Archive | December, 2012

Tunnel Creek Avalanche Story NYT

New York Times Special on Tunnel Creek Avalanche

Tunnel Creek Avalanche The New York Times just launched a very impressive article covering last year’s tragic avalanche incident in Tunnel Creek near Stevens Pass, Washington. The piece offers incredible depth and detail of the day, plus super impressive interactive graphics, including an incredible real-time reenactment of the slide, complete with skier locations that are best viewed on a full-size… Read More

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Valhalla Ski Film Trailer

Sweetgrass Productions – Valhalla film trailer

Take Me to Valhalla . . . Sweetgrass Productions steps into the world of digital cinematography with their fourth ski film, Valhalla. Shot entirely with the RED camera system, the film is about “the weightlessness of youth, a wild tribe, and one man’s journey to rediscover the bright eyes of his childhood and creativity of every moment.” Having spent two… Read More

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The Alaska Factor – Backcountry Skiing in AK

On my first trip to Alaska, my ski partners and I began referring to the scale of everything in AK as the Alaska Factor. Distances are longer, the mountains are bigger and the commitment required to complete any goal just seemed to be greater than we were used to in the lower 48. And as Joe Stock, author of The… Read More

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