first pow day of the year oct. 21

Oct 21st. was the first powder day of the year and quite possibly my very earliest powder day ever. When my roomate Dave and I pulled into the parking lot, arriving around 11:30, the parking lot was about 2/3 of the way full. Seeing all those people so eager to get turns made me think of all those people/analysts that say the ski inustry is dying. Alta got schralped yesterday. Check it out:


Some kids built a jump and were sessioning complete with a filmer and photographer. cork 7. stomped.

The last couple of days

Good Afternoon! It's been almost 48 hours since I last caught some ow so necessary sleep. I went to a K2 photoshoot in Newburgh, NY, which blew my socks off. I can't disclose the events of the trip, other then I was booked on a flight that's pattern stop sequence felt familiar to a trip that generally goes overseas. After two days of utterly action packed days, I traveled to Boreal Ski Resort in Tahoe/Donner Pass to be present at a film premiere of IDEA and watch some people demolish themselves fighting for fame at a rail jam held at the mountain. There were some hilarious moments of which I should have documented. Rory and I, ended up feeling like complete jerks. Visual imagery would be best for this story but my words will have to suffice. After walking through some slush puddles and watching a couple people, oblivious to where they were planting their feet, sink to their shoe tops with an utterly shocked and stupified look on their face, we decided to amuse ourselves a bit. There were 5 of us in the scheme standing in such a way that funneled people into the trap. After a couple people fell through we would cover the tracks so the pathway looked relatively safe, sometimes, if they were cute or someone we knew we would warn them of the inherent danger. It blew back in our faces when I spotted a couple of people I hadn't seen in some time, Brie and Willie. When I made eye contact with Brie and weshe recognaized me, she came at me. Before i could blurt out, Hold O....N...she had already sunk to ankles. She pulled out, one shoe caught, suctioned into the puddle, the other soaked. After retrieving the shoe and sliding it on, water seaped out of the top. They soon retreated to the bonfire to warm their frozen toes. Ooops...sorry. Anyway, now im in the Reno airport waiting for my flight out and it's ready to board. I will post some pics of some of my travels this summer shortly... oh and my quiet suburban house might have been burgled last night... scary... nothing has yet to be reported stolen, just sounds of an intruder. later on

First Blog, First Snow of the Year

It snowed three times already this year in Utah and is pounding in the North West. I wish I could proclaim this season to be one that brings us obscene amounts of snow, but know from experience that false alarms are the norm. Now I'm just going to post some pictures of sights I've witnessed in the last week or so. I drove out to Oregon,


Went surfing with Pollard in 55 degree water and froze some brain cells...I don't think they've revived themselves. Here is the magnificent Oregon Coast.



This tree made me feel young and vibrant. Respect the old.



This shot was taken on the day of the first snow in Utah. How this happened I couldn't tell ya. It baffles me everytime I look at it. The pavement was wet not icy. The news was littered with accidents on this day.



SNOW SHOWERS!!! I didn't take a bath in the morning so I had to go...



I wish I had this ride



I got my hood detailed to look like the sky



Last but not least, one of the greatest contraptions ever made.