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P: JEFF BROCKMEYER

PARK CREW

BRECKENRIDGE, CO

CONTENTS

V O L U M E 2

14 FROM THE EDITOR

22 LADY KILLERS24 MAN EATERS

26 OUTSIDE THE BOX

28 ALTITUDE SICKNESS

30 JUST SAYIN’

32 JOURNEY W/ JJ

34 BACKCOUNTRY OPS36 VIDEO STASH

38 WE’VE GOT COMPANY

40 PRODUCT SHOWCASE

50 LAST RESORT

60 STYLE POINTS

68 DEEP, DARK,DESPERATE

76 TRICK TIPS

78 ART INSTALLMENT

80 MUSIC

NOVEMBER

ON THE COVER

“The Canadians invade Colorado. This photo was shot in Denver

last winter ater a big snowstorm that blanketed your fne city. Our

tour guide, Travis Limoge, said he knew this spot, but he wasn’t

sure i there was anything that we could make work. Ater cruising

around the boarded-up, abandoned building, I was not convinced

there was anything worth doing. I did not think what VDP wanted

to do was possible at all and I thought it was a waste o time. We

built a jump in ront o the tree. Justin got towed in by our rentalvan, hit the jump, gaps rontside 180 through the branches o the

tree, then hits the chain link ence and reverse tranny ride out.

Ater three tries or speed checks, this is what I got. He stomped

it. I sat there in disbelie or a minute. He went on and stomped it

fve more times or dierent flm angles. I guess next time I need

to have more aith. Haha!”

-Geo Andruik

WANT PROOF? SCAN TO

SEE HOW NOVEMBER’S

COVER SHOT WENT

DOWN, HERE IN THE

STREETS OF DENVER.

R: MATT GUESS

P: JEFF BROCKMEYER

R: JUSTIN VAN DER POELEN

P: GEOFF ANDRUIK

“I JUST REMEMBER TALKING TO GOD, NOT FEELING ANY PAIN. I THOUGHT I WAS DONE.

RIGHT ABOUT THEN EVERYTHING WENT BLACK.” - PG 72



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FROM THE EDITOR

-ADAM SCHMIDT

R: RITCHIE COLASANTI

P: TERRY RATZLAFF

IN LAST MONTH’S LETTER FROM THE

EDITOR, I PREDICTED THAT ABASIN AND

LOVELAND WOULD BE GOING HEAD TO

HEAD FOR THE FIRST DAY OF THE SEASON.

I LEARNED THAT SOMETIMES IT’S GOOD TO

BE WRONG, LIKE WHEN I FOUND MYSELF

AT WOLF CREEK IN 3 FEET OF POWDER

ON OCTOBER 8TH FOR OPENING DAY.

BEST OPENING DAY I’VE EVER HAD AND

CONFIRMS ONCE AGAIN THAT COLORADO

IS THE PLACE TO BE.

Lucky or us, this season we will be graced again with the

presence o the great La Niña.’ What this means is better

riding or everyone. Get out there and try that new trick you’ve

been dying to learn all last season. Hike out into the zone

you’ve always wanted to ride. Take that mountain getaway

with all your homies. Lie is too short to sit home and play

snowboarding video games. The liestyle o snowboarding isyours to do whatever you want with. I you preer team sports

get out there and fnd some good riends to hit the slopes

with. The experiences you’ll share on the hill will make them

the best team you’ve ever encountered in your lie.

CALL ME OUT

ANY DAY!





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EDITOR IN CHIEF: ADAM SCHMIDT

SENIOR EDITOR: SHAD ORITZ

ASSOCIATE EDITOR: JUSTIN LESNIAK

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR: BILLY CONNOR

ART DIRECTOR: ANDREW LANGFORD

ASSOCIATE DESIGNERS: CODY ADAMS

AND JESSICA HERZANEK

FEATURE WRITERS:

JEFF AGUILAR

MACK COLLINS

PETER ELENBAAS

LESLIE GLENN

MIKE GOODWIN

TIFFANY HARDER

MARK FRANK MONTOYA

PAT MILBERY

CHAD OTTERSTROM

ADAM QUEEN

JJ THOMAS

TIM WENGER

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER: AARON DODDS

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS:

GEOFF ANDRUIK

RYAN BORTHICK

JEFF BROCKMEYER

JEFF CURLEY

RORY GALLAGHER

CHRIS GARRISON

ZACH HOOPER

DAN MILNER

MONTE ISOM

JEFF NASS

PATRICK ORTON

CHAD OTTERSTROM

JON PACIARONITERRY RATZLAFF

SEAN KERRICK SULLIVAN

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SPECIAL THANKS TO: Sikander Tareem, Wolf Creek, and

the CAIC (Colorado Avalanche Information Center).

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HYPED ON ODD MAN OUT AND HAAKONSEN

FACTOR, A 16 YEAR-OLD NATE KERN CROSSED

THE POND FOR HIS FIRST TIME EN ROUTE TO HIS

FATHER’S PLACE IN STRATTON, VERMONT. “MY

DAD WAS A SKI INSTRUCTOR THERE AND I REALLY

WANTED TO GET OUT AND TRY SNOWBOARDING,”

SAYS KERN. “I CAME OUT AND STAYED WITH HIM

FOR TWO WEEKS AND JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH

IT.” THIS MAY BE YOUR TYPICAL “I JUST FELL IN

LOVE, MAN,” STORY, BUT THIS BRIT HAPPENEDTO HAVE LARGER-THAN-TYPICAL BALLS AND

DECIDED HE WOULD HANDLE THE MATTER

HIMSELF AND GET OVER TO THE STATES.

The ollowing year, Nate let the fats o Forest Row to live in

Crested Butte where he worked as an instructor or a couple oyears before continuing on to Breckenridge. The dude’s been afterit ever since, spending the past eight seasons in Breck, carving out

his own place on the contest circuit. Now there is a new contest in the mix, and whether you like it or

not, there will be snowboard slopestyle in Sochi and the UnitedKingdom and Nate Kern will be a part o it. “I have been invited as

a part-time guy for the team, being based here in Colorado, so I can

train with them whenever I want. That’s what I am doing onthis trip.”(A month-long October trip to Austria with the U.K. National team).

Nate is looking to ollow the likes o Jenny Jones and JamieNicholls - helping to urther develop snowboarding in the U.K. He

hopes a strong showing on a global stage will grasp the attentionand support of Britain’s communities, making it a bit easier for kids

that are interested in boarding to get their stab at it.

“As ar as the opportunities in the U.K., it’s night and day (in

comparison to the U.S.), there are no real mountains or snow inthe U.K. other than what we have in Scotland and that’s morecomparable to the Midwest,” says Kern. “Kids who have only

indoor snow domes with man made snow and a ew rails reallyhave to get out there and nd unding or parental support to get

BRECK, BRITAIN AND THE OLYMPICS ALL

HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON, NATE KERN.

LADY KILLERS

BY MIKE GOODWIN

P: TERRY RATZLAFF

NATE

K ERND.O.B.: As young as you eel.

RESIDES: Breckenridge, CO

HOMETOWN: Forest Row, England

SPONSORS: DC, Breckenridge Resort, GoPro, Me.Glad, Drop MFG, Bawbags, Aerial7,

Oneballjay, Forcefeld Body Armour, and MOJO.

STANCE: Gooy

P: RORY GALLAGHERR: NATE KERN

: 21b: -12 24 in. 154 cm.



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over to Europe - like with the British team. It’s totally dierentthan most places in the world. There really isn’t any backing, even

on the British team, other than your individual sponsors you getsupport rom. The unding or snowboarding (in the U.K.) is prettynon-existent as o now.”

Nate’s pride is apparent when he speaks about his home countryand he hopes the governing bodies in U.K. sports will support awider feld o athletes with the coming o the 2014 Olympics. “I’m

really hoping to see some changes coming into next summer withqualiying or Sochi starting,” says Nate. “From that I believe it will

help get more exposure or us that has seemed to lack also. Top

coach, Hamish Mcknight, who has been involved very closely overthe past years, has been amazing as a coach and with workingtowards getting the unding we deserve that seems available tonearly all other countries.”

But there still remains a season between slopestyle’s debut to the

circus that is the Olympics and it will be a season unlike any beoreor Nate. It will be a balancing eat o short and long-term goals –time split between Dew Tour stops and some personal fne-tuning.

“It’s amazing un traveling,” says Nate. “I love it, going to dierentplaces and riding in dierent events, but I think with where I eel I

am at right now, having fnished the season last year a little early

with my knee. I think I really want to spend more time this year in

Breckenridge in training and getting ready - kind o building up or

the next season. Taking a step back a little bit and trying to workon my riding, consistency and obviously the level o tricks I need tobe ocused on doing. That’s kind o my aim this season. And tryingto get out in the backcountry and have some un.”

“I REALLY WANT TO SPEND MORE TIME THIS

YEAR IN BRECKENRIDGE...”

P: DAN MILNER

“IT’S AMAZING FUN

TRAVELING. I LOVE IT,GOING TO DIFFERENT

PLACES AND RIDING IN

DIFFERENT EVENTS.”

R: NATE KERN




Growing up a stone’s throw from both Vail and Beaver Creek it’s

no wonder Clair Bidez became a force to be reckoned with both on

and off the mountain. First strapping into a board at just six-years-

old, one of her favorite memories is riding from open to close every

weekend with her brother Dylan, exploring every inch of every trail

on the mountain, appreciating the small things along with hitting

up the park and pipe. She takes advantage of the mountains year-

round too, with mountain biking, hiking, yoga and traveling topping

her list of off-snow activities.

She credits her love o nature and snowboarding prowess to

the opportunities she had as a youngster in Minturn, Colorado.

“Growing up in a really tiny town, with a tight group o

neighborhood riends, we would spend summers exploring

the town and creating our own adventures in the surrounding

mountains. In the winter we were able to snowboard some o

the best mountains and terrain out there.” Her biggest infuencesinclude, rst and oremost, her avorite riding buddy and brother,

Dylan, along with coaches Jim Smith, Ricky Bower and fellow riders

Gretchen Bleiler, Kelly Clark and Tricia Byrnes.

Clair has spent most o her career competing in halpipe

competitions all over the globe from the X Games to World Cups,

claiming a Junior World Championship and numerous other

podiums along the way. More recently, she has been sidelined by

a nagging ankle injury that thwarted her run at the 2010 Olympics

and will have her sitting out most o this season. Injuries are a

tough part o snowboarding, not only because o the pain and

tough recovery, but mostly because it prevents you rom doing

what you love. Clair has stayed incredibly positive throughout her

long recovery. Her advice to other people dealing with injuries,

“What has helped me the most is staying busy and setting goals

so you still are making progress and have something to ocus on

while recovering.”

Clair has denitely kept her plate ull while on the mend, staying

active as a presenter or POW (Protect Our Winters), enrolling in

classes at Westminster College, in Salt Lake City, and even dabbling

in some modeling as a eatured Olympic hopeul in the Sports

Illustrated 2010 Swimsuit Issue.

