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• News: Erik Roner Graphic T-Shi News: Erik Roner Graphic T-Shirt Now Available At TGR Online Shop

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    Erik Roners’s limited edition graphic T-Shirt is now available exclusively at the TGR Online Shop. Every tee purchased will submit the customer into a drawing to win a pair of Full Tilt 1st Chair Boots and Scott Package. Only 100 of these t-shirts are available for sale, each individually packaged in a hand numbered bands, so that you know you are getting a one-of-a-kind shirt. Erik’s choice combination of 50% combed ring spun organic cotton and 50% post-consumer recycled polyester gives this shirt a very comfortable, relaxed fit and an eco-friendly vibe. Sales will end April 12th at 5 p.m. MST. Erik will announce the winner of the Full Tilt 1st Chair boots and Scott package personally on April 16th in a “Live from the Field” video posted on www.tetongravity.com.
    
    This t-shirt is the second of four 2013 TGR Athlete Signature T-Shirts, which are designed in conjunction with the athletes to create a product that reflects their individual style. Keep an eye on the TGR Online Shop for news on our next tee created by Jeremy Jones, which will be on sale next month!
    
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• How to make $100k with no budg How to make $100k with no budget

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    The Co-Lab’s open-to-the-skiing-public status has sent an unknown number of pro and amateur athletes to spend their season creating the best edit possible. Only ten weeks are left before submissions are due, and the $100,000 prize purse has many athletes hungry. We caught up with Max Hammer, a Jackson Hole-based pro skier, to see what his edit is all about, and how he’s creating a zero budget attempt at a very large prize purse.
    
    How did you hear about the contest in the first place, and what do you think about the format?
    
    I read about it on the Internet, and I saw there was a huge cash prize. So I thought, shoot, I like making videos. Right now, a lot of ski movies are pretty patterned, so I think letting people do what they want and be creative is awesome. 
    
    What’s the process of putting an edit together like?
    
    I spent some time trying to figure out the best approach, and trying to get help from people I know. I thought a one run edit [at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort] would be different, just about why I like to ski there so much. I had to figure out what run I wanted to do. It was surprisingly easy to get JHMR on board to let me film the line, and then I had to find people to lend equipment, and help film.
    
    It’s been pretty cool, actually. I had eight people helping me film: four friends from growing up here in Jackson, and my old race coach [photographer Jonathan Selkowitz], who was one of my first influences in skiing, and a few other filmers helped me out as well. The editing is a group effort between a few of us.
    
    How do you feel about putting together something on no budget?
    
    I’m not that worried about it. It’d be really cool to win, but I also like that I’ll still have something out there that a lot of people will see. I don’t know how it will live up to other edits. We did my segment so far in like, an hour. My ski footage is just from one morning at JHMR. 
    
    There probably are pros with budgets making stuff for this, but there are a lot of people who are really good, using okay equipment too.
    
    What does this new realm of video contests mean for to you, and for skiers?
    
    It’s a really cool opportunity. It’s a platform to put your stuff out there. You can do YouTube, and try to push your edit, but a contest like this can really maximize what the internet can do for you now. I did one freeski comp, and it just didn’t seem like my scene at all. I like making videos, I like the concept, I’ve no issues with it.
    
    What else do you have going on this winter?
    
    I’ve been filming a lot with TGR; so hopefully I’ll have a more normal segment next year. I had two airs into Corbets in last year’s movie, but this time we’ve had the whole season to work on it. One of my main goals would be to go Alaska with TGR , but I have to go back to school [at Dartmouth College] on April 10th. I just have to finish my senior fellowship, which is an animation project.

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• News: Dash Longe Limited Editi News: Dash Longe Limited Edition Graphic T-Shirt Now Available At TGR Online Shop

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    Dash Longe’s limited edition graphic T-Shirt is now available exclusively at the TGR Online Shop. Every tee purchased will submit the customer into a drawing to win a pair of Volkl Shiro skis. Only 100 of these t-shirts are available for sale, each individually packaged in a hand numbered bands, so that you know you are getting a one-of-a-kind shirt. Dash’s choice combination of 50% combed ring spun organic cotton and 50% post-consumer recycled polyester gives this shirt a very comfortable, relaxed fit and an eco-friendly vibe. Sales will end March 22th at 5 p.m. MST. Dash will announce the winner of the Volkl Shiro skis personally on March 26th in a “Live from the Field” video posted on www.tetongravity.com.
    
    This t-shirt is the first of four 2013 TGR Athlete Signature T-Shirts, which are designed in conjunction with the athletes to create a product that reflects their individual style. Keep an eye on the TGR Online Shop for news on our next tee created by Erik Roner, which will be on sale next month!
    
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• News: The Mountain Collective News: The Mountain Collective Adds Three New Partners For 2013-2014 Ski Season

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    The Mountain Collective has added three premier independent ski resorts in North America to its roster of iconic destinations for the 2013-2014 winter season. Mammoth Mountain, Snowbird and Whistler Blackcomb join Alta, Aspen/Snowmass, Jackson Hole and Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows in this unprecedented collaboration of resorts.
    
    Starting today, a limited number of Mountain Collective passes are on sale at last year’s price. For only $349 USD, The Mountain Collective Pass includes two days of skiing or riding at each of the six destinations (AltaSnowbird, Aspen/Snowmass, Jackson Hole, Mammoth Mountain, Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows and Whistler Blackcomb), plus a 50 percent discount on all additional days with no blackout dates.
    
    In addition, passholders will receive exclusive lodging deals throughout the season. Collectively this pass grants access to 12 mountains with more than 30,000 acres of terrain, 186 lifts and an unmatched reputation for snow quality, quantity and steeps. Passes are available online through an exclusive technology, distribution and marketing partnership with Liftopia.com A limited quantity of passes is now available at this lowest guaranteed price.
    
