Lee Lyon

Although a little bit late to the game, it seemed appropriate to share some photos from the Super Moon up here in Alaska. It turns out that the moon is … Read More

  Andrew McLean is one of America’s most accomplished and experienced ski mountaineers. He has also been testing and designing gear for companies like Black Diamond and Mountain Hardwear for … Read More

  This video is Mark Virgin’s compilation from the 2012 season in Japan. It is primarily shot in the Hakuba area, but also includes footage from Hokkaido. Not only does … Read More

   Powdermania.com just did an interview with Nick Kowal, owner of the Hakuba Powder Lodge. In the past few years, the Powder Lodge has gained a reputation for being the … Read More

With spring in full swing, and soft snow becoming harder and harder to find, it is about time for a mid winter flashback. This video, courtesy of Jon Ramstedt, was primarily … Read More

This video compiles all of Guido Perrini’s best shots from the Timeline Missions over the past two seasons, and includes a few new shots as well. Riders are Xavier de … Read More

Trouble viewing the video? Here is a direct link.   Last week, the annual Holy Bowly event went down in Happo-One’s terrain park in Hakuba, Japan. Holy Bowly basically consists … Read More

Tired of seeing stoke from Alaska while you’re skiing slush in the lower 48? Its about time to get up here and see what its all about. This video features … Read More

The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route Opens today, April 17th. This route is a system of trams, funiculars, buses, and trolleys that traverse some huge mountains between Toyama to Nagano prefectures. … Read More

  This spring has been all time up in Alaska. Not only has a massive amount of snow provided a great base, but the weather has been unusually clear for … Read More

In March and April, Thompson Pass, AK just might offer the best skiing in the world. The past two weeks have been pretty incredible up here, with plenty of high … Read More

Matchstick Productions just released a new episode in their Contour Moments series. This one is all shot in Alaska – at Alyeska Resort and with Chugach Powder Guides. The skiers … Read More

Another solid Timeline Missions episode with Xavier de le Rue, Tero Repo, and Guido Perrini. This one features Xavier and Johan Jonsson flying around in helicopters in Engelberg, CH. If … Read More

This video is courtesy of Nick Kowal, owner of the one and only Hakuba Powder Lodge. It is fairly long, and all POV, but well worth a  look. Luckily, just … Read More

This storm began as rain at valley floor Friday night (3/24), with snow accumulating up high. Saturday night precipitation got quite a bit heavier, and snow fell to the valley … Read More

  The Giri-Giri Boys are an informal group of Japanese alpine climbers who have been ticking off some of the biggest peaks and baddest routes around the world in recent … Read More

  The Extreme just finished up in Verbier, CH, and was once again an exciting show. Winners were Reine Barkered, Jonathan Charlet, Christine Hargin, and Maria Debari. All won both … Read More

For once, it sounds like snow totals in Japan are falling short of those around North America (glad that everyone is finally getting some). However, that is not to say … Read More

The newest episode from the Swatch Timeline series features Xavier de le Rue using the Glacier Express to access some great riding throughout Switzerland. Since 1930, the Glacier Express has … Read More

Binding shown at 1:45 in the video above. Binding shown at 1:22 in the video above. It sounds like Look will be joining the tech binding band wagon next year. … Read More

HIKE3 documents a trip to hike and ride big lines in Norway with Mitch Tolderer, Stefan Hausl, Bjorn Heregger, and Bibi Pekarek in the Spring of 2011. At 30 minutes … Read More

You may have heard of people breaking the redesigned climbing aids in the new Dynafit Radical. Dynafit has released a public service announcement, which basically states that this breakage has … Read More

Don’t pack up the powder skis just yet, because it’s still winter in Hakuba. After a temporary lapse into spring-like conditions, winter is back, with a foot and a half of … Read More

  The second to last stop on the Freeride World Tour just went down in Fieberbruun, Austria. Conditions looked about as good as you can hope for in a competition, … Read More

Jones Snowboards rider Miikka Hast put together a nice POV video of his trip to Hokkaido and Niigata Prefecture this winter. It is all POV, but it is really worth … Read More

Exactly one year ago today, the three part disaster of  an earthquake, tsunami, and multi-reactor meltdown devastated Japan’s population, infrastructure and economy. On March 11, 2011, the strongest earthquake ever … Read More