Brooke Geery

mt hood meadows

Night Riding at Meadows

[media id=69 width=555 height=340] Here at YoBeat, we try to keep things fun. But sometimes, between the hate comments, and me constantly telling Nick Lipton that he is a douche bag, morale can get low. So it was time for a little team building exercise, and luckily Mt. Hood Meadows had just opened its night riding facilities for the season. With Party Time Nate in tow, a few road sodas, and the desire to get rad, Nick and I set out on Black Friday 2009 to strengthen the bond that makes YoBeat tick.
Read More

5 Things I Did This Week

I had a good three-week run of my list of 5 things more important/interesting than snowboarding, and I still plan to do them occasionally, but being honest, I haven't really been paying attention to the outside world lately. Rather I've been perfecting my sales skills, running too many websites, and even doing a little actual snowboarding. But I know my 8 dedicated brookegeery.com readers demand new content, so here's 5 Things I Did This Week. 1. 2009 Alliance Superlatives. In years past this has been a large magazine feature, but as you may have heard, times are tough for print right now. So with reduced page counts, the feature has…
Read More

Mt. Hood Meadows and an Opening Day Documentary

[media id=58 width=600 height=360] Last year, Timbro had his worst first day of snowboarding of the year, ever. He wrote all about it, so you can get up to speed. This year, Meadows's opening day came much earlier than last, and unlike last year, Timbro was there. Since this opening day thing is officially getting old (and yes, we know it's still early November) we'll let this mini-documentary do the talking. This is what you missed in Oregon on 11/11, but don't worry, there's plenty more to be had!
Read More

Chickens and Boardin

I love digital photography. Preston Strout recently told me I was the first person he ever saw with a digital camera, so it's not like this is a new thing for me, but now I can't even imagine shooting any other way. My four or so film cameras haven't so much as been picked up in years. But there's one thing that I still haven't really mastered with digital, and that's filing them in a way that I can easily find old photos when I need to. Ok, I have a lot more things to master than that, but I really suck at organiziation. Which brings me to the title…
Read More

Sign of the Times

Somehow I got on Nike 6.0's media list. Well actually I know exactly how. When they were just starting out, someone emailed YoBeat and asked for our address. I have been getting random packages ever since. It's a good list to be on, as special overnight deliveries have included a rad screen printed poster, a tube of orange shoe laces surrounding an actual pair of shoes, and other rad, random stuff. It's usually artsy enough that you keep it around, and you frequently see the pieces on display at the offices of magazines and the like. Basically, it makes me feel cool and legitimate to receive these items. However the…
Read More

Blogging is Ruining my Life

Not only is blog the worst, and most ridiculous word in the English language (yep, it's acceptable in Scrabble), but I am obsessed. Like, more obsessed than I am with online scrabble (and as I've already made one reference in this post, you can see that's a lot.) Friday I went up to Mt. Hood with no intention of journalising in any way. I didn't even bring my camera. I was going to just ride for fun, because it's the holidays, and I don't feel like anyone who is paying cares about homey shred sessions. As it turned out, Friday was pretty much the best conditions I've ever ridden at…
Read More

Yes I still snowboard!

I guess technically Sunday was the first day of my season, but I don't really want to count strapping in twice and falling dramatically both times as a day. So that means today was my official first day of the season. Ridiculously late at the fault of the snow, not me, but at least the gondola I was on didn't fall down. Meadows opened up Sunday, but I spent yesterday dealing with trying to get my studs put on. Newsflash: the day after the storm is not the best time to try and get this done. Every soccer mom and moron in a Kia felt the need to do the…
Read More

Vegging Out

I went to my first Vegetate ever this weekend. Since I have no real perception of time and the passage of time, I don't remember the first time I heard about Vegetate, but I guess it must have been when I moved to the Northwest for college. I don't know, because I remember hearing about it and it being kind of a big deal, and it doesn't seem like I was in college THAT long ago. Sort of like Spring Loaded used to be when Terje and Brushie would show up. Well, it's not a big deal anymore. The only "name" there was Josh Dirksen and he didn't even compete.…
Read More

