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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03798239361074366533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634828828777129652.post-42076488445292614852014-05-23T10:00:00.001-07:002014-05-23T10:05:46.686-07:00Corral Loop: Lake Tahoe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 20px;">So spring is not letting us bikers down. With new work and developments on Corral Loop locals are having a blast getting back into biking shape. This is a fairly basic trail which anyone from beginners to advanced riders can have a blast on. There are not many trails that can say that. This week we have received much needed precipitation which has made biking epic! I got off work and jammed to the trail head at about 7:15pm. My friends had already done their last shuttle lap so I just cranked up to the mid point and got an awesome ride down before dark. I am super pumped to have our long days back! The new jumps are a blast so I'll go a bit faster next time to clear all of them. Yeahoo!</span></div>
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This winter has been more then I could have ever prepared for. I competed in 9 competitions all over the west coast. Started the season off traveling to Whistler and then bounced around hitting Colorado twice, making an event in Montana, touring around Lake Tahoe for all the Rahlves Banzai events and to finish off the season flying up to Alaska for some crazy action. I could not be more thankful to family, friends and sponsorship support. Kirkwood Mountain Resort, Oakley, Never Summer Snowboards, Dakine, South Tahoe Crossfit, Phar North and Great Basin Physical Therapy, you guys are absolutely awesome! Thank you all!</div>
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Over and over I have heard talk of a "crapy snow year". Well that all depends on where you are! Yes my home had a significant dry spell but man just a bit east everything was going off. Lucky for me the Subaru Freeride Series was located in the depth of winter! Whistler had awesome snow and of course AK always is a blast whether it's a deep year or not.</div>
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Last summer I trained my butt off biking, Crossfitting and eating right in preparation for the coming winter. I am so grateful for this because I had know idea what my season had in store for me and strength was key to making every event.</div>
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Whistler was my first adventure this season which I have previously blogged about: <a href="http://www.caseylucas.blogspot.com/2014/01/deep-winter-photo-challenge-whistler.html">http://www.caseylucas.blogspot.com/2014/01/deep-winter-photo-challenge-whistler.html</a></div>
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It was a first for me being in a photo contest which was absolutely a blast. It opened my eyes to what I hope my future in snowboarding to be. Shooting photos and being creative with snowboarding is so rewarding and fun. You never know what the end product will be until your day is over and your staring at the computer. Some shots work out and some don't, but I felt so inspired after this trip to continue to shoot film and photos as much as possible. This shot Jason Hummel published in Mountain Magazine. Check out more on <a href="http://deepwinterphoto.com/">Deep Winter </a>using this link!</div>
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I was able to come home a ride locally for a bit before my next competition. My home mountain <a href="http://www.kirkwood.com/">Kirkwood Mountain Resort</a> went off! It was really fun riding Kirkwood during a low snow year. It changed all the lines that I have ridden numerous times into different experiences. It was a necessary to hang with friends and get to see my partner Josh for a bit. We both travel a ton in the winter so it's important to embrace the moments we have together. He is my best friend so it's fun to come home and share the incredible experiences we have on the road, I love to hear his adventures as well.</div>
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This was my 3rd season competing on the <a href="http://www.rahlvesbanzai.com/">Rahlves Banzai Tour</a>. It's such a blessing for Tahoe to have such an crazy race going on locally. The Rahlves Banzai is fast and intense. You never know what to expect. From one course to the other you encounter different obstacles and challenges.<br />
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The first Banzai event was at Kirkwood. The course was pretty icy through the gully and a bit more manageable at the top. I was a able to clench first place in the first two heats.The 3rd heat was heavy. Iris Laz was on fire! I did my best to catch her but she was out of reach! I ended up in second which was definitely something to celebrate.<br />
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Squaw Valley was the next stop. The course was icy, bumpy, slushy and just overall crazy! The girls were riding well but no one was having an easy time. I did great in the first two heats but in the finals I had an epic fail! I fell in the worst place possible. A long heal side traverse where I was wallowing in snow that felt like quick sand. As I watched every girl go by frustration overwhelmed me. I still placed 4th so I can't complain about that.</div>
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Alpine was where I finally had some redemption. The course had fast big swooping turns and then your flying through a mogul field where you have to straight-line to carry speed into the flats. This had to be my favorite course cause I was able to use my skill in handling high speeds. We all stayed neck and neck in the finals so it was hard telling who would come out in the end. I finished first and I felt so pumped to finally get the win!</div>
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Going into the finals I was in first overall, but not by much. The finals course at Sugar Bowl was insanity. Anything you would hope not to be in the race was! Featuring blind roll overs, one man shoots, icy moguls and more. </div>
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I had a great first heat which put me into to semi finals. Unfortunately I blew my drop-in and missed the first gate completely. I had to stop and hike back up and around the gate so I didn't disqualify. I thought there was know way to win but I also knew I had to give it my all to catch the other girls. I went as fast as I possibly could and to be honest was wildly out of control. I was able to pass the 3rd place girl but couldn't manage to get 2nd and 1st. That unfortunately solidified that I would not be the 2014 Banzai champion. I ended up in 5th place overall after a redeeming performance in the small finals.</div>
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I ended up in 2nd overall which I was absolutely stoked on. The competition has stepped up a bunch sense the previous years. After placing 1st overall the two years prior it was awesome to pass the torch on to the beautiful and talented, Audrey Hebert, who has a bright future in snowboarding ahead!<br />
