One year ago today I took an introduction to skiing class at Burke Mountain on the bunny slope. I instantly fell in love with skiing and went back to Burke…
Jan Welch began inline skating in 1989 in Austin, Texas. He founded Scum Magazine in 1995, which won Best Sports Website at the 1999 SXSW Interactive Media Festival. That year, Jan moved to San Diego to join Daily Bread Magazine and later co-founded Rat Tail Distribution, behind 4x4 Urethane, Vicious Bearings, and Nimh Skates. In 2017, he started Big Wheel Blading to promote the sport, and in 2024, he launched Dream Urethane. Jan's extensive experience has made him a leading expert in the inline skating industry.
Stoked! Jan’s Ski Blog [S02, Day 13] – Fresh Powder At Burke Mountain But My Legs Are On Fire
Shredding all the fresh powder yesterday at Burke Mountain really took its toll on my legs. I was planning on going to Jay Peak early this morning to meet up…
Stoked! Jan’s Ski Blog [S02, Day 12] – Dropping Ropes On Dreamy Conditions At Burke Mountain
Today’s conditions at Burke Mountain are what I’ve dreamed about all season long. Skiing there today was definitely the best way I could have possibly ended 2019. I checked online…
Stoked! Jan’s Ski Blog [S02, Day 11] – The Busiest Day Yet At Burke Mountain
We are suppose to get warmer temperatures tonight with heavy icing. I wanted to get one more session in at Burke Mountain before conditions deteriorated. I only had time to…
Become a Patron of Big Wheel Blading
Big Wheel Blading is an online inline skating magazine that meshes all the disciplines of the sport we love together. In the past couple of years skaters from around the…
WYII 2019 Part 2: The Events, Activities and Clinics
During this years WYII event at Woodward several smaller events, activities and clinics took place around camp. In Part 2 of our WYII 2019 coverage I spoke with the event…
WYII 2019 Part 1: The Blader Experience
Over 500 bladers from around the world converged at Camp Woodward in Woodward, Pennsylvania from Sep 20 to Sep 22, 2019 for the 2nd incarnation of What Year Is It?…
Canada Roller Marathon 2019
amazing week in Montreal , canada (quebec) with Pierre Laurent , Darren de Souza and Hugo Gérard …great concept for this race in which you visit, train race, party and…
Ski Essentials Rollerblade Demo Day in Stowe, Vermont
On Sunday, May 26th, during the busy Memorial Day Weekend, Ski Essentials and Rollerblade teamed up in Stowe, Vermont to allow locals and tourist alike to demo Rollerblade skates. Rollerblade's…
Ski Essentials Rollerblade Demo Day on the Stowe Recreation Path
On May, 26th 2019 Rollerblade and Ski Essentials got together in Stowe, Vermont on the Stowe Recreation Path to allow people to demo all the different Rollerblade skates. Nearly 100…