    “The Mountain Collective successfully captured the imagination of mountain travel enthusiasts looking for variety, flexibility and affordable access to the best independent resorts in the world,” said Christian Knapp, vice president of marketing, Aspen Skiing Company. “Adding these three world-class mountains makes this the ultimate dream pass, and only serves to enhance the value skiers and riders will enjoy from The Mountain Collective.”
    
    The Mountain Collective Pass is available for children (ages 12 and under), under the same terms for just $229. The partnership will also offer a 50 percent discount on lift tickets to premier pass holders at the participating resorts.

    Order your Mountain Collective Pass at Liftopia.com for only $349

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• Manhunt For Armed Fugitive Doe Manhunt For Armed Fugitive Does Little To Derail SoCal Shredders On A Powder Day

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    Nothing could keep Big Bear shredders indoors when a mid-February blizzard dumped two feet of pow on the Southern California dome – even a deadly manhunt for murder suspect and former LAPD officer Christopher Dorner.
    
    Big Bear residents were put on high alert as schools closed, resorts shut down, and local shops locked up once the hunt for Dorner moved from Irvine to the mountain town above Los Angeles. Despite the warnings that the fugitive had stowed away in a cabin in the woods, Bear Mountain only shut down for one session. A thousand feet below, Snow Summit didn’t even blink an eye and carried on business as usual. With a record single snowfall of the season, mother earth’s gift of 24 inches overruled any fear of a convicted felon on the loose.
    
    Dorner was suspected to have launched a killing spree that allegedly began on February 3rd in Irvine. Four days later, Dorner’s burned out truck was discovered in Big Bear Lake, commencing a six-day manhunt. Found barricaded inside a cabin on February 12, authorities tried to smoke him out with pyrotechnics. The cabin caught fire and Dorner’s charred remains were identified a few days later.
    
    Throughout the ordeal, Bear Mountain offered a constant stream of updates on the status of the mountain on their homepage.
    
    Despite the media blow out over a mountain lockdown, skiers and boarders continued to chase down fresh powder in the wake of magically clear conditions.
    
    Undeterred shredders scrambled for first chair at Big Bear as authorities searched for murder suspect Chris Dorner. (Photo: Big Bear Mountain Resorts)
     
    Closing only for a single afternoon session on precautionary terms, Bear continued to operate with all runs open and their legendary fully loaded park – including the big girl and boy playground, Red Bull Plaza. The Plaza provides an urban oasis for expert riders with 32 foot stairs, K-rails, a billboard wall ride, and a marble ledge, just to highlight a few.
    
    The nonchalant tone on the mountain amidst national anxiety aligned with the essence of skiing and boarding. Sports so reliant upon Mother Nature to deliver opportunity, especially in a region like Southern California, cannot afford to waste a single snowflake. While tense vibes certainly permeated the community of Big Bear, on the mountain it was the crisp wind, the perfect sun and the smell of a fresh layer that reigned supreme.
    
    

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• Resort Review: Vail Colorado C Resort Review: Vail Colorado Celebrates 50 Years of Skiing

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    Vail has quite the reputation with out me writing one word about it as a subject you probably already have an opinion on the place. However after living here for 15 years and growing up skiing this place with my family before that I know some of its secrets so perhaps I can add some perspective both as a former gaper and a long time local.
    
    Essentially a 5 mile by 5 mile expanse of ridges and huge open bowls that happen to sit at the south end of the Gore Range which creates a jagged cloud trap to catch any precipitation and funnel it towards Vail. It is the reason that there can be 5 inches on the report at mid vail but the back bowls and Blue Sky basin will receive feet as happened just this last storm cycle. On a good year well over 400 inches of super light Colorado fluff fall back there a few miles from the village.
    
    The terrain here is mostly mellow but trust me there are some steeps and cliffs if that your thing. I spoke with young big mtn up and comer Christian Nichols formerly of Ski Club Vail’s Big Mtn Team and he told me that its legit terrain for him and the rest of the team to have to train on to prepare for contests at mountains that are much more highly regarded as steep and technical.  The terrain parks at Vail are looking better than ever with a brand new 22 foot super pipe this season and always innovative rails and eagle counties little secret, lots of log slides in the trees if jibbing lumber is your thing.
    
    Lines can be long on weekends or big powder days but there are ways to get away from the crowds. Show up early with a plan and get ahead of everyone and you will be lapping untracked powder for hours or show up late when its dumping and go seek out some stashes. Ptarmigan cornice and the ends of the ridges in the bowls are some of my favorite places to look for super deep wind-loaded leftovers.  As a kid I can remember loving to go out to inner and outer Mongolia bowls just because there was no one ever out there and there was a lot of terrain to explore. Its not that steep but it is always worth a look if you want to find some solitutde.
    
    The resort has a bunch of easily accessible side-country, which means you can usually find fresh snow even weeks after a storm if you know where to look. East Vail, The Minturn Mile, West vail trees…. It would take you years and years to ride all of the lines located a short walk from Vail’s ropes. Just remember here in Eagle County more often than not we have a sketchy snow pack with lots of depth hoar and a recipe for slabs that step down into bigger slides so use good sense and remember your Avalanche gear if you are wanting to venture out.  Seems almost every year someone is lost in an avalanche around here and its definitely something that’s always in the back of my mind.
    
    The snow is not the only attraction here, Vail does a pretty good job of putting on events and concerts all year long almost. With the Burton U.S open making its Vail debut,  this coming weekend it looks like they are just stepping it up.  Things have never been better as far as nightlife goes and bridge street, will keep even the most seasoned partiers happy.  Check out the George if you want to chill or Samana Lounge to get your groove on.
    