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SFS started at Crested Butte, CO. It was great to start off the season placing second. I was stoked on my run day one and had a blast in my run day two. Day one I had my first ever Sick Bird nomination which alone was a huge reward! I did have some mistakes in the finals day two which made it impossible to clench first. I have a detailed account of this event in another previous blog: <a href="http://www.caseylucas.blogspot.com/2014/02/first-event-of-season-crested-butte-fwt.html">http://www.caseylucas.blogspot.com/2014/02/first-event-of-season-crested-butte-fwt.html</a></div>
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The second stop of the SFS was Telluride, CO. I had been to Telluride only once before and that was with Josh for one of his competitions. I remembered it being extremely steep and my memory served me right!</div>
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The snow off piste was not ideal but it was sure fast which made for high speed descents. Day one in competition I got a bit lost and missed a couple features. I placed 5th which got me enough points to get into finals. Day two there seemed to be one obvious winning line. It has really gnarly snow and only one major feature. That didn't appeal to me. The judges always express they want to see you having fun. I chose a line airing 15ft off the top then had two ten footers lined up at the bottom. I stomped the first air and went flying full speed into a big shoot. I almost made it out when I hit an ice chunk I didn't see coming. It sent me flying into a front hand spring off my head landing right back on my feet. I just kept rolling with it and stomped my next two features. With that huge fall they placed me in 6th. I was absolutely devastated. I had a really hard time with this one because Marry Boddington won both Telluride and Crested Butte which fizzled out any chance of me winning and getting the one spot available on the Freeride World Tour.</div>
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The last SFS event was held in Big Sky Montana, by this time the Banzai Tour was over and knowing that I could not make the FWT, I was burn't out on competition and not sure if I really wanted to compete. My body was pretty warn out by this time. I had rolled my snow machine on top of my self messing up my back and crashed hard a few times, I had not been sleeping well and eating pretty poorly from being on the road. In the end I womaned up and decided to stick with the plan. I promised my self this event I would just have fun and ride some memorable lines. Which I made happen! Big Sky is extremely big with rad lines everywhere. It was a huge snow year for them so we got to ride faces you would not typically get to ride in previous years.</div>
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The event was held on the most beautiful competition venue I have seen in a long time. Sistain steeps for at least 1,500ft. There were features all over the place which made for some great action and to top it off the viewing area at the bottom was huge.</div>
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Day one I chose to hit a few smaller features up top which were easily landed. Then for a much larger feature at the bottom I got snagged on some rock on the take off which sent me flying to the left into a uphill landing. I went straight to my butt. My heart sank when this happened. I knew I would not make it to finals.</div>
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I finished 11th at this event which put me in 5th overall for the tour. 5th isn't bad though when my goal was 1st it definitely felt a small bite of failure. I now reflect back and am reminded of all the events I have competed in over the years. I have learned so much about self, friendship, traveling and so on. I have won and I have lost, unfortunately your emotions connected to these outcomes are easily manipulated. Self doubt and self love can be effected by how you preform in a contest. I feel my biggest triumph had to be not abusing myself mentally for not performing ideally at Big Sky. It was the first time I didn't care, I truly felt blessed to be alive experiencing a new adventure full of excitement and beauty. That alone was a moment where I loved my self. I knew if I landed my run I could win and if I fell I could lose. Which it's as simple as that. The outcome should never change my love for self. It was awesome to see where woman's snowboarding has come and all the ladies who made it onto the podium killed it! Way to represent!<br />
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After a few epic days of freeriding at Big Sky, I then jumped back on a plane for the Arctic Man Challenge in Alaska! Many people have been asking me all about this event and I had know idea what it would be like. Well to sum it up in a few words:<br />
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When I arrived to my connection in Seattle I linked up with my dear friend Shelly Robertson and Jason Hale who I had just met that season on the Banzai Tour. These two where awesome travel buddies. Full of positivity and excitement of whats to come. We got picked up at the airport by the event organizers security team. These two guys were amazing. Covered head to toe in Camo and fully equipped with a crossbow, fireworks and Whisky! I knew we where with some real badass Alaskan folk. We partied in the RV on the way up to Arctic Man celebrating Shelly's birthday!<br />
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Upon arrival we toured the Arctic Man City. The camp was full of massive beer tents, food trucks, rock'n snow machines and endless parking spots for the RV'S which would be arriving the next day. This place can get up to 13,000 people and most of them have snow machines. It honestly had to be the most chaotic place other then San Francisco I have been in my life. Me being from South Lake Tahoe, I was a bit overwhelmed but ready to take on the adventure.</div>
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This race has to be the most gnarly race I have ever done. The race course is about 2 miles out side of camp. The course starts at the top of a peek where you ideally straight line and carry speed for a few miles and at the bottom of the canyon you hook up with a snow machines and get towed up the canyon. Then when you drive for a couple miles at a point you have to release from the snowmachine and slingshot to the next pitch going as fast as you can to the finish. Total the course can very between 5.5 and 7 miles.</div>
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I met my puller (Snowmachine Driver), Ashley Axhelm, for the first time at the event. She was small like me and super fired up to get started. I was not very confident but also thought I shouldn't be freaked out until I saw what I was getting myself into. </div>
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When we came up to the course for the first time we sat and watched some people at the hook up. It looked easy enough. You come down the hill, puller holds out the handle, you grab on and go! Ashley and I practiced a couple times and I started to get the hang of the quick throttle. I was having a hard time hanging on through the chop, you can't see anything cause the snow machine kicks up huge chunks of snow and you basically are at the whim of your driver to pull you in a smooth line. By the third practice I thought I would try and hang on through the first gate. I had been letting go because the G forces were so strong I kept getting ripped off. This time I was going to hang on for the long haul. I made it through the first gate and saw I was headed straight for a huge hole! I slammed so hard I felt all my ribs flex and my back crack, I tomohawked multiple times going who knows how fast. I laid there for a second and realized I had snapped my board in half. This really set the pace for how gnarly this event really was.</div>
