Ski Bum Poet

You’re probably thinking that it would be impossible to survive such a huge drop. Well…..THINK AGAIN!! Fred Syversen was pretty much unscathed from the ordeal. Glad you’re ok brother!

NOTE: THIS WAS UNINTENTIONAL

More info and photos on HomeboySki.com…

Edited to Add: Here is a very important point to make about this, from an interview with Fred Syversen published 1/23/09:

Although Fred set the new world record on cliff dropping and survived a pretty amazing drop, he wants to point out that we should all be responsible for crediting good skier’s and not stunts that might get people killed!

Read the full interview…

This post updated January 10th 2010

Interested in getting out of Park City or Heber City for some peace and quiet? How about quick and easy access to the Uinta National Forest??

We have a Home Rental in Timberlakes, Utah. (find info for Timberlakes on Wikipedia) 40 minutes to Park City, 15 minutes to Heber.

• Long term Timberlakes Utah mountain cabin rental. For long-term rental agreements we would require a minimum 6-month term. Dog(s) ok, but require extra deposit. $1200/month. First and last month’s rent, plus deposit required to move in. Available May 1st.

Drop me an email (garymarcoccia@yahoo.com) or learn more/see photos.

CLICK HERE for more info and photos…

The latest from the AltaCam Podcast Series…

Dave Van Dame has a rich history in Little Cottonwood Canyon. He’s got a very distinct style of skiing, where he puts in flawless track after track 18 inches a part…sometimes covering entire hillsides with the stamp of his work for days (even weeks) at a time. He’s admittedly “an elusive little critter”, but it seems that you can always find his handy work in and around Alta Ski Area.

AltaCam just launched an exclusive interview with Farmer Dave today. Once again, nice work Johnny B. In the interview Dave talks about how he developed his skiing style, as well as his very own system for climbing up hill between lap, after lap, after lap…

Back in the day GravityFed actually published the Farmer Dave Profile, written by Bill Deleo. That piece got a lot of play over the years, thoroughly discussed on the TGR forums and other high profile skiing communities. Here is my favorite part from that article (originally published in 2001):

He is very thoughtful and well-spoken, and he speaks quietly. When asked about his past and himself, he holds his cards very close to his chest and tells me very little. He hesitates, looks around, laughs nervously and says, “Some of those things are pretty secretive and I tend to ski by myself a lot. Part of it is because I enjoy going at my own pace and I don’t typically stop. When I ski in the morning, I ski until I’m done and then go home.“

There you have it. Just ski until you’re done. That’s all. Classic. At any rate, enjoy the podcast…

Now this is pretty entertaining…

Short clip of Scott from Wasatch Speed Goat (oh, and he also just launched Utah Snowmobiling) putting a four foot gouge in the snow up behind our house the other night.. I was filming and a bit buzzed. And wouldntya know I forgot to turn the camera off as I ranted on about how cool his turn was

Yep, white rooms and pow faceshots for three hours straight that night. More here…

Just thought I would pass on a bit of news about one of the oldest & largest ski forums on the web. EpicSki.com has launched a new site, and they have a cool contest where you could win lift tickets to Deer Valley and other world-class ski resorts. Press release below.

Bozeman, MT, February 10, 2009 – EpicSki.com, the largest, most active skiing community online, has partnered with San Francisco company Huddler.com in a complete re-launch of the Internet’s home for dedicated skiers.

After 9 years and more than one MILLION posts from their passionate skiing community, EpicSki has taken an important step in securing its place in the future of ski-media on the web.

One fun component of the re-launch is the “I’d Rather be EpicSkiing” contest to encourage existing and new users to embrace the variety of new features on the site. EpicSki is providing 3 pairs of lift tickets to Banff-Lake Louise-Sunshine Resorts, Deer Valley, and Squaw Valley as well as two $100 gift certificates to partner Backcountry.com to winners who contribute the best quality review content on site.

Check out EpicSki.com for more info…

One of my favorites from Lee’s new site. I think it’s Dave McChode…

Photo by Lee Cohen

Last year on Martin Luther King day, which was of course a Monday, we went to Snowbasin and nailed it. NAILED IT. I still had not gotten past that day last year as one of the best of all time, until this past Monday…when we nailed it yet again at one of the still hidden gems of Utah skiing. When it’s on at Snowbasin, it’s really on. It was a little hard to see yesterday, but the snow was deep. And there were hardly tracks to cross, until 2 or 3pm anyway.

What I like most about the place is the vibe. No attitudes, no one racing for it and no obnoxious bass thumping trunks in the lot at 9am. We did get a wiff of some dank smelling kind bud, when walking in the lot past a traveling ski bus with Washington plates on it, though. Haha. Those dudes knew where to drop anchor for a few days (I checked this morning and another foot of snow last night at the basin).

After moving to Utah from Ithaca, NY in 1998, I likely passed the 1000 day ski mark in Little Cottonwood Canyon sometime in the last few ski seasons. Had some incredible days at Alta, which goes without saying. But I’ve NEVER had so much freedom to move and express myself as I have had now for two years straight at Snowbasin. Huntsville, UT eh? Ellie might be able to have a quality childhood in a place like that

A few more storms are still lined up for the Wasatch, so go get some.

Just dialed in my Twitter background. Let me know what you think…

Not so long ago I plugged the outdoor gear database from OGE, Inc. Search and compare prices on nearly 500,000 products at this site. Outdoor gear, apparel, tools, you name it. Jesse just emailed me to let me know that now the OGE Outdoor Blog has just been totally re-worked and launched to the world. Killer features on gear deals/editorials, outdoor industry news, “authentic ski bum” articles and more.

Seriously, SERIOUSLY nice work Jesse. Check it out…