Here’s my typical work day point of view. Its critical to be ‘in the field’ as much as possible. Keeping tabs on the mental and physical condition of the athletes can’t always happen over the phone. After a few laps with Dan I’m now happy to say he’s in great shape and his gear is performing well.
For me inspiration comes from a deep faith where reality of a humble yet beautiful existence is simply obvious. This dreamy 4 minute video of epic mountain images brings me to that place of inspiration. I chose my own music for full effect…
As Chris Winter puts it, “this is it”. Check out this little promo piece he put together on his Swiss Alps bike trip guiding business. The video has some great POV of the amazing riding to be had in Switzerland. In fact I rode a few of these trails with Chris many years ago and can’t wait to go back someday for more.
Downhill Mountain Biking in the Swiss Alps: part one from big mountain on Vimeo.
Henrik Windstedt has been competing on skis for many years, his background is moguls which evolved into park/pipe then to big mountain skiing. He’s a really good all rounded skier. This short interview gives us a glimpse into Henke’s perspective and the challenge ahead this season. Good luck bro!
Ride along with Austin Ross as he mentally preps for a ski trip to China
One of my great friends Gabe “Super G” Schroder loves to ski. Now I happen to know a ton of people who love skiing but Gabe has a special fire inside. In these times of much love, here’s 5 minutes of Super G TV
Six More Weeks of Winter!
In a rare meeting of rodent minds, all three of the major groundhog meteorologists agreed that we will see another six weeks of winter. Sam, Willy and Phil all saw their shadows yesterday morning meaning more winter is on the way.
A couple young kids from France are now the best in the world at skier half pipe. They’re 19, best friends, and both represent Rossignol. This just happened this week, Xavier Bertoni took X games gold and Kevin Rolland took gold at the first ever World Cup to be held in North America. Here’s a short video of both their runs from the Park City World Cup.