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• Eazy-E backflip on skis - One Eazy-E backflip on skis - One Hot Minute Episode 9

  • From: TetonGravityResearch
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    Earlier this month at the Armada Skis Global HQ, Mad Steez, STiNK, and Kyle Norris spent a couple days blowing up the Armada office walls with their own graffiti work. This is what came of it.

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• Chaos Ensues at the Orage Mast Chaos Ensues at the Orage Masters

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    A heap of burlap bags and pink lawn flamingos lay smoldering, Ronald McDonald is on all fours vomiting, and a what appears to be a gang of bikers is grabbing every girl they can lay their hands on and carrying them away.

     

    

     

    No, it’s not the set of a post apocalyptic horror movie, it’s the eighth edition of the Orage Masters. After a two-year hiatus from the freeskiing scene, and on the eve of freeskiing’s Olympic debut, the Orage Masters is a gasoline-soaked breath of fresh air.  The competiton brought together eight film crews, pitted them head to head in a single elimination format, and let the other teams determine who won each match up.

     

    

     

    Instead of scoring on trick difficulty, amplitude, style, and speed, teams were judged on overall impression, antics, and fun. Or something like that. At one point the Level 1 team got a perfect ten score that was reduced for egg-throwing antics from the night before. There weren’t any appeals to the International Olympic Committee though, just loud cheers from the crowd.

    The day started with theatrical skiing antics from Traveling Circus, Toy Soldier Productions, Inspired Media’s, 4bi9 Media, Level 1, Stept Productions, The Kids, and a wild card crew named Me Gustan Aviones.

     

    

     

    Skiing prowess weighed in just as heavily as antics while competing however, as teams like The Kids—short Sean Pettit due to an injury—made it to the semi-finals thanks to big moves and gasoline. They were ejected after being warned not to light anything else on fire. Their response, as well as the crowds was a big “F-You!” The Masters isn’t winning, but having fun.

     

     

    And fun was had. When finals came around the entire scene was in full party mode.  Level 1 and 4bi9 each dropped more doubles than an In-N-Out over a 20-minute jam session that was complete with a party going on right in the middle of the course. Whiskey flowed like beer flowed like wine. The landing of the final jump was littered with costume parts. Ronald couldn’t stop puking. Little John Strenio tossed a triple back flip through the middle of it all and helped seal the win for team Level 1.

     

    

     

    The awards ceremony was short lived, and all the oversized victory checks wound up on fire. Who needs pageantry when there is a party going on in the parking lot?

     

     

    Events like the Orage Masters are important. Freeskiing has reached a level of competitiveness, professionalism, and maturity that warrants Olympic recognition, but at the end of the day, it’s only skiing. Mike Nick and Orage brought that to our fullest attention at this year’s Masters. Sure skiing might get cast into the mainstream public eye next year in Sochi, but for those of us who are lucky enough to know skiing already, this is a firm reminder of why we keep doing it. You know, fun with friends, the freedom of the mountains, and of gallons and gallons of gasoline. Right?

     

    

     

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• Elena Gaskell TGR 2013 Grom Ed Elena Gaskell TGR 2013 Grom Edit

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    Rider: Elena Gaskell Filmed By: Ken Gaskell Elena Gaskell 11 Years Old Grade 6 Highlights from Canadian Shield Tour, Redbull Jib Ski Kings, Smith Optics Grudge Match.
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• Tips Up - Flips - 4FRNT Skis Tips Up - Flips - 4FRNT Skis

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    Wanna add flips to your bag o' tricks? Listen in as we discuss some of the correct safety measures it takes to work up to flipping. Watch as youngster Griffin Rasmussen sets some examples of a good time.
    