COLORADO’S CO-ED WITH COMPETITION

CREDENTIALS.

“GROWING UP IN A REALLY TINY

TOWN, WITH A TIGHT GROUP

OF NEIGHBORHOOD FRIENDS,

WE WOULD SPEND SUMMERS

EXPLORING THE TOWN AND

CREATING OUR OWN ADVENTURES

IN THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS.”

MAN E ATERS

BY LESLIE GLENN

P: MONTE ISOM

D.O.B.: 08/07/87RESIDES: Breckenridge, CO / Salt Lake City, UTHOMETOWN: Minturn, COSPONSORS: Giro, NikitaSTANCE: Regular

CLAIRBIDEZ

f: 15b: -3 20 in. 149 cm.



These experiences have proven to be very valuable and

rewarding. Ater talking to students about climate change at

Montbello HS this spring, one o the students started a locker

clean-up and a recycling program the very same day as the

presentation. Working with Sports Illustrated was an awesome

and unique experience as well. Clair describes the Whistler

photo shoot as “totally dierent” rom than anything she has

ever done but, “so cool and so un,” at the same time. She adds,

“I was so nervous or it, but the people involved in the shootwere awesome and made me eel really comortable.” The crew

consisted o ten people, including a stylist and hair and make-up

specialists, to make sure every detail was on point.

Clair is enjoying urthering her education too, and explains

“I have been wanting to go back to school or a while and

decided it really was the perect time.” She is taking advantage

o a partnership between U.S. Snowboarding and Westminster

College, allowing U.S. Team members to attend Westminster

tuition-ree. Clair describes this opportunity as “the best beneft

that came out o being on the U.S. Team,” and is taking a variety

o dierent classes in order to fgure out what she wants to

focus on.

With a very successul third surgery on the books you can expect

Clair to be back on her board this spring, with a new appreciation

and passion or the sport she loves. She also plans on using her

time away rom competition to distance hersel rom any outside

expectations and “get back to what she loves about riding.” Clair

recently made a split board and is determined to get out into

the backcountry more and challenge hersel in new ways. She

explains, “I want to break ree o the routine and go out and

explore things that I haven’t done before.”

“I WANT TO BREAK FREE OF

THE ROUTINE AND GO OUT AND

EXPLORE THINGS THAT I HAVEN’T

DONE BEFORE.”

R: CLAIR BEDEZ

P: JEFF NASS



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TORSTEIN: NORWEGIAN FOR

“KILLS IT EVERYWHERE.”

“I DON’T REALLY CARE. IT’S

JUST SNOWBOARDING AND

I LOVE EVERY PART OF IT.

I CAN STILL DO BACKSIDE

180 ’S AND TWEAK MY

GRABS.”

HOW WAS YOUR SEASON

LAST YEAR? EVERYONE

SAW YOU KILL IT AT ALL THE

CONTESTS, WHAT ELSE DID

YOU DO?

My season was pretty much

sick, and not so sick at the same

time. That goes for the contests

though. Somehow I ended up

doing all the contests with

some type of injury or pain, but

after that it was all good. I just

did a bunch of cruising around,

filming for torstein.net and a

little bit of backcountry stuff.

Broken ribs on the left side at

the beginning o the season and

broke my right side at the end oit too. They were small, but very

irritating setbacks.

SO YOU’VE PRETTY MUCH

DONE ALL THE SNOWBOARD

TRICKS OUT THERE, WHAT

ARE YOUR PLANS FOR NEXT

YEAR? WHAT’S THE NEW SHIT?

Hmmm… I´m just going to

take it day-by-day, if I want to

learn something new it has to

be more in the moment, if the

timing is right. You know, perect

day, perect eature, good times

with friends, you know, a “lets

send shit,” type session.

W H A T ’ S U P W I T H

NORWEGIANS? IT SEEMS

LIKE THERE ARE A LOT OF

PARK JUMPERS COMING

OUT OF THERE THESE DAYS

WHEN IT WAS JUST ANDREAS

FOREVER. HOW ARE THEY

GETTING SO GOOD?

I got a lot of my motivation

rom Andreas or sure! He pretty

much set the bar. Plus it’s all wehad. The backcountry in Norway

is super hard to access. We do

have lots of rails though.

BEFORE THE LAST X GAMES

YOU WERE FAMOUS WITH

THE SNOWBOARDERS IN

THE SNOWBOARD INDUSTRY.

THEN THEY HYPED UP YOUR

TRIPLE CHUCK A LOT, AND

NOW YOU’RE PRETTY WORLD

FAMOUS. I KNOW YOU DIDN’T

EVEN LIKE THE TRICK YOU

DID. IS IT WEIRD THAT IT GOT

SO MUCH HYPE AND YOU

DIDN’T EVEN LIKE IT?

Haha yeah, that was pretty

weird. That was some in the

moment shit, with a perect day

and good times with friends.

Not a perfect feature though. I

wanted to do it like the frst one

I did back in Norway, but just

couldn’t.

I WISH I COULD DO THOSE

TRICKS ON PARK JUMPS,

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT

THE PEOPLE WHO HATE ON

AERIAL SNOWBOARDING? DO

YOU THINK IT’S JUST BECAUSE

THEY CAN’T DO IT?

I don’t really care. It’s just

snowboarding and I love every

part of it. I can still do backside

180’s and tweak my grabs.

YOU’VE SNOWBOARDED ALL

AROUND THE WORLD THE

LAST COUPLE YEARS. AFTER

MEETING YOU DOWN IN NEW

ZEALAND A FEW YEARS AGO

I’M SURE YOU’VE BEEN TO

SOME COOL SNOWBOARD

SPOTS. WHERE’S YOUR

FAVORITE PLACE SO FAR?

Hell yea bro, that session was

so sick! I think I like Tahoe

the most, just because it has

everything and I have been

there the most. It feels like a

second home by now.

ANY GIRLS ON THE SCENE

THESE DAYS OR ARE YOU

ROLLING SOLO?

I have Nicole man. She has been

faithful to me and she is down

to get nasty.

BY CHAD OTTERSTROM

P: JON PACIARONI

D.O.B.: 02/18/87

RESIDES: Trodenhein, NorwayHOMETOWN: Trodenhein, NorwaySPONSORS: His Mom, DC, Oakley, Vestal, Park City, Rockstar Energy Drink, AWSM,Contour, Kicker, Torstein.netSTANCE: Regular

TORSTEIN

HORGMOf: 15b: -12 22.5 in. 147 cm. (ra il) / 150.5 cm. (park) / 158 cm. (pow)



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W H O D I D Y O U L O O K

U P T O G R O W I N G U P

SNOWBOARDING?

There is a huge mix of riders.

Before I started traveling I was

just cruising my local mountain

and all I had was the videos and

the local rippers to follow. And

the videos man, I watched every

single one! I was super stoked

on the Kingpin crew right off the

bat, then more into the Robot

Food crew later on.

IS TERJE STILL PRETTY HUGE

IN NORWAY?

Terje is huge 100% of the time,

all the time. That is a legendaryboss man right there.

HOW’S THE SNOWBOARDING

IN NORWAY COMPARED

TO THE STATES? IT SEEMS

PRETTY MELLOW AROUND

OSLO FROM WHAT I’VE SEEN.

Norway is a really small country,

but it seems like high tide right

now. It comes and goes, back

when Terje was blowing up

snowboarding came up too.

Then it was slow for a goodwhile. After Andreas won X

Games two years in a row

snowboarding came back up.

It’s getting bigger now for sure.

HOW IS IT TRAVELING BEING

FROM VIKING LAND? DO YOU

SPEND MOST OF YOUR TIME

HERE IN THE WINTER? WHEN

ARE YOU BACK HOME?

I’m home a lot in the summer,

but then again, I’m sitting here

in Whistler right now and it’s

summer time. U.S. and the A all

winter pretty much!

HAVE YOU EVER RIDDEN

ANYTHING IN COLORADO

BESIDES THE PARKS?

I wish!

DO YOU KNOW WHY YOUR

AGENTS NAME IS “NINJA?”

Cause he is a boss..

TELL ME ABOUT AWSM?

WHAT IS IT? WHO’S ON THE

TEAM? ANY SKATERS ON THE

TEAM OR JUST BOARDERS?

AWSM is a per formance

driven lifestyle company that

I’m starting up with a couple

friends. We started off with

just a sticker on a board for me

and a couple friends. Not really

meaning anything else for a

long time. It was just really coo

to represent something fun thathad nothing to do with money,

just good times and real fun.

It’s not pretend fun and doing it

for somebody because we had

to. That is the backbone of the

whole company.

We’re doing accessories in the

near future but starting off

with belts. We want to make

belts that will work better for

shredding. I’m not going to

name-drop anyone right now,

but the team is going to be

incredible. We’re working topick up some skaters too but

not right off the bat, it has to be

right.

“JUST GOOD

TIMES AND

REAL FUN...THAT IS THE

BACKBONE

OF THE

COMPANY.”

P: CHAD OTTERSTROM

R: TORSTEIN HORGMO




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Watch and learn. It is a simple concept that most peoplehave heard beore. For Kimmy Fasani it’s more like – watch,land and ride out o a double back fip. This Mammoth Lakenative denitely set the tone early in her season last year.She separated hersel rom all other women currently insnowboarding, by taking a risk and just going or it this lastJanuary. She now holds the title or the rst emale rider to landa double back fip in the park and powder and it happened righthere in Silverton, Colorado.

Kimmy Fasani grew up in Truckee, Caliornia and has beensnowboarding since she was seven-years-old. She has competedin a number o competitions including the X Games and the Dew

Tour. During the last year, she spent the majority o her timelming with Standard Films. When she wasn’t riding, Kimmywas planning her wedding, which took place in Mammoth Lakethis September. It didn’t take long to realize that Kimmy, was ahumble, down to earth badass. She said, “I eel very ortunateto be in the position I’m in, it’s been a un time.” Unortunatelyshe missed the world premier o her part in Standard Films’TB20 at Snowboard on the Rocks. It’s okay, we understand. Ahoneymoon in Arica with her hubby Chris is a legit excuse. Forthose o you who were not at Snowboard on the Rocks, thecrowd went wild and denitely gave props to Kimmy while theywatched her part in TB20.

There was little preparation or the double back fip that day inSilverton. With no real training other than our back fips in aharness and a background in gymnastics, Kimmy didn’t know whatto expect. She admits to being a visual learner. “I learn by seeingthings. I just get the eeling rom watching other riders.” There wassome additional YouTube prep the morning o the jump. She waswatching the rotations and placement rom Eero Ettala.

Lie is a little like Ro-Sham-Bo, it is all about the choices youmake. As you get older, these choices become more substantialand can impact your lie ar more than you would ever expect.When Cheryl Maas decided to invite Kimmy and Hana Beamanto Silverton to lm with her or her upcoming webisode series,Open Air , none o the ladies knew how their simple choiceto - invite and accept - would impact women’s snowboarding.Everything about the trip to Silverton was on point – the peopleshe was with, the Colorado weather and Kimmy’s mentality. “Igot to ride with two really amazing riders, Cheryl Maas and HanaBeaman. We all just share the same passion. We are out theresnowboarding because we love it.”

