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By now you have probably seen at least one of the “Shit People Say” videos. The meme that shares the quirks and trends of various sub-cultures has gone viral and is seemingly unstoppable. The videos range from hilarious to offensive but for the most part, they’re totally true. Here are… Read the rest

Cold … Read the resthas been making the rounds at film festivals across the globe and took the grand prize at the 2011 Banff Mountain Film Festival this year. Climber, photographer and filmmaker Cory Richards took a few minutes to tell me about his life now making movies on the highest mountains in

It’s always nice to be first and Grand Targhee in Wyoming is just that in allowing snowbikes on their nordic trails. The groomed trails can be ridden with a season or daily pass which is also good for nordic skiing. There isn’t much info on their website yet, but the… Read the rest

In this video Red Bull athlete Spiro Razis proves that you can travel through Chile entirely by board. The video captures great footage of Razis boarding on snow, city pavement and water all in one day. His tour starts on snowboard in the mountains of Cajon de Maipo, moves to… Read the rest

Can’t make it to the mountain this winter? No matter. So long as there’s snow on the ground in the city—and some good hills—you can still have a good time. Watch out for traffic, though.
[Via: The Chive]… Read the rest

The designers at Signal Snowboards are constantly coming up with funky innovations to make truly unique boards. Every third Thursday the design team expresses their spontaneous creativity through random materials, fun themes and crazy board ideas. Past projects include a board that doubles as a putting green, a lego board… Read the rest

Sweetgrass Productions spent two years in the South American wilderness filming the solitude of backcountry skiing and snowboarding to bring you their latest film SOLITAIRE.  The film … Read the restfollows expert back country skiers and snowboarders as they head into the silent wilderness of South America, seeking the truth lying in the

In their feature film project, All I Can, Sherpas Cinema blends animation and graphic design techniques to give you a unique mountain film experience. This one is different than your typical ski flick–it expresses both a love for riding in the mountains and the environmental impact of exploring those mountains.… Read the rest

With November approaching the thoughts of lads and lasses of the winter sports persuasion turn to powder, and what better way to get ready for the slopes than to show people who weren’t.
From Jameel: (Back to the drawing board.)
From Antoine: (Don’t lose that edge.)
From Guillermo: (That first… Read the rest

This time of year the ski shops are getting fresh shipments, ski films are premiering last year’s best turns and resorts like Wolf Creek (Colorado’s first open this year) are getting three-foot dumps of early-season powder. Preseason angst gets skiers fired up year after year.
But isn’t it great to… Read the rest

Backcountry skiing calls a different kind of skier. One who wants to explore the unknown landscape beyond the resorts and crowds and find their own turns and runs. In Breaking Trail… Read the rest, Powderwhore Productions follows various riders searching for fresh tracks through the rugged Mountains in Utah, Idaho, Washington, Colorado

The American Avalanche Association, in partnership with the Flathead Nordic Ski Patrol and Backcountry Access, hosted its first annual Northern Rockies Avalanche Safety Workshop on Saturday, October 1. It was the first clinic of its kind in northern Montana. According to NBC Montana, over 250 backcountry enthusiasts attended the daylong… Read the rest

If you happen to be in the Portland, Ore. area on Saturday night, don’t miss out on the Absinthe Films premiere of their latest film, twel2ve, at the Hollywood Theatre. Also screened will be the newest film from the YES crew, Yes. It’s a Movie… Read the rest:
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The Snowbowl Ski resort in Flagstaff, Arizona sits somewhere along the range of inactive volcanoes called San Francisco Peaks, which, according to Mother Jones, are “volcanoes that contain the only alpine tundra in Arizona, at heights of more than 12,000 feet.” Pristine as the range may sound, the snow levels… Read the rest

A New Zealand skier taking advantage of the country’s snowy wonderland was chased by a herd of Hereford bulls when she wandered off a trail recently.
After taking a wrong turn, the skier, 55, had to hike 6.5 miles through difficult terrain. She was able to call police from a… Read the rest