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• Mitchell Melin, Age 14 Mitchell Melin, Age 14

  • From: frolickingdog
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    Rider: Mitchell Melin Filmed By: Jackson Melin We did what we could in MN, take him to some back country and see what he can really do! Mitchell has been riding since he was 8 years old. Thanks to Blizzard Ski School for teaching him how to shred!
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• From Start To Finish: Sequence From Start To Finish: Sequences

  • From: patclayton
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    Sequences capture the flow and imagination of the riders, a hybrid between filming and stills. These shots capture it from start to finish.
      
    Shane Cottom, Bridger Bowl Photo: Patrick Clayton

    Blair Elliot, Big Sky Photo: Colton Stiffler
    
    Forrest Cole charging the fouth class like a boss Photo: Colton Stiffler
    
    Shane Cottom, 4th virtue, Bridger Bowl, Photo: Patrick Clayton
    
    Austin Trimback, over a ravine, Teton Pass, Photo: Colton Stiffler
    
    Jed Donnelly cooling off, Gallatin River, Photo: Colton Stiffler
    
    Ryan Kemp, Moonlight Basin backcountry, Photo: Colton Stiffler
    
    Chris Bangs, Human Powered Mountaineers, Cleo’s Hyalite Canyon, Photo: Patrick Clayton
    
    Pete Costanti not letting being in his 30s slow him down.  A check off the bucket list, Baker road gap, Photo: Colton Stiffler
    
    Shane Cottom, Cream Jeans, The Ridge, Bridger Bowl, Montana  Photo: Patrick Clayton
    
    Shane Cottom, Slushman’s airtime  Photo: Patrick Clayton
    
    Kelsey Boleski, Bridger Bowl, Montana, Photo: Patrick Clayton
    
    On the deck; p30 Neptune painting houses red in Paradise Valley, Montana.  Calm mind and nerves of steel into 45 mph gusts, one bad mofo pilot sticking his line.  Photo: Patrick Clayton
    
    Eagle: Colton Stiffler  Osprey: Patrick Clayton
    
    Kyle Taylor hot and fast off the top, winning the Moonlight Basin comp  Photo: Patrick Clayton
    
    Colin Stemper, Moonlight Basin FWT qualifier.  Photo: Colton Stiffler
    
    Orion Helms in the crazies.  Photo: Patrick Clayton
    
    Thomas Brown, front flip 180 Photo: Colton Stiffler
    
    Long and convoluted, consequential and intense.  These are the lines sequences best do them justice.  Places where the focus must remain as intense 6 or 8 seconds in as it was on the lip.  Things comin’ at mach speed, maybe the place you wanted to be was a few feet over there or the snow wasn’t quite what you expected.  The mind must calm as you slip deeper into the zone or else the last half goes bad at speed.  Anjen Herndon sticks it on Big T falls.  Photo: Patrick Clayton
    
    Shane Cottom above the inversion, Bridger Bowl, Montana Photo: Patrick Clayton

    Jed Donnelly finds the takeoff and landing  Photo: Colton Stiffler
    
    Photography is fun, shop for your next DSLR camera at Amazon.com

    
    Thanks to :  Bridger Bowl, Big Sky, Moonlight Basin, Jed Donnelly, Colin Stemper, Blair Elliot, Thomas Brown, Austin Trimbach, Pete Costanti, Forrest Cole, Kelsey Boleski, Shane Cottom, Anjen Herndon, Orion Helms, Kyle Taylor, Human Powered mountaineers, Chris Bangs, the pilot, and the birds….
    
    Photos by:
    
    Colton Stiffler: www.coltonstifflerphotography.com
    
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    Patrick Clayton:www.fisheyeguyphotography.com

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• Thomas Brown, front flip 180 P Thomas Brown, front flip 180 Photo: Colton Stiffler

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    Thomas Brown, front flip 180 Photo: Colton Stiffler
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• Video: Freeskier Sverre Lilieq Video: Freeskier Sverre Liliequist Does A Back Flip While Out-Skiing An Avalanche

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    This is insane. Freeskier Sverre Liliequist does a back flip while out-skiing an avalanche during the Swatch Skiers Cup in Zermatt, Switzerland.

