Tanner easily transferred from the hills of New Hampshire to winters in Vermont. After locking that in, wall to wall is no problem. Tail grab at Hood. p: Aaron Blatt

Tanner McCarty is from Massachusetts, with deserved, honorary New Hampshire local status from years spent grooming his skills in the parks of Loon and Waterville, and current VT residency as a student at the infamous hippie-protestors-meet-scummy-snowboarders school, the University of Vermont. What this means is that Tanner, at only 20 years old, has the legitimacy and credibility of a well-traveled East Coaster (and is the single New Hampshire dude that doesn't make fun of Vermont all the time). Seriously, he may be the most beloved of all of New England's sons right now because Tanner's a true dirt: down to Earth, a wicked shred, and can thumb gun two beers at one time. With a constant smile on his face and serious motivation both on the hill during the day and at the house party once the sun sets, Tanner has the ability to make fun and friends wherever he goes.

But, in all of his travels around the East and most recently to Mount Hood to work at High Cascade Snowboard Camp, there is one place Tanner can't go (yet): the bar. T.McCarty is constantly surrounded by a host of 21+ homies that wish he could partake in overpriced PBRs alongside, but for exactly one more year, Tanner's stuck at home, waiting 'till last call for his friends to come home. Because of this, Tanner has found a variety of ways to keep himself busy while everyone else is emptying their pockets for Jack and Cokes at Esox or The Rat. Here, he explains his Top Five things to do when you're underage and everyone goes to the bar. If you're under 21, these are optimum fun-having hints and if you're over 21, listen up and avoid the fate that has befallen other people.

At this year's inaugural Oakley Sub-Arctic Challenge, Tanner won Highest Air on the quarterpipe. Here he is with his (smallest) trophy.

For the last 20 years, I haven't gotten into a bar. So, when all my so called "friends" ditch and and head to the bars, I have to come up with things to do. The good thing about all these things is the people are def drunk when they get back, so there will be no longterm damage in the relationships.

5.) Dress up in all black and hide outside the bar with water balloons.

Ninja mission, taught to me by Brandon Reis. He came up with it during his underage years in Govy. OK, so [you need an] all black outfit and waterballons. Get two to four people to hide and throw balloons--house parties are good 'cause people smoke cigs and they're are essentially getting punished for their bad habits by getting nailed ha. But, the absolute best people to hit are the ones leaving the bars [who] immediately need to piss. You nail them when the flags at half mast and usually they get like three or 4 steps and almost trip.

Are these eyes you can trust? Plymouth State party.

4.) Whoever made fun of you before they left for not being able to go out, put their car on craigslist for really cheap.

OK, basically there's always someone who will make fun of you for not being able to go to the bar. They talk shit. So, the asshole who makes fun of you, go on craigslist and write a description, to the best of your knowledge, about their car: make, model, color. Then Google that car, in that color, and get a pic. Post it to wherever they live, in this case it was Salt Lake. And, make sure you put their phone number and don't have people email, just write like, "you can reach me at 686987070394." Then, the key is to make the price real low, but still legit. For instance, it was a Subaru Outback 2002 and I made up the mileage--I said 75,000--and I made it like $2,400. Works if you need any form of revenge.

Tanner with a typically nice looking air to fakie tail. p: Greg Furey

Tanner in the home zone. Loon Mountain, NH.

3.) Fake a murder scene at the hotel or house you ended up staying at...and hide.

This was done in my sister's apartment, after she invited me to visit her, then left with her friends to go to the bar. She thought i was content with sleeping, but no.

She lived in a sketchy part of Rhode Island. What I did was: opened a window in the kitchen (even though it was pouring) and purposely broke a plate on the ground (I saw my mom buy it for like 50 cents so i didnt feel bad). Then, I took a huge knife, a white tee and ketchup and well, did work. So, she came home with friends, saw me missing, the white tee all blooded up, plate smashed and window open (I suggest you do this to boys, because i forgot she kind of had a heart and I felt bad when she started to ball her eyes out). I hid one floor down and I was able to hear her coming from her living room so i sprinted from her room 1 floor down and lsitened for the madness I had texted her bf the sitch so he took care of the "911 part," just pretending to call 911 so my sis didn't. [After a while] I walked up casually and was like, "oh hey, what's up?" It ended in her giviing me a near bloody nose. She was pissed. I told her it's what she gets for being the "oh so cool" person and going to the bar. Totally worth it.

The important thing to note in this photo is the beer all over the top of Tanner's tshirt. Sticky. Standing and sleeping at Waterville Valley last February.

2.) Give your friend who is going to the bar, a walkie talkie.

OK, so it was kareoke night and I gave Sam [Hulbert] a walkie talkie, and i actually tied it too his pants so he wouldn't lose it. Then, I talked to him while he was at the bar, talked to girls at the bar through the walkie talkie. Someday my goal is to actually do karaoke on the microphone from my couch.

1.) J/O

Tanner, not hiding from anyone at this bowl. p: Vedo

For more with Tanner check out the HCSC session videos and read Holy Toledo or do some gondola laps at Loon.