The Adventure Capitalist

1st Snowboarder Mag Post

2008-06-09T21:40:00.004-06:00

Now that homey Evan has moved over to Snowboarder Magazine their website has gotten way more legit. Got some photos and a little write up on there so check it out here. Some of the photos you've already seen, maybe some you haven't. More to come soon...

Chain Gang Steez

2008-06-06T13:08:00.005-06:00

Ever seen The Shawshank Redemption? You know how the warden has this army of inmate workers doing all kinds of construction projects? Camp Improvement week is a lot like that. Everyone's got a shovel or a hammer or something in their hands pitching in to make Camp what it is; pretty sick. But all work and no play... you know how the saying goes, well, it's kind of appropriate seeing as some of The Shining was filmed up the road at Timberline. So to stay sane the staff has been throwing down mega skate sessions in the indoor park and cutting a little loose around The Ark. The other night after an early, rowdy start the party slowly moved to the back of The Ark for a bonfire. A few of us stragglers were still out front rolling some C-Lo later on around midnight when a procession of cop cars (the whole Sandy PD as it turns out) led by Tim himself rolled up. Nice. Sounds like they don't want the shenanigans to get too out of hand this year. We finally got the rails up to the zone the other day and got the first load of campers in today and it's dumping on the hill. Should be an interesting summer, at least it's still raining....

Here's a fun project, change a sled track on a crushed stone driveway with a raggety-assed half tool set. At least it stopped raining for like 23 minutes

If you look, even places like The Ark can be beautiful. My bathroom window view

This one is out my bedroom window a couple days later

Legge and Grinch holdin' down #10 at The Ark

Getting closer, load em up, ship em

Hood peeks out over Timberline Lodge

Seriously? This guy's in charge?

Anybody want a print? Support me homey, Diggers don't make shit!!! (notice the piff hit floating off in the lower right corner...)

John John and Borland lurking like stoney Ewoks in the forest

When we brought the rails up we broke through the clouds to some unfamiliar sun. This is the ski camp park

Siebs celebrates the sunlight under the peak of Hood

Some more art for your ass

Just another brick in the wall.....

"Total infinity bro, I'm tripping out..."

Ark Life

2008-05-26T17:14:00.006-06:00

So my first week as a Windell's Snowboard Camp digger has been quite an initiation. All the employees live in a quaint little old motorcourt style motel Known as "The Ark" located about a mile down Oregon Highway 26 from the main Windell's campus area..Years of camp workers have left their mark on The Ark adding to the "flavor" of our living experience. Pretty funny stuff.... There is a flurry of activity around the camp lately as everyone pitches in to make the camp ready for the first session of the summer, coming up quick on June 6.

The fabulous Ark Motel in all it's splendor

Here's some cute graffiti I found on the outside of the Ark. No thanks, I'm good...

The Ark gets it's name from the replica of Noah's Ark out front. The giraffe seems to be giving me a look of, "Haha, if you only knew what you were in for!"

This is my boss.

First order of business, haul all the rail features out of the field, get them out of the rain, strip off all the winter crap that has accumulated along with the paint from last summer and get them repaired and repainted

Luckily we've got B.O.B. (Building out Back), home of Windell's indoor skatepark to get out of the rain and clean up the rails

Boss man, head digger Jason Legge leading by example, grinding rails, but not in the way you would normally think. Note the OSHA approved particle mask....

Jamie Weller and his skate crew have been hard at work too pouring concrete for some awesome new skate features. Nice work homies

Our first night in the Ark, with a few cold ones of course. Young Max aka "Roy" was easily talked into shaving a mohawk

Looking really good there Roy...

Man of many talents, Jason Legge. Double-blind thumb trick shotguns. Nice steez

The Grinch found a good place to hide while we wild out

Legge again, boredom at the Ark leads to Travis Pastrana emulation

Z Siebs finally showed up, after all the work was done, and pounded out this rainy twilight boardslide right out the front door of the Ark

See you next time....