    Some of the things I have heard is that Vail is flat and its crowded, full of gapers, extremely corporate,  expensive, my aspen friends call it a truck stop and yada yada yada.  So what, a lot of negative things are true about this place and people always hate on the biggest for whatever reason but subtract that and what do you have.  A huge expansive mountain with a pretty fun town, pretty easy access from Denver, via a very well maintained highway that doesn’t close often enough for my liking. Check Vail out, you may have the time of your life here whether it’s a deep pow day or a night out on the town, I know I have.

    Skier Drew Rouse
    Photo Ben Koelker

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• Video: Raw POWdER Edit By Todd Video: Raw POWdER Edit By Todd Ligare

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    RAW POWdER is a collection of previously unseen shots gathered during the filming of the Teton Gravity Research film "One For The Road."
    
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• Shit Jobs Part 6: Miniskirt-ed Shit Jobs Part 6: Miniskirt-ed Cocktail Waitress

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    This series attempts to profile some of the best and worst shit jobs in a ski town. Don’t get us wrong, in no way do we intend to bash professions like these, they are a means to an end, the axis upon which our mountain lives spin. Without jobs like these, how would you ski over 100 days a season and still be employed?
    
    
    
    It sounds wrong, and it more or less is, according to the current, accepted norms of our society.
    
    “You can wear whatever you want, as long as it is a skirt. A short one.” The manager states this, and then gauges your reaction. You might look around, fairly unenthused, as a potential co-worker - with a tiny circle of fabric passing as a skirt - ferries a tray of beer past you. Yes, when the manager of a job tells you this, you should probably run away, unless you are pursuing a career path unrelated to skiing. 
    
    But, in this case, it is already December, this place is somehow still hiring, and you just moved to this mountain town for one and only one reason: ski all the time. And this job, cocktail waitress at a busy base-area apres-ski spot, starts at 3:00 p.m.
    
    Sure, you may have tried to be more upstanding. But everything good (i.e, night) is gone, and the local paper has options like: barista (serving coffee on powder mornings? Hahahaha!), hotel concierge (calmly assisting guests on powder mornings? I really don’t think so), retail clerk (standing forlornly among trinkets/tee shirts on powder morning? Sorry. Can’t. Do. That.), or babysitting (watch tiny non-verbal people at hotel while parents ski? No.). These are all the very definition of blowing it. Even if starvation is a concern, keep your eye on the ball: no day jobs. 
    
    So while the short skirts rule may seem wrong, all you can think about is the start time and base area location. What’s the big deal, really? You might get a little cranky for a minute thinking of your guy ski friends and their cool, night ski-tech, beer-drinking, no skirt wearing jobs, but you find yourself wondering if you still have that really cute little plaid skirt.  And that little black V-neck? And there it is: This is the only remotely acceptable schedule for skiing, and priorities are priorities. No commuting, very little ski day disruption? Ciao, standards! Miniskirt it is! 
    
    There are some interesting scenes to be immediately discovered on both the patron and co-worker sides. You may learn that only some of your co-workers view this as the only way to get an amazing ski schedule and pay bills. A few of the other waitresses will always take the cocktailing, mini-skirting scene rather seriously. They will look at the helmet-haired crew disapprovingly, but no one will care (we skied pow all day!). If the others skied, they’ve gone home on time, showered, curled hair, and some, you come to find out, have little trick like stuff their bras.  (According to some sources, it can get your five extra dollars a table. This skier did not test that one out. The line really did have to be drawn somewhere.)
    
    What I did test is that you can come skiing up to the door with five minutes to spare, run to the locker room, strip to ski socks (yes, unknowing drunk guys will totally see these as sexy knee socks!), tight ski shirt (a deep zip necks work well, actually) throw on said cute mini-skirt, madly fluff helmet hair, grab a little makeup, and clock in. Woo! I made about $150 on average an afternoon this way. Would it have been $200 if I went home and showered and curled my hair? Who cares! For another hour and half or so of skiing every day, $150 works great!
    
    Of course, you will also learn the finer points of serving hundreds of beers in an afternoon to hundreds of drunk guys who think they are all pros or are on ‘boy’s trips’ from fill-in-the-blank city. They may point out your abundantly visible quads (thanks, mini-skirt) say, “Woah, looks you ski a lot!” You might be tempted to say something sarcastic, but better yet is to just act all enthused about how rad their ski trip must be:  ‘Oh yeah, whatever, but what did you guys ski today?! You don’t have to listen to them because you’ve already brought them six pitchers and they have no idea what is going on now, or earlier in the day.  “We were over at, uh, what was it, hey Jeff, what was the name of that lift we skied today?”  “Oh yes, that lift is cool. I am sure you guys skied some amazing blues –er, super rad lines.”
    
    You will be asked to do a lot of shots, because every group you wait on will have decided that the boy’s trip actually sucks without girls. They will want to flirt with you, even though you are clearly in the weeds, have spilled beer on yourself, are possibly on the verge of tears, and have nine other tables of drunk guys who all want you to hang out at their table and do shots with them. The trick, if you want to oblige –  and you probably should, as people get stoked and leave bigger tips when they think they’re expanding the party - is to have the bartenders, who are always on your side, give you something non-alcoholic.
    
    Skirt and leering guys or not, the bottom line is that you ski all day, and since apres peters out around 6 or 7, you get to go home early, so you can be up early. Sure, it at least four hours of rushing drinks through extremely maniacal, chaotic celebrating, and you feel like you’ve run a very confused marathon everyday.  But when you stuff the skirt back in the locker, pocket your cash, and leave the feeling of being a stereotype hustling beers at the bar and head home, things don’t look so bad anymore.  Because it’s dumping outside, and you don’t have to be back at work until three.
    