The day the ladies and both lm crews arrived in Silverton, thesnow was dumping. Kimmy said, “The snow just did not stopcoming down.” Most o their rst day on the mountain was spentbuilding the jump in the backcountry. Ater joking with Cherylabout how cool doubles in the backcountry were, Kimmy madea choice that it was time to land the double. She only decidedto tell her lm guy what was up. She said, “I don’t know howit’s going to go, but you might want to be on it. When I saw the jump area and that there was really no consequence unless Imessed up as a rider, I decided when we’re building the jump, itwas denitely going to be the place that I try it.”

ALTITUDE SICKNESS

BY TIFFANY HARDER

P: JEFF CURLEYR: KIMMY FASANI

D.O.B.: 04/25/84RESIDES: Mammoth Lake, CAHOMETOWN: Mammoth Lake, CASPONSORS: DC, Zeal Optics, Skullcandy, Cli Bar, Mammoth Mountain, SnowcreekAthletic Club, Mimi’s Cookie BarSTANCE: Gooy

KIMMYFASANI : 18

b: -15 21 in. 151 cm. (backcountry)

“IT’S A MATTER OF KNOWING YOU ARECAPABLE. MAKING SURE YOU TRUST

YOURSELF AND LISTENING TO THAT

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The weather broke the next morning and the opportunity came

or Kimmy. It was a beautiul bluebird day. There was nothing

but crystal blue skies and resh powder that was deep enough to

get lost in. She said, “I have never really ridden snow that was so

white and that orgiving. We got to ride the best powder I have

ever seen in Colorado.” The three ladies stood at the top, looking

at the jump and were deciding who would go rst. O course, Ro-

Sham-Bo always makes decisions easier and unaccountable, but

Kimmy opted to go last.

Everyone nds motivation rom dierent places. As anyone who

is successul, Kimmy ollows suit and makes a list o goals beore

each season. The double back fip was burning a hole on her list,

kind o like cash in your pocket – you just have to do something

with it! Kimmy explains saying, “It’s a matter o knowing you

are capable. Making sure you trust yoursel and listening to that

inner voice.” Ater an over rotated melon grab, and a fip-and-a-

hal or her rst attempts, Kimmy decided enough with the 45

minute hike. On her ourth and nal attempt o the double back

fip, Kimmy ound motivation in Far East Movement’s song, Like

a G6. “I I nd a song that works or me and I eel like it’s gettingme to the point I need to be. I listen to it over and over until I get

something done.”

Yes, the music may have been that underlying boost o

condence, but Kimmy is a snowboarder, a risk taker and most

importantly a rider that commits and executes. “When I dropped

in, I was like okay. I was completely committed.” The landing was

all torn up and Kimmy was tired rom the hiking, but she ound

her groove to pull it o. Not only was Kimmy taking a huge risk

early in her season, but she was also coming o o an ankle

injury. “As soon as I landed it, I was so shocked. I didn’t even say

anything. I couldn’t comprehend what I had just done. It was

denitely one o my coolest moments so ar.”

The day started with nothing but resh, white powder and ended

in celebration with a chocolate mountain. Her crew took her out

or dinner and bought her chocolate rom Mouse’s Chocolates in

Ouray. Kimmy expressed that the weekend would not have been

possible without the people around her – the crew, Hana and

Cheryl. “I’m really inspired by positive people who are passionate

about what they are doing.” She rides with a pretty rad posse

here in Colorado - Jaime Anderson, Erin Comstock, Hana

Beaman and Jenny Jones. “Jaime Anderson is just so dominant in

the park. It just goes to show that girls can do anything they put

their mind to,” exclaims Kimmy.

Kimmy will always consider Colorado a special place or more

reasons than one. She spends the early season here training at

Keystone and Breckenridge and has plans to discover more o

Colorado’s backcountry this year. “Colorado is just a great place

to go or everything - the environment, and the people. Everyone

is so riendly and welcoming.” She is looking orward to anothergreat season o lming and exploring her capabilities in the

backcountry. “I just hope to be a part o women’s progression or

a long time.”

I have no doubts that Kimmy will play in integral part in

progressing women’s snowboarding. Kimmy sets her goals high,

and she is not araid to try something. She truly is an inspiration

to all the emale riders out there, and will only continue to rise

above and take women’s snowboarding to the next level. I you

have any doubts, check out her part in TB20.

P: JEFF CURLEY

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“THAT’S WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT.

THERE IS NO BETTER FEELING THAN

HELPING SOMEONE OUT.”

The last eight years I’ve been reading a lot of books , watching

documentaries and digging deeper on things. People guide usaround like sheep, ruining the world and our environment. Ourwinters are most likely getting worse. We are going to leave our

kids with a ucked up world to live in.

Being a consumer, you are either being a part o the solution orpart o the problem. The frst step is to know what really goes on,

what we are doing, and knowing how to do your part to help. Iyou do nothing, you are a part o the problem.

It comes down to the way it is with the oil companies, plastics,and all the crap we consume. They do the nastiest shit to otherpeople or money, like cigarette companies, ood companies,

pharmaceutical companies, banks and real estate people, it’s sonasty. The only way we can change anything that goes on in thisworld is to know how it aects everybody.

Snowboarders are dope because they aren’t like the suit types,they go ater their passion. Most kids grow up to learn how to

chase money, they only have a passion or cash. It ’s about theculture o money. Chasing money, sorry, that’s just not real lie.There’s no purpose to that. As you get older and wiser you startthinking about “what’s my purpose?” Really, we were put on this

earth to help other people. That’s why rich people and a lot owealthy people are not very happy because they are ocused onthemselves. You are supposed to be ocused on helping other

people. That’s what lie is all about. There is no better eelingthan helping someone out. To help anybody, you need to beeducated, then take action and build yoursel into a leader.

Know what’s going on around you and then do things that make

sense. Help, and have a purpose in lie. Don’t just sit there andtake care o yoursel.

I have a tab on my site (markrankmontoya.com) that says, “defnenecessity.” It has three starving black babies in Arica and anEscalade on 22s. Defne necessity you know. “Oh, I gotta have thiscar.” This is like airy tale land over here man. I’ve been traveling,

going over to Brazil and seeing dierent places. I have to say mosto the world is ucked up. We only care about ourselves.

Be somebody and stand up! Don’t be an ignorant consumer.Your passion or snowboarding is dope, but when you aren’tmaking any money and don’t have any extra time you can’t

help anybody. I watch a lot o pros go rom pro snowboarderback to an employee. We have so much power. I just witnessed8,000 people and i you could actually get them to put down a

joint or a beer or a second and watch the right movie or right

documentary they would get pissed and say, “how do I help?”

Everybody needs somebody next to them telling them to stayaway rom ucked up riends and amily, people that say, “youcan’t do shit. Why don’t you just get a job? Why don’t you go toschool?” Instead, go ater your passion, not the money. “What are

you going to be when you grow up? A doctor? A lawyer?” Why?So you can make your amily proud? Don’t go or the money.Go or your passion, be happy, and make a living. You will be

somebody that has a purpose and think about other people. It’ssuch a dope eeling to help so many people that I do right now. I

just know my purpose in lie.

JUST SAYIN’

BY MARC FRANK MONTOYA

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YES FOLKS, IT’S OFFICIAL, IN 2014 WHEN WE ALL TUNE IN

TO THE OLYMPICS WE WILL NOW HAVE TWO EVENTS TO

WATCH. THIS SUMMER THE I.O.C. (INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC

COMMITTEE) ANNOUNCED THAT SLOPESTYLE WILL BE AN

OFFICIAL OLYMPIC EVENT IN THE 2014 GAMES IN SOCHI,

RUSSIA!

Speaking or mysel, I am very, very excited to hear this. Since I

stopped competing in slopestyle fve years ago I’ve become a

serious slopestyle an and enthusiast. The level o riding today is

really difcult to athom. Watching a fnal these days looks more

like a video game than snowboarding at times. It’s amazing howar this event has come in such a short time. The same can be

said or halpipe, but I think it is sae to say that the slopestyle

bar was set high this past season! With that said I think it’s only

air to reward these modern day park-jumping-ninjas with some

Olympic hardware!

Remember the days when parks were stashed o in some

remote spot on the hill, so it would stay out o sight rom the

snobby high paying ski clientele? Well, those days have changed,

and now you see resorts putting their parks on the most prime

real estate on the mountain, and with good reason. The park, is

now a place where uture Olympic medal holders will hone their

skills and hopeully bring home gold, silver, and bronze or their

country and home resorts.

For us snowboarders, slopestyle appearing in the Olympics is

nothing but positive. It should mean better parks or us, and

more importantly, more respect in general. No longer are we the

dark horses at the resort, causing parents to try and hide their

kids rom ear that their little ones might like what they see and

want to snowboard as well. Now, we are like instantly going rom

a coach class passenger to business class. We’ve already seen

this with halpipe, but now that slopestyle is in I think it’s sae tosay that we are in the driver’s seat, or at least we got an upgrade!

I am really excited to see what the uture holds or us

snowboarders! I mean we have to be doing something right. It

was only 12 years ago that skiers would make their way through

the pipe and park and look at us like aliens. Some o them would

even get a wild hair and spout o some swear words at us. Fast

orward, and 12 years later they have ollowed our coat tails all

the way to the Olympics and everywhere else we decide to go.

It’s unny how things seem to work out.

JOURNEY WITH JJ

BY JJ THOMAS READY, SET, SLOPESTYLE!

P: CHRIS GARRISON

R: KJERSTI BUAAS






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TUBBS

FLEX ALP SNOWSHOES

BACKCOUNTRY OPS

BY CHAD OTTERSTROM

This month’s sweet backcountry gear is going to be snowshoes.

There are lots o dierent snowshoes you can choose rom, but

Tubbs are the best I’ve ound. Snowshoes are great or someone

looking to get out in the backcountry on a budget. Where

snowmobiles and split boards tend to be on the expensive side,

a good pair o snowshoes can get you pretty much anywhere ora little over $200. It is important not to go too cheap though, i

you buy a pair o Wal-Mart shoes, they’re going to all apart on

you out in the woods and it will make or a rough hike back to

wherever you came rom.

Last year Tubbs came out with the Flex Alp snowshoe. One o

the best eatures about these snowshoes is that the tail fexes,

absorbing shock when you put your heel down. Meaning you can

hike much aster and arther, which means more snowboarding.

Another great thing about these snowshoes is the strap system.

Most snowshoes are made or people with Sorels or hiking boots,

they’re not really made or snowboard boots. The straps on these

have worked great or my boots. They are easy in and easy out,

made to be able to adjust them with your gloves on, so you don’t

have to reeze your hands while taking them on and o.