The (almost) 40 Year Old (snowboard camp) Virgin

2008-05-20T14:18:00.006-06:00

It's interesting how it seems like paths that you take in your life can repeat themselves or maybe it's just that you tend to take the same path again and again. Many years ago, when I lived in Maine, there came a time when I had not much money, no plan and no responsibilities. My homey, Chef Al, suggested I try out a winter in Utah at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort. Well, 15 years of epic winter seasons and hot desert summers later I'm finding myself in a similar situation. Not much money, no plan, no responsibilities... Well, I happened to run into a friend of mine a short time ago, Jason Legge, who had just gotten the job of Head Digger at Windell's Snowboard Camp on Oregon's Mt. Hood. He suggested that I give being a digger a try for a season. Hmm... Well, I'm not the typical fresh-out-of-high-school aspiring pro-shred but, what the hell? Why not. And who knows where this path may lead me? Check back in another 15 years and I'll tell ya all about it.

A great stopping point on the way to OR, my friend Cory Smith and his wife Jen's rad home in Sun Valley, ID

A new edition to the Smith Family, Miss Sophie Smith...

...and an old friend, Indy Smith, aka: The Angry Badger

These are their neighbors, The Foxes. Indy actually plays with one of these fox parents, nature is funny... Here's Mrs. Fox with one of the kids

I got to break in my new Kona Unit 29er with Cory, check out the fire damage on the hillside. I was in Sun Valley last summer while these fires were burning, gnarly....

Onward to Portland and another couple of awesome friends, Tony Pereira and (his soon to be wife) Lucy. Tony is one of my first friends that I met when I moved to SLC, we go way back. He now lives in Portland and makes some of the most beautiful custom built bike frames

Next stop, Mt Hood, this is where I'm going to be spending my summer suckers...

Stayed tuned to The Adventure Capitalist as this should be an "interesting" summer. I'm also going to be writing blogs for Windell's Snowboard Camp, I'll post a link when I start them up in a couple weeks so you can waste some more time at work reading them too.

Keeping Out of the ER

2008-05-14T17:59:00.006-06:00

After our last backcountry mission on May 1st I figured I'd been out on the sleds for the last time this season. But no, the season that just won't quit decided to give us yet another taste of winter weather before summer takes over. We didn't get the full foot that Colorado received but it was good enough to rally the troops, assemble the machines and snow toys and hit up the Snake Farm. The amount of dirt you have to ride to get to the goods is growing everyday but we pressed on and no one even went to the ER this time.... nice.

We drove right past the normal parking zone and went a good ways up the trail, but we still had to shred some dirt on the sleds

Just to make sure we weren't playing it too safe we decided to bring a giant bow saw

And put it to good use

This spot is so sick for a jump, long steep landing. I'll just drive a couple spikes into this log-jam...

This thing was so sick. Big, smooth, great landing, the sled tow-in was even nice and easy

Siebs killed it again, peep this shot on Transworld's home page

After we seshed the log for a while it was pow skate time again!

Check the looks on Pash and Sieb's faces... classic

Siebs, bindingless surf style layback

May-ry Xmas or May-Day, May-Day!

2008-05-02T12:26:00.012-06:00

Do April showers really bring May flowers? Hard to tell this year because the showers in April were snow, not rain, and the May flowers so far have been buried by fresh powder. With BBQ season on hold, what better thing to do than load up the sleds, boards and the pow snow skate and hit one of our favorite zones, the Snake Farm. We rallied at Pashley's house, went over our "safety procedures" and went for it. It was a little dry on the ride out to the zone but it was so worth it. Awesome pow, a fun wishbone tree slide and crazy tricks on the snow skate. Epic May-Day!

Highway to Heber, May 1st? Seriously?

Pash hauls up the pow snow skate, this thing is SO FUN

Siebs feels 10 lbs lighter after chunking a backcountry deuce

High alpine safety meeting

It must have been really cold up there, look at Siebs "breath"!

This was the most perfect pow snow skate run I've seen, and we milked it

My line, no big deal

Me making my line photo: Pashley

Snow surfing? Pash goes off the top like Andy Irons...

...and very nearly rode away from this airwalk. Check back for a link some dope sequences

Siebs was getting so x-treme, snow skate cliff drop photo: Pashley

Siebs handling some May pow photo: Pashley

Seclusion Blaze keeping it safe

Siebs makes a take off and sizes up his snow skate cliff line

Click to enlarge this pic and check my line up high

Heber looking pretty green down there

Well, I guess we didn't keep it safe enough cuz Pash wiped out and I ran over him... with his own sled

Next stop: Heber Valley Medical Center! Yeah!

