Jonathan Tollefson

With unreliable winters in the Midwest our snow season seems to come and go like it was never here.  Some winter seasons are two months long and others we can maybe stretch out to four months.  Does this piss anyone else off?  I love the sport so much, and as soon as I start to get into a groove it seems like it is over.  It ticks me right off.  The good thing for us is that there is an answer for it all.  SNOWFLEX folks!!

A fellow snowboard blogger David Z. at shredding the gnar snowboarding blog has touched on this subject a bit, and  I would like to continue where he left off.  For those of you who do not know what Snowflex is, here is a quick explanation.  Snowflex is a engineered materiel that allows you to snowboard 365 days out of the year.  It is a carpet like material that provides you with the ability to snowboard down a hill with the same feeling that you would get when you are on snow.  Brilliant!

What does this mean for those of us that live in BS climates and only have snow on the ground for a small portion of the year?  It means we have to combine forces and get a Snowflex complex in the Midwest right now.  These complexes can cost any where from 1M to 14M dollars, and can be open 365 days a year.  Those of you who are looking to win the X GAMES, The Dew Tour, and possibly go to the Olympics.  You need this.

As of now there is one Snowflex complex in the US which is located in Lynchberg, VA.  Check it out.  How sweet is that?  The possibilities are endless and with a force of people who are as passionate about snowboarding as I am,  it can happen.  It might already be happening and we don’t even know about it.  If not we need to push this idea to the max and get it going.

Throughout the Midwest I have heard of a few new hills that are about to open.  Why waste your time on only being able to be open four months out of the year?  Why not invest your money in something that people can come to all year long.  It is new, innovative, and something that is not around.  Do you see this as an extension to winter, because I see it as another way for the Midwest people to board 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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