2012 Summer Freeride Camp

June 30th through July 11th, 2012
Alex, Josh, Anthony, Mason, Gavin and I ventured 3000+ miles across the country to ski and play on the glaciers at Timberline, hike and swim in the Mt Hood State Parks and National Forests, white water raft down a stretch of the Deschuttes River, and so much more. The trip proved to be an all around exploration of North Western Oregon, our talents, friendships, inspirations, and beyond. I hope you all enjoy this 11 minute synopsis of our time at camp.

Mt Hood Camp Update #2

7/8/12

So far so awesome! The weather could not be better! The skiing has been fabulous, and yet the fun has never stopped after we leave the hill each day!

Our days on the hill have been running from about 9AM until 4PM. The terrain parks don't open until 10AM, however from 9AM to 10AM has been the best time to freeski and explore around mt Hood.

The team getting ready in the parking lot

On the walk to the lift we go past the Timberline Lodge. Who has seen The Shining?

We found a cornice on our morning warm up run

Although the lifts close at 2PM that hasn't stopped us from staying up on the glacier hiking rail features, finding areas to build jumps, and play in the snow for an additional 2 hours.

Mason sliding down a steep snow drop we found at the end of the day.

The view from the bottom. You mean I have to hike up that now?

Yup.

Wait. Mason, NO! Hold on! I'll help you! ...right after I take your picture.

On Friday (7/6) we took a day off and went white water rafting on the Deschutes River. The water was running high and fast witch made for a very exciting day. A bunch of the boys had never been rafting before and said that the had the time of their life!

Saturday afternoon (7/7) we took a 2-mile hike to Tamanawas Falls. This is a 100ft waterfall around the back side of mt Hood from where we are staying. It was incredible! There is trail that even leads up behind the falls giving you an up close look at the forces of falling water. All of us had our bathing suits and even dared to stand under the flow and feel the forces first hand. The consensus was, "It is sooo cold!"

Don't worry though. We're not having any fun out here.

Thats it for this update. Only three more days. Man time is flying by.

-JP

Mt Hood Camp Update #1

7/2/12

So our first day is speeding by like a blur. Everyone's energy level is at an all time high. It has been agreed upon by all the boys that both Oregon, and Mt Hood are pretty "frickin" sweet! Today at Timberline the 6 of us spent the day getting to know the lay of the land, cleaning the cobwebs from our riding legs, and bringing some our favorite stock tricks out of our "bag of tricks."

The view of Mt Hood from the Timberline parking lot

The weather was beautiful; 55° F and sunny! There was a halfpipe, 5 jumps, and 10 rail/box features at our disposal. This is not even mentioning all of the other jibs that we found all over the mountain.

Small kid in a big shirt

After our day on the hill we went back to the Inn for some R & R.

The Huckleberry Inn with a view down Main St. in Govt. Camp

Then we went exploring and came across Lake Trillium. This is a beautiful, glacier fed, mt. lake just a 5 minute drive from our lodge. We swam, and played and made it back in time for dinner.

The Boys at Lake Trillium, w/ a view of Mt. Hood

More to come soon,

-JP

Sign ups are open for the 2012 Summer Pool Training

Summer is almost here. The pool is warming up every day. Call NYSEF for more details: (518)-946-7001, or head coach - JP: jpskier900@gmail.com

USASA Nationals Snowboard week video

2012 USASA Nationals, March 31st - April 10th. Most of my time was spent at the top of the courses and so the amount of footage that I got was limited. This footage really only scratches the surface of what really went down at Nationals this year. There were so manny stunning preformances from everyone. Congratulations to everyone who competed. The athletes of the ADK series represented themselves incredibly well in the disciplins of Slopestyle (ski and board), Halfpipe (ski), Rail Jam (ski and board), and Ski X and Snowoard X. I only wish that I had more footage to show for everything that happened these 2 weeks. Simply scroll down on this blog for a complete list of results. I hope you enjoy the video.

2012 USASA Nationals

From March 31st - April 10th, 22 of the best young ski and snowboard athletes from the USASA Adirondack Series ventured to Copper Mt, CO to compete in the 2012 USASA National Championships. Each athlete competed in their own age group in the disciplines of Slopestyle, Half Pipe, and Ski/Snowboard Cross.

Here is a list of the results:

Snowboard Week

Open Snowboard Men

Orion Stearns from Port Kent, NY:

Rail Jam – 17^th

Slopestyle - 44^th

Breaker Boys (12 – 13)

Greg Livingston from Katonah, NY:

Slopestyle – 40^th

Youth Men (14 -15)

Daniel Badgley from Owls Head, NY:

Slopestyle – 25^th

Junior Men (16 – 17)

Dylan Dalmata from Johnstown, NY:

Slopestyle – 35^th

14 & Over Rail Jam (snowboard)

Daniel Badgley from Owls Head, NY: 8^th

13 & Under Rail Jam (snowboard)

Greg Livingston from Katonah, NY: 22^nd

Ski Week

Open Skier Men

Matthew Brady from Burlington, ON:

Ski Cross – 3^rd  (won $250!)

Skier Boys (9 & Under)

Camden Reiley from Saranac Lake, NY:

Ski Cross – 3^rd

Slopestyle – 11^th

Kaylen Reiley: from Saranac Lake, NY:

Slopestyle – 4^th (Also won the Hot Shot – Trick of the day award!)

Ski Cross – 6^th

Skier Boys (10 – 12)

Brian Gardiner from Vernon, CT:

Ski Cross – 11^th

Slopestyle – 26^th

Jacob Rooney from Laurel Springs, NJ:

Ski Cross - 9^th

Slopestyle – 76^th

Avery Higgins-Lopez from Ithaca, NY:

Slopestyle – 31^st

Bradley Gordon from East Greenbush, NY:

Ski Cross: 32^nd

Alexander Ruhl from Ridgewood, NJ:

Ski Cross: 46^th

Skier Men (13 – 15)

Jacob Prichard from Old Forge, NY:

Ski Cross – 25^th

Slopestyle – 37^th

Jake Wenn from Jay, NY:

Ski Cross – 8^th

Slopestyle – 40^th

Erik Sparkowski from Keene, NY:

Ski Cross – 6^th 

J. Sloan Ruhl from Ridgewood, NJ:

Ski Cross – 11^th

Blake Gordon from East Greenbush, NY:

Ski Cross – 39^th

Skier Men (16 – 18)

Peter Palumbo from Gansevoort, NY:

Ski Cross – 6^th

Half Pipe – 6^th

Slopestyle – 25^th

Oliver Holmes from Saranac Lake, NY:

Slopestyle – 21^st

Alex Higgins-Lopez from Ithaca, NY:           

Slopestyle – 34^th

Josh Nixon from Saratoga Springs, NY:

Ski Cross – 4^th

Sam Johnson from Rockport, ON:

Ski Cross – 5^th

Rail Jam 13 & Under (Ski)

Brian Gardiner from Vernon, CT:  5^th

Jacob Prichard from Old Forge, NY: 19^th

Avery Higgins-Lopez from Ithaca, NY: 23^rd

Rail Jam 14 & Over (Ski)

Alex Higgins-Lopez from Ithaca, NY: 10^th

Oliver Holmes from Saranac Lake, NY: 13^th

Peter Palumbo from Gansevoort, NY: 16^th 

Take a tour of Copper's Parks and Pipe