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Opening Weekend

November 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Today Keystone, Breck and Copper opened for the 08/09 ski season. Woo hoo!
Breck opened Peak 8 first this year. They are focusing thir efforts on Peak 8 so the terrain park will be at it’s prime for the first stop of the Winter Dew Action Sports Tour. It is going to be sick.
Copper has [...]

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Tags: General Freeskiing

And we’re back

October 29th, 2008 · No Comments

I’m back and will start posting more storys as the season approaches. New for this season look out for random
posts uploaded from my phone, like this one while I sit watching the world series with my macbook on my lap.

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Tags: Other

Focus Freeski On Hold

July 28th, 2008 · No Comments

You may have noticed the lack of updates in the past six months, this is partley due to the fact that the ski season in Colorado is over the other reason is that I have been way too busy to keep this website updated. While I consider my options the site will be on hold.
Thank [...]

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Tags: General Freeskiing · Other

North American Open 2008 Recap

February 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

If the early feedback from the athletes is any indication, the 2008 Paul Mitchell Opens Freeski Tour’s first event, the North American Open (NAO), has officially changed the landscape for freeskiing competitions in the United States. The NAO took over Breckenridge Ski Resort from February 21-24, 2008, as hundreds of amateur and professional freeskiers, as well [...]

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Tags: Competitions

SIA, WWSRA, 48STRAIGHT, Red Bull PlayStreets & the North American Open

February 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

SIA
I attended my very first SIA trade show in Las Vegas a few weeks ago to check out next years gear and party… the gear looks sick and the partys were a blur.

My top two highlights of the show would have to be the new Orage Ltd Collection mens and womens outfits that will [...]

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Tags: Competitions · Equipment

2008 Suzuki US Freeskiing Open Recap

February 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

The 2008 Suzuki US Freeskiing Open is over. The absence of some big names and the varying weather conditions made way for some new names to make it on to the podium. The 08 open saw it’s share of bad weather and other distractions, the slopestyle finals happened as a storm was passing through and [...]

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Tags: Competitions

Winter X Games 12 Recap

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

My last minute random trip to Winter X 12 was a raging success, I didn’t even have to sleep in my truck. Here is the rundown followed by the results that matter, skiing results. The first night Tanner Hall won superpipe gold and was bombarded with snowballs on his victory lap by spectators that [...]

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Tags: Competitions

Winter X Games

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

I will be in Aspen for the X Games starting 1/24/08, I don’t have a laptop so the posts may suffer.

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Qualifying Results - Winter X Games 12 Mens Ski Superpipe

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Qualifying Results from Winter X Games 12 Mens Ski Superpipe
Top 10 advance to finals
Name / Bib No. / Hometown / Score
1. Tanner Hall / 526 / Kalispell, Montana / 95.33
2. Simon Dumont / 504 / Bethel, Maine / 89.33
3. Kevin Rolland / 531 / La Plagne, France / 82.66
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Tags: Competitions

What is an aside?

January 21st, 2008 · No Comments

According to wikipedia,  an aside is a literary device in that an actor speaks to the audience; he/she is not herd by the other charcters. It is similar to a monologue and soliloquy. I will be using this area for random notes, rants, updates and any other short posting that need be.

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Tags: Asides