February is here and so is the snow. Here’s some action from yesterday…
A second before the blast
|
Come check out Volcom’s “Blizzard Bizarre Tour” Tomorrow Night February 3rd at the Mangy Moose Saloon. Featuring heavy hitting live rock by ASG and Kandi Coded with Legendary Snowboarder Jamie Lynn. For more tour information check out… http://www.volcomtour.com/blizzardbizarre/
I arrived home last week to a ton of new snow. It’s always a great thing to come home right when the mountain turns on. I’ve been out riding & hiking off the tram, finding good turns while the sun shined for three days straight. We got another 18 inches starting yesterday, most of which fell last night. Today I found pockets of armpit deep snow until late in the day while Lily and I took turns watching Mylo.  Family Day at the Village
 Willie, Mark & Makens  High Lines Getting Ripe
 Tim Ramirez Slashing in the park
 Inbounds Treasure This month has been flying by, I’ve been in Canada for the past 2 weeks and will be heading home today. My trip started with a 7 day avalanche course in Fernie. It was amazing and I learned a lot from it. I drove to Nelson after the class got out and spent the past four days up at the Baldface lodge with Lily and Mylo. I sat in on guide meetings, went in the field to do snow study pits, and got in some serious shredding thanks to Jeff, Dem & the guides. A big thanks to Stella for watching Mylo so Lily and I could get some pow turns together… It couldn’t of been a better trip.
It was a happy new year’s day in Jackson Wyoming now that snow is falling in full force. I shredded the Village this morning and it’s really starting to turn on. New years always seems to have good powder. The forecast looks promising so I’ll keep you posted…  Mountain Shelter
 Willie, Cory, Mike & Travis  Stoked! The year winds down with sunshine and mellow riding with friends. Mylos growing like crazy and is becoming more fun to hang with everyday. I guess I’m going to look back at this year as a very special Christmas. I miss my family back in California and wish we could of been together. But times are tight and traveling during the holidays can be really unpleasant. So we had our own little Teton Thai Style family dinner at our home with Sam & Suchada, Ryan, Sunata & Clementine, Willie & Steph, Val, Lily, Mylo and I.
————————————————————–
Beyond a glorious hike with Willie & Steph
Willie /
Steph getting some fresh turns —————————————————————
 A little X-mas skiing Lily Mylo and I went x-country skiing in the park on Christmas Day. It was nice to get out with the family on such beautiful sunny day. Mylo slept soundly as I dragged him along in his little chariot.
—————————————————————-  Cold day in Teton Park Makens and I have been getting out on the split-boards a bit lately. Yesterday we had a super cold predawn start. When I left my house it was -2 f, when I picked up John it dropped to -4, and when we arrived at the parking lot it was -18. As we climbed it warmed up but the first hour was a little brutal. We arrived at the top and soaked in the views for bit before ripping a really fun run back to the car.  John Makens
Until next year… Happy Holidays! I’m back in Jackson with the family, finally settling down after an all time trip to BC. Willie and I stayed in Nelson for a couple days after our session at Red Mountain. We scored a epic pow day at Whitewater Nelson’s local hill. We were in disbelief as we rode the chair over the untracked powder below. We rode till we had our fill and then relaxed in anticipation of the days to come at Baldface. For those of you who don’t know about Baldface listen up. It’s a Back-country cat skiing/snowboarding operation located high in the mountains above Nelson. It’s a place where the soul of snowboarding lives strong. The staff, quality of service, and good vibes makes it the must do cat shred trip. The complex road system connects a series of ridges accessing a wide variety of aspects and terrain. Steep snow caked tree runs, pillows and alpine bowls offer one of the most diverse riding experience you could ask for. With a ton of early season snow it was a dream come true. Jeff Pensiero, owner and founder invited me up to observe their guide training. It was probably the best thing I’ve done as a rider. It gave me an understanding of why the operation has become such a legendary snowboarding experience. Jeff’s dedication, hard work, and love for riding is the reason it’s become what it is today. He’s payed dues and built the lodge with the vision of sharing amazing riding with like minded guests. The safety team is top notch working together as a well oiled machine. I was humbled by the guides expert abilities and deep knowledge of the mountains. For three days I was fully immersed in a series of training exercises and discussions. We started the trip with transceiver training with multiple beacons buried in three different zones. We covered avalanche forecasting & control, first aid drills and discussions, terrain evaluation focusing on moving through the mountains safely with a group. The session ended the with a full on multiple burial rescue scenario. It was super cool to participate with the pros and getting after it with all of their experience and training. To say the least I left with a sense of inspiration from these guys and can’t wait to get back up there. If you can, do yourself a favor and book a trip… it’s going off.
After being home just long enough to repack my bags I hit the road heading northbound for BC. Yesterday Willie and I drove to Spokane and spent the night. We woke up and got back on the road and made it over the boarder around noon. We arrived at Red Mountain just in time for a halfday session. It was a good feeling getting changed into our gear in the parking lot after hours on the road. It was really foggy and we’d never been to the hill before so we had no idea what to expect as we climbed into the clouds. We were happy finding good snow while exploring the uncrowded tree runs till the lifts closed.
this is what i like to see… except for the fact I’ll probably get stuck in Denver after 20+ hours of travel. Winter Storm Warning URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE …A WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH SUNDAY .A PACIFIC WINTER STORM THAT HAS BROUGHT 3 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW TO Last night 20,000 spectators filled the street of Seoul to watch 9 international riders battle it out in a head to head snowboarding competition. In the end it was Finland’s Eero Ettala who took the title with a strong riding performance opening up a big bag of tricks for the the crowd.
|
|
Entries (RSS)