09/10 Ski Update 7

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – 40 Day Dream
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Ski Days This Season: 19
Collin’s Valley, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 8
Wilbere Ridge, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 1
Snowbird, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT: 10
No more shameless self promotion! The voting portion of the Office Winter Games Contest is over and I [...]

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09/10 Ski Update 6

Sorry to keep bugging everyone with this, but I have to re-post it
**(KEEP) VOTING FOR ME**
Send me to the Olympics in February on Microsoft’s dime by voting for me on this site: https://www.officewintergames.com/contestants.aspx
It falls between two competitions I want to do this season, will probably screw up my Computer Science classes and make me reconsider [...]

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09/10 Ski Update 5

First, someone suggested I add music to this site to make it more entertaining and because I’m pandering to my crowd for votes, I figured I’d give it a shot…
Wolfmother – Far Away
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Second, a reminder in case you missed my last entry (you can vote once a day):
**(KEEP) VOTING [...]

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09/10 Ski Update 3

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 [...]

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09/10 Ski Update 2

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 [...]

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