Night Riding at Meadows

[media id=69 width=555 height=340] Here at YoBeat, we try to keep things fun. But sometimes, between the hate comments, and me constantly telling Nick Lipton that he is a douche bag, morale can get low. So it was time for a little team building exercise, and luckily Mt. Hood Meadows had just opened its night riding facilities for the season. With Party Time Nate in tow, a few road sodas, and the desire to get rad, Nick and I set out on Black Friday 2009 to strengthen the bond that makes YoBeat tick.
Read More

5 Things I Did This Week

I had a good three-week run of my list of 5 things more important/interesting than snowboarding, and I still plan to do them occasionally, but being honest, I haven't really been paying attention to the outside world lately. Rather I've been perfecting my sales skills, running too many websites, and even doing a little actual snowboarding. But I know my 8 dedicated brookegeery.com readers demand new content, so here's 5 Things I Did This Week. 1. 2009 Alliance Superlatives. In years past this has been a large magazine feature, but as you may have heard, times are tough for print right now. So with reduced page counts, the feature has…
Read More

Mt. Hood Meadows and an Opening Day Documentary

[media id=58 width=600 height=360] Last year, Timbro had his worst first day of snowboarding of the year, ever. He wrote all about it, so you can get up to speed. This year, Meadows's opening day came much earlier than last, and unlike last year, Timbro was there. Since this opening day thing is officially getting old (and yes, we know it's still early November) we'll let this mini-documentary do the talking. This is what you missed in Oregon on 11/11, but don't worry, there's plenty more to be had!
Read More

Chickens and Boardin

I love digital photography. Preston Strout recently told me I was the first person he ever saw with a digital camera, so it's not like this is a new thing for me, but now I can't even imagine shooting any other way. My four or so film cameras haven't so much as been picked up in years. But there's one thing that I still haven't really mastered with digital, and that's filing them in a way that I can easily find old photos when I need to. Ok, I have a lot more things to master than that, but I really suck at organiziation. Which brings me to the title…
Read More

Sign of the Times

Somehow I got on Nike 6.0's media list. Well actually I know exactly how. When they were just starting out, someone emailed YoBeat and asked for our address. I have been getting random packages ever since. It's a good list to be on, as special overnight deliveries have included a rad screen printed poster, a tube of orange shoe laces surrounding an actual pair of shoes, and other rad, random stuff. It's usually artsy enough that you keep it around, and you frequently see the pieces on display at the offices of magazines and the like. Basically, it makes me feel cool and legitimate to receive these items. However the…
Read More

Blogging is Ruining my Life

Not only is blog the worst, and most ridiculous word in the English language (yep, it's acceptable in Scrabble), but I am obsessed. Like, more obsessed than I am with online scrabble (and as I've already made one reference in this post, you can see that's a lot.) Friday I went up to Mt. Hood with no intention of journalising in any way. I didn't even bring my camera. I was going to just ride for fun, because it's the holidays, and I don't feel like anyone who is paying cares about homey shred sessions. As it turned out, Friday was pretty much the best conditions I've ever ridden at…
Read More

Yes I still snowboard!

I guess technically Sunday was the first day of my season, but I don't really want to count strapping in twice and falling dramatically both times as a day. So that means today was my official first day of the season. Ridiculously late at the fault of the snow, not me, but at least the gondola I was on didn't fall down. Meadows opened up Sunday, but I spent yesterday dealing with trying to get my studs put on. Newsflash: the day after the storm is not the best time to try and get this done. Every soccer mom and moron in a Kia felt the need to do the…
Read More

Vegging Out

I went to my first Vegetate ever this weekend. Since I have no real perception of time and the passage of time, I don't remember the first time I heard about Vegetate, but I guess it must have been when I moved to the Northwest for college. I don't know, because I remember hearing about it and it being kind of a big deal, and it doesn't seem like I was in college THAT long ago. Sort of like Spring Loaded used to be when Terje and Brushie would show up. Well, it's not a big deal anymore. The only "name" there was Josh Dirksen and he didn't even compete.…
Read More

