Favorite Five Fridays: Benny?s Beats

Every Friday we ask a member of the amplid Cartel team to tell us about five of their favorites. Weekly we?re bringing you closer to the amplid Cartel. Worldwide Hip Hop Mos-Def / I know - Some friends and I had our ?Naggede Arsch Party? when we turned 16, and I still remember this track playing. We always thought (and maybe still think) it was so funny to wedgie dudes at this party....

November 11, 2011 · 1 min · 145 words · James Nguyen

Jen Hudak: Moving Mountains ? Episode 2 ? Pressure

This episode is all about pressure. Want to read the whole blurb because that wasn’t good enough? “X-Games. A six letter hyphenated word never packed so much punch. Imagine life, elevated. Every emotion, sensation, vibration is powering 10 times higher than usual. It?s all about Pressure. The venue at Buttermilk in 2011 was better than ever. The pipe was revamped- steeper, firmer, and definitely faster. And entering X-Games as the defending gold medalist, the pressure to perform was insurmountable....

November 11, 2011 · 1 min · 187 words · Mrs. Laura Hernandez

Liberty 2012

Las Vegas, Liberty Skis took a dream of creating high performance twin-tips and ran with it. Double Helix: 150-121-140mm / 174cm, 182cm, 190cm. A versatile rockered twin that is at home jibbing in the backcountry and spinning laps at the resort. Helix: 135-105-122 / 167cm, 176cm, 182cm, 187cm. The Double Helix’s little brother. LTE: 113-80-103 / 157cm, 164cm, 171cm, 178cm. Note: this ski gets wider as you get longer, (87 underfoot at the longest length)....

November 11, 2011 · 1 min · 126 words · Denise Nguyen

11/7/11 First turns of the year

Well, I broke down. Time to get a run up on the frontside of Vail mountain to kick my ski season off. We chose to gingerly ski Avanti for the first run on Vail mountain for the year. I’m pretty superstitious about early season turns. I intend to never end up in that circumstance, so caution was the name of the game. The steep pitch on Avanti was suprisingly nice reintroduction to powder turns and we had it all to ourselves....

November 10, 2011 · 1 min · 122 words · Dwayne Williams

Win free Clik Elite gear

Twitter contest Win a Clik Elite Compact Sport pack, T-Shirt & Stainless Steel water bottle Contest runs from November 11-18, I will pick the winner on November 19 at some point Here’s what you have to do: you should probably be following me on Twitter (Click here to follow me on Twitter) In 140 characters ONLY make a tweet @erikseo #seoclik + Give me a good or entertaining reason as to why you should get a free camera backpack...

November 10, 2011 · 1 min · 115 words · Tyler Jones

2 NEW FEATURES TO COME IN TELUS PARK

http://WWW.BIGWHITEPARK.COM Snowboards to be introduced into TELUS Park this upcoming season. Built by Darrin Schmitz, owner of Snow Park Solutions. Second wave local rippers. Joe Sexton and the Stepchild team designed this handrail to the be the perfect park handrail. 8' x 16' x 3" deep

November 9, 2011 · 1 min · 46 words · John Chapman

A(Part 1)

Alley-oop The alley-oop in snowboarding is a base trick that is essential in halfpipe riding. The first step will be to ensure that you are creating enough air to pull off the trick. You are going to want to build up some speed to accomplish this. As you approach the edge of the halfpipe, keep your board flat. Once airborne, begin twisting towards your front shoulder with your upper body...

November 9, 2011 · 2 min · 303 words · Sherry Weber

Adventures in transition VII part II

well I’m a bit short on words right now. we just dropped the first revamped version of Adventures in Transition and the feedback has been insanely positive. .Adventures in Transition VII part II.  thanks all!

November 9, 2011 · 1 min · 35 words · Richard Strong

Inside the Viewfinder

Ninety nine percent of the time we look through the camera's viewfinder before taking a shot. A quick look is hardly ever enough and in this article we are going to tell you how to get the most out of your viewfinder. Don’t you hate the feeling of discovering an annoying element in your favorite shot after an exciting photo shoot? Elements that you could have eliminated with simply taking a step to the left, or moving your subject to the right....

November 9, 2011 · 3 min · 481 words · Nathan Hill

Legs Of Steel: Nothing Else Matters ? Kaunertal bonus edit

You may remember the latest Legs Of Steel movie – Nothing Else Matters. Here we’ve got an extra bonus Kaunertal edit from Antti Ollila.

November 9, 2011 · 1 min · 24 words · Christopher Nelson

Salomon Freeski TV: The Freedom Chair

There’s hundreds of videos that are on the internet that claim to be inspirational. Not many can actually live up to the accolade of being inspirational, this one however, can. The latest episode of Salomon Freeski TV is all about Josh Dueck. He was a promising freeskier who turned his attention to coaching. Since his injury he’s gone on to win championships and a Winter Olympics gold. Inspiration doesn’t come more blatant than this....

November 9, 2011 · 1 min · 74 words · Mark Hicks

Skirp Clothing Presents Level 1 After Dark, CA

We were thrilled to again be involved with the premiere of Level 1’s latest and greatest; “After Dark.”  Truckee never fails to bring a great crowd, vibe and energy that can be found no where else.  We were also stoked to share a very special version of our shirt “Aint Easy Being Steezy” to Aspen Spora, a local rider who is getting a lot of attention for being (literally) the best skier at his age....

November 9, 2011 · 1 min · 195 words · Victor Campbell

Monster Energy Fridge Festival 2011

As you could see a lot of action is guaranteed. The event will be rounded up with a massive birthday party. Those who know Lolo will know what means. Fridge 2011 How To: Fridge is a complex, invitational open free ski and snowboard cup. There are 15 invited and other 15 queued riders to participate in the competition.

November 8, 2011 · 1 min · 58 words · Bradley Brown