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Dropping In: 6 Questions With Dropping In: 6 Questions With Steve Jones On The Co-Lab

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Teton Gravity Research has been organizing The Co-Lab $100,000 freeskiing video project for years. Since announcing the contest to the public last May, there have been many questions as to how it will work.

We sat down with TGR co-founder Steve Jones to talk about The Co-Lab.

1) There is a lot of talk about The Co-Lab $100,000 freeskiing video contest. When the day comes to unveil the videos to the world, what do you hope to see?

Steve Jones: I have been hearing lots of background talk from undiscovered skiers, to pros working on segments. I think this thing could go any number of ways. Some guys are working on all park style skiing, some guys on more urban-centric edits, and some guys on more of a freeride type of a vibe. With the way people have evolved their skiing, I think we will see a lot of diverse edits that include lots of different styles of skiing. In terms of participants, from what I am hearing about on the street, this $100,000 could go to anyone.

2) What do you think will make a successful edit for The Co-Lab?

Steve Jones: I think some people think they need helicopters and all kinds of hi-tech camera equipment to win. That is not the case. I think it will come down to the most innovative riding combined with the most innovative editing. Creativity, aggressiveness, style, resourcefulness will all play a big part.

Another cool thing is that if you don't win the grand prize we are going to be announcing some sub-category awards as well. We are still defining those but things like, “Best foot-powered edit,” “Best Trick,” “Rowdiest Line,” “Most Innovative/Creative” are some of the ideas being thrown around. These are not final yet, but you get the idea. We are hoping to have a much smaller cash component to award for these sub-categories. Again, still in the works but hopefully can release some sub-categories soon.

3) If the edits are voted on by the people, how will the voting work? How will you prevent shenanigans?

Steve Jones: The people are only allowed to vote in the top 18 segments. Then there are three wildcards chosen by an outside panel of industry experts. Once the public has voted and the final 21 segments are locked, voting is closed to only those final 21 athletes to decide the ultimate winner.

4) What do you hope the final video for The Co-Lab to be?

Steve Jones: The final compilation film will be made up of the top 12 segments. From what I am hearing in the rumor mill and knowing some of the contestants, the final compilation will be a mix of undiscovered rippers and a variety of some of the industry's top pros. It's kind of cool because we expect to see guys from different film companies, competition backgrounds, local heroes, etc. mixed together into one final movie of their own personal edits. This is anyone's chance and it should be a colorful group of people. I think we are going to see some major surprises.

5) Will there be a movie tour for The Co-Lab movie?

Steve Jones: The Co-Lab will be distributed via iTunes and various other distribution platforms. We don't own the footage but we do retain the rights to distribute. There will be a ton of exposure for the people in this movie. We are considering showing CoLab at some of our bigger movie tour stops, as a lead in to our annual film. At very least we will be showing the winner's segment at all of the film tour venues as a preview. We will also distribute to film festivals and probably some TV coverage as well.

6) Do you guys really have $100,000?

Steve Jones: Yes we do, and somebody is going to be very happy.

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So, are you in? We want to hear your Co-Lab story. Send us an email to CoLab@tetongravity.com for a chance to be featured on this site.

Use the hash tag #TGRcolab

Go To The Co-Lab Contest Page

Get The Co-Lab Overview

See The Co-Lab Schedule

Read The Official Rules

Read The Frequently Asked Questions
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Top 10 Reasons To Enter The Co Top 10 Reasons To Enter The Co-Lab

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TGR is making it rain.

You heard it right: We are giving away $100,000 to the skier that can produce the best freeskiing video edit of 2013.

As part of The Co-Lab, skiers will team with filmers to produce a clip that they will submit to TetonGravity.com between May 1 and May 31. After that, TGR will reveal all of the edits and the public will vote to decide a winner.

Ready to enter, shop for your next DSLR camera direct from Amazon.com, start shooting and editing now!

Seems simple, right?

Well, some people have concerns. So, here are the top 10 reasons to enter The Co-Lab …

1. We are giving away $100,000.

The winner of this contest will get a fat check for $100,000. For serious.