    The FWT requires all athletes to ride with their own avalanche rescue gear and safety devises.  Avalanche Safety gear is currently on sale from http://www.backcountry.com/avalanche-safety

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• News: Team Europe Takes Top Ho News: Team Europe Takes Top Honors At Swatch Skiers Cup 2013 In Zermatt

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    Zermatt, Switzerland - Team Europe took the SWATCH SKIERS CUP trophy back from defending champions Team Americas today, with a masterful team performance on the Backcountry Slopestyle course. Today’s 10 – 6 win follows their victory on Big Mountain Freeride day, making Team Europe the event champions with a final score of 21 – 11.
     
    A crisp, sunny day greeted spectators and competitors as they emerged from Zermatt’s spectacular Gornergrat Bahn ski train. Riders found the competition face in perfect condition, with 20cm of untouched powder blanketing the venue. The top section of the course featured steep, freeride-style terrain, while the middle and lower sections were filled with hand-sculpted jumps, with the riders taking full advantage of the variety of possible lines and airs.
     
    Team Europe’s Fabio Studer (AUT) had the standout run of the day, entering the course with a switch cork 540 (taking off backwards with one and a half off-axis rotations) off the ridge, drawing cheers from the large crowd as he flashed effortlessly through a hidden couloir, before finishing with a flawless cork 720.
     
    Sverre Liliequist (SWE) kept his momentum from Big Mountain day going with a creative double cliff drop to backflip and a huge double front flip attempt. “Even though Slopestyle isn’t my strength, it doesn’t make me nervous to give it my best try. I know I’m stretching my abilities super far, but the features are very safe and the vibe here is so encouraging that it creates the perfect environment to push your comfort level,” said Liliequist.
     
    Team Americas laid down standout performances as well. Rory Bushfield (CAN) skied an extra run to replace the injured Tim Dutton (USA), nailing all three of his super technical, stylish lines. The last competitor of the day, Charlie Ager (CAN), nearly pulled off a switch landing on his cork 900 in the deep powder of the final jump.
    
    
    The successful week in Zermatt points to a bright future for the SWATCH SKIERS CUP. “Bringing together 16 of the best riders in Big Mountain and Backcountry Slopestyle has proved to be a winning combination and I’m pleased to be able to announce today that the event will go on. Thanks to our key partner SWATCH, we’re looking forward for the next two editions which are confirmed,” said head event organizers Nicolas Hale-Woods.
     
    The two captains for the 2014 SWATCH SKIERS CUP have just been confirmed, with legendary riders Julien Regnier (FRA) to lead Team Europe, and JP Auclair (CAN) to head Team Americas. Look for the host resort of the next edition to be announced soon on www.swatchskierscup.com.
     
    Today's Quotes:
    
    “For my second run, I knew we were out of reach of getting the trophy, with no mathematical way to win. So at that point I told the boys to just go have fun, and for myself, I decided to give this crowd a show and go for my double cork 1080. The rotation was right on but I just went a little, ok, a lot too big. But it was just so much fun.
    After that epic Big Mountain day, and then to top it off with today? I mean, it was honestly one of the greatest contests I’ve ever seen.” Cody Townsend (USA) – Team Americas Captain
     
    “We deal with huge challenges to make this event happen. Putting in tons of work on the jumps, and the safety protocols, and judging, and then hoping mother nature cooperates. It’s a job, but I love it, and wouldn’t want to be doing anything else.”
    Julien Regnier (FRA), jump shaper and judge.

