Archive for 'Resorts'
I ♥ timberlineparks.com
Posted onMay 26, 2010 by Landon.
Adrian Blair who runs the Timberlineparks website just wrote a review on the new Otto Lang park at Timberline. Here’s a quick clip from his review… “The rain and snow stopped just long enough to get some hot laps in Timberline’s new park, Otto Lang. In my 12 years of snowboarding there’s one thing I [...]
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Good week for playing hooky
Posted onMar 29, 2010 by Landon.
“If you wait… it will come”. This is a lesson I have been taught many times, but this year it was a hard one to practice. We have all surely been waiting patiently, wondering when the next big storm was going to come to the Pacific Northwest. There have definitely been some really fun powder [...]
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Timberline Parks (Paintbrush Edit)
Posted onMar 15, 2010 by Landon.
Check out this video teaser from the Timberline parks crew. Adrian Blair did all the editing and titles in Final Cut Pro And Adobe After Effects. Blake and Scott did all the filming. Paintbrush Park is looking super sick at the moment. Be sure to check it out. For more from Adrian and the whole [...]
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Meadows steps up their parks
Posted onMar 11, 2010 by Landon.
Mt. Hood Meadows currently has 5 parks open right now, along with a freshly cut super pipe. Meadows has stepped up their game this year big time when it comes to the features and jumps they offer in their parks. There are tons of sliders that cater to every skill level as well as jumps [...]
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30+ Slayers Club
Posted onFeb 21, 2010 by Landon.
Shawn Craddick and Adrian Blair are 2 local Northwest rippers who have been snow shredding for a long time. I first met Shawn way back in our early Tahoe days. He’s got 22 National Titles, is a member of the 30+ slayers club and is still throwing down some of the most stylish inverted spins [...]
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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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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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The First Step On The Road To The Olympics
Posted onDec 04, 2009 by Landon.
As reported on TransWorld SNOWboarding’s official Web site: If you remember, a while back we filled you in on Olympic eligibility. The Grand Prix is the U.S. Olympic qualifying series, but in order to to compete in the Olympics, everyone needs a top 30 finish in one World Cup event between September 2008 and January [...]
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Mother Nature rips
Posted onNov 26, 2009 by Landon.
Today I am giving thanks to mother nature and everything she does for us. She brings us fun and excitement in so many different ways. Snow on the mountains to ski and snowboard on, waves on the coast for surfing, and rivers and streams in between. So no matter how you choose to enjoy what [...]
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100 mile an hour winds
Posted onNov 24, 2009 by Landon.
Sunday was an insane day on the mountain at Meadows. A bunch of us were gathered around the fire at the Chale Ole! team house keeping warm and trying to figure out if the mountain was going to even open. We could see the gusts of wind outside and had heard the blizzard blow through [...]
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