2. Get noticed in a competitive field.

We know there is a whole lot of talent out there that otherwise gets unnoticed. This is your chance to show the world what you’ve got. It’s go time.

3. You own your own footage, not us.

Just like it says in the rules, you own your footage, not us. If you want to re-cut and re-edit your footage after the public voting is done, go for it. TGR has no rights to sell footage to third parties for advertising, promotion, or stock purposes.

4. Anyone can win it.

This is the first year we are doing the competition. That means there is no winner from last year to compete with. There is no bar set. There is no standard. ANYONE could win this thing. That person could be you.

5. You could win $100,000.

Think of all the laser and foam machines you could buy with that.

6. You could be in a TGR film.

If you make one of the Top 21 best Co-Lab videos, your footage could be used for a bad ass compilation film of the best ski edits of 2013.

7. You don’t need a helicopter to be in this competition.

Who knows what we are going to see come May 31? But you absolutely do not need a helicopter or budget for a fulltime cinematographer. We have been thoroughly impressed with the up-and-coming edits and we know there are plenty of good lines to be had without a heli. It’s just up to you to find them.

8. Five subcategories are up for grabs.

In addition to the $100,000 cash prize and a chance to be in a compilation video, there will be five subcategories that will be up for grabs. Stay tuned for categories and cash amounts.

9. We don’t pick the winner; we just provide the platform.

This is the public’s contest. You will decide what the best edit is. And we are stoked to see what you, the people, pick.

10. The grand prize is $100,000.

This is the biggest cash prize in freeskiing history.

Are you in? We want to hear your Co-Lab story. Send us an email to CoLab@tetongravity.com for a chance to be featured on this site.

Use the hash tag #TGRcolab

Go To The Co-Lab Contest Page

Get The Co-Lab Overview

See The Co-Lab Schedule

Read The Official Rules

Read The Frequently Asked Questions
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Interview: Chris Davenport On Interview: Chris Davenport On 50 Classic Ski Descents Of North America Book

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A skier drops in to Terminal Cancer Couloir in Nevada, one of the lines featured in the book 50 Classic Ski Descents of North America.

Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America is a large-format compilation book of iconic and aesthetic ski descents from Alaska to Baffin Island, from Tuckerman’s Ravine in New Hampshire to eight states in the western U.S. and the three western provinces of Canada.

Created by ski mountaineers Chris Davenport, Art Burrows and Penn Newhard, 50 Classic Ski Descents taps into the local knowledge of contributors such as Andrew McLean, Glen Plake, Lowell Skoog, Chic Scott and Ptor Spricenieks with first person descriptions of their favorite ski descents and insightful perspectives on ski mountaineering past, present and future.

TetonGravity.com recently sat down with co-author and pioneering skier Chris Davenport in Aspen, Colorado, and flipped through the pages to see what it’s all about. We found it is one of the best hit lists out there, as no one skier has descended them all. As they say, game on!

A crew stands on top of Polar Star Couloir on Baffin Island and gets ready for a classic descent.

Sam Petri: Tell me about how this book came together.

Chris Davenport: Penn Newhard, myself and Art Burrows, we were talking about it for a couple of years, but we really started working on it in January of 2010 - getting the framework, building the list of the 50 classics. You know, what were the mountains going to be? Who were we going to get images from? Who were we going to talk to? We really wanted to have a lot of contributors.

Nobody has skied all of these mountains. There is not one person who has skied all 50 of these. So we really need to rely on the expertise of some of North America’s most well known skiers. These people right here. They represent not only a huge amount of history in the sport of skiing and ski mountaineering, but they also represent all the different regions, so we kind of started building this list. Like, who were the people we want to include in the book? Who has great stories to tell? Who has got great images we can use? So we went through building that list, talking to people, doing the legwork, and then by April or May we really had everything we needed to sit down and start building the book.

