Closing Day at Mt. Baker
With NWAC reporting 7 inches of snow having fallen in the past twenty-four hours and the temps slowly rising to the low forties, Mt Baker Ski Area ended its 2009/2010 season yesterday with a base of 192 inches.
Silverton Ethnography
Silverton, Colorado is uniquely coarse and welcoming; the people are original, the ski area is unbelievable, and the rum is exceptional. This past weekend, I played anthropologist, completing a cultural ethnography of the skiers, interns, owners, snow safety directors, and business owners, who characterize the only ski town in North America that transports its visitors in a refurbished milk truck.
Rain Day at the World Ski and Snowboard Festival
It's been years since I wished for a rain day. But after four consecutive days at the World Ski and Snowboard Festival, a grey day focused on recovery is what my legs and my liver really needed to make it through the rest of this week. And to be honest, a break in the perfect spring weather was my only legitimate excuse to slow down from a nonstop string of cultural stimulation, harmless flirtation and late nights of bar time in the village...
The 2010 Orage Masters: Great Things Happen in the Rain
Sometimes great things happen in the rain. Exhibit A: The 2010 Orage Masters...
Alaska Through The Lens of Smith's Gabe Schroder
Smith Optics' team manager Gabe Schroder doesn't disappoint with his latest addition to the Super G web series. This time in Haines, Alaska, Schroder demonstrates his ability to manage his own skiing time; Big fast turns, spines, and faceshots are all part of the mix. Check it out here.
Steven's Pass Springfest: Sunday, April 18
Stevens Pass, WA (April 15, 2010) -- After a brief respite to mid-winter, spring is finally in the air, allergy-sufferers are suffering, and the snowboarding season is drawing to a close at Steven's Pass, WA--but not without a bang. Join Steven's Sunday, April 18th for the last day of the season, featuring a dummy downhill, pond skim, live music and more. And all proceeds go to a charitable cause: Outdoors For All.
Itinerary as follows:
9:00am: Registration for all events at Guest Relations.
10:00am: Big Box Jam at the Top Phlight Terrain Park
10:30am: Games & Booths begin
11:30am: BBQ on the Plaza
12:00pm: Dummy Downhill - Bring your homemade dummy and we'll send it down the hill.
1:00pm: Chuck-a-Duck
2:00pm: Pond Skim: Can you make it across the pond without getting wet?
Groove out to Live Music in the Base Area.
See you there!
The 2010 Orage Masters Runs This Saturday
Whistler, BC (April 15, 2010) -- The Telus Ski and Snowboard Festival starts this Friday in Whistler, and that means the opener event--and what may be the best ski event of the whole festival--The 2010 Orage Masters runs this Saturday, April 17. A team format makes for a relaxed atmosphere and good times, but you can also expect to see some of the best park skiers in the world--including Phil Casabon, Sean Pettit, and Grete Eliassen just to name a few--throw down in costume. Beers, sun, food, a perfect park--what's not to like? For coverage from previous years, hit the jumps below--and see you on Blackcomb.
