The recent turbulent weather has pretty much cleared out, but we got to hike all day with these clouds hovering around tree line.  It made the already ridiculous views even better.  This shot is of my buddy Max near the bottom.  
Mountains this big look deceptively small.  From where this shot was taken there's still 4,000 feet to the summit.  As you can see it was smooth. It had snowed about 6 inches above 10,000 feet in the past week, and that helped to smooth the mountain out.  It was about as good as it gets, on June 8th....
My buddy Max nearing the halfway point.  This is where it starts to hurt, and the steepest and highest part is yet to come.  
And a couple hours later here's Max about to reach the summit, the crazy cloud show still going on far below.  The clouds never really went away throughout the day, they lingered making it feel like we were in an airplane almost.  
We left my car at 6 am, and I was on the summit just past 11 am.  We hung out til about 1 pm and decided that it was probably finally soft enough to be totally awesome skiing, and it was.  It was a little cool out that day, otherwise you generally want to be dropping in between eleven and noon this time of year.  Here's a shot of me skiing just below the summit.
And a few turns later, gaining some speed.  The top 4,000 feet of the Wintun Glacier drop in fall line off the summit of Mt. Shasta.  I think this is among the best pitches of skiing just about anywhere, and skiing it without stopping is really painful.  The mountain was smooth as glass, and the turns were easy and super fun.  
Last year when I skied this same route the lower half of the mountain was covered in the gnarliest sun-cups that I'd ever seen, this year it is smooth to tree line, and then the sun-cups aren't even that bad.  Here's a shot of Max milking the snow ribbons back to the car, a sure sign that the snow we do have is going fast.  
If you've never skied Mt. Shasta, I'd highly recommend it.  It doesn't really get much better than it is right now.  As of yesterday you could get one switchback from the actual Brewer Creek Trailhead, which really only adds about 15 minutes to your day.  The rest of the road will probably be melted out by the end of the week.  Mt Shasta rules, go ski it if you've got the time.

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Obviously spring is here, and the skiing has been pretty good. There's been great turns to be had at Alpine Meadows and Squaw, but the backcountry is where its at. With the sun getting higher in the sky everyday the options for sun softened snow are really opening up. Between trips down to the east side I've been having fun skiing all over in the Tahoe BC. It was looking like the south side of Jakes was about to melt out for the season so my friend Oscar and I cruised out there for a couple laps yesterday. It is smooth, but going fast, so if you're stoked to get out for some spring backcountry, its a "the sooner the better" situation. Here's a shot from yesterday's mission, I know that any in-shape fifty year old could ski this, but I had fun anyway. Check out the crazy wind affect on the bay...

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Just got back from three days of adventuring down on the East side of the Sierra.  We found incredible corn on south facing slopes and really weird wind affected snow conditions everywhere else.  The low elevation snowpack is incredibly thin down there and access is like it normally is in May right now.  There is more snow from Mammoth north, but we took advantage of the easy access and headed out past the Buttermilks for day one in the Humphries Basin.  This first shot is of Andrew, Jon, and Oscar hiking past Mt. Locke. 
Our first objective was the summit of Basin Mt.  At 13, 200 and a few feet it was about 5,000 vert from the car.  We skied a line on the south side that was hero corn.  Here's Jon looking small in front of Mt. Humphries.As we booted up a couloir on Mt. Humphries after our first run we got a good look back at our run off of Basin.We booted up a couloir on Mt. Humphries and got up to 13,000 feet for the 2nd time that day.  It allowed us to get into another basin underneath Mt. Locke and peak 13,112.  It was really cool to check out some new terrain.The next day we headed down to Tioga Pass which is still closed.  We hiked up to the plateau from the Power plant road and went for our favorite go to corn lap in the sierra.  Here's a shot of the crew chillin on the plateau at 12,000 feet with Mt. Dana in the background.  The skiing conditions are great down there right now, with some snow on the way hopefully I can get back down there to get some lines in pow...   Happy spring, pray for snow.

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After skiing Dicks Peak we decided to head for Janine's peak.  Often skied by the coolest of backcountry weenies, we figured it was right up our alley.  This next shot is of the boys skining towards the summit of Janine's with Dicks in the background.  Janine's peak is pretty far out there and surprisingly mellow.  I've only seen it from a distance and the up close view truly showed the benchy roll-ness of the whole deal.  In any event, I'd never skied it before, so it was cool to check out.  There was a lot of sweet mini-golf lines around to check out some time in the future.

