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Monday, June 16, 2008
Going Down Big Mt. Shasta 6/15/08
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
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Here is a shot of our first day on our ski base mission. we just built the jump and bailed off the cliff without skis as to make it down to the valley before the fog bank that was coming fast! the shot is of me espen and Tom erik.
today was even more interesting, guys going off with vintage Norwegian sleds, snow racers (kid trikes with skis) and of course skis. winds were bad, winds were good, played a little game of spot the gust here and had another long day in the mountains that made the beer taste great.
signing off for now.
regards and thanks all for the support, the ski base stuff we are and will be capturing will be sweet! we have a first decent in mind off of the trollstigen and some more silliness for gridset cliff. I feel i need to spend some more time in the winter moths here to take down some of the insane big mountain lines that are staring at us. big big rad lines ending with and without big parachutable cliffs. this place RULES.
later
jt
Labels: JT Holmes, Norway, Ski, Ski Base Jump, Travel
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Chappy's Daily Alaska Heli & Sled Lovefest 2008 - Day 13
Be on the lookout for tomorrow’s post as I finally got my V.I.O. helmet cam situation straightened out and am planning on going out with it today….
And happy April 20th for those counting!
Labels: Chappy, Haines AK, Heli Skiing, Ski, Snowboard, Travel
Monday, February 11, 2008
2008 Skiing Magazine Ski test, days 1 and 2
Being a tester in both these categories means that I'll be testing out 56 different pairs of skis in about 4 days. These first two days I've been mixing it up on the Big Mountain Expert skis, with all the major manufacturers represented. So far I've skied on 25 pairs, with brands like Elan, Dynastar, Rossignol, K2, Line, Fischer, Fatypus, Scott, Black Diamond, Nordica, Volkl, Head, and Salomon, all making sweet new big mountain fatties for next year. Every ski performs a little differently, so switching it up so often definitely keeps you on your toes.
Labels: 2008 Skiing Magazine Ski Test, Jeremy Benson, Ski, Ski Testing, Snowbird, Utah
Monday, February 4, 2008
There are lots of different tricks you can do while snowboarding and skiing. On a powder day, my most favorite thing to do, as it may be yours as well, is looking back at all that spray your slash has created! Every slash has it's own power and glory. Depending on the snow consistency, you can get various types of spray. Light & fluffy, thick & chunky or backlight and beautiful. Here's a few slashes I did yesterday that I'd like to share with you all. Yes I'm stuck behind the desk this morning on this beautiful bluebird day......GO OUT AND GET SOME!
Labels: Powder Skiing, Powder Snowboarding, Ski, Snowboard
Friday, February 1, 2008
February 1st 2008 SQUAW VALLEY
How many days can we keep talking about pow pow in Tahoe? Is that real question? I was lucky enough to reach the KT line this morning before to many others had arrived in the Valley which allowed me to relax and enjoy the thunderous sounds of explosions all around the mountain. I was surprised at how may bombs they were throwing this morning since it didn't seem like last night was such a large snow event. With a slightly late opening due to ongoing snow safety we all raced as usual to get on chairs and find our lines. As I rode up and started taking pictures I heard a familiar voice and as random squallyworld goes John Huston from our TC store was sitting next to me, its so hard to tell who people are when you're all bundled up. John was rocking the Armada ARG skis and sitting a few chairs behind us was Kyle from the Truckee store spending some time on the K2 Gyrator store demo. Being on the right equipment on a pow pow day is vital and you can always tell who is having more fun than the next guy mainly from know how to choose correctly from the quiver. Huston mentioned that the ARG's were perfect for todays snow conditions but to me they are still funny looking skis. So were started off on KT going towards the alternate chutes but opted for 75 chute instead. Next I hit up tower 16 followed by the sun chutes. And on a hunch me and a my buddy Brahma headed toward the Resort at Squaw Creek and amazingly nobody tracked much of it out. The snow was amazing and should be for days to come and another storm is lined up to hit us Saturday night!!
Labels: Armada Skis, K2 Snowboards, Lake Tahoe, Powder Skiing, Ski, Snowboard, Squaw Valley
Friday, January 25, 2008
The Battle Continues
Does big and gnarly beat techy & smooth? Techy and smooth wins again in
the Judges eye by .33 of a point. Tanner Hall once again defeats Simon Dumont in
the Skiing Mens halfpipe finals. Tanner won the judges, but Dumont won the
crowd. I have never in my life seen a crowd boo as hard as they did....they were
even throwing snowballs up at the judges stand! It was that intense. I have no
idea of how to even explain this one....Tanner was booed by the crowd on his
victory lap down! Now, lets just get this out of the way...of course both of
these athletes are on a totally different level in the halfpipe than their peers
and it's obvious these two are pushing the sport of halfpipe skiing. Each one of
them takes great pride in what they do and they have spent countless hours and
dedication to get their level to where it is. Both should be commended and I
think to really settle this sucker....they should have had a game of SKI...just
like a game of SKATE or HORSE. I do a trick you match it...simple. Blow the
trick you get a letter and if you spell the game ...done.
