Blame the Sundance Film Festival and its appeal to B-grade celebrities, but Park City, Utah, gets a bit of a bad rap as a fancy, soulless ski destination. It doesn’t help that US Weekly posts pictures of the Kardashians skiing groomers there, and the New York Times runs stories about how hard B-grade celebrities and PR people party there. But those stories are a bit misleading because Park City, which is also home to the Olympic ski and snowboard teams, is a bona fide ski town—full of dirtbags, serious skiers and riders, and some of the most fun terrain (and places to party) in Utah. Here’s our guide to the underrated ski destination … More
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Our backyards are often overlooked for farther and more exotic adventures. From his house in Squamish, BC Arc’teryx athlete Justin Lamoureux sees 30 different mountains. Rising from sea level to 9,000′ these mountains are rarely visited during the winter. Follow along as he tries to ride them all in a single winter.
Episode 4 “Journeys” – With 20 out of 30 mountains ridden Arc’teryx Athlete Justin Lamoureux must complete a few previous failed attempts and also travel to the more remote sections of the project. Spring is in full swing and the race is on to finish prior to the season’s end.
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The weather didn’t let up, but neither did David Wise.
On Tuesday, the 23-year-old American double-corked his way to the first-ever Olympic gold medal in halfpipe skiing as hundreds of flag-bearing spectators looked on. Close behind Wise, Canadian Mike Riddle earned silver as Frenchman Kevin Rolland rounded out the podium with the bronze on the historic evening in Sochi, Russia.
Blinding snow made it difficult to see the top of the pipe, much less jump out of it, but 12 competitors from five different nations didn’t let that slow their sport’s debut … More
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The boys cruise around different locations around the city and hit up some urban riding spots as soon as they get off the plane. Watch as the team hits rails, stair sets, and even some local public art.
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