Women in Freeskiing: Coline Ballet-Baz on women in movies

All photos by David Malacrida This series,Women In Freeskiingis simply that. Three influential women in freeskiing, talking about women in freeskiing. I am not a woman. To have a go at ski well together for a movie. But it was hard to find the time. I wanted to do a ski movie. Quickly the idea to do an all-female ski movie became obvious. I thought about what I wanted to show in it, what would make the movie different?...

November 17, 2021 · 2 min · 299 words · Cody Reyes

Quiksilver Sign Antti Ollila: Exclusive Insights From The Flying Finn

In the beginning of January Im moving to Innsbruck for three months. The plan is to go and try and shoot something out there. People want to ski some real mountains so it should be good. If you have a car you have endless options and if you dont you still have plenty of options. Because theres so many resorts theres something to do whatever the conditions. Although it sounds like hes going to produce something of his own and get the homies involved....

November 15, 2021 · 2 min · 374 words · Christine Horton

The story behind Markus Eder's 'The Ultimate Run': From switch landings to JP Auclair

I have never had a segment where I could show all of my skiing. Riding the resort is what I do most and thats also what I like the most. Just to randomly go skiing, really getting the legs burning and hitting all those side-hits. Skiing from top to bottom, straight down the lift. I actually first tried to shoot this project with Gaffney, in 2015, so six years ago....

November 15, 2021 · 4 min · 643 words · Jennifer Humphrey

Two Planker Podcast Ep. 27: OnSlaught Crew

In this episode, we sit down with Mason Kennedy, Juice Kennedy, and Graham Gray from OnSlaught Crew to talk about their most recent movie Fuel Check Out Fuel by OnSlaught Crew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plQ3J-U3WNA&ab_channel=OSCrew @TwoPlankerPod https://www.instagram.com/twoplankerpod/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4DoaAVYv69xAV50r8ezybK Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-planker-podcast/id1546428207 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvAYQSF4s3bsC887ALAycg Show Notes: 0:00:00 Line Skis Ad 0:00:28 Intro 0:01:00 OS Crew Intro & origin 0:12:45 Continuing the crew 0:21:00 Motivation & support 0:28:40 Past season review 0:32:35 Hosting the Idaho Potato Drop Jam...

November 15, 2021 · 1 min · 88 words · Christopher Robinson

In-Depth Review: 2022 J skis Allplay

It has a mid-fat park ski width that is really maneuverable in the park but can also handle all-mountain. I would say this is a park ski first with an all-mountain function attached to it. _ Shape/Flex/Construction: The Allplays have a turn radius of ~18m which held up quite well at high speed. Is there a difference? I love disasters and hitting rails at near perpendicular angles yet still have not cracked the edges....

November 14, 2021 · 2 min · 297 words · Kerry Morris

Touring and Planning Checklist Charms

Last week I published a couple of gear reminder charms for inbounds skiing and content creation. This week, we’ve got one for touring gear, and another for trip planning. The touring gear charm is pretty straightforward. So it’s just another little nudge to remind us to ensure we’ve got everything. you’re free to download the full res files here. And here’s a video on how to assemble any of my charms....

November 14, 2021 · 1 min · 88 words · Chad Chapman

Vail Resorts "Axes" Trail Maps at All Its Resorts

Pictured: Some Vail Resorts trails maps from the 2019-20 season. UPDATE:Limited quantities of trail maps may be available to those who request them at ticket windows. A traditional ski resort staple is disappearing from all Vail Resorts mountains. Instead, guests will be advised to pull up mountain guides on theEpicMix appor individual resort websites. These circumstances make physical maps quite critical for those learning a new mountain. At the very least, we hope theyll compensate by adding better signage and more maps across their resorts....

November 11, 2021 · 1 min · 100 words · Aaron Lopez

Yardsale!

When was the last time you crashed? Last January I found myself unable to remember my last big, bold crash. I used to crash a lot on skis. These days its rare to have three or four of those a season. Thats not to say I dont fall. I end up laying down in the snow after messing up very often. But I dont full-on crash anywhere near as much as I used to....

November 11, 2021 · 2 min · 320 words · Kelly Rhodes

Sam Kuch, IF3 Standout Skier of the Year Learns to Glide#191

2021 IF3 Male Standout Skier of the Year. Photo: Oisin McHugh Sam in the LPP Studios.

November 10, 2021 · 1 min · 16 words · Daniel Moody

Women in Freeskiing: Ingrid Backstrom on how far we’ve already come

This series,Women In Freeskiingis simply that. Three influential women in freeskiing, talking about women in freeskiing. I am not a woman. It really seemed like there were only a couple of spots. Those were really your only chances, other than that you could be a ski model. It was more marketing appeal and less about women as athletes. On a personal level, she pushed herself, but she also pushed the whole industry....

November 10, 2021 · 1 min · 212 words · Rebecca Turner

Call to Action: Raffle for Mental Health Awareness

You might recall a thread about a month ago regarding a mental health x skiing video project. Well, after lots of planning, phone calls, and late nights, the film is actually happening! Their stories, told in their own words, will be beautifully intertwined into on-location shots of their skiing. The film will be just about 50% males and 50% females as well. We have assembled a whole team of production and post-production experts to ensure the project comes out polished....

November 9, 2021 · 1 min · 162 words · Mr. James Gray

No Skiing on Mars

Mars may be the next frontier for human settlement, but it sucks as a ski destination. Our planet is amazing, and we must help protect it! Through sales of this limited collection, made from recycled fabrics, we aim to raise 5000*. Experts estimate a global temperature rise of more than two degrees, nearly three. The effect on nature, agriculture and human society, particularly in developing nations, will be unprecedented. With guidance from POW, we have outlinedPlanks environmental goalsfor the future and plotted our roadmap to get there....

November 9, 2021 · 1 min · 95 words · Michael Shepherd

Beringia: Of The North

We create technical apparel to experience unmediated ecstasy in the outdoors. The feeling of pure presence. Photo: Myles Cameron Kit: St. Elias Jacket & Bib The materials we use are unique to Beringia. All of our wool products come from the Bishu prefecture of Japan. Our wool is regenerated and finished with collagens as opposed to the chlorine used by others. We are also introducing a new waterproof breathable material in our 21/22 Winter line....

November 8, 2021 · 2 min · 221 words · Kevin Morton