A slideshow and some pictures from a weekend of snowboarding at Snowbird and Brighton in UTAH:

Snowboarding in UTAH from Dan Jackson on Vimeo.

Here is a collection of the top ski and snowboard film previews for the 2008-2009 season…

Under the Influence

Teton Gravity Research proudly presents its latest 16mm/HD ski and snowboard offering: UNDER THE INFLUENCE. This film follows the exploits of today’s top riders.

Under the Influence from vas entertainment on Vimeo.

That’s It That’s All

Two years in the making, this is the follow up to the highly succesful Community Project.

It’s Always Snowing Somewhere

Burton presents “IT’S ALWAYS SNOWING SOMEWHERE”; a double feature, double DVD snowboarding movie. The winter never ends as the team travels from the southern to northern hemisphere laying waste to parks, pipes, pow, big mountain lines, and jibs; Alaska to Argentina.

Hand Cut

The Hand Cut release includes endless pillow lines in the BC interior; exposed descents in the Coast Range with ski mountaineering legend John Chilton; brilliantly shot inverts over the old wood mines on Red Mountain Pass, Colorado; and the original deep-country blues of John-Alex Mason. Hand Cut: self-propelled stories brought to life in High Definition and brilliant 16mm film.

Claim

The official “CLAIM” teaser, brought to you by Matchstick Productions. Check SKIMOVIE.COM to pre-order your copy of “CLAIM” today or find out when the Matchstick Movie Tour will visit your hometown this fall…

Claim from vas entertainment on Vimeo.

No Correct Way

With a season of filming wrapped and the long nights of editing kicked off, the Rome SDS and Kids on Shred Productions are pleased to announce the upcoming release of their second full-length team video entitled, you guessed it, No Correct Way.

No Correct Way from vas entertainment on Vimeo.

Aesthetica

Aesthetica is a visual journey that captures the essence and elements of snowboarding. This feature snowboard film highlights the riding of progressive and unique freestyle features in the backcountry to the deepest powder conditions of 2008.

Aesthetica from vas entertainment on Vimeo.

Down with People

Mack Dawg Productions People Crew is back at it again with our new 2008 release, Down With People.

Down with People from vas entertainment on Vimeo.

Double Decade

Double Decade Produced by Mack Dawg Productions Distributed by VAS Entertainment.

Double Decade from vas entertainment on Vimeo.

Ready

The latest from Absinthe Films…

Jib Jam and Trick Tips Instructional

Poor Boyz Productions brought competitive skiing into the Information age with their Jib Jam Invitational, a live, online video contest. The event gathered top-level athletes from around the globe and pitted them against each other

The Poor Boyz Jib Jam + Trick Tip Instructional from vas entertainment on Vimeo.

Outdoor Education from Voleurz.com

The teaser for the FREE video from Voleurz: “Outdoor Education”

Happy Friday…

Here is a collection of my most recent shots. It includes photos from from a quick trip to Sunday River Maine and the White Mountains/Lincoln New Hampshire. A moose sighting, world’s largest snowman, and simon dumont’s record quarter pipe attempt are among the highlights. The past few months have been really busy so a little behind on serving these up… enjoy!

Burlington, Vermont: Lake Champlain #1 – Adirondacks

Burlington, Vermont: Lake Champlain #2 – Dock/Splash

Burlington, Vermont: Lake Champlain #3 – Islands

Burlington, Vermont: Toby the Irish Terrier

Sunday River, Maine: World’s Largest Snowman

Lincoln, New Hampshire: Loon Mountain Snowboard Park

Simon Dumont’s World Record Quarter Pipe Attempt

freeskier article:

http://community.freeskier.com/articles/article.php?article_id=2269

video:

YouTube  

White Mountains, New Hampshire: Moose Sighting

Click here for the full set of photos on flickr.

The results are in! The top 10 snowboard tricks aggregated from every movie released in 2007…

If you think your too busy to watch this all the way through… you are going to miss out on a one footed backflip over a 60-70 foot step up gap:

Enjoy the weekend!

YouTube  Top 10 Snowboard Tricks

After cracking open my old broken video camera I was able to capture a collection of somewhat raw video footage when I was doing “research” in New Zealand a few years back…

Epic 70cm powder runs, cliff drops, helicopters, scenic shots, and snowboard bungee jumping:

Click here to view the super high quality video (quicktime + a really fast connection required)….

Or view the medium quality flash video below…
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(note: if you’re reading this in an rss reader you’ll need click here to view the videos)

More posts on snowboarding in New Zealand (pulled from the archive)

A Trip to the Broken River Mountains
2003-2004 Season Pass List

What a great way to start off 2008. Below are some of the highlights from a day of riding at Stowe, Vermont. In the morning we took advantage of the sunny groomers… in the afternoon we hiked to the summit of Mansfield and took a run down the Rock Garden.

