The Germans call it Schadenfreude
Seasoned skiers understand that the key to winter driving is excessive speed. Momentum is never a problem unless you need to change speed. Or direction. For more top tips click here…
Conception...........................................to...........................................Perfection
Despite the flag-waving religious fervour of Fat Cantab, monoskiing has been in decline since the glory days of the mid eighties. Not anymore. Reg Asquith previews a game-busting new product set to turn the sports world on its ear…More
Alcohol, canines and the backcountry – a Fat Cantab favourite
My forays into the backcountry have led me to some of the world’s finest après-ski bars, gourmet restaurants and babe-laden hot tubs. I’m more than qualified to give you a few pointers. So here, finally, is a backcountry primer for people who know their Bordeaux from their Burgundy and think granola is an Italian renaissance painter. More…
Gaper-licious!
It’s common in these sadly artificial times for pro skiers to spend more time working on their outfit than their triples. Fortunately there is a breed of snow sports enthusiast for whom enthusiasm itself is more important than skill or fashion. Fat Cantab celebrates gaperism with another insightful photo essay…More
Reg Asquith takes us back to a time of skinny skis, skinny pants and phat, phat hair… MORE
mmmm...freaky
Fat Cantab has been a huge supporter of snowboarding over the years. We watched in awe in the early days when Jake Burton invented snow and Tom Sims glaciated Mt Kilimanjaro. Recently however things have got a whole lot more freaky…MORE
Lead poisoned
Fat Cantab editor-at-large, Reg Asquith, runs his magnifying glass – or scope –over New Zealand’s introduced fauna in a cherished photographic essay that confirms that the fun isn’t over just cause the last of the snow has melted…MORE
Rocked up cock rock socker rocker - the ultimate ski technology fusion
Sock Rocker is like a Wonder Bra for your feet – if your skis were shaped like a giant pair of tits. This is the final frontier of foot-to-ski integration technology. It looks beautiful. It is pure function. Find out more about this exciting new product…
The experienced traveller to Japan is oft confronted with easy-to-understand instructions that both expedite and enliven their travel. The hapless tourist, however, is left to flounder in a pitiful and culturally insensitive fashion. As usual Fat Cantab rides to the rescue with part VII in a continuing series exploring excellence in Japanese institutional communication…MORE
Anyone can piss their name in snow - Reg can piss his name in concrete
Fat Cantab scores an exclusive interview with the man who makes Alberto Tomba look like an awkward boy scout, Bode Miller like Ned Flanders and the Olenick brothers like a Christian folk duo…READ MORE