Night Riding at Meadows

[media id=69 width=555 height=340] Here at YoBeat, we try to keep things fun. But sometimes, between the hate comments, and me constantly telling Nick Lipton that he is a douche bag, morale can get low. So it was time for a little team building exercise, and luckily Mt. Hood Meadows had just opened its night riding facilities for the season. With Party Time Nate in tow, a few road sodas, and the desire to get rad, Nick and I set out on Black Friday 2009 to strengthen the bond that makes YoBeat tick.
Read More

5 Things I Did This Week

I had a good three-week run of my list of 5 things more important/interesting than snowboarding, and I still plan to do them occasionally, but being honest, I haven't really been paying attention to the outside world lately. Rather I've been perfecting my sales skills, running too many websites, and even doing a little actual snowboarding. But I know my 8 dedicated brookegeery.com readers demand new content, so here's 5 Things I Did This Week. 1. 2009 Alliance Superlatives. In years past this has been a large magazine feature, but as you may have heard, times are tough for print right now. So with reduced page counts, the feature has…
Read More

Mt. Hood Meadows and an Opening Day Documentary

[media id=58 width=600 height=360] Last year, Timbro had his worst first day of snowboarding of the year, ever. He wrote all about it, so you can get up to speed. This year, Meadows's opening day came much earlier than last, and unlike last year, Timbro was there. Since this opening day thing is officially getting old (and yes, we know it's still early November) we'll let this mini-documentary do the talking. This is what you missed in Oregon on 11/11, but don't worry, there's plenty more to be had!
Read More

Chickens and Boardin

I love digital photography. Preston Strout recently told me I was the first person he ever saw with a digital camera, so it's not like this is a new thing for me, but now I can't even imagine shooting any other way. My four or so film cameras haven't so much as been picked up in years. But there's one thing that I still haven't really mastered with digital, and that's filing them in a way that I can easily find old photos when I need to. Ok, I have a lot more things to master than that, but I really suck at organiziation. Which brings me to the title…
Read More

Sign of the Times

Somehow I got on Nike 6.0's media list. Well actually I know exactly how. When they were just starting out, someone emailed YoBeat and asked for our address. I have been getting random packages ever since. It's a good list to be on, as special overnight deliveries have included a rad screen printed poster, a tube of orange shoe laces surrounding an actual pair of shoes, and other rad, random stuff. It's usually artsy enough that you keep it around, and you frequently see the pieces on display at the offices of magazines and the like. Basically, it makes me feel cool and legitimate to receive these items. However the…
Read More

Blogging is Ruining my Life

Not only is blog the worst, and most ridiculous word in the English language (yep, it's acceptable in Scrabble), but I am obsessed. Like, more obsessed than I am with online scrabble (and as I've already made one reference in this post, you can see that's a lot.) Friday I went up to Mt. Hood with no intention of journalising in any way. I didn't even bring my camera. I was going to just ride for fun, because it's the holidays, and I don't feel like anyone who is paying cares about homey shred sessions. As it turned out, Friday was pretty much the best conditions I've ever ridden at…
Read More

Yes I still snowboard!

I guess technically Sunday was the first day of my season, but I don't really want to count strapping in twice and falling dramatically both times as a day. So that means today was my official first day of the season. Ridiculously late at the fault of the snow, not me, but at least the gondola I was on didn't fall down. Meadows opened up Sunday, but I spent yesterday dealing with trying to get my studs put on. Newsflash: the day after the storm is not the best time to try and get this done. Every soccer mom and moron in a Kia felt the need to do the…
Read More

Vegging Out

I went to my first Vegetate ever this weekend. Since I have no real perception of time and the passage of time, I don't remember the first time I heard about Vegetate, but I guess it must have been when I moved to the Northwest for college. I don't know, because I remember hearing about it and it being kind of a big deal, and it doesn't seem like I was in college THAT long ago. Sort of like Spring Loaded used to be when Terje and Brushie would show up. Well, it's not a big deal anymore. The only "name" there was Josh Dirksen and he didn't even compete.…
Read More