The traction on the Tubbs snowshoes is also amazing. The steel

toe crampon placed under your oot helps with toe grip along

with the side traction rails that help or side hilling or icey spots.

And the last thing I really like about these shoes, and the reason

I got them, is the heel risers. They have a bar you can raise under

your oot to lit your heel or steeper hikes. It pretty much turns

the mountain into a staircase all the way to the top. I you’re

looking to get out in the mountains and do some riding in the

backcountry on a budget, these snowshoes are your ticket to the

top o pretty much any mountain in Colorado.

THESE SNOWSHOES ARE YOUR

TICKET TO THE TOP OF PRETTY MUCH

ANY MOUNTAIN IN COLORADO.

P: CHAD OTTERSTROM

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Every autumn that comes beore board’n season, there seems to

be an inux in the amount o snowboard flms released . Access

to technology that enables creative expression and the means

to broadcast it to the world continues to become less exclusive,

and more o a democracy. This empowerment has undoubtedly

helped broaden the cultural value that these lms bring to

snowboarding, giving every “little guy” a chance to contribute.

Givin’s executive producers Doran Laybourn (Aspen native and

resident) and Keegan Valaika (Boulder resident) are hardly little

guys in snowboard culture, but what Givin is, well, giving backto snowboarding is One hell o a core video that shows what

snowboarding should be. No mega budget, no helicopters to

lm helicopters that are lming snowboarders, and no lobster

dinners. This is not to say that the big budget lms don’t hold an

integral place in our culture, they deserve the credit that they get,

but variety is indeed the spice o lie! Givin utilizes a good use o

resources, uego boarding spots o the beaten trail, a crew o

some awesome pals who all just happen to rip (read Doran’s “Just

Sayin” shout out to the Givin crew last issue), and that’s where the

value o Givin’s debut release lays!

BY: MACK COLLINS

SENSE OF NOSTALGIA IN GOING

BOARDING WITH YOUR BUDDIES

ONE HELL

OF A CORE

VIDEO THATSHOWS WHAT

SNOWBOARDING

SHOULD BE.

VIDEO STASH

ONE

GIVEN

Cliché it may be, but this shred fick does give a sense o nostalgia

in going boarding with your buddies. One has a rereshing, bare-

boned approach in its stylization, accompanied by a classic rock

infuenced soundtrack you might just have to create a One playlist

to board to. Stand out parts include one o Forest Bailey’s rst

real parts (double song opener), Shayne Pospisil’s powder assault,

Robbie Walker’s double cork insanity, Nick Russell’s white winter

wave surng, and Keegan’s well rounded part. The real break

through part to look out or though is Wyatt Stasinos’ backcountry

expedition with so many pillow lines, epic pow slashes, hammer jump shots, and thread-the-needle ree ride lines that you are

going to need a minute to soak in his two song ender!

Overall, there is a commonality in the ensemble o riders’ style;

loose in the best o ways! No one is trying too hard and that

makes snowboarding not only more un to watch, but also a

good philosophy to take into your own riding, no matter your skill

level. Support some Colorado based riders and lm makers alike

and pick up a copy o One. Pop it in the DVD player, roll up an el

dolche, turn the volume to eleven, and get excited or this winter!

R: FOREST BAILEY

P: ZACH HOOPER

Riders: Forest Bailey, Keegan Valaika,

Wyatt Stasinos, Shayne Pospisil, TimmyRonan, Cody Rosenthal, Doran Laybourn,

Jonas Michilot, Alex Stathis, Robbie

Walker, Mason Aguirre, Jake Koia, Brendan

Keenan, Nick Russell, Benny Urban, and

Homies

Sponsors: Nike, Burton, Red Bull,

Billabong, Gnarly Clothing, Frends,

Zimtstern, K2 Snowboards, Head

Snowboards, 686, Active Board Shop,

Blotto Photo, Bataleon, Snowboarder

Mag, Pleasure Mag

Filmed on Location: City o Aspen,

Mt. Baker, Whistler, Minnesota, Idaho

Backcountry, Boulder, Japan, Laax,

Colorado Backcountry, and plenty o

secret spots.



BOA TEAM RIDER Skylar Thornton

PHOTOGRAPHER Jeff Hawe

LOCATION Thompson Pass,

Valdez, AK

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GET DIALED IN

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Lately everyone is talking about how terrible the gas mileage

is on their car or SUV. And it’s true, we all drive a bunch o gasguzzlers. The thing most people don’t think o when they talkabout how wasteul these things are is that there are all kinds othings out there that are way worse on uel eciency than a caror truck. Construction equipment is a huge oender. Anotherhuge waste o ossil uel is something we see everyday at our localresorts, snowcats. And most don’t even think twice about how badsnowcats are on uel. EcoGroomer is a company that is coming upwith a solution to this problem.

One reason or lit ticket prices being so high and getting higherover the last ew years is because snowcats are so terrible onuel use. While this isn’t the sole reason, and may not be a hugeconcern or us season pass holders. Season passes have also goneup every year, but not nearly as bad as the day tickets. It alreadycost a ton to operate a world class ski resort, add the rising uelcosts and it’s no wonder that a day ticket cost almost $100.

Dan Osborne, CEO o EcoGroomer, came up with a potentialsolution. Osborne says, “the idea or the EcoGroomer is somethingI’ve been thinking about or a while. Every time I was on themountain I’d see 10 or 20 groomers in ormation and it just

seemed like such a waste o uel and resources. It really justbugged me.” Osborne says he got the idea or the design romseeing a tractor pulling something called a gang mower alongthe highway. The tractor was mowing grass three times as wideas itsel and the idea hit him. “Why don’t they groom snow likethat?” Osborne says he spent roughly the next month researchingthe easibility o his idea, and he concluded that it was doable.What he came up with is basically a tool that is placed onto anexisting snowcat, “like a boat trailer,” says Osborne, to triple theamount o snow a single cat can groom. There are a bunch obenets to this. The rst is that a single cat would use less ueland create less pollution while grooming more area. I each cat

MORE GROOM,LESS VROOM

in a feet can groom more area, resorts can cut uel cost and usesignicantly less, maybe as much as approximately 30%, becausethey wouldn’t have to run as many cats at once. The EcoGroomerscan create an extra 200% in the surace area groomed by aeach snowcat. They would also save a lot o money on labor,because they wouldn’t have to pay as many people to operate thesnowcats at one time.

EcoGroomer.com says that i major ski resorts in the U.S.converted just a portion o their huge snowcat feets toEcoGroomer, it would save over 20 million gallons o diesel uelby the year 2020, and would cut operating costs by nearly $150million. I this happens, lit ticket and season pass prices mightactually go down a bit. Here’s something to think about, what iresorts continue to operate as is. It’s very possible that in time,there will be no more grooming. Diesel costs will continue to rise,labor will be expensive as all hell, and eventually grooming mightstop all together because it would just be too expensive. Thiswould mean no more groomed runs to fy down at mach 3. Nobueno, my riend. The EcoGroomer is meant to groom about 60%o runs at a given resort, the “meat and potatoes grooming,” asOsborne calls it. Green and blue runs can be groomed in abouthal the time and resources. Terrain parks and steeper runs will still

have to be done using current methods, which is simply the natureo the beast.

EcoGroomer seems to really be on to something with this idea.The company is already gaining major support rom all over theski and snowboard industry. Numerous resorts, including Aspenand Lake Louise have oered to take part in the testing o the rstprototype EcoGroomer models, scheduled or this season. I allgoes well, we could be seeing the rst production EcoGroomers inuse as early as 2012/2013 winter.

WE’VE GOT COMPANY

BY: ADAM QUEEN

EcoGroomer





2011/2012 BOOTSPRODUCT SHOWCASEWORDS: JUSTIN LESNIAK

PHOTOS: CHRIS GARRISON

WHEN IT COMES TO BOOTS, ACE VENTURA PUTS IT BEST

WHEN HE SAID, “LIKE A GLOVE.” BOOTS ARE BY FAR THE MOST

CUSTOMIZED PRODUCT IN SNOWBOARDING. EACH PAIR IS

DESIGNED FOR BOTH A SPECIFIC USE, AND A SPECIFIC FOOT.

NOT EVERY BOOT IS CREATED EQUAL, AND NOT EVERY BOOT IS

CREATED FOR THE SAME USER. FINDING A NEW PAIR OF BOOTS CAN BE A JOURNEY, WITH SEVERAL

BRANDS DISHING OUT SOLID BOOTS FEATURING DIFFERENT FITS, FEELS

AND LACING SYSTEMS. AT THE END OF THE DAY IT’S NECESSARY TO

PERSONALLY TRY ON NEW BOOTS, HOWEVER, THIS SHOWCASE FEATURES

THE HOTTEST KICKS THIS YEAR.



HEAD - 5 STAR

BELLS, WHISTLES AND BOA MAKE THIS BOOT A

SERIOUS CONTENDER.Boa lacing system means getting that dialed-in t all day long while your

riends reeze trying to tie their laces. Thermot Hybrid liner oers a ully

customized t along with making the boots easy to put on and take o.

Cu Cut articulated cu eliminates distortion o the shell during even the

heaviest sessions.

20 YEARS STRONG. HOW MANY BOOTS CAN SAY THAT?Super Lace closure system makes you ready to ride with two quick pulls.

TF3 liner with heat moldable ability, a seamless toe box and superb liner

lacing system. Hypershock outsole kills two birds with one stone. Insane

shock absorbing ability and solid grip or those sketchy hikes.

IF INSPECTOR GADGET WAS A SNOWBOARDER HE

WOULD WEAR THESE BOOTS.Zipt closure system combines a dual zone Boa lacing system or the shell,

and a Quickt lacing system or the liner giving unmatched control over

lacing. 5 Barrel Liner with Quickt lacing, EVA reinorcement or added

support and a Velcro strap or backup. Contour Flyweight Kush outsole

reduces weight and absorbs impacts to let you shred another day.

THE LASHED CAN BE SPOTTED IN THE STREETS,

PARK AND BACKCOUNTRY AND FOR GOOD REASON.STI Evolution Foam outsole is insanely lightweight while providing

excellent cushioning. Articulating cu gives natural fex and eliminates

distortion caused by daily riding. 3D molded tongue enhances lacing and

allows you, the user to dial in the t and eel.

NORTHWAVE - DOUBLE DECADE

FLOW - HYLITE

32 - LASHED



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2011 - 2012 BOOTS snowboard-colorado.com

BURTON

SLX

ASTRONAUTS SHOULD BE

REQUIRED TO WEAR THESE

ON INTER-PLANETARY

MISSIONS.

New Vibram Alpha Ecostep 2 Outsole

gives unmatched traction in a lighterweight, recycled package.

Speed Zone Lacing for industry

leading control.

Lightweight sandwich construction

with Dual Zone B3 gel cushioning in

the heal and toe.