I think Pash was more upset that I ruined his favorite beanie with blood stains

With friends like me, who needs enemies?

After a stop at the best Mex in UT, Tarahumarrah, Pash's head started bleeding a little again so we went to the hospital and left with a half-dozen staples. Awesome.

Siebs, wishbone tree-slide

Siebs absolutely killing some pow... in May

First of five tries on the extreme snow skate cliff line

If you're squeamish, don't watch this vid. Pash with a smiley face on the back of his head. I suck.

Powder (Poach) Mountain

2008-04-29T12:26:00.009-06:00

Man, it sure is nice to know that there are still some real resorts out there that keep it so real. Powder Mountain is just such a place. I've posted a couple of our Pow-Mow expeditions from this season on here, but this one is different. Even though it's still been dumping here in UT Pow-Mow has been closed for 2 weeks so right now the resort is untouched pow and since the folks there are so down (especially Caroline, big ups to you!) they were kind enough to let us roop our sleds around and do whatever the fuck we wanted all day last Friday. No waivers, no supervision, just a "check in with us when you leave so we'll know you didn't die, ok?". So awesome. Pow-Mow rules....

Siebs says Hi from the top of the Paradise lift, paradise indeed

Siebs and Pashley survey the situation, it's nice to have high friends in places....

Just posting up, smelling 2-stroke fumes where a liftie would normally check your ticket

Built this kick to get over a huge tree stump, think there's enough boost on it? Haha!

All that boost was needed to get over this crotch slasher

Hey! Check my moody ass art!

Legge and Siebs wait for Pash to bring the powder snow skate up, let the shit show begin!

More art steez fool, it ain't all fun and games

So pretty. Untracked lift line runs for the snow skate

Thanks Pash, yes, I would love a drag of that tobacco cigarette...

Pash crashed here....

....and here. Yeah, I know, forgot how to rotate my vert images, whatever. Pash was on a Big Mountain snow skate mission, notice the 4 back flip crash marks? Hahaha!

Jeep commercial? Epic day....again

Thanks Pow Mow, you truly are the coolest resort in UT

Siebs with a dope stale fish, Pashley's shots form this are incredible

Siebs again with a smooth natty front 360

Siebs boosting over the stump and almost landing on me

So I've got tons of hilarious powder snow skate footy but the files are all kinda big. Here's a taste for ya, Pashley eating donuts before he decided to go Big Mountain on us. Check out Puff Puff Pass Productions upcoming video for all the rest

Alta Sux

2008-04-23T14:44:00.006-06:00

With spring approaching and more and more resorts closing there are some fun things to do in the Wasatch. Alta, Snowbird's not-so-board-friendly neighbor, has taken to closing during the week up until their last day so technically, if you hike Baldy formt he Bird and cut over.... it's not illegal on a snowboard! Hahahaha! Suck on that hippies!! With that in mind a few of us made the walk up Baldy and crossed the rope line with impunity. Although not as much fun as if there were a bunch of stinky, granola eating, tree hugging, free heel skiers to bitch at us, it was pretty fun. We dropped in, hiked back up to the top of the Wildcat lift (I think) and traversed our way back around to Blackjack and the Tram. Nice. After that it was back to mobbing Chips with the crew. Get it while you can everybody, the warm weather is coming and even Snowbird's gonna close soon....

Wu leads the charge up Baldy

Not so "Welcome to Alta"! Haha!

After a little hot pow it was back to walking Photo: Mike Eichorn

It's interesting to see Mt Superior from another perspective

Yeah, that's me, double fingers to Alta with the Tram in back

"For those about to rock.. FIRE! ....we salute you!"

Mike Eichorn gets some pow, on a board, in Alta...haha!

Ran into this fool on the tram "Please do not smoke"

Deadlung loves spring riding so much it makes him jump for joy...weeeee!

Dubs too

Nuthin' like sunshine, a chairlift and a grit. Deadlung is like the Marlboro Man for a new millenium

Superior is pretty damn superior

Still a lot of snow up there, how long will it last?

