KIRKWOOD DAY 2: POV Shot
Helmet Cam shots of the Top 3 Mens Runs of Kirkwood Day 2. Thanks to Mountain Sports International and usfreeskiing.com.
ANDY SABATIER: Sick POV Shot
US Freeskiing - Andy Sabatier with a helmetcam pointed back at him skiing. Thanks to Mountain Sports International for the footage. Go to usfreeskiing.com for more action.
K2 BACK 9: Hole 5
The brainchild of Shane Szocs and K2’s Marketing Manager Mike Gutt, the Back 9 is derived from the concept of mini-golf skiing, a film term for short, technical descents. “We had been looking to create an event with a combination of different features, including at least one short, technical mini-golf line,” says Gutt. “The switch turned on and we started thinking about the event as an actual mini-golf event, thus spurring the name Back 9.” Once the name was coined, the golf-like themes and guidelines teed off. The event, “not a competition,” reiterated Gutt, had a time window from March 1-April 15 ensuring ideal snow and light conditions. The 11 invited athletes (originally 12, but injuries cut the field to 11) were on-call and had 48 hours to report to Whistler. Once there, they skied nine “holes” or runs with everything from cliffs, chutes, pillow drops, manmade step-downs, and big pow lines. Check back every week for a new clip from the Back 9...
K2 Back9: Hole 4
The brainchild of Shane Szocs and K2’s Marketing Manager Mike Gutt, the Back 9 is derived from the concept of mini-golf skiing, a film term for short, technical descents. “We had been looking to create an event with a combination of different features, including at least one short, technical mini-golf line,” says Gutt. “The switch turned on and we started thinking about the event as an actual mini-golf event, thus spurring the name Back 9.” Once the name was coined, the golf-like themes and guidelines teed off. The event, “not a competition,” reiterated Gutt, had a time window from March 1-April 15 ensuring ideal snow and light conditions. The 11 invited athletes (originally 12, but injuries cut the field to 11) were on-call and had 48 hours to report to Whistler. Once there, they skied nine “holes” or runs with everything from cliffs, chutes, pillow drops, manmade step-downs, and big pow lines. Check back every week for a new clip from the Back 9...
HOLE 3: Back 9 Clip of the Week
The brainchild of Shane Szocs and K2’s Marketing Manager Mike Gutt, the Back 9 is derived from the concept of mini-golf skiing, a film term for short, technical descents. “We had been looking to create an event with a combination of different features, including at least one short, technical mini-golf line,” says Gutt. “The switch turned on and we started thinking about the event as an actual mini-golf event, thus spurring the name Back 9.” Once the name was coined, the golf-like themes and guidelines teed off. The event, “not a competition,” reiterated Gutt, had a time window from March 1-April 15 ensuring ideal snow and light conditions. The 11 invited athletes (originally 12, but injuries cut the field to 11) were on-call and had 48 hours to report to Whistler. Once there, they skied nine “holes” or runs with everything from cliffs, chutes, pillow drops, manmade step-downs, and big pow lines. Check back every week for a new clip from the Back 9...
K2 BACK 9: Hole 2
The brainchild of Shane Szocs and K2’s Marketing Manager Mike Gutt, the Back 9 is derived from the concept of mini-golf skiing, a film term for short, technical descents. “We had been looking to create an event with a combination of different features, including at least one short, technical mini-golf line,” says Gutt. “The switch turned on and we started thinking about the event as an actual mini-golf event, thus spurring the name Back 9.” Once the name was coined, the golf-like themes and guidelines teed off. The event, “not a competition,” reiterated Gutt, had a time window from March 1-April 15 ensuring ideal snow and light conditions. The 11 invited athletes (originally 12, but injuries cut the field to 11) were on-call and had 48 hours to report to Whistler. Once there, they skied nine “holes” or runs with everything from cliffs, chutes, pillow drops, manmade step-downs, and big pow lines. Check back every week for a new clip from the Back 9...
K2 BACK 9: Hole 1
The brainchild of Shane Szocs and K2’s Marketing Manager Mike Gutt, the Back 9 is derived from the concept of mini-golf skiing, a film term for short, technical descents. “We had been looking to create an event with a combination of different features, including at least one short, technical mini-golf line,” says Gutt. “The switch turned on and we started thinking about the event as an actual mini-golf event, thus spurring the name Back 9.” Once the name was coined, the golf-like themes and guidelines teed off. The event, “not a competition,” reiterated Gutt, had a time window from March 1-April 15 ensuring ideal snow and light conditions. The 11 invited athletes (originally 12, but injuries cut the field to 11) were on-call and had 48 hours to report to Whistler. Once there, they skied nine “holes” or runs with everything from cliffs, chutes, pillow drops, manmade step-downs, and big pow lines.
Check back every thursday for a new clip from the Back 9...
SWEDISH POSSE: Take a ride on 4th Street
4th Street contains Big Mountain and Jib skiing from the hills of Austria to Alaska. Snowboard from Sweden with Sweden’s finest. Andreas Håtveit and Emil Forss show you how to master the rails, hips and corners. We also visited the Island of Corsica in the search for good snow…
Riders include Sverre Liliequist, Kaj Zackrisson, Jon Örarbäck, Pata Sundberg, Jana Lindqvist, Jon-Håvard Grøgård, Emil Forss, Andreas Håtveit, Björn Lindgren, Magnus Tveitå, Johan Jonsson, Ted josefsson, Flo Orley, Karina Hollekim and Andrea Binning.