tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59847844000942848972024-02-18T18:10:53.156-08:00Elevated Image PhotographyPhotography, Action Sports, AdventureAbrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-17686080523673737892010-09-07T15:47:00.000-07:002010-09-07T16:11:49.786-07:00Lake Tahoe Ice CavesLast week my good buddies Greg Lindsey, George Hjelte, Cody Townsend, and Myself went out on a little mission to find the hidden Ice Caves of North Lake Tahoe. Greg had been showed them last summer & was our navigator for the afternoon. The rest of us had never been up to the caves before. Explaining how to get to these caves would not be possible. Greg our fearless leader had plenty of trouble finding them even after he had been to the caves several times before. So, anybody who reads this post and has the desire to explore the mysterious ice caves of Lake Tahoe, I would highly recommend finding somebody who has been to them before to show you the way.<br /><br />As you can see from the pictures below these caves are a bit intimidating. Basically you crawl your way down narrow dark canals of slippery cold rock. We probably crawled our way down 150ft - 200ft of ice cave. I would not recommend this adventure to anybody who is slightly claustrophobic. We explored 3 or 4 different labyrinth style rooms carved out in the earth. We stumbled across another entrance to what seemed to be fairly unexplored territory. Unfortunately, we were running short on time due to the fact the several of us had to make it to work on time. We had a blast & I'm looking forward to heading back to the caves for some more exciting exploration.<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.elevatedimg.com/"><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/10rk8i1.jpg" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" border="0" /></a><br />Cody getting ready to take the plunge!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.elevatedimg.com/" _blank=""><img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/24myv45.jpg" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" border="0" /></a><br />Getting cold & scary!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i51.tinypic.com/dr835y.jpg" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" border="0" /></a><br />One of the Labyrinth style room carved out in the Caves. Notice the ice formed all over the rock walls.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.elevatedimg.com/" _blank=""><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/242d8vk.jpg" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" border="0" /></a><br />An extended exposure deep in the cavity of the ice caves.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.elevatedimg.com/"><img src="http://i53.tinypic.com/33p8o07.jpg" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" border="0" /></a><br />Our leader Greg Lindsey exiting the Ice Caves.Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-52445750994283486712010-07-19T17:31:00.000-07:002010-07-19T17:40:12.872-07:00JT Holmes Jumps From Trump Tower in Chicago For the Filming of Transformers 3<div>Check out JT Holmes wingsuit with members of the Red Bull airforce of the Trump Tower in Chicago for the filming of Transformers 3. So sick way to kill it Holmes!</div><div><br /></div><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1iAW9xx5B-c&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1iAW9xx5B-c&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1ywJflmdH1c&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1ywJflmdH1c&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-70481060571834594342010-01-08T00:25:00.000-08:002010-01-08T00:34:20.529-08:00FROG LAKE MISSION WITH TRAVIS GANONG & DR. ROBB GAFFNEY<a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i46.tinypic.com/25jcaac.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>(View from ridge North of Donner Lake)</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Recently, I got a chance to go out Sled Skiing with Dr. Robb Gaffney & Travis Ganong. Our goal was to sled out to frog lake and hope to ski something off Frog Cliff Peak. I've learned to to expect the worst and hope for the best when embarking on new adventures. I've found that by looking at missions with this approach you are able to think positively through out your journey.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We began our day just outside Truckee at the Donner interchange exit just off I-80 at Sunrise. Fog surrounded us in all direction which made figuring out were we needed to be a bit difficult. None of us had ever been back to Frog Lake in the winter, so finding the safest route up a mountain you had never been to was kind of sketchy. We new once we made it past the fog layer we would be able to successfully figure out our route. With careful and wise decision making we made it past the fog layer with relative ease.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><br /></span><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/x1wms4.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>(View of Frog Cliff "What we came to ski")</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Once we made it to the top of the first ridge above the fog layer we got our first glimpse of Frog Cliff. Above the fog layer now we noticed that it was still very low tide out here as you can see from the picture above. Not only did this mean that skiing the face would be more difficult, but also getting to the frog lake zone by snowmobile was almost impossible. We decided that it would be best to leave our sleds behind and skin up to the 9,000ft Peak. Although the skin up proved to be rather difficult I was happy to ascend the mountain by foot. I enjoy the exercise and I find that hiking makes the mountain experience complete. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/2rrnbqu.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>(Travis & Robb on top of Frog Cliff Peak Psyched!)</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Standing on top of Frog Cliff Peak we new there was only one route down that was somewhat skiable. We skied the narrow couloir down in marginal snow. Although the condition were not ideal we still managed to find pockets of nice snow & we were successful descending the couloir in probably the lowest snow level it's ever been skied. The adventure was a success in my mind. We skied the peak we set out to ski, got first hand knowledge of a one of the more interesting backcountry zones in Tahoe, & we had a blast. I'm looking forward to returning to Frog Lake when the snow level is much higher. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><br /></span><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/sxocw8.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>(Travis Skiing Through The Crux of the Couloir)</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><br /></span><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i46.tinypic.com/juhf00.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>(Dr. Gaffney Dropping In)</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><br /></span><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i47.tinypic.com/2co32xc.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>(Travis getting some in a mini golf zone we found near Frog Lake)</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><br /></span><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/34imdzn.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>(Dr. Gaffney grabbing a little early season air time)</b></span></span></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-6400497698146629932010-01-07T15:43:00.000-08:002010-01-08T00:37:13.422-08:00TIMY DUTTON HAS MORE FUN SKIING THAN YOU DO!<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8578205&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8578205&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8578205">Timy Dutton has more fun than you, Unofficial Squaw 12/30/09-12/31/09</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1072038">UnofficialSquaw</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new', serif; ">Sick Video of Timy Dutton Skiing Squaw Valley Last Week, By UnofficialSquaw.com</span></p>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-27338800540714798702009-12-27T09:49:00.000-08:002009-12-27T10:06:53.068-08:00JT HOLMES DOES DANGEROUS THINGS<a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/2d8mmvm.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(JT Holmes Riding Red Dog Chair at Squaw Valley USA)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><embed src="http://cnettv.cnet.com/av/video/cbsnews/atlantis2/player-dest.swf" flashvars="linkUrl=http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5371376n&tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel&releaseURL=http://cnettv.cnet.com/av/video/cbsnews/atlantis2/player-dest.swf&videoId=50077967&partner=news&vert=News&si=254&autoPlayVid=false&name=cbsPlayer&allowScriptAccess=always&wmode=transparent&embedded=y&scale=noscale&rv=n&salign=tl" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="324" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/">Watch CBS News Videos Online</a><div><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/"></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new', serif;">If you missed JT and the rest of the birdmen wingsuit base jumping in Norway on 60 minutes the first time. Don't miss the second airing of the birmen defying gravity on 60 minutes tonight at 7pm eastern on CBS.</span></div></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-65911985180761347522009-12-23T10:50:00.000-08:002009-12-23T10:57:28.274-08:00CODY TOWNSEND & MIKE DOUGLAS GO WAVE SKIING IN HAWAII<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-PZGhIgAdLc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-PZGhIgAdLc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Such a cool project. Sounds like the ski technologies for wave skiing could be greatly improved. This could be great R&D for not just wave skiing, but future snow ski technologies as well. Hope you guys keep exploring the possibilities in wave skiing sport.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span><br /></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-41794922560827075062009-12-16T10:28:00.000-08:002009-12-27T10:13:29.706-08:00DECEMBER WINTER STORM CYCLE IN TAHOE<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">ROUND TOP MOUNTAIN</span></span></span></b></span><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i47.tinypic.com/35hl9pt.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Cody Townsend Skins up toward Round Top Mountain)</span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span><a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i47.tinypic.com/290q89c.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a></div><div><a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(JT Holmes Portrait)</span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/1rdd05.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>(Early Season Black & White of Winnemucca Lake & Surrounding Mountains)</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i45.tinypic.com/5wxda1.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>(Black & White Tree Carson Pass)</i></span></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>WINTER COMING IN HOT!