Sunday, November 28, 2010

Thanksgiving Weekend

Talk about a busy extended weekend; the most over-hyped storm of the season, two Thanksgiving dinners, the Holy War, sliding on snow, and getting a new mattress.  Buy but it's been a good four days off of work, especially with the lifts now spinning. 

Trying to get my legs back in shape after sitting in an office for months on end has definitely not been easy, specifically because the only open runs at Snowbasin are pretty flat.  Not that fun.  But overall opening day was pretty awesome.  There was boot to knee deep powder covering the slopes.  Best opening I've ever experienced.

Saturday brought in the annual Holy War: BYU versus the University of Utah football game.  This year I spent the afternoon watching the game with Andy, Vanessa, and Andy's parents at Maggie McGee's Sports Bar.  I finally got lucky with the Maggie raffle and won the halftime prize; an awesome Utah bomber's wooly winter cap.  I was stoked to get it and sport the colors of my future alma mater as they ended up winning the game by blocking a gimme field goal as time expired.  Good times.

Even better than all this, I finally got a new mattress and box springs.  Andy and Vanessa bought a new bed and decided to give me theirs, which is in great condition.  I'm so stoked to have it and slept great last night.  Now getting it home from Salt Lake City to Layton was quite humorous and daunting.  I mean how many times do you see a Subaru driving by on the highway at 70 mph with a matterss and box springs tied to the top.

Here's some pictures to let you know how it was.

Opening day pow turns






















Me at the end of opening day






















Loading up the mattress on the Subaru

















Andy tightening things up

















Sunday, November 21, 2010

How Shall This Winter Be??

Waking up to a beautiful white blanket of heaven's finest this morning brought a smile to m face.  Winter is finally here in a three part storm cycle that is sure to bring a couple of feet to the mountains.  And it's doing so in great fashion; just in time for the lifts to start turning this Thursday at Snowbasin.

And with that comes another year's worth of goals to shape up and guide the season.
  1. Ski at least 45 days both frontcountry and backcountry
  2. Ski at least 600,000 vertical feet
  3. Ski the south face of Ben Lomond Peak
  4. Drop S&S at J-Hole
  5. Ski Superior 
  6. Continue filming and putting edits together
  7. Enter a big mountain competition or two
  8. Call in sick to work at least twice for a 15 inch or more storm
  9. Solo Willard Peak ice drainage and ski down into Liberty
  10. More photos
  11. Throw more 3's
  12. Throw more front flips
  13. Stop being a girl when it comes to back flips
  14. Nail my line through the blond cliffs
  15. The usual male skier dream
I think that rounds the potential season up.  I'm really stoked to ski a resort full-time for two consecutive seasons.  This will be the first time ever doing that and Basin has a lot of hits waiting to happen.  But I am also super excited that I managed to get a full season pass up to Grand Targhee for $250, so I will definitely be hitting that resort up a couple of times this year in addition to my six days up at Jackson Hole, which I couldn't find it in my heart to forgo this year. 

Now it's just time to keep the moment from Portillo going.......

Friday, November 12, 2010

Where Has The Time Gone

Once again, as if clockwork, having the stars align, and the seasons change, it appears as if I have disappeared.  Not necessarily, but I just haven't had much that I feel is exciting to post about.  But as we roll into winter and the lifts at my resort are about to start turning, it's time to get back to posting.

I have been thinking about goals for this ski season and am about finished with it.  I will definitely post those here in the next few days.  But for now here are two edits that I have completed for two of the Portillo Big Mountain Telemark Camp first week campers.

The first completed goes to Ian Scobe.  This kid was a hilarious jokester and made this fun with his carefully executed comments.


Ian Scobie - Mad Ballin' from Free 2 Be Productions on Vimeo.


The second edit out of the gates is for Matt Tilleard.  This Aussie was such a great guy and funny nontheless.  I love Aussie sarcasm.   Here ya go Matt, I love this song you recommended.


Matt Tilleard - Aussie Power from Free 2 Be Productions on Vimeo.