Archive for January, 2010
NW New Year
Posted onJan 29, 2010 by Landon.
NW New Year by CDubs The season started off strong, opening day at Mt Hood Meadows, November 11th, one of the earliest I remember. We knocked out plenty of powder days in the weeks to follow and I couldn’t think of a better way to ring in the new year than a road trip up [...]
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Action sports complex just proposed for PDX
Posted onJan 29, 2010 by Landon.
On Tuesday, January 26, 2010, Adam Wagner presented his vision for the redevelopment of the Portland Memorial Coliseum and Rose Quarter to include the Portland Action Sports Complex and Resort. Adam’s vision is to create a complex that would include some of the best facilities in the world for sports such as surfing, skateboarding, bmx [...]
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Volcom Pipeline Pro Waiting Period Begins This Week
Posted onJan 28, 2010 by Landon.
The Volcom Pipeline Pro started today… which is a WQS 5-star event. It’s the first contest of the ASP 2010 season and hopefully should kick off a macking El Nino year on tour. With all the huge swells lighting up around the world, this season looks like it could be super sick. It feels like [...]
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Powder Alert!
Posted onJan 25, 2010 by Landon.
I woke up extra early this morning but couldn’t figure out why exactly. I slept great but just popped up out of bed for no reason at 6am. I quickly checked the snow report, and then everything became clear. My internal powder alert was sounding. 14 inches of fresh fluffy powder had fallen from the [...]
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What the Hail?
Posted onJan 21, 2010 by bedientphoto.
I moved to California at the tail end of 1997, which was my first El Niño experience. Now, more then ten years later another El Niño season is upon us and we are experiencing some interesting weather. Yesterday afternoon I was greeted by a hail storm. This picture is a pretty good representation of the [...]
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Wednesday is trash day in Idaho
Posted onJan 15, 2010 by Landon.
Just got this video from my friend Cory Smith in Idaho. Sounds like a typical Wednesday for him… “Wednesday… wake up at 6, take the trash to the curb, drive North, hike the Cross, slash some pow…back to work by 9am Another good start to the day.” 1/13/10 – trash day from smith optics on [...]
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Nike Launching Outerwear Line for 10/11 season
Posted onJan 14, 2010 by Landon.
Nike 6.0 has been gaining a ton of momentum in the action-sports realm in general and in the snow world specifically. With new additions like Mikkel Bang and Peetu Piiroinen to the 6.0 footwear program, their kicks have rapidly becomes a force to be reckoned with for riders’ after shred footwear choices. Leveraging this momentum, [...]
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Whistler Posts Snowiest Month Ever
Posted onJan 14, 2010 by Landon.
As many of North America’s mountains languish through warm, dry early season conditions, Whistler and the Northwest are getting hammered. In fact, Whistler posted it’s snowiest month on record in November with over 18 feet of snow piling up. According to Whistler: November 2009 has seen a total accumulation of 560cm (18 feet) of snowfall, nearly [...]
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