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    Read Shit Jobs Part 5: Beginner Ski Instructor
    
    Read Shit Jobs Part 4: Waiter

    Read Shit Jobs Part 3: Unemployment Collecting Seasonal Worker

    Read Shit Jobs Part 2: Ski Tech

    Read Shit Jobs Part 1: Line Cook

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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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• Video: Gigi Ruf, Nicolas Mulle Video: Gigi Ruf, Nicolas Muller And Danny Kass Shred Valle Nevado, Chile

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    What better way to celebrate the launch of Nike Snowboarding in South America than with a little heli-boarding in Valle Nevado? Gigi Ruf, Nicolas Muller and Danny Kass head south to meet up with local boy Manuel Diaz and slash some powder. Set your drool meter to 11.
    
    Music: “Wake Up Drill II” by Grails
    
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• News: The 2013 Shovel Race Cha News: The 2013 Shovel Race Championships Recap From Angel Fire Resort

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    Hundreds of spectators and dare devils converged on the slopes of Angel Fire Resort in New Mexico this weekend, as competitors of all ages waxed up their snow shovels for the legendary Angel Fire Shovel Race Championships.  The annual challenge is fairly simple. Competitors sit on the scoop of a standard aluminum snow shovel, handle pointed downhill, and then lift their hands and feet to allow gravity to take them for a ride. Each rider gets two shots to clock the fastest time down the front of the Angel Fire ski mountain. Top speeds regularly exceed 60 miles per hour.
    
    “Shovel racing began as a simple contest here in the 1970’s when our lift operators would ride their shovels down the mountain at the end of their shifts,” explains Andy Whitacre, mountain operations, Angel Fire Resort. “It has since grown into a crazy competition on the mountain that includes speed suits, costumes and radar guns! No year is ever the same, as competitors always try and out do each other every season.”
    
    The organized competition has been held for over 30 years at Angel Fire Resort, and racers are expected from all corners of the country. The event has even been featured by national news outlets including ESPN, ABC Sports, MTV and The Travel Channel. Shovel racing was also once a featured sport during the early years of the Winter X Games.
    
    This year’s winners:
    
    Overall Top Man: John Strader, Albuquerque: 13:07 seconds; 67.74 mph
    
    Overall Top Woman: Paloma Gonzales, Angel Fire: 14:42 seconds; 61.40 mph
    
    Children as young as age 6 participated in the “Little Scoop” race category.
    
    This year the event also included a new category called “Women in Media.” 13 women from New Mexico TV and Radio stations competed for the fastest time. The race included KRQE Anchor, Jessica Garate, KRQE Meteorologist Kristen Van Dyke, KOAT Anchor, Marisa Maez and radio host Erika Viking among others. The winner of the Women in Media Event was KOAT reporter Angela Brauer who won with a time of 15.49 seconds.

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• Sage And Adam Clark Team Up Fo Sage And Adam Clark Team Up For The Co-Lab $100K Video Contest

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    It’s real: We’re giving away $100,000.
    
    As part of The Co-Lab contest, Teton Gravity Research is giving $100,000 to the athlete and production team that can create the best freeskiing video segment of 2013.
    
    The Co-Lab is a skill-based contest, open to the public, where skiers will showcase their ability and creativity in their original, up to 5-minute video segment filmed between November 1, 2012, and May 31, 2013. 
    
    Once all videos are submitted to TetonGravity.com by May 31, the public will vote for their favorite videos from June 10 to July 15. On July 19, the top 21 videos will be announced. From July 22 to August 9, the athletes from those top 21 videos will vote for their favorite segments. On September 20, a feature-length Co-Lab film will be released, category winners will be announced, and one athlete will get $100,000.
    
    The Co-Lab contest is open to everyone and anyone can win. With the right talent, a crew from New Hampshire, Minnesota or even Florida could pull off a winning edit. Creativity will lead to victory, not helicopters, big budgets or professional athletes – although those things may help.
    
    Recently, we caught up with Sage Cattabriga-Alosa and Adam Clark, who have teamed up to enter The Co-Lab. While this is a high profile crew, they have the same chance of winning as you and your crew. The mantra of the contest is “Of the People, by the People, for the People,” so the general public will decide which video features the coolest and most progressive riding.
    
    We don’t pick the winner. We just provide the platform.
    
    Below are Sage and Adam’s thoughts on The Co-Lab.
    
    Are you filming for The Co-Lab yet? Send us your Co-Lab stories to CoLab@TetonGravity.com and you could be featured on this site.
    
    Be sure to use the hashtag #TGRCoLab on Twitter and Instagram.
    
    Adam Clark frames up a shot for The Co-Lab $100,000 freeski video contest.
    
    TGR: Have you started shooting for The Co-Lab? If so, where?
    
    Sage Cattabriga-Alosa: Yeah, Adam and I did a bit of shooting in Utah during the month of December. 
    
    Adam Clark: Yes, we started shooting around Alta and Utah backcountry. Utah had a great start to the season. Sage and I were mostly focused on freeskiing, but Sage found a few sweet features that we pulled the camera out for.
    
    TGR: Why did you decide to team up with Adam Clark? Adam, Why did you team up with Sage?
    
    Sage: Clark and I have been close friends for a long time and always enjoy bouncing creative ideas back and forth. When I heard about the comp, I knew I wanted to partner up with him.
    
    Adam: We have worked together for a long time. I think 2002 was our first year shooting together. We have a lot of similar tastes in art and skiing.
    
