Great new video today from Karhu athlete JT Robinson. From deep powder to monster front flips and big air, the video showcases some of JT’s best moments from last season, from Utah to Europe. Great stoke to get you pumped up for the New Year and the storms on the way.
J.T. Robinson…Skier from J.T. Robinson on Vimeo.
Big snows across the country this week. Seattle has been snowbound for the past week, and skis have been better than cars for getting around town. On the other side of the country, it will be a deep white Christmas in the Northeast this year. Brian Mohr checks in after a winter solstice ski:
He makes us shiver. He makes us sweat. He also brings incredible joy to our lives…
(Skiers: Andy Weis, Dylan Crossman, Emily Johnson – Mad River Valley, Vermont – Winter Solstice 2008)
Forgetting a few days of rain and ice, the Northeast seems to have gotten off to a great start this year. Surfing around last night, I found this recent helmet cam video from Stowe and the Adirondacks last week. Definitely some skilled combat skiing and technical lines up high at Stowe from these guys…
POV Skiing Stowe/Dacks 12/9/08 from Allen Taylor on Vimeo.
Things keep getting better up in the Valhallas, where Karhu ambassador Evan Stevens is trying to stay warm in BC.
The arctic air mass has taken over British Columbia. I know what you’re thinking. It’s Canada, you all live in igloos and it is cold all the time. But alas, no, SW BC is actually quite mild in the winter, and that is what makes skiing here so great-it’s not frigidly cold! Right now it is so, so, so bitterly cold here that we can’t even really ski on shady slopes. The snow is so cold that your wax just doesn’t work.
It has made for some interesting plan changes for me this week. Originally I was supposed to be skiing in Roger’s Pass. We did two days there, and it was literally some of the coldest outdoor recreation I have ever taken part in. We skinned up to treeline one day, only to be met by 25km/hr winds at -24 degrees Celsius. For you math majors out there, that equals a -40 degree Celsius wind chill (and -40 is where Fahrenheit and Celsius are the same!). This arctic front also brought with it heinously strong winds, jacking all the snow at treeline and in the alpine.
We decided to pull the plug and head a bit south to the family’s lodge in the Valhallas. A bit of protection from the wind and slightly warmer temps tempted us and Valhalla Mountain Touring has delivered yet again. We have just spent the last 2 days tracking out the cold powder, first a bit in the trees, and then today in the blazing sun. I gotta tell ya, it might be freezing cold out, but that is the bet time ever to ski the pow in full sun, the snow just stays as cold smoke all day long!
So, a video here to keep you psyched, and some photos from today as well…
(Benny and Jas racing for freshies. Photos by Evan Stevens.)
(Richard heading towards sunny powder on Rugged Peak.) 
(My Karhu Storms getting psyched for 2 grand of cold smoke.)
(Richard steals some of Benny’s powder.)
Rain was still falling in the pre-dawn darkness on Saturday morning, but the chill in the air confirmed what we’d seen on the mountain telemetry data. The arctic system that blew in on Friday packed a punch, leaving 18” of snow down to mid-elevations and bringing a much-needed start to winter in the Pacific Northwest.
Crystal opened the lifts to the south, but we gathered the troops and swung north to follow the heaviest part of the storm. With little existing base, we headed to the closed Stevens Pass ski area, with the hopes of a tune-up tour and some powder without too much damage.
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