The Skiers Realm

Watch Sammy Carlson’s Dryland Training

Spencer — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:45:32 +0000

(John Symms) Even more than his park skills, Sammy Carlson is perhaps best known for his rigorous off-snow training habits. Learn all about Sammy's fierce workouts and strict diet in the latest edition of Buzzwords, "Dryland Training." Via: EXPN Skiing Blog Watch Sammy Carlson Work Out In HoodRiver

Breckenridge Winter Dew Tour TV Schedule

Spencer — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:29:15 +0000

Watch the first ever Winter Dew Tour stop this weekend straight from the slopes in Breckenridge. Get your DVR ready because chances are re-runs will be sparse.

Watch live coverage as the competition gets underway for the Winter Dew Cup. Saturday will feature the Ski Slopestyle competition. Get familiar with the best Freeskiers in the world. Next watch what happened on the first day of finals competition. The competition got started with Snowboard slopestyle. Get ready ,Sunday, for the Ski Slopestyle competition. Sunday also features the main event: snowboard Superpipe.

Saturday, December 20 (NBC) 1:30PM - 3:00PM EST

Saturday, December 20 (USA) 12:01AM - 1:00AM EST

Sunday, December 21 (NBC) 1:00PM - 3:00PM EST

Mark Abma Joins Magic Potion Wax (Eco-Friendly)

Spencer — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:52:35 +0000

Magic Potion, producer of high performance, eco-friendly gliding products, is launching their line in North America for the 2008/9 winter season. In conjunction with the launch, they are excited to announce that two-time Powder Magazine Athlete of the Year, Mark Abma, has joined the Magic Potion Family. Whistler based Abma, needs no introduction. His extensive list of competition and ski film accomplishments rivals that of any free-ski athlete, but more importantly for the company his philosophy and attitude matches that of Magic Potion. Read More_

Winter Dew Tour News Update

Spencer — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:00:38 +0000

NEW YORK — December 1, 2008 — NBC Sports and MTV, a division of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), announced today the creation of Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports". Alli is a global business that joins the former Action Sports Tour properties (AST) with Maloof Money Cup, AMA Motocross Championship and King of Wake series to create the most diverse and robust action-sports offering in the world. The new umbrella brand, which will continue to be co-owned by NBC Sports and MTV, will offer a schedule of seven national and international action sports tours and events, multimedia content and production, a digital hub and consumer-facing lifestyle brand. Via: EXPN Skiing READ MORE...

Winter Dew Tour Athletes Announced (Tanner Hall Is Back)

Spencer — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:31:21 +0000

Well, well, well. It looks like Tanner Hall will be competing in both Slope Style and Half Pipe this year at the NEW AST Winter Dew Tour. It has been a while since Mr. Hall has been seen in both the half pipe and in slope style. Tanner will be sharing this honor with a couple other skiers that call themselves the best in the world. Simon Dumont, Sammy Carlson, Peter Olenick, Jossi Wells, AJ Kemppainen and Colby West will all be duel eventers this season although it is not yet said what stops they will be visiting. Via: EXPN Skiing Check Out the Full List of Skiing Winter Dew Tour Athletes

Salomon FreeSki TV Featuring Matt Walker

Spencer — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:54:06 +0000

Check out the new Salomon FreeSki TV episode shot in Quebec with Charles Gagnier and Matt Walker. Salomon FreeSki Team rider, Matt Walker, just got an invite to this years Winter X-Games (John Symms' EXPN Ski Blog). I am stoked to hear the news. Matt Walker slays what ever feature you place in front of him (Watch Salomon FreeSki TV) His style is fresh and fun to watch. Via: EXPN Skiing Blog Watch Salomon FreeSki TV

Armada Skis Baldface Trip Winners Announced

Spencer — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:50:46 +0000

Dude, if I won a trip to the Baldface Cat skiing resort in BC with my favorite Armada Pro I would air guitar the hell out of my new skis. Congrats to the lucky bastard, Darren Pedersen, of Vernon, BC. Sounds like he will be pushing some pow with Anthony and JP. Hopefully he can keep up because it should have been me or you. Well I guess there is always next year. Keep it up Armada Skis, you are driving the industry. Shop Armada Skis

Holy Nike 6.0’s, CoreUpt’s TJ Schiller is Back

Spencer — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:56:13 +0000

Hello Mr. Schiller. Welcome back to a Skier's Realm. There is no better feeling than clicking back into a pair of bindings after dealing with the struggle of recovering from an injury. According to a source close to TJ, he still has worries about the life of his career and how well his knee will hold up this year. With the amount of work TJ Schiller has put into the rehab process, there is no doubt in my mind he will be strong enough to make a huge impact in the skiing community this season. Read More_

K2 Skis PK Hunder Wins King Of Style Stockholm

Spencer — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:49:21 +0000

PK Hunder does it again. This year has started off well for the 20 year old Norwegian. PK came onto the scene a couple years ago at the Jon Olsson Super Sessions. He went, did his thing and dominated against some of the biggest names in the business. Jon Olsson took second with his double flip.
Jon Olsson's Blog Video Read More About PK Hunder

Tanner Hall and Sean Pettit Team Up With Dakine

Spencer — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:40:27 +0000

Photo: Jamey Voss/Red Bull Skiing

(John Symms EXPN) In other Tanner Hall news, Dakine has just picked up Tanner and his little partner in Massive crime, Sean Pettit. Or is it that they've picked up Dakine? I don't know. But stay on the lookout for T-Hall-Dakine collab product someday soon. In a related story, the economy hangs on the horns of a dye-lemma as the pigment industry braces itself for a projected shortage of red, yellow, and green textile dyes. Read More Via: EXPN Ski Blog, John Symms