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May 15 Goodbye winter, hello summer. Or maybe you're somewhere between the seasons? That's the case at Whistler Blackcomb, where lifts have stopped turning for skiers and snowboarders but aren't quite ready for mountain bikers. In "Anticipation Pt. 1" the resort offers a look at early season tracks, plus thoughts from athletes who are itching to ride dirt instead of snow.
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May 1
Most of us are easing into mountain biking season, but Paul Basagoitia is going full speed and nailing never-done-before tricks. Check out this video, where the freerider realizes a long-time dream by landing the first double backflip on natural terrain despite some nasty spills along the way.
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April 17 Get inspired for another season of adventure with this trailer for the 5Point Film Festival. "On the edge between desire and fear, between the known and unknown, is a place deep inside us all where the spirit is transformed," says the narrator. From April 26–29 in Carbondale, Colorado, this festival promises to take you to that place through videos of biking, climbing, skiing, fishing, kayaking, and adventures of all kinds. Visit 5pointfilm.org to learn more.
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April 3 What does Revelstoke offer? Just the most lift-serviced vertical in North America (5,620 feet). If that's not enough, there's the cat skiing and heli-skiing operations run by the resort to keep you busy. Interested? Get to know the mountain better in this slide show by Natalie Harris from last week's Revelstoke Photographer Showdown.
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March 27 There are many ways to remember Shane McConkey. He was the freeskier who ripped big mountains in Alaska on water skis to prove that fat, rockered skis were the future. He was Saucer Boy, a larger than life character who made fun of himself and the sport to make others laugh. He was a father and a husband. The documentary film McConkey promises to share all this and more about the Squaw Valley local, who died in a ski-BASE accident in 2009. It's scheduled for release in 2013. Watch the powerful trailer here.
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March 20 For some people, avalanches are an occupational hazard. Click play and spend eight minutes in the office with the control professionals of British Columbia's Kootenay Pass, setting off slides and getting a close look at the power of snow on the move.
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March 13 Fashion photographer Jacob Sutton combines his creative take on sartorial statements and this winter's bountiful snowfall in France for a unique look at snowboarding. A designer suit of L.E.D. lights provides the illumination and the Rhone-Alpes region supplies the mountains for this short film, shot at night in sub-zero temps.
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March 6 The definitive adventure and outdoor film festival is touring the world right now. Grab your tickets to a local showing of the Banff World Tour to see the year's best cinematography from the natural world. For more information on the world tour schedule, click here.
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February 28 It's the stuff dreams are made of. Fernie Alpine Resort in British Columbia got 90 cm of snow this weekend (that's about 35 inches for those of us south of the border). That's hero conditions, as you'll see in this video full of flips and snorkel-worthy pow turns.
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February 21 Whether it's unloading kids from the car or jockeying in line for first chair on a powder day, the ski resort can be a busy place. Slow down for a moment and take notice of the natural and human moments that make snow-covered mountains a special place in "Timebender," a video from Whistler Blackcomb.
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February 14 The storytellers behind the Dirtbag Diaries and The Season turn their attention to The Classics, a series on the ultimate outdoor adventures that North America has to offer. This episode features ice climbing in North Conway, NH, while others take you around the continent for kayaking, backpacking, skiing, mountain biking, and rock climbing. Click here for more videos, and visit Outdoor Research (a project sponsor) for more beta on the feature sports and destinations.
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February 7 Why do you free solo? Why do you kayak off waterfalls? Why do you love mountain bike races so long that a "sprint" is when you get to sleep in your own bed? "Why" is a film by Corey Rich that asks Alex Honnold, Dane Jackson, and Rebecca Rusch for answers. There's no clear answer, but the search takes viewers through stunning landscapes, exciting action footage, and a thought-provoking look at why we explore the outdoors. Read more from Rich at his blog.
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January 31 The 2012 X Games highlight reel is packed with firsts, from triple corking snowboarders to front-flipping snowmobiles and a switch trick in women's ski slopestyle to a five-peat from Shaun White. Whether you can break down a triple cork 1440 or not, the spectacle of X Games is always fun to watch, so go ahead and press play.