</b></span></span></div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i45.tinypic.com/2ntg4s3.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>(Ullr & Koyuh Charging The Resort at Squaw Creek Golf Course)</i></span></div><div><i><br /></i></div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/2q1i4pw.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Window View Early Morning Pow)</span></i></div><div><br /><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i45.tinypic.com/fmi974.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Rad Dog Powder Morning Line Up)</span></i></div><div><br /><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i45.tinypic.com/b3jzfm.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Linker & Messing Red Dog Chair Lift Ride)</span></i></div><div><br /><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/3bvbt.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Black & White Broken Arrow View)</span></i></div><div><br /><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/dfa728.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Gregger With Some Familiar Face In The Background)</span></i></div><div><br /><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i47.tinypic.com/2lkebg8.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Jeff Wright Extra Bitch-en Pow Turn)</span></i></div><div><br /><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/m93t68.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Nate All Smiles After His First Pow Day at Squaw)</span></i></div><div><br /><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/5dqf51.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Late Afternoon Skin)</span></i></div><div><br /><a href="http://elevatedim.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i45.tinypic.com/zuowli.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedim.com/" target="_blank"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>(Early Evening Descent)</i></span></div><div><br /><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/10mixqg.jpg" border="0" alt="Elevated Image Photography" /></a><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Hopefully the Storms Keep Coming)</span></i></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-37367120015531205702009-12-03T14:56:00.000-08:002009-12-03T15:05:50.987-08:00SALOMON FREESKI TV EPISODE 8 ALASKA PART II IS SICK!<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cF2TqsRFXNg&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cF2TqsRFXNg&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">What a dream trip! The amount of A+ footage these guys got in one week is unbelievable! Lucky!!!</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-77568089521628576672009-12-02T08:30:00.000-08:002009-12-02T09:31:05.502-08:002ND ANNUAL RETRO SKI PARTY THIS WEEKEND!<a href="http://retroskiparty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i46.tinypic.com/34sh384.jpg" border="0" alt="Retro Ski Party Sandy's Pub" /></a><div><a href="http://retroskiparty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sandy's Pub at the Resort at Squaw Creek is hosting it's 2nd Annual Retro Ski/Snowboard theme Party. DJ Nasty Nate will be spinning all the best 70's 80's, & disco beats he can find. We have lined up some great sponsors and will be giving away great prizes and schwag through out the event. Don't be afraid of bright colors, one pieces, bibs, rear entry boots, tight roffe's. Dress to impress and help us bring the snow on what should be a spectacular night!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Details: </span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Date: Saturday, December 5th, 2009</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Time: 10:00pm</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Place: Sandy's Pub at The Resort at Squaw Creek</span></i></div><div><i>web: http://retroskiparty.blogspot.com</i></div></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-13691756840944665492009-11-28T12:05:00.000-08:002009-11-28T12:23:19.312-08:00TRAVIS GANONG PREPARES TO COMPETE IN HIS FIRST WORLD CUP DOWNHILL EVENT!<a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/2rxed5z.jpg" border="0" alt="Travis Ganong World Cup" /></a><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Travis Pioneering Mustache Monday's Gap at Squaw Valley USA)</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Travis Ganong Impressed a lot of people yesterday in his world cup training race. He placed 13th overall finishing behind Bode Miller who finished 2nd. Travis had a start position of 79 which makes his race yesterday most impressive. Travis earned a spot to compete in his first world cup downhill event. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Watch the Lake Louis, AB, Canada World Cup Downhill live today at www.universalsports.com</span></div><div><br /><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/wldfh0.jpg" border="0" alt="Travis Ganong World Cup" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>(Travis training at his home mountain Squaw Valley USA)</i></span></div><div><br /><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/1zccua.jpg" border="0" alt="Travis Ganong World Cup" /></a></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Travis has a long impressive ski career in front of him. Good Luck today buddy)</span></i></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-15756702008123956752009-11-26T14:13:00.000-08:002009-11-26T14:27:18.551-08:00LAKE TAHOE TO GET AN UNEXPECTED SNOW STORM FOR THANKSGIVING WEEKEND!