Night Riding at Meadows

[media id=69 width=555 height=340] Here at YoBeat, we try to keep things fun. But sometimes, between the hate comments, and me constantly telling Nick Lipton that he is a douche bag, morale can get low. So it was time for a little team building exercise, and luckily Mt. Hood Meadows had just opened its night riding facilities for the season. With Party Time Nate in tow, a few road sodas, and the desire to get rad, Nick and I set out on Black Friday 2009 to strengthen the bond that makes YoBeat tick.
Read More

5 Things I Did This Week

I had a good three-week run of my list of 5 things more important/interesting than snowboarding, and I still plan to do them occasionally, but being honest, I haven't really been paying attention to the outside world lately. Rather I've been perfecting my sales skills, running too many websites, and even doing a little actual snowboarding. But I know my 8 dedicated brookegeery.com readers demand new content, so here's 5 Things I Did This Week. 1. 2009 Alliance Superlatives. In years past this has been a large magazine feature, but as you may have heard, times are tough for print right now. So with reduced page counts, the feature has…
Read More

Mt. Hood Meadows and an Opening Day Documentary

[media id=58 width=600 height=360] Last year, Timbro had his worst first day of snowboarding of the year, ever. He wrote all about it, so you can get up to speed. This year, Meadows's opening day came much earlier than last, and unlike last year, Timbro was there. Since this opening day thing is officially getting old (and yes, we know it's still early November) we'll let this mini-documentary do the talking. This is what you missed in Oregon on 11/11, but don't worry, there's plenty more to be had!
Read More

Chickens and Boardin

I love digital photography. Preston Strout recently told me I was the first person he ever saw with a digital camera, so it's not like this is a new thing for me, but now I can't even imagine shooting any other way. My four or so film cameras haven't so much as been picked up in years. But there's one thing that I still haven't really mastered with digital, and that's filing them in a way that I can easily find old photos when I need to. Ok, I have a lot more things to master than that, but I really suck at organiziation. Which brings me to the title…
Read More

Sign of the Times

Somehow I got on Nike 6.0's media list. Well actually I know exactly how. When they were just starting out, someone emailed YoBeat and asked for our address. I have been getting random packages ever since. It's a good list to be on, as special overnight deliveries have included a rad screen printed poster, a tube of orange shoe laces surrounding an actual pair of shoes, and other rad, random stuff. It's usually artsy enough that you keep it around, and you frequently see the pieces on display at the offices of magazines and the like. Basically, it makes me feel cool and legitimate to receive these items. However the…
Read More

Blogging is Ruining my Life

Not only is blog the worst, and most ridiculous word in the English language (yep, it's acceptable in Scrabble), but I am obsessed. Like, more obsessed than I am with online scrabble (and as I've already made one reference in this post, you can see that's a lot.) Friday I went up to Mt. Hood with no intention of journalising in any way. I didn't even bring my camera. I was going to just ride for fun, because it's the holidays, and I don't feel like anyone who is paying cares about homey shred sessions. As it turned out, Friday was pretty much the best conditions I've ever ridden at…
Read More

Yes I still snowboard!

I guess technically Sunday was the first day of my season, but I don't really want to count strapping in twice and falling dramatically both times as a day. So that means today was my official first day of the season. Ridiculously late at the fault of the snow, not me, but at least the gondola I was on didn't fall down. Meadows opened up Sunday, but I spent yesterday dealing with trying to get my studs put on. Newsflash: the day after the storm is not the best time to try and get this done. Every soccer mom and moron in a Kia felt the need to do the…
Read More

Vegging Out

I went to my first Vegetate ever this weekend. Since I have no real perception of time and the passage of time, I don't remember the first time I heard about Vegetate, but I guess it must have been when I moved to the Northwest for college. I don't know, because I remember hearing about it and it being kind of a big deal, and it doesn't seem like I was in college THAT long ago. Sort of like Spring Loaded used to be when Terje and Brushie would show up. Well, it's not a big deal anymore. The only "name" there was Josh Dirksen and he didn't even compete.…
Read More

