In March 2012 you have the opportunity to race the across the oldest and deepest lake in Siberia and take on the World’s finest adventure athletes – are you ready for the challenge? The majestic Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and holds 20% of the world’s fresh water – with an average depth of 750m. The [...]
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Billy Morgan stomps first ever Triple Rodeo
UK rider Billy Morgan has become the first ever rider to land a Triple Backside Rodeo. He was riding in the park at Keystone resort (Colorado). Billy makes it look real smooth and seems to have all the time in the world. Kudos to his mate Ben Kilner who caught the action perfectly on film. Billy [...]
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Helen Skelton gets on her Ice bike for Polar Challenge
In January 2012, Helen Skelton plans to start her polar challenge for Sport Relief. The presenter will attempt to travel 500 miles across Antarctica to reach the South Pole. Helen’s plan is to reach the pole by ski, by kite and – in a world first – by bike. Apparently ”Success would set a new world record for the longest ever [...]
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The Largest Snowman in the World!
In the UK, this time last year most of the country had ground to a standstill due to the amount of snow. We are probably the laughing stock of the world not being able to cope with a few inches of fresh, but to be fair we don’t have the infrastructure to cope, nor do we reliably get enough [...]
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Jamie Pierre – Death of a Legend
As you have probably heard, sadly Jamie Pierre was tragically killed last month in an avalanche whilst skiing in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. He was 38 years old. Matthew Jamison “Jamie” Pierre was a professional free skier and wildly known for his world-record cliff jump of 255 feet (78 m) at the Grand Targhee Resort in Wyoming. Jamie had [...]
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The Art of Flight – Snowboard movie review
I’m a bit late to the party with this movie, there has been a huge amount of hype since the premier was shown in New York City on the 7th September 2011. The Art of Flight is the follow up to the hugely successful TITA (That’s It, That’s All). Travis Rice has teamed up with director Curt Morgan [...]
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The Art of Flight Soundtrack
As per my review The Art of Flight is a brilliant snowboarding movie setting the benchmark for others to follow. The Art of Flight soundtrack has also received a lot of attention and is hands down the best I’ve heard. Full track listing in order as follows. (selection of videos below). “element L” – Defrag “Outro” – [...]
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The Wildest Dream : Conquest of Everest UK Television Premiere
Climbing Everest is a dream I am unlikely to ever fulfil, but is a subject I have great interest in and I hold huge respect for anyone who has attempted or succeeded in conquering. There have been some great books published over the years recounting explorers tales and woes of taking on the worlds tallest peak. Jon Krakauer’s - Into [...]
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Okemo Report
I was really spoilt by the conditions at Mount Snow last weekend! Following the partial thaw, extreme temperature drop and lack of snow last week – I wasn’t surprised to find less than favorable conditions at Okemo. The surface snow was man made and very granular, the base was packed ice and the light was very flat. All in all, [...]
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To Flow Or Not to Flow
I’m not going to stoke the great flow debate – except to say, they work for some and don’t work for others. Horses for courses and all that. Having huge US 15 feet, my setup is limited. Currently I have a 168 Ride Mountain board, coupled with US 15 Vans BFB boots and Flow Pro FR bindings. My main issue [...]
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