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Magic Lines

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:53:03 -0700

12/19/2012 The end of the snow ends a memorable week for the ski areas around Utah. With most...

Awesome Pow in the PNW

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:41:00 -0700

12/13/12 The glorious slopes of the Mount Baker ski area received over 80 inches of light, fluffy...

Pop Goes the Season

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:04:00 -0700

I knew as soon as I felt the telltale pop. I fell, immediately grabbed my knee, and weathered the...

Bluehouse Athlete Aaron Karitis Update

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:20:00 -0700

HELI GUIDE OFFERS NEW VENTURES FOR SKI, SURF AND FISH ENTHUSIASTS Alaska Heli Ski Guide—Turned...

GoPro Bomb Squad

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:14:00 -0700

Very cool story from 60 Minutes Australia: The GoPro Revolution Bluehouse athletes Marshall Miller...

November Powder Skiing

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:03:03 -0700

Well, with the Snowbird snow-stake looking like this… …hopefully you took Mother...

Ski Season is Finally Here!

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:59:00 -0600

The first real snow fell on the Wasatch on 10/23, and with it came the opening of ski season for...

First Day at Powder Mountain

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:43:00 -0600

When I heard that Powder Mountain received about 30” of snow in a two day period last week, I...

Fall: Freedom from Guilt

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:17:00 -0600

I always feel kind of guilty being excited for winter during the summer months. Don’t get me...

Some Stoke Worthy Summer Changes to Utah Resorts

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:31:00 -0600

Banking on a generous winter, many Utah ski resorts have put their money on the line to give skiers...

Winter is on the Way

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:57:34 -0600

Some people live to surf, some live to bike or run or watch tv. Whatever it is, it’s good to...

Argentina Trip Report: Aaron Karitis Fresh from the annual...

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:39:30 -0600

Argentina Trip Report: Aaron Karitis

Fresh from the annual pilgrimage to South America, it’s fun to go back and look at some of the highlights. Low tide snow conditions means different things to different people, to me it means couloir skiing in an Andes region that resembles Europe in so many ways.

One couloir in particular stood out when looking back on the trip. Escondido in Spanish means hidden or secret and after a poma (a cable tow), 2 lift rides, another poma, a 45 minute traverse/hike, ski and up climb it’s easy to see why.

After a 50 foot down climb into the entrance, we were greeted with a 2,000’, 45 plus degree couloir that in places was less than the width of my 191 Precincts.

End result another epic descent in the Andes!

How it all Started

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:45:00 -0600

It all started with the revolutionary “shaping” of skis. This process involves altering...

When hitting the road... Hit it hard.

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:57:00 -0700

Bluehouse team rider Parker Cook is in a cult. Not some anti establishment cult that worships some...

2012-2013 Precinct 191 cm Demo Skier: Male, 185 lbs,...

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:09:29 -0700

2012-2013 Precinct 191 cm Demo

Skier: Male, 185 lbs, 6’1”

Location: Brighton Utah

Conditions: 9” New Snow, Powder/Crud

Good grief, those skis have no speed limit! I pulled into Brighton’s parking lot just after 7 AM, helped the lift crew set up the fencing at Milly, had some breakfast, and jumped on first chair. I had my Katanas and Mavens in the car too, but figured I’d give the prototypes the hole shot and start with them. It made me a bit nervous, given the huge crowd behind me queued up for the lift, to be riding a ski that I’d never been on before, but it was all good. My first run was obviously untracked, and the following three were as close to untouched as you could get today, and the skis rode great. I was a bit worried about tip dive, but had zero problems. The mounting point seemed to be right on, since the only reason for going back farther would be to keep the tips up and that wasn’t an issue. They definitely prefer a straight line or long arcing turns. When I’d get into some tighter spaces and bring them around to scrub speed I had to be a bit more mindful to stay centered as they wouldn’t really slip/slarve like my Mavens (which due to their slippery tails allows me to stay out over the ski a bit farther), probably due to the slight camber underfoot, or maybe the edges in back need to be rounded off. Speaking of which, the camber made the groomers on the return to the lift pretty dang fun. Again, the skis just wanted to go fast and carve huge turns, but the edge grip was awesome and the stability was solid so I felt comfortable just letting them go. In fact, they were so good on the hardpack that I actually had the thought that they would be really fun to ride with my kids on groomer days.

I ended up riding them the whole 2 hour morning session, and the only time I had doubts was once the deeper areas started to transition into big bumps. The problem there was that the ski was so stiff I’d get tossed into the backset (probably due to a combination of fatigue, general lack of leg strength, and the stiff tips) and had to really work to get forward again (made more difficult by the stiff tails). Slightly softer tips and tails would definitely make that stuff a bit easier to ride, though I understand that bumps aren’t really what the ski was designed to ride.

Soft choppy snow was a lot of fun, as the skis would just blast through it.

I’d say that the ski is overall incredibly versatile given how I was able to jump on it with no prior experience and enjoy what was in all honesty my best day of the season to date. If I could change anything it would be to soften the tips and tail slightly, but leave the main body of the ski as it is. If it was my ski I would have detuned the tails with a file, not that it ever felt really hooky, but just to give it a little more slip/slarve in tighter spaces.

Tyson Cox getting it on with the Robot Antics. Thanks for the...

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:35:28 -0700

Tyson Cox getting it on with the Robot Antics. Thanks for the sick edit!

SO YOU WANT TO BE A HELI GUIDE?

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:35:15 -0700

28-YEAR-OLD AARON KARITIS TELLS HOW HE MADE IT HAPPEN — AS TOLD TO TESS WEAVERAS SEEN IN THE 2012...

Brace Lee spent 5 days at the Qua Yurt in the Canadian...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:11:58 -0700

Brace Lee spent 5 days at the Qua Yurt in the Canadian Kootenay’s. Thanks for the trip report!

Taylor Lyman Snowbird footage

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:40:16 -0700

Taylor Lyman Snowbird footage

Photo

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:37:46 -0700