schlaBAM Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Right on buddy! Torstein Horgmo is my favourite pro Border so check out his movie "Horgasm" which is actually on youtube. Here it is If you really want to just watch a quick 5 minute video on youtube. Check out my playlist, have 200 videos of pure Snowboarding and ski videos. Best of the best Almost at 70,000 views of it! Here it is: Now I watch more ski movies than boarding movies but I've still seen a lot and I love them. My favourite is "Art Of Flight", Travis Rice just kills it, musics amazing, editing is phenomenal. Here's the trailer for Art Of Flight Saw Torstein's movie a week or so I guess, whenever it came out on youtube. Loved it. Art of Flight, not so much. I mean great scenery and all and I bet it would be unreal to do those locations, but it didn't appeal to me that much. I'll have a look at that playlist as well, I'm interested in seeing this playlist! Just from memory, some great snowboarding flicks are (I'm not going to link them as I'm in a rush, maybe in a bit, just youtube or torrent them): DC's It Picture.this (classic) Twelve Better Daze If you're into ski videos as well, check out all the videos made by Poorboyz (Everyday's a Saturday, Revolver, etc they're all amazing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 Saw Torstein's movie a week or so I guess, whenever it came out on youtube. Loved it. Art of Flight, not so much. I mean great scenery and all and I bet it would be unreal to do those locations, but it didn't appeal to me that much. I'll have a look at that playlist as well, I'm interested in seeing this playlist! Just from memory, some great snowboarding flicks are (I'm not going to link them as I'm in a rush, maybe in a bit, just youtube or torrent them): DC's It Picture.this (classic) Twelve Better Daze If you're into ski videos as well, check out all the videos made by Poorboyz (Everyday's a Saturday, Revolver, etc they're all amazing) Right on. I can name tones of ski movies. Revolver WE Grand Bizarre All.I.Can The Way I See It Being There Sunny - Level 1 After Dark - Level 1 Come Find Us Attack Of La Nina One For The Road ...List goes on I love them all, in fact it doesn't matter if its skiing or snowboarding. They're all awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyzer Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Saw Torstein's movie a week or so I guess, whenever it came out on youtube. Loved it. Art of Flight, not so much. I mean great scenery and all and I bet it would be unreal to do those locations, but it didn't appeal to me that much. I'll have a look at that playlist as well, I'm interested in seeing this playlist! Just from memory, some great snowboarding flicks are (I'm not going to link them as I'm in a rush, maybe in a bit, just youtube or torrent them): DC's It Picture.this (classic) Twelve Better Daze If you're into ski videos as well, check out all the videos made by Poorboyz (Everyday's a Saturday, Revolver, etc they're all amazing) Torstein's movie is absolutely sick. Seems like a cool guy and he's probably my favourite snowboarder now. On a different note, Cypress got 18 cm of snow today and COUNTING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rink on Renfrew Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Who's ready for this weekend!!! Finally some pow, for the go getters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 Torstein's movie is absolutely sick. Seems like a cool guy and he's probably my favourite snowboarder now. On a different note, Cypress got 18 cm of snow today and COUNTING! And he's Norwegian Went up yesterday and it was insane. Literally just hiding in the trees on the untouched freshies. Who's ready for this weekend!!! Finally some pow, for the go getters! Going to be insane pow. If you're not on the mountains for the next 4 days you're missing out. We've been blessed with that wonderful bitch La Nina just puking snow on us so late in the season. Going to go to Hemlock on Sunday. I've never been but I hear its a gem and that they have the best driest pow of the local 4 Gonna try to find some cliffs and huck em! Here's what I'm expecting LOOKS UNREAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 Weeooow! Last run of the season for me. With exams coming up I won't be able to make it to the mountain but I've gone over 50 times this year, achieving my goal. Its snowing a bit on the locals hopefully rain stays away. Anyone doing any spring riding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbean30 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Spring riding used to be my fav. Skiing in shorts and a tank top, and drinking beers in the sun. Used to enjoy those days so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 I know Its still August but sadly for our southern hemisphere riders, their season is winding down but luckily for us, ours is creeping closer and closer. Can't wait to get this thread going. In other news, I just downloading "The Wallisch Project", only 8 minutes long but its UNREAL. Only $2.99 on itunes so its virtually nothing, here's the trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddhas Hand Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 The season over here in Aus was pretty crappy mate, couple of early dumps of light dry snow that did not stick and then melted because of warm weather and rain , we had a 24 degree day in July and that night the minimum temp was 17 , the July average for max temp is 13 ! It starting puking in august and now most resorts have over a metre base which is solid not exceptional. I had a good trip to falls creek in early August , a close friend is the salamon and atomic guy here in Aus , he takes a bunch of next years skis up to the resort for demos , I give him a hand for about an hour each day and they pay for the trip and I get to ride a bunch of next years skis , it is the first time I have skied on a ski that is wider than 100mm under foot in pow , unbefrackinlievable I was charging harder than I ever have by the end of the day. It was puking when we got there but cover was still thin ao Saturday , puked all sat night and for the first time in 15 years he did not set up on sunday , we went and rode pow for 3 hours in the resort and then bumped into a couple of friends who run a back country ski-doo ski business they took us out to Mt.Mackay and we got about a dozen runs of totally untracked pow on every face of the mountain. Steves set up was fantastic , he had a trailer that he towed behind the ski-doo , I did not even have to take my ski's off ! I had a child in march and my elderly parents are very frail now so I have not had the time to ski as much as I wanted to , those responsibilities I avoided for nearly 50 years have finally caught up with me. Sep 7th-8th I have the 20 year reunion of the Hotham Boardriders , the oldest snowboard club of its type in the world , it was these guys that changed my life when I rolled up at Mt.Hotham over 20 years ago to do my first season I am really looking forward to this trip and I hope we do not lose too much snow before next week , temperatures are 6-8 degrees above average for the next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddhas Hand Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 A fellow CDC member put me onto this guy who is