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NOVEMBER 2011

DC

GIZMO

VANS

HI-STANDARD

DC KNOWS FEET, MORE

IMPORTANTLY, DC KNOWSHOW TO MAKE FEET HAPPY.Constrictor Hybrid System combines

a newly applied Boa system with

traditional lacing or a uniquely

designed t.

Bravo liner which eatures J-bars or

support and a new neoprene ankle

harness.

Unilite outsole embodies greed

by providing lightweight, traction,

dampness and cushioning in one

package.

LEGENDARY STYLE MEETS

LEGENDARY FIT.Pro-Flex Outsole brings Vans’ amous

inverted wafe tread to snow, giving a

skate-like eel even on snow.

Quadt Custom-X Liner eatures adual-density heat moldable core,

X-Cage or adjustable liner t and

anti-slip heel pocket.

V2 Footbed with V-Tech high-rebound

EVA oundation and multi-arch

support.



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FORUM

THE TRAMP

UNLIKE YOUR TWEAKER

FRIENDS THERE IS NOTHING

SKETCHY ABOUT THIS BOOT. Tweaker Cu gives soter fex side-

to-side while keeping up the support

ront-to-back. Tweaker Shell also

gives asymmetrical support where it’s

needed.Footpillow Footbed provides comort

even ater stomping monster airs.

The Good Vibes articulated cu stays

true to this boot’s reestyle inspiration.



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NOVEMBER 2011

SALOMON

DIALOGUE

CELSIUS

CLIMATE

THE DIALOGUE IS AN EXAMPLE

OF EVERYTHING SALOMON

DOES RIGHT WHEN MAKING

BOOTS.Powerlace Pro lacing system,

Salomon’s tried-and-true lacing

system lives on.

Lo-Fi outsole, skate-inspired low

profle sole includes Dual EVA

dampening while oozing style.

Balance 2 Liner comes correct with

the same Powerlace Pro lacing

system.

THAT’S RIGHT, BOOTS

CAN HELP BOTH THE

ENVIRONMENT AND YOUR

SORRY ASS RIDE BETTER.Traditional lacing system because

nothing says style like laces.

Unique water resistant shell keeps you

dry and irie.

O.Zone 7 liner which includes memory

oam and a custom molded insole.



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32

LASHED FT

BURTON

SAPPHIRE

DC

MORA

GIRLY LOOKS MEETS DEVILISH

FIT.

STI Evolution Foam outsole is insanely

lightweight while providing excellentcushioning.

Articulating cu gives natural fex and

eliminates distortion caused by daily

riding.

3D molded tongue enhances lacing

and allows you, the user to dial in the

t and eel.

TRADITIONAL LACING KEEPS

THE SAME FIT YOU KNOW AND

LOVE.

True Fit Custom Cu to better t

women.

Therm-ic heat pre-wired fex liner with

New Re-Engineered Women’s Fit Rad

Pad or comortable lacing.

INSPIRED BY THE GODS

THEMSELVES FOR A DIVINE

RIDE.

Constrictor Hybrid System combines

a newly applied Boa system with

traditional lacing or a uniquely

designed t. Bravo liner which

eatures J-bars or support and a

new neoprene ankle harness. Unilite

outsole embodies greed by providing

lightweight, traction, dampness and

cushioning in one package.



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NOVEMBER 2011

NORTHWAVE

DEVINE

VANS

AURA

SALOMON

KIANA

LIKE A BOY’S BOOT, BUT WAY

BETTER LOOKING.Super Lace closure system makes you

ready to ride with two quick pulls.

TF3 liner with heat moldable ability,

a seamless toe box and superb liner

lacing system.

Hypershock outsole kills two birds

with one stone. Insane shock

absorbing ability and solid grip or

those sketchy hikes.

DOUBLE BOA CLOSURESYSTEM ALLOWS FOR TRULY

DIALED-IN FIT FROM TONGUE-

TO-TOE.TriFit X Thermal Liner eatures an

asymmetrical X-Cage to keep your

heel put.

Vanslite Outsole made rom one-piece

EVA or a super light oundation.

ALL AROUND PERFORMANCE

COMES IN A PRETTY PACKAGE.Powerlace Pro lacing system,

Salomon’s tried-and-true lacingsystem lives on. Trinity outsole, the

women’s specifc version o the Lo-

Fi, a skate-inspired low profle sole

includes Dual EVA dampening while

oozing style.

Balance 2 Liner comes correct with

the same Powerlace Pro lacing

system.



J AKE

WEL CH

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T E V I E B E L L

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J A C K S ON

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N I C

S A U V E

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L E A R N M O R E A B O U T

S I M S ® D E E P R O O T S I N

S N O W B O A R D I N G .

T H E R U L E S ! ™ ,

A N A U T H E N T I C

S H R E D J U S T F O R Y O U .



L A S T R E S O R T

SILVERTON

MOUNTAIN



By Jeff Aguilar

IT WOULD BE TERRIBLY INACCURATE AND GROTESQUELY CLICHÉ TOSAY THAT SILVERTON MOUNTAIN SEPARATES THE MEN FROM THE BOYS;

BECAUSE IT DOES MUCH MORE THAN THAT. SO I’LL JUST SAY THIS,IF YOU ACT LIKE A BITCH ANY TIME YOUR FRIENDS WANT TO HIKEUP A RIDGE, OR IF YOU’VE NEVER GONE A FULL SEASON OF RIDINGWITHOUT ONCE TAKING A CHAIRLIFT, OR IF YOU’VE NEVER POINTED IT

STRAIGHT DOWN AN 8-FOOT-WIDE ICY ASS CHUTE; THEN MAYBE YOU

SHOULD KEEP YOUR PANSY-ASS AT HOME FOR THIS TRIP BRO.

R: WYATT GLYNN

P: AARON DODDS



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JUST TO BE CLEAR, DROPPING FROM THE ROAD AT LOVELAND

PASS TEN TIMES A YEAR DOESN’T QUALIFY YOU TO RIDE HERE

EITHER. SILVERTON MOUNTAIN IS SERIOUS SHIT YO. THERE ARE

THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF SACK-SHRIVELING STEEPS THAT

THEY WON’T EVEN LET YOU TOUCH WITHOUT A BEACON ON

YOUR CHEST, AND A SHOVEL AND PROBE ON YOUR PACK. PAY

FOR YOUR TICKET, SIGN THE WAIVER, GET ON THE TWO MAN

CHAIR, AND BE READY FOR A LIFE CHANGING ADVENTURE.

P: AARON DODDS

You better be in damn good shape to hike

the 1,100+ vertical eet rom the top o

the chairlit to the peak. That’s right, one

chairlift, and it doesn’t even take you all the

way to the top. Sorry sissies. If all this makes

you re-think your plans to take a trip down

here with the rest of the high tops and tight

pants posse, good. Stay up north and work

on your jibs bro. But i you’ve read this and

are still confdent you have what it takes to

ride Southern Colorado’s “Little Alaska,” then

keep reading.



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SILVERTON

MOUNTAIN

The Bilboard

Top of Chairlift 12,300’

Base Elevation 10,400’

Terrain - 1,819 Acres

Vertical Drop 3,087+22,000 Heli/Backcountry Acres

100 400 700 1,000 1,300 1,600 1,900 2,200

50 300 550 800

Storm Peak 13,487’

East Face

West Face

S i l v

e r t o n M

o u n

t a i n

L i f t

200’

700’

3,090

With 400+ inches of annual snowfall, over 1,800 acres of unaltered

terrain off the lift, another 22,000+ acres of heli, hike-to terrain

and a maximum of 475 guests per day (most days have less than

100 heads on the hill), Silverton Mountain can grace you with fuy

powder turns almost every day o the season. But they don’t just

let you roam around this place aimlessly, riding with a guide is

mandatory when the season is in ull swing; however, you don’t get

some corny, corporate-resort-type-douche, cock-blocking you and

your crew all day. As long as you’re cool, they’ll let you get as rad as

everyone in the group eels comortable with. The guides here are

some burly, backcountry-crushing bad asses. Yet they are as gnarly

as they are knowledgeable when it comes to their surroundings. I

suggest you listen up and listen good when your guide is telling you

what lies around the next turn, or down the next chute. This place

can eat you alive i you’re not careul, and the guides are there to

keep you safe while showing you the time of your life. And they ain’t

doin’ what they do or un, so tip them very well at the end o the

day. Besides, there’s defnitely a good chance you’ll run into your

guide back in town later! Avoid the embarrassment and tip!

The base of Silverton is at 10,400 ft, you can get almost 2,000 feet of

vertical drop just by riding down rom the top o the lit (12,300 t).

If you make the hike all the way to The Billboard (elev. 13,487 ft), you

better hope you packed enough Odwalla drinks and Cli bars down

your throat to make the 3,000+ oot descent to the base so you can

catch that shuttle back to the lit (tip the shuttle driver’s too, jerk).Being the highest ski resort in North America has its advantages. This

season, frst tracks at Silverton Mountain were made on September

18th! With late season riding going until almost mid-summer, Silverton

is the backcountry enthusiast’s dream “resort.”S I L V E R T O N I S T H E

BACKCOUNTRY ENTHUSIAST’S

DREAM “RESORT.”

THIS PLACE CAN EAT YOU

A L I V E I F Y O U ’ R E N O T

CAREFUL , AND THE GUIDES

ARE THERE TO KEEP YOU

SAFE WHILE SHOWING YOU

THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE.

SILVERTON

MOUNTAIN

THE HIGHEST

SKI RESORT

IN NORTH

AMERICA




COMAG

The easiest, or should I say, least lie threatening, run at SilvertonMountain has a 35 degree pitch, and i you know anything aboutavalanches, you know that’s in the perect pitch range or slides.

While we were there, there was very recent evidence o one o thebiggest slides I’ve ever seen with my own eyes. Just picture hal oA-Basin breaking loose at once. It was obviously controlled though,

you could see the powder marks rom the blast near the crown othe slide. But ear not, the helicopter at Silverton Mountain isn’t just

there or a quick ride to some o the best runs in Colorado. Theavalanche control team utilizes the heli as a valuable avy mitigation

tool, tossin’ charges on that shit all day. Constantly bombing perilous

cornices and wind loads, these guys are setting o more charges in

the subsequent weeks ater a big storm than most resorts set o all

year. (I was also told that they totally blew up Shaun White’s private

halpipe when he was done with it, yesss).

Speaking o heli rides, i you’ve got the cash to throw down, you can

get a taste o what it’s like to be Travis Rice or a ew brie moments.

I say brie because i you’ve never been on a helicopter, the rushis insane. So is getting dropped o with your bros at the top o apeak with zero tracks on it. A total time warp, it could take threehours and you wouldn’t even know it. So make sure your GoPro isdialed in and charged up proper because you’re defnitely going towant to review the ootage when you get back to your room, just to

confrm that you weren’t dreaming. Single drops are listed at $159each on the website, $320 or two heli drops with some exclusive

Oh yeah, leave the outlet-shopping girlriends back in the city orthis trip, Silverton is defnitely light on the “resort,” there’s not exactly

a Kikapoo’s Tavern ull o hottie/hippie cocktail girls waiting or youat the bottom o the lit. Silverton Mountain is ully ocused on thesaety and quality o their riding instead o their amenities; they have

a tent or a main lodge, and an old ass school bus or a gear rentalshack. You can rent all o the required avy gear (beacon, shovel,probe), along with some serious strictly-powder boards to make your

day even better. Silverton Mountain provides a truly one o a kindexperience or those lucky/smart enough to make it down there.

