Archive for the ‘Skiing’ Category
Freeskier Jen Hudak of Utah is one of the many skiers and snowboarders in Sochi, Russia, right now who are getting in some practice and competition before the small city by the Black Sea welcomes the world next February for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Hudak is one of the gold medal favorites for halfpipe next year, so we caught up with her to see what her initial impressions of Sochi are, her view of its surprisingly warm year-round climate, and what she thinks it will take to get atop the podium … More
Every summer, forest fires burn wildly across the temperate mountain regions of the world. As destructive as they are, they have a purpose and beauty that often goes unappreciated. As winter arrives in the burned forest, so do the skiers. They have come to celebrate new lines opened up by the previous summer’s fires that have now burned themselves out — or have they?
Logan Imlach and Matt Wild spent 6 days last May making a long time goal come true: ski a line through the infamous Buckner Building in Whittier, Alaska. Enjoy!