We got an E-mail at Saga Outerwear from a guy who was skinning up the Gulch March 6th and got a great view of our Chads gap session. The reaction is funny, and I am happy the guys know that I am OK. I am OK. You are going to have to wait for the movie Revolver to see the close up zoomed in shots ( I had to watch it twice to even see the speck fly across the youtube video). The guy names the video Kangaroo, maybe it looked like that from far away, but it was a double flip.
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Chads Gap The Spectators Perspective
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Alta, UT
Friday, March 12th, 2010Since Jordan just put up many images that epitomize Alta here are a few from a jump my roommate and I hit a short hike off of one of Alta’s lifts. When most people think of Alta its just deep powder and cliffs, so I thought it was only fair to offer up yet another aspect this ski area possesses. Enjoy the pictures, and to anyone living in Utah, come up this weekend, Sunday should be amazing.
My first hit, a little bigger than expected
Flat 3 turned to 7....
Sunshine, snowmobiling, and jumping
Sunday, March 7th, 2010I hit this jump a few years ago when the base was twice as deep. I thought it would be a small little drop that would be great for switch landings; however, when we rolled up to it it was anything but little. The landing wasn’t ideal but the sun was shining and photographer Erik Seo convinced us to hit it enough times to kill any chance of finding another feature. Luckily the powder was deep in other places so snowmobiling was a great way to pass the remaining hours of daylight.
First hit
Friendly visit
Thursday, February 18th, 2010This past long-weekend I had a few high school friends migrate out from New York and Rhode Island to ski western mountains for the first time. With out well below average winter and no new snow in over a week I was a little nervous to play host. To my surprise I found some good snow at the Canyons to keep them busy and with a little coorporation from Mother Nature Snowbird provided them all with their “best day of skiing ever!” Sorry about the lack of pictures from the Bird, but heavy snow and wind made taking pictures miserable…
Since I’ve pretty much only skied the Canyons park it took a while to stumble onto good snow, so our first day was a bit of a wash for me; however we did get some good views and a few cliffs.
A short hike provides great views of Brighton, Solitude, Alta, and Snowbird
540 mute
switch five
If only my skis weren't center mounted this would be cool
New York pow day
The next few days at the Canyons provided better snow once we found a short, unskied face peppered with rocks. After a few laps I convinced the Easterners it was time for some airtime…
BIG AIR
MEGA
Waiting at the top of the hike
Grizzly Adams did have a beard
Three generations of Saga
After a couple days at the Canyons we scored some Jazz-Lakers tickets. Although it seemed like the Jazz had already packed their bags for the All-Star weekend break the Jazz mascot provided plenty of entertainment and downtown Salt Lake helped provide some late-night fun too.
In fine form
And lastly, here are a few pictures of Antelope Island, a state park 30 minutes north of Salt Lake City.
Buffalo
Cold Smoke.
Friday, February 5th, 2010Alta has been deep.
snow monster.