a relative of his , Josh absolutely rips Man every turn is a face shot for Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 When does the season start and end? I'm guessing its "spring" skiing there right now? ^^^ Also cool documentary, i'll be checking out. Especially good for those WW2 history lovers. Didn't know skiing had played such a vital role in the War. Respect to those who had fallen for us. A fellow CDC member put me onto this guy who is a relative of his , Josh absolutely rips Man every turn is a face shot for Josh Speechless. Is the word I'll use for that. Shows us, no matter what, you can always do what you love and that is truly unreal. Makes me want to pick up a pair of Salomon skis to support them so they can get behind more people like Josh and help athletes like him do what they want to do. Edit: Looked more into Josh, the guy is truly an inspiration. Had my jaw dropped while I watched him do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 There's snow everywhere. I don't remember the last time it snowed this early. Cypress Mountain Whistler Kicking Horse Anyone get new gear? I think I'm going to go to Turkey Sale in Whistler this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butters Stoch Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Sweeet, when does it normally start snowing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 ^ Terrific news if it's already snowing in Cypress. Just got myself a Silver Pass, hopefully I will get my money's worth. I have finally submitted to peer pressure and will switch to the "dark side", going from skiing to snowboarding. Even got myself a 2nd-hand board for like 50 bucks (crummy board vs pricey board.... be the same when I'm on my bum 90% of the time) to learn the basic. Any useful tips for those switching from skiing to boarding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 ^ Terrific news if it's already snowing in Cypress. Just got myself a Silver Pass, hopefully I will get my money's worth. I have finally submitted to peer pressure and will switch to the "dark side", going from skiing to snowboarding. Even got myself a 2nd-hand board for like 50 bucks (crummy board vs pricey board.... be the same when I'm on my bum 90% of the time) to learn the basic. Any useful tips for those switching from skiing to boarding? All you need to do is go to Cypress 10 time to get its value worth and just bend those knees. Sweeet, when does it normally start snowing? Last week of October normally. Its been snowing on Whistler since mid September and seen a few sno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlaBAM Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 picked up my biggie pass, snow up here too! couldn't be more excited for the new year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 WOO! We're in NOVEMBER and some resorts are starting to open! (Mammoth in California) I got a job on Cypress Mountain super stoked to start! Expecting to open mid-November. Also Whistler Blackomb announced their opening day yesterday for November 28th. Still waiting to know when we're opening up here at Cypress but we've gotten a little bit of snow and the snow machines are blasting out snow. Anyone get any new gear? I'm kind of poor right now so I'm just gonna keep my Armada ARV skis for the season and maybe pick up a new jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted November 17, 2013 Author Share Posted November 17, 2013 Anyone go to Whistler today? I'm going tomorrow! Super stoked! This is a video they made of opening day: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burrkeshanlon Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Oh how I wished I lived in the Northern Hemisphere... I hate the Australian summer, give me snow any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddhas Hand Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Olympic snowboard and ski cross course revealed 13 November 2013 18:26 Top view FIS today released the snowboard cross and ski cross course designs for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi (RUS). The course is located in the Extreme Park at Rosa Khutor ski area. This custom designed course, which was created in cooperation between the Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding disciplines, will provide one of the most dramatic settings for two of the youngest and most exciting FIS Olympic events. Snowboard cross (SBX) was introduced at the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games, while ski cross (SX) was successfully introduced at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. The 1250 meter-long course in Sochi, which was designed over the last four years, will consist of a series of eight turn sections, punctuated by a series of jumps and roller sections and is sure to be a strong and exciting test for the Olympic snowboarders and skiers. In the cross event, a group of competitors (four skiers, or six snowboarders) launch themselves from the starting gate which drops open onto the course. After each round, the top half of the field (two skiers or three snowboarders) advance to the next round. The final medal rankings are determined by the positions in the final. For both Freestyle Skiing and the Snowboarding, the cross competition represents perhaps the most complete display of talent and skills, with jumps, turns, gates, speed, and head-to-head competition testing every skill set. Skiers and snowboarders will share the same start and finish areas in Sochi, with around 80% of the cross course sections to be shared as well. There will be one area where the course will split into separate ski and snowboard sections to specifically target each discipline's skills. In total, 64 ski cross and 64 snowboard cross ladies and men will compete on the course during four days, with each heat clocking a time between 1:15 and 1:30 minutes. The course was successfully tested during the 2012/13 World Cup season when the Olympic test events were held in February, 2013. Feedback about the course in both disciplines was overwhelmingly positive. The FIS Technical Advisors David Ny (SWE) and Nicolas Vaudroz (SUI) have built numerous World Cup and World Championship courses and their efforts, in cooperation with the FIS cross specialist and former German Olympian Martin Fiala, were used to create an exceptionally dynamic and challenging Olympic cross venue. Martin Fiala, FIS, who competed in Vancouver 2010 as a ski cross competitor for Germany stated: “The Olympic programme always provides some extra special characteristics from our World Cups and World Championships courses. The cross course in Rosa Khutor challenges all skills from both snowboarding and skiing. I would like to thank all involved from the Rosa Khutor ski area, National Ski Association(s), from the Organising Committee and also to the course designers and the course builders for their hard pre-work on the road to the competitions and wish all the teams and athletes a safe, successful and exciting Olympic Games in Sochi 2014 for what could become a true highlight of the programme.” Check out the course design here: http://www.fis-ski.com/news-multimedia/photos/gallery=olympic-snowboard-and-ski-cross-design.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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