It’s sort of like running a marathon, the first mile you are like, “Oh my god am I ever going to finish this? This is already hard.” So the first 10 pages it was like, “holy shit, are we ever going to get through this thing?” We bit off a lot and the more conversations we had with people, the more we realized how much was really out there. Certainly, I pride myself on knowing a lot about great places to ski. That’s what I do, but you know, for instance, the Polar Star couloir in Baffin Island, I didn’t really known much about that and we started talking to people like Andrew McClain and Hilary O’Neill and they were just like, “This is just the most incredible line on the east coast.”

Skiing Polar Star Couloir.

SP: What were the criteria for a classic? What defines a classic?

CD: Yeah, that’s a good question. I think the main thing that defines it is it has got to just grab your eye. You have to look at this and just go, “Wow, oh my gosh, look at that line.” It really has to jump off the page at you.

I think there has to be history to it. I think it’s got to be aesthetic. You know, most importantly for me was the aesthetics. Take Tuckerman’s Ravine, for example. I mean, it’s a super aesthetic glacial cirque with an incredible amount of history and it’s really popular. A lot of people go up there. Huntington Ravine as well. But then there are other ones like Baffin Island. This couloir has only been skied like half a dozen times, but it’s just in a super striking part of the world. We wanted things that were going to be inspirational or aspirational, where people would go, “Wow, I wonder if I could ever do that?” And things like Tuckerman’s, where people are up there every week in the spring. It was a nice blend of things. We didn’t want it to be super exclusive, you know like, “The Gnarliest 50 Descents On The Continent.” We wanted it to be a good collection – a variety, I guess you’d say. So we got the east, and then we get to right outside Aspen. I wrote this story, “Breaking The Glass Ceiling.” I wrote this one because we skied the second decent of the east face here on Pyramid, and this is probably the most classic line in all of Colorado.

SP: Daaaaamnnn.

CD: It had only been skied once and it was in 1978. It sat there for 28 years.

SP: Who skied it first?

CD: Chris Landry. We went up there and it hadn’t been repeated. This line over here had been skied, but nobody had gone off the summit, down the Landry line. So we did the second decent and once we did it and word got out that we just did the second decent, people flocked and were like that’s the glass ceiling. It broke and people came down and started doing it, so here is a story that I wrote about that experience and why this face is unique. It is pretty burley climbing.

University Peak in Alaska, "probably the most burley peak in the whole book," Davenport says.

Climbing University Peak.

SP: Were there any lines that you guys argued about being a classic?

CD: I would say there wasn’t any argument, but there was definitely deliberation about things like, “Do we put this in there?” We originally had like 70 mountains that we needed to chop the list down to 50. There was deliberation because there were ones we didn’t have good photos of and there were ones we just didn’t know that much about. This peak is super badass, University, probably the most burley peak in the whole book. It has only been skied twice. 7,000 vert. It’s ones like this we were like, “We have to put this in there.” Even if hardly anyone is ever going to get to do this, it is so rowdy and so awesome, we’ve got to put it in there. And some expeditionary kind of stuff in Alaska. Pontoon peak in the Valdez area is a super classic peak.

Pontoon Peak in Alaska's Chugach Range.

SP: I’ve been up there. Last year I camped up there, sort of near Pontoon. I just went and skinned around for 10 days, just outside of Point’s North Heli’s zone. Yeah, Kevin Quinn is the man.

CD: Yeah, he knows a ton of people.

SP: Pontoon is badass.

CD: You’re right. And this is a super classic photo of Meteorite in Valdez. This is the first decent. This is a really good story. Eric Pehota writes about Trevor Peterson missing out on the first decent because he got wasted the night before. They couldn’t find him and these guys Scott Markewitz, Eric Pehota and Kirk Jensen, they got it. Trevor was left behind.

SP: Ha, that’s funny. So you put heli lines in here, too?

CD: Yeah, because, I mean, the mountains don’t care how you access them. Like I said, the aesthetics and the beauty of it all is open to anybody. And yeah, there are some things that are accessed by helicopters and there are some things that certainly are only human powered access, and we felt like those were both valid ways of going skiing. We are not trying to say like, “Oh, heli-skiing is bad or you have to be a ski mountaineer to be able to do these things.” There are plenty of classic lines out there that you can walk up, and there are some you can fly to. And yeah, we talked about that. Do we include things that have heli-skiing or not? That’s just the way it is in Valdez. There is heli-skiing there. And you can’t just say we’re not going to put that in there just because it’s mechanized. But that was definitely a discussion, for sure. Yeah, we wanted a good variety. We wanted this book to appeal not just a hardcore, but also the beginner, the guy that is just getting into it, and to have it be really inspirational. We wanted people to have this book and have it be their hit list.