Night Riding at Meadows

[media id=69 width=555 height=340] Here at YoBeat, we try to keep things fun. But sometimes, between the hate comments, and me constantly telling Nick Lipton that he is a douche bag, morale can get low. So it was time for a little team building exercise, and luckily Mt. Hood Meadows had just opened its night riding facilities for the season. With Party Time Nate in tow, a few road sodas, and the desire to get rad, Nick and I set out on Black Friday 2009 to strengthen the bond that makes YoBeat tick.
Read More

5 Things I Did This Week

I had a good three-week run of my list of 5 things more important/interesting than snowboarding, and I still plan to do them occasionally, but being honest, I haven't really been paying attention to the outside world lately. Rather I've been perfecting my sales skills, running too many websites, and even doing a little actual snowboarding. But I know my 8 dedicated brookegeery.com readers demand new content, so here's 5 Things I Did This Week. 1. 2009 Alliance Superlatives. In years past this has been a large magazine feature, but as you may have heard, times are tough for print right now. So with reduced page counts, the feature has…
Read More

Mt. Hood Meadows and an Opening Day Documentary

[media id=58 width=600 height=360] Last year, Timbro had his worst first day of snowboarding of the year, ever. He wrote all about it, so you can get up to speed. This year, Meadows's opening day came much earlier than last, and unlike last year, Timbro was there. Since this opening day thing is officially getting old (and yes, we know it's still early November) we'll let this mini-documentary do the talking. This is what you missed in Oregon on 11/11, but don't worry, there's plenty more to be had!
Read More

Chickens and Boardin

I love digital photography. Preston Strout recently told me I was the first person he ever saw with a digital camera, so it's not like this is a new thing for me, but now I can't even imagine shooting any other way. My four or so film cameras haven't so much as been picked up in years. But there's one thing that I still haven't really mastered with digital, and that's filing them in a way that I can easily find old photos when I need to. Ok, I have a lot more things to master than that, but I really suck at organiziation. Which brings me to the title…
Read More

Sign of the Times

Somehow I got on Nike 6.0's media list. Well actually I know exactly how. When they were just starting out, someone emailed YoBeat and asked for our address. I have been getting random packages ever since. It's a good list to be on, as special overnight deliveries have included a rad screen printed poster, a tube of orange shoe laces surrounding an actual pair of shoes, and other rad, random stuff. It's usually artsy enough that you keep it around, and you frequently see the pieces on display at the offices of magazines and the like. Basically, it makes me feel cool and legitimate to receive these items. However the…
Read More

Blogging is Ruining my Life

Not only is blog the worst, and most ridiculous word in the English language (yep, it's acceptable in Scrabble), but I am obsessed. Like, more obsessed than I am with online scrabble (and as I've already made one reference in this post, you can see that's a lot.) Friday I went up to Mt. Hood with no intention of journalising in any way. I didn't even bring my camera. I was going to just ride for fun, because it's the holidays, and I don't feel like anyone who is paying cares about homey shred sessions. As it turned out, Friday was pretty much the best conditions I've ever ridden at…
Read More

Yes I still snowboard!

I guess technically Sunday was the first day of my season, but I don't really want to count strapping in twice and falling dramatically both times as a day. So that means today was my official first day of the season. Ridiculously late at the fault of the snow, not me, but at least the gondola I was on didn't fall down. Meadows opened up Sunday, but I spent yesterday dealing with trying to get my studs put on. Newsflash: the day after the storm is not the best time to try and get this done. Every soccer mom and moron in a Kia felt the need to do the…
Read More

Vegging Out

I went to my first Vegetate ever this weekend. Since I have no real perception of time and the passage of time, I don't remember the first time I heard about Vegetate, but I guess it must have been when I moved to the Northwest for college. I don't know, because I remember hearing about it and it being kind of a big deal, and it doesn't seem like I was in college THAT long ago. Sort of like Spring Loaded used to be when Terje and Brushie would show up. Well, it's not a big deal anymore. The only "name" there was Josh Dirksen and he didn't even compete.…
Read More

