Mike and his Fetch Skis team are currently promoting the skis at the NSIA in Mont-Tremblant (Québec) and Montréal.
Another blogger tried out these skis, though so far he hasn't reviewed them. In any case, it's pretty awesome to have a picture of them pop up on google when typing Fetch Skis!
Linky is here! (You need to scroll down a bit to find the picture!)
Good on 'ya Mike!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Outside magazine's 2009 Guide to the best adventure websites
There's a saying that claims that knowledge is power. So the best informed folks out there are those best fitted to adapt, to take advantage of situations, to best plan out their upcoming activities.
Consider the concept behind this blog, providing pertinent and useful information to folks that want go Outside. Then consider the name of one of the USA's top adventuring magazine's : Outside magazine.
I see a connection.
(Maybe it's just me.)
In any case, Outside magazine has recently published their 2009 Guide to the Web : the 100 best adventuring websites. It's filled with incredibly useful links and information, ranging from
Ciao,
Marc
Consider the concept behind this blog, providing pertinent and useful information to folks that want go Outside. Then consider the name of one of the USA's top adventuring magazine's : Outside magazine.
I see a connection.
(Maybe it's just me.)
In any case, Outside magazine has recently published their 2009 Guide to the Web : the 100 best adventuring websites. It's filled with incredibly useful links and information, ranging from
- travel (booking, planning, finding a place to stay),
- sports (events, by type of sport),
- adventure and environment (news about major expeditions, environmental activist and information),
- health (training programs, nutrition, cooking, recipes),
- gear (shopping, jobs, rental and repair),
- weather forecasting (kind of self explanatory),
- gadgets (maps, widgets, networking),
- and finally, phones (ok this one I don't give a flying shite about).
Ciao,
Marc
Friday, January 30, 2009
Winter is coming... and so are the Fetch skis!
Well, ok. Winter is actually here and has been for a few months now, but I thought that title was so grabby.
I'm here to introduce you to the Fetch Skis design that my friend Mike (or Michel-Olivier of his real name) has come up with, to be produced by Utopie Snowboards MFG, a Sainte-Blandine (Eastern Québec) based snowboard manufacturer.
What Mike has invented is a soon-to-be patented mechanism that allows the curve of the ski to be adjusted manually to adapt to the ambient ski conditions you'll be enjoying.
For the latest news on this topic, please visit the Fetch Skis website (under construction) and the Fetch Skis Facebook group!
Ciao!
Marc
I'm here to introduce you to the Fetch Skis design that my friend Mike (or Michel-Olivier of his real name) has come up with, to be produced by Utopie Snowboards MFG, a Sainte-Blandine (Eastern Québec) based snowboard manufacturer.
What Mike has invented is a soon-to-be patented mechanism that allows the curve of the ski to be adjusted manually to adapt to the ambient ski conditions you'll be enjoying.
For the latest news on this topic, please visit the Fetch Skis website (under construction) and the Fetch Skis Facebook group!
Ciao!
Marc
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The creation of a blog
Sometimes, I have to wonder what the hell I'm doing here, writing up a first post for a blog that I don't even know if it will work for more than a few weeks. I can imagine that hundreds, if not thousands of people around the globe have done exactly what I am doing at this moment, with giddy fingers and fluttering thoughts, eagerly creating a webpage through this rather enjoyable automated process (good on 'ya, Blogger!) for whoever might have the patience and luck of stumbling upon their page among the multitudes available out there on the blogosphere (or the entire web, for that matter).
What are their goals, their hopes, their aspirations when creating this sharing space, this window into their souls? Perhaps they are looking for attention, perhaps they have a message to share, a desire to find kindred spirits or simply want to make a quick buck (can you even make money with a blog? That's food for thought right there...).
Most of you undoubtedly can guess that I'm sharing my own thoughts on what can be done with a blog, while transposing them to the third person (Caesar did that, I'm told. Gads, the ego!) and attempting to distance myself from any trace of presumption in doing so.
(Maybe not.)
Arh, I'm rambling. Yay for first posts.
To the matter at hand then. This blog is a first attempt at producing a content rich website on a topic that I know about. This being outdoor activities, as I know them and experience them, in eastern Québec (my home area).
There will be content, guides and reviews pertaining to techniques, equipment, locations and more. There will be images, videos (hopefully), presentations, maps and other supporting media to enrich the quality of the material found here.
All that, and more! (I sound like a paid-programming television host. Don't laugh, please.)
Keep in mind that this is a hobby (for now) that I hope I can maintain and update regularly, but for now I have no regular posting schedule in mind.
Also, I fully reserve the right to delete any moronic and detrimental comments that I happen to stumble upon. Otherwise, comment away (in french, if you want).
That's that. Welcome to the Peakfetch Outside blog!
What are their goals, their hopes, their aspirations when creating this sharing space, this window into their souls? Perhaps they are looking for attention, perhaps they have a message to share, a desire to find kindred spirits or simply want to make a quick buck (can you even make money with a blog? That's food for thought right there...).
Most of you undoubtedly can guess that I'm sharing my own thoughts on what can be done with a blog, while transposing them to the third person (Caesar did that, I'm told. Gads, the ego!) and attempting to distance myself from any trace of presumption in doing so.
(Maybe not.)
Arh, I'm rambling. Yay for first posts.
To the matter at hand then. This blog is a first attempt at producing a content rich website on a topic that I know about. This being outdoor activities, as I know them and experience them, in eastern Québec (my home area).
There will be content, guides and reviews pertaining to techniques, equipment, locations and more. There will be images, videos (hopefully), presentations, maps and other supporting media to enrich the quality of the material found here.
All that, and more! (I sound like a paid-programming television host. Don't laugh, please.)
Keep in mind that this is a hobby (for now) that I hope I can maintain and update regularly, but for now I have no regular posting schedule in mind.
Also, I fully reserve the right to delete any moronic and detrimental comments that I happen to stumble upon. Otherwise, comment away (in french, if you want).
That's that. Welcome to the Peakfetch Outside blog!
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