SP: We’ll, it’s cool that no one has done all of them yet.

CD: Yeah, I’ve skied like 25 or 24 of them. That’s a lot. Maybe someday somebody will be like, “You know what? We’re going to do a project to ski the 50 classics that these guys wrote about.”

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Video: The Ultimate Fireworks Video: The Ultimate Fireworks Fail Compilation Is a Win

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Fireworks can be dangerous, which makes them awesome! This is why the Fourth of July is the best holiday. Other reasons are the abundance of beer, watermelon, American flags and triumphant music that reminds us that we win every time at everything.

Here at TGR, we want nothing more than to be able to run around our yards blowing stuff up in the name of independence. But this year, due to wildfire danger in the West, we just can’t, which is a bummer. So instead, we’re getting in the spirit by watching The Ultimate Fireworks Fail Compilation. Sit back and enjoy Darwin’s exceptions and remember to stay safe, have fun, and never trust your bootleg fireworks dealer.
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News: 3rd Annual Ski The East News: 3rd Annual Ski The East Freeride Tour Dates and Details Announced

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Williston, Vermont – Ski The East is proud to announce the 3rd Annual 2012 Ski The East Freeride Tour (STEFT). The STEFT is the first and only event series of its kind on the East Coast and is proud to continue the tradition of bringing the region’s best all-mountain skiers to the most challenging venues to compete for cash and prizes.

“Each year we’ve improved the tour for our competitors and spectators based off of valuable feedback. This year we’ve implemented some important changes to ensure more consistency and allow the tour to continue its growth, while maintaining each event’s individual integrity,” said Tour Director Tim Fater. “Now there’s a new tour-wide judging system and we’ve helped establish three Junior Qualifier events for our younger competitors, 13 and under. A limited number of qualifying spots at the main events will be reserved for the juniors, which will ensure the highest level of big mountain talent. I’m proud of the progress we’ve made and look forward to some serious competition and good times.”

2012 Ski The East Freeride Tour Schedule

STOP #1 - Mad River Glen – Unconventional Terrain Competition - February 11, 2012

STOP #2 - Magic Mountain – Southern Vermont Freeskiing Challenge - March 3, 2012

STOP #3 - Sugarbush – 15th Annual Castlerock Extreme Challenge - March 10, 2012

STOP #4 - Jay Peak Resort – Extreme Competition - March 17 & 18, 2012

Jamie Fater competes in the Castlerock Extreme Challenge at Sugarbush. Photo by Tim Fater / Ski The East.

These four resorts previously hosted events that were independent of one another and were individually considered among the most challenging competitions on the East Coast. Each has their own longstanding history and dedicated following. By integrating these events into a collaborative tour, the STEFT is delivering a heightened level of competition, camaraderie, and exposure for the contestants and the host resorts.

In addition to the new tour-wide judging criteria and age regulations, we’ve added more awards and prizes, including an overall cash purse of $4,000. Additional signature STEFT awards include the coveted Ski The East “Shot-Ski Trophy,” presented to the male and female first place finishers of each event, as well as a Bern helmet for the “Cliff Huckstable Award,” which will go to the athlete who executes the Best Air at each event.

Also new for 2012, the STEFT has partnered with the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour (FWT), the longest running and most prestigious competitive big mountain tour in the world. The STEFT has been accredited as a 3-star FWT Qualifying event, which provides a direct route for the top Eastern talent to compete in the world-class event series.

SkiTheEast.net will provide extensive media coverage at each event including news articles, photography, video edits, and a feature-length STEFT compilation video. Ski The East will also facilitate event awareness on a larger scale through garnering mainstream print, television, and internet coverage.