SILVERTON MOUNTAIN IS FULLY

FOCUSED ON THE SAFETY ANDQUALITY OF THEIR RIDINGINSTEAD OF THEIR AMENITIES;THEY HAVE A TENT FOR A

MAIN LODGE AND AN OLDASS SCHOOL BUS FOR A GEARRENTAL SHACK.

P: AARON DODDSP: JON PACIARONI

P: JON PACIARONI

R: ALEX PASHLEY

P: JON PACIARONI

R: SKYLAR HOLGATE



NOVEMBER 2011 SB

COMAG

SILVERTON

MOUNTAIN

hike-to runs available as well. I you’re a true-pimpin’ ball-a-tician,

throw down a ull G ($1,000 per person) or six magic carpet rides

to the promise land. And six rides are plenty, ater that many heli

drops and thousands o vertical eet descended, you’ll be beat likea borrowed mule.

Aside rom the heli drop, our avorite runs on this trip were Mandatory

Air and Waterall, the snow was so good, we didn’t really have to hike

for the dope stash. But if you want to hike your ass off, (it’s so worth

it) head north to The Billboard and check out the chutes on the West

Face, ain’t nothing like that in Summit County son! Some killer trees

to bash are going to be in The Three Stooges zone, towards the North

Face but still on the eastern acing aspect. I you think you’re the next

Xavier DeLaRue, make your way to Storm Peak. Just point that shit

out to your homies, and you’ll fnd out real quick who’s got some sack

in their shorts or not.

IF YOU’RE A TRUE-PIMPIN’

BALL-A-TICIAN, THROW DOWN

A FULL G ($1,000 PER PERSON)

FOR SIX MAGIC CARPET RIDES

TO THE PROMISE LAND.

YOU’LL FIND OUT REAL QUICK

WHO’S GOT SOME SACK IN

THEIR SHORTS OR NOT.

Ater what will probably be the most memorable day o your lie,

you are defnitely going to need some ood, and lots o it. There

are quite a ew good spots to eat in the historic town o Silverton.

We chose Stellar Bakery and Pizzeria, boy am I glad we did. They

treated us to some of the most authentic and delicious Italian food

we’ve ever had. A very pleasant surprise, the che even came out

and checked on us and a ew other tables to see how our meals

were. The service was outstanding as well. When you’re visiting a

town as small as Silverton, it’s obvious that you “ain’t rom ‘round

here, are ya?” But we never once got that eeling o being looked at

as tourists. Our server and the rest o the sta at Stellar treated us

like old riends, giving us advice on where to go or drinks ater our

meal, asking questions about the magazine, just super riendly. And

I know it wasn’t because they were at work, because we saw our

server at the bar ater, and she stopped and chatted with us somemore, just as riendly as beore. I only I could remember her name…

whatever, she doesn’t remember mine.

P: JON PACIARONI

R: SKYLAR HOLGATE

IF YOU’VE

NEVERBEEN ON A

HELICOPTER,

THE RUSH ISINSANE



YOU CAN GET A TASTE

OF WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE

TRAVIS RICE FOR A FEW

BRIEF MOMENTS.



P: AARON DODDS




COMAG

As usual, getting drinks was a blur for this writer (don’t hate). But

I’m pretty sure that we went to the right bar, because it was actually

pretty full. The Silverton Brewery I believe... whatever, there was a

bluegrass band, and a bunch of drunk dudes. Not a whole bunch

of women in Silverton, but you go there to ride anyway, if you’re

going to drive like ten hours to party and talk to chicks, you’ve got

issues. We ran into some friends, (yup, people we know, all the way

in Silverton) and we called it a night pretty early I think.

NOT A WHOLE LOTTA WOMEN

IN SILVERTON, BUT YOU GO

THERE TO RIDE ANYWAY.

YOUR TRIP TO SILVERTON

WILL BE ONE YOU WILL NEVER

FORGET.

As far as crashing goes, we had to step our game up and throw

down in the Wyman son! For sure the nicest place to stay in

town. Actually, the owner of the Wyman Hotel & Inn is the same

gentleman who owns the only boardshop in town, located upstairs

in the lodge at Kendal Mountain (a small family oriented resortlocated across the San Animas River from the town of Silverton).

When we were asking about his ski and boardshop, he kindly

offered us some rooms, super, super nice dude. The Wyman is

the same place that Justin Timberlake and Jessica Beal stayed

at during their visit to Silverton last season. I guess JT can shred

according to the locals, he throws spins and all that shit. Anyway,

be smart like Timberlake if you’re gonna bring your lady up here

with you, this place is baller. Supposedly I was in the same room

that JT and Beal stayed in; the room had a freaking bath tub in

the middle of it, with all kinds of crazy antique décor all over. And

it totally wasn’t awkward that I had to share that room with our

photographer either… ha, there were two beds… take it easy. Either

way, free breakfast in the AM kicked much ass, and it was funny

when people asked where we were staying. We’d casually say, “The

Wyman.” And they’d be all, “Ooooh! Nice!” Seriously though, look

into this place for your stay. You can get your board waxed while

you sleep so it’s ready in the morning, and you can walk to the bar

at night.

If you’re after a little more than a wax job, make sure you go to The

Gear Exchange Ski & Board Shop. They sell all kinds of essentials

that you probably left at home, (I’m sure you brought the beer

though, right)!? Their friendly and helpful staff can hook you

up with everything from gloves and goggles, to avy probes and

shovels, even boards and bindings. They do full tunes as well, in

case you didn’t listen to your guide and carry enough speed off

that cliff!

All in all, your trip to Silverton will be one you will never forget.

Whether you stay in The Wyman, the hostel, eat killer cuisine, or

dine on canned soup you heat up on your exhaust manifold, the

unrivaled terrain and snow at Silverton Mountain will make you

want to come back every chance you get. Plan well in advanceand stay up on the Silverton Mountain website in the weeks prior

to your trip, it’s too long of a drive to screw the pooch on some

minor details. Oh yeah, have fun driving over Red Mountain Pass

in a snowstorm!

P: AARON DODDS



P: DAG LARSON

PROBABLY

THE MOSTMEMORABLE

DAY OF

YOUR LIFE.

P: AARON DODDS

R: CHAD OTTERSTROM AND WYATT GLYNN





It’s not rocket science. Well, with kickers it pretty much is. Think about it,

rockets are built to send man kind’s fnest into orbit in the inner reaches

o space. Kickers are built to send snowboarding’s fnest into orbit and

the outer reaches o possibility.

Few things in snowboarding attract attention like kickers, and the saying

“bigger is better” certainly applies. Bigger jumps means bigger tricks,

and o course, bigger consequences. With every double or triple cork

you see on a massive kicker there are several bails that are just as gnarly

as the bangers themselves.

This month’s style points brings you the bangers on some o Colorado’s

raddest kickers, whether it’s in the park or backcountry. Sit back and

enjoy the product o hard work and some ballsiness on the parts o the

riders and photographers.

Words: Justin Lesniak

R: NICK RUSSEL

P: CHAD OTTERSTROM

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R: MARK HOYT

P: CHRIS GARRISON

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R: BLAKE PAUL

P: AARON DODDS





R: ZACK BLACK

P: JEFF BROCKMEYER





R: SCOTTY ARNOLD

P: AARON DODDS





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slide ’s pa t h. B u t t h i s t i m e i t ’ s t o o la t e.

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turned in to t he fig h t o f your li fe and i t ’s

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It is important to make clear that this article is not going to

give you the tools you need or the knowledge to allow you

to have any business in the backcountry.That inormation is

obtained by taking avalanche classes and reading books by

certifed proessionals. In the backcountry, learning is orever.

You can never know or understand enough. Instead, consider

this a plea or warning to educate yoursel beore you risk your

lie or potentially kill someone else. I you decide to become

a backcountry rider, you need to be ready or some intense

and very serious mental training, not to mention being ready

to spend some serious loot. I you are saying to yoursel “I

will just save money and skip out on buying a pass and ride

the backcountry,” you couldn’t be more wrong. Beore you

ever step oot into the backcountry you should have taken

an avalanche awareness class as well as a level one course.

Make sure it is 24 hours o total class time and I recommend

only taking a class rom the American Institute or Avalanche

Research and Education. You need to purchase at the very

least a beacon, probe, shovel, a backpack, and cram as much

knowledge as you can in your brain.

Not only will you need to log classroom time and buy some

new gear, you also should spend some time thinking about

your crew. They better have more to oer you than unny

jokes and a bag o banger tricks. Think about it. You have 15

minutes rom the time you are buried to have the greatest

chance o survival. Ater that, you’re in big trouble, and that is

i you are lucky enough to survive a burial in the frst place. In

most backcountry zones rescues crews will take longer than

15 minutes to respond. You could be spending a night waiting

or a rescue crew to evacuate you and your riends. So you had

better be prepared to hunker down while avoiding hypothermia

i need be. Also remember, there is no ski patrol in the

backcountry. I your riend has a broken leg will you know how

to care or it? What i your riend has a spinal injury? Are you

able to help your riends without paralyzing them, or worse,

killing them? Not many people take the time to think about the

value in frst aid and CPR training and how they can be a lie

saver in rescue situations.

What i you happen to be the victim and not the rescuer? There

is a very real chance that you can have all the right equipment

and know exactly what to do i your riend is swallowed by an

avalanche, but someone may have to save you. I your crew is

not on point, it is your lie that will hang in the balance. You can

be an amazing snowboarder with all the skill in the world, but

without proper backcountry knowledge, you are a time bomb

or yoursel, your crew, and anyone below you.

Last year alone eight people lost their lives in Colorado due to

avalanches. More people have lost their lives in a slide within

Colorado than any other state in the U.S. Colorado provides a

dangerous recipe o cold temperatures, high winds, and shallow

snowall, all o which combine to make a dangerous snowpackwith thick slabs on top o a weak base. Nine-out-o-ten times

the victim caught in the avalanche or someone in the victims’

crew triggers the avalanche. Avoid losing your lie or watching

a riend lose theirs by understanding how to identiy avalanche

conditions and having the knowledge to avoid treacherous

slopes that are prone to slide.

This can be achieved by learning how to understand and

recognize dangerous avalanche terrain. Look or clues like an

avalanche chute (a treeless stripe that runs through a orest)

and avoid gullies and couloirs to avoid deep burials. Look

or damaged vegetation such as trees that don’t have any

R: ELLIOTT BERNHAGEN

P: PATRICK ORTON

COLORADO - 119

ALASKA - 83

UTAH - 61

MONTANA - 54

WYOMING - 31

WASHINGTON - 31

IDAHO - 26

CALIFORNIA - 18

OREGON - 5

NEVADA - 4

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branches on the uphill side. You can also spot older slides

that will look like lumpy snow at the bottom o a steep slope.

