Brooke Geery

Under Review: Deeper

My mom used to get my dad the new Warren Miller movie every year for Christmas. My parents, you see, were recovering ski bums, and having moved from Idaho to Vermont to save me from the Mormons, they missed “real skiing.” These movies, I guess, were the best connection they had. I was young when Warren Miller used to make movies anyone would want to buy, but I remember them being less about skiing and more about a story. Sometimes they were a bit cheesy, but my dad seemed to enjoy them. Watching the TGR production “Deeper” reminded me of this for some reason. There was nothing cheesy about Jeremy…
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So You Wanna Make it in the Snowboard Media…

Been so busy lately I feel like my head might explode. Big news soon, but first, I received an email from an aspiring shred filmer asking if YoBeat was my "job" and how I did it. Despite not knowing what day it is, I took the time to answer, and will now re-purpose it into a blog so that in the future, I can simply respond with a link.If you care: (more…)
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Modern Snowboard Marketing in Three Easy Steps

Even after reading the simple list of ideas put forth in our "How To Get OUT of the Snowboard Industry" post, you may not have been able to pull the trigger, and find yourself in the position to be marketing for a medium-to-large snowboard brand this season. It’s hard, because you’re kind of lazy, you still don’t really get it, and the unnamed backer you're working for pays you barely more than a living wage under the guise of the “bad economy” and that fact that you “love snowboarding.” On top of that, your budget got cut again, so after paying for all the necessary things such as a team,…
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Pirates Hijack Windells; Premiere Hooked

Tim Windell approved. On a dark and stormy November 6th, Pirates Movie Production North American tour embarked on B.O.B., the quaint little indoor skatepark at Windells Snowboard Camp, much to the delight of the residents of nearby Sandy and Welches. They brought with them plenty of booty for pillaging, as well as a DVD of Stop! Hammertime from Six Eleven films to show as a warm up. As you've likely been to a few premieres yourself, or read about at least 20 or so already this year, instead of telling you more about snowboard videos and product tosses, I offer you a pirate joke. Q: Why did the Pirates go…
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Oregon Early Season Report: Timberline Lower Opening Day

Damn, I look good going small! Photo: Tim Zimmerman In the annual "race for first," even the resort that opens first is still a loser thanks to a little place called Timberline in Oregon. But while Timberline has had its lifts running for the past few weekends, October 29th marked the officially start of the season, with the lifts on the lower mountain cranking up for the first time in the 2010/11 season. With over three feet of snow falling in the last week, and a forecast calling for sun, I didn't even need to be coerced a little bit to get up there. However, preparing for the joyous first…
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Hump Day Halloween Spectacular

Party Time Nate as "The Hoff" Halloween is this Sunday. Do you have your costume picked out yet? If you're like me, probably not, and on Saturday you'll schlep on over to Goodwill and end up with whatever ridiculous getup is leftover. But this year, why not plan ahead a little bit (seriously at this point it's only a couple days) and figure out what to be right now! To help, Party Time Nate donned several costumes made almost entirely out of snowboard gear you may very well already have, or at least if you have to buy, you'll be able to use again before next Halloween. So this weekend,…
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The Snowboard Shrinkage Crisis?

These photos were taken from more or less the same place, on the same day, at almost the same time. Much like when the My Alaska teaser dropped, the release of the full movie last week got me thinking about this whole ski vs snowboard thing, again. Last time I pondered if we should all just get along , but this time, a commenter brought up a very good point. Yeah I know the general consensus is the snowboarding/skiing war is over and we should love each other and probably start mating. Hear me out, though: If we keep mixing these two sports people will inevitably compare the two. And…
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Another Cook Off Video!

What do you do for fun? Me, I put on cooking show spoof cook offs and then make videos of them. With each one (this is the fifth one), it gets more serious, and more polished. For the latest I branded it, came up with some instrumental background music, and got a sponsor that actually provided the featured ingredient. Then I spent a solid 12 hours editing, only to export and realize there were a few more things I wanted to fix. But after two days of editing, I figured, good enough! Enjoy. Be sure to check out the full gallery of artsy black white photos here.
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YoBeat Most Awesome Chef: Peter Line vs. Party Time Nate

Peter Line and Party Time Nate met once again in a battle of culinary skills. For this YoBeat Most Awesome Chef challenge, the home court advantage was Nate's, as Peter drove down to Portland to attempt to take out Nate once again. The secret ingredient of coffee (provided by Wille Yli Luoma and Heart Roasters) prove to be a challenge for both chefs, but they managed to put together two very good meals. Only one could come out on top though, and claim the glamorous prize. If you missed the first time Peter and Nate met, be sure to check it out. GET YOUR OWN YOBEAT HOODIE CHEF'S COAT HERE…
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