After skiing Janine's we strapped on the skins one more time and headed up to the south summit of Maggie's.  Maggie's sits right above Emerald Bay and was the lowest of the three peaks we chose to climb today.  The lower elevation provided for the least wind affected snow.  We skied Pow from the top of Maggies down to the car.  Not a bad way to finish a 9 hour backcountry day.  This last shot is of the pillowy line I skied down to the road right above Emerald Bay.  

Labels: Desolation Wilderness, Dick's Peak, Janine's Peak, Jeremy Benson, Lake Tahoe Backcountry, Maggie's Peaks

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 Tim
Sick.

# : March 9, 2009 12:10 PM

 

 Gaines
Bad ass, nice Benson.

# : March 9, 2009 12:32 PM

 

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This just in: it turns out Jeremy Benson is much, much more than simply a male model. For hundreds of posts, I simply assumed he assumed the position, had snow thrown at him, then the photographer clicked the shot while Benson stood there posing. I am horribly, graphically wrong. He can actually ski as evidenced by these videos. Benson is the one in black pants and a blue plaid jacket.

In related news, he "doesn't know if there are words to describe what skiing powder is like." Look for more deep thoughts with Benson next week.

Labels: deep thoughts, Jeremy Benson, male model

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 Gaines
I believe he likes to be considered a Skier/Model, and not the other way around.

# : March 4, 2009 9:18 AM

 

 jeremy
Thats right Gaines, and I'm gonna smack Rom in his mouth...

# : March 5, 2009 5:19 PM

 

 Rom
haha yes!

# : March 5, 2009 10:40 PM

 

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Truckee store manager Alex calls my friend Charlie Berg the Frenchman, I'm not sure why, maybe he's got some european tendencies...   Or maybe its because he's constantly killing it on a pair of skis.  Either way we had a good day in the Lake Tahoe backcountry today.  This is a shot that I took of Charlie dropping into the line that we skied today.  I didn't have a camera today, so this shot is from last year.  It was incredibly stable wind-buffed pow, and the rocks at the bottom are finally covered, so it was all time good.  Its a hidden little gem that is sure to make you stay on it.  I'm leaving for Utah tomorrow, so it is sure to pound here all week, have fun and slay some pow for me.

Labels: Jeremy Benson, Lake Tahoe Backcountry, The Frenchman

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 Mark
Thanks again Benson!

# : February 28, 2009 6:22 PM

 

 Gaines
C'est impossible!

# : March 2, 2009 7:28 AM

 

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Benson got yet more trail map covers. This is just getting ridiculous. Congrats. I have nothing more to say.

Labels: Alpine Meadows, Jeremy Benson, Northstar, trail map cover whore

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 Eric Asistin
Benson is the King of all Tahoe media...Howard Stern of Tahoe!

# : February 25, 2009 10:12 AM

 

 Gaines
I HOPE THIS GUY IS GETTING PAID!!!

# : February 25, 2009 3:23 PM

 

 Anonymous
i was just down in reno, and you should see how many former trail map models that are out of work. i think they are the guys holding the signs that say circut city is 50-90% off.. no joke benson has taken over the male model trail map racket...

# : February 25, 2009 4:57 PM

 

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I was lucky enough to get the chance to head up to Oregon this pas week to check out a place called Cat Ski Mt. Bailey.  Mt Bailey is located in the central Cascades of Southern Oregon, just north of Crater Lake National Park.  I went there for a Columbia Sportswear photo shoot, and we spent two days skiing out of the cat and exploring the diverse terrain.  They've gotten some good snow lately, not as much as Tahoe, and we found some sweet pow stashes to do a little ski acting for the camera.  There's a solid group of guides up there, and I had a great time.  Here's a b-reel sunset shot with a sun flare on the lens, as you can see, it was pow.

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I'm not sure how many days in a row I've gotten to ski bottomless pow, but this latest powder fix has completely erased any memory of not skiing pow.  It has been deep and getting deeper, with more on the way.  Get yours while it lasts.  The last several days at Alpine have been off the hook, but since the wind and storm were keeping many lifts from running today we decided that human power was the best way to enjoy the deep.  Here's a short helmet cam clip from some backcountry laps we took today.  It was storming hard and every run was better than the previous.  Avalanche danger is currently rated as "considerable", and we certainly considered it before every faceshot we got.  Be careful out there, its supposed to snow a lot more in the next couple days.  

Labels: Avalanche, backcountry skiing, Jeremy Benson, Powder

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 Chappy
Nice work Benson...

