After years of thinking, trying out different ideas, and figuring out who I am, I finally found a business that fits the bill. It’s called PARX. I started PARX in early July and am now working on this business full time. So pumped!
My New Website
Click on the logo and check out PARX. PARX officially brings the means to Board the Midwest All Day, Everyday. Summer, Winter, Spring and Fall, we can board through it all.
All the videos and blogs I do from this point on will be done through my new business. Please check us out and follow us for updates. We are going to be doing a lot of boarding, and you don’t want to miss out.
Summer is here the snow is gone, so what are you going to do to snowboard? Midwesterners have the tendency to hang up the board and forget about it until winter. I say forget that.
Build Backyard PARX
Check out this little set up I brought over to a friends house to test out. He had a drop in already built for riding in the winter, so we threw up some powderpak, dragged out a 12′ piece of PVC and got after it.
If you think it looks a little sketchy, that is fine because it was. This was only a test. I would suggest a wider run in and more of a landing. I would also suggest using a rail that will not move.
Other than that…, I love how simple it can be. You can put it up and take it down in minutes, and it allows you to Board the Midwest All Day, Everyday.
I know some of you out there board the summer too. Post up some pics of your set up and maybe we can encourage more to build year round parks. Check out my Facebook Page if you like to board.
For the past three years Kelly and I have traveled east for a snowboard trip. Well this year we did it again. We met up with our friends in Boston and then took off to the mountains of Vermont. One of our stops during the trip was Mt. Snow.
Mt. Snow 2011
As we drove to Mt. Snow mother nature dumped on us like it was never going to end. And it didn’t.
Besides the fact that this much snow could make snowboarding down stairs fun, Mt. Snow was a great Mountain. We parked within walking distance to hill, lift lines did not form, and the variety of terrain Mt. Snow provided made for a good day.
Being from the Midwest I am always interested in what the terrain parks at different resorts look like. Mt. Snow has a whole mountain that is dedicated to the park. For us the park ended up sucking, but that is because we were not supposed to be in the park at this time. We were supposed to be hitting the pow while it is fresh. Check out Adam and Jessica’s hats. I’m telling you, it was puking out.
Seriously, it never stopped snowing on us the whole time we were at Mt. Snow. I really hope I can make it back there to ride again. It felt like we were only there for minutes, and I would like to spend months and months at Mt. Snow and in Vermont.
If you have never been out east because you think there is only good snow in the west. Think again and give the east a try. If anything, go to Vermont and drive around in the woods. Maybe you will see a moose. You never know.
Summer, Winter, Fall, and Spring. The Midwest has all four, and I want to snowboard during every single one of them. If you are a reader of this blog there is a good chance that you want to do the same. Let me help you out with this because I think I have found the answer.
Powderpak
Not many people have it, some don’t need it, and until a few years ago I didn’t have the slightest idea what it even was.
Now I have rode it, tested it, and bought more of it. Want to know what “it” is?
“It” is a carpet like material that is made out of plastic. There are two different types of “it”. One type is like a berber carpet with tight loops, and the other type is like short turf or grass.
With “it” you can ride on flat ground and use a Banshee Bungee to pull you. You can roll it out on a hill and slide down. You can build a drop-in ramps with “it” attached. You can let your imagination roll and do anything you want with “it”.
Powderpak is an artificial snow surface that will allow you to snowboard, ski and sled all year. I plan on using it for all three. What would you do with it if you had it?
Would you have a year round backyard terrain park? Would you build toboggan runs? Would you open a year round terrain park in the Midwest? Would you have it at your corporate event as something new to due, something to spark the interest?
Powderpak has made it possible for us all to Board the Midwest All Day Everyday. Heck even Texans will be able to board with this stuff!
If you want to know more about the pak, shoot me a message and I will be happy to answer any of your questions.
Click on the logo and check out PARX. PARX officially brings the means to Board the Midwest All Day, Everyday. Summer, Winter, Spring and Fall, we can board through it all.