Night Riding at Meadows

[media id=69 width=555 height=340] Here at YoBeat, we try to keep things fun. But sometimes, between the hate comments, and me constantly telling Nick Lipton that he is a douche bag, morale can get low. So it was time for a little team building exercise, and luckily Mt. Hood Meadows had just opened its night riding facilities for the season. With Party Time Nate in tow, a few road sodas, and the desire to get rad, Nick and I set out on Black Friday 2009 to strengthen the bond that makes YoBeat tick.
Read More

5 Things I Did This Week

I had a good three-week run of my list of 5 things more important/interesting than snowboarding, and I still plan to do them occasionally, but being honest, I haven't really been paying attention to the outside world lately. Rather I've been perfecting my sales skills, running too many websites, and even doing a little actual snowboarding. But I know my 8 dedicated brookegeery.com readers demand new content, so here's 5 Things I Did This Week. 1. 2009 Alliance Superlatives. In years past this has been a large magazine feature, but as you may have heard, times are tough for print right now. So with reduced page counts, the feature has…
Read More

Mt. Hood Meadows and an Opening Day Documentary

[media id=58 width=600 height=360] Last year, Timbro had his worst first day of snowboarding of the year, ever. He wrote all about it, so you can get up to speed. This year, Meadows's opening day came much earlier than last, and unlike last year, Timbro was there. Since this opening day thing is officially getting old (and yes, we know it's still early November) we'll let this mini-documentary do the talking. This is what you missed in Oregon on 11/11, but don't worry, there's plenty more to be had!
Read More

Chickens and Boardin

I love digital photography. Preston Strout recently told me I was the first person he ever saw with a digital camera, so it's not like this is a new thing for me, but now I can't even imagine shooting any other way. My four or so film cameras haven't so much as been picked up in years. But there's one thing that I still haven't really mastered with digital, and that's filing them in a way that I can easily find old photos when I need to. Ok, I have a lot more things to master than that, but I really suck at organiziation. Which brings me to the title…
Read More

Sign of the Times

Somehow I got on Nike 6.0's media list. Well actually I know exactly how. When they were just starting out, someone emailed YoBeat and asked for our address. I have been getting random packages ever since. It's a good list to be on, as special overnight deliveries have included a rad screen printed poster, a tube of orange shoe laces surrounding an actual pair of shoes, and other rad, random stuff. It's usually artsy enough that you keep it around, and you frequently see the pieces on display at the offices of magazines and the like. Basically, it makes me feel cool and legitimate to receive these items. However the…
Read More

Blogging is Ruining my Life

Not only is blog the worst, and most ridiculous word in the English language (yep, it's acceptable in Scrabble), but I am obsessed. Like, more obsessed than I am with online scrabble (and as I've already made one reference in this post, you can see that's a lot.) Friday I went up to Mt. Hood with no intention of journalising in any way. I didn't even bring my camera. I was going to just ride for fun, because it's the holidays, and I don't feel like anyone who is paying cares about homey shred sessions. As it turned out, Friday was pretty much the best conditions I've ever ridden at…
Read More

Yes I still snowboard!

I guess technically Sunday was the first day of my season, but I don't really want to count strapping in twice and falling dramatically both times as a day. So that means today was my official first day of the season. Ridiculously late at the fault of the snow, not me, but at least the gondola I was on didn't fall down. Meadows opened up Sunday, but I spent yesterday dealing with trying to get my studs put on. Newsflash: the day after the storm is not the best time to try and get this done. Every soccer mom and moron in a Kia felt the need to do the…
Read More

Vegging Out

I went to my first Vegetate ever this weekend. Since I have no real perception of time and the passage of time, I don't remember the first time I heard about Vegetate, but I guess it must have been when I moved to the Northwest for college. I don't know, because I remember hearing about it and it being kind of a big deal, and it doesn't seem like I was in college THAT long ago. Sort of like Spring Loaded used to be when Terje and Brushie would show up. Well, it's not a big deal anymore. The only "name" there was Josh Dirksen and he didn't even compete.…
Read More