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• Tree Slaloming Tree Slaloming

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    Rider: Leon Chevalier Filmed By: Leon Chevalier Filmed in les Houches and in Val Cenis Vanoise, French Alps. Because it hadn't snowed in a long time, the only untouched snow we found was deep in the forest, or when hiking high and far enough.
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• Eye Catchers: 10 Noteworthy Sn Eye Catchers: 10 Noteworthy Snowboard Products From SIA 2013

  • From: ericodlin
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    The SnowSports Industries America snow show just finished up in Denver, where attendees had the pleasure of scoping out all the latest and greatest goods from nearly every brand under the sun. At SIA, industry people from all over the world come get a look at next year’s gear and see what kind of new technology has been cooked up for our shredding pleasure. It’s quite the spectacle, and for gear gurus, it’s a little slice of heaven.
    
    This year, there was an endless amount of new goodies to be found around every corner, but here is a list of 10 of the most interesting or innovative snowboarding products we came across.
    
    
    
    Union Factory Travis Rice Signature Model
    
    Union is on top of the binding game, and this pro model binder is proof. Building from the Charger and Atlas models, Union and Travis came up with the Factory. It features a beefed up highback, killer heel padding, an uber-cush’ ankle strap, and three-degree canting in the foot bed. This looks like a real powerhouse binding, matching superior comfort with next-level response.
    
    
    
    Anon M2 Goggle
    
    Quick change lenses are the latest tech from the goggle world, and Anon’s new M2 really stood out. The lens attaches to the outside of the frame via high-powered mini magnets for fast, on-the-fly lens swaps and convenient snow clearing. We saw a guy actually throw the lens into place. Anon tests the lense's ability to stay put with the same machine Burton uses to test its binding ratchet strength, so you need not worry about loosing a lens during a wreck. With a nice-fitting, mid-sized frame and tons of color way and tint options, the M2 definitely stands out.
    
    
    
    Burton AK Freebird Jacket
    
    This lightweight 3L GORE-TEX piece has a clean look and a cut built for shredding. A great feature unique to the Freebird jacket is that is has two mesh pockets on the inside designed to hold your splitboard skins when not in use. The legendary Dave Downing brought this jacket to our attention, pointing out the value of keeping your skins dry and warm for faster touring set ups. That means more laps, more pow, more fun.
    
    
    
    Jones Aviator
    
    This is the newest offing from Jones Snowboards. The Aviator is a cambered, directional, all-mountain banger, ideal for hard carving and getting jiggy with the whole mountain. Its 3D power camber has a light two-degree bevel at all four contact points, which gives a loose, less catchy feel to the time honored pop and control of camber. I’m willing to bet we see a bunch of Jones’ freestyle riders ripping on this deck next season.
    
    
    
    Capita Black Snowboard Of Death
    
    Don’t let the dark name scare you away from this amazing snowboard.  Capita’s flagship model got a little re-designing for the upcoming season. By setting back the cam-rock and lengthening the shovel and tail, the B.S.O.D. is even more of a do-all freestyle/freeride deck. With its new profile, killer shape, and psychedelic graphics, this board is simply rad.

    
    
    K2 Snowboarding Speedlink Touring Poles
    
    Sure, they’re just poles. But, K2 has produced some of the finest splitboarding poles we’ve ever seen. With just one quick lock lever, they’ve reduced the collapsed length by 6 inches, making it only 13-inches long broken down. They’re small enough to fit into almost any pack with out sticking out the top. When you’ve reached your summit, you just flip the one-lock lever, and just kind of smash the pole straight down and it collapses all the way down in one motion. That’s smart.
    
    
    
    Lib Tech Speedodeeps By Travis Rice
    
    Lib’s got a new pow shape that looks like it’ll be soooooo much fun on those deep days. Designed with Travis, this twin features a short running length, a jumbo tip and tail, and BTX banana tech to make for one heck of a floating powpow machine. Available in 162, this replaces the infamous “banana hammock”, and will offer the user the option to turn their snowboard should they find themselves on non-powder type snow.
    
    
    
    Jones 30L R.A.S. Ready Pack
    
    Here’s a great example of a rider’s needs pushing design. This 30L pack comes ready to hold Snowpulse’s removable airbag system. That means you can use the pack with or without the airbag. Add an internal wire frame for support, color coded buckles for additional load options, and that it weighs only 6lbs 7oz with the R.A.S installed, and you have the recipe for a terrifically designed backcountry pack.
    