The STEFT aims to continue growing the Eastern freeride community by offering a unique platform for the collaboration, recognition, and progression of competitive freeskiing within the region.

For more, visit skitheeast.net
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News: Chile's Puyehue Volcano News: Chile's Puyehue Volcano Erupts As South American Ski Season Approaches

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Saturday afternoon Chile's Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time since 1960. The eruption has cause the evacuation of more than 3,500 people, closed the Argentina border and sent an ash plume 6 miles into the sky. This comes just before the winter season is about to start and with no known end to the eruption it's unclear how this will effect the area's snow season.

Check this Transworld Snowboarding and The North Face's video from Lucas Debari, DCP and Xavier De Le Rue's trip last September:

Additionally, here's video from Mark Abma, Chris Rubens, and Eric Hjorleifson's similar trip, as documented by Salmon Freeski TV:

The images and video coming from the volcano right now are shocking, The Daily mail out of Europe put together a pretty good compilation of photo's which can be found here.

Here's the story from the NZ Herald:

"An erupting Chilean volcano sent a plume of ash across South America, forcing thousands from their homes, grounding flights in southern Argentina and coating ski resorts with a gritty layer of dust.

Booming explosions echoed across the Andes as toxic gases belched from a 5km-long fissure in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic complex - a ridge between two craters west of the Chilean-Argentine border that began erupting at the weekend.

Winds blew a 10km-high cloud of ash to the Atlantic Ocean and into southern Buenos Aires, hundreds of kilometres northeast.

Authorities in Chile went house to house, persuading stragglers near the volcano to leave because of an increasing danger of toxic gas and flash floods.

By yesterday, about 4000 people had been evacuated. They began fleeing as swarms of earthquakes heralded the eruption and hundreds more fled."
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Video: Bryce Newcomb 2010-2011 Video: Bryce Newcomb 2010-2011 Jackson Hole Season Edit

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It's hard to pick out footage from such a good year at Jackson Hole but this compilation is what came out; all shots are at JHMR.
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Video: February Powder Day At Video: February Powder Day At Snowbird

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A compilation video from the last few storms. The latest President’s Weekend storm dropped 34” in the last 48 hours, bringing us to the brink of 400” on the season!
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Video: Deeper's Ralph Backstro Video: Deeper's Ralph Backstrom and Ryland Bell Sled n' Shred Tahoe

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This is a video compilation of a couple days in the Tahoe backcountry this past week. With storm cycles finally stopping, only for the time being I hope, we did a little snowmobile accessed snowboarding and split boarding in the backcountry where the snow was deep and soft. Local legend Dave Hatchett was kind enough to show us a couple of his stashes, as well as do a little bit of filming. We camped one night in a bitter east wind, and were nervous that the face we were planning on riding (at the end of the movie) was going to be scoured. Lucky for us, the snow was mostly soft, however there was a bit of a crust in places. Unless anyone can tell us otherwise, we're giving Ryland credit for a 1st descent on "Shark Attack."

Filmed by: Ralph Backstrom, Ryland Bell, and Dave Hatchett, Edited by: Ralph Backstrom, Music by: Radiohead, I Might Be Wrong
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News: A Look At The Judging Sy News: A Look At The Judging System Behind The Freeride World Tour

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December 7, 2010

Verbier, Switzerland – For 2011, the Freeride World Tour (FWT) has continued to streamline its judging system to produce the fairest, most consistent and non-restrictive freeride judging system to date. This dynamic, constantly evolving system is a critical element in evaluating the world’s best skiers and snowboarders as they continue to push the boundaries of freeriding at each and every FWT contest.

As the level of freeride skiing and snowboarding continues to progress so does the judging system. On the Freeride World Tour multiple judges score competitors individually and their scores are averaged in order to be as fair as possible. The judging method allows any style to win, an important factor for the athletes as they breed from various backgrounds like freestyle, alpine racing, boarder cross, skiers cross or pure freeriding.

