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Moonlight snowboarding/ backwoods camping
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Tahoe may be a bit warmer then most ski areas, but it still has it’s pockets where the snow stays good. Here we are staying out at a little shack in the middle of the woods. We rolled in at dark and after dinner went up for a couple moonlight runs. The headlamps in the video are just to give you some idea of us moving through the pow in the dark, but we were riding by moonlight, not headlamps. After a couple runs we wound down the night with a big bonfire that is always entertaining. The next day was an awesome pow day, but it was also storming pretty hard. The wind loaded a couple bowls and avalanche danger was up, so we had to be fairly cautious. It was an awesome trip and look forward to doing it again sometime soon.
Feb. backcountry
Posted by finch | Filed under Uncategorized
Now that the Olympic qualifiers are all done I have time to do what I really have been looking forward to and that is riding the Tahoe backcountry. The mountains here are so amazing and have so much to offer. Really stoked to finally put some time in at home shredding.
Andy
Castle Peak 02/13/2010 from Eric Asistin on Vimeo.
The last Grand Prix
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What a grueling fight to the end it always is with the Grand Prix Olympic years! Never seen injuries like I did this year, but I survived the battle so I’m pretty stoked. Hats off to White, Lago, Vito, and Bretz for making the Olympic Team. It is a great experience. It was a pretty good final show down in Park City. Constant snow falling made the pipe a bit more challenging, but also a bit more mystical. My last run was the most tech I put down all season. Front 720, cab 1080, indy, back 900, front 1080. Great way to finish out the Grand prix. Shout out to JJ Thomas for givin the young bucks a run for their money! Also, check out the video I put together from riding pow in between practices. click on the video tab