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Authored by biglines on Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 13:36
Mt. Sir Sanford is the highest peak in the Selkirk range in the interior of Canada. The Selkirks, as most know, are the one of the most amazing places in the world to ski. It's therefore surprising that the highest peak in the range, which has a massive south face that can be seen on a clear day from just about every summit in the range had not seen a descent. Many wanted to do it but it is only...
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Authored by biglines on Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 23:10
*UPDATED with a video interview and Eulogy -- It is with heavy hearts that we must post that, our friend and International Free Skiing Association Head Judge, Jim Jack perished in an avalanche today in Stevens Pass along with 2 others. According to ESPN.com, the other two in the slide that died were 'Stevens Pass Director of Marketing Chris Rudolph and skier John Brenan.'The ESPN story is here:...
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Everything at Whistler Blackcomb is in constant motion, but sometimes the subtleties of that motion are lost to the naked eye. In Timebender, we turn the time/space continuum on its head; slowing down the fast action and speeding up the slow stuff. The season is still young and there's no better time to visit Whistler Blackcomb. What's stopping you?
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Authored by biglines on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 12:53
Those who grew up snowboarding throughout the '90s drew inspiration and stoke from the Standard Films TB series. Kevin Jones was a staple of the series, making a name for himself as a freestyle standout with an eye for picking out tasty lines.Well, after spending a few years out of the pro snowboard spotlight, he's back with a disgustingly sick full segment for Standard's double decade release,...
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Authored by salomon on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 09:39
"By the time we landed we had an armed guard escorting us back to the military base." Chris Rubens and Tristan Knoertzer discover the challenges but also witness the triumphs of opening a heli ski operation in the war torn mountain ranges of Kashmir, India.
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Authored by biglines on Friday, February 17, 2012 - 00:32
FYI - this photo was taken on the big west wall adjacent from Mt. Macbeth in the Spearhead range of the coast mountains on Feb 16, 2012. The west slopes seem to be very thin and unsupported this year on the Blackcomb side of things. A very hollow base has snow bridged across it and it's obviously reacting to solar radiation. Definitely this is a heads up to us to not get caught in the valley...
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Authored by 1LLPOW on Monday, February 20, 2012 - 21:39
Another installment from Ben "Wolf" Homer. slaying khmr in febuary. check it out.
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It’s been a pretty up and down season, but things seem to be settling in and it finally feels like we’ve reached the heart of winter.Skiing & Editing: Than VolkMusic: Midnight City – M83http://PointOfRelease.com
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Authored by mikeynix on Monday, February 20, 2012 - 15:33
We'd never heard his name before, but it's certainly on our radar now.He's been on a Trevor Hunt for some seriously steep as f$#k Coastal Ski Mountaineering.Annnnnnd he's doing it by himself.Nicely done.http://www.coaststeepskier.com/wphome/?p=14012
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Authored by Ski Louise on Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 07:33
Rocket introduces us to his family coming up to the Family Day long weekend. We also get a look at conditions in Purple Bowl with the Powder 8's coming up on February the 25th.Congratulations Ethan Lunham for guessing where Rocket was!
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