Judges Training

A complex judging manual, which has been developed jointly by the Freeride World Tour organisers, judges, and competing athletes, serves as the basis for the training method for FWT judges. The objectives are to continually improve the overall quality and coherence of the Freeride World Tour and Freeride World Qualifiers’ judging systems. In order to become a FWT certified judge, potential candidates must complete the training program, pass a series of tests, judge past years’ competition runs and do real time judging at competitions.

Judging

Judging is based on overall impression, which takes into account the athlete’s line, fluidity, control, jumps and crashes. This split criteria mentality is key to determining the best overall impression of the run. Riders are scored on a scale with 100 possible scores and judges are trained to use the full scale when evaluating runs.

Prior to the competition, judges check the competition faces themselves and analyse possible lines and snow conditions while imagining what could be a very difficult or a safe line on the face.

Henrik Windstedt (SWE), Freeride World Champion 2008 and 3rd 2010 comments: "The judges have one of the most difficult jobs on the Freeride World Tour because the whole event is based on their ability to expertly evaluate each rider's run. The fact that all of the judges have been professional freeriders and the thorough training they go through in able to qualify to be a judge is the key to the great job they do."

Judges

Each Freeride World Tour contest has two sets of judges – one for skiing and one for snowboarding – including three judges and one head judge.

For FWT11 a major effort has been made to keep the same group of judges throughout the entire tour. Head Judge Berti Denervaud (SUI) explains that, “We believe it will bring stability in the judging throughout the season.” All judges have been professional freeriders and only judge their respective disciplines. All have judged FWT events in the past.

Snowboarding

Head judge: Berti Denervaud (SUI)
Lolo Besse (FRA), Xavier Jordan (SUI), Jarkko Henttonen (FIN)
Gunnar Ploner (AUT) – Big Mountain Fieberbrunn 2011 by Nissan.

Skiing

Head judge: Martin Winkler (AUT)
Dion Newport (NZE), Cato Laegreid (NOR)
Some stops: Andrea Binning (AUT), Oscar Sosa (ARG), Jean-Yves Michellod (SUI)

Here's a great compilation video from the tour's archive of athlete Cyril Neri's best lines on Verbier's Bec des Rosses:
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Freeskiing World Tour to Inclu Freeskiing World Tour to Include Las Leñas, Argentina Stop in Late August

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July 30, 2010

Already taking the 2011 Subaru Freeskiing World Tour (FWT) to new heights, MSI announced today the second stop of the tour at Las Leñas, Argentina, August 25-28, 2010. After the first stop of the Subaru FWT in Chile – The North Face Chilean Freeskiing Championships presented by Smirnoff in El Colorado, Chile, August 19-21 – MSI will pack the gear and head to Las Leñas, Argentina. Freeskiing’s elite will battle it out in the Andes snow for the event title, overall World Tour points, and a cash purse.

“Its amazing that after 12 years the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour is returning to the original South American freeskiing venue, Las Leñas Argentina,” said FWT Competition Director Bryan Barlow. “It’s a true fit for the tour as the mountains are truly unrivaled in the world, allowing the athletes to showcase their progressive big mountain freesking skills that has accelerated freeskiing popularity and awareness to the mainstream around the world. The conditions are shaping up to be a stellar snow year, and the elite that show up are in store for an incredible competition.”

And Las Leñas resort couldn’t be more excited to host the competition.

“We are very proud to be the ski resort of choice for Argentina’s first edition of the FWT,” said Las Leñas marketing manager Sofía Fernández Madero. “The natural characteristics of our mountain and the climate favors our position as a destination of excellence and real snow off-piste mecca in the region. We have everything ready to welcome the athletes participating in the event at our resort at the foot of the slopes. We believe it will be the biggest event of the season in Argentina and we hope you enjoy.”

This will truly be a memorable and exciting event to continue the kick off of the 2011 Subaru Freeskiing World Tour. Now in its 13th year, the Subaru FWT is the largest and longest running competitive Big Mountain Freeskiing tour in the history of the sport. The Subaru FWT features over $100,000 in prize money and an unprecedented six stops, including a Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier. For a complete schedule of events and more info, visit http://www.freeskiingworldtour.com.

