Friday, February 20, 2009

CB Extremes - Day 1

This is a lengthy post, so bear with me.

Day 1 was the first day of actual competition. The venue was moved to Staircase, which includes the ever popular Dead End Chutes, Body Bag Glades, Dead Bob's Chute, Staircase proper, and of course Slot Rocks. The snow seemed to be somewhat decent for most of the day, but towards the end it started to get chunky, and riders started blowing up here and there. There was some sick skiing being thrown down left and right, too, people going super huge and people running lines that leave you open mouthed in astonishment. It truly was an Extreme comp! For Day 1, everyone was sent in a random order, so there was no pecking order. However, Alex Else (6th), Arne Backstrom (12th), Ryan Hoynacki (16th), Aaron Schmidt (23rd), and Pete Manley (32nd) all advanced to the Finals for Day 2.

The pictures in here are all from the various party footage that was shot over the comp; I will get that video edited and loaded sometime soon, and then you can enjoy that too.

chad loving life before the comp even begins


nate's buddy dylan & wespiser

Day 1 - Alex Else from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.


Day 1- Alex Post Race from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.


Day 1- Ryan Hoynacki from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.



Day 1- Pete Manley from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.


Day 1- Scott McBrayer from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.

Day 1- Travis Miller from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.


Day 1- Ed Dujardin from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.



Day 1- Will Dujardin from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.


corey extreme hartman

Day 1- Aaron Estrada from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.


Day 1- Aaron Schmidt from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.


Day 1- Arne Backstrom from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.


brian wespiser, angry freeskiier part 3

Day 2 (Finals & Super Finals) coming soon......

Thursday, February 19, 2009

CB Extremes - qualifiers

Day 1 of the 18th Annual Extreme Freeskiing Championships (whew) went down today on Headwall, the fearsome rock riddled face that ever so dutifully looms over the mortals on Paradise. I had to work today, but Corey was cool enough to take my camera and get some shots for me. Between him and Westpiser, they managed to get clips of Pete Manley, Westpiser, and Else. While Manley and Else moved on to the next round, unfortunately Westpiser couldn't muster enough to impress the judges, and will be watching Round 1 tomorrow with us in the bunker! Enjoy.


Qualifier venue - Headwall


Pete Manley - qualifier from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.

Brian Westpiser - qualifier from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.


Alex Else - qualifier from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.


The mini park, there is more footage to come....


Stay tuned, Day 1 of the action is tomorrow!

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Lookout, Gapers!

The people asked, and here it is: raw, hardcore gaper footage. Enjoy!


Lookout, Gapers! from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Telluride Day 3

Day 3 saw Finals/Day 2 of the Telluride Comp go down. Alex skied well, doing a nice technical line up top, and then dropping through a micro chute and then eventually off a cliff into another chute. For his efforts he placed 11th. Ryan Hoynacki, another CB'r, took a similar line, and placed 23rd. The team then busted down the hill, taking a few shots, and then headed for the Awards and after party. The aftermath of the after party is some of the funniest party footage I have ever seen, stay tuned as it will be posted soon.

The boys also shot much more footage than what I've posted; I wanted to get the highlights out but ultimately the rest of the footage is going to have to wait until the movie comes out this fall. Big thanks need to go out to Corey Hartman and Chad Else, for being cool enough to take my camera and film in my absence!



chad thinks its pretty fuckin funny


telluride mini park


the venue for day 2: palmyra peak


can you spot hoynacki?


Alex Extremes Run 2 from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.



telluride: home of rocks and more rocks