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28Kkw7yz24jMKRi4FlJD_Spu7YJ4cpy1PogMZLFZ1cK8er-CfRL2XfbCrGIs05gR6yACDcTLw18nvUPNo6jMJ9wTujzIvdW0xV9hTIncwcc0fSPRWgJp5npwYgGTEJmkeNu_Q6qFxTos-/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28Kkw7yz24jMKRi4FlJD_Spu7YJ4cpy1PogMZLFZ1cK8er-CfRL2XfbCrGIs05gR6yACDcTLw18nvUPNo6jMJ9wTujzIvdW0xV9hTIncwcc0fSPRWgJp5npwYgGTEJmkeNu_Q6qFxTos-/s400/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408539819466573938" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28Kkw7yz24jMKRi4FlJD_Spu7YJ4cpy1PogMZLFZ1cK8er-CfRL2XfbCrGIs05gR6yACDcTLw18nvUPNo6jMJ9wTujzIvdW0xV9hTIncwcc0fSPRWgJp5npwYgGTEJmkeNu_Q6qFxTos-/s1600/Picture+1.png"></a><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier">MODELS HAVE CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS REGARDING</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier">THE <a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=SHORTWAVE"><span style="color: #000d7d"><b>SHORTWAVE</b></span></a> THAT AFFECTS THE WEST COAST LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier">SOUTHWEST <a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=FLOW"><span style="color: #000d7d"><b>FLOW</b></span></a> ALOFT IS STILL <a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=PROGGED"><span style="color: #000d7d"><b>PROGGED</b></span></a> TO SLOWLY INCREASE TODAY</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier">WITH ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MIXING FOR MANY VALLEY LOCATIONS TO MIX OUT</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier">AND GET CLOSE TO 60 DEGREES. SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier">VERY LIGHT HOWEVER RIDGES AND FOOTHILLS WILL SEE INCREASING</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier">SOUTHWEST WINDS LATE IN THE DAY AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING UPPER</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier; color: #000d7d"><a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=TROUGH"><b>TROUGH</b></a><span style="color: #000000">.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier">THIS SOLUTION IS MUCH MORE</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier">FAVORABLE FOR PRECIP WITH BETTER UPPER <a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=DYNAMICS"><span style="color: #000d7d"><b>DYNAMICS</b></span></a> INCLUDING GOOD</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier">DEFORMATION AHEAD OF THE LOW AND ALSO THE SLOWER MOVEMENT MAKING</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier">FOR A LONGER PRECIP EVENT. THIS IS ALSO AN EVENT WITH VERY LITTLE</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier"><span style="color: #000d7d"><a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=RAIN%20SHADOW"><b>RAIN SHADOW</b></a></span> WHERE WRN NEVADA COULD GET NEARLY AS MUCH PRECIP AS</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier">THE SIERRA. THE LOW SLOWLY MOVES SOUTH ALONG THE SIERRA FRIDAY</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier">NIGHT UNTIL SHOWERS FINALLY MOVE SOUTH OF THE <a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=CWA"><span style="color: #000d7d"><b>CWA</b></span></a> ON SATURDAY.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier">TOTAL MODEL <a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=QPF"><span style="color: #000d7d"><b>QPF</b></span></a> HAS BEEN STEADILY INCREASING WITH ROUGHLY 0.75"</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier">NOW ALONG THE SIERRA <a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=CREST"><span style="color: #000d7d"><b>CREST</b></span></a> NORTH OF LAKE TAHOE...AND NEARLY 0.5"</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier">EXTENDING JUST EAST OF RENO ALONG INTERSTATE 80. SNOW LEVELS DROP</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier">THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY WITH SNOW EXPECTED ON MOST VALLEY FLOORS</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Courier">BY FRIDAY EVENING. CONTINUED TO RAISE <a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=POPS"><span style="color: #000d7d"><b>POPS</b></span></a> AND <a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=QPF"><span style="color: #000d7d"><b>QPF</b></span></a></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><pre class="glossaryProduct"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; ">Bring It, Happy Turkey Day!</span></pre></span></div></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-2585379134954398042009-11-22T10:29:00.000-08:002009-11-22T11:05:12.951-08:00JT HOLMES JUMPS OFF SQUAW VALLEY CABLE CAR<a href="http://elevatedimg.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i47.tinypic.com/n51r8y.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>(JT Holmes Base Jumping off the top of Squaw Valley Cable Car)</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Yesterday, marked the beginning of the 50/60 celebration squaw valley has in store for this upcoming winter season. Skiing and snowboarding kicked off the season at Squaw Valley USA with a foot of fresh snow. Around 2:30 JT Holmes base jumped from the top of the tram car. The Vibe is good here in Squaw Valley and were all hoping for an amazing winter.</span></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-64907417571534222782009-11-20T11:23:00.000-08:002009-11-20T11:35:53.985-08:00FIRST SIGNIFICANT STORM OF THE SEASON BEARS DOWN ON SQUAW VALLEY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUoU7N9ApVZwHzso39ktoJGRkaM1JZ8YNEs0-5MbvoseXlggvzMRJs-PIhbPP6TzKQoqIf3fx_rgIlyPAYsD0WQulQBv2FCLRxf-rSYDcilRzSGS9XONGNhR7Qr9bqMern7ZBN5ue0rQvh/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 367px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUoU7N9ApVZwHzso39ktoJGRkaM1JZ8YNEs0-5MbvoseXlggvzMRJs-PIhbPP6TzKQoqIf3fx_rgIlyPAYsD0WQulQBv2FCLRxf-rSYDcilRzSGS9XONGNhR7Qr9bqMern7ZBN5ue0rQvh/s400/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406269970286826882" /></a><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier">...