Brooke Geery

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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Snow Wakeskating

Have a sweet truck that works in snow but can't make it to the mountain for some reason? Have a handle and a wakeskate laying around? Have some abysmal wakeskate skills? Then you should try snow wakeskating! It's the newest, coolest sport in Portland. And everything in Portland is cool.
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Snowed In!

I almost feel bad for how much trash I talked to the soccer moms at the tire place getting studs put on. Almost. They are still morons, but we are going on almost a week of snow and treacherous roads in Portland, with no signs of stopping. My second flight got canceled and they couldn't get me on another until the red eye Xmas eve so I said screw it and decided not to go. Thank you frequent flyer miles, I not only got my miles back at no charge, but they refunded the $10 I paid. I will make the pilgrimage  to Vermont some other time, when the weather…
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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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The Storm of the Century!

Yesterday I really meant to go up to the mountain, but man, that thing is far away. But as a snowboard journalist, opening day is like money in the bank, and I wasn't about to totally blow it. Luckily, it also snowed in the city, much more convenient for myself. So I rounded up some hungover friends, set up my brand new board, and made it happen. The result was this YoBeat feature (and a very sore hip.) Enjoy.
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