Level 1's Superunknown XII

Photos: Jamie Walter FilmerUnknown Winner Danny climbed about 40 feet up a lift tower to get the shot. “It’s a bit shaky because I’m shaking!” “Super fast, super gnarly,” Bendik Oye added. Snow for the week to shoot with the Flux Bindings crew. It was now time to move on to the second feature of the day. “Holy shit !” Everyone was feeding off each other, throwing one sick trick after the other....

April 20, 2015 · 1 min · 112 words · John Bennett

Russians Break Bikini Skiing World Record

We can only hope they had the time to do it before taking their clothes off. At least 30 resort personnel made sure the participants stayed safe. This isn’t the first bikini skiing world record set at Sheregesh. Back in 2013, about 500 similarly barely-dressed riders went down the slope, setting the previous best. This year, the target number of 1,000 was almost doubled.

April 20, 2015 · 1 min · 64 words · Anita Gordon

All you ever wanted to know about ACL injuries and ski bindings

However, Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries have drastically increased during this time period. This paper will discuss the development of ski equipmentbindings in particularwith the goal of reducing ACL injuries. These injuries typically occur because of the app of a critical load to the knee during a fall. STRIVING FOR A SAFER SKI BINDING One could argue that sports are the most popular hobby in American culture. Viewers revere the athletic talent on display every day of the week....

April 19, 2015 · 9 min · 1719 words · Natalie Johnson

Superunknown Day 3: Getting to know the riders Part 1

Building is every bit as much of the experience as is riding. Today was a building day. Instead of giving the play-by-play, we want to change things up a bit. The fact of Superunknown is that its made up of the riders here. Gabe Taube Q: What’s been your favorite session so far this week ? A: I enjoyed the jump except for when Veg got hurt. It was a huge jump, it was super fun, so much air time....

April 18, 2015 · 2 min · 308 words · Emily Strickland

Titty Boy Invitational 2015

Evan(Shredched) was given the name “Titty Boy” after expressing his love for breasts. Until Evan created an actual date and started formulating the event and prizes. Because of them almost everyone who attended went home with some sort of prize making it even more memorable. Everyone was stoked as we all hiked this down rail trying new tricks and throwing out prizes to everyone! This event was extremely vital to have due to the nature of this season at Hood....

April 18, 2015 · 1 min · 95 words · Christian Scott

High Tech Backcountry Skis Made In Bozeman Hit the slopes In Time for Spring

The early release was timed to encourage backcountry skiing after the ski resorts closed. The new backcountry skis feature a hybrid construction of fiberglass, Kevlar and carbon fiber. Carbon fiber is roughly twice as strong as steal, and 14 the weight. Seneca started development of their carbon skis nearly two seasons ago. Working with it required working closely with their epoxy supplier to develop new heating and curing cycles. The result is a ski that is livelier, stronger, and up to 1....

April 17, 2015 · 1 min · 97 words · Rebecca Kelly

American Made: BlackStrap Industries

Skiing is full of brands that seem to just exist. They pump out their products and marketing but never really do anything to set themselves apart. On the other end of the spectrum sitsBlackStrap Industries. Why does BlackStrap exist? Why did you enter the market and what are your goals here? Who are the people behind the brand, the shredders making it happen? We all bring our own experiences, skill sets, ideas & industry specific knowledge to the table....

April 15, 2015 · 2 min · 247 words · Julie Smith

Level 1's Superunknown XII.5

Photos: Jamie Walter Day one of Level 1s Superunknown XII is in the books. Or maybe its more like day one-and-a-half. After all, we arrived last night. Descended might be a better word from as far away as Olso and Moscow; from Fernie, B.C. and Salt Lake City. They got Dunkin Donuts four separate times, for the record. Interestingly, there are no Quebeckers in this years superunknown. So today, we learned a few things....

April 15, 2015 · 1 min · 180 words · Jackie Beck

Mammoth Mountain: An East Coaster's Perspective

Ive wanted to visit California for years. Ive always had this idea that skiing and surfing in the same day would be a dream come true. So my brother and I would finally make that trip to southern California happen early this April. There was just one problem… Bear closed before our trip even started. So, we quickly made a plan B: drive up to Mammoth. Not a bad plan B by any means; in fact, it got me even more excited....

April 14, 2015 · 2 min · 229 words · Veronica Johnson

Revision Skis Spring Break: Fernie Catskiing

Revision Skis must be doing something right. Everyone was stoked to get in some pow skiing and remained cautiously optimistic. We Arrived to the Fernie Wilderness Adventures Lodge in pouring rain and no snow on the ground. We woke up to this. Most of our runs started off of this ridgeline, the highest point in FWA’s Terrain. Bottom line: its a lot of fun. Every day would start off with a fun run, no cameras, just ripping around with the crew....

April 14, 2015 · 1 min · 146 words · Ronnie Yu

Stories of WSSF: Part 2

Well, our time here at WSI has finally wrapped up. -Media Brunch at the GLC. Mr. Bishop is skeptical and tells me not to get my hopes up. I get my hopes up -My expectations are fully realized. There is a “Caesar Bar” and a lot of bacon -I eat two large plates of food. Doug makes me eat another. In this case peer pressure is a good thing This is plate 1 of 3...

April 13, 2015 · 2 min · 249 words · Joshua Mckay

The Swede Life: Stockholm

Luckily, I had a window seat in row 33 without anyone next to me. Lucas (LSM) joined us in the city and the hours went by faster than Cole’s drinks. Although we are over 6,000km away from home there are still some commonalities that we encountered. https://vimeo.com/121885806Recent edit featuring our Stockholm tour guides Easter Sunday was our first full day in Sweden. These guys can’t stand not skiing for more than a few days....

April 13, 2015 · 1 min · 211 words · Janet Robinson

World Ski Invitational: WSI Halfpipe

The stunt ditch event returned to WSSF for the first time in a few years. Finals went off smoothly with a short weather hold as fog rolled through. With some solid style and creativity, with Byron airing clear out of the venue on his last hit. Results: Men 1stTorin Yater-Wallace 2ndLyman Currier 3rdByron Wells Women 1stAnnalisa Drew 2ndKeltie Hansen 3rdDevin Logan

April 12, 2015 · 1 min · 61 words · Jeremiah Reyes