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier">AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier; min-height: 17.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier">A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier">EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier; min-height: 17.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier">* TIMING: RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier"> THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier"> BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier; min-height: 17.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier">* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE ABOVE</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier"> 7000 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier"> TAHOE BASIN. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR AT LAKE</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier"> LEVEL.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier; min-height: 17.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier">* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS THIS MORNING WILL START AROUND 7000</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier"> FEET. AS THE STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier"> AFTERNOON...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO LAKE LEVEL.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier; min-height: 17.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier">* IMPACTS: SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE LOCAL BLIZZARD</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier"> CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Courier"> NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AND CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.</p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Courier, serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-90816800873880368512009-11-19T14:26:00.000-08:002009-11-19T14:32:55.062-08:00JT HOLMES SCHEDULED TO JUMP OUT OF SQUAW VALLEY CABLE CAR<a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i47.tinypic.com/2guxtf7.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>(JT Holmes Taking in the View from a top the Squaw Valley Cable Car) Photo: Scott Gaffney</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">". . . JT Holmes will be BASE jumping from the Cable Car at approx. 2:15 pm. If nothing else, come out to see this historic legal BASE jump. JT is jumping from right below Tower 1, and his jump is a tribute to Shane. Last March, Nancy asked Shane to jump for 09-10 60</span></span></i><sup><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></span></i></sup><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Anniversary Opening Day. She has asked JT to jump in his place, in his honor, and to celebrate 60 crazy F-ing years."</span></span></i></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-64430630214346733462009-11-18T15:38:00.000-08:002009-11-22T11:19:58.419-08:00CODY TOWNSEND GOES STREAKING OFF THE PALISADES!<a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i47.tinypic.com/5zr7mo.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>(Two perfectly heterosexual men streak the palisades in honor of Shane McConkey)</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So the night before Cody Townsend & Greg Lindsey decided to go streaking off the Palisades Cody came into Sandy's Pub & sat at the bar to have a couple of drinks & some chow. I happened to be bar tending that night and Cody & I got to chatting about Shane and how he was the fucking coolest!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Then we started talking about ways to honor Shane & the types of things that would be remotely worthy of honoring him. Cody mentioned something about the <b>Squaw Valley Dare Force</b>. I'm not going to go into the details of what that is, because it doesn't really exist yet, but I'm gonna throw it out there and say that it will. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Mainly, Cody and I spoke about doing crazy things that are somewhat stupid and very dangerous. Right before Cody left the bar we made plans to go skiing before Shane's service. He told me I should bring my camera. He didn't really tell me why or what he had planned, but when Cody tells you to bring a camera to capture something it generally means something is going to go down that day. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><a href="http://elevatedimg.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/168vjtd.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>(Cody Townsend & Greg Lindsey Stacked Naked Spreads off The Palisades!)</i></span></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-64098592423614641902009-11-17T15:33:00.000-08:002009-11-18T12:55:06.362-08:00ALASKA LOOKS SO AMAZING! I NEED TO GET THERE!<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OKJupA6bI2s&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OKJupA6bI2s&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This is the best episode of Salomon Freeski TV that I've seen so far. The terrain and skiing is unreal. Makes me want to move to Girdwood, AK!</span></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-46371665149487290462009-11-16T17:40:00.000-08:002009-11-22T11:10:44.235-08:00POWDER MAGAZINE NAKED SPREAD EAGLE PHOTO<a href="http://elevatedimg.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i45.tinypic.com/nxstb4.