Fore, Lung and Dubs mobbing Chips

Deadlung, half-cab over the rope in, fs180 over the rope out

Snowbird: Stuntin' is a Habit

2008-04-15T17:05:00.011-06:00

Well, the yearly sadness of Utah resorts closing for the season is upon us. Most of them sit on National Forrest land and are required by their permits to close at a certain date. However, with all the snow that's falling this "spring" it sure makes it a bitter pill to swallow. The one saving grace of this heartbreak is Snowbird, that's right, private land bitches! So since my Canyons pass is not even worth the plastic it's printed on any longer it was time to hit Little Cottonwood Canyon with Biittner, Deadlung, DJ Knucklz and the rest of the crew at a place I like to call "home": Snowbird.

Bird locs are straight up bad ass. Matt "Jr." Jelm gets one last lazy front flip over some not so soft landings before heading to AK and "Man Camp"

Jr again, roast beef three, just riding, no big deal

See way over there? Yeah, that's where we been hiking, check the posts son

Just some Budda Monks giving The Adventure Capitalist thumbs up from the tram dock. Blessed homey, blessed.

Bev and Stacey are down with the Adventure Cap too

Dusty Kilbourne, "The Southern Gentleman", mean Indy off the Chips cat. Check for some more guest photos from Dusty later in this post

Look! A gangster snow thug with Superior and Stacey in the backdrop! Photo: Dusty

Yeah, my old knees can still take a tough landing, fool. Photo: Dusty

This is what happens when you don't totally clear a rope ollie, nice Knucklz

Monday was a little breezy, almost got blown off the chair, check the vid below, whatevs

Here's another Bird loc badass, Dave Surrey over the Mini-Moto WAY before it softened up. One run and done....

Fun on the tram, nice locks Biittner

Dealung decided he doesn't like hip hop anymore, he's starting a Misfits cover band

Monday, the day after almost every resort in UT closed, Biittner, Lung and Knux rule the empty Snowbird tram

Not just another couple of pretty faces, Deadlung and Knux

There was a fun fly-out jump at the bottom of Blackjack Gulley. It boosted you WAY up there and you landed on flat, glue-like slush but is was goodtimes! Biittner boosting

Deadlung with a big 'ol Japan fly-out to flat

Hi! I'm The Adventure Capitalist! If you saw this guy on the Plaza, would you run?

On the way home Knux thought he saw some fools frontin' on us so he drew his piece

Three fine sons of Snowbird and their take on "slow skiing zones"

Deadlung, smooth tail tap, bs 180 over the slow sign....STEEZ!

It was only a little breezy on Monday, the chair is stopped in this vid and we almost got blown out

Misty Guerillas

2008-04-15T13:54:00.008-06:00

The season that just won't end continues. After stomping out the Canyons for a couple weeks the crew decided to take a little field trip to Powder Mountain. With only a couple days before closing for the season, Pashley needed to shoot some photos for the resort to use (like I needed an excuse to go to Pow-Mow) so Siebs, Lil-est, Pash and I loaded up the Rossi Bro-mander and off we went last Friday. Unfortunately, Pash's big camera took a shit on the very first run so my trusty Canon SD850 jumped into action giving The Adventure Capitalist our first guest blogger/brotographer (some of these are my shots, check the credits). Check out Pashley's report on Snowboard Mag here

Utah ain't so shabby on the scenery tip

Lil-est should prolly be on this bus, heading to PC High, but instead he was giving a lesson on busting airs and slashing pow today
Gotta love Pow Mow

Haha, how's that camera pack Pashley?

