A couple times a year, the BT Edmonton crew escapes the cold, throws on bathing attire, and ventures inside to enjoy a balmy party at the West Edmonton Mall Waterpark.  The party combines DJ's, a wave-pool, surfing, cold drinks, and most importantly, +26 degree heat.  Friends come out from all over the city to catch up, enjoy a few cold ones, and get weird. Here are some pics from last weekend's event:

Of course, Gonzo has to show up and crash the party... what a bum.

Hey, it's Mr.Ben!

We'll be back Edmonton!

If you were there (or not) - feel free to post comments below.

Back in late November, a herd of surf & adventure-hungry travellers headed down to Costa Rica to join the BT circus. It consisted of a surf camp group of 18, a private 6-person surf camp for 8-mile snowboard crew, 5 BT staffers, as well as many of our local friends & surf coaches who joined the fun along the way. Great pics from the trip just keep emerging, so we thought we'd share a few more. Here ya go:

BT co-founder Graeme, demonstrating his version of a golden shower.

Leaving our first destination to head South. Notice the clean car.

4 hours later. Abused.

One car had a tail when we arrived. Weird.

The BT staff. I really love those beer bottles.

BT surf coaches Will & Robbie, about to get their horse fetish on.

BT's beach-side accommodations. No big deal.

Post-surf hydration station.

How's my hair?

8-mile filmer Aaron "Trout" Maksymec, on how to make friends with the locals.

This should be an ad for something.

Pro snowboarder Johnny Lyall owning the waves.

How do you celebrate catching the best wave of your trip? Drink Guaro until you forget it.

BT surf coach Will Kane, talking about the best way to pee yourself while surfing.

The dude in the water is local surf coach Juan Surfo, enjoying the view.

BT surf coach Robbie (white shirt) walks like a zombie but surfs really well.

The 2 on the right are BT founders Graeme & TJ, enjoying some manly cocktails.

The hotel view. Johnny: "Those waves look fun. You wanna go surf now?". Graeme: "One more piña colada"

Trits ice cream sandwiches, which the boys aptly named "Costa Rican crack".

On the last day, Robbie busts out the one-legged dance moves.

Bromance.

That's me looking for a safe place to pee from the boat.

~Mitch Martin, Beach Travellers Costa Rica surf camp guide

For trip details, dates & other stuff - CLICK HERE

(thanks to our friends Nosarashack & Johnny at Listenentertainment.ca for the sweet pics)

Thailand is littered with activities for adrenaline junkies. Admittedly, some of us BT guides fit into that category, and jumping off stuff is something we like to do. Often. So often, in fact, that leaping feet first just doesn’t cut it anymore. So, here are a few other jumping styles that we've come to enjoy.

The Pencil Dive
Simple: launch yourself like a rocket headfirst and put your arms tight to your sides. With enough practice, you’ll be pencil diving like a seasoned pro. BT guide Graham demostrates below.

Oh baby, look at that form! Let’s see the sequence now..

The Gainer
For the advanced/reckless jumper: the gainer is a back-flip performed while moving forward. This is gonna take some serious chestnuts, just like our veteran guide Ben demonstrates here on this monster cliff in Railay. It's a small photo but Ben's nards-of-steel are clearly visible.

Obviously we don't recommend any nut-ball jumps like this because we want to keep it safe and fun. (Ben is a professional, and also part Rhino. We would not recommend jumping off that beast). Off a boat, dock, small bridge, or elephant - go nuts.

Have a look at our Thailand teaser video below. It's a classic, and features some cliff back-flipping, rope-swing launching, and group bridge-jumping. All great ways of getting wet and staying cool in Thailand.

~Carter Buan, BT Thailand adventure travel guide