# : February 16, 2009 10:27 AM

 

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So, I left town on Sunday afternoon, and then it snowed 2 feet. Fortunately for me it snowed two feet where I went too, and it was off the hook. I was fed up with crappy skiing in Tahoe, and the 4-8 inches promised in the forecast just wasn't going to cut it for me...little did I know that 4-8 means 18-24. So I arrived at Snowbird on Monday morning to shoulder deep Utah blower, and I was choking on it all day long. Yesterday was off the hook too, and we got to shoot some pics of the deep, and I even got a chance to send it to flat in typical Utah fashion. couldn't have asked for anything more. Except for more dumpage in Tahoe, and I'll be back soon, very soon.

Labels: Jeremy Benson, Powder, Snowbird, Utah

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 PortersWeatherGuy
SUCKER

# : February 11, 2009 12:42 PM

 

 jeremy
Joe, the only sucker here is you.

# : February 11, 2009 10:30 PM

 

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I've been skiing in and around the Lake Tahoe backcountry for the past 8 years including this winter. For the past seven seasons I've looked at Crag Peak and wondered what it would be like to ski it. I shall wonder no more after putting in the huge effort to get out there yesterday. With thin cover and high pressure looming I figured it might be a now or never kind of situation.

Labels: Desolation Wilderness, Jakes, Jeremy Benson, Marker Dukes, Tahoe backcountry

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Starting to get really stoked about this big mountain contest. I feel strong and solid and am ready to throw down. Training has meant a lot of long days and a lot of hard pack. A couple of days ago I found time to get in a half dozen killer pow runs with Jeremy Jones. No pressure, just making turns and slaying untracked pow. It's what snowboarding is all about.

Labels: big mountain snowboarding, Jeremy Benson

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 Eric Asistin
Good luck in the North Face Masters Ryland.

# : January 28, 2009 8:14 AM

 

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Oh, no wait, that's just me. South side Mt. Tallac

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For the past several days I've been up in the Mt. Hood area attending some design meetings for Columbia Sportswear. I know people have been whining about how bad the conditions around here are, but they are far worse up there. Not only has it been sunny and hot there, but their last storm cycle ended with rain providing some of the worst sliding I've had the pleasure of doing all year. I got back last night and was excited to find that the conditions here are still about 100 times better than there.

My girlfriend and I headed out into some of Alpine's lift served backcountry and found some really smooth corn. We finished the day with chalky laps in the north faces and some no pole skiing for fun. Thank goodness I'm not skiing at Hood again.


Here's a shot of Lynn Kennen getting the goods in Alpine's sidecountry.

--Jeremy Benson

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Weatherman Joe topping out on the Coke Chute, high above Mono Lake and Lee Vining
Skiing the Kidney Lake Chute, only 2,000 feet to go...  
Mono Lake making for yet another scenic backdrop while we're walking on rocks, linking the snow patches together.

Labels: backcountry skiing, Jeremy Benson, Mono Lake, Tioga Pass, Weather

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Labels: backcountry skiing, Emerald Bay, Jakes, Jeremy Benson, Lynn Kennen

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Jeremy Benson is hard at work getting us some great POV Video...experience another ride with Jeremy in a zone just outside of Alpine Meadows.

Labels: Alpine Meadows, Backcountry Tahoe, Jeremy Benson, New snow

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 Anonymous
Watch that sluff Benson!!

Another great Vid!

# : January 5, 2009 11:22 AM

 

 Gaines
Is this video created in slow motion or does Jeremy just ski really slowly? Or what?

# : January 5, 2009 11:46 AM

 

 Eric Asistin
In Benson's defense Gaines...I believe this was about 5 or 6 inches of fresh on boiler plate if I'm not mistaken....give the guy a break would ya. Angry warehouse rat!

# : January 5, 2009 7:17 PM

 

 Porters Tahoe
to whom ever wrote this: If you actually have the skills to back up the comment then lets see it? We will set up a meeting between you and Benson and film the day and post the event for all to see. If you have the balls to post it then have the balls to show it.

LAME, this guy is a pro skier????---wow, keep pushing it guy!.........what a clown, any in shape fifty year old could ski half the lines this guy goes after.......you are a ski model if that, don't want to hate too much here, but if ya can't do ANY tricks and you can't stick big airs off cliff's should you really be a "pro" freeskier????? Shave the soul patch and get on with your life BRO! and don't think I'm just goin off the nonsense pov vids posted on here-----anyone who lives around here knows what up with this weak cat---nuff said!!

# : January 10, 2009 8:51 PM

 

 Anonymous
hey Anonymous... how gay are you that you can't even put your name in here and had to bash a guy when the snow was 6 inches on rock hard... Take up the challenge you puss

# : January 10, 2009 8:56 PM

 

 Rob the Bob
I hope it actually happens and this "Anonymous" guy gets his ass kicked.