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I just hung out for the rest of the day trying to heal from the crash. Day two I grabbed my extra board and put it into the toboggan that our teams gear was being pulled out to the competition base in. I was determined to do well and redeem myself from the day before. We arrived at the hookup again and I started to get anxiety being back in this zone. It was hard to remember that even though I had never done this event before it was just snowboarding and one thing I do know how to do is snowboard.<br />
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We waited and waited for our gear to arrive and when it finally made it I ran over to get started. I grab my board and realized from camp to the race course something had happened. There were 5 inch long gashes running up and down my board. I was so sad. I looked around in disbelief. "Ok it this a sign that I am just not mean't to do this!" Thankfully my friend Boby saw my face and came over. Asked what was wrong and I showed him my board. He laughed a little and said "I think I can help you out!" Thanks to Boby I had a bad ass race board with prime waxing. Probably a better board for this race then anything I had brought. It was a wide board in a 162. This was much larger then I was used to but when your planning at going 60 miles per hour behind a snow machine you want something stable and yes durable.<br />
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We then finally started day two of training. I did my drop in from the top alone twice just to get some more confidence before we practiced the hook up again. When it came time for the hook up Ashley and I nailed it multiple times. I also got redemption pulls through the first gate and making it into the canyon. By the end of the day I had rode the entire course start to finish and felt confident I could run the course top to bottom on race day.<br />
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Race day we started with the Adaptive riders and then move into woman ski, woman, snowboard, men ski and of course finishing off with men snowboard. The adaptive riders where absolutely amazing! They were fearless dropping into the steep run. The woman ski charged and so did the snowboarders. When it came time for me to drop in I was convinced my goal was to finish. Not worry about anything else. I dropped in on this board I had on rode once before. It was a bit grabby but man was it fast! At the hook up Ashley was waiting, when I saw her start to approach I knew it was game on. We had an ok hook up, yet nailed it through the Canyon. At the sling shot we where going between 54-60 miles per hour. When I released I was again on my own. The speed wobbles at release were insane and I was so freaked I was going to go down. I know I lost some time but so stoked I didn't crash. Who knows what its like to crash on hard pack going that fast! I carried as much speed down the last pitch and made it through the finish alive!<br />
Ashley and I placed 4th! I was so pumped and felt alive. Your in an extreme tuck the whole way down so I could barely walk off the course because of a dead leg! I had a vision of marathon runners who come through the finish and just lay on the ground. I totally get it now!<br />
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We celebrated all night shooting off fireworks and dancing our butts off! Arctic man is not for the weak! I definitely think I need to harden up a bit before I ever consider doing this event again.<br />
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The next day I got a ride from the event to Valdez Alaska where I finally felt like I could really just relax and come back to center. I met up with a dear friend who also is an amazing photographer, Justin Befu. He had be guiding up at the Alaska Snowboard Guides Heli operation for the season. We were able to get out and do some shooting freeriding. This is where I finally felt at home in Alaska. It's the most freeing place. Justin and I only saw one other person out that day and were able to get fresh lines. If only I had a private photographer every where I went! :) Justin produced some epic shots that I of course hope to be published. We shall see! Regardless of that I had some fun soul shredding which revitalized my spirit after a crazy season.<br />
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The forecast wasn't looking ideal so after just a few days in Valdez I changed my flight early and headed home.<br />
Reflecting now it's unreal how many incredible experiences I have had. Challenging every aspect of self. Battling with ego and staying true to the essence of snowboarding. Feeling alive and knowing this is where I want to be.<br />
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Life is but a dream! It's so delicate and short we should never waist anytime being unhappy. A small note to all of you who managed to read through this long blog...<br />
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Anything you want is just a small effort away. If you just believe in your self you can do anything! The impossible is just your mind playing tricks on you, give yourself some credit and live your dream.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03798239361074366533noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634828828777129652.post-61109916111597518382014-02-25T13:05:00.001-08:002014-02-25T13:17:02.003-08:002014 Banzai Tour Kicks off at Kirkwood Mountain Resort!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This will be my 3rd season competing in the Banzai events. I am unsure of how many stops I will be able to compete in but I am psyched I was able to make the Kirkwood event. The athletes are getting better and better every season, there is no telling who is going to win. The course was as gnarly as ever with moguls, jumps, icy turns and an overall wild ride. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There were only a few snowboard woman at this event but all were in it to win it! It was an absolutely challenging competition. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Being at my home mountain competing has to be one of my favorite things. Of course I am comfortable on the terrain but mostly I love having family and friends rooting me on and down to celebrate after events no matter how I finish.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Iris Laz took the top spot, she charged fearlessly down the course. In the finals we had four woman in the gate. We all had a descent start and were within just a few feet of one another. Iris lost control at the second gate and collided with another racer. I took a low line around the girls and thought it would be my chance to get in the lead. Iris had something else in mind. She was up in seconds and managed to get to the much quicker high line to the third gate. I did my best to catch her but she was on fire. We stayed about a gate length apart for the remainder of the race. I felt like I was chasing a carrot.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Again Iris placed first, I finished in second, Lindsay Wexler in third, and Audrey Hebert in fourth. I was so pumped to meet Audrey especially cause she had drove 20+ hours from BC to compete in the Freeride Qualifying event which got canceled at Squaw Valley. She was pretty psyched to find out that there was another event to participate in while she was on the road. I hope to see her in Telluride, CO for the FWQ 4* at the end of March!</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03798239361074366533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634828828777129652.post-83424248669073465582014-02-24T19:32:00.001-08:002014-02-24T19:37:27.034-08:00First event of the season! Crested Butte FWT 4* EventOn February 9th I started the long haul to Crested Butte from my home in Lake Tahoe. It's always very exciting to set out on another adventure full of anticipation. Tiffany Noel a long time friend and fellow competitor was meeting up with me in Reno and we would continue on together. Crested Butte was calling for a few feet of snow so I was amped to finally get to ride some pow after a painfully dry season at home.<br />
