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BIRK IRVING | Low Pressure Podcast #229 Birk Irving just won the Halfpipe World Cup Crystal Globe! We connected in Calgary, hours before he competed in the second event of two at COP in which he finished in second place. The next week he got second at the XGames. #LISTENTOSKIING We spent...

Yo, so I am 18 and have been tele skiing for 7 years. Pick up a pair of allplays with tele bindings last year and started to get into park skiing. Can do front swaps, front and back 2s out, and some spins. I try to add some tele presses in there as well. I am just wondering what is everyone’s...

Yesterday's men's slopestyle final certainly had some highlights, but it was severely curtailed by the weather. Today, brighter skies shone above Aspen and we got our first taste of the slopestyle course in daylight. There was some leftover snow from the night before but the course was running...

X Games is the big one (at least 3 years out of 4). So in a sense, it's a relief that the biggest show of the year is independent of most of the other comps, if perhaps even more commercialized. One thing is for sure though, X Games build the biggest, wildest setups of the year, and this year...

Ski: Dynastar MFree 108 Reviewer height/weight: 5’9, 145lbs Ski weights (per ski): 2213/2227g Length skied: 182 Actual length (with straight tape): 181.6 Dimensions: 138-108-128 Mounted: -4.5 cm from true center Bindings: Tyrolia Attack 17 Locations: Saas-Fee, Jeizinen Conditions skied...

X Games weekend is upon us once again and for all its flaws, it remains the biggest and best comp weekend of the year. We kick things off with Women's Big Air and the weekend is rounded out by the traditional SuperPipe spectacular on Sunday night. With a stacked field, and at the risk of looking...

EPISODE 37 WITH MAINIO ORMIO PRESENTED BY SURFACE SKIS LISTEN TO THE EPISODE HERE ! JOIN THE PATREON HERE ! photo Arttu Heikkinen Mainio is part of the infamous Forre crew who have been putting some incredible ski films in the past few years. Mainio joined the crew in 2021 for their film...

Cover photo: The kit equivalent of a wacky ski. The year is 2040. I meet up with my old friends, who are now more curmudgeons than freestylers, pile into the car, and head for the hills to ski some manky January snow. Climate change has done its worst to my local. Once bountiful sheets of...

A daunting task for everyone no matter the background. Winter car camping is not for the faint of heart nor will it ever substitute the comforts of a hostel or B&B with a warm bunk and a hot shower. Let’s not forget the often decent breakfast and piping hot coffee waiting before getting up to...

Title image: One day's worth of snow. At the time of writing this, I’ve got Covid, with the kind of headache where my brain feels three sizes too big for my skull. I'm sluggish, achy, and trapped -- posted in my childhood bedroom, hoping my symptoms will diminish after the next round of fitful...

I used to ski full tilt boots the 130 flex and hate the cables with my whole soul. What boots are stiff because I’ve tried Atomic and Lange and both of their 130s fold in half with a wc booster. I don’t ski park

Listen to the episode here ! Join the patreon here ! Episode presented by SURFACE skis Harald is part of the infamous Forre crew who have been putting some incredible ski films in the past few years. The creative approach to his tricks and spot selection mixed in with his eagerness to...

At the time of writing this, I’ve got Covid, with the kind of headache where my brain feels three sizes too big for my skull. I'm sluggish, achy, and trapped -- posted in my childhood bedroom, hoping my symptoms will diminish after the next round of fitful sleep. It’s clear Santa had me on the...

We got there before dark and spun a few laps on the two-seater up top. The terrain, which I hadn’t seen yet because it was my first time at Skibowl, was exciting. Fall line from the top chair was a series of cliffs, narrow rock slots, and sparse trees. You head skier’s right, and a wide-open...

Ski: Dynastar MFree 99 2023 Reviewer height/weight: 5’9, 145lbs Ski weights (per ski): 1991/1999g Length skied: 179 Actual length (with straight tape): 177.8 Dimensions: 128-99-120 Mounted: -2.5 cm from true center Bindings: Tyrolia Attack 17 Locations: Sunshine Village, Zermatt...

Ski: Dynastar MFree 99 2023 Reviewer height/weight: 5’9, 145lbs Ski weights (per ski): 1991/1999g Length skied: 179 Actual length (with straight tape): 177.8 Dimensions: 128-99-120 Mounted: -2.5 cm from true center Bindings: Tyrolia Attack 17 Locations: Sunshine Village, Zermatt...

Every day I click in and make a turn has typically been a memorable one. Through rain, powder, ice and spring corn, where parking lots come alive to rejoice as the season slowly slips away. Sliding around on snow clears my head and brings clarity to my life as I imagine it does for many of us...

Cover photo: Phil Mckenzie & Andrew Mildenburger It’s safe to say there has been a lot of great ski content this fall. There have been movies and shorts to the point where all even the biggest of ski fans could be forgiven for becoming a little jaded. I’ve loved the influx of content, and...

Listen to the episode here Join the patreon here EPISODE PRESENTED BY AXIS BOUTIQUE, PLANKS CLOTHING AND DIC ANNS RESTAURANTS Discussion with pro skier, X Games medalist, Olympian and all around style boss, Max Moffatt! Max is a Canadian skier from Ontario who has been on the world...

We’ve all been there. You stick the trick. Maybe it was your first 360 or your first double 1260 -- it doesn’t really matter as the payoff feels similar. You cruise to the bottom of the jump, turn to your friend, and ask, “you get the clip?” They nod and pass you the camera. You watch the clip...