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FasterSkier’s 12 Days of FBD Christmas: Day 8
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FasterSkier’s 12 Days of FBD Christmas: Day 8

Jon "Fast Big Dog" SchaferDecember 19, 2017

DDay 2 | Day 4 | Day 6 | mom jeans with his squad, we’d skin up the ski mountain at “O-Dark Thirty” on Dong Patrol (how Steamboat bros refer to Dawn Patrol, because it’s usually nothing but about 10 smelly dudes doing this) with nothing but our headlamp and shining personalities to light the way. For anyone who has ever spent any time with either myself or J-Smu, this obviously meant that we were quite reliant on...

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FasterSkier’s 12 Days of FBD Christmas: Day 7
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FasterSkier’s 12 Days of FBD Christmas: Day 7

Jon "Fast Big Dog" SchaferDecember 18, 2017

DDay 2 | Day 4 | Day 6 *** Day 7: Nordic Tech Since no one has more style, steez and flow than the FBD, we’re going to mix it up a bit today and bring in, for lack of a better expression, an expert guest speaker to help walk us through today’s gift suggestions for Nordic Tech. I actually tapped into two experts for today’s gift ideas, Nathan Schultz from Boulder Nordic Sport and Zach Caldwell...

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FasterSkier’s 12 Days of FBD Christmas: Day 6
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FasterSkier’s 12 Days of FBD Christmas: Day 6

Jon "Fast Big Dog" SchaferDecember 15, 2017

Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 5 *** Day 6: Kick-Ass Gear  There is gear and then there is kick-ass gear. You know what I’m talking about — that backpack that you got in college, have taken all over the world, and is still going strong? Those skis that always seem to do well in testing despite getting “a little long in the tooth.” Your lucky “windies,” the wind briefs that have help guide you...

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FasterSkier’s 12 Days of FBD Christmas: Day 3
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FasterSkier’s 12 Days of FBD Christmas: Day 3

Jon "Fast Big Dog" SchaferDecember 11, 2017

Day 1 | Day 1, since one loves you like I do, I am going to share my tried and true path to enlightenment, happiness and ski speed: Step 1: Embrace the grind. Step 2: Buy all of the gear listed below and use it exactly as prescribed. Step 3: Go ski. Step 4: Bask in the awesomeness that we have together created. Step 5: Lather, rinse, repeat. Step 6: (Optional) Buy a Great Dane....

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FasterSkier’s 12 Days of FBD Christmas: Day 1
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FasterSkier’s 12 Days of FBD Christmas: Day 1

Jon "Fast Big Dog" SchaferDecember 7, 2017

  Right off the line with the hole shot, the first item is probably also one of the most effective. And certainly the most cost-effective: the trusty foam roller. Available for less than $20, my entire test team (along with countless other athletes) all agreed that some form of this item is basically indispensable. In fact, physical therapist to the stars (and U.S. Ski Team), Dave Cieslowski, once told me, “FBD, probably about 80 percent...

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‘After Much Deliberation’, West Yellowstone to Host SuperTour Opener This Weekend
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‘After Much Deliberation’, West Yellowstone to Host SuperTour Opener This Weekend

FasterSkierNovember 29, 2017

The show will go on in West Yellowstone, Montana. After organizers of the Yellowstone Ski Festival (YSF) announced in an e-blast on Monday that the West Yellowstone SuperTour, set for this coming weekend, was canceled due to “damage done to the snowpack from the significant rainfall over the past few days,” it’s back on — according to a trail conditions.” As of Wednesday morning, there was no rain in West Yellowstone’s forecast, but rather a...

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Masters Minds: From Texas to Eagle Glacier
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Masters Minds: From Texas to Eagle Glacier

Gavin KentchJuly 21, 2017

By Jason Somers Introduction: Welcome to the jungle My quads were burning from too much snowplowing. My coach’s words were echoing in my head: “You are most stable when tucking.” I willed, begged, and pleaded with my legs to assume the position, but being in this aerodynamic position also meant I would go fast, too fast, because at the moment I had one small problem – I couldn’t see where I was going. This small...

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FasterSkier’s 12 Days of FBD Christmas: Day 11
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FasterSkier’s 12 Days of FBD Christmas: Day 11

Jon "Fast Big Dog" SchaferDecember 20, 2016

Patagonia.com. Baxter State Parka, $249 Speaking of classic styles, this FBD BP is a good one. Last year during one of our L.L. Bean. *** Over $250: Oakley Turbine ($160) We’ve had a few “twofers” along the way in our magically little journey here together and get ready for another: I suppose I’m a teeny, tiny bit conflicted over this concept, as technically any one of these suggestions could be purchased individually, therein violating the carefully...

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We Want deFunk(it): A High-Performance Laundry Detergent Review
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We Want deFunk(it): A High-Performance Laundry Detergent Review

Jon "Fast Big Dog" SchaferDecember 5, 2016

Funkadelic In my thick puffies, base layers, classic rollerskis, and we’re doing it people, we’re making a difference. It used to be that I’d see Josh Smullin in outfits like this every day, but now the frequency is down to every second or third day. Baby steps. Baby steps. So the fashion bar has been raised. Good. Very good. But looking good is only part of the picture. What if your outfit is “lit” but you...

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