This was our first zone, yeah, we destroyed it

Lil-est throwing some Misty smoke... Photo: Pashley

Damn, so busy at Pow Mow

Lil-est is a growing boy

Check the "rustic" lifts they got at Pow Mow!! Photo: Pashley

The snow cat ain't so rustic! Photo: Pashley

That's my arm... haha! Photo: Pashley

Ah, there's the rest of my shoulder... Photo: Pashley

Lil-est was hitting this gnarly rock into space, so sick Photo: Pashley

Old dog, old tricks. Pouch with the method, Pashley with the shot

Siebs hitting Lil-est's boost rock Photo: Pashley

Again, prints available if you got $$$$!! Photo: Pouch

Siebs was sending it all day Photo: Pashley

Aw, after a hard day shredding Lil Buddies need naps Photo: Pouch

Backcountry Barney

2008-04-09T20:34:00.008-06:00

Riding in the backcountry is a special thing, especially when it's been snowing for going on two weeks straight. It can be dangerous out there and you need to take responsibility for yourself and be respectful of others. For the most part hippy backcountry types are pretty mellow and just want to enjoy some nature, but today we met... Backcountry Barney. What a douche. This guy and his buddy followed us out a boot path that we broke trail for, walked past us without even saying hi and moved on to drop into a completely different aspect 100+ yards away from us. But not before telling us not to drop in on top of them. Well, ok, since our crews were shredding two totally different areas, shouldn't be a problem. We caught our breath for a minute and then dropped into what could have been one of the dopest pow runs of the year, a pretty safe line through some trees, no big deal.
Well, apparently it was a big deal to Backcountry Barney, who, after riding so slow that we had passed him somewhere during our run, decided he wanted to chastise our crew for "dropping in above him". Right. The kook just wouldn't shut up about it either and nearly got himself a 1st class backcountry beatdown. Well Barney, just because we're not wearing a helmet, Voile and LifeLink head to toe doesn't mean we don't know what we're doing so eat a dick.
The best part about it was the very next run, in nearly the very same spot, we met some totally cool skiers dudes! They even joined us for a little sacrifice to the snow gods that have been so kind to us recently. I guess the point of story is yes, safety in the backcountry is paramount, but so is a good attitude. Peace brother..... or I'll choke your ass out.

A new member of the Januapril pow crew joined us today, Scotty Arnold, aka "SCO-Dubs" aka "Arnie 5000", from the wilds of Newfoundland straight to some epic late season Canyons pow

Lil-est karate chopped a stick in half over the now dead-end log jam, this thing is fun

Here we go again, this walk is getting to be 2nd nature for me...

....which is good because after a late night and a bottle of $2 Buck Chuck (that's Charles Shaw wine from Trader Joe's for those of you that don't know) this is what I looked like. Yes, I know, I'm pretty

We were so worked up after our altercation with Backcountry Barney we needed to have a double dolce break to cool down, surprising, eh?

Rossi TM Pashley leading by example.... nice line homey!

Unfortunately the landing didn't go so hot and Pash had to ride it out gogg-less. Those are them in his hand... Haha! ouch.

Lil-est busting... and slashing out

Z-Siebs, so rasta...buck!

And after building up a rasta appetite what's better than Tara Humara treats? Nothing. Sorry Lil-est! Haha!

Arnie 5000 is an artist, obviously. What you drawing Arnie?

Oh right, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...

...on a skateboard, jumping over a pit of hell-fire. Nice.
More snow on the way tonight. It blows my mind to realize the resort is closing for the season in just 4 more days while we're having some of the most epic conditions possible. Check back tomorrow for some more Adventure Capitalist attacking radical Januapril pow....

Welcome to "Januapril"

2008-04-07T20:26:00.009-06:00

It just keeps going and going and going..... As a matter of fact, they've had to add a new month to the calendar, I give you: Januapril. You know, when the April showers are dumping January style pow... that's Januapril. Another day at The Can, taking care of business, making sure all the boot paths off of 9990 are kicked in and cleaning up all that icky powder. Haha!

Yup, woke up to this. Again.

When the village at The Can looks like this, oh yeah, it's on

I love it when the family apres is just steps away from the ganja

Pashley and Lil-est have a "special" relationship

Usual suspects on the chair; Ghostface Killah, Tim, Ian, Lil-est and Pashley

Artsy shot of Junior (Lil-est) popping off a pole jam log

Business as usual on Square Top, we kill shit

Just a mellow couple hikes in sick pow... no big deal

Earn it fools. Siebs, Lil-est and Pash summiting Square Top

Tim is the man. He's a super Canyons loc and does some serious work on the logs around the resort in the off-season. Here he is, getting a shit sandwich from one of his creations

Meanwhile, at the Bird, Deadlung was handling Baldy and filming it

Pinebrook Traffic Jam- No Big Deal

2008-04-06T08:53:00.005-06:00

Man, the mean Streets of Pinebrook are getting pretty hectic these days. Looking out the living room window this morning the traffic was backed up 3 deep at the stop sign. I hear the Park City planning board are considering changing the name from Pinebrook to Moose Knuckle Junction.

