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09/10 Ski Update 4

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Ski Days This Season: 9

Collin’s Valley, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 8
Wilbere Ridge, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1

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It falls between two competitions I want to do this season, will probably screw up my Computer Science classes and make me reconsider my hopes and dreams, but who cares. I can run up a $1,500 pay-per-view movie tab on Microsoft’s bill. That should make us even for Vista…

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…Now on to more important news

3 Days.
2 Days.

Friday is the day. Snowbird. 2009/2010 Season. It’s about damn time.

Here’s a preview of some photo goodness from last Sunday.
Nov. 15, 2009
I get mine. (courtesy of Alex Deckard)

Ullr, bring me 100″ Black Friday Blowout and I promise I’ll wait in line all night!
Jake

09/10 Ski Update 3

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Ski Days This Season: 8

Collin’s Valley, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 7
Wilbere Ridge, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1

12 Days.
11 Days.

Oct. 29, 2009
Nik getting ready to make some night skiing.

I pose with my headlamp on.

Nik makes an artsy straight-line.

I make some turns for the long exposure.

Oct. 30, 2009
A fraction of the approach.

Nik gets stoked.

Nik lays out some turns…

I get my first face shots of the season…



Ullr, I could really use a pick-me-up…
Jake

09/10 Ski Update 2

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Ski Days This Season: 5

Collin’s Valley, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 5

Damn. I made it roughly a week and a half before relapsing. My addiction has reared its ugly head once again and I’ve begun hunting for snow.

Oct. 10, 2009
I love G’ing out my low snowpack turns

Mike makes some laid back turns

I send my first air of the season

Oct. 13, 2009
I get ready to bag my first pow turns of the year

Kyle, stoked to be done hiking

I found some fresh turns

Kyle, laying out his turns

I find my first spine of the season

Oct. 15, 2009

Not the easiest approach

Sanders, looking for snow

Mandatory self-portrait

LCC needs some snow

I get read to drop-in

Goodnight for now

Ullr, show me what you’ve got!
Jake

09/10 Ski Update 1

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Ski Days This Season: 1

Collin’s Valley, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1

This was pretty inevitable, a hair dusting of snow in October and easily some of the sketchiest turns I’ll make all season. Totally worth it.

I’m Stoked.

Goin’ for it.

Nik hiking for more.

Moon Rising.

Oh Ullr, you should make this the best break ever.
Jake

08/09 Ski Update 32

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Ski Days this season: 116

Alta Backcountry, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Rocky Point, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Collins Gulch, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 3
Snowbird, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 87
Alta, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 9
UofU Golf Course, Salt Lake City, UT: 1
Telluride, San Juan Mountains, CO: 3
Powder Mountain, Ogden, UT: 1
Taos Ski Valley, Taos, NM: 4
Ski Hesperus, Durango, CO: 1
Solitude, Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Old Reliable, Twin Peaks, UT: 1
Baldy Bowl, Twin Peaks, UT: 1
Pipeline Chute, Twin Peaks, UT: 1
Baldy Main Chute, Mt. Baldy, UT: 1

It ain’t over ’till it’s over. More skiing action and another HelmetCast is on the way. I’m back home in the Bay Area (for the first time since moving to Utah 2.5 years ago) and am hoping to do a little editing while I’m home. Get stoked for some July skiing action!

Home is where the heart is.

Ullr, thank you for a great 08/09. It’s only July and UT already misses you!
Jake