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Kirkwood Wrap-up

1 Comment Posted by on March 11, 2010

Inspecting The Cirque, if you listen closely you can hear Cliff Bennett yelling at someone. Well, what can one say about Kirkwood? The venue is unreal- it’s the only stop on the tour that we’re guaranteed permanently closed terrain. It’s big, the snow’s good, and the vibe is great. Unfortunately, I ended up a less-than-impressive [...]

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Later Freeride World Tour- C’est la vie!

2 Comments Posted by on March 5, 2010

An avalanche rips down Tram Face early Monday. I’m watching from the top of the photo. The idea of skiing the Tram Face is amazing- it’s big, it’s gnarly, and it may have the best spectating of any venue in the world. The reality of skiing tram face is, unfortunately, very difficult. It needs to [...]

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Bringing Home the Bacon!

Leave a Comment Posted by on February 22, 2010

After a couple of rough competitions in Europe I was able to bring home the bacon in Crested Butte at the 19th Annual US Extreme Freeskiing Championships. Woot, woot! The win put me atop the Freeskiing World Tour standings, so I have that going for me, which is nice. Check it out here: More photos, [...]

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Russia, by the Numbers

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 27, 2010

THE GOOD Days on snow: 6 Storm days: 6 Total snowfall: “53 THE BAD Days without luggage: 10 People I borrowed clothes/equipment from: 6 Phone calls to Delta regarding luggage: 57 Airports my bags visited: 10 Contest days: 0 THE UGLY FWT athletes kicked out of official party: 5 Dance-floor related injuries: 1 Scandinavians that [...]

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Big Mountain Competition: is this shit for you?

2 Comments Posted by on December 3, 2009

The Bec- the premier face of Big Mountain Competition With IFSA registration about a week off and FWT registration ongoing, I felt obliged to give my $0.02 on big mountain competitions (BMC). With the perceived reward of money, sponsors, and film time, BMC seems like the way to go, right? The competitions have helped launched [...]

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The Devil’s Bedstead (Shredstead)

Leave a Comment Posted by on November 12, 2009

The Devil’s Bedstead Unfortunately, I was relieved of much of my camera equipment in Argentina, so I had to scrape together some pictures from the few I had uploaded on other sites.  (I am aware there are no pictures of us actually skiing):   I’m already regretting my decision to bivy at the base of [...]

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The Sickle Couloir on Horstman Peak

Leave a Comment Posted by on November 8, 2009

Pretty belated, but I was just going through some pics and it reminded me of how cool this line is- despite skiing it in less than all-time conditions. The Sickle from the Fish Hook drainage Approximate date: May 26, 2009 There are a lot of epics in the Sawtooths, but for whatever reason the Sickle [...]

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Griffin goes to Solden, finds people that actually care about skiing.

Leave a Comment Posted by on November 2, 2009

Like virtually all other Europeans I’ve met, Daniel thinks he’s god’s gift to driving. Racing up to Solden in a KTM X-Bow (a watered down Formula 1 racecar that’s only available in Europe), I’m so puckered I’m on the verge of tears. There are no lines on the road (nor guardrails), but if there were [...]

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Snowing In Austria!

Leave a Comment Posted by on October 14, 2009

I poached the above pic off the Lech-Zurs website, it’s from this afternoon.  So, maybe it’s not epic, mid winter conditions, but I’m sure some of the other areas with glaciers should have the goods.  I’m over here testing some new skis and working with the guys at Kastle, the brand sewn into the fabric [...]

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Sichuan, China

Leave a Comment Posted by on October 6, 2009

My friend Drew Tabke first raised my awareness of this area.  It’s the Eastern Terminus of the Himalaya- essentially the area where Yunnan, Sichuan, and Tibet come together.  Since then I’ve wasted, erg, invested countless hours on google earth exploring the area.  It’s absolutely fascinating.  While the area is gaining popularity amongst climbers, it’s still [...]

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