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The Way I See It

Clay — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:50:07 +0000

Matchstick productions just let loose the trailer for their upcoming feature “The Way I See It”. I am always amazed how Matchstick constantly improves the quality of their films and athletes.

via: The Goat

Massis K2 skis

Clay — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:45:29 +0000

Now I am a big fan of the fat ski trend but I think this takes it a bit to far. At 16 feet tall the glass skies were designed and made by Joel Berman Studios for K2 in celebration of the Olympics.

Found at: K2 Skis Blog

And here is a link to one of most fun pairs of skis I have even been on. The K2 HellBents.

2010 – 11 Poor Boyz Productions – Revolver

Clay — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:28:07 +0000

Pointed to this from the guys at Mtn Ranks

Best Base Layer Ever

Clay — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:25:09 +0000

This year I was having a hard time figuring out what I wanted to get my wife for our anniversary. One thing that came to mind was a new set of base layers. That is always a safe bet around our house. Well after looking over Backcountry.com for a bit I came across something that I have been debating on getting for myself for quite some time. Not wanting to pull the classic anniversary bowling ball gift scenario, I decided that it was best to get us both a one, in matching smurf blue.

What you might ask. Well it is the AirBlaster Ninja Suit, and it is by far one of the best purchases I have made in a long time. Even though I hate to report that the wife returned hers. (I will talk about why in just a bit.)

As for mine, well again this thing rocks and here are a few points why.

One-piece means, one less waist band, and one less shirt coming un-tucked, and one less thing around my neck. With the integrated hood it is solid coverage from head to ankle. This has been a much bigger advantage than I expected and why I am placing it at the top of the list.
Integrated hood, with a high front zipper. This has basically gotten rid of the need of a balaclava. Now for someone that likes to have something over there mouth and nose on cold days, this just won’t cover it. As for me, I like to cover right to the bottom of my chin and stop there. This is exactly were the Ninja Suits hood comes to and works well for me. With a little modding it would not be hard to add a small fleece face mask that integrates into the hood.
Long arms with great thumb holes in the cuffs. I have heard some people call them monkey paws, but what ever you call them these work, and work well.
Small and simple, around the waist, waist disposal zipper. Yep that is how I am saying it. Instead of a flap in the back like your grandpa used to have, the whole thing practically zips into two parts. This was a plus for my but a minus for my wife and the reason why she returned hers. The zipper just wasn’t quite in the right place and made the process much more complicated.

Now I have the synthetic version, but Airblaster does make a version out of merino wool. One day this will get added to my bag of goods. They also make a cheaper version that I hope to get my hands on at the up coming SIA show. I will let you know what I think. As far as the price goes, you just have to remind yourself you are getting a top, and bottom together.

With all that said I highly recomed giving the Ninja Suit a try. Check out Airblaster at http://www.myairblaster.com/

Shane McConkey — In Deep tribute

Clay — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:11:08 +0000

via: The Goat – thanks for posting this. I was hoping it would show up online.

Yay for Snow!

Clay — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:09:57 +0000

Grand Targhee 10-1-09!!!

Yep as everyone knows there is snow all over the North West. Hell there is even snow up at Bogus Basin here is Boise. Now yes, it will most likely melt away but hey I will take it. Just a little teaser to help promt the tuning of skis. Heck now I fell rushed to get my wifes new skis mounted up. She picked up the Line Pandora and is going to be rocking them with the 22 designs Bombshell.

Now even if the snow is just a tease it still is useful for the industry. Mostly due to the fact that it should have a huge impact on ski sales and tuning services early in the season. I hope it translates into more early season ticket sales as well. In talking with Carrie Gochnour from Boise based Greenwoods Ski Haus they defiantly saw an increase. ”It was a busy weekend in the store and a good reminder that it’s time to get ready to ride!” Well even if it is just a teaser, I will take it. Time to start the religious monitoring of the Snotel site, looking for a good place to go put down some early season tracks. I wonder if my boss will let me bring back lunch and a ski flick Friday? Never hurts to ask.

Useful Links for the upcoming season: (Focused on the Boise area)

Greenwoods Ski Haus : Best selection, best staff, and voted best tune in the Boise area by me and many others. Oh also the best boot fitters I know.

Snotel : National Water and Climate Center provides massive amounts of data on more than enough areas covering the western United States.

Bogus Basin : The local Boise ski hill. A great mountain with some of the more varied terrain I have seen. Yes there are better but for a hill 45 min away it can’t be beat.

Brundage Mountain : Small resort up in McCall Idaho. Don’t worry about them they don’t get snow and it just sucks to ski there. I promise. I would never lead you astray. Don’t even waist your time clicking the link.

Don’t waist your time at work!

Clay — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:41:18 +0000

So with the snow starting to fly in the rockies, and the on slot of ski films coming out, please make sure that you are not distracted at work. Yes it is very easy to get side tracked and spend way to long looking at all the different web cams out there. Getting all excited about the small skiffs of snow, but show some reserve. Your boss will be able to tell that you are not working, simply based on the drool, glazed over eyes, and lack of movement over the past half hour.

Well there is a simple way to get around this and keep your snow fix going. Just start playing Gnarshmallow. This is in my opinion one of the best ski / snowboard flash based games out there. So go and play, and look like you are hard at work. When in reality you are just trying to beet your high score.

Tight Turns, and Star Wars Wishes

Clay — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:19:34 +0000

Here is a sweet video of Cody Townsend, that The Goat put up. This is sweet. The question is, who is going to make Rocky’s dream come true and do a remix of this with some Star Sars stuff thrown in. Come on, some video editor out there has some free time for that.

Via: The Goat

Sweetgrass productions gives use wonderfull dreams

Clay — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:11:59 +0000

Sweetgrass productions is releasing their backcountry ski film “Signatures” tomorrow and from a look at the trailer I would highly recommend taking a look and then putting in an order.Â Actually I would recommend watching this just before you go to bed tonight.Â That way your dreams will be filled with sweet, sweet Ja-pow.Â Any one that can make a back flip look as simple as an effortless powder turn get props in my book.

Ski stoke 2009

Clay — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:24:23 +0000

So with winter right around the corner expect to start seeing a few movie trailers here and there.Â So here are a few to look at. Â I placed something special at the end to help you get back out there and not sit at home waiting for the snow to fly.

Flakes – Powderwhore 2009-2010 Ski Film from vas entertainment on Vimeo.

Eyes Wide Open – Field Productions 2009-2010 Ski Film in HD from vas entertainment on Vimeo.

Everyday Is A Saturday – Poor Boyz 2009-2010 Ski Teaser from vas entertainment on Vimeo.

NWD 10 – New World Disorder 10 : Dust and Bones in HD from vas entertainment on Vimeo.