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by Thomas Como Top 10 Reasons You’re A Gaper   #10.  Neon – Unless you are wearing an outfit that your sponsors fitted you in, give it up. There is … Read More

The Top 10 Longest Vertical Drops at Ski Resorts in North America. Video of the action at each location…and one famous video of absolute HORROR that was filmed at one of the locations…

People don’t miss home here.  They don’t talk about home.

It snows everyday here and that’s enough to keep people from even thinking about home.

It wasn’t suppose to snow last night, so of course, it did.  In fact, it hasn’t been forecasted to snow at all this week and it’s been nothing but snow.

The South Shore of Happo-One ski resort

A foot plus of clean, dry powder made the South Shore of Happo-One a playground today.  That good snow combined with sun and no wind made for a special combination that doesn’t come around often in this zone in January.

The South Shore of Happo-One today

Yep, you should come to Japan and ski as soon as you can.  It’s assuredly a snow phenomenon that you won’t dislike.

Will Wyman sampling the goods today at Happo-One, Japan

So, what would it be like to live in a ski movie?  The answer would be different for everyone except for one factor.  There’d be powder everyday and that’s just what you get here in Japan in January.

Creek crossing are always interesting here

local powder transport

the AK Burger of Hakuba, Japan is relatively serious

Men’s Ski: 11.  Johnny Collinson – USA 12.  Kevin Guri – France 13.  Seb Michaud – France 14.  Silas Chickering-Ayers – USA 15.  Sean Collins – USA 16.  Josh Diaek … Read More

  Squaw Valley USA has 6 athletes in the Revelstoke Freeride World Tour event.  That’s more than any other ski resort on Earth… This fact brings to mind 2 important … Read More

Thanks to Dorian Densmore for putting together and sending us this awesome little spotlight video of one of Las Leñas’ local legends: Alejo Sanchez.

From Dorian:

Alejo Sanchez sleeps less, snowboards more, and goes bigger in life than most anyone I have ever met. He is a super nice guy who has lived his whole life in Argentina, shredding during our (in the northen hemi), summer months. His strong motivation to work hard in the mountains, combined with his love for nighttime activities, make him a really fun person to hang out with, if you can keep up.

This video shows what it is like to spend one day as Alejo, and follow him through Las Lanas ski resort, his home in the wintertime.

Nice one, guys!

Well the Jackson Brothers have found their way to the mountains again, and this episode of Brothers on the Run finds them in Chile, riding helis together, surfing wave pools together and of course, going big…..to flat together.  The real lesson here is that if you’re going to get extreme and listen to Dubstep at the same time, be careful.

The riding in Chile looked supreme, and I bet it was nice to be back on snow after their travels through Mexico. This leg of their adventure puts them about 3/4 of the way through their road trip, and they have left their campers behind as they make their way down the western coast of South America.  Hopefully they bounced back from their injuries and were shreddin’ again soon.

Check out some previous episodes of Brothers on the Run: Episode 8    Episode 7   Episode 6

newschoolers.com goggle tan contest winner What is the USA’s take on the American ski bum? Do they respect the ski bum?  Do they envy the ski bum?  Do they appreciate … Read More

Join Rotate Film Group as they take you through a few locations they’ve been shooting at in the past year.  This reel takes you from Spring through Winter with some epic cinematography. From proximity flying the worlds tallest sea cliffs in Molokai, HI to some insane sessions at Schweitzer and Heavenly, you won’t be disappointed you clicked this link. Turn up the volume, turn down the lights, and let yourself be carried away for 3 minutes.

Henrik Harlaut getting rad

Expect big things from this company this winter as they will be traveling with at least one Red Epic camera following some of the best athletes on skis. 

Todd Schlopy with the Red Epic filming a Halloween spot.

Check out the ski shots featuring, Alex Schlopy, Henrik Harlaut, Joss Christensen, James Woods, Karl Fostvedt, Sean Jordan, and Banks Gilberti that start at about 1:54.

Josh Finbow, Kurtis Rix, Mike Wilson, and heli pilot Don in Molokai

Tyler Schlopy watching some Halloween action