Night Riding at Meadows

[media id=69 width=555 height=340] Here at YoBeat, we try to keep things fun. But sometimes, between the hate comments, and me constantly telling Nick Lipton that he is a douche bag, morale can get low. So it was time for a little team building exercise, and luckily Mt. Hood Meadows had just opened its night riding facilities for the season. With Party Time Nate in tow, a few road sodas, and the desire to get rad, Nick and I set out on Black Friday 2009 to strengthen the bond that makes YoBeat tick.
Read More

5 Things I Did This Week

I had a good three-week run of my list of 5 things more important/interesting than snowboarding, and I still plan to do them occasionally, but being honest, I haven't really been paying attention to the outside world lately. Rather I've been perfecting my sales skills, running too many websites, and even doing a little actual snowboarding. But I know my 8 dedicated brookegeery.com readers demand new content, so here's 5 Things I Did This Week. 1. 2009 Alliance Superlatives. In years past this has been a large magazine feature, but as you may have heard, times are tough for print right now. So with reduced page counts, the feature has…
Read More

Mt. Hood Meadows and an Opening Day Documentary

[media id=58 width=600 height=360] Last year, Timbro had his worst first day of snowboarding of the year, ever. He wrote all about it, so you can get up to speed. This year, Meadows's opening day came much earlier than last, and unlike last year, Timbro was there. Since this opening day thing is officially getting old (and yes, we know it's still early November) we'll let this mini-documentary do the talking. This is what you missed in Oregon on 11/11, but don't worry, there's plenty more to be had!
Read More

Chickens and Boardin

I love digital photography. Preston Strout recently told me I was the first person he ever saw with a digital camera, so it's not like this is a new thing for me, but now I can't even imagine shooting any other way. My four or so film cameras haven't so much as been picked up in years. But there's one thing that I still haven't really mastered with digital, and that's filing them in a way that I can easily find old photos when I need to. Ok, I have a lot more things to master than that, but I really suck at organiziation. Which brings me to the title…
Read More

Sign of the Times

Somehow I got on Nike 6.0's media list. Well actually I know exactly how. When they were just starting out, someone emailed YoBeat and asked for our address. I have been getting random packages ever since. It's a good list to be on, as special overnight deliveries have included a rad screen printed poster, a tube of orange shoe laces surrounding an actual pair of shoes, and other rad, random stuff. It's usually artsy enough that you keep it around, and you frequently see the pieces on display at the offices of magazines and the like. Basically, it makes me feel cool and legitimate to receive these items. However the…
Read More

Blogging is Ruining my Life

Not only is blog the worst, and most ridiculous word in the English language (yep, it's acceptable in Scrabble), but I am obsessed. Like, more obsessed than I am with online scrabble (and as I've already made one reference in this post, you can see that's a lot.) Friday I went up to Mt. Hood with no intention of journalising in any way. I didn't even bring my camera. I was going to just ride for fun, because it's the holidays, and I don't feel like anyone who is paying cares about homey shred sessions. As it turned out, Friday was pretty much the best conditions I've ever ridden at…
Read More

Yes I still snowboard!

I guess technically Sunday was the first day of my season, but I don't really want to count strapping in twice and falling dramatically both times as a day. So that means today was my official first day of the season. Ridiculously late at the fault of the snow, not me, but at least the gondola I was on didn't fall down. Meadows opened up Sunday, but I spent yesterday dealing with trying to get my studs put on. Newsflash: the day after the storm is not the best time to try and get this done. Every soccer mom and moron in a Kia felt the need to do the…
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Vegging Out

I went to my first Vegetate ever this weekend. Since I have no real perception of time and the passage of time, I don't remember the first time I heard about Vegetate, but I guess it must have been when I moved to the Northwest for college. I don't know, because I remember hearing about it and it being kind of a big deal, and it doesn't seem like I was in college THAT long ago. Sort of like Spring Loaded used to be when Terje and Brushie would show up. Well, it's not a big deal anymore. The only "name" there was Josh Dirksen and he didn't even compete.…
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Night Riding at Meadows