# : January 10, 2009 8:57 PM

 

 SquawKid
So has the Lame ass "Anonymous" who left that comment come forward yet? Sounds like a guy who likes to talk big but only knows how to Pizza / French Fry to me.

# : January 12, 2009 10:23 AM

 

 jeremy
Awww, I'm so touched that anyone cares. Clearly I didn't realize that this short clip of video would be under such scrutiny, nor was it my submission for the radness award. My intention for this short video clip was to show that snow conditions in the area were still alright, and that I'd had a fun time skiing in the backcountry with my friends. Next time I'll be sure to throw at least one double grab, and maybe a 100 foot lawn dart, just to up the progression.
Also, as it turns out, I am a glorified ski model. I know that. I've also done a limited amount of actual male modelling, but I prefer the ski modelling because they don't make me wear make-up. Don't be an internet weenie, if you've got a problem with me and how I ski, and apparently you know who I am, grab a few runs with me. I'd happily take a few runs with anyone, I'm really a pretty nice guy...

# : March 15, 2009 6:55 AM

 

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With about a maximum of six inches reported in and around the Tahoe area resorts I wasn't holding on to much hope for an awesome day....   Then I got to Alpine and took a few runs with the boys.  Sure the wind was whipping at the top of summit and the ridge top hikes were a little rough on exposed facial skin, but as long as you kept to the places that were smooth before this last storm there were some great turns to be had.  I had tons of fun hitting small airs and skiing around on my Elan Pogo Holmes.  I was breaking in a brand new pair of Dalbello Krypton Pro's, so my feet were a little tender, but watching my buddy Charlie stomp switch landings and three's off natural features made me forget all about it...  Here's a clip from Estelle Bowl at Alpine today.  

Labels: Alpine Meadows, Dalbello skiboots, Elan Skis, Jeremy Benson

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Jeremy Benson has done it again, nabbing the cover of the Ski Tahoe Brochure. This being his eight millionth published shot this season, it begs the question: Is Jeremy Benson in bed with the publishing giants? Based upon Harper Collin's boyish good looks illustrated below, the answer must be yes.

Labels: Elan Skis, Harper Collins, Jeremy Benson, Ski Tahoe, Uvex

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 Eric Asistin
Jeremy Benson = print Media GIANT! He's all over Northstar billboards as well. Gotta love the Benson!

# : January 2, 2009 11:19 AM

 

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This vid is me skiing a little line on the Buttress at Alpine Meadows, yesterday was about as good as it gets.  The color is a little off in this clip, but I'm getting my new Viosport POV.1 all figured out.  It is dope, I'm glad that someone finally simplified, and dare I say perfected, the helmet cam.  

Labels: Alpine Meadows, Elan Skis, Jeremy Benson

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 Anonymous
Looking good there JB...got the wheels on for sure

# : December 27, 2008 6:08 PM

 

 Matty
Om nom nom nom. Looks tasty.

# : December 29, 2008 5:42 AM

 

 David LaPlante
Rad. I wondered who schralped that line. I think I was like 2 minutes behind you. What an amazing day! I got firsts down the thin sister and left of pumpkins tho! Great video!

# : December 29, 2008 11:11 AM

 

 Gaines
Dear Jeremy,

During the first half of the video, when you are standing up there looking around, what were you thinking about? "Buttress...mmmmm, butt. BUTT. Buttocks. I love BUTT." That is my guess.

# : December 29, 2008 11:28 AM

 

 Anonymous
check out a gopro camera with the chest mount. You will be psyched.

# : January 10, 2009 9:07 AM

 

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This is what it looked like in the backcountry today, seriously!

When I was fixing a flat tire on my mountain bike last friday I had no idea the dumping that we were in for.  The weather looked promising at the time, but at no point did it mention that we'd have 4 feet of new snow in three days.  The fresh 40+ inch layer of superlight fluff has turned my dreams into a reality and I've gotten face shots for the past three days.  It looks like Alpine Meadows will be open top to bottom starting Friday, and people who skied at Squaw today said that it was "pretty freaking good".  I've been taking full advantage of the hiking opportunities and getting fresh lines down pretty much whatever I want thanks to my Marker Dukes, while trying not to get too deep into the snow.  We did get plastered,  but its pretty much all the snow we've got, so pay attention and be careful out there.  There are snow snakes aplenty out there right now, so stay light on your feet and keep your tips up.  Significant settling has occurred over the past several days, so the bottom has become more difficult to find, but not that difficult.  Looks like there is more on the way, so get ready to shred pow until you can't even stand up.  For information on avalanche conditions check out www.sierraavalanchecenter.org.  Have fun, and see you out there.