I highly recommend picking up an inclinometer at your local

backcountry supplier. These handy little devices are extremely

helpul in identiying slope angles o a ace beore you take the

risk. You can get a great one or around $30. Slopes ranging

between 30 to 45 degrees are the most prone to slide, with 38

degrees being the angle at which most slab avalanches occur.

But don’t be misled. Slopes between 25 and 60 degrees are

also prone and could slide at any given moment. It is imperative

to always be aware and pay attention to everything going on

around you.

Stress on the snowpack increases with the angle o the slope,

in addition to the added weight o any resh snow. Avalanches

are usually triggered by a resh layer o snow, windblown snow,

and most commonly, the human element. You also have to be

aware o the connected terrain. It could be below, to the side,

or above you. Anytime a steep slope is in the path o you and

your crew, all should consider the terrain to be dangerous by

association. You could trigger a slide on others downhill orsomeone else could trigger a slide above you.

Backcountry riders should also be on the lookout or terrain

traps. These are eatures in the landscape that will increase

the devastation and severity o injury to an avalanche victim.

Picture the path o a potential avalanche and visualize what

could happen i you get caught. Do everything you can to stay

clear o trees or rocks that may be in your path. It wouldn’t be

un to collide with a tree while you are being swept away. And

remember, a slab avalanche can reach speeds around 80 MPH

within ve seconds o the initial racture, so slamming into

anything would more than likely be atal. Also be aware o clis

in the area. I a slide catches you near a cli it can carry you

right o o it. Gullies and abrupt transitions rom steep to fat

terrain can also lead to deep burials. The deeper you are buried

the less likely you are to make it out alive.

In addition to understanding the importance o slope angles,

backcountry riders should educate themselves on snowpack

conditions. With every storm, comes a signicant change in the

snowpack. Constant monitoring o the snowpack is essential to

locate clues o instability and loading. When a slope is ound

to be unstable, the potential or avalanches is high, especially

on steep slopes. Recent accumulation o resh snow and snow

added to a mountain ace rom the wind are the two ways that

slopes become deadly. When a ace can no longer maintain the

stress caused rom the added weight o the snow, an avalanche

is triggered. As you travel through the backcountry make sure

to be aware o indicators o a dangerous snowpack. While you

are walking be sure to listen to the sound the snow makes. I

you hear a “whumphing” sound, see shooting cracks beneath

your eet or sled, be very careul. These characteristics occur

when weak snow collapses under added weight. This is a redfag, showing that the snowpack is very unstable and a new

route should be considered along with a heightened sense

o awareness o your surroundings. Remember that a recent

avalanche signies danger, the surrounding slopes have a very

high probability o also being unstable. Never venture out

within 48 hours o a snowstorm either. Let the snow become

more stable and hold o riding until ater the 48 hour window

has passed. It is also a great habit to hit up the Colorado

Avalanche Inormation Center to check the avalanche danger in

the area you plan to ride beore you head out the door.

a v o i d l o s i n g y o u r l i f e

R: ELLIOTT BERNHAGEN

P: PATRICK ORTON



Wyatt Stasinos: “My craziest avalanche experience was recently.

It builds up until then. You know, I’ve always gotten into

avalanches and I had always gotten out. Obviously the time

comes when you get buried and things go really bad. March 3rd,

this past year, I got into one o the bad ones. I didn’t have an

exit, I was just riding or un. It was one o those days that the

weather changed real ast. We were riding early that morning.

Everything was all good, just riding some lines, you know? And

the weather just changed like that. All o the sudden, ‘boom!’

It’s like the tide is coming in, and the tide is going out, all in avery ast amount o time. I see this one tree to my right and I

just start going or it. I’m like riding a wave almost, the snow

is coming over my head, barrelling on me and I know I have to

make it to this one tree. I I get swept down to the lower trees I

know I’ll be going way too ast and would have slammed against

everything below me. I know I have to make it to this tree, and it

grabs on to me, so I hold on. I hold on to this tree man, and the

snow just pounded me, ‘boom, boom, boom, boom!’ I was just

getting crushed against that tree man. But I was so at peace, I

elt no pain at all. I’m just looking up, I can see and my goggles

are still on, I’m just looking up as I’m smashed up against the

tree. My board had snapped in hal on the tree and ripped my

let leg right out o the socket, broke the bone, my emur was

crushed up against the tree and my let arm was completely

bent backwards. It all happened so ast and I remember looking

up and seeing light. I was at peace. I couldn’t breath rom the

frst second and every time I try I just can’t. I was just like ‘take

me away’ I was so at peace and all I wanted was to be taken

away. I just remember talking to God, not eeling any pain. I

thought I was done. Right about then everything went black.

Sometimes, we have to hear sobering accounts to really drive

home just how important it is to have avalanche training when

we venture into the backcountry. Wyatt Stasinos is a true

mountain man, as well as one o Colorado’s fnest backcountry

riders. We met with him in Aspen and had the chance to talk

about his avalanche burial experience in Washington, near

Mt. Baker, while flming or Givin Productions’ One. I there is

anyone who understands the importance o having both the

backcountry knowledge and a crew that knows what to do

when things get serious, it is this man. Wyatt owes his lie to

his riends that were with him that day. An avalanche rescuecan be a terriying and chaotic experience. You absolutely have

your lie in your riends’ hands. This is Wyatt’s account on being

caught up in an avalanche and the importance o an educated

crew. This is his story.

I I didn’t have the right crew with me, a crew that could have

got to me that quick, and were all willing to risk their lives, I

wouldn’t be here. I mean the hangfre still could have come

down. They were risking their lives, you know? Those are my

ucking brothers. They were what saved me that day.

I remember a tapping on my ace. It was them probing or me,

really hard too. They ended up breaking my tooth. That woke

me up or a little bit, then I was out again. I was already dug

all the way out when I fnally came to lie. I was dead at thatpoint. I guess I wasn’t breathing. I could hear people saying ‘he’s

breathing, he’s breathing!’ I just remember opening my eyes

and there they were. I knew I was sae at that point. I remember

someone telling me ‘you’re in real bad condition.’ They did such

a good job o splinting me up and getting me down the hill

and ready to move. We were 13 miles away rom the trailhead.

The helicopter had come, but they couldn’t land because the

weather was too bad. I was reezing, I couldn’t move at all to get

my blood pumping, and we all knew I had to get out o there

quick. I had to just dig deep and try to keep mysel peaceul. It

was getting dark and we knew we had to get out. They put me

on the sled and all the homies drove me out in the dark. I mean,

this all started happening at 2pm.

You have to know that your homies have your back and that

they know what they’re doing. One o the homies was avalanche

certifed and everyone in the crew has had experience in these

types o situations. It’s real out there and this stu always

happens when you’re out there having un, not really expecting

anything to go down. You have to really pay attention to what is

happening out there. The changes in the weather, big drops and

rises in the temperature can really change everything.”





This past spring another big name snowboarder also had a

close encounter with the dangers o the backcountry that

could have lead to a devastating situation. I the name Bryan

Iguchi doesn’t ring a bell, then you need to go straight to your

computer and start doing your homework. This man is a living

legend and a Jackson Hole super boss. Guch shares his personal

account on why you should drop clis and not cornices.

Bryan Iguchi: “With all the snow we’ve had this year in the

Rockies, previously unridden lines lled in, making things

good-to-go that are usually too big, or too shallow to ride. In

late April we still had a winter snow-pack and good powder

conditions. The morning o April 20th, I was climbing a ridge

and had a really close call with a massive cornice drop. I had

been scoping out this steep futed line or days, watching and

waiting or just the right window o good snow, sunshine and

stability. I got a good look at it the previous aternoon on a

recon mission and decided it was good-to-go.

Alex Yoder, Adam Dowell, Jesse Brown and I arrived at sunrise

and got a good look at the peak glowing in the pink light.

Ater we got our lines dialed-in, the crew posted up in a sae

zone with good visibility o our surroundings as I began the

hike. I was traveling a good distance rom the visible edge (atleast 30+ eet), purposely avoiding the large cornices kicking

steps up the wind pack. It was a beautiul, cold, calm and clear

morning with amazing views o peaks in all directions. It elt

good to be hiking as we were energized with anticipation o

the line. I carried my board in my right hand planting it into

the snow using it like a handrail or balance as I moved up the

slope towards the top. It was getting a bit steep so I careully

made sure each step was secure so I wouldn’t slip. 50 eet rom

the summit I planted my board, exerting just enough orce,

in just the right spot to drop a massive wall o snow just eet

away rom me. When it snapped I got a eeling o ree all as I

watched it plummet away rom me in slow motion. In the same

instant I moved away rom the racture line, grabbed my radio

and called the crew to give them a heads up, let them know I

was ok, and conrm that everyone else was as well.It happened

so ast, but it’s something I’ll never orget. Ater a ew words

about the incident, I inspected where it had broke and saw

evidence o another crack and hangre. I didn’t approach the

edge to get a closer look at the atermath. I continued hiking

and a ew minutes later I was standing on top o the mountain

shaken rom the event. It took me a ew minutes to clear my

head and ocus on my line. I took in the view and visualized the

run until it elt right and I dropped in with ull attention to every

turn creeping over the ledge into the reeall. Seconds later I

was at the bottom shaking with adrenalin and stoke. I examined

the debris run out and it ran over 1,000 t. down the mountain,rerigerator size blocks o snow were scattered in the pile at the

toe o the path. It was stable conditions and the slope didn’t

avalanche but regardless it was a lot o snow accumulated at the

bottom.

Ater a short talk about the crazy event and a reevaluation o the

saety o our situation, Alex and Adam went up and put some

nice lines in on the ace beore we moved on to some riendlier

eatures. We rode hard or the rest o the day enjoying the

sunshine and good snow.

I’ve never witnessed a cornice drop without intentionally cutting

it to assess snow stability and certainly nothing even close to

this size. A heavy realization o how sensitive these massive time

bombs can be and how crucial watching your step truly is.”



Remember, it only takes a small number of situations to makean avalanche. A steep slope, an unstable layer of weak snowunder a stronger layer, and a trigger that often times is caused

from the victim or someone with the victims crew. Please, usethese resources provided and take an avalanche course beforeyou head out into the Colorado backcountry.

