in this episode we follow the path that took Josh from the small mountains of rural Pennsylvania all the way to Alaska. At one time in the sport Alaska was considered the domain of the professional athlete or the super rich. NO MORE. Today recreational riders are pushing the bounderies of access further than riders with corporate budgets ever have.

This is the journey that one rider took to become a local in one of the best areas to be a skier or rider - Valdez, Alaska.

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Josh McPain is an unlikely suspect to become a local at one of the best snowboarding spots in the world: Valdez, Alaska. In this two part series we beak down what it takes to ride the most intimidating mountains anywhere. In the second episode we will cover Josh's story coming from rural Pennsylvania to the mountains of Alaska.

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In this episoide of The Snowboard Project we talk with New York Times best selling author Eric Blehm about his latest book: The Darkest White, the story of snowboarding legend Craig Kelly.

This is an interesting tale documenting the life of the sport's first superstar, 4 time world champion turned backcountry pioneer Craig Kelly - following his life and adventures in the world of snowboarding.

Eric Blehm, the author cut his literaryt teeth at the snowboarding publicatiln Transworld Snowboarding before turning to writing full time.

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