    
    
    K2 Kwicker Split System
    
    Remember clickers? Well, in case you forgot, K2 has brought them back for our backcountry pleasure. This system gives you a lighter set up, and quicker change over times than your traditional split kit. As A.J. from K2 explained, the boot/binding has been engineered to feel and flex just like a boot in a strap binding would move. With over two years of R&D, and many backcountry seekers not afraid to have a separate A/T set up, this could be the next big thing in splitboarding. In the words of A.J., “It’s the balls.”

    
    
    DC Travis Rice Signature Boot
    
    OK, we realize that we have included Travis Rice’s whole set up in this top 10 list. This was not intentional. It just goes to show that not only is he a fine shredder, but that he is pushing product design forward as well. DC’s redesigned Rice signautre boot is bomb proof. They put the upper boa dial back on the outside of the boot, got rid of the wrap design for the lower, designed the outsole with sledding in mind, and wrapped the whole toe box in ballistic Superfabric. The result is a boot that comes very close to being un-blow-up-able. It also comes stock with Remind insoles for happy feet. And Torstien just won the X Games big air wearing these. I think the proof is in the pudding.
    
    Do you see a trend here? We are pleased to see that backcountry riding and splitboarding are the catalyst for most new ideas and designs this year. The demands of those two elements of snowboarding are bringing more fun new things to the table to further enhance our enjoyment of the mountains. Cheers to you, innovative shred engineers! Hope this gets everyone fired up to get out and do what we all love to do: RIDE!

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• Bluebird Booters Bluebird Booters

  • From: jack1233
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    A couple backcountry jumps that we hit over the winter break. Riders are Dan Steth, Robbie Johnson, Dylan Ross, and Spencer Thackray.

    https://vimeo.com/57177771 

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• Backcountry Gear Testing: Dyna Backcountry Gear Testing: Dynafit, G3, Scarpa, And OR

  • From: leelau
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    Southwestern British Columbia has been having an “average” snow year. This has led to some early-season angst among those with short-term memories who've remembered the past two years with above average and near-record snowfall totals.
    
    “Average” is relative, as friends of mine from Utah and Colorado - currently in full on snow drought, again - remind me. Whistler has had 366 centimeters of cumulative snowfall this year and a 155 cm base at the upper mountain weather plot (divide by 2.54 to convert to freedom units). Alpine totals are usually about 1.5 to 2 times the weather plot totals, so coverage is healthy. I recently had the chance to tour into the Duffey area this past week and the snowpack in that area is also getting nice and “average.”
    
    
    
    
    Skinning up to Lesser Flute. Technically this is Whistler inbounds. You can bootpack it, too.
    
    Just an average snow year. Cruising a lap on Lesser Flute.
    
    Just another average snow lap.
    
    
    Railing Boundary Bowl.
    
    Now that I got some skiing pow stoke shots out of the way, let's cut to the chase. I've got some product reviews to do and some initial impressions to give. Unlike other sites that just go on and on about gear, I like to show equipment in use. Since all of the products I am now going to showcase are ostensibly for backcountry gear, I'm not going to talk about its hardpack performance, but instead going to babble on about how they perform in powder - the environment in which they should be used.
    
    - An “average” snowpack means one can let their skis run a bit more. I've got some G3 Districts in size 179 to try out.
    
    - I need some boots to put on my feet. This year I've got the Dynafit Mercury and the Scarpa Maestrale RS to long-term test.
    
    - Finally, I need something to wear. I'm fully kitted out in OR: Trailbreaker Pants, Ferrosi softshell hoody.
    
    Below are as many products as one can cram into a set of photographs as possible.
    
    Can't remember why I look so constipated. G3 Districts, Dynafit Mercury, OR Ferrosi hoody, Trailbreaker pants.
    