[media id=69 width=555 height=340] Here at YoBeat, we try to keep things fun. But sometimes, between the hate comments, and me constantly telling Nick Lipton that he is a douche bag, morale can get low. So it was time for a little team building exercise, and luckily Mt. Hood Meadows had just opened its night riding facilities for the season. With Party Time Nate in tow, a few road sodas, and the desire to get rad, Nick and I set out on Black Friday 2009 to strengthen the bond that makes YoBeat tick.
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5 Things I Did This Week

I had a good three-week run of my list of 5 things more important/interesting than snowboarding, and I still plan to do them occasionally, but being honest, I haven't really been paying attention to the outside world lately. Rather I've been perfecting my sales skills, running too many websites, and even doing a little actual snowboarding. But I know my 8 dedicated brookegeery.com readers demand new content, so here's 5 Things I Did This Week. 1. 2009 Alliance Superlatives. In years past this has been a large magazine feature, but as you may have heard, times are tough for print right now. So with reduced page counts, the feature has…
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Mt. Hood Meadows and an Opening Day Documentary

[media id=58 width=600 height=360] Last year, Timbro had his worst first day of snowboarding of the year, ever. He wrote all about it, so you can get up to speed. This year, Meadows's opening day came much earlier than last, and unlike last year, Timbro was there. Since this opening day thing is officially getting old (and yes, we know it's still early November) we'll let this mini-documentary do the talking. This is what you missed in Oregon on 11/11, but don't worry, there's plenty more to be had!
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Chickens and Boardin

I love digital photography. Preston Strout recently told me I was the first person he ever saw with a digital camera, so it's not like this is a new thing for me, but now I can't even imagine shooting any other way. My four or so film cameras haven't so much as been picked up in years. But there's one thing that I still haven't really mastered with digital, and that's filing them in a way that I can easily find old photos when I need to. Ok, I have a lot more things to master than that, but I really suck at organiziation. Which brings me to the title…
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Sign of the Times

Somehow I got on Nike 6.0's media list. Well actually I know exactly how. When they were just starting out, someone emailed YoBeat and asked for our address. I have been getting random packages ever since. It's a good list to be on, as special overnight deliveries have included a rad screen printed poster, a tube of orange shoe laces surrounding an actual pair of shoes, and other rad, random stuff. It's usually artsy enough that you keep it around, and you frequently see the pieces on display at the offices of magazines and the like. Basically, it makes me feel cool and legitimate to receive these items. However the…
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Blogging is Ruining my Life

Not only is blog the worst, and most ridiculous word in the English language (yep, it's acceptable in Scrabble), but I am obsessed. Like, more obsessed than I am with online scrabble (and as I've already made one reference in this post, you can see that's a lot.) Friday I went up to Mt. Hood with no intention of journalising in any way. I didn't even bring my camera. I was going to just ride for fun, because it's the holidays, and I don't feel like anyone who is paying cares about homey shred sessions. As it turned out, Friday was pretty much the best conditions I've ever ridden at…
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Yes I still snowboard!

I guess technically Sunday was the first day of my season, but I don't really want to count strapping in twice and falling dramatically both times as a day. So that means today was my official first day of the season. Ridiculously late at the fault of the snow, not me, but at least the gondola I was on didn't fall down. Meadows opened up Sunday, but I spent yesterday dealing with trying to get my studs put on. Newsflash: the day after the storm is not the best time to try and get this done. Every soccer mom and moron in a Kia felt the need to do the…
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Vegging Out

I went to my first Vegetate ever this weekend. Since I have no real perception of time and the passage of time, I don't remember the first time I heard about Vegetate, but I guess it must have been when I moved to the Northwest for college. I don't know, because I remember hearing about it and it being kind of a big deal, and it doesn't seem like I was in college THAT long ago. Sort of like Spring Loaded used to be when Terje and Brushie would show up. Well, it's not a big deal anymore. The only "name" there was Josh Dirksen and he didn't even compete.…
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