For the full collection of pictures click here…

(hang on tight mike)

(kevin teaching this tree a lesson)

(right after he saved the juice!)

For the full collection of pictures click here…

Hope everyone had a great holiday! If you didn’t make it to this year’s party at the Jackson’s, you missed out on another exciting night with:

• roughly 150-160 people
• loads of food and a full bar (two bartenders, two kegs, and a pile of wine)
• a ski jump with a starting ramp 4 stories tall (made with scaffolding)
• a custom horse shoe pit (w/ lighting for night time use)
• another appearance by Santa Claus himself
• two real live elves handing out free reindeer poop to everyone (yes, there are pictures below)
• overage drinking games (also have pictures of this below)
• and one bag piper playing live music in the living room (i can’t believe i didn’t get a picture!)
  • followed by grandma who broke out the keyboard and led the christmas carols until 3am

here are some highlights from the event (click here for the full roll of photos):

luminarias (lining the walkways)…

the kitchen…

the dining room…

the bar…

Two full time bartenders serving up a huge selection of wine, 2 kegs (magic hat and coors), soda, and a six pack of O’Doul’s if that’s your cup of tea.

signage…

the hallway…

the dessert table…
the elves…

Dressed up as elves… these two walked around the party handing out “party bags” to everyone. They were the life of the party!

reindeer poop…

Yep, that’s right…. reindeer poop. My grandparents brought over a hundred bags of reindeer poop, one for every person at the party.

a high school reunion…

hey jonesy!

the ski jump…

The 4 stories of staging were setup at thanksgiving (top of hill – not seen in this picture) and the ski jump (above) was ready by the party for anyone who dare.

santa claus himself!

“Sorry Mike… I don’t seem to have any presents for you this year”

horse shoes…

My dad built this custom horse shoe pit… installed lighting… and even plowed the back yard so we had access to the pit during the party.

overage drinking…

the caroling… (until 3am!)

the bagpiper… (if anyone has a picture of this please send it over!)
although i was unable to get a picture of the bagpiper that was playing… i’ve posted a video below of a bagpiper to give you an idea. just picture 2 elves running around handing out “reindeer poop”, a santa claus, etc…

YouTube  Celtic Bagpipes

Not exactly sure which forecast is worse… is it “Crippling” or “Nasty Mix”?  Regardless… this 12-18 inches should keep us on pace for an excellent riding season and maybe even open up “The Chin” (@ Stowe) in December!

To follow-up on my post last week about the snow forecast… I want to confirm that we are seeing some outstanding riding conditions for early December up here in Vermont!

(for those of you who ski up here in Vermont)

There’s a chance of snow every day for the next 10+ days! Looks like we’re on track for some excellent riding conditions to start out December …

Happy Monday!

Now that we’ve made it halfway through October… I suppose it’s time to start getting psyched for the upcoming winter…

YouTube  Terje's 7601 Descent Video

“Terje HÃ¥konsen (born October 11, 1974 in Vinje, Norway) is a Norwegian snowboarder. HÃ¥konsen is widely considered one of the most influential snowboarders of all time and was one of the sport’s early icons.

HÃ¥konsen dominated freestyle snowboarding in the 1990s winning the ISF World Championships in half-pipe three times in a row, in 1993, 1995 and 1997. He has also won 5 European championships in half-pipe (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997), the U.S. Open in half-pipe 3 times (1992, 1993, 1995), and the Mt. Baker Banked Slalom 6 times (1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004). He also won the Innsbruck Air & Style Contest in 1995. HÃ¥konsen set the world record for highest ‘air’ during the finals of the Arctic Challenge in Oslo 2007 when he reached 9.8 meters out of the top of the quarterpipe with a backside 360.

He is the creator of an aerial snowboard maneuver named The Haakon Flip.

HÃ¥konsen is also credited to have developed the T6, the world’s first snowboard to be made out of a material named “Alumafly,” an aluminum honeycomb construction and as a co-creator of the Burton Fish (a powder-specific board) and the Burton Malolo, a cross-breed between a freestyle and powder board.” – Image: norskdesign.no Bio: Wikipedia

Seth, Taylor, and I enjoyed hours of epic riding in the Chin Clip woods at Stowe. Another powder day in April? What is going on with this weather?

Snowfall Stats from this week:
Last 24 Hours 4-6″
Last 72 Hours 15-21″
Last 7 Days 29-40″
Mt. Mansfield Stake = 93″

Seth Skiing Chin Clip woods
Originally uploaded by oxygen147

One more picture from the Valentine’s day blizzard we experienced here in Burlington, Vermont…

$20 for the first person who can guess the make and model… ;)

FINALLY!

“THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND RESULT IN TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 16 TO 26 INCHES BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY AND RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.”