Old man winter has arrived here in Sun Valley, and I could not be more stoked. The mountain does not open until Thursday, but that didn’t stop us we went up there and shredded pow all day. I don’t want to give away the secrets of where the good snow is but damn it is skiing good. Knee to mid thigh pow was shredded, and now I am exhausted…Here are some photos to show the day…
My Ski lift for the day....over 4000 Vert Feet..
Pow Turns.....
Gettin chilly end of day...
Well the 2009 Turkey National is now over, and man it was an awesome weekend of dirt shredding and PBR sipping…There was a big crew of us and everyone came back in one piece, well Webb was a lil banged up but good to go.
I love my friends
I gotta thank my sponsors...PBR and Scott USA...
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I love when we get to sit down at work and start discussing what to do with an ad. After After sitting down with Sam (arts and crafts master at ScottUSA) and talking with him about an idea I had, he sketched it out with some of his own ideas and creative inspiration on the piece of paper below..
It was awesome to see this ad go from the beginning to the end with ideas and imput from everyone involved. I think the art guys have been doing a great job all year on ads and was stoked to get to help out on this one as well, especially for a spread ad. The ad was to be for Tom Wallisch and was going to be a spread in the December Issue of Freeskier Magazine. Well turns out that this ad with effort from the whole team including Sam, Gabe, Erik Seo, Twall and myself turned out to be the best one in my opinion I have seen since I have been at Scott…Welcome to the team Tom!
Ketchum, ID, October 29th, 2009 — After months of speculation, SCOTT USA would like to put the rumors to rest and announce that Tom Wallisch, the world’s #1 slopestyle skier and creator of the illest edits, is officially the newest member of the SCOTT International Ski Team. Wallisch is the first North American to be sponsored on SCOTT’s award winning skis. Wallisch will also represent SCOTT for goggles and ski poles.
“At just 22 years old, Tom has proven that he is a force in slopestyle and that he can throw down dominating movie segments,” comments Gabe Glosband, marketing director for SCOTT’s wintersport division. Wallisch’s resume is already stacked, he has appeared in numerous Level 1 Productions movies and has solid slopestyle competition results including victories at Dew Tour Northstar and the Dumont Cup. Tom was recognized as the #1 Ranked Slopestyle skier for 2008-09 season by the Association of Freeskiing Professionals. “Tom is the skier we wanted to be SCOTT’s first North American ski athlete. I can’t wait to watch him rip our skis onto the podium,” adds Kevin Kruse, SCOTT’s wintersport team manager.
“I couldn’t be more excited to be joining a company like SCOTT and to be riding their skis and rocking their eyewear and poles. I am really stoked to take my skiing to the next level with their help,” states Wallisch.
Look for Wallisch this winter on the worldwide competition circuit including the X Games, Dew Tour, and tomorrow night at the London Freeze. Wallisch also plans to film with Level 1, 4bi9 and Field Productions. Wallisch is also the featured ski athlete on the Alli Show that can be seen on MTV2 and at http://www.allisports.com/the-alli-show.
SCOTT USA, Inc., established in 1958 and located in Sun Valley, Idaho, is a leading international manufacturer of premium bike accessories/equipment, motorsport and wintersport products.
You have seen all of Blocks amazing videos….Check out this one…AWESOME
Flashback 2005 – I was sitting at the bottom of the US Extreme Freesking Championships in Crested Butte, CO sipping a cold PBR when I first saw Dane Tudor ski. Dane had just flashed a line down Bodybag in Crested Butte that would have put him in first place in the Pro Men’s division, however at only 15 year’s old, Dane was in the Junior division.
Dane’s line had everyone at the bottom talking about the little kid from AK who just flashed a line that had put the likes of Wendy Fisher, Seth Morrison and more on the podium in year’s past. Dane went on to win his first of several junior big mountain titles that year in Crested Butte by a landslide. When Dane’s resume came across my desk just after I started at SCOTT I immediately picked up the phone and welcomed him to the team.
Click here to see Dane’s Summer Ski Edit
<About three years ago Dane decided to take his solid big mountain skills to the park. Needless to say it did not take long for him to develop the necessary skills to compete globally in Slopestyle competitions. These days Dane can be found anyywhere from a Heli in AK with Abma and Poorboyz to Dew Tour Stops or winning the Canadian Freeskiing Open. In his spare time, Dane also managed to score the first 8 minutes of Poorboyz Latest release, Everyday is a Saturday. Just ask Mark Abma about Dane, “Seems like he has the makings for greatness. Growing up at a mountain like Red, Dane has been studying lines since a young age. He was able to put all this together and shred lines like a seasoned veteran this year on his first heli trip ever in AK.”
These days Dane is hanging out in Alaska riding moto and hitting the gym. Dane just relaunched his website, www.danetudor.com and has been globetrotting to premieres. Dane recently traveled to IF3 where he was awarded “Male Performer of the Year.” Quite the honor when going up against the likes of Simon Dumont, Tanner Hall, Sammy Carlson, Seth Morrison, and many more.
Click here to see Dane’s Summer Moto Edit
If you didn’t know who he was before this year, you do now. Everyone in Crested Butte got a peek into the future 5 years ago and was talking about the young kid from AK who just flashed the pro line, these days everyone in the ski industry is talking about the young kid from AK who just blew peoples minds in Everyday is a Saturday, that kid is Dane Tudor.
Winter is on its way, or here depending on where you live and its that time to get some new boards…I have some special offers for those of you who check this out..Get your hands on some 09.10 SCOTT Skis that were all hand tuned and skied maybe 3-4 times at magazine tests across the country. $250 without bindings, $350 with bindings…..Bindings are Tyrolia SP130 Demo bindings.
Ski Model Length
P3 168
P3 168
P3 178
P4 191
Sheela 162
Sheela 172
Sheela 172
Sheela 172
Stunt 176
Stunt 176
Stunt 176
Stunt 186
Stunt 186
Crusade 169
Crusade 189
Mission 183
Punisher 172
Rosa 168
Rosa 178
All skis can be seen at www.scottusa.com
They are the 09/10 models which are featured on the site right now…
Got this in the mail from Hank Lambo..
Pretty much made my day..