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My first published photo in POWDER magazine. Even though it's of a naked man spreading his legs on skis. I couldn't be more proud & psyched! Check out the last page in the December issue of POWDER.</span></i></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-65768151363374679312009-11-12T09:30:00.000-08:002009-11-12T09:50:56.286-08:00LEVITATION PROJECTS SICK TEAM EDIT!<object width="580" height="418"><param name="movie" value="http://thelevitationproject.com/ski/single_player_ski.swf?titleText=2009 Ski Edit&flvURL=http://www.thelevitationproject.com/ski/SkiEdit2009_sm.flv&playBanner=http://thelevitationproject.com/2009/shred/images/btn.lev-play-sm.png"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://thelevitationproject.com/ski/single_player_ski.swf?titleText=2009 Ski Edit&flvURL=http://www.thelevitationproject.com/ski/SkiEdit2009_sm.flv&playBanner=http://thelevitationproject.com/2009/shred/images/btn.lev-play-sm.png" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="418"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div><b>5 REASON I THINK THIS KICK ASS!</b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i>1. TALKING HEADS, ONE OF THE BEST BANDS OF ALL TIME</i></span></b></div><div><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2. CODY & ELYSE TOWNSEND ARE 2 OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE TO SKI WITH</i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>3. 100% BIG MOUNTAIN FREESKIING. NO RAILS, NO CHEESE WEDGES</i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>4. HIGH CALIBER SKIING AND FILMING</i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>5. JAMEY PARKS NAILED IT. SOLID, SOLID SKIING</i></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-66340990603699657202009-11-09T17:44:00.000-08:002009-11-22T11:41:15.671-08:00GREG LINDSEY SHREDS FULLY CHUBBED!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Greg Lindsey is another one of my favorite people to ski with. Gregger quietly assassinates Squallywood's terrain on a regular basis. Born and raised in Tahoe, Greg is a true California kid. You can count on Greg winning the race to fingers on a powder day even if he's 4 chairs back from the front.</span></div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i47.tinypic.com/2wlv8xv.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a><br /><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Greg sending waterfall on an early Silverado morning)</span></i><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A go to route for Greg to win the fingers race goes a little something like this. A hard skate off the chair, from the patrol shack a straight line traverse to coleman's railroad. With no hesitation, he'll punch Coleman's railroad. Done right this gives you a straight shot to the start tree and generally gives you more than enough speed to pass several, if not all the skiers that got a head start on you. From here you can bet on Greg either going directly for main air or maybe the box chute. Either way it's almost a guarantee that he'll flash his line and stomp it clean. Once he arrives back at KT line Gregger will give you one of his classic lines. Most likely, he'll look at you stoked as can be an say "fully chubbed bro, fully chubbed".</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Greg is easily one of the best skiers at Squaw today. He's another one of the many silent assassins that shreds Squaw for nothing more than the thrill and stoke of all the greatness Squaw Valley USA has to offer. He grew up skiing with Cody Townsend, George Hjelte, & Kyle O'neal. These guys know Squaw like the back of their hands. Growing up chasing around Shane McConkey, JT Holmes, Kent Kreitler, Scott Gaffney, & Robb Gaffney teaches you how to shred. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So if your ever out at Squaw look for Greg. He's hard to miss, as an official member of team tie die you might find him wearing his tie die hoody. He also likes to sport the purple people eater Salomon one piece. Whatever attire you find him in let him know if your having a good day. And if you are, make sure you let him know that your "fully chubbed". He'll be psyched.</span></div><div><a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i47.tinypic.com/j8o5yq.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">(Dawn Patrol back side of Squaw. Check out munchkins in the background)</span></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/t6770m.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div><div><a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Punching the Lounge Chair pioneered and named by Greg Lindsey)</span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i33.tinypic.com/v3kllg.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Surfing Pow on an epic powder morning)</span></i></div><div><br /><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/2nkjy8.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(One of the cleanest 35 ft 360's off a cliff you'll ever see. Stomped the shit out of it)</span></i></div></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-67917659295582163632009-11-06T14:32:00.000-08:002009-11-06T16:33:57.921-08:00DR. ROBB GAFFNEY IS BETTER AT SKIING THEN YOU ARE!<a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i38.tinypic.com/2cwu59v.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a><div><a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Dr. Robb Gaffney at the Top of Granite Chief Peak)</span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Every sport has it's humble hero, an individual who gracefully makes their mark on his or her sport in a compelling manner, but does it with the utmost professionalism & dignity. Baseball has Cal Ripken, Football has Joe Montana, Basketball has John Stockton, & skiing, well skiing has none other then Dr. Robb Gaffney.