Well, things in Ontario have been pretty strange lately...in terms of weather.  I know its lame to talk about the weather, but seriously it's been really really weird.  One second it's sunny and hot, the next it's cold, dark and storming.

Check this out - Toronto weather from last week, the hail was so heavy in places it needed to be shoveled like snow. (Not my video - just grabbed it off youtube).

Unfortunately, Future Snowboard Mag has called it  quits.  Effective immediately, the publication is done-ski.

Check out http://business.transworld.net/2008/06/12/future-snowboarding-magazine-calls-it-quits/ for more.  Please feel free to email me if you know anything else. 

Check out the teaser for this year's Burton movie.  Watch the last trick in the vid - looks like Tadashi, but who knows.....

Backside double-cork (2:08)...hot damn! 

So, I've been back in Ontario for a little over a week now, and I am definately noticing that there are no mountains around here...haha...but seriously, there aren't any.  :(

Other than that, good 'ol Ontario is rediculously hot, muggy, smoggy, sweaty, humidity-ty(made that up), and just general a sauna.  The heat isn't that bad, but I'm just glad someone invented a little thing called Air Conditioning!

Here's some pics with captions on some things I've been doing lately.

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Second-last day in the Whistler backcountry...too bad the landing decided to be made of GLUE! Shot count this day: 7 bails.


This massive male black bear was on my front lawn in Whistler.  It was huge! Sorry the pic is blurry, its all I could get in time.


E-man...don't ask! Bonfire bonfire



Probably the sickest photo ever! Day 1, heading north out of Whis, somewhere just past Pemby.  Photo taken by Jess out of the car window.


Bored on day 1 of the drive back east....eating a pepperoni stick and using it as a baton for the amazing music we were listening too! haha...




Banff National Park on the Trans-Canada....EPIC!


Jess drinking a 'pint' (or jar whatever you want to call it) in the Magpie and Stump in Banff.  Day 1 (well night 1).


Day 2, getting my OJ and Vit. C fix.


Somewhere outside of Calgary, Day 2.... tire change.  The 'fix' done a week earlier on a bad puncture was leaking, so it was time to change 'er.


Welcome to Canada....well the praries of Canada...well the praries of Saskatchewan.  Straight and flat for as far as the eye can see.


Camping outside of Regina.  Pretty dope new tent!


And camp stove...thanks Fat Dave!

I should be a photographer...with my 6 Megapixel point and shoot hahaha.  Just entering Ontario...night ahead, sunset behind.


This is what it looked like for Jess and I driving for 5 days in my truck.  And no, that 24 of beer isn't full, it just has lots of grapes and yogurt in it.

Our Motel window in Dryden, Ontario....Day 4 of the trip.  All the adjoining rooms had multiple gunshots in the window.... WTF!@?


Day 4, Night 4, camping in White Lake Provincial Park, Ontario. Just above Lake Superior.  I was sold wet wood, and took FOREVER to get this fire started!  Oh well, it worked out in the end.

I'm back in Onterrible....long story short, got a bit hurt last day filming in the backcountry (tore some ligaments in my ankle, but should be a sppedy recovery).  The day was SICK until then and got some sweet shots. 

Check back in the next few days for an update of the last little while and my drive back East across our beautiful country with my beautiful girl. 

PEACE