Saturday, February 7th at Waihuena Farm in Haleiwa, Oahu, the Ke Nui Fest will feature musical acts including Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational winner Landon McNamara, Kolohe Kai Solo Set, Ron Artis II, and more. 100% of the proceeds will

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The Inertia

Olympic Ski Jumpers Accused of Injecting Acid into Penises in Order to Jump Farther

Ski jumpers have been accused of augmenting their penises for competitive gain. The controversy, dubbed “penisgate” by the press, may soon prompt Olympic anti-doping authorities to investigate. The issue reached the ears of Olympic officials at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) press conference Thursday. As The Guardian reports , the agency was asked about recent rumors that ski jumpers were ar

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The Inertia

Parts of the Los Angeles Coastline Could Be Designated as a National Park

The National Park Service is asking for public input on a potential national park designation for parts of the Los Angeles coast . For those who haven’t had the chance to explore it, the coast of L.A. is a pretty wonderful place. The hills east of the the PCH in North County are stunning — not as crowded as you’d think, and just a quick jaunt down to waves like Malibu. There’s a lot of room to mo

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Surfer

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Hundreds of Thousands of People in Portugal Could Use Your Help

An extratropical cyclone named Kristin rocked Portugal with wind gusts of up to 130 miles per hour (208 km/h) causing immense structural damage along with heavy rain and flooding to vast areas of the country. The storm has resulted in at least 6 deaths as well as over $1 billion in damages and has left hundreds of thousands without power. Portuguese big wave surfer Nic von Rupp has created a GoFu

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