Gatorade Free Flow Tour Announces 2011 Winter Schedule Ten-Event Winter Leg of the Amateur Series to Begin January 15, 2011, Registration for the Second Season Now Open!
Wait what? Rage is no longer making ski films? Well two of their now former (really, Rage is done?) athletes have started putting out a new webisodes series called The BC Boys. Dylan Natale and Kyler Cooler will be showcasing their love for the backcountry in the series which is sure to be loaded with some bad ass terrain, pillows, face shots and who knows what other mistchief.
Washington, D.C. ? The North Face and the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America?s national parks, announced today their participation in the initial launch of Facebook® Deals. Beginning today, The North Face will donate $1 to the National Park Foundation for every individual who checks in at one of America?s nearly 400 national parks or a The North Face retail location.
The Meadows parks web site will have a whole new look and be much more informational this season. We're working with North Pole Design to create an interactive site which allows us to update the park web site to reflect the placement of features in our parks. So as a park grows and new features are added, so will the web site. READ MORE
Iconic rock band Iron Maiden and K2 Skis will shred metal and snow together this winter with the release of the K2 Iron Maiden Limited Edition Ski. Only a limited amount of these unique skis will be made available through select ski retailers during the 2011 winter season.
It's that time again kids....Votes are now being accepted for your favorite 10 male skiers and 5 female skiers. So follow the links on over to the Powder website and get your votes in now!
Mt. Bachelor has launched a new site to go along with the 2010-11 season.
Hey all you backcountry skiers. Big News! Now, every time you Track Your Vert on SkiingtheBackcountry.com, you can help raise money for charity!
For the last six months you’ve been going through withdrawals, reliving the best days of last ski season, and counting down until the weather turns cold, the wind picks up and mountains start their transition to snow capped peaks of pleasure. And in reward for your patience, it’s time to tune and wax the skis… [...]
Watch X-Games gold medalist and all around bad ass, Jen Hudak, get down to it with a little dryland training. Just like Tanner Hall she uses all of the resources Park City, Utah, has to offer. Only the most elite athletes get a key to the U.S. Ski Team?s training facility. Props to EXPN contributor Megan Michelson for putting this video together. It is not everyday that we get a peak behind closed doors at what it takes to maintain the level of skiing that Jen is at. WATCH THE JEN HUDAK VIDEO
Get on Facebook and cast your vote. What do you think will be the best feature to watch Sammy, Tom, Simon, TJ, Bobby, Andreas, and others hit? Choose from either the Burlington High Double Set or The Red Ledge. Nike 6.0 Shoes will build the winning feature to spec and place it on the slopestyle course at the first stop of the Winter Dew Tour, the Nike 6.0 Breckenridge Open. Get out and vote. Nike 6.0 Greatest Hit Burlington High Double Set vs. The Red Ledge »
To preface this article, I did not write it. I found it in this years 2011 Buyer's Guide of Powder Mag. Vol. 39, No. 1. There is no author listed So I can't quote him and I couldn't find a link to an online version of it. But it is awesome. I read this on the bus today and immidiatley fell deep into it. Don't get hung up on anything other than the ultimate message. We're all in The White Room for the same reason. So read on.
The Line Skis Mountain Command Team is a mix of the most talented, unique and individual skiers in the world. How can a bunch of individuals be a team you ask? Their creativity is the bond that connects them, driving the voice of the Line brand and beating the drum of new ways to look at the mountain, the streets, backcountry and everywhere in between.
Power to the people. Freeskier magazine is happy to announce that voting is open for the 2010 Skier of the Year! We have picked the 16 contenders, now it's your turn to pick the winners. The final winning skier will be featured in the February issue of the magazine.Place your vote for each of the 8 matchups below and check back next week to vote in the round of 8!
Here's a monthly contest from the boys over at Full Tilt. Follow the links inside to enter to win some new gear for your feet!
Want to win some new skis from Völkl, bindings from Marker and a trip to Germany courtesy of Völkl? Me Too! Follow the links inside and enter!
The Almost Live series takes you around the globe with the TGR production team and athletes. Get an inside look at what goes into first descents, building and hitting massive backcountry jumps, traveling throughout the most exotic locales on the planet, and the lives of the worlds top riders. "Almost Live" plants you on location with our crew. You will be able to track our progress throughout the season, and watch the drama unfold.
Three years ago I was lucky enough to find myself in possession of a pair of K2's Limited Edition PBR Brewskis. Originally I didn't plan on mounting them, instead they were going to grace the wall above my wax bench due to their rarity. I eventually decided a ski that unique deserved to be ridden, and for the last three years they've been my boards of choice on most days.Things have changed in the last couple of seasons though, with all of the kids talking about rocker this and rocker that, so I've slowly come to the decision to retire the Brewskis to the shop, and that means I need to replace them with something equally versatile. Fortunately I've got a few specialized tools in my quiver, including some Pontoons for deep days, old and Salomon Gun's for park days. That means the ski I replace the PBRs with needs to be versatile enough to ski pretty much anywhere, but more than anything it needs to be well rounded (and like I mentioned, it's gotta have rocker).Based on my above criteria I've narrowed my choices down to Armada's JJ, K2's ObSETHed or Rossignol's S7 all of which are rockered at the tip and tail with camber under foot for cat tracks, traverses and harder days. Also, all three of these skis get rave reviews from pretty much everyone that skis them.Read on for more comparison between these three sticks, and if you have some input on which one I should ski this year sound of in the comments.
If the first episode is an indication of those to come, looks like we'll be seeing some product promotions as well as some quick ski edits. Marketing is marketing I suppose. I actually do like to be able to watch a vid on a product I'm thinking about purchasing.