Here's a compilation from this past January's stop in Revelstoke:

Revelstoke - 2010 Freeskiing World Tour Stop #2 from Doglotion on Vimeo.
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Jonah Elston TGR Grom Edit Jonah Elston TGR Grom Edit

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Rider: Jonah Elston Filmed By: Simon elston / kevin malone/ will start / Chuck Grinnel / Cody Carter Northwest compilation
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Video: Line Skis Drops A-Dubs' Video: Line Skis Drops A-Dubs' Jackson Hole Edit

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Andrew's been exploring the Jackson Hole region for years now and with his new fangled POV cam and creativity he brings us a nice summary of his season.

"A compilation of my POV footage from this past ski season. All shot around Jackson Hole. Enjoy!" - Andrew Whiteford
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A-Dubs Season Finale A-Dubs Season Finale

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Andrew's been exploring the Jackson Hole region for years now and with his new fangled POV cam and creativity he brings us a nice summary of his season.

"A compilation of my POV footage from this past ski season. All shot around Jackson Hole. Enjoy!" - Andrew Whiteford
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The Floozies to release first The Floozies to release first live album.

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The Floozies have been the soundtrack to TGR's Almost Live season 2. We've been patient for it, but they're finally coming out with their live album and we're super stoked on it.

"Live: Volume 1" is The Floozies very first live album, out April 13th for free download from www.flooziesduo.com. It is the first album we've done that really captures what we do live. It's a compilation of our favorite tracks - improvs, originals, and covers - from a multitude of shows. It features songs from recordings of our past shows at Wakarusa, The Granada and The Jazzhaus in Lawrence, Lit Lounge in Fayetteville, Lindberg's in Springfield, and the Firefly Lounge in Kansas City.

As those who have seen us live know, we don't pre-record anything. Ever. In any form. We don't use sequencers, arpeggiators, metronomes, quantization, samples, anything of the sort. All loops are made on the spot with no technological assistance. What we play is exactly what you hear. And this album exemplifies that in all its fresh, organic glory.

Click here to Download a Free track

The Floozies Facebook Page

The Floozies Event Page on Facebook

Almost Live - Seth and Sage is by far our favorite track by the Floozies. It seems as if they compose their tunes for the powder.
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Live: Volume 1 by the Floozies Live: Volume 1 by the Floozies

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"Live: Volume 1" is The Floozies very first live album, out April 13th for free download from www.flooziesduo.com. It is the first album we've done that really captures what we do live. It's a compilation of our favorite tracks - improvs, originals, and covers - from a multitude of shows. It features songs from recordings of our past shows at Wakarusa, The Granada and The Jazzhaus in Lawrence, Lit Lounge in Fayetteville, Lindberg's in Springfield, and the Firefly Lounge in Kansas City.
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Skier Survives October Avalanc Skier Survives October Avalanche on Jones Pass

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October 30th, 2009

Jones Pass, Colorado

Colorado Skier Luke Corbitt caught avalanche on Jones Pass. Avalanche breaks 2-3 ft deep and runs 800 ft. Luke is partially buried with no injuries

October 2009 will go down as one of the earliest winters on record. At least 46 ski resorts are open worldwide. Backcountry skiers and snowboarders have been riding powder since October 1st of this year. Despite the fact that it is only October, serious hazards in the snowpack exist. There have been 6 reported avalanche incidences in Colorado alone this year. The following is a report from skier Luke Corbitt, who was in caught in a slide on Jones Pass on October 23rd, 2009. Fortunately the incident did not result in any injuries or deaths. The message is clear though, be safe out there and never underestimate the power of snow, even in October.

