I talked about wanting to do a backflip on skis since middle school. With no mentors to help me through the mental blocks that stand strong with trick like this, I finally found some friends to talk me through it last year. After crashing a lot, I spent the summer visualizing landing them. Then, winter came again, and I tried again!
This was shot on December 29th, 2015. Since then conditions have changed a bit. Snow stability is getting better, though deep instability does still exist. Though I am excited to start going higher and skiing steeper terrain, it’s days like this one that remind me of what skiing is really about. Getting outside and spending time with friends is always a good time. Especially during the holidays. Also, Emily Baker is full of so many fun snow science facts!
Whether you’re a beginner backcountry skiier or not, Glory is an amazing asset to our busy lives. I enjoy this hike early in the morning with the sunrise before work, before an epic powder day at the resort, or really any other point in the day. It’s quick and relatively easy, making it a reliable part of ski life for most Jackson locals!
On an absolutely stunning day, 12 men and 6 women took to the largest halfpipe in the world, at Europe’s premier snowboard event — the LAAX OPEN. During the riders three runs the battles got crazy, making it difficult to predict who would win, but in the end it was Japan’s Ayumu Hirano, and USA’s Arielle Gold, who went away 2016 LAAX OPEN Halfpipe champs, $75.000 and $45,000 USD richer.
After holding freestyle contests for nearly 30 years, the LAAX OPEN 2016 signals a new era in snowboarding events at Europe’s leading freestyle destination. From January 18 to 24, 2016, Laax is going to crank it up: up on the mountains and down in the valley, the freestyle feeling is taking over. Top-notch snowboarding competitions, powder runs, lifestyle, cultural and culinary delights – with something for everyone, the LAAX OPEN is in a class of its own.
Angel Collinson was skiing in a dark couloir in Alaska last spring when the snow suddenly took a turn for the worse and flipped her onto her back and straight into a steep, massive tumble. Being the badass that she is, Angel came out unscathed but the footage will leave you wondering how she escaped without injury.
Despite having one of the most standout film performances of any female skier in history this past year, Angel had her share of challenges. Watch Angel as she breaks down this experience and talks about why things went wrong in her edition of ?Defend My Line, part of TGR’s Safety Week.
Salomon Snowboards Welcomes Tommy Gesme to the Team.
The world-class riders on Salomon have been assembled to uphold the definition of a team; they ride together, laugh together, and have a chemistry that makes the Salomon team something special. Tommy joins the Global AM Team rounding out the young cast of talented rippers of Hans and Nils Mindnich, Jesse Paul, Max Buri, Teddy Koo, and Will Smith.