Got out of the house today for some backcountry laps. We scored a fun little hip session with the boys, conditions actually we’re propper!! Feels good to be back on the snowboard after a long break! We’re stoked! – Casey Willax
Archive for the ‘Snow’ Category
At the northern tip of the Teton Mountains lies a ski line that in one continuous streak, stretches from lake to sky. The six thousand vertical foot Skillet Glacier route on Mt. Moran is a classic ski line that begs to be skied. But with a six mile lake crossing, a mandatory overnight campout and an arduous and dangerous climb to reach the summit, the barrier to entry for this classic is high. Yet even with the challenges of the line present, sometimes every detail can come together to make for what is possibly the best, most fun line of The FIFTY so far. – Cody Townsend
Headcam footage of me snowboarding down one of the longest runs here in Alpe d’Huez. 5500 feet of descent. This is one of my favourite routes, it begins at the ‘Dome des Rousses’ and then starts on the red piste ‘le Belvedère’ before taking a right onto the red run ‘Bartavelles’. This is one of my favourite runs in Alpe d’Huez, it has a great consistent pitch as well as some nice bends which gives it the feel of a boardercross track. Afterwards it joins onto ‘les Rousses’ and then blue run ‘Chalets’. From here it is then onto the black piste ‘La Fare’. This was a bit icy as it hasn’t been getting that much snow lower down this season. I give Andy a 3 minute head start, but can I catch him? – Malcolm Moore
The Tunnel Run is one of the steepest pistes in Europe, so steep in fact that the top section cannot even be pisted as the piste bashers can’t get up there! It gets its name from the 200m long tunnel which is actually carved through the mountain from one side to the other. This makes for a really cool and unique ski run that I haven’t seen anywhere else. – Malcolm Moore