The Big Wheel Blading Awards are the first awards of their kind, blending multiple inline skating disciplines, their skaters, and the companies and stores behind them. We wanted to give everyone that…
How to capture MiniDV Tapes to a MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) Ports
In 1993 I began recording inline skating on a malfunctioning VHS-C camera that captured video with a blue tint and then edited the footage together with two VCRs to create…
Blading Talk Episode 1 with Myles Cotter-Sparrow
For the first Episode of Blading Talk", Big Wheel Blading's Jan Eric Welch has a conversation about skating, work and life during COVID-19 with Myles Cotter-Sparrow of Rollerblade USA. Myles…
Jan Eric Welch of Lyndonville, Vermont on Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19
For the 20th daily installment of Big Wheel Blading's Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19 series we talk to Jan Eric Welch. Jan is a 44-year-old inline skater and founder of…
Stoked! Jan’s Ski Blog [S02, Day 35] – Skiing The Lyndon Outing Club During The Day, For The First Time This Season
This season I’ve skied several of the night sessions at the Lyndon Outing Club. The LOC is the only place in the Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom that offers night skiing. I…
Stoked! Jan’s Ski Blog [S02, Day 34] – Skiing the Freshly Groomed East Bowl at Burke Mountain in -10 Degrees
Living in New England it is rare to get that perfect ski day, where you have blue bird skies, perfect snow conditions and moderate temperatures. Today was one of those…
Stoked! Jan’s Ski Blog [S02, Day 33] – Kingdom East Night at the Lyndon Outing Club
This season the Lyndon Outing Club and the Kingdom East School District are working together to host “Kingdom East Night”. This night provides free skiing for any student in the…
Stoked! Jan’s Ski Blog [S02, Day 31] – Fresh Snow Fall at Burke the Day After Getting Drained on the Red Trail
Still physically drained from yesterdays gnarly experience on the Red Trail, I woke up to several inches of fresh snow fall. I decided to drive to Burke Mountain and attempt…
Stoked! Jan’s Ski Blog [S02, Day 30] – Exploring Unmarked Glades and Skiing the Red Trail at Burke Mountain
This past Sunday, I asked a fellow board member at the Lyndon Outing Club, Dick Tomasko, if he wanted to go check out the post storm conditions at Burke. He…
Stoked! Jan’s Ski Blog [S02, Day 28] – Chasing A Few Inches of Fresh Snow at Burke Mountain
Wednesday night we received 5” of inches of fresh snow, so I had planned to wake up early and make it to Burke Mountain for first chair. I ended up…