skiing

Extreme skiing lost an iconic member of its community Sunday, November 13, 2011. Jamie Pierre, best known for his record-setting cliff huck, died in an avalanche at Utah’s famed Snowbird Resort. Pierre, snowboarding with a friend in the South Chute area at the still-unopened resort, triggered a slide, which swept… Read the rest

It’s July and it’s hot. Maybe you were one of the many that set up camp to cool off  last weekend for the holiday, but chances are, even if you were, you’ll be heading to the local watering hole again this summer.
Whether you ski, knee board, tube or just… Read the rest

Skiing and Snowboarding are not cheap past times–they take money, time, skill and equipment. But I love that moment of first introducing someone, regardless of age, to snowboarding or skiing. The look on their face when they realize that they are effortlessly floating down hill–that moment, just before they face… Read the rest

If you haven’t been up to the mountain yet, you’ve been missing out. But if you, like some people out there, don’t ski or snowboard, then this post is especially for you (to live vicariously through). So sit back, relax and prepare to take a visual journey of Skiing, ‘Round… Read the rest

Here are some things you should not do this ski season.
From Chris: (Short and sweet.)
From Alex: (Watch out for your friends.)
From Ashley: (That has to hurt.)… Read the rest

I did a fair amount of water skiing as a kid behind my grandfather’s old Glastron boat, but in all of my life surfing I never thought I would see this.… Read the rest

To some degree, every video ever featured on Wipeout Wednesday is a painful lesson in humility. The individuals featured in these short clips are expecting that they will awe their audience with an amazing feat—that’s why they are being filmed. The lesson here is that haughtiness—not merely an obnoxious trait—hurts.… Read the rest

With just a month left before the end of summer, and about three weeks before Labor Day weekend, it’s about time you head out to the lake. You know, before everyone else shows up with their four kids, mother and miniature-sized dogs to camp for the holiday. While you’re out… Read the rest

There’s no finer way to spend a (hopefully) sunny holiday weekend than leaving the luxuries of city life to enjoy the great outdoors. And how better to cool off in the hot, summer days ahead (that we could really use right now) than water-skiing at the lake, ocean, river or… Read the rest

The Scottish certainly know how to celebrate in style. In honor of the best ski season in Scotland since 2001, over 200 skiers and snowboarders headed over to CairnGorm Mountain for a record-breaking run.
What, you might ask, made this run so memorable? All 235 intermediate-to-advanced skiers and snowboarders were… Read the rest

Most people you know can’t believe that you don’t need to live near snow to be able to ski.
The Jamaican bobsled team proved in 1988 that a country needn’t be covered in snow to participate in the Winter Olympic Games. Although the Jamaican bobsledders failed to qualify for the… Read the rest

Backcountry ski instructor and Wend friend Matt Bedrin wants to be the first person to climb and ski the 40 highest volcanoes of the Cascade range in one year.
He will be accompanied on various climbs along the way by friends and supporters, including his two dogs, Dylan and Marley,… Read the rest

Sukrafte’s Sporting Sail is designed to help you control speed and stability while skateboarding, snowboarding, or skiing. All you have to do is hold onto the straps during your downhill run and–according to their website–you will “rediscover the feeling of your favorite run.”
To learn more about Sporting Sails, check… Read the rest

Erik Roner Tandem Flip from Mountain Center on Vimeo.
A little pre-weekend inspiration.… Read the rest

In Deep Ski Movie Trailer from Active Junky on Vimeo.
As I am very aware that we are still experiencing summer, but I stumbled across this crazy trailer for In Deep… Read the rest by Matchstick Productions. These snowboarders’ insanity makes me excited for winter, not to say that I would deem this