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January 24 The news of professional halfpipe skier Sarah Burke's death broke last Thursday afternoon. It stunned a community holding out hope that one of its brightest stars would recover from injuries suffered in a training crash. This video pays tribute to Sarah and who she was, from her achievements pushing her sport to finding laughs by scaring her friends. To support her family and donate toward a foundation in her memory, click here.
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January 17 Ski technology has evolved at a breakneck pace over the last decade. Eric Pollard was in the driver's seat for many of those tweaks, changes, and drastic alternations at Line Skis. In this retrospective, "EPOV: A Decade of Ski Development with Eric Pollard", he walks the viewer through the last 10 years of development, and his journey to develop the best boards for freestyle powder skiing.
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January 10 Hop into our handy time machine and check out this highlight reel of hot-doggers from the 1970s. Big airs, stylish tricks, crazy risk—it's all here. If that's not enough, it's worth watching for the retro hair-dos and obscenely long skis.
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January 3 Cold. It's a familiar feeling this time of year: The chairlift ride with an icy wind that sneaks through the seams of your jacket; air so frigid it makes your eyelashes stick together. Cold, a film from Anson Fogel and Cory Richards, puts the viewer in one of the coldest environments on Earth as Richards attempts to become the first American to summit an 8,000-meter peak in winter. Watch the trailer here, and look for the full-length film at film festivals around North America.
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December 20 "My parents definitely gave me the biggest gift I could ever get, which is love for the mountains," says Johnny Collinson. It's a gift that keeps giving for the young ski mountaineer and anyone watching this video profile from his sponsor, Black Diamond. On a trip to Greenland, Collinson demonstrates the skills that have already taken him to the top of the Seven Summits and made him a threat in big mountain skiing competitions. If this is the future of the sport, we're in good shape. (His sister, Angel, rips too. Check out her website for the video proof.)
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December 13 If your forecast is short on snow this week, allow us to suggest another natural substance: clay. In "The Man and the Mammoth," a clay-animated short film, prehistoric man gets introduced to the wooden boards we all love so much. It's creative and hilarious, so go ahead, press play. From Public Rituals, animated by Callum Paterson.
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December 6 On March 7, 2004, Josh Dueck was coaching Canada’s best freeskiers and establishing his own career. The next day, he misjudged a jump landing. The fall dislocated his back and severed his spine, paralyzing him from from the waist down. This episode of Salomon Freeski TV follows Dueck and his sit-ski to the Paralympic and X Games, then to BC’s Chatter Creek to rip pillow lines and huck cliffs. Keep an eye out for the full-length film The Freedom Chair at a film festival near you.
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November 29 In "Friends of Shames," photographer Jordan Manley visits Northern British Columbia to tell the story of a group of skiers trying to save their local ski area by raising the money to run it as a co-op. This video is the first episode in the second season of Manley's web series "A Skier's Journey." He tells a compelling story with beautiful cinematography and a healthy dose of powder turns. Follow the rest of the web series at Manley's blog, and at Arc'teryx.
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November 22 You know Sage Cattabriga-Alosa as the crazy-haired free spirit who ascends Alaskan peaks in helicopters before skiing down near-vertical spines in Teton Gravity Research films. The Denali Experiment, a short film from The North Face and Camp 4 Collective, follows Sage as he takes on a new challenge: climbing Denali—the highest peak in North America at 20,320 feet—and skiing down. Follow him and a team of TNF guides and athletes as they struggle with altitude, MSR stoves, and cold—but still find plenty of laughs along the way.
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November 16 This week, pro skier Mike Douglas calls the patrol shack at the top of Whistler Mountain home. For six days and nights, he will witness and share what it takes to prepare Whistler Blackcomb for winter. In the first episode, he leaves the beaches of Hawaii to take his post on top of the mountain. Watch it here, and then tune into Embedded for daily updates. Whistler is opening early this Friday, November 18. Find more information here.
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November 8 All.I.Can is a ski film like no other. Yes, there's big-mountain skiing, tricks, and urban segments. But community hijinks at high altitude share screen time with cliffs and spines. Tricks are filmed as reflections in a human eye, and JP Auclair's innovative line through a snowy town in British Columbia makes crowds shout for joy. The film offers a thoughtful look at climate change, with stunning cinematography highlighting what's at stake. And a segment featuring 75-year-old Mary Woodward ripping powder sharpens the resolve to make the most of winter. Check out the tour here.