    TGR: Other than the $100,000 prize, what attracts you to The Co-Lab contest?
    
    Sage: The opportunity and motivation to work on a personal piece where we can take our individual creativity to its limit was the most attractive thing about the contest.
    
    Adam: Its something unique to skiing, there's never been anything quite like it. 
    
    TGR: As pros, how are you going to manage shooting for TGR's annual film and shooting for The Co-Lab?
    
    Sage: Over the winter, I have some trips scheduled with TGR and some windows to fit in some shooting for The Co-Lab.
    
    Adam: I've chiseled out time to shoot The Co-Lab. I've just said ‘no’ to a few other shoots because I'm excited to give this a try.
    
    Adam Clark's Co-Lab filming kit.
    
    TGR: What do you think makes a good ski segment?
    
    Sage: A theme, good content, and creativity.
    
    Adam: Always great skiing, style. I'm a fan a unique angles and storytelling without words.
    
    TGR: How do you hope to improve on what's been done?
    
    Sage: I just want to put together a creative piece that people enjoy to watch. It's not my intention to better what other people have done in the past.
    
    Adam: I'm just hoping to make something different and fun that keeps somebody’s attention for five minutes.
    
    TGR: Who are you most excited to see enter in The Co-Lab contest?
    
    Sage: I am really excited to see what gets put out there. It will be cool to see who puts out material and what the various visions and interpretations come out of it.
    
    Adam: People that I have never heard of. I know there's some dark horses out there that are super talented skiers and filmers. It would also be really cool to see some top name athletes that have their own vision of what they would want to see as their segment.
    
    TGR: What do you think will make a winning Co-Lab edit? Will it be the locations? The cinematography? The athletic talent? The editing? The music?
    
    Sage: It really depends. Bottom line, something that is fun to watch and gets people fired up.
    
    Adam: A combination of all of that. I'm hoping to see some really epic editing and action!
    
    TGR: If you win, what would you do with $100,000?
    
    Sage: Split it with Adam, pay taxes on 30 percent and go to Brookstone next time I'm at the airport and get one of those cool RC helicopters.
    
    Adam: Keep travelling around skiing pow. Maybe buy a new camera. Depends, maybe Sage will keep it all to himself. …
    
    Adam Clark, in the streets.

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    Any questions? Get more information below:
    
    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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• Resort Review: Mt. Baker, Wash Resort Review: Mt. Baker, Washington Home To The Legendary Banked Slalom Snowboard Race

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    The Mt. Baker Ski Area is a tiny ski resort located in the USA near Canada, known for having the most snow in North America averaging an impressive 641 inches of snow annually. The resort even broke the record for total snowfall during the 98-99 season with a whopping 1,140 inches of snow.  Located within the Mt. Baker-Snowqualmie National Forrest the Mt. Baker Ski Area was created in 1940 as a recreational destination for Washington residents.  Fast forward almost 75 years and the terrain and base area still look almost exactly the same. You won’t find any real estate for sale or overpriced ski shops here.
    
    The nearest lodging to the ski resort is located 30 miles down the road in the town of Glacier, Washington where to the locals the lack of internet and cell service is a welcome relief. For travelers you truly have to adapt while stepping back in time. If your sole focus is riding powder and ripping it fall line you’d be hard pressed to find better terrain in North America.  Short vertical runs average around 1,000 feet with access to some of the rowdiest terrain around, combined with a lack of crowds and non–existent lift lines and you have the breeding grounds for some of the best riders in the world to test their skills.  Its no wonder people like Carter Turk, Craig Kelly, Jamie Lynn, Jeff Fulton, George St. James, Tex Davenport, Mike Ranquet, Lucas DeBari, Forrest Burki, and every other ripper in the snowboard industry has called this mountain home.
    
    Baker’s roots in snowboarding go way back, this was the first resort in the United States to truly embrace snowboarding and has been home to the Legendary Baked Slalom snowboard race, the longest running snowboarding competition in the world for the last 27 years. The resort is family run and operated which is extremely rare these days, maybe that’s why parking is free and lift tickets are only $50 a day.
    
    If you like to hike, or just access life changing terrain it happens quick at Baker.  The resort’s backcountry policy allows for skiers and riders to duck ropes if the following conditions are met, you must have a partner, avalanche transceiver, shovel, probe and backpack along with an understanding of the terrain.  Ropes here are meant to be ducked, just not the ones with 2 sets of ropes as those lines lead to un-survivable cliffs, which  are numerous within the resorts boundaries. If you’re smart and a strong rider you can shred some of the best lift accessed terrain in North America, if you blow it you may end up seriously hurt or even worse. 
    
    Each year 100 lucky snowboarders are chosen by lottery to compete in the Legendary Banked Slalom (LBS) snowboard race.  Getting a spot is truly an honor especially when you’re an unknown rider like myself.  Looking at the start list for this years race names like Travis Rice, Terje Haakonsen, Temple Cummins and Blair Habenicht certainly stand out!
    
    The LBS course is dug by hand each year in a natural half pipe with banked slalom gates running from top to bottom.  The start shack is legendary in itself with the words “stay low, say your prayers” painted across the entrance, good advise indeed. Unlike other snowboard contest the vibe at the Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom is all about having fun, maybe it’s due to the fact there is no prize money to win, instead the best snowboarders in the world hurl themselves down an icy course for the chance to win a roll of duct tape and a Carhartt jacket.
    
    Snowboarders from all over the world come to the event annually driving up the Mt. Baker Highway to see old friends, rip powder in an effort to cement their names in the history books.  Just being selected to race is an honor in itself. The LBS is regarded as the predecessor to boardercross races.
    
