One of the most underrated skiers out there, Mr. Jordan Seldin amidst a fine switch rodeo 5
Photo (last 2): J. Eichorst
Friday, March 27, 2009
Rollerskates!
One of the most underrated skiers out there, Mr. Jordan Seldin amidst a fine switch rodeo 5
Photo (last 2): J. Eichorst
Parents Vs. Athlete Race
Hello Team,
Everyone should know by now that if it snows, I don't get anything done. And it's been snowing a lot this week.
The results from the Parents Vs. Athletes Race went something like this: Athletes owned. The end.
That's a true story.
Teams:
1st: PJ and Kanako 68:75
2nd: Adam and Dell 69:94
3rd: Kyle and Ben 71:65
Individual Athlete:
1st: PJ 31.75
2nd: Joseph 32:50
3rd: Kyle 36:00
Parents:
1st: Dell Brown 33:96
2nd: Ben Harris 35:65
3rd: Bill Freedman 35:88
Not too bad I guess parents. Good Times
Everyone should know by now that if it snows, I don't get anything done. And it's been snowing a lot this week.
The results from the Parents Vs. Athletes Race went something like this: Athletes owned. The end.
That's a true story.
Teams:
1st: PJ and Kanako 68:75
2nd: Adam and Dell 69:94
3rd: Kyle and Ben 71:65
Individual Athlete:
1st: PJ 31.75
2nd: Joseph 32:50
3rd: Kyle 36:00
Parents:
1st: Dell Brown 33:96
2nd: Ben Harris 35:65
3rd: Bill Freedman 35:88
Not too bad I guess parents. Good Times
Sunday, March 15, 2009
BH Champs
Well, we've done it again. Sundance had another great weekend of racing and fun in the sun at Brian Head. Everyone skied amazing and we brought home a grip of medals. A fine ending to a great season of hard work. All that training has definitely paid off. Good work boys and girls!
Just a quick summary of the results since I realized how boring words are without pictures. Sorry for slacking on the peeps.
Our two solitary girls, Amanda and Samantha, had a good time and skied hard. Amanda was consistent and finished 24th both days. Samantha was doing the dishes again, BUT I thought she skied her best run of the year on Sunday. Sweet. Hopefully this is her first step to shedding her nickname.
Joseph Prososki finished 7th in Slalom with a mean run, and I mean mean man. He nailed every gate, which is awesome.
Adam Brown had a very successful race with two medals, 6th in slalom and 5th in GS. Very nice Adam my man, can't wait to see what next year will bring you.
Dillon Flinders skied hard as usual and finished 18th in Slalom with a run full of bobbles. He also had a killer GS run and finished 12th. Nice work Dil, that GS run had everything I've been looking for from you.
Hunter Flinders had an outstanding weekend with a 7th in SL, and a 10th in GS. This kid is on fire and has improved so much this year.
P.J. Baymiller took the race with a 2nd in slalom, 1st in GS (once again the fastest time of the day, check the results), and the overall fastest skier award for the weekend = one big, phat trophy. That's all that needs to be said, I think. Well, I could go on, but that would make him blush. You go girl.
Thank you athletes for your hard work and determination. I hope everyone feels pleased with their performance and improvements throughout the year. All the coaches, Sundance, and parents can't say enough about you. Take a look back and see how far you've come, and see where you want to be next year. There are opportunities to improve everywhere, so take advantage. Our team can only go up from here on out, and we'll be there for you.
Thanks doods!
Just a quick summary of the results since I realized how boring words are without pictures. Sorry for slacking on the peeps.
Our two solitary girls, Amanda and Samantha, had a good time and skied hard. Amanda was consistent and finished 24th both days. Samantha was doing the dishes again, BUT I thought she skied her best run of the year on Sunday. Sweet. Hopefully this is her first step to shedding her nickname.
Joseph Prososki finished 7th in Slalom with a mean run, and I mean mean man. He nailed every gate, which is awesome.
Adam Brown had a very successful race with two medals, 6th in slalom and 5th in GS. Very nice Adam my man, can't wait to see what next year will bring you.
Dillon Flinders skied hard as usual and finished 18th in Slalom with a run full of bobbles. He also had a killer GS run and finished 12th. Nice work Dil, that GS run had everything I've been looking for from you.
Hunter Flinders had an outstanding weekend with a 7th in SL, and a 10th in GS. This kid is on fire and has improved so much this year.
P.J. Baymiller took the race with a 2nd in slalom, 1st in GS (once again the fastest time of the day, check the results), and the overall fastest skier award for the weekend = one big, phat trophy. That's all that needs to be said, I think. Well, I could go on, but that would make him blush. You go girl.
Thank you athletes for your hard work and determination. I hope everyone feels pleased with their performance and improvements throughout the year. All the coaches, Sundance, and parents can't say enough about you. Take a look back and see how far you've come, and see where you want to be next year. There are opportunities to improve everywhere, so take advantage. Our team can only go up from here on out, and we'll be there for you.
Thanks doods!
Independently Nimbus'd
This is hot off the Mac from Nimbus Independent:
Go to Nimbus Independent for more videos.
Go to Nimbus Independent for more videos.