Avalanche Forecasts for ColoradoColorado Avalanche Information Center(http://www.colorado.gov/avalanche)

Denver: 303-275-5360Fort Collins: 970-498-5311Summit County: 970-668-0600Colorado Springs: 719-520-0020Buena Vista : 719-395-4994Aspen: 970-920-1664Durango: 970-247-8187Crested Butte: 970-247-8187




TRICK TIPS WITH PAT MILBERY

FRONTSIDE 180 TO SWITCH 50-50 TO SWITCH BACKSIDE 360

WORDS: PAT MILBERY

PHOTOS: TERRY RATZLAFF

WHEN IT COMES TO JIBBING, A SESSION WITH YOUR

FRIENDS IS THE BEST. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU’RESPENDING COUNTLESS HOURS DRIVING AROUND TOWNS

WITH YOUR SEARCHING BRAIN ON, TRYING TO FIND

THAT SPOT TO HAVE FUN, GET CREATIVE AND NOT HAVE

THE AUTHORITIES GIVE A FUCK ABOUT YOU ACTUALLY

ENJOYING LIFE WHILE SNOWBOARDING YOUR ASS OFF.



SB

COMAG

ISSUE

2.2

LET ME TAKE YOU STEP BY STEP.

GOOD

LUCK!

For this session, we were out flming or the new

Think Thank movie “Ransack Rebellion.” Sean

Genovese, Jesse Burtner, The Rat, Ross the Boss,

and I were on a quest to get weird. We stumbled

upon this little gem o a spot, which involved

an abandoned section o buildings with a pile

o construction supplies like oversized PVC

pipes, shipping crates, and other snowboarder

treasures, equipped or a creative session.

The super bonus was the hill leading into the

roo, because it is always better to have naturalspeed while jibbing. Ater asking around, we

soon discovered the abandoned buildings we

were about to jib used to be mental health

acility. With a crew like ours we knew we were

in the right place.

For this session, we built and created our own

jib. We took a PVC pipe and lited it up onto

the roo o the house. We then roze the pipe in

place as coping to slide. To keep it in place, we

needed a bunch o snow and water together to

reeze, to act as the concrete to lock it into place.

FIRST, MAKE SURE YOUR CONFIDENCE

IS UP AND YOU CAN ENVISION YOURSELF

DOING THIS TRICK MENTALLY. THAT PLAYS A

LARGE PART OF LANDING A TOUGH TRICK.

APPROACH THE JIB, RIDING REGULAR WITH

A MODERATE AMOUNT OF SPEED.

AS YOUR RIDING UP THE JUMP, RIDE

FLATBASE TO MAKE SURE YOU POP YOUR

FRONTSIDE 180 PROPER AND MAKE SUREYOU’RE NOT DRIFTING OVER THE RAIL, TO

LOCK ON RIGHT ON TOP OF THE RAIL. THIS IS

KEY BECAUSE IT WILL DICTATE THE SET-UP

OF THE SWITCH 360 OUT.

WHEN YOU’VE LOCKED INTO THE SWITCH

50-50 ON THE RAIL, KEEP YOUR SHOULDERS

STRAIGHT WITH YOUR FRONT ARM POINTED

OUT TOWARDS THE END OF THE RAIL.

NEXT, COMBINE YOUR MOMENTUM BUILT

UP IN YOUR BACK HIP, WITH ROTATING YOUR

LEADING ARM AND YOUR HEAD TO THE LEFT

TOGETHER AND MAKE SURE YOU GET THAT

COMPLETE 360 DEGREE ROTATION DIALED.

KEEP YOUR BODY POSITION CALM IN THE

AIR, GET READY TO SET YOUR LANDING

GEAR DOWN FROM A BIG DROP SO YOU CAN

STOMP YOUR LANDING.

YOU WILL BE RIDING AWAY SWITCH SO BE

SURE TO BEND THOSE KNEES TO SUCK UP

THE IMPACT ON YOUR LANDING. ALSO, MAKE

SURE TO GET A SOLID RIDE AWAY TO SECURE

A HAMMER VIDEO CLIP.

YOU SHOULD BE FEELING LIKE A BOSS,

ESPECIALLY IF YOU GOT YOUR SO-GNAR

GEAR ON…

SHRED ON! HAVE FUN AND KEEP IT CREATIVE COLORADO!




COMAG

PETROVSKY&RAMONE

Red light alert, there are couple o new girls on the scene andtheir style is defnitely here to stay. Petrovsky & Ramone aretwo Dutch emale artists, who met as riends that love to traveltogether and create stories that document their lives. Theyare now partners in a creative agency where they specialize inashion photography through a documentary style approach.Amsterdam is their home tur and their ofce is located in theworld amous Red Light District. I had the opportunity to catchup with Petra Petrovsky and she helped provide me with the lowdown on their coee preerences, avorite color o clothing aswell as what a 360 on a snowboard means to them.

Petra, a casual snowboarder o seven years and one hal o thisincredibly creative emale duo has lived quite the journey. Shebegan her photography career as an assistant, spending a massiveamount o time on ashion based photo shoots. She had a desireand a contagious energy to portray people through the natural,organic moments o lie, which can be incredibly difcult toachieve through a traditional studio setting. So, she began takinglots o photos in her down time. She would linger ater shootsand hang out with models ater a long day in the studio, shebegan casually capturing peoples true personalities in their purestmoments. She described this to me as a goal o hers, “being pureis the aim and importance.” Petra began ocusing her eorts onportraying human emotions through lie’s unexpected moments.

Petrovsky & Ramone’s photo work ound a new home or this

upcoming season in the snowboard industry. A mutual riendo theirs, who happened to be an art director or BataleonSnowboards asked them to link up on a snowboard design, butdidn’t approach them with a defnite goal in mind, just an idea.So they sent some photos over to him as graphic possibilities.One year later, they received a phone call with the great newsthat their photos were going to be used as a snowboard graphicon the Evil Twin Artist Edition. Petra explained to me that sheknew what a 360 was, but her grab knowledge defnitely neededsome work. “This Bataleon design project may turn into anannual project or us, we are already working on designs or nextyear’s model.”

Petra is a naturally born artist. She has been both behind thecamera capturing each the moment as well as in ront o thecamera as a model. She fnds inspiration through old Frenchmovies rom the 1960’s and ̀ 70’s generation o flm. She doesn’tpay attention to the current magazines or even to the currenttrends, because she eels it may alter their approach to naturallycapturing the essence o a moment. She said, “it’s good to showyour emotions in your work, this way you are communicatingthrough them and people can then recognize them and otentimes relate better!” When discussing music, we both couldequally relate to how important music should be applied to their

work environment to help develop a comort level on a shoot.Petra added that this situation was probably very similar to howmusic is used with snowboarding, complimentary to the style othe content.

It was a pleasure getting to know more about yet another graphiccreated or a snowboard that I’m sure many people will enjoy onslopes around the world. I hope the best or these talented ladies.Thanks or reading up on another story behind the creation o agreat snowboard graphic. Here’s a ew acts to take in rom aninside look at Petra’s lie and what she enjoys most.

Camera Body: Canon 5D (but also loves shooting analog)Lighting: All types, but natural lighting is seen throughout a lot o their work

Film or Digital: A healthy mix o both

Coffee: Defnite yes, and it’s always available on a large percentage o studio sets,

which makes it difcult to avoidSunny or cloudy weather: SunnyBlack & white or color: ColorOwns a dog: No, not enough time, she can barely keep her plants aliveFood choice: Love pasta, lots o vegetables, sushi, and Dutch ood which wasdescribed as potatoes and cabbage

Music: Mood dependant, hip hop also some Fleetwood Mac, and Omar Souleyman

Colors of Clothing: Reds and Oranges

Powder or Ice: Snow and anything but rain.

Where to fnd them: petrovskyramone.com or their blog, http://shotby.nl/blog

ART INSTALLMENT

BY PAT MILBERY

P: PETER ELENBAAS

BATALEONEVIL TWIN AE






COMAG

“I did a tour with Warsaw Poland Bros., and Chris (rom Warsaw)

would give you the worst looks if you fucked up,” says MTHDSguitarist/vocalist Johnny Schleper, “and it transferred to me, now

I give (my band) the look.”

Over the past few years, The MTHDS have been getting looks not

just from within the band but nearly everywhere they turn, andhave taken the opportunity to imprint their name and their styleinto the minds of an ever expanding base of music fans around the

region. Their 2011 summer tour included everything from an annual

festival in Minnesota, small mountain town bars and Midwest towns,

all the way up to the Global Dance Festival at Red Rocks.

Despite their increasing notoriety, The MTHDS remain the typeof guys that will feed a starving journalist a dinner of lobster

and mussels when he joins them at their manager’s house for aninterview. Their personalities light up the room, as the eveningcarries on and the drinks go down the guys feed off each other,each one elevating their voice just a little higher than the guynext to him as they discuss the history of the band, how they got

established in the Mile High City, and how they got the hook up on

Seattle’s reshest seaood.

“Some Christian rock band from like Nebraska or something hadalready claimed the name ‘The Methods’, but we already had lyrics

that used the name. So Lawrence came up with MTHDS, ‘MusicThat Heightens Dierent Senses,’ says MC Nick Dillen.

The MTHDS originated in Vail in 2007, and although they have been

in Denver for a while now, their ski town roots still shine brightlythrough the style they bring to the stage. “It’s taken some timefor sure. It’s hard work, you gotta deal with the shows that no one

shows up for, and we had to learn to understand why there was no

one there, because we were in a new market,” says Neil Yukimura,

the band’s multi-instrumental whiz.

“My dad has a ski shop in Vail, and we all came together assnowboarders. I’m a skier actually, though,” says Johnny. “Theriding has been cut way back since coming up here.”

“What’s successful about us, I think, is we are able to be bookedalongside a lot of different acts and we’re able to do it,” saysbassist Chris (Chip) Chipouras. “People have come up to us atelectronic festivals and been like, ‘man that was like a breath ofresh air.”

“It’s taken some time, but Denver is good,” says Johnny. “We’vehad good work with (manager Adam) Strouhl, putting in time and

putting us on the right shows.”

As far as riding and playing shows in the same day? “Usually if

we have shows, we try and ride one of the days, because we areusually playing two shows,” says Chip, cracking the claw on a bright

red crustacean. “It’s tiring man, if you go up and do a two day, and

get up and try and ride all day, your show the next day is just not

the same energy as the frst night.”

With all the ups that have been happening, The MTHDS are alsocompiling a pretty good list of crazy experiences as well. Theydealt with some van problems on their Summer 2011 tour. “Wewere headed from Fargo to Sioux Falls and we blew out a bearing

on the van. But in the end, we ended up saving money because we

had a tow from AAA for 100 miles, saved us 100 miles of gas. We

got towed right to the venue,” says Johnny. “We spent eight hours

trying to fx it the next day, and were late to Lincoln, Nebraska.”

With all they have been through, it is easy to tell by the wide eyed

grins on their aces that these guys are doing what they love, andkeep themselves entertained through the tough times and thehours spent riding in a smelly, over-crowded van. Even the stories

they tell of harder times conclude with laughs and smiles all around

the table, and there is no way it is because o the lobster.

The MTHDS play around Colorado constantly, so be sure to check

them out. Download their music, and make a donation if you fee

like being awesome at: www.mthdsmusic.com

MUSIC

BY: TIM WENGER

P: RYAN BORTHICK

MTHDSMUSIC THAT HEIGHTENS

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