    More posing - G3 Districts, Scarpa Maestrale RS, OR Trailbreaker pants.
    
    Test Conditions
    
    I chose to try some pow performance in Whistler after 25 cms fell inbounds (see video) in the Lesser Flute slackcountry adjoining the resort and in the Duffey backcountry area. Especially on the Duffey, early season touring usually means a bit of trail breaking.
    
    I filed snow observations with a local conditions service that read something like this: “Nface Chief P. 30 – 50 cms ski pen. 220 cms at ridgeline. No wind affect to speak of. 60 - 80cms fist. Temps -10 atl, -6 valley floor. Enough coverage to ski out comfortably all the way to valley bottom.”
    
    In non-avalanche observations shorthand, that translates to balls deep trail breaking and over-the-head blower pow. Pictures follow.
    
    Some short hand comments about the gear are in the picture descriptions. I've got a pretty heavy geek boot commentary coming, so I restrained myself from nerding out over boot minutiae until sometime in the next week, when I'll put out something specific to the Scarpa and Dynafit boots. More long-term running verbosity about the outerwear and the skis will also be inflicted on readers as I get more time on the gear.
    
    
    The G3 District is a decently wide ski (140/112/130) with moderate sidecut. It has a 25-meter turn radius in the 179 tested; and is relatively light at 1850 grams per ski. It's got camber underfoot but a fair amount of early rise at tip or tail, but is not a twin tip. This is good, because I pretty much can't stand using twin tips for touring.
    
    With just 8 days on them, impressions are preliminary. At my size, it's almost too fat, as I then need fairly light snow to get skiing in the snow feeling (as opposed to on top of the snow) that I personally enjoy. It's reasonably quick-turning, possibly because the tips and tails are softer than the mid-section. The G3 release video showed that it likes speed and long fast turns, but I found them to get knocked around a bit in chopped up inbounds pow, so maybe it's best for wide-open pow fields. I'll have to get into that kind of terrain to find out for myself.
    
    
    The Dynafit Mercury is the slightly less expensive version of the much lusted-after Vulcan. This boot is the everyman's variant in Dynafit's "Free Touring" line (oh marketing jargon, how you make me barf) intended to balance downhill and uphill ability and incorporating Dynafit's wonderful deserving-of-praise patented Ultra-Lock walk-mode: In one motion, the top buckle closes top of shell and engages ski mode; reverse for walk mode.
    
    At 1600 grams, the Mercury is average in weight for touring boots with a meaningful walk mode. I've used them about 3 times now, skiing them with tongues inbounds and without tongues in the pow. At my skeletal 75 kg weight (160 lbs in freedom units), I'm not going to stress out boots too much, so I expected to find these things to be plenty of boot. With 60 degrees of floating cuff that's easily engaged (open the top and middle buckle to flip to touring mode), transitions are quick. That same remarkable amount of floating cuff allows for an astounding walk mode that's best in class. Other than the difficulty of farting around with tongue removal and re-insertion in the field (try that in the cold in deep snow) there's not much complain about the Mercury.
    
    Long-term impressions will concentrate on longevity of gear: wear at toe, buckles, cables, liner wear and tear, and how the boot does in varying temperatures.
    
    
    I've already reviewed the Scarpa Maestrale RS and the Maestrale from which the RS was derived. The mango Maestrales, in particular, pretty much forced every other bootmaker to up their game when Scarpa introduced them in the 2010-'11 model year: A boot that was relatively stiff, had a best-in-class walk mode and that was cheaper than anything else? Impossible!
    