    The LBS takes place over 3 days giving each rider 2 days to qualify for a shot to ride in the finals. Plenty of high fives, hoots and hollers will follow each run, as the course is lined by locals, media, competitors and visiting riders all looking to see fast and flawless runs.
    
    Wondering what the secret is to win, so am I.  To win a roll of duct tape your wax must be dialed for the Northwest snow that tends to be warmer than most places in the country. Sharp edges seem to help too especially when 100 riders slide down the same line creating an extremely fast course. Racers times tend to get faster as the day progresses. 
    
    Guys like Blair Habenicht, Terje Haakonsen and Temple Cummins seem un-phased by the icy conditions each year. However this year just may be a bit different as the resort is calling for between 2-4 feet of snow the week leading up to the start of the race.
    
    Stay tuned for TGR’s updates throughout the week from the 2013 Legendary Banked Slalom race at Mt. Baker!

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• News: Crested Butte Mountain R News: Crested Butte Mountain Resort Adds A Bagjump For Year Round Training

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    Crested Butte Mountain Resort a place known for hosting the US Extreme Ski Championships each year is one again taking big mountain progression and park riding to the next level by introducing a BagJump for season pass holder and anyone with an adventure park ticket.

     

    With a strong direction to create a more innovative and unique experience for guests, Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) has just opened the Coke Zero® Gravity BagJump as its latest amenity in the Adventure Park. The 50 feet by 50 feet by 11 feet deep bag is filled with air and acts as a safe and cushioned landing pad for jumpers, tubers, skiers and snowboarders.
    
    

    BagJump™ is a versatile product that can be used all year round, from beginners to professionals, for Olympic level training or just for recreation; giving the feeling of “landing on a cloud” when jumping into it. In Crested Butte, the BagJump will act as a place for kids and adults to sled into on a tube and for skiers and snowboarders to test their freestyle skills. In the summer months, adrenaline seekers can free fall into the bag off an elevated platform.
    
    

    “Adding the Coke Zero Gravity BagJump continues to fulfill our goal of adding new attractions to the resort for summer and winter months,” says Nick Herrin, the director of resort services for CBMR. “It is a safe, yet exciting experience for any age.”
    
    

    The BagJump will be a part of the Adventure Park ticket for unlimited use and available for Platinum Season Passholders. The BagJump is now open daily from 1 – 5 p.m. Skiers and riders will be required to go through a safety course to receive a stamp of approval in order to utilize the BagJump on their skis and boards.
    
    

    “The Crested Butte facility is one of the best I’ve ever worked with,” adds Elliott Levitt, US Representative for BagJump. “I look forward to BagJump being a part of the operations in Crested Butte for many years to come.”
    
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• News: Crested Butte Mountain R News: Crested Butte Mountain Resort Adds A Year Round Bagjump For Locals And Tourist To Throw Down!

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    Crested Butte Mountain Resort a place known for hosting the US Extreme Ski Championships each year is one again taking big mountain progression and park riding to the next level by introducing a BagJump for season pass holder and anyone with an adventure park ticket.

     

    With a strong direction to create a more innovative and unique experience for guests, Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) has just opened the Coke Zero® Gravity BagJump as its latest amenity in the Adventure Park. The 50 feet by 50 feet by 11 feet deep bag is filled with air and acts as a safe and cushioned landing pad for jumpers, tubers, skiers and snowboarders.
    
    

    BagJump™ is a versatile product that can be used all year round, from beginners to professionals, for Olympic level training or just for recreation; giving the feeling of “landing on a cloud” when jumping into it. In Crested Butte, the BagJump will act as a place for kids and adults to sled into on a tube and for skiers and snowboarders to test their freestyle skills. In the summer months, adrenaline seekers can free fall into the bag off an elevated platform.
    
    

    “Adding the Coke Zero Gravity BagJump continues to fulfill our goal of adding new attractions to the resort for summer and winter months,” says Nick Herrin, the director of resort services for CBMR. “It is a safe, yet exciting experience for any age.”
    
    

    The BagJump will be a part of the Adventure Park ticket for unlimited use and available for Platinum Season Passholders. The BagJump is now open daily from 1 – 5 p.m. Skiers and riders will be required to go through a safety course to receive a stamp of approval in order to utilize the BagJump on their skis and boards.
    
    

    “The Crested Butte facility is one of the best I’ve ever worked with,” adds Elliott Levitt, US Representative for BagJump. “I look forward to BagJump being a part of the operations in Crested Butte for many years to come.”
    
    Heading to Crested Butte this winter? Save on Crested Butte Mountain Resort 3 of 4 day tickets, currently on sale - 35% OFF
    

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• Video: Patagonia Riders Ryland Video: Patagonia Riders Ryland Bell, Josh Dirksen, Forrest Shearer, Alex Yoder VS Alaska

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    Patagonia snowboard ambassadors Ryland Bell, Josh Dirksen, Forrest Shearer and Alex Yoder headed up to AK last spring and decided to ditch the crowds in Haines by doing a little bit of freeriding in Juneau, Alaska.  The Sweetgrass Productions crew was on hand to capture all the shredding for their upcoming 2013 feature film 'Valhalla'
    
    Ryland Bell showed the boys just how it is to grow up riding in AK, with 30 feet of accumulative snowfall during the winter he had this to say about the season “I have never seen the mountain like this at all, they are completely buried, probably 3 times as much snow as I have ever seen”.

