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Girls Day Out continues its mission of fostering female freeskiing with two weekend ski camps this season. Online registration for both events opens on November 15, 2013 atgirlsdoski.com/girls-day-out. All Girls Day Out coaches have been or currently are professional skiers. A professional photographer will be on site to capture the experience. Each Girls Day Out event will feature Salomon demos. To learn more about Girls Day Out and to register for a workshop, like visitgirlsdoski....

Freestyle Skiing Ontario (FSO) is thrilled to host the very first stop of the North American Premiere Tour of Quiksilvers, Few Words, with Candide Thovex here in Ontario. This film is the highly anticipated feature-length film documenting one of freeskiings unrivaled legends, and FSO is pleased to announce that Candide himself will be here in Toronto for the kick off. Few Words is the story of Candide Thovex, a pioneer of modern skiing and a three-time X-Game gold medalist and his journey across the globe to discover the most beautiful snow locations while showcasing some of freeskiings most sensational sequences....

Where would you go if your house were portable? Would you spend each night in a new spot? Stay camped in a discovered utopia forever? Or would you leave life as a vagabond to the experts? Building the Tiny House. Missoula, the Tiny House’s guard dog. Where would the snow accumulate and who would welcome the tiny house with open arms? Colorado, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and British Columbia were just a few of their stops....

Peter Lambron Wilson, aka Hakim Bey, coined the phrase T.A.Z. (Temporary Autonomous Zone) in an essay promoting fuzzy insurrectionism (Yes! A new ism!) carrying the seeds of a philosophy of protest fuelled uprising. The Gpsy’s film couples skiing with T.A.Z. via the intermediary of a poetic, almost oniric, universe. A winter during which each session becomes one of these autonomous temporal zones. As a passion and outlet, skiing becomes a means of uniting people on a human scale....

What did you know about or expect Kyrgyzstan before arriving? I asked her should I go and she said without hesitation YES. Mike Hopkins:I wasn’t really sure what to expect. you’ve got the option to only learn so much from reading about a country. My first thoughts were of horses, rickshaws, and yurts. Mike Hopkins, Izzy Lynch and Leah Evans. Why did you want to go on the trip? Its not often that you get to explore a place you really have no prior knowledge about....

Two weeks ago, following the success of the NSTV Producer Program over the last year, we opened up two additional spots on the program, which anyone who produces videos (whether they be standalone edits, a series or short films) could apply for. To our delight, we received a whopping 49 applications, which we then painstakingly narrowed down to two (based on the applicants' number of views and future plans) with the help of some of the current members of the NSTV Producer Program....

Blackcomb Mountain will open, as scheduled, on American Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 22, 2012. First upload on the Whistler Village Gondola and Creekside Gondola will begin at 8:30 a.m. on November 17. For the most up-to-date information about lift status, visitwww.whistlerblackcomb.com/the-mountain/lifts-and-grooming/index. Photo byMitch Winton This year, Whistler Blackcomb has set the bar high for opening day festivities. More information can be found atwhistlerblackcomb.com/app. To book a trip to the No. 1 rated mountain resort in North America can visitwhistlerblackcomb....

Jalpak Tash A Kyrgyzstan Epic will premiere online here on Wednesday. Sometimes your eyes dont register exactly what you just saw. I then realized the irony. I was in that vehicle. Here, we are ski touring into the yurt. Photo by Nicolas Teichrob Yurt life was cozy and comfortable. Nights were spent around the fire drinking tea and cognac, sharing meals and reliving the days events. I spotted a broad spine in the sunlight across the way from the ridge we were on....

Ah, that lovely time of year when everyone in Montana is getting antsy for ski season. Because it’s the best set up? Because it’s the first. Along one side are the beginner features, a couple short flat rails and down rails. But when it all boils down to it, the shit show is what makes Pocket Park. The camaraderie that is present is unbeatable. Everyone mingles with everyone and gets stoked on what each individual is throwing down....

Producing a ski movie is an everlasting fight against Mother Nature that depends on many other unpredictable factors. Luggi Brucic doing what he does best. As the snowfall continued, big avalanches and closed roads made it almost impossible to reach some valleys. Fabio Studer in the Silvretta Montafon backcountry. Jussi Mononen gapping some stairs. Jussi Mononen enjoying some airtime in Helsinki. This year we were lucky enough to have our own exclusive shoot at the Absolut Park Flachauwinkl....

Interview by Dylan Anderson What the hell is “yai”? The list really never ends, but I can’t write everyone’s names (laughs). Photo by Christopher Lisle Favorite microwaveable meal and why? I actually don’t really operate the microwave much. More of a “Pots and pans cookin' kind of guy.” One of these years I’ll actually have my dream webisode series called “Breakfast with Bryan”. When did Steve Stepp go black and decide to never go back?...

Interview by Dylan Anderson Gucci Mane or Young Jeezy? Young Jeezy for sure! Back in the day dude was makin' good music with Akon ‘n shit. Gucci has no flow or anything goin’ for him. I’m more of a Tupac guy anyway. Describe a typical day with the La Familia crew. We do a lot of skiing, skateboarding, and having fun! Check out the site to see what we got goin' on:www....

Having a set opening day comes with a risk. Will it be great weather? Will there be enough snow? Will enough people show up for it to be a fiscally responsible idea? In some regards it makes sense. The mountain gets to plan attractive events to get the crowds to show. And so it happened. Mammoth Mountain opened for the 2012/2013 season. It was a bizarre opening. There were more riders celebrating a reason to day drink than there were on the snow....