    The Maestrale was Scarpa's best-ever selling AT boot. Other bootmakers have improved their offerings, but so has Scarpa. The RS is basically a stiffer, uglier version of the mango Maestrale with better hardware, but still with a fantastic walk mode - and - weighs in ever so slightly heavier at 1570 grams. I've had the RS since the end of last season and toward the beginning of this, so have had about 12 days on them. Prognosis so far is acceptable with no perceptible wear to rivets, buckles, straps or toe rubber. The RS is noticeably stiffer than the Maestrale (I'd guess 10 percent to 15 percent stiffer) but did not get appreciably softer in spring heat, which is possibly attributable to the Grilamid plastic used in shell construction.
    
    One difference immediately noted is that the RS is even more sensitive to buckle placement than the Maestrale; an effect which extend to touring and to downhill. For example, I found that leaving the top buckle completely unlatched dramatically improved walk mode. The upside is that you can tune the boot to have a totally different feeling descending as opposed to ascending. The downside is slower transistions as you have to fart around more with buckles.
    
    Longer term impressions will follow, of course.
    
    Seattle-based Outdoor Research's Trailbreaker Pants and Ferrosi Hoody perform acceptably in over-the-head blower powder!
    
    The pants are on the heavier side for backcountry-oriented softshells at 690 grams, but they have features normally found in waterproof shells like thigh vents, which allow the heat generated by trail-breaking balls-deep pow to escape. There's a lot of features on these pants which explain the weight: integrated ski gaiters, zippered ankles to let the legs flare out for ski boots, reinforced ankles, nice deep hip and waist pockets out of the way of climbing harnesses and big enough to swallow a VHF radio, and nice tough fabric.
    
    At at 399 grams,t he Ferrosi Hoody is super light and packable. In fact, it packs into a small package into its chest pocket. A minimalist style, it has two deep useful side pockets, a chest pocket and a smallish form-fitting hood that won't quite fit over a helmet. As the jacket's so light, it's not an outer shell for colder temps but is best paired up with another layer for downhills. Perhaps it's best for warmer days (everyone's different, but I'd use it as an outershell if it was around -5C) and useful for skinning up in colder days.
    
    I don't know how well the gear will do in that fugly near-to-freezing temps that we often get, but I doubt it'll be a gloriously comfortable experience. Will report back when I have the displeasure of venturing out in those conditions.
    
    Thanks to Jameson “Barrelled” Florence for the pictures and video.
    
    Thanks also to Sharon “Fully Involved” Bader for pictures.

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• Backflips - Tech Talk - 4FRNT Backflips - Tech Talk - 4FRNT Skis

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    Tech Talk goes up Grizzly Gulch and builds a backflip jump to show you how to get upside down with style and safety.

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• Behind The Scenes - Corbet's C Behind The Scenes - Corbet's Couloir

  • From: TetonGravityResearch
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    In March of 2012, Teton Gravity Research filmed a segment for The Dream Factory on the most challenging in-bounds run in the United States – the infamous Corbet’s Couloir at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. On a bluebird day, the TGR crew put together what may be the heaviest session to have ever gone down on this run riddled with history. John Spriggs kicks off the session with a giant back flip, Griffin Post sends the West Wall, 13-year-old Daniel Tisi airs it bigger than most grown men ever have, Matt Phillipi spins a giant 360, Max Hammer throws a huge switch 180 and local Jeff Ledger does his signature front flip. There’s no doubt about it, this session was “all-time.”
    
    Behind The Scenes – Corbet’s Couloir is a DVD extra from Teton Gravity Research’s newest film, The Dream Factory.
    
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• JP Auclair sends it in the Chu JP Auclair sends it in the Chugach 2001 by Flip McCririck

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    JP Auclair sends it in the Chugach 2001 by Flip McCririck
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• Taking Flight With Theo – Earl Taking Flight With Theo – Early Days At The Rendezvous

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    On Sept. 20, 2012, legendary ski guide Theo Meiners, pictured above, died in a fall at the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska, during the International Snow Science Workshop. He was 59 years old. Theo was the owner and operator of Alaska Rendezvous Heli Ski Guides in Valdez, Alaska. Below is a story about a trip that ski photographer Flip McCririck took with JP Auclair and Kent Kreitler during its first season in operation.
    
