Fissile Edit
On Friday four of us set off for Fissile from Whistler Peak to ski the Banana Chute and spend the night in the Himmelsbach Hut near Russet Lake. The good snow conditions and amazing light made for one memorable overnighter. Thanks to Shaun Gillis, Hans Christian Gulvik and Geoff Bate for the tour!
Check the video:
Back Slippin N’ Slidin
Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains are both officially open and I must say, the times are good! While it isn’t exactly the snow we lucked out with this time last year, there has still been plenty of the goods to go around!
With only one rest day in the last two weeks, my legs are beginning to feel comfortable hammering turns in the deep stuff once again. I woke to a foot of fresh snow on my deck this morning so we spent the day rallying in the trees as flakes continued to fall. Since opening I’ve been skinning up to the Horstman Hut on Blackcomb, or the Bump Room on Whistler Peak in search of more vertical and some deeper snow before our little storm hit last night. I even had my first turns down Ruby Bowl a couple days ago with Kye, Callum, and Tobin.
Here’s a really quick chop with the new GoPro from a couple tree runs on Whistler yesterday.
Ma n’ Pa
My parents are the most inspiring people in my life.
My dad moved to Whistler in 1977 to chase his love of skiing and the outdoors. He built and lived in the squat cabin in the woods for 8 years off of the West Side Road (about a 10 minute drive from Whistler Village). There’s still a bike route there called “Bart’s Dark Trail” and you can even see his old bathtub in the creek. Dad’s been ski patrolling at Whistler for over 20 years. On the deep days he spends his mornings doing avalanche control so the rest of us can shred the mountain safely.
Mum & Dad
My mum, Sue has so many talents. She paints beautiful pictures on plates, oars, canvas and driftwood among other things; she rides horses, plays guitar and sings, bakes a legendary apple pie and can keep the laughs going all day long. This winter she’ll be in Japan teaching skiing for Club Med at Sahora Resort. Here’s an article about her from the magazine Best Of Whistler (1996).
Skinning Up To Whistler Peak
Zoya and I decided to take advantage of the bright skies this morning and went for another day trip up Whistler Mountain, we called Turpin in Pemberton and he was down for an adventure and before we knew it we were driving towards the freshies. It had snowed a fair bit since Pierrot and I went so we were able to put our skins on earlier and ski out further at the end of the day. It’s always nice to have to work for your turns a bit because it makes it that much more special when the lifts do start spinning.
And so it begins….
I swing my hand forward and pull back on my pole grip, closing my gap with the ridge and skyline in every step. As I’m focusing on the simple movement of my legs and arms working in unison I catch myself smiling, I haven’t been clicked into my skis since July and it feels good, really good. My base layer is damp from sweat and I know I’ve only just started the day; we’re still a couple hundred meters from where we’ll trade shoes for ski boots. It’s November 7th and I’m climbing through bushes, branches, dirt, rocks and now thankfully, snow. We’re armed with Pierrot’s fresh baked granola bars and an eagerness to carve a couple turns down Whistler Bowl, so off we went to see for ourselves what the mountain looks like under her fresh blanket of early season snow.
"Not super filled in..."
P-O 4X4 skinnin'
Mr. Pierrot Bernier
Air Jordan
Callum Pettit Demo Reel
Nik Spence, Callum P, Leo Hoorn and I all moved in together in September to an old A frame ski cabin in Alpine. Pemberton was an amazing place to live the last few years but I’m excited to be closer to the mountain this winter.
These two got down to business on this fresh edit as soon as Cal’s disc of TGR footy arrived. Guaranteed to get you pumped up to ski! Sit back and enjoy.
Leo Hoorn Demo Reel
Leo hoorn is one talented mofo behind the lens. At only 19 years old, he’s already got his shots popping up in the top ski and snowboard films this year, a mere sneak peak of things to come. Keep an eye out for more of his edits when the snow begins to fall here in Whis.
Checkin’ in with Camp of Champs
See ya on thie glacier this summer!
The Camp Of Champions – Blackcomb Powder Part 2 with Austin Ross from Camp of Champions on Vimeo.
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POV – Mt. Mackenzie
Revelstoke Mountain Resort. First line’s called Havin’ A Time, on the West Face viewed from the North Bowl. Patrol said the second line’s a firsty…
Mack Face POV from Austin Ross on Vimeo.
Check this out
A clip from Dick Barrymore’s “The Golden Years of Ski Films.”
Check out Squirrel O’Callaghan’s run at 1:50
Y Couloir – Mt. Currie
Ski descent of Mt. Currie in Pemberton BC with Austin Ross, Ian “Cheddar” Watson, Jonas Delonge and Kye Petersen.
“Y Couloir” Mt Currie 03/24/10 from Austin Ross on Vimeo.
March 2nd, 2010
Exploring around on a wet and windy afternoon waiting for the snow to fall.
March 2nd, 2010 from Austin Ross on Vimeo.
March 1st, 2010
Couple of shots from skiing today with my buddy James Mcskimming.
March 1st, 2010 from Austin Ross on Vimeo.
Jimmy’s Leap of Faith
Had a good laugh watching this guy ski a classic line in the Blackcomb Glacier called The Blow Hole. Enjoy.
A Day Away
My buddy Jay and I made our way north of Pemberton yesterday to ski tour into a new zone. Here’s a little clip of how it went.