Story and photos: Luke Corbitt

We experienced some cracking of new wind deposited snow on the skin up to our determined drop point. Also experienced a large whumph on the large cornice in the main saddle at Jones Pass. After a hike and warm up run, we decided to head over to a small chute. The entrance to the chute is split in two at the top by a rock outcropping, then comes back together at a small bench/rollover and continues down into a runout some 800 or so feet below. Jeff and I had performed the usual compilation of data along the way. We knew the planned descent was crossloaded at the top and we also concluded that top few inches of fresh deposit would more than likely slough, albeit manageably. Due to the eastern aspect and wind direction, it was also evident that there were many independent layers in the pack and that the pack would certainly vary in depth. We decided not to dig a pit feeling that findings would be inconclusive due to large variation within even a few feet. By this I mean that a pit dug in one spot would possibly be very different than a pit dug at the same elevation only a few feet away due to variations in wind deposited snow, differences in wind effect on the snow, etc. We knew the pack would be highly variable from one spot to the next whether it be depth, hardness, or other. (In hindsight, I am partially glad we didn't dig a pit as the ideal spot to dig would have been right where the largest portion of the crown ended up being, which may have resulted in both of us being caught) After discussion, we decided Jeff would perform a cut across the entire top and get to a safe spot. Upon doing so, there was no movement. It was then my plan to begin descending the right half of the chute, reach the slight bench and cut across again toward my determined safe zone. I eased in, made 3 or so hard, short, jump turns near the top and got the expected slough, but no true movement, so I continued down to the slight bench, where my plan was to cross to my stopping point on the left. As I did, the snow 30 or so feet below me beyond the bench/rollover was remotely triggered and shattered wall to wall (perhaps 50+ feet wide). This possibility had gone through my mind, so my first instinct was to simply reach my safe zone, which was less than 20 feet away. What I soon realized is that the energy from below had caused everything above me (perhaps 80 feet above) to release as well. The first few moments I fought to get to my predetermined spot, but quickly realized the further I went in that direction, the more I was being pulled toward larger rocks/cliffs, so I quit fighting in that direction and focused on what was downhill from me. I picked up speed over the rollover as the snow from above hit me from behind, feeling for a moment that I was about to go under. Luckily I managed to keep my feet out in front of me to ease the impact of any protruding rocks. After approximately 250 feet or so of kicking and clawing in attempt to slow down, I managed to release from my downhill ski, which allowed me to begin digging that foot into the ground to slow myself. Eventually, I came to a halt in the upper portion of the deposition zone, with my legs only partially buried when I stopped in a sitting position. Jeff and I were able to see eachother from this spot, and I waved to him that I was ok, aside from being shaken up. After much discussion, I am incredibly lucky to have come out of the situation with only a few scrapes and a bit banged up from the bumpy ride. It was certainly a reminder to the both of us the potential dangers that are out there regardless of the time of year. We talked at length through the rest of the day trying to determine where we went wrong and what we missed. Surely, being so early in the season, our guard may have been down slightly, but I also feel that we took basically the same precautions as we would 3 months from now. The key factor that we didn't have knowledge of was that the bed surface where the slide started and mostly thereafter, was basically an ice layer. We didn't experience this anywhere else through the morning, even on similar aspects. Bottom line, this was an eye-opener to me that even though we determined the spot safe to proceed, slight variations unknown to us at the time resulted in a bad situation. Additional info: The slide, in it's entirety ran approximately 800 feet and was anywhere from 50 to 80 feet wide. When it ripped, the chute all broke from one side to the other. I was carried approximately 250 feet. The initial fracture ocurred on a slope of approximately 32 degrees and the portion that broke above me (where the large crown was) was approximately 36 degrees. The slope where the incident took place ranged anywhere from 28 to 38 degrees. Jones Pass Avalanche Crown This is the crown that broke off above me...maximum was 2 - 3 feet. The cut Jeff performed was not far above this and my initial line was looker's left of the rocks on the left. Jones Pass AvalancheAnother view of the slide path Jones Pass Bed surfaceHigh contrast view of the slick surface Jones Pass Post Avalanche Jeff observes the avi path Jones Pass AvalancheLooking up hill from where Luke stopped Jones Pass slide path Looking downhill from where Luke stopped

This is the crown that broke off above Luke...maximum was 2 - 3 feet. The cut Jeff performed was not far above this and Luke's initial line was looker's left of the rocks on the left.

A look at the slide path

High contrast view of the slick surface

Jeff mid way down the slide path

Looking uphill from where Luke stopped

Looking downhill from where Luke stopped

For more info on avalanche safety check out www.avalanche.org
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