    Photos by Flip McCririck
    
    It was rugged at first — just a seemingly random roadhouse on the side of the Richardson Highway in Valdez, Alaska, with a helicopter parked out back. It was 2001, the first season Theo Meiners’ Alaska Rendezvous Heli-Ski Guides operation was open for business. He had four guides, a handful of clients and an endless sea of mountains to explore.
    
    Rolling into the Rendezvous in a rented RV in late May was Kent Kreitler, JP Auclair, cinematographer Ben Mullen and then Freeze Magazine photo editor Flip McCririck. They were in search of the magical, mystical “Hatchetland” — a zone made famous in Standard Films’ snowboard movies.
    
    It was the crew’s last-ditch effort to finish their segments for Matchstick Productions’ “Ski Movie 2: High Society” and for Poor Boys Productions’ “Royalty.” It was late in the season, conditions were questionable and budgets were blown. But they heard Theo could take them where they wanted to go.

    “We were throwing all caution to the wind,” Flip McCririck said. “We were trying to save their segments. There wasn’t that much snow in Alaska that year and we were kind of bummed, to be honest. We weren’t that stoked. But then we met up with Mr. Stoke himself, and everything changed.”
    
    An extremely excited Theo Meiners welcomed the crew with open arms and a grand smile. Though he had limited resources on his recently purchased land, he set them up and they got down to work. In the big mountain arena, the making of movies is often at odds with risk management. Theo hammered the message of sticking to protocol, making a set of rules and using them, McCririck said. This, along with his stoked ease in the mountains created headspace for the team, critical for the making of compelling imagery. Theo’s method and style of delivery is at the root of how most crews now work and play in big mountain terrain. 

    “We totally and completely crushed it. The images appeared in Freeze and the next year, the Kreitler shot appeared on the cover of Warren Miller’s SnoWorld. It wouldn’t have been possible with out Theo. Theo saved the day.”
    
    McCririck’s images were some of the first to come out of The Rendezvous and keyed skiers in on the fact that there was a new heli operation in Valdez.
    
    As the Rendezvous has evolved over the years, it has became less of a place for film crews and ski movies and more of a place where anyone who loves to ride powder can come and have the best day of their life. When Theo passed away, he was in the middle of expanding his lodge for the coming season to accommodate all the skiers and snowboarders who now come every season. Currently the Rendezvous crew, including his son Aidan and daughter Ali, are in Valdez helping finish the expansion and to ready the lodge for winter.
    
    “Sad times up here at 45 mile,” Aidan Meiners said. “We are working hard moving forward with my dad's vision for the Rendezvous, gives us something to do while we grieve."
    
    Theo Meiners made it happen for so many and in his passing, it seems like the whole ski world is grieving. His unbridled passion and his stoke for a life in the mountains will stay with us forever. He is deeply missed.

    Please enjoy these photos from the first season at the Rendezvous and be sure to make your way up there — it will be the best riding of your life.
    
    

    The Alaska Rendezvous Heli-Ski Guides office.

    Theo's house, also known as "The Billy Club" is perhaps the raddest ski pad on the planet. Inside are maps, guns, skis, and plenty of New Castle in the fridge.

    When Theo first bought the property it was full of random stuff like wire wheels. Here, Tom Hodge uses his snowcat to help pull one out of the way. Early on, Theo used them as tables.

    Theo hanging out during what looks like a down day.

    JP Auclair and Theo.

    Up, up and away.

    Theo, Kent Kreitler and JP Auclair.

    Theo probes the snowpack.
    
    JP Auclair sends it.

    Kent Kreitler skis The Tongue - this shot made the cover of SnoWorld.

    Can you find Kent Kreitler in this photo?

    It could have just stayed the Wind River Mountain Lodge, but Theo brought the helis, and for that we are all thankful! Thanks Theo!

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