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• Shit Jobs Part 5: Beginner Ski Shit Jobs Part 5: Beginner Ski Instructor

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    I never thought I’d be so obsessed with skiing that I would base my entire life around having the freedom to ski absolutely everyday, but that’s what happened. I never would have thought I’d be a waiter, caterer, part-time landscaper, and half-assed freelance writer all at the same time, but that’s what I do. My college degree isn’t doing me much good, but I haven’t missed a powder day for 11 years and counting. Shit jobs have given me the freedom to ski as much as I can, live in an incredible place, and still make a living, sort of.
    
    This series will attempt to profile some of the best and worst shit jobs in a ski town. Don’t get me wrong, in no way do I intend to bash professions like these, they are a means to an end, the axis upon which our mountain lives spin. Without jobs like these, how would you ski over 100 days a season and still be employed?

    
    Shit Jobs Part 5: Beginner Ski Instructor
    
    Back in the early 1990s I watched “Aspen Extreme” for the first time. As a young kid in Connecticut, I was enamored by Hollywood’s glamorization of the journey of two ski-bums. I’m pretty sure I dreamed of moving out west, crushing the field in the ski instructor try-outs, bagging a cougar or two, winning the powder eight championships, and eventually ending up with the hot radio chick. I didn’t realize it at the time, but a lot of the story is a surprisingly spot-on representation of life in a ski town. There are obvious exceptions, but if you live in a ski town long enough you might find “Aspen Extreme” to be significantly closer to reality than you ever imagined.
    
    By no means is the story completely realistic, Hollywood definitely took some major liberties when dramatizing certain aspects of the film. A prime example of this is the scene where TJ and Dex show up for the “ski-instructor tryouts” wearing blue jeans, boot gaiters, and backwards baseball caps, then proceed to blow doors off the competition. I’m not sure if instructor tryouts of this nature ever existed, but I can assure you that is not how you become an instructor in this day and age. For all the starry-eyed east coast and mid-westerners out there with dreams of moving West and instantly becoming the top-dog hot-shot instructor by dominating a mogul run, sorry to burst your bubble.
    
    Two guys talking to one girl in a ski town? That never happens. ....
    
    Teaching skiing is one of many shit jobs available at the ski area, and one of several ways to work on snow with skis on your feet. Unfortunately, contrary to Hollywood’s portrayal, you don’t become “Franz’s alternate” overnight. Becoming a top-level instructor is a long an arduous process that begins with the beginners. First-time instructors, regardless of skiing ability, typically start out teaching beginners of all ages. The payscale for newbies starts just above minimum wage and increases with time, experience, and additional certifications. Many people have made careers of teaching ski lessons, and these folks have dedicated serious time, money, and effort to the almighty PSIA to move up in the ranks, like TJ Burke did in a couple minutes at tryouts.
    
    Beyond helping perpetuate the sport, the benefits of working as an instructor are many. You get a locker at the mountain so you can keep all your ski stuff there. The uniform helps you save on buying absurdly expensive outerwear. You get the employee discount on food and drinks, making it completely reasonable to eat in the lodge for a change. Your ski pass is free, and a few friends and family tickets allow you to get the family, or your bros, out on the hill in a pinch. The ski school line is much faster than the regular lift line, but you only get to use it when you’re working. Pro-deals on gear are intended for you, so you can afford to pick up those 7-XK’s you’ve been dreaming about since ‘93. Your technique has never been better and your goggle tan is all-time, all-freaking-time! The creative juices even get flowing when you start talking to little kids all day, coming up with various reasons why the forest is smoking, smells funny, and is coughing all the time.
    
    
    
    You’ve got a job, you can pay the rent, you get to work outside, things are going great, until that first powder day. Teaching skiing is one thing when the conditions are bad, you might as well be snowplowing around with ten 6-year-olds on the bunny slope, at least you’re getting paid to be out there. Powder, however, changes everything. Instead of getting in line with your friends for first chair, you go to line-up. You watch from afar as the chairs start loading, but you meet up with your group at the magic carpet and start going over the basics. Somewhere between pizza and french-fries you start hearing the hoots and hollers of joy, people start emerging from the forest, faces caked with snow. Powder days are a scarce resource and freshies an ever-dwindling commodity, and you’re missing it. Many people have lost their instructor jobs because of powder days, it’s all a matter of priorities.
    
    Hopefully you’re good at babysitting, because in many ways teaching beginners how to ski is low-paid babysitting. Kids, however, are probably the easiest to deal with, but large groups of kids can be tough. With ADHD on the rise, keeping track of your kids can be like herding cats, and finishing the day with a full group is worthy of a prize. It’s too bad you don’t get paid according to the number of times you hear the word, “why,” because kids are inquisitive and will ask you questions until they, or you, are blue in the face.
    
    
    
    Generally speaking though, kids learn quickly, usually have fun with other kids, and they’re smaller so they’re easier to help to their feet. Sure you have to wipe their noses, take hot chocolate breaks, and tell stories, but teaching kids can be a really fun and rewarding experience, as long as it’s not a powder day.
    
    Adult beginners are a different story altogether. Unlike children, adults are more likely to be stubborn, out of shape, uncoordinated, and slower to learn. Lucky you, your student Steve, an overweight 38-year-old computer programmer from Dallas hasn’t exercised much in the past 13 years, and you get to teach him how to ski. It’s gonna be so much fun! Babysitting adults is a strange and often horrible experience, and it seems like some people are not destined or predisposed to be skiers. Turns out that many adults, when taken out of their element and comfort zone, may act like your group of 6-year-olds. Unfortunately, it’s not nearly as endearing when an adult starts to cry.
    
    
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    Moving up in the world of ski instructing requires you to drink the proverbial PSIA Kool-aid. Not that ski instructors are in a cult or anything, but you do have to subscribe to their newsletter. Continuing education through clinics and acquiring certifications from Level 1 through 3 will keep your skills and teaching techniques up to date. None of these things are free, of course, but the level of skier you instruct and your pay increase in kind.
    
