Park City Skiing
Dirk, Nicole, Scott and I just got back from our most recent ski jaunt to Park City, UT. I think I speak for all of us when I say that we all had a great time hanging out and hitting the slopes.
During this trip I switched from my normal skis to Ski Blades. They're basically a short, half-length ski, which are super agile. This new found agility made it possible for me to try some harder faire on the mountain, namely McConkey's Run, a double black diamond. As you might imagine, it was rather daunting. The top of the run starts as a near-cliff-edge from a blue run that traces the spine of the mountain. Since I'm not suicidal I decided to try an approach that was a bit less steep. We were able to start at the extreme edge of the run and ski diagonally into the main field of moguls. From there we slowly worked our way downwards through the main body of the run. Suprisingly, this was not the hardest skiing we did on the trip. It was perhaps the most unforgiving though, as Nicole and a small boy who nearly rocketed past us on his belly can attest to.
As a part of our obsession with recording our ski-ventures, I made a few movies myself skiing. I thought about recording myself of the double diamond but thought better of it. Instead I recorded myself going down a single diamond run with some moguls and some smooth parts. Here's Naildriver Pt.1
Naildriver Pt.2
And finally Naildriver Pt.3
During this trip I switched from my normal skis to Ski Blades. They're basically a short, half-length ski, which are super agile. This new found agility made it possible for me to try some harder faire on the mountain, namely McConkey's Run, a double black diamond. As you might imagine, it was rather daunting. The top of the run starts as a near-cliff-edge from a blue run that traces the spine of the mountain. Since I'm not suicidal I decided to try an approach that was a bit less steep. We were able to start at the extreme edge of the run and ski diagonally into the main field of moguls. From there we slowly worked our way downwards through the main body of the run. Suprisingly, this was not the hardest skiing we did on the trip. It was perhaps the most unforgiving though, as Nicole and a small boy who nearly rocketed past us on his belly can attest to.
As a part of our obsession with recording our ski-ventures, I made a few movies myself skiing. I thought about recording myself of the double diamond but thought better of it. Instead I recorded myself going down a single diamond run with some moguls and some smooth parts. Here's Naildriver Pt.1
Naildriver Pt.2
And finally Naildriver Pt.3