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Alpine Meadows opened today, Friday December 12th.  We now have five ski areas partially open in the Lake Tahoe Basin, making for tons of snow sliding fun for the whole family.  The snowmaking crew has been working hard and managed to put a few sweet ribbons of snow down.  Kangaroo and Meadow were open, and it was off the hook.  Seems like we've got a little snow on the way, so get out and start making some turns, hopefully the season'll be in full swing before we know it.  For more information go to www.skialpine.com.

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On Saturday Night Warren Miller premiered its newest movie, Children of Winter at the Events Center in downtown Reno. The movie was pretty good, especially the last segment, I thought. In any event, there were quite a few Porters Team riders there representing their sponsors. Nate Holland, Michelle Parker, JT Holmes, Cody Townsend, and me, Jeremy Benson, were all there to sign posters and bro down like nobody's business. Lots of other well known athletes from this area were in attendance with the likes of Ingrid Backstrom, Daron Rahlves, Brad Holmes, Erik Roner, Jessica Sobolowski, and Kevin Quinn all taking care of business as well. Free posters and stickers were gobbled up by the masses and a good time was had by all. Here's a shot of me signing posters, weird.

Labels: Children of Winter, Cody Townsend, Jeremy Benson, JT Holmes, Michelle Parker, Nate Holland, porters team, Reno, Warren Miller

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Hey,

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 Anonymous
HAHAH thats great! Hope there was no beer involved!

# : November 20, 2008 6:50 PM

 

 Rom
haha yes that was a great little clip

# : November 21, 2008 9:50 AM

 

 Gaines
Wow weird that you just happened to be walking around with your skis.

# : November 21, 2008 10:58 AM

 

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November 1st could be one of the least productive days in my life. It seems like just about everyone I know is nursing a little hangover, and what better to do than reminisce. There were plenty of party options last night, this year we happened to be at Le Chamois in fabulous Squaw Valley, CA. The chamois always throws a big halloween blowout, and this year was no exception, the place was packed as usual. There were a lot of great costumes, but unfortunately the camera didn't make it any further than the pre-party. I dressed as a smooth 80's player, and as you can see it was hard to keep the chicks away. And yes, that's a real mustache. I also Porter's ski team manager Rom out on the prowl last night, but unfortunately we weren't able to have a conversation. A good time was had by all, and today's rainstorm made for perfect hangover nursing weather.

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The skiing around the lake has really turned to crap over the past couple weeks. The gate up to the fourth of July chutes finally opened last friday, and if you missed it don't worry. Since the first couple times I rode my bike up there the snow has gotten progressively less smooth...imagine that. So, usually about once a year I try to ski Mount Shasta. It usually happens anywhere from mid May to mid June. This year it just happened to be yesterday.

This pic was taken about 20 minutes into the hike, our route is straight for the top from here, ascending the obvious snow filled gully just lookers left at the top.

This shot is from about halfway, notice all the wacky smoke haze in the sky. This is where it starts to hurt.

Standing on the summit, the trailhead is just down in the trees about where the snow runs out.

A shot of the whole mountain. Our route is from right off the summit, and straight down, the lower 3,000 feet or so is obscured by the trees.

Labels: Backcountry, Jeremy Benson, MT Shasta, Ski

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My birthday was last Saturday, the 31st of May. Every year I try to ski on my birthday, and some years its way easier than others. A couple years ago Alpine Meadows and Squaw were still open, this year, however, was a completely different story. I talked with a few of my more hardcore friends and we devised a simple plan to get some great skiing in the basin and only a few miles from my house.

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Hey, Jeremy Benson here reporting from the 2008 Skiing Magazine Ski test from Snowbird, Utah. Blue skies and cold snow have dominated the forecast for the past couple days, giving us perfect conditions to test out all the new skis for next season. Snowbird ski resort is the perfect venue to host such an event, with big vertical, steep varied terrain, and fast chairs to help us lap it up on all the different skis. This is my second consecutive year as a ski tester, and this year I'm skiing on the "Big Mountain Expert" skis(pretty much everyday skis for west coast rippers), and "One Ski Quiver Advanced" skis(more like everyday skis for those who actually ski on groomers sometimes).

Labels: 2008 Skiing Magazine Ski Test, Jeremy Benson, Ski, Ski Testing, Snowbird, Utah

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