    Teaching full-time puts you on the hill in your boots 5 days a week, but other than the occasional ski break, most of that time is spent working. Even though you spend 35-40 hours a week at the mountain, you don’t get to freeski that often. Putting your feet in ski boots on your day off could be one of the last things you want to do when your sixth toes are pissed, your heel spurs enflamed, sometimes your feet just need to breathe. If you’re not careful skiing becomes something you only do when you’re working. You know the saying don’t shit where you eat? Well, that has nothing to do with this, but be careful when mixing business with pleasure as the fun could be taken out of the sport you love.
    
    All that said, the world needs teachers, how else we would learn to read, write, swing dance, ski, perform brain surgery, or Dougie? Beginner ski instructors are the corner stone of our sport. They embody many people’s first experience on the mountain and pass on what may become a lifelong passion for sliding on snow. Without people teaching beginners to ski, our sport might fade in to obsolescence and die. I know I wouldn’t be where I am today, a broke aging ski-bum waiter who writes tongue-in-cheek stories about ski town life for the Internet, if I didn’t get the stoke for skiing passed on to me a long time ago by somebody giving a beginner lesson. So, thank you beginner ski instructors, I don’t envy what you do, but I do appreciate it.
    
    Read Shit Jobs Part 4: Waiter

    Read Shit Jobs Part 3: Unemployment Collecting Seasonal Worker

    Read Shit Jobs Part 2: Ski Tech

    Read Shit Jobs Part 1: Line Cook

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• Grand Targhee Resort to Open D Grand Targhee Resort to Open Dreamcatcher and Fred’s Mountain on Opening Day

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    Alta, WY – Grand Targhee Resort will open for its 44th ski season on Friday, November 23 with top to bottom skiing on Fred’s Mountain and three out of five lifts running; Dreamcatcher, Shoshone and Papoose Magic Carpet, are scheduled to run conditions permitting. Lifts will run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
     
    Grand Targhee has received over 73 inches of snow since the middle of October and additional lifts and terrain will open as soon as Grand Targhee receives additional snowfall and conditions allow.
     
    Opening Weekend Ticket Pricing and Special benefitting the Teton Valley Food Bank:
    Grand Targhee Resort will offer Adult lift tickets at $44 for opening weekend, Friday, November 23 through Sunday, November 25. Additionally, anyone wishing to donate two canned goods or non-perishable food items to the local Teton Valley Food Bank through the resort will receive $10 OFF their individual ticket purchase for opening weekend.
     
    With the $10 OFF Teton Valley Food Bank donation tickets will be:
    ·         Adult and Senior tickets (13 & up) will be $34 for a full day
    ·         Junior tickets (6 – 12) will be $19 for a full day
    ·         Child tickets (5 & under) with paying adult will be FREE
     
    Donations will be accepted at the Activities Center and at the Ticket Booth. The Teton Valley Food Bank will accept and needs the following items, through Grand Targhee Resort.
     
    ·         Canned foods
    ·         Pasta meals
    ·         Dried beans
    ·         Peanut butter
    ·         Chili/soups
    ·         Rice
    ·         Pasta
     
    Season Pass Processing and Pick-up:
    Season passes will be available for pick-up in the Activity Center, with the Activity Center opening at 8:00AM on Friday. All passholders will be receiving new passes this year. All passholders who have not previously picked-up their passes will need to go inside the Activity Center to get their pictures taken and passes processed. You will not be able to access the lifts or mountain without your new pass, make sure you stop-by the Activity Center to get your new pass.
     
    Mountain & Nordic Operations:
    The GTR Terrain Park will open with several features for all freeriders to get their jib on. Ski & Snowboard School, Mini-Moose Ski School and all retail and rental will operated on a normal schedule. Nordic track in Rick's Basin will open partially on Friday. Most of the track has good snow conditions but there will be some occasional thin spots. No classic track will be set, please check-in at the Activities Center or Ski & Snowboard School for the most up-to-date Nordic conditions and map.
     
    Food &Beverage Operations:
    Grand Targhee Resort restaurants will operate on the following schedule until further notice, all times are subject to change:
    ·         Snorkels                  7:00 am to 2:00 pm daily
    
    ·         Wild Bills                  11:00 am to 4:00 pm Friday, Sat. & Sun opening weekend then closed mid-week until Dec 13
    
    ·         Trap Bar                  11:00 am to 7:00 pm Sun – Thurs; 11:00 am to 8:30 pm Fri & Sat
    
    ·         Branding Iron          5:00 pm to 9:00 pm daily, Also, Open Thanksgiving Day from 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    
    ·         General Store          8:00 am to 5:30 pm daily
    
    Lodging:
    Grand Targhee lodging will be open as early as Thursday night for those ready to get a jump on first chair. Special lodging packages are available for Thanksgiving. Lodging reservations can be made by calling 800-827-4433 or on-line at GrandTarghee.com.
     
    Targhee-Driggs Local Shuttle:
    The Shuttle between Driggs and Grand Targhee will begin operations on Friday, November 23, for full shuttle schedule and rates visit GrandTarghee.com.
     
    Additional Events for Opening Weekend:
    Branding Iron Grill:
    ·         November 22 - Traditional Turkey Dinner. 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Reservations suggested.
    
    Habitat:
    ·         The Black Friday sale at Habitat. We're turning Black Friday into the White Room Sale with the doors opening here at 7:00 am!  Door prizes, Free wax all day with any purchase and get a Oakley or Smith goggle with any ski, board or boot purchase.  Come on into the “White Room” this Black Friday and save!
    
    

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