</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">To me Robb Gaffney is easily one of the most influential skiers to ever grace the sport of skiing. He's right up there with Scott Shmidt, Shane McConkey, Seth Morrison, & Doug Coombs. His skiing technique is unrivaled. Very few skiers if any have ever been able to approach technical lines & steep descents with the confidence, style, & precision that Robb has. My favorite scene in any ski movie ever made is of Robb skiing McConkey's (formerly known as eagles nest) in the movie 1999 filmed and produced by his brother Scott Gaffney. I've never seen anybody ski McConkey's remotely close to as well as he skied that line in 1999.</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Not only is Robb a living legend, he's also one of the kindest, straightforward, & honest persons you will ever meet. I've been fortunate enough to get to know Robb over the last few years & it's truly been an honor. He was kind enough to include me in his 2nd edition of his book entitled "Squallywood". He even gave me the cover shot, which to me is one of my finest accomplishments. I've also had some memorable ski descents with Robb, which is literally a dream come true. Robb is a bit more settled in life these days. He has a career, and he's married with two wonderful children, but when he gets the chance to Shred, he still Shreds with the best of them.</span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i34.tinypic.com/2wof6et.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Robb getting some on a glorious morning during a Squallywood Clinic)</span></i></div><div><a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"></a><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i36.tinypic.com/x4k76x.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div><div><a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Robb straight lining a less know chute back in Silverado)</span></i></div><div><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i37.tinypic.com/34zht7c.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div><div><a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Robb Skiing Plake's Line effortlessly with Flawless Technique & Control)</span></i></div><div><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i36.tinypic.com/vox4b6.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div><div><a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Sending the Cornice off of Mainline Pocket for a Solid 40ft)</span></i></div><div><br /><a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i34.tinypic.com/14l3rpe.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Robb Perfectly Composed & Ready to Stomp Glory Rock)</span></i></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-41250380925043648202009-11-04T16:30:00.000-08:002009-11-04T16:35:33.710-08:00SLIP & SLIDER TAKES 150FT OF AIR TO MINI POOL!<div><br /></div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/W46UMzFEU24&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/W46UMzFEU24&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div>I'm pretty sure this is Real. Maybe not, but if it's real pretty darn cool.</div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-90307788854448934332009-11-04T09:01:00.000-08:002009-11-04T09:55:43.940-08:00PHILADELPHIA PHOTO THREAD<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Here is my little photo tribute to Philadelphia.</span> Go Phighten Philadelphia Phillies!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i33.tinypic.com/2priafq.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway Under the Lights)</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></span><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i34.tinypic.com/351x3k1.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Philadelphia Museum of Art)</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i35.tinypic.com/69lrue.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Boathouse on boathouse row glowing at night)</span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i33.tinypic.com/2n3wva.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">(30th Street Station Reflection on the Schuylkill River)</span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i36.tinypic.com/nx6wkh.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">(Philadelphia Circa Center One of the newer building in the Philadelphia Skyline)</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i33.tinypic.com/2u7wz6b.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><i>(View from the top of a Parking Garage on 12th & Samson St)</i></span></span></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i38.tinypic.com/2lic1hd.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">(Philadelphia's Historic City Hall)</span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-3798218538081727842009-11-02T17:48:00.000-08:002009-11-02T21:52:07.283-08:00PHILADELPHIA CHEESESTEAK REVIEW<div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i33.tinypic.com/mmc5e1.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>(Pat's "The king of steaks" This is a "provolone without" so tasty!)</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So, I'm from Philadelphia & I love cheese steaks. I spent last week back in Philly visiting my family. Whenever I'm back in Philly I alway visit my favorite cheese steak shops. On this particular visit I was especially psyched to take down a couple of real cheese steaks. