Jonathan Tollefson

Last week dreams came true and goals were accomplished.  Well… let me rephrase that because dreams came true, but goals were not really accomplished.  I have always dreamed of surfing an indoor wave, and that came true when I stepped into Avalanche Bay at Boyne Mountain.  The FlowRider was rocking and I hit it as long as I wanted for only $20 bucks.

Accomplished goals… You could say I accomplished my goal of riding the FlowRider, but I never really had it dialed.  That crap is hard man!  Yeah I stood on my feet for a bit and yeah I could body board, but I never really got the hang of the surfboard.  I will let you be the judge after you watch the short video I put together of my time testing the FlowRider at Avalanche Bay.  Check it out.

Riding the FlowRider

My goal was to be able to ride the FlowRider which I did a little bit.  I will have to go back to conquer it which is the ultimate goal.  In the video you saw my longest run which really only lasted 15-20 seconds.  This doesn’t cut it for me.  I will be back to do it again.

At least I got my feet wet in the middle of the winter, and I have to give a shout out to Nate from Marhar Snowboards for coming with me and getting some footage.  The flow rider got the best of Nate and messed with his neck a little bit, but at least he was there to test it out.  Thanks dude!  Also thanks to Avalanche Bay for putting a FlowRider in their facility and helping us all Board the Midwest All Day, Everyday!

If you enjoy wakeboarding, snowboarding, and action sports.  You have to check out what the people over at The Wake Park Project are doing to take these sports the next level.  With a new cable system on the market named Sesitec System 2.0, you are now able to ride just about anywhere you want.  As of now System 2.0 is geared towards wakeboarding; however, I see a huge future for using this system on the snow.  If you ask me, I would combine trampolines, foam pits, Snowflex, Flowrider, and the new System 2.0 to create an Ultimate Training Facility.  With the ability to set up System 2.0 at lighting speeds and stretch it up to 700 feet.  What could you do with it?  Anything!  Backyard parks and world cable park tours are already being set up today.  I believe we have just hit the ground running with this system, and I can’t wait to be a part of what will happen next.  To check out this product, click the snapshot of System 2.0 below.  Welcome to the future!!

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