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Tom Runcie’s Trip to Chamonix with Glen Plake and Team Julbo

Words by Tom Runcie When I found out I had earned a trip to spend a week with skiing icon Glen Plake in his adopted winter home of Chamonix, France, I was breathless.  For nearly three decades Plake has been a true hero of the...
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Remembering Sarah Burke

It has been one year since Sarah Burke succumbed to injuries sustained in the half-pipe at Park City nine days before. There is not much that can be said that hasn’t already been said. Sarah Burke made an incredible impac...
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Sherry McConkey TedX: “You Have One Life Live it”

“After the tragic death of her husband Shane in 2009, Sherry McConkey had to change in order to continue to thrive. Shane McConkey, regarded as the most influential skier in the world, believed that if you have the courag...
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Taylor Pratt Season Edit

Taylor Pratt has had his hand in some of the sauciest action in Little Cottonwood Canyon.  After graduating from the IFSA Junior series a couple years ago, this dude has been dialing it in at the natural terrain park known as ...
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Airbags are not for cars anymore!

Gear of the Week Review! Having a small pressurized air canister with large balloons on your back has been added to the new recipe for better luck, while traveling avalanche prone terrain. The BCA Float 36 is a new addition to ...
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Atomic Team Highlights from Red Bull Linecatcher

Powder and blue skies in Les Arcs, France set the stage for the 2013 Red Bull Linecatcher. Atomic released this video of the highlights from athletes Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Tim Durtschi, Richard Permin, and Tobi Tritscher. Fren...
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Rejuvenate: Mind Body Spirit Episode 4 with Pete McBride

Join legendary photographer and conservationist Pete McBride as he shreds around Aspen dropping knowledge bombs like this one: “If we try to get people’s eyes to look at something that might make them think a littl...
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Skateboarding “Street League”

Make sure you check out the 1st stop of this year’s 2012 Street League DC Pro Tour this weekend on ESPN2. This is the third year of Street League, a project that was the brainchild of reality tv star and pro skater Rob Dy...
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Sam Lee’s Latest Edit (NOT SNOWBLADING)

We feature the Kiwi, Sam Lee, on our website a lot, and it’s often on snowblades.  But there are times we have to remind ourselves that we will always feature Sam Lee on our website due to the basic fact that he straight...
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Mountain Roots Food Project Holds Successful “Taste of the Harvest Garden-to-Table Fundraiser” Despite Rain

The Mountain Roots Food Project held their “Taste of the Harvest Garden-to-Table Dinner Fundraiser” Wednesday evening, where they showcased the organically grown food from their gardens in the Gunnison Valley.  For a ten d...
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