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My favorite cheese steak shop in Philadelphia is a little less know shop named Dalessandro's. They make the best steaks in Philly hands down & that was my first stop after landing in the Philadelphia airport. If your ever in Philly & your looking for the best cheese steaks go to Dalessandro's.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A trip to Philadelphia is not complete until you make it down to South Philly where the Cheese Steak was born. Pat's & Geno's claim to be the original's of all things cheese steaks. I think more tourists go to Pat's & Geno's then visiting Independence hall & the liberty bell. I mean people line up at these places like ski bums line up for first chair on KT after a 3 ft dump.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So on my final day in Philly I decided to make a trip to both Pat's & Geno's to decide for myself which place makes a better cheese steak. I started at Pat's "The king of steaks". When you arrive at the window of Pat's you better be ready to order. They are like the soup natzi's of cheesesteaks. When you order a cheese steak at Pat's or Geno's you just tell them what type of cheese you would like and if you want fried onions or not. It's simple and it's fast. You either say "I want a whiz with" or maybe "a provolone without". It's that simple & don't mess up because you don't want to piss off the Italian family that originated the cheese steak.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i34.tinypic.com/35jh1fc.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>(Pat's "The king of steaks" located in the heart of south philly"</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal;font-size:medium;">After quickly scarfing down my "provolone without" I decided to go directly across the street to Geno's to order another "provolone without" to get my fill and finally decide which cheese steak shop in my opinion is better.</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></i></span><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i36.tinypic.com/einqxl.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div><div><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>(Geno's "provolone without" as you can see a little less meat then the Pat's "Provolone without")</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Pat's Critique:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> The shaved rib eye Pat's uses has amazing flavor. The steak seems to get better with each bite. It has just the right amount of grease. The last bite is the best, you almost always think about getting another. They use Amoroso rolls and they seem to give you a bit more steak then Geno's does. The only complaint I had about this particular cheese steak is that the roll could have been a little warmer.</span></span></b></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal;font-size:medium;"><b>Geno's Critique: </b>The shaved rib eye at Geno's seemed to be a little bit bland. The roll on the other hand was warm and soft, this helped melt the provolone in with the steak. Geno's makes a great cheese steak and I savored every bite even after having already devoured a steak directly before this one.</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal;font-size:medium;"><b>Synopsis:</b> After a lot of thought on a subject matter that most people might think is absolutely ridiculous. I have finally reached a conclusion on which cheese steak house I like better. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">And the winner is; <b>PAT'S "KING OF STEAKS". </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">I just found the steak to have more flavor. Flavor goes a long way in my book.</span></span></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Lets go now Phighten Philadelphia Phillies! Beat those damn Yankees!</b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal;font-size:medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></i></span><a href="http://elevatedimg.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i35.tinypic.com/wrdrvl.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>(Geno's directly across the street from Pat's on the opposite corner"</i></span></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-23143231648870004982009-10-29T21:03:00.000-07:002009-10-29T21:15:25.239-07:00SHANE ALWAYS MADE ME LAUGH!<object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2Y4TkRYQqHk&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2Y4TkRYQqHk&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I was thinking about Shane today and how every interaction I had with him he made me laugh. He sent out an email last season with this youtube video attached to it. Pretty classic freestyle skiing segment.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">He wrote:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"Uuuuuhhhhhhh............Wow!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Thank God this sport died!"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Just writing this makes me laugh. Miss you Shane!!!!</span></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984784400094284897.post-86698617716745867082009-10-28T09:10:00.000-07:002009-10-28T13:08:11.567-07:00What's It Gonna Be?<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B2v-AkSj260&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B2v-AkSj260&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This is one of the funniest YouTube videos ever. Figured I'd post it to give anybody who follows my blog some Halloween costume ideas. Enjoy and don't be afraid to watch it several times because it gets better each time you watch this masterpiece.</span></div>Abrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759663303074484930noreply@blogger.com0