Sad Day for Skiing

As most of you probably already know, local Wasatch resident Billy Poole passed away this tuesday from injuries sustained while filming in the Wolverine Cirque area. I didn't know Billy that well, but well enough to know that he was a stand up guy and loved doing what he did. One of the stongest skiers you would ever meet, I hope Billy is tearing it up somewhere right now. Rest in peace buddy, and to everyone else, be careful out there. Below is a little bit of Billy's skiing to speak for itself:

Mammoth Quest

So I headed down to Mammoth this week to compete in the first ever Freeride World Tour Qualifier. Luckily I was able to be prequalified for the event and could skip the open event the day before. I would like to give a big shout out to Willie Schnieder for winning the open event and shredding heavy all weekend. I was able to sneak my way all the way to finals, but had a hard time staying on my feet in my finals run, and ended up tenth overall. Great skiing was seen from all the competitors, I don't think I have ever seen that many people stick big flat landings in my life.

I took BioBob down to Mammoth, but unfortunately due to the lack of civilization in interior Nevada (a.k.a. the middle of nowhere), we could only fill up on B20 in Salt Lake. Both the truck an myself were not excited to have to put the stinky stuff in the tank, but sometimes you got to do what you got to do.

Here is the one shot of myself I was able to poach online from www.mammothsnowman.com, with a big shout out to that guy for killing coverage of the event. You can see video from the whole event at his site, and results are available at www.freerideworldtour.com. Overall, Mammoth is a pretty cool spot, but I am happy to be back good old Utah.

Tanner is the Best

This post doesn't really have anything to do with our program, but it is worth watching. I have know Tanner, although not closely, since I competed against him in mogul contests at the ripe old age of 12. He shredded back in the day, and currently, at least in my eyes, is the best skier on the planet. Here is a little video from his travels to New Zealand this summer. Watch and learn because if you can do it like he does, you can probably make a pretty good living sliding down the hill. Good work Tanner, you're killing it.