The Inertia Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Surf
Winter is here and the waves are firing. Get yourself or the surfer in your life geared up with the best of the best this holiday season.
Nosara: Offshore Winds, Perfect Waves, and a Fine Bowl of Ceviche
On a surf trip to Nosara, the author experiences one of the best two-sport days of his life, and is reminded that Costa Rica is a place that defies cliche.
The Inertia Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Snow
Shopping for the snow enthusiast in your life this holiday season? Boy, did you come to the right place.
France’s ‘Other’ Surf Town, Capbreton, Goes Off
The perfect waves in France brought out some A-list talent to boot, including tube hounds Jeremy Flores, Crosby Colapinto, Kauli Vaast, and more.
The Inertia Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Outdoors
The Holidays are just around the corner, sales are hitting, and there's no better time to gear up than now. What are you waiting for?
Surfer Kyle Thiermann’s New Book Will Inspire You to Interview Your Parents
Kyle Thiermann has surfed Maverick's and collected checks to ride waves. But he says writing was always his greatest talent. He has a new book out to prove it.
A Look at Sheboygan, Wisconsin’s Thriving Surf Scene
Thanks to Mother Nature, an incredible surf scene popped up in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. As part of the Hometown Hype tour, we were able to profile that community.
New Smyrna Beach Gave This Florida Surf Filmmaker a New Lease on Life
New Smyrna Beach means a lot of different things to its locals. For one local in particular, the town provided a way to be involved with surfing again.
This Is Northern Michigan: Freshwater Surfing at Its Finest
Surfing in Northern Michigan? For most people, it seems unreal. But for filmmaker and Hometown Hype: Michigan director Mike King, it’s a story worth telling.
HOMETOWN HYPE: The Rhode Island Surf Community Is the ‘Salt of The Earth’
In the latest film from Hometown Hype, TJ Thran explores what makes the surfing scene of South County, Rhode Island special.
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The Greatest Conversation Ever With the Ever-Iconic Surfboard Shaper, Matt Biolos
Matt George recently sat down with ...Lost's Matt Biolos to get his opinion on the greatest aspects of surf culture. It made for a thought-provoking read.
North America’s 10 Gnarliest Ski Resorts
These are 10 of the most treacherous and thrilling ski resorts North America has to offer. They demand respect, focus, and a little bit of madness.
Is Anyone Else Missing the Triple Crown of Surfing?
A combination of schedule changes at the WSL, sponsorship shifts, permitting and more have ended Hawaii's Triple Crown of Surfing. And we're all lesser for it.
After an Avalanche Took His Leg, Lifelong Skier Marian Veith Returns to the Mountains
When an avalanche in the Austrian Alps took Marian Veith's leg, he essentially had to start over. He had to learn to do everything with a prosthetic.
Tanner Bendheim Is the Most Popular Surfboard Shaper in the World
Tanner Bendheim, of the wildly successful YouTube channel Bendheimboards, might be the most popular shaper in the world, and he’s only made 25 boards.
Pro Skier Caite Zeliff and Producer Josh Haskins Discuss the Future of Warren Miller Entertainment
The year marks the 75th anniversary of Warren Miller films. We spoke with athlete Caite Zeliff and producer Josh Haskins about the company's new direction.
Dark Side of the Lens: A Surf Photographer Confronts His Mental Health
Gifted surf photographer Marcus Paladino achieved career success. But anxiety was crippling his life. He tells the story of confronting his mental health.
The Story of the Uluwatu Ironman
When Uluwatu gets large, Bali's premier big wave, Outside Corner, comes out to play. The author recalls a harrowing day, when reaching the cave wasn't easy.
While The Eddie Swell Pumped at Waimea, San Diego Surfers Went Slab Hunting
As surf fans around the world were glued to their devices watching big wave surfers take on The Eddie, a select few San Diego surfers went slab hunting.
Baja California Sur and the Most Beautiful Emptiness
The Baja peninsula has long beckoned to surfers searching for empty lineups. And Scorpion Bay has fulfilled that promise. A look at the beautiful emptiness.
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