Well here we are again, in Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada to continue the 2012 Subaru Freeskiing World Tour. We have teamed up with the Swatch Freeride World Tour and The North Face Masters of Snowboarding to make one globalized freeriding competition. Conditions are outstanding, and the world’s best athletes are here in Revelstoke to kick off one bad-to-the-bone event. Stay tuned to my blog and also Freeskiing World Tour for all highlights and event info!
Recently I inked a deal with the best shoe company out there, FiveTen! I could not be more excited to work with them and represent their brand. The world’s best shoes and clothing rock climbers, BASE Jumpers, Mountain Bikers, Freerunners, Canyoneers, and Slackliners. Be sure to check them out!
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In true Thanksgiving fashion I was able to hit the road down to PHX to see some close friends, eat turkey, talk motorcycles, indulge in some “Blue Mountains”, unload some serious ammo, kick off a second annual LS Leftovers, and get down with some Chapel livin’ for a few days. Damn it felt good. Thanks PHX brothers and family.
Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses was the plan for Saturday night in Las Vegas. All I have to say is, if you haven’t heard of Ryan, or have never seen him in concert, get a clue and get your ass to one of his shows or purchasing one of his albums. Unbelieveable. Below is a short video I took on my Blackberry of his performance of “The Weary Kind.”
Back to SLC and time to pray for snow. Where’s all these rumors of another La Nina?
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My buddy Babo picked up a sick FXRP a while back and has been working on it for a few months now. Salt Lake City’s Harley Davidson Dealership kicked some serious ass on this thing. Am I jealous? BEYOND JELAOUS! Nice one Babo!
Injury and death is a fact and reality many of us do not want to face when it comes the sports and lifestyle we chose to participate in. As the years pass, and the “ante” is continuously increased, our friends fall. This is a factor I accept, but find hard to deal with. I sit back and think of the greats we have lost and how they have affected me in life’s journeys: Shane McConkey, Ryan Hawks, Doug Coombs, Billy Poole, Arne Backstrom, Craig Kelly,, Eli Thompson, Trevor Peterson, Jack Hannan, Frank Gambalie, Duane Weston, Tobias Lee, John Nicoletta and the lists seems to continuously grow.
Recently, another freeskiing brother was lost due to an early-season avalanche accident right here in Utah. Jamie Pierre was a one-of-a-kind person, an outstanding skier and athlete, amazing family man, and a gold-hearted ambassador to the sport we all love so greatly. I will miss the days skiing with him in Little Cottonwood Canyon, and will miss his friendship, but I will look upon the standout memories I had with him…
From the day he first hit the “Wolverine Cirque 165-foot cliff” with TGR’s cinematographer, Pete Obrien, Andy Woods, and myself looking on, to the mad dash across the High Traverse at Alta with his racing to fresh tracks, to the arguments we had over who got our LibTech NAS’s first. I will cherish all those minutes had together and I know he will be looking over all of us. Rest in Peace Jamie.
I still tip my hat to your achievements at Grand Targhee, Wyoming years back when you took the World Record title at 255 feet.
Tonight should be kill. See you there.
Back to working with Seo. Although it has been just under two years since I last worked with Erik Seo it feels like it has been an eternity. I had this idea for some nighttime burn-out shots on the Harley, and I knew he would be just the right person to call. Couldn’t be anymore stoked with how they came out. Thanks Seo, its been too long.
This video got sent to me a while back and now with the snow falling in Salt Lake and the production crews are getting fueled up for the usual urban nonsense, watching this makes me laugh out loud. This guy is for sure a “radical.” He might even light your keyboard on fire. Unbelievable.
SLC Line-Up
and a little video treat from Yurgy-poo…
Every Sunday should look like this…
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