Marching Powder, Pts. 4 & 5

2008-04-04T17:44:00.009-06:00

It just keeps going.... Snow most of this week, now some sun, and more snow on the way. Oh yeah, don't forget some outdoor free concerts at the Can. Yikes. So no hikes on Thursday but I went for a shred anyway, you know, just to keep the legs loose...haha! After shred apparently Utah's own Slightly Stoopid played and every underage drinker in 15 miles showed up to have some brews and hit the mosh pit dude.

This is where I would have been riding on Thursday if I was as badass as the day before. Check our lines

Nice "Jager Bear" dude, way to keep the dream alive...Slightly Stoopid?

This chick was there, nice can baby

Oh yeah, and this guy. Ryan "Milf Hunter" Field. Work trip homey? Right....

You know it's a party when Dig It Dave is there

So after ignoring the concert, drinking a flat of beer (that's 24 in Canada son) and watching all kinds of people fall in the mud we decided some sake and more beer would be a great idea. You know, it would really help us out with our mission to Powder Mt. in the morning. Awesome. No pics from that portion of the night but suffice it to say, we didn't make it Pow Mow. So shocking. I think somebody put some Colombian Devils Breath in my drink. So back to the Can for some more sunny slashes and and another underage fiesta with Metal Gods.... which we didn't stick around for.

Littlest couldn't make it today cuz he was getting himself an ID. Here it is. I guess "McLovin" was already taken

The crew for today was solid. Thanks to Luke Edgar from Rossi for hooking us up with some hangover fighting burger-fuel for the hikes...yes, I said hikes, plural

This guy was there today, apparently he's been bringing it toughly with tight pants and samurai steez since 1943

Now this is good times. Ow, my lung.

Don't worry bro, apparently it happens to men your age all the time

Siebs throwing some shit up

Pash, sporting sunnies and the latest in technical hoodies, covered up

See the tram over there? Well click on the pic and look closer!

Yes, Luke comes through again. Who else would carry icy Tecates up here?

Siebs getting live on some windlips

It looks like this through my goggles a lot lately

Marching Powder, Pt. 3-You call this Spring?

2008-04-02T17:19:00.008-06:00

Wow, this is supposed to be springtime? Man it seems like every morning I wake up to more powder! The legs were definitely feeling it for Day Three of stomping out hike laps at the Canyons with the homies, but we pushed through and it was epic.... again.

After missing day Two for "school" (pffft) Littlest was back on the roster

Misty morning rolling from Kimball towards The Can

Pashley handles business while Littlest handles durty biznazz

Seriously dude? Did you not notice the pow the last three days? You really think shorts are a good call today?

Wow, sick day to break out the carve board bro....

Um, yeah, skiing looks like a barrel of laughs

Tim leads the way again today. Nothing like chasing a clean living shred that likes to ride with Cat 2 road cyclists for fun. Ouch, my lungs...

"Big Mountain Littlest" and Pash kick it

Pash flashes the vagine sign while "Kip Dynamite" feeds the pony

Tim getting some windlip boost

Skiers get ready to attack our zone

Tim contemplates runnin' em down

Littlest and Tim

"Tim, we're over here!"

"Yeah, let me know when you guys are done"

On the menu for today: some trees, powder slashes and rock bands

Marching Powder, Pt. 2- April Fools

2008-04-01T19:42:00.010-06:00

Spring? March went out like a lion and the April Showers have so far brought some damn fine pow turns. Back to The Canyons again for another day of 9990 hikes under blue skies. Littlest had to go to school (for a change) but Pashley was in and we met up with Zach Siebert and Tim and his homey from the Hotel at Canyons. I've got a couple rad little movies at the bottom of the post so check 'em and the photos.

No April Fools here, Square Top looking good first thing April 1

Top of the hike first run with Tim checking the view to the Salt Lake Valley

First run Tuesday we went right back to our last run from yesterday, still looking nice

Here's a little art steez for ya, prints are available if you got the $$$$, hehe...

Tim digs deep into his first run

Siebs takes a look back at our lines, nice work dudes

Team photo op/dolce roll-up after some epic April pow turns

Pash takes a look at some guy throwing a method into the pow (click to enlarge)

Littlest's practice tree, check the boobs and vagine, sheep herder style

My new favorite Mex, Tarahumara in Midway, DEF worth the drive

Pash and Siebs attack the salsa bar, so legit

Pork loin braised in chile verde served burrito style? Are you kidding me?

