In our continuing examination of “Why skateboarders are cooler than snowboarders,” we look at extracurricular activities.

One cannot snowboard all the time, nor can one skate all the time. What we do in our down time can be very telling about the thickness of our hide.

Take for example skateboarder Patrick Melcher. When he is not skating, he grows bad ass moustaches*. In fact, he is really good at it and was recently awarded second place at the World Beard and Moustache Championships.

[Image via Flickr]

The Los Angeles Times reports:

ANCHORAGE – “‘Stache-thletes” from Los Angeles swept the Imperial (handlebar) mustache category at last night’s World Beard and Moustache Championships here, an early victory in what would prove to be the strongest-ever showing by the Americans since the games began in 1990.

The reigning champ, musician Alexander Antebi, preened and vamped his way to third place in what he dubbed his “Ziggy Czar Dust’ getup, professional skateboarder (and Bristly Chap) Patrick Melcher took second place, and Benjamin Juergens came out of nowhere to take first place in his first-ever competition.

[via LA Times]

How cool is that? And for further reason why you should take up facial hair farming, look at the winner of the coolest beard in the world, David Travers. He groomed his beard to the shape of a snowshoe!

[Image via Anchorage Daily News]

Now snowboarders, take heed: growing facial hair is a very cool way to spend your non-snowboarding time. For examples of how NOT to occupy yourself, remember AGoodReed’s buddy Gryme Tyme.

*This is how the dudes that know spell moustache, and we are going with that.