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After picking up Tiff we where on our way! First stop being Salt Lake City. The drive was a bit sketchy with the rain coming down so hard but that was just a reminder of the powder ahead. We arrived in Salt Lake and stayed the night at our friend Shannon Yates house. The next morning went and hooked up with the one and only Mr. Tom Patton who styled us out with lift tickets to Snowbird! We jammed up to the mountain and got 3 tram laps in before we set out on the last leg of our trip. Here is a short clip from our morning at Snowbird...<br />
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The last section to CB was super intense for me. The snow was coming down pretty heavy and wet so the visibility was close to none at times. It was so great to see the lights glowing from the little ski town in the middle of know where. My friend Mary Boddington hosted me for the week. She is also a competitor and she was psyched to compete at her home mountain. I have heard so much about CB from Mary and she said the snow was deep and fun. She wasn't kidding, the next morning I quickly realized what all the hype was about. Every turn was steep and deep! I was riding lines that had not opened for three years due to low snow. I lucked out and took full advantage. Mary took me to many of her favorite spots. The terrain is so different from Tahoe, steeper and rockier. I don't know if I have ever done that many hop turns in one day. The pillow lines had to be one of my favorite experiences of the trip. It was a blast to send these drops into steep landings and having to shut it down or just be super precise to avoid the trees. It explained why Mary is such a bad ass, riding that mountain everyday would really instigate progression in anyone.<br />
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So after a couple days of pow shredding it was time to start thinking about the contest. The two venues where very short but had awesome lines. Day one I chose a line that suited my style of riding. I was having difficulty choosing my line for this contest was accumulative points. You want to ride well enough to qualify for the next day and not risk falling doing a difficult line but you want hold back to much and have to make up for your low score the next day. In the end I decided to do the line that looked the most fun and was also the most intimidating. I said to my self "If I can ride down the Mac Daddy Face in Revelstoke, I can do this! So sack up and get it!" I am so happy I had that conversation with my self cause I was sitting in second place only two points behind 1st day one.<br />
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Day two we got to ride a permanently closed area called the Big Hour Glass. The face ranges from 40-60 degrees. The face is only around 500 ft long but man was it impressive. I felt honored to ride a face that has only been opened to snowboarders once before in a contest. Unfortunately I did not ride my best. I didn't even have a set line in mind until I left the start gate... which is very odd for me. I started down the steep face making smooth turns then I started to hit rocks, they where everywhere. I made a right hand turn and almost got taken out by my slough! That's a huge no no in any circumstance. Thankfully I got out of this situation quickly and made my way to the next feature. I sent this air probably 15 ft and managed to shut down speed to catch a small air at the bottom before the finish. I didn't see anyones run so I didn't know where I could end up. My stomach turned waiting for the result. The result came up that I was still sitting in second with Mary B in 1st and Iris Laz in 3rd! This was really great to be on the podium with both of these ladies. We all have been competing for a long time together and have developed sister like friendships. Huge congrats to Mary for winning at her home mountain. There really isn't a more rewarding win! To share that moment with these ladies was extremely special. Of course I made some mistakes in my run but I am always learning and growing as a rider. I look forward to the next event! Thanks for reading about my adventure and hope to have some more stories this winter for ya!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03798239361074366533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634828828777129652.post-9125325408354677362014-01-20T10:10:00.002-08:002014-01-20T11:42:02.970-08:00Deep Winter Photo Challenge: Whistler This past week I have been involved in the Deep Winter Photo Challenge. A contest put on by Whistler Mountain. The event consists of 6 invited photographers and they have 72 hours to shoot as many epic shots as possible and create a slide show. The idea is to have a theme and a story to tell.<br />
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I had know idea how big this event would be. At the show I soon realized my head would be displayed on four big screens to a sold out crowed of 1,100 viewers. Pretty scary.<br />
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I worked with photographer Jason Hummel and a team of 3 other ladies including Liz Daiely, Holly Walker, and Suz Gramm. We all worked extremely well together. Even though we where stressed at times, we managed to keep it together and pull out an impressive show.<br />
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Liz Daiely and I met in Chamonix, France last season. I knew she would be in the states for a short time before she would return to Europe. I reached out to see of there was any possibilities of doing a snowboard project with her and that's when she introduced me to Jason. Thankfully he thought I would be a good fit for the project and the rest of the story is history.<br />
Liz is an incredibly talented snowboarder. Very graceful along with extreme power. I admire her versatility and dedication to snowboarding and mountain life.<br />
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Holly Walker has to be one of the most kind people I have ever met. Holly being the local was able to pull together much of the logistics along with facilitating the execution of much of the project. She also hooked us up with our mountain guide, Alex whom we would have been lost with out. Holly also is of course and fabulous skier who really got some epic shots in the slide show.<br />
