Stevens Pass, WA.
28 degrees
Packed Powder
Friday, December 9th

Check out the "segment" where I try and start an avalanche and end up on my head.

Turn your sound on!

Ski video

 

Cool video - looks like a great time!

 

I hate my 26.4 landline connection!

 

that was filmed in 2005?! :p sorry, but you're pretty old school. are you still rockin the straight skis? but thats some amaizing 70's skiing technique!

 

nice video, good recovery on the fall.

 

You might be looking at my dad, unless you are talking about both of us.

I was on Rossi Bandits.

 

and sorry if that sounded kinda mean, i didn't mean for it to come out that way. were you both wearing blue? what did you film with? it looks like actual film

 

It's alright, I didn't take it personally. My dad was trained by some Swiss dude many moons ago. In turn, my dad taught me how to ski, so what you said makes sense. But yeah, we are both sporting blue jackets, so it could be hard to tell us apart.

I added "old film age" to the Windows Movie Maker editing software to make it look like that. I can still pull 360's - I hope that isn't too 70's yet!

 

nah, thats not too bad. my best are switch 540's. only landed like 2 of them though. of course that was 2 years ago, seeing how here wasn't a real winter last year.

 

Where are da' bumps?

 

I like my knees!

I skied the bumps on my first day at Vail one time. Huge mistake! I could barely walk the next day because my shins were so bruised from my crappy boots! (But I did get some hootin' and hollerin from the lift, which keeps you going I guess)

Maybe next time. I am only 29, who needs knees anyway?

 

cool dude.

<---Me snowboarding up here in flat michigan.

I'll be going to flagstaff in a couple weeks when I get back home!

 

Too bad there is no snow up there right now...

 

I'm 39 now and haven't skiied bumps since I was 32. I hear ya on the knees. Take it easy, or you'll be feeling it later (voice of experience)

 

so where is everybody else on the hill. around here the hills are so crowded you would get mowed over for standing still filming. Looks like you had lots of room to play - sweet

 

Well, it was a Friday. That is the only thing I can figure. It's also $50 to ski there. On a normal weekend that place can get mobbed. I hate crowds.

We skied Durango (DMR, Purgatory) last year and the lines were really bad. After lunch they thinned out because everyone was getting hammered at the bar, but it was still crowded. Waiting in a lift line is like sitting in traffic.

 

cool thanks for sharing it Christian. I love watching people ski and board. I cant do either any more but I like to watch

 

Have you seen any of the Warren Miller films Rob? If not, you might want to pick one up at your local video store. His movies are very entertaining. Skiers and boarders are pulling some amazing tricks these days...and his films get all of that stuff on tape.

 

No I haven't seen any of his stuff; I will look into it.

I was heavy into snowboarding until a patch of ice and a large tree fractured my back in a few places. now I am just a spectator. but hey, I can tell you if it is going to rain out that day before the sun comes up!

 

hahahaha warren miller eh? you think they're doin some amaizing stuff with him, then you should go look at the trailers on http://www.poorboyz.com/ or http://www.mspfilms.com/wwwx/home.php