Yeah, I’m jonesing for some snow as much as you are and this freaking Jackson Hole Indian Summer is killing me!!! Anyway, I can’t help but share this video that is destined to become a classic on the interwebs and rate right up there with the Crazy Nasty Ass Honey Badger. Enjoy the laughs and [...]
Archive for September, 2011
“Guy On a Buffalo”, A Destined Classic
by September 29th, 2011Dynafit TLT5 Performance Redux
by September 28th, 2011There were two items that I really looked forward to receiving and using last year. One was the 2011/12 Black Diamond Carbon Justice skis, and the other some “magic elf boots”, AKA the Dynafit TLT5 Performance AT boot. The Justices will be arriving on shop shelves in the next month or two (and is bound [...]
Volunteers Needed For Jed Projects
by September 27th, 2011If you are looking for a good deed to help you feel all warm and fuzzy this weekend, the US Forest Service, Winter Wildlands Alliance and CLIF Bar are soliciting volunteers to help with what is being called CLIF Bar’s Day of Action. On Saturday, October 1st, volunteers are being asked to assist USFS workers [...]
Andreas Fransson’s Denali South Face Ski Descent
by September 21st, 2011This is pretty rad. Many of you know that this past spring/summer, Andreas Fransson made the first descent of Denali’s South Face. Well…here is the video. I know some people, many of whom are veteran guides on Denali, have had their eye on this line for years. Well…Andreas nails it, solo…and also skied the Messner [...]
The AT Plate Heavyweights
by September 20th, 2011It’s pretty interesting to see how things are progressing in the AT binding market, especially in the big and beefy realm where skiers want the upmost level of downhill performance, security and boot retention. I’m quite happy and content with tech style bindings (in which nearly all models are based on the Dynafit binding design), [...]
Icefalls are COOL!!!
by September 16th, 2011Thanks to one of my Faceplant friends for showing me this video. I’m not sure if it is the Hydrocodone I’m taking to help ease the pain from a visit with the periodontist yesterday, but I thought this clip was pretty cool. Even with the ladders, some of the crevasse crossings during this guy’s descent [...]
Solitaire: Another Sweetgrass Masterpiece
by September 15th, 2011I was “spring breaking it” (drinking margaritas) last night and got stoked when I received a link to a screening of the new Sweetgrass Productions film Solitaire, which premiers in Denver tonight at the Gothic Theatre. Solitaire was filmed entirely in South America and I know even the purest eco-warrior skiers will want to kick [...]
“One for the Road”, TGR Premiere This Weekend
by September 13th, 2011Well, it’s that time of year again. The seasonal workers have all left town, the tourists are starting to thin out, the first skiff of snow was spotted above 10k’ and another Teton Gravity Research film premiere is slated for this Saturday in Teton Village. As in the past, there will be two showings, one [...]
Planning a Heli-Skiing Trip?
by September 9th, 2011You see them all over the skiing forums…threads from people asking about all the different heli-ski operations in Alaska, as well as throughout Canada and the lower forty-eight. Dude, what’s the heli terrain like in Valdez vs. Haines? How are the guides at Bro-Show-Heli vs. Rad-Dude-Rotors? Will my helmeted head fit inside the heli with [...]
The Freedom Chair…Inspiring!
by September 6th, 2011Josh Dueck was an aspiring Canadian skier and coach until a ski accident in 2004 changed his life for good. After coming to the realization that he would never walk again, Josh made a conscious decision to make the best of a terrible situation. Within 1 year he was back on snow doing what he [...]
First Matterhorn SkiBASE…Lucky Matthias Giraud!
by September 2nd, 2011
Pretty wild take-off by Matthias Giraud during the first ever ski-BASE off the Matterhorn in Switzerland. Matthias tags some rocks as he launches and looses a ski, which forces him into a front-flip to avoid certain death. “As I reached the edge of the cliff and prepared myself [...]
Hurricane Irene Treats ADK Skiers to New Slides
by September 1st, 2011Have to admit, this one looks pretty sick! I’ve been following along a bit with the reports of flooding and general destruction in the northeast from hurricane Irene. (My folks still live in New England, they finally got power back yesterday.) It’s hard to think of skiing in August when the rain is pounding down [...]
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