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Suz! So I can't say enough about this girl, she is absolutely phenomenal. She was so calm and cool through out the entire event. Her skiing talent is among the best I have ever seen. I am a little bias because I have been a huge fan of Suz for many years. Her being one of the only female ski BASE jumpers, I have admired her progression in the sport. Her and I have similar personalities which made it fun to play and mess around even under the pressures of this event. I can't wait for another adventure with Suz.<br />
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Whistler was amazing! The mountains are huge and the terrain epic! I am sad to head home knowing that it still has not snowed in Lake Tahoe and my boyfriend Josh is still in Europe for another three weeks. I think Kirkwood should do an event similar to this! We have such great terrain and talented photographers!<br />
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Lake Tahoe is home and its always nice to get back, who knows maybe the Mtn. Bike trails are clear... I have a strong feeling they are after seeing people post pictures of going to the beach on Face Book.<br />
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I hope you enjoy our show! I feel very fortunate to have been part of this project and hope to possibly do it again.<br />
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The winner this year was the beautiful Zoya Lynch...<br />
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She had a very creative theme with awesome photography. It was well thought out and she really connected with the crowed. I am sure many of you will relate to her story. A well deserved win for Zoya!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Every year as fall takes hold and winter starts showing it's teeth, we get to enjoy this incredible evolution of seasons. The leaves of the Aspens start turning multiple shades of gold, red, orange, and yellow. The meadow grass moves like an ocean, as the wind rips through our valleys. This time of year I can get out an really enjoy nature. The peacefulness of Tahoe, without all the summer hustle and bustle. Vanessa and I took advantage of a few hour break from work, and set off on a little adventure. She took me to a very special spot, which is just fifteen minutes from my house. I could not believe my eyes when we arrived to the most epic swimming hole, which I can imagine in peak water level, would be even more incredible, for there is a waterfall which cascades from hundreds of feat above. </span></div>
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This summer has been packed full of fun experiences and adventures. Canyons was one of my favorite spots to bike this summer. After our trip to Lake Powell, we headed up to Ogden, and stayed with Josh's cousin, Evan. It rained almost the entire time we where there which made for some awesome biking conditions. It was a no brainer to head to the bike park.</div>
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Canyons is packed with fun jump lines, which range from beginner to advanced. I am still considered an intermediate biker, so it was great for me to progress through the different levels. They have a variety of features from ladder drops, jumps, rock gardens, and wall rides. Josh and Evan enjoyed the bigger lines, where they hit up to 30ft jumps. If your in for a good time and a beautiful environment, Canyons is the place to be. </div>
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I am so excited that Canyons is now part of the Vail family, now I get to use my Epic pass for a winter trip!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03798239361074366533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634828828777129652.post-76358486161085720922013-05-25T20:00:00.005-07:002013-05-25T20:05:25.736-07:00Lake Tahoe Adventures!Summer has started out with a bang. Back to massage therapy full-time and feeding the fire for fun through water adventures, mountain biking, Crossfit, and more.<br />
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I had the fortunate opportunity to shoot with photographer, Rachid Dahnoun. We both had some fun ideas for some summer action shots, I only hope to get more throughout the season.<br />
We have been friends for many years, which makes for some fun times and harmless banter. Thankfully aspiring photographer Noah Skye Lowe, came to our rescue and helped with the production.<br />
The first shoot was mountain biking on a fast fun cross-country style ride, Van Sickle. The trail starts at the top of Kingsbury Grade, and descends to the Van Sickle Bi-State Park, located near the Heavenly village. We shot the semi technical rock stairs which are lower on the trail. This zone has an epic view of the lake. I felt extremely blessed that evening, as we got to enjoy the sun descend.<br />
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Later on that week we took advantage of some clear skies and calm winds, to do a SUP Board shoot. Unfortunately for me, it was 28 degrees on the water. We arrived to Kiva beach at 5:30am. At this time the sand was covered in a beautiful layer of frost, and a thick fog layer lingering over the lake. I was determined to accomplish our mission, so I took off my comfortable warm clothing and experienced 28 degrees to my core. When ever I would come to shore to warm up, the top layer of water on the board quickly turned to ice. I kept thinking, why am I doing this! That answer is actually quite simple, being entirely in the moment is what I live for. I had never seen the lake with this layer of fog, even after living in Tahoe for over 10 years. </div>
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After Rachid got the shots he wanted, we headed over to this beautiful area in Zephyr Cove. This part of the lake has some of the bluest water and is scattered with large granite boulders. By this time the temperature came up to around the 40 range, and after experiencing below freezing this seemed like summer. The sun was up and I enjoyed peaceful paddle. </div>
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Again Rachid was quick and efficient, creating some breath taking images. I hope you enjoy! Check out <a href="http://www.rachidphoto.com/">www. rachidphoto.com</a> for more of his outstanding work.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03798239361074366533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634828828777129652.post-89408967916510615132013-04-20T15:01:00.000-07:002013-04-20T15:01:03.807-07:00Spring Time in TahoeThe transition back into home life has been a bit difficult. I bet everyone hearing this is thinking, "Oh I feel so sorry for you." Which I totally understand. Though it's where I am at. Coming home to processing taxes, back working at the spa, looking into next years commitments. Life for me continues to be productive, just on a different level.<br />
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I am excited to get back in shape. You don't realize what a luxury home is until your on the road for a while. Eating what you want, sleeping in your own bed, excessing regularly, are all key components to my overall well-being. To top it off spring in Lake Tahoe is so incredible. Blue sky and the hot sun inspires my mind. I look forward to days spent on the beach and riding bikes with friends.<br />
