HT Video Hypershred for the video…

Andy B
outsideallday.com

After Mammoth got dumped on with 15+ feet of snow we tagged along with ski patrol while they did there avalanche control to open the top. After they were through we went to chair 14 to catch some shots of some locals pro’s Gabe Taylor, Tucker Watson, and Eric Jackson.

HT Videohypershred.com for the video.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Just found this. It’s a few day’s old, but super siiiiiiic!

Andy B
outsideallday.com

We’re getting ready kick-start snowboarding season, and that means it’s time for TNF Masters – the largest big mountain snowboarding competition in the country. 2011 dates have been announced and registration opens on December 7th.

In its fourth year, the tour will feature stops in Snowbird, UT (January 20-23), Crystal Mountain, WA (February 6-9), and Kirkwood, CA (March 3-6), with the winners of each taking home a share of the $45,000 total cash prize purse. Professional and amateur snowboarders above the age of 18 are invited to join the world’s top competitors to showcase their skill, creativity and athleticism on big mountain terrain. Athlete and media registration opens on December 7, 2010 at 10 a.m. MST at www.thenorthfacemasters.com.

The North Face Masters of Snowboarding is presented by PrimaLoft and is supported by The North Face, Subaru of America, Mountain Sports International, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Comcast Sportsnet, Snowboard Magazine, Clif Bar, Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort, Crystal Mountain and Kirkwood Mountain Resort.

More info at:
www.thenorthfacemasters.com

Andy B
outsideallday.com

I’m a big of The North Face. Incredible product tested by exceptional athletes.

More info on The North Face Snow Sports Team at:
http://www.thenorthface.com/en_US/brand/snowsports

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Spend a day with ThirtyTwo/Etnies rider Tyler Flanagan at Mammoth Mountain during the opening weekend of the 2010/2011 season.

HT VideoHyperShred.com for the video…

The kid makes snowboarding look fun.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Tracing the Edge – A 10 part video series featuring Gerry Lopez, Colin Haley & Krissy Moehl.

Our legends. Our heroes. Our rising stars. It’s easy to consider them super human, but dig behind all the tubes ridden, summits climbed and miles run, there are very human stories. Shot on location in the Pacific Northwest and abroad, we present a new video series tracing the careers of three Patagonia ambassadors – surfer/snowboarder Gerry Lopez, alpinist Colin Haley and ultrarunner Krissy Moehl.

Click below to start watching:
http://www.patagonia.com/us/patagonia.go?assetid=55194&ln=303

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Only one-in-four Americans come from towns of fewer than 50,000 people, but nearly half of NFL players and PGA golfers do, according to two recent studies. The small-town figures for golf and baseball are just under 40%. The studies use 1980 Census figures because they most closely represented the birth year of pro athletes.

A co-author of the studies, Queen’s University’s Jean Côté, attributed the small-town overrepresentation to a number of factors. These include the accessibility of sports role models in little towns, the cultural values placed on sport (think “Hoosiers”), and even the “big fish little pond” effect, which can be a positive reinforcer for young athletes. Dr. Côté also argues that, despite the prevailing notion that kids need to specialize early and immerse themselves in 10,000 hours of repetitive training, small-town athletes excel precisely because they spend more time playing outside of schools and leagues.

“In bigger cities, youth sport is overorganized and overcoached,” Dr. Côté says.

Dr. Côté admits that potential superstars eventually have to move to get superior training, but specialization before age 13 or 14 is more likely to produce a tired-out teen than a Tiger Woods, he says.

Then there’s what might be called the boredom factor. As Jason Campbell once said, in Taylorsville, “you have nothing else to do but sit outside and throw a football at trees.
—Austin Kelley, WSJ.com

Right Brain Left Brain trailer from Jesse Burtner on Vimeo.

Looks like a super fun movie!

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Windells 7, 2010: Snowboarding from Windells on Vimeo.

HT Video Hypershred and Windell’s Snowboard Camp for the video.

Reminds me of my summer days spent at High Cascade Snowboard Camp. Summer snowboarding is fun!

Andy B
outsideallday.com