Archive for the ‘Mountain Talk’ Category

 

Whistler Whiteout

Written by Tyler on March 30th, 2009

Robyn and I hit up Whistler on Saturday for a day of ski and snowboarding action. My brother and his girlfriend were up at Whistler for the weekend so we thought we would hit Whistler on the Saturday and not the Sunday as originally planned so we could meet up with them for lunch at [...]


 

Our Mt.Baker Day Trip

Written by Robyn on March 9th, 2009

This February my close girlfriend, Kathleen, was visiting Tyler and I from Ontario so we decided to take a day trip to Mt. Baker in Washington State.  We had been getting lot’s of sunny weather here in Vancouver so we thought taking a  Friday off work would make a great ski day.
Kathleen, Me, and Tyler [...]


 

LG FIS WorldCup 2009 – Half-Pipe

Written by Tyler on February 23rd, 2009

Now I know that this post is a bit late (about a week) but I’ve been busy with other items and have not had time. Though for those who are interested I had the opportunity to be an accredited photographer not only at the LG FIS WorldCup 2009 Boardercross but I also was able to [...]


 

Ducking Out at Cypress Mountain

Written by Robyn on February 19th, 2009

This past Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2009) was a great evening to be up on any of Vancouver’s local mountains. It was actively snowing and throughout the evening there was about 15cm of new sticky snow! Tyler and I were excited to hit the slopes and we had a great night riding all the powder! The [...]


 

LG FIS WorldCup 2009 – Boardercross (SBX)

Written by Tyler on February 17th, 2009

Snowboard Cross or boardercross as most people like to referrer to it as, is an event that challenges a rider’s abilities to maintain control throughout a down hill course. These courses contain turns, gaps, berms, drops, steep sections as well as flat areas which all ensure that the riders do not have the easiest of [...]