This video is risickulous!
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Yup, it’s noticeably colder than it has been the past few days. Yup, it’s raining. Yup, you know what that means. Yeaaah buddy it’s coming. Whistler  Yup, that's snow Stevens Pass  Stevens Pass webcam, check the upper left  more Stevens Pass Hood Hood Tatoosh up near Rainier  Tatoosh cam Paradise visitor center  Paradise  Xtal cam Came across this video on the Backcountry Access Float 30 avalanche airbag being inflated. While BCA isn’t the first company to market an airbag pack for the backcountry they are definitely the most affordable option (by about 50%), with the Float 30 set to MSRP for a buck under $500 when it releases later this fall. Hopefully the trickle down effect will see their airbag tech in more packs at cheaper price points (people will pay $1k for skis and $400 for bindings, but scoff at a $500 pack that may save their life…) in their line so that there are more people equipped with this tech in the BC. More importantly, hopefully this pack doesn’t become a perceived ‘invincibility shield’ leading to bad decision making in the backcountry! Obviously I’m just going on product shots and one video and have yet to taste/feel/smell the pack, but I like what I’m seeing thus far. I really like how the bag DOESN’T wrap around your head fully like some of the competing products, seems like with the BCA pack inflated you’d still be able to (relatively) comfortably try and get out of the situation. Good stuff thus far though.  BCA Float 30 If your local shop doesn’t carry the BCA Float pack you can pick them up online here Yeah, initially that sounds way off-topic, I realize. Came across this speech today and thought it had some interesting thought parallels to those that explore the outdoors and push the limits, and don’t make it back. A eulogy of sorts for those that strive for firsts.
80% of the time it snows every time. Snow forecasted for this week. Yes, I realize that means we’re that means we’re inching ever closer to that period of nonstop rain and near perpetual darkness, where it’s dark when you leave for work and dark when you come home, but if you don’t get excited for snow in the forecast you’re on the wrong blog.  Snow panther: 80% of the time it snows every time I hardly knew thee…  St. Helens sunrise  Portland twilight crit  Breakfast at Snow Lake  New ride  Combat fishing  Indoor cyclocross  This fish was obviously easily fooled …but don’t get it twisted. When I was living in the CA I wasn’t lamenting over the inability to surf at 9:30 midsummer. Sure, that’s great and all, but what I really missed were beautiful blue skys on a warm day with crisp evening air, AM fog on the rivers, ground swell replacing short period windswell, hardier beers, and the first dusting of snow in the hills. Bring on FALL! Came across this over at Jeremy Jones’ site. “I am not sure when I wrote it but I assume it was late at night trying to clear my brain so I could sleep.” Thought a top rider clearing his head to sleep by writing an ‘ode to snowboarding’ (and subsequently releasing it for public consumption) was a cool, unseen side of a pro, something that would never get come across in a movie or mag interview. When’s the last time you sat down and wrote out what your job means to you? Hell, when is the last time you just wrote for the sake of writing something, stream of consciousness style to clear your head? Exactly.  Looks like a page out of Cobain's 'Journals'  Page 2. Click to go to the post on his site and see the letters blown up to a more readable size. Came across this article today on FLOG. Apparently the 4th of July bowl summer jib park has been shut down and removed by the USFS due to idiots leaving their garbage behind. I’ve seen a LOT of shit this summer on the rivers – waist deep and casting lines while Starbucks cups, water bottles and TVs (yes, full on CRT television sets) float down the river. Seriously people, are you that fucking lazy or just that fucking stupid? Pack it in, pack it out. If you see someone trashing a place give them a verbal lashing. The open space you save may end up being your own.  Snowboarder booted by USFS as they move in to clean up the shit left behind by idiots Posting for my Seattle peeps as I just discovered the Portland showing was a week ago. Absinthe’s ‘Neverland’ showing at the Egyptian on Thursday, 9/17. Snowboard flick premieres are always a good time, and seems like there are always boards and bindings and whatnots being given away so you may get lucky. So grab a few friends, grab a few beers to sneak in, and get down to check ‘er out! (Oh yeah, and SF peeps, it’s showing in your hood tonight) It should be noted that I find wakeboarding to be the redheaded stepchild (spoiled redheaded stepchild given their use of $30k+ boats?) of boardsports. Granted, if I didn’t have mountains or the ocean at my disposal I’d probably respect wakeboarding a bit more (of course if the queen had balls she’d be king…). But, since I do have those close by I rank wakeboarders right down there with fruitbooters, snowlerbladers, stand up paddle boarders, drunk drivers and pedophiles in the heirarchy of all things in the world. However, I’ve got to give it up to Mike Ennen, getting into that water (drysuit or not) is burly. |
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