Moving Story

This is the first morning at our new place, we sold the house to down-scale. It was a real challenge to move from a house to a 2 bedroom apartment in a 4-plex. A big plus is having a garage also.

The adventure right now is my job of transporting new cars on a trailer. The trips are 800 to 1500 miles round trip and I haul 1 car out and 1 car back. They are dealer trade sales that swap one new car for another.

Hope to be doing more Ski Patroling the rest of the winter and enjoying the winter conditions now that the move is completed...later

Bacon Rind = Good Stability - 2 Jan 2011

This video is a great follow-up to the earlier test on Bacon Rind. Bacon Rind is located just northwest of the town, West Yellowstone, south of Big Sky, Montana.

Doug gives a good explanation of how the snowpack can strengthen itself. It is useful to see the snowpack evaluations being done by a pro.

Kicking Off 2011

2011. Wow time flies, well we are making the big move. Sold the house and Weez and I are down scaling. We didn't get the Colorado trips in December like the years past. Priorities for sure.

The big picture is more freedom to pursue the adventures. I'm still staying on top of the weather reports and  receive 4 avalanche reports a day. From Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. I'm chomping on the bit, the snow has been awesome in all the areas we seek out, Buff Pass, in Colorado has been receiving storm after storm and the Snowies are incredible right now. Up in Montana the snow pack is deep and the storms keep rolling through.

 

A few of my snow tools.

 I've got the Ski Patrol season up and running. Got out on the snowboard New Years Eve and did the long Ski Patrol shift till midnight. It was a very good night to snowboard, the weather was brisk, single digit temps and a blustery wind out of the north. Thins the herd, the slopes were uncrowded with just a couple of accidents. It was great to get back on the board!! There is still alot of winter left and many adventures ahead. Keep your head up and board on the snow...later.

Bacon Rind ECTP Zero - 21 Dec 2010

It's a good idea to keep track of the snow conditions and how it is evolving in the areas that we will be into later this season.

Buck Ridge 19 Dec 2010

This is from southern Montana. A good photo of a shooting crack in the snowpack.

Saddle Peak Snowpit-30 Nov 2010

Cherry Hill Avalanche

This is an avalanche incident that happened in Utah(CLICK ON) over the week-end.

A couple of notes, the aspect/direction of the slope is very important. When you look at the report, notice that the rider entered the bowl at a low angle east facing slope and traveled around into a northerly facing aspect. The snowpack was wind loaded and weaker on the north facing slope. The slope also became slightly steeper. The slope broke several hundred feet above the rider and engulfed him. He was buried about 2 feet below the surface.

The second note relative to this incident was the fact that these 2 riders failed to equip themselves with their  beacons. That was a fatal mistake.

I try and learn by reading and being aware of these reports.

I send my condolences to the rider that died and his family. Knowing also that this is a tough situation for this riders buddy to live with. Keep your head up out there.

High Winds in Beehive

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The snow has been falling in and around the Bozeman, Montana area. The winds kicked up to 60-80 MPH yesterday, moving alot of snow around. There were several avalanches triggered. Nobody was caught but ya gotta keep your heads-up...

This is the Bozeman, Montana avy site http://mtavalanche.com/current

Shak 1 Gang Wyoming Pow.wmv

I threw this video together while I'm thinking of the snow falling out in the mountains. This is the gang I travel out to Wyoming with every year. we seem to hit the powder every year...GOOD TIMES!!

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Colorado Mountain Snow

The weather map below on the previous post keeps updating and this is turning out to be a good early season storm. The area is located east of Steamboat, Colorado. North of "Rabbit Ears Pass".


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7-Day Forecast for Latitude 40.59°N and Longitude 106.7°W (Elev. 11018 ft)

7-Day Forecast for Latitude 40.59°N and Longitude 106.7°W (Elev. 11018 ft)

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Snow on the way toward Buff Pass, Colorado...build that base!!

Good Times on the Mountain Bikes.wmv

Saddle Peak Avalanche, Part 2: Q&A - 4 March 2010

This is a 2 part video about a large avalanche that ripped down the mountain near Bridger Bowl in Bozeman, Montana last winter (2010). If you do any backcountry boarding or snowmobiling, or you are interested how the snowpack forms and reacts to the mountain winter conditions. Check these 2 videos out. I know they are a bit long, but you will understand what is going on with the snowpack after you see this.

I receive an avalanche update and report each day from the Montana Avalanche Organization each day in the winter. Check out my Montana Postings in the "LABELS" on my Blog. I get up in some of these areas with my snowmobile for some backcountry snowboarding.

PART 1 VIDEO IS POSTED IN PREVIOUS POST BELOW!!

Saddle Peak Avalanche, Part 1: Q&A - 4 March 2010

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Sweet Singletrack #2

Sweet Singletrack.wmv

Weez and I out on some sweet single track. Enjoying some great Fall weather.
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Backcountry Sled/Shred Exploration

I was checking out some mountain snowmobile videos and came across this one. These guys really know how to do the whole winter backcountry adventure!!

RIDERS I.wmv / August Singletrack

A mountain bike ride with Owen and Jeff,. Using the Contour Helmet Cam mounted on my bike.
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The Storming / Snowboard Standard Films Teaser / 2009 - 2010 Snowboard & Snowmobile Season Recap

I know there is still alot of mountain biking season left...but it doesn't hurt to check out the snow season.

Check out "The Storming" / Snowboard Movie Teaser


A picture recap of our 2009/2010 Season

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These are a few pictures from our past snowboard / snowmobile season.

Locked and loaded, ready to go get some Colorado backcountry powder.

It was worth the hike to the top.

Can't get any higher.

Check that snow pack, ya gotta be aware!

Montana powder...

Good Times...

Owen's 7th Birthday Mountain Bike Ride

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Jeff and Qwen half-way through our ride at Murphy Hannerhan deep in the woods.

Owen and Grandpa Mike/yours truly striking a pose in our...(Jeff's jerseys he won over the years) yellow jerseys. Thanks Jeff.

The truck all loaded up with mountain bikes after a good day on the trails.

Owen at home on his 7th birthday after the ride. Hangn' out with sister Ava and his neighborhood friends.

Hangn' with Chad and His Family / Just Monkeying Around

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Tyler and I did a little video shoot. So we mounted the Contour camera on his bike and went for a ride.

We were testing the angles and view.

I used a similar set-up on a video that I shot on my motorcycle. It's a good time just messing around with projects. Check out my "Space Truckn" video.
On the drive home from the Grandkids' house.

These are pictures I shot on a dark country road with the bright moon in the sky. The bike is mounted on my truck. I thought it would be a interesting concept...plus I like checking out the night sky out in the country.

Good Times!!

NowHere / Awesome Snowboard Trailer from Absinthe Films

Click to check out the new snowboard film "NowHere" / Absinthe Films.
Click to check out this, behind the scenes, knarly snowboard drop.