The boys at Nimbus Independent have been hard at work skiing powder and jumping off of [stuff] on their skis. Which is fine with me as long as they film some of it and make it available to watch as well. Which they have. They also managed to dress up as Germanic natives in some nice lederhosen and too-tall socks. Not my favorite on the average Nimbus dude, but hey, they were drunk. I always find myself enthralled by their short webisodes because they are full of compelling images of the true spirit of skiing. Like this old guy, completely content with life because he is skiing. Sure we're all young and rebellious and we laugh, and cry, and delight in the fresh, wild, confusing, emotional, regenerative excitement of youth. And once that has been washed away by loss, greyed by wisdom, pierced by responsibility, and evaporated away along with the ebb of hormones, we can become wizened old people and sit back in the warm winter sun in our white one-pieces and smile.
Be sure to check their site for other webisodes of goodness.
Go to Nimbus Independent for more videos.
Go to Nimbus Independent for more videos.
The boys at Nimbus Independent have been hard at work skiing powder and jumping off of [stuff] on their skis. Which is fine with me as long as they film some of it and make it available to watch as well. Which they have. They also managed to dress up as Germanic natives in some nice lederhosen and too-tall socks. Not my favorite on the average Nimbus dude, but hey, they were drunk. I always find myself enthralled by their short webisodes because they are full of compelling images of the true spirit of skiing. Like this old guy, completely content with life because he is skiing. Sure we're all young and rebellious and we laugh, and cry, and delight in the fresh, wild, confusing, emotional, regenerative excitement of youth. And once that has been washed away by loss, greyed by wisdom, pierced by responsibility, and evaporated away along with the ebb of hormones, we can become wizened old people and sit back in the warm winter sun in our white one-pieces and smile.
Be sure to check their site for other webisodes of goodness.
Monday, March 9, 2009
South Champs
The South Series Champs went very well at Brighton last weekend. The competition was stiff, the courses were difficult, but we Sundancers held our own. Amanda and Jessica were our only girls there and put together some good runs. Great job chicas!
Zack and Kyle laid down a solid first run in GS, but then they both blew up on the same part of the course second run. Bummer. That's racing though and you should be happy with how you skied before that.
Hunter finished in a very fancy place of 17th in GS. Kendall W. Harris finished 24th. PJ came out in 14th, and Adam finished 23rd. Very nice skiing boys.
Slalom was a blast. We definitely need a lot more training in Slalom, but we skied amazingly well considering. Hunter F. had the best finish in 12th place. Nice work buddy. We had a bunch of DQ's, but once again, that's racing. Especially in Slalom. Overall, I am very pleased with how everyone skied in both GS and Slalom. Adam and PJ were DQ'd first run, had a mulligan, and slayed their second run. They both had breakthroughs this weekend and that's a success no matter what.
South Series is an entirely different animal than YSL. Way more competitive, but there is no doubt in my mind that we can hold our own once we get a hang of dealing with that mentality. We have the ability, now it's just working on the mental aspect. I think we have our work cut out for us next year. In the end it's all about fun, and we always have plenty of that.
Nice work team.
Zack and Kyle laid down a solid first run in GS, but then they both blew up on the same part of the course second run. Bummer. That's racing though and you should be happy with how you skied before that.
Hunter finished in a very fancy place of 17th in GS. Kendall W. Harris finished 24th. PJ came out in 14th, and Adam finished 23rd. Very nice skiing boys.
Slalom was a blast. We definitely need a lot more training in Slalom, but we skied amazingly well considering. Hunter F. had the best finish in 12th place. Nice work buddy. We had a bunch of DQ's, but once again, that's racing. Especially in Slalom. Overall, I am very pleased with how everyone skied in both GS and Slalom. Adam and PJ were DQ'd first run, had a mulligan, and slayed their second run. They both had breakthroughs this weekend and that's a success no matter what.
South Series is an entirely different animal than YSL. Way more competitive, but there is no doubt in my mind that we can hold our own once we get a hang of dealing with that mentality. We have the ability, now it's just working on the mental aspect. I think we have our work cut out for us next year. In the end it's all about fun, and we always have plenty of that.
Nice work team.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Slalom Training
If you check this in time, we are training Slalom on Thursday and Friday this week to prepare for the South Champs at Brighton. Please bring slalom skis if you have them. Sharpen your edges as well. It's still solid up there in the morning and it's going to be cold for the next few days with some snow accumulating at all elevations with the highs in the upper 20's. Depending on how much snow we get, it may be extremely hard still. So sharpen and tune your skis please! Get them to me and I can do it (or teach you how) if you have time.
Denial and Ignorance
I know, it's too early. But this warm weather is messing with my equilibriated hobby desires of sensations. What?
Anyways, I found this teaser for a bike video and it got me kind of excited to go ride. Even though it's a while away, and we will get at least two 4 foot dumps before the ski season is over. Oh well...
Barred For Life Teaser from Bjorn Aunet on Vimeo.
Anyways, I found this teaser for a bike video and it got me kind of excited to go ride. Even though it's a while away, and we will get at least two 4 foot dumps before the ski season is over. Oh well...
Barred For Life Teaser from Bjorn Aunet on Vimeo.
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