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I do love the summer months, and yet I can't get my mind off the next available moment to shred powder. It's a funny debate in my head, "I have to head to South America again, or maybe New Zealand... No you have to hang in Tahoe and save money for next winter.."<br />
After a long drawn out conversation, I force myself to stop, live in the present moment, and accept that what will be, will be. Just enjoy being where your at.<br />
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The moment is now...So here I am in beautiful Lake Tahoe, bring on the Sun!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03798239361074366533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634828828777129652.post-4004729619150413402013-04-05T00:18:00.002-07:002013-04-05T00:18:33.655-07:00Last Week in Europe! Powder and Easter Fun:)Hello all, thanks for stopping by again. Just a quick upload of some pics from my last week in Europe. I stayed with my friend Nadine, where she treated me like a queen. To top it off, I got a chocolate bunny and Pow Pow before I had to head home.<br />
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It has been a really incredible trip, more to come with spring break in Tahoe! Home Sweet Home:)<br />
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I placed 3rd in FWT Fieberbrunn, Austria, which was not enough to</div>
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get me into the finals in Verbier. I went from 2nd in North America to 5th in the</div>
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world. My hope is to get another chance at the world</div>
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title. I know it’s in me and I will not give up!</div>
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After Fieberbrunn I traveled to Chamonix. I have been traveling a bit last minute</div>
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and forgot that you needed to book hotels in Europe in advanced. They don’t have</div>
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my situation and she let me know then that she has a family chalet in Cham, that I</div>
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could stay in for free. It was absolutely gorgeous with an amazing view from the</div>
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valley floor. On this trip I have experienced many gifts like this. Europeans have proven to me to</div>
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be some of the most hospitable and generous people. </div>
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I did travel to Switzerland to watch the finals event. Verbier is such a magical place. The</div>
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mountains are huge! This seems to be the mecca of freeriding. One day I had the</div>
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opportunity to ride the deepest snow of the season in some incredible terrain. The</div>
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conditions for the event where great. The snow was moving, which added an even</div>
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more intense feeling to the already daunting Bec de Rosses. If you don’t know this</div>
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face, look it up. It is absolutely insane, and what the athletes manage to do is mind</div>
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blowing.</div>
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The woman's face looked beautiful, to be honest I was a bit jealous to not be part of</div>
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the event. It was a bitter sweet couple days. If I had to prepare for the event, I would</div>
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have missed out on my best day of the season. There is always positive out of</div>
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something seemingly negative if your willing to be open. I had a great time spectating, met</div>
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tons of incredible people for all over the world, and saw my friends shred the Bec!</div>
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From Verbier I have now traveled back to Austria. I will be hanging with the female</div>
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ski overall world champion, Nadine Wallner. We have plans to relax and freeride.</div>
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Hoping to get some shooting in with her local filming crew. It’s nice to know that the</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A hero of mine in snow sports, Racheal Burks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ladies ski podium. The ski woman showed much strength and kept the crowed on there feat! Go ladies!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mens Podium, Go Laurent!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backstrom laid it all out there in his winning run, if you have not seen it... watch it! So sick!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had an awesome season with these ladies:) Woman's snowboard podium.</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03798239361074366533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634828828777129652.post-9618029706691768872013-03-09T17:33:00.001-08:002013-03-09T17:36:56.079-08:00Austria! Freeride World Tour Stop #5I have been in Austria for just a couple days now. The event is on hold until conditions get better in the venue. At this time the venues snowpack is extremely unstable. We are hoping for a significant change in the next few days!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are on our way! Just 11+ hours on this plane:)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Things to keep us laughing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The venue in Fieberbrunn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mud slide in venue, hoping for a ton of snow this week.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh inspecting venue.</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03798239361074366533noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634828828777129652.post-34788903408541950562013-03-05T10:56:00.001-08:002013-03-05T11:10:05.386-08:00The Shred Life!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03798239361074366533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634828828777129652.post-81032940938431525422013-02-04T16:27:00.000-08:002013-02-04T16:27:41.447-08:00Daron Rahlves Banzai Kirkwood 1st place!What a crazy day! I traveled from Geneva, Switzerland, to California. Got three hours of sleep and then drove to Kirkwood to make the Banzai contest. I had a couple looks at the course and then it was go time. The course started at the top of chair 10,which on a pow day is a blast to bomb off the top. Though when it's conditions like we had at the event, I try to avoid that area. I was really scared of the drop in. Not cause I couldn't do it, it was more the way you needed to drop in to make the first gate. To add 3 other people dropping in for the same line, Yikes! In practice I did a sweet cartwheel, to head slide which got me really freaked out. Thankfully when the time came to race, I kept it together.<div>