I don't think Tanner should have been booed by the crowd....really wasn't
necessary. If the crowd felt that way they should have just been quiet or golf
clapped. Same message just not as degrading and maybe a more powerful statement.
I personally like big and gnarly but it is and has always been up to the judges
to decide. I thought both runs were great...Tanner almost makes things look too
easy even though the things he is doing are super dificult. On the other end of
the spectrum, Dumont looks like he's on the verge of death! There is that fine
line of control and recklessness that brings out emotion and the crowd really
feeds on that emotion.
I remeber back in the early 90's during snowboard halfpipe contests where
everyone would say that "The Judging Sucks!" Snowboardings answer was,
boardercross...but as time has shown, it really wasn't an answer. It just
created another event. So what needs to be done? Who knows....both guys rip!
At the end of the night when they were escorting Tanner to the podium, I ran
into him and told him good job, congratulations and we exchanged knuckles. Hell,
he just won X Games, again. The look in his face was quite apprehensive and
confused. I really would like to have known what was going on in his head, but
other people were congratulating him as well and his demeanor was not that of
excitement. I think the negative energy of the booing really affected him.
Strange, but interesting.
Labels: Halfpipe, Sean Field, Simon Dumont, Ski, Tanner Hall, Winter X Games, X games
Eric Asistin (PhotoGeek)I actually found out that people were throwing snowballs at tanner during his victory lap.....fu$%^*&@ lame! Aspen is "supposed" to be high class. Yeah right! I had no idea cause I was on the side of the pipe getting shots at the bottom and didn't see the classy Aspen snobs throwing snowballs....come on people!
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Thursday, January 24, 2008
Today was a full day. Pretty much every event was having practice and every one of the athletes was soaking up the sunshine. Errol & Nate were on the X Course today trying to dial in the long & technical course. Skiers really didn't have a problem with the course today but the snowboarders were coming up a tad short on some of the step ups & more difficult sections. Nate, Seth Wescott & the Palm were having no trouble at all as I was able to catch a glimpse of their runs. I think the course definitely had the women competitors psyched out a bit.
Errol Kerr is a funny guy. First off lets mention that Errol got into this event the hard way....no corporate sponsor, no tech to juice up his skis & just an underdog from the start. He had a strong showing at the Jeep Tour event coming in 2nd to Darren Rahlves in the time trials. He impressed the US coaches and with a strong showing at the Jeep Tour, earned himself a spot on the US Team. He's my kinda guy...DIY all the way. Anyways, back to being funny. OK yesterday you saw the many hats of Errol. Today he was running this fleece scarf that looked like you aunt Mimi would give you and you wear it once for the holidays just to please her cause your mom said so(See photos). He also had this long down coat down to his ankles?????!!!! Didn't get a shot of it, but I'll try to get one manana. Let's not forget his old faded orange Rousch mittens....classic.
In the U-ditch world, qualifiers took place tonight. Sean Field was in the mix and he just got in. He qualified 10th and was right on the bubble. Tanner Hall was destroying the pipe once again with super smooth style and techy steeze. Someone has got to come up with something spectacular cause I think Tanner has gotten into everyone's head....I know that Dumont is going to put up a fight but he has to control himself and nail his runs.
Off to bed...I'm wiped.
-E
Labels: Errol Kerr, Nate Holland, Sean Field, Ski, Snowboard, Tanner Hall, Winter X Games, X games
Friday, February 2, 2007
This weekend (Feb. 3-4th) be sure to check out the Queen's Cup in Park City, Utah. It will be the second annual all women's slopestyle and halfpipe event. Last year it was an eye opener for many and this year it's going to go off. The event get's plenty of coverage so if you aren't in the area, you'll be able to check it out elsewhere. Being the first all girl's ski event, it has been designed to bring more females into the sport. There are 15 invited pros who team up with 4 amature riders each and compete as a team. Last year the after party went down with DJ Marc Frank and DJ Knuckles, this year Swollen Members will kick it off. If you're a chick...might be too late to get in, but check the website for next year's event.
Michelle
Labels: Michelle Parker, Park City, Queen's Cup, Ski
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Another strong area is KT, with 75 chute having some great pockets of snow all the way down. Again no real easy way down so it deters many of the weekend warriors away from the run. To kinda sum it all up, their still is alot of great snow in Tahoe to be found but you need to realize your limits and not push beyond them. Save yourself till the good stuff flies again, but if you can chance it, try some of the good north facing runs for great cold chalky snow.
Labels: Lake Tahoe, Ski, Snowboard, Squaw Valley
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