Hellados Michoachana holmes....

Epic pow turns: check, stuffed to capacity with all-time Mex: check, Kujo attack: oh hell yeah that's a check!

Siebs brings it home and Tim opens it up

Marching Powder

2008-03-31T19:53:00.005-06:00

"In like a lion, out like a lamb..." so the saying goes about the month of March. Well, I guess this year March didn't get the memo because when I woke up on the 31st I was greeted with a sight I hadn't seen in a while; fresh pow! Only a few days ago the Canyons was a spring riding paradise; sunshine, soft snow, fun park features, concerts and pond skimming, but today was another story. My homies Pashley and Littlest hit me up first thing and we hit it. There was a bit of a crust underneath but overall it was pretty epic, especially when they got the control work done and the gates open.

Yup, that's where we're headed, Square Top. Click on the shot to enlarge it, that's a control blast near the peak on the right

Littlest loves candy. Except when his sour patch gummy worms blow out of the bag and fill his pocket with sugar.... and cover his phone. Yeah, he licked some of it off

Pash sez "We're goin over there"

Littlest using all the sugar energy he can muster on the hike

It was windy as hell and it was filling it in right where we were headed

More rime than a rap concert

This is what all the work was for, and it was damn worth it

In case you were wondering what your XXXL Tall-tee would look like if it hung out from your jacket on a pow day, here you go. Nice steez Littlest

Soul-o Sesh

2008-03-27T19:45:00.004-06:00

A little tough to snap shots of yourself getting radical so here's the next best thing. Guess which line is mine.....

High Times Cover

2008-03-25T11:29:00.002-06:00

Um, yeah, so, I guess I'm a model now....

Wow.... pretty funny shot right hurr

2008-03-19T11:00:00.000-06:00

Lizard King + SLC Homies

2008-03-18T15:27:00.003-06:00

These have got to be some of the dirtiest, smelliest, gnarliest humans in the Great State of Utah. But damn these boys know how to roll on 4 wheels...

Danky is my Friend

2008-03-17T08:57:00.001-06:00

Hello, my name is Dan. I love confections, designer greens and snow shredding

Big Dan throwing the method off a lil dropper

Biittner Takes Care of Biznazz

2008-03-14T15:12:00.011-06:00

Aaron Biittner is a shredder, and he's a good kid. Being a top pro shred these days is not just all first class plane seats and groupies. He takes care of biznazz when it needs to get done. The other night I got to sit in on just such a TCB occasion, a photo shoot for Onboard Digital Snowboard Mag. The idea is basically a "Pro Kits" piece but in a video format, with a female model stripping out of the rider's gear down to a bikini, nice. Get the idea, check out Stevie Bell's "Set Ups" here, (the video is in the lower left corner)

So I posted up and got a couple shots, check back soon and hopefully I'll have part 2 with some bikini girl shots!

Set it up fool

"Yeah, that's it, make love to the camera!"

"Whoa, not that much love..."

Nice work Biittner, have a smoke

See what else Biittner has been up to here

Man Day Friday, March 14

2008-03-13T13:15:00.004-06:00

Finally. A day for all us MEN to enjoy. Fuck Valentines, I'll take a filet and some fellatio anytime.....

The Kids are Alright

2008-03-11T11:17:00.009-06:00

I love to snowboard. Ask anybody. But sometimes people lose sight of what it's really all about, they start to take themselves a little too seriously on the hill. This season I've been shredding with my friend "Littlest", he lives around the corner from me in the Streets of Pinebrook. Littlest loves to snowboard too. Sunday I went riding with him and his friend Tyler. Both of these kids absolutely SHRED, but they don't take it too seriously, they love fun. When I rolled up to the parking lot to meet them I could tell it was going to be a good day.

Harry Potter wizard hat: check. 70's style shades: check. Shotgunning Natty Lights? Pre spun "Dolce Rolls"?: check and check.

Oh boy....

These two proceeded to flow through the park with beers in hand and total steez (that's "style" to you square), spray tons of people and nearly get into a fight by pissing from the chairlift. I almost had to jump into My Bodyguard character...

Nice work boys.