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The flight was long and getting used to the time change has been challenging. I have not slept much the entire trip due to severe jet lag. It's nothing fresh air in the Alps can't remedy:) I arrived on the 24th of January with my sister Kristen who has joined me on this journey. We met up with the other athletes at Hotel Alpina, where we stayed during the event. It's always exciting to hang with the competition family. Our relationships really grow into a family environment. Friends looking out for each other, eating together, dealing with the stress of competition together. It's hard enough to be away from home for long periods of time, but if your in great company, it's easier not to get home sick. We are sharing moments that we'll never forget.<br />
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Let's get back on track here... Contest day was confirmed for the 26th. I had visual inspection the day before the event. It was a little challenging since there were few options. It was a much smaller venue then I have seen used by the Freeride World Tour, but it was really fun and challenging. It made for some beautiful lines. When you know your going to be the 60th plus person on the face you really have to get creative to try and ensure you have a few fresh turns.<br />
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The day of the event I got on the tram at 7am for early load. Ladies didn't need to be up top as early as the men, but I had to catch the sunrise. It was well worth skipping a couple more hours of sleep. The peaks here jet strait up thousands of feet into the sky. The land is vast and very enchanting. Much like Revelstoke, I was captivated by the whole production of getting the event off, from helicopters, hundreds of spectators, cameras, and hectic energy. It was a blast to watch the men rip the face up. My run was quickly approaching so I started off to hike to the top of the venue. It was steep yet the foot placements where strong. The only time the hike got difficult was when the heli was just 30 or 40ft. above my head spackling me with ice. It did bring an intense element to the hike which helped relieve some of the stress of my upcoming run.<br />
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Today is a down day. It rained top to bottom and then froze. I will get to explore the city and pick up a couple things to bring home for family. I am also hoping to make it to some museums, for the history here is captivating.<br />
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The people associated are very amazing from event coordinators, athletes, to media, and especially the Revelstoke community. The community embraced the tour athletes with open arms. Providing discounts all over town, donating lodging, and my favorite was a complementary massage session from a passionate therapist.</div>
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At Wildflower Wellness my therapist, Merissa, catered to every need and some. From hot-cold therapy, Thai stretching, healing stones strategically placed to stimulate my own healing, a soothing mask on my back to take away all my aches and pains, and to top it off let me take home the sesame bags which she used with compressions. </div>
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Merissa is the real deal. Has studied multiple modalities thoroughly to ensure a true therapeutic experience for her clients. She is a true healer and I felt 100% for my run in the contest the following day.</div>
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Revelstoke is a beautiful little town. Trains cruising by constantly, brick buildings, and the ski town vibe. I can't say enough about the mountain. The terrain was breath taking. Huge peaks, with faces littered with fun lines. It's not what us Californians are used to. Sustained steeps for several thousand feet. My endurance was truly tested. It was the perfect start in preparations for the remaining Freeride Tour stops. </div>
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It snowed from the day of arrival on the 4th until the 10th. This made for some epic pow shredding. My legs where toast at one point and I started to get anxiety about possibly being over worked. Thats when that massage came in and healed me. I took the day off before the contest, which was finally scheduled for the 11th. This was an absolutely unforgettable day for me. </div>
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I loaded the gondola at 7:30, and enjoyed a ride up in solitude. Said a little prayer for the coming event and enjoyed the sunrise. The air was so cold something like -20 c. The snow was glittering, one of my favorite things for sure! Girls love shinning things:)</div>
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The venue was a solid hour hike. I set off to the viewing spot where spectating and judging would take place. Just athletes and event organizers where around when I first arrived. It felt unreal having helicopters flying around. Bombs going off, finishing avalanche control work. The helicopter helped in the control work by fanning the Mac Daddy face, which would release slough slides. Pretty unreal to watch.</div>
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This face was insane! It looked like perfect pow, but because of the steep pitch, the fresh snow quickly sloughed off to a firm, but edgeable base. The snowboard men set it off with a bang throwing down dynamic lines. Of course the male skiers put on the best show, sending huge cliffs with fluidity which I can't really describe with words. Josh skied strong and fluid up top. He hit this insane air which sent him at least 40ft. He had some trouble on the landing but didn't get injured. Check out the POV footage from his run bellow. By the time female snowboarders where up, the fog started to creep in and the shadows from the surrounding faces had cast. The female skiers had it even worse for it almost looked like they were skiing in the dark.</div>
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I dropped in second for female snowboarders. When I first looked down this face I was shocked at the true angle of the top 1,000ft. It almost took all my anxiety of the contest away, cause I knew I was about to ride the most exposed line of my life. I rode very conservatively on the top but maintained fluidity. When I came to my bottom air I had a huge hesitation. I did not expect such a hairy take off. Because I didn't have the necessary speed to pop up, like I should have. I landed unbalanced and butt checked on my landing. The ride out was great, fresh pow turns to help calm the nerves.</div>
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Directly after my run I got to enjoy watching the bottom of Shannon Yates winning run. The heli came down and picked us four athletes up. Because of the fog we got to fly around for a bit, which was a huge highlight. </div>
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I was stoked to find that I had finished 4th overall, which proved that it was a challenge to shred this terrain for everyone. Only the top ladies maintained clean runs. Huge congrats to Shannon Yates for putting down another winning run! If you don't know her already please look her up and become a fan:)</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03798239361074366533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634828828777129652.post-59143138078283340472012-12-29T12:37:00.000-08:002012-12-29T12:37:42.381-08:00Travels North! 1st stop Mount Baker, WashingtonLeaving Tahoe when it's covered in fresh snow is pretty difficult. Thankfully I am heading North, where they have much of the same. I am traveling with my partner Josh, up to Mount Baker, and then heading to the first stop of the Freeride World Tour in Revelstoke, BC.<br />
