The Key to Happiness is...Stand Ups

[chixwithtrix]

"...People talk about something that changed their lives for the better with awe and wonder; I am no different. Despite stand up skis consisting of fiberglass, metal and gasoline they provide myself and many others an escape from the toil of everyday life. They challenge me on a mental and physical level no other sport has been able to touch..."

Thought I'd share The Watercraft Journal's fitting release of my article on the day we leave for our second year of competing at World Finals. Riding stand ups might be a relatively niche sport, but skis changed my life in a massive way.

Discover the Key to Happiness

 

[sjetrider]

100% explaining the addiction most peeps just don't get.
Go kill em girl.

 

[Pro-pulsion]

I have always found this video clip to speak for me when trying to explain why we love the sport the way we do. I just wish they would have gone through with it and completed the movie.

 

[Dools]

I got into standups at age ~40 and can't imagine life without now. When you're tearing it up and riding there's just no room in your mind for anything else -- better than yoga!

-Dools