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The drive was grueling. To start with the drive is 14 hours if your lucky. Add plenty of ice and inexperienced drivers on the road, your drive can turn into 14-20 hours. I am very thankful Josh handled all the driving. We made it around 1am, awoke at 7 and headed to the mountain. Our first day at Baker was epic! Blue sky, deep snow, and great people made for an beautiful day. <br />
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It's looking like the rest of our time here will be much of the same. Please check back for up dates on my adventures!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03798239361074366533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634828828777129652.post-3944958737374883102012-12-07T10:29:00.002-08:002012-12-07T10:29:23.902-08:00The Beauty in the Daily Drive to KirkwoodThis winter season like every year is evolving in a frosty beauty. As the seasons change so do I.<br />
I adjust to the transition into my winter schedule, which includes the 35min, up to and hour drive, out to Kirkwood. Sometimes, I dread it, especially when I have to fill my gas tank. Although most days the anticipation of shredding my favorite mountain keeps my head in the positive, and when I drop into Hope Valley, I find peace in the amazing scene. I am thankful everyday for this life:)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03798239361074366533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634828828777129652.post-62933298907847483362012-11-26T08:41:00.000-08:002012-11-26T08:41:15.162-08:00First Day Snowmobiling! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What an great day! My partner Josh and I to my new led out on it's madden voyage. It's a real process preparing for a day out; loading the sleds on the truck, making food, gassing up, packing my beacon, shovel and probe. Josh stepped up and taught me the ropes. I knew there was powder out and he has been jonesing like the wrest of us. Thanks Joshy!</div>
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Early on I knew I had purchased a great machine. It ran great all day. The sky was blue and the snow was epic. Thankfully the snow had great traction and with very little skill I managed to stay unstuck most of the day. </div>
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Josh got me to ride down this steep hill that went about 300ft down. I honestly don't know if I have been that gripped in a long time. These machines weight an insane amount so when it's sliding down a hill they want to go! I made it with little grace, but didn't crash and that's what's important right:)</div>
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Heading back to shred Kirkwood tomorrow. Can't wait for my next shredding adventure! Pray for more snow:) and Happy Holidays!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03798239361074366533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634828828777129652.post-34824095563053449502012-11-13T17:29:00.000-08:002012-11-13T18:08:02.579-08:00Powder is Coming! Josh and I fit in possibly the last bike ride of the season on Coral:)The storm was quickly approaching, and thankfully Josh is always inspired to do something active and fun. He came home from work, and we took off hoping the snow would not freeze us before we got to the top. Coral loop is a fun cross country trail which is a quick pedal, and a blast going down. Especially when you have wet dirt and some snow to top it off.<br />
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This video is a whopping four minutes long, but please try to bear through it. The last clip really shows how much it started dumping. The next day shredding the mountain was on for those who had the day free. Awoke to a foot of snow here in South Lake. Life is beautiful:)<br />
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Thanks to this latest storm, Kirkwood Mountain Resort will be opening early! So please come and join us! It will be a blast. Cold nights have been keeping the snow fresh, which means face shots for everyone!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03798239361074366533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7634828828777129652.post-31194136337359137482012-10-05T13:05:00.002-07:002012-10-05T13:05:59.034-07:00Never Summer Premier in Denver ColoradoWhat a fun weekend! I was stoked to be greeted by my great friend Mary Boddington, and her boyfriend Andrew, when I arrived in Denver. Both of which are also Never Summer Team riders. Mary and I met doing the North Face Masters events. She has always been so strong and an inspiration on the snow. Just check out some of this footage. This is from 2011 season.<br />
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Friday night we settled in at her brothers house. Enjoyed a few beverages at numerous establishments. Saturday we went to a BBQ where I was able to meet more of the team riders. Everyone was in high spirits and excited about the premier that evening. We played horse shoes, bean bag in the hole, and ate a ton of amazing food. Once it was time, we all caravanned to the premier. It was in deep Denver. Totally hilarious scene, many people had dressed up in there Talladega Nights attire, in hopes to win some free shwagg, which included a Never Summer board. The creativity was great and everyone had a blast!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lobsters rocking out in the coolest place I have ever scene.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary Boddington and Henry Boddington, looking pretty small next to this massive fish.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nothing like a shark and a turtle cruising over your head in the middle of the city.</td></tr>
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I took off for California on Monday, before we headed to the airport, we all made a quick stop at the <b>Never Summer</b> factory. Yahoo:)</div>
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Micah, our team manager, gave us a tour of the place. Stoping off at every station and explained how the process of making the greatest boards works. Thanks Micah for answering all of our questions!</div>
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Never Summer uses some of the best materials. From carbon fiber dampeners, P-tex side walls, fiberglass and wood core, as well as rubber used for dampening. This gives you the smoothest ride possible, with unmatched responsiveness. There is much more technology that goes into making a NS board so check it out for your self.<br />
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It's no surprise that Outside Magazine chose the NS Proto CT/CTX as it's, Gear of the Year!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gags, Micah and I</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Micah giving us the tour. Beautiful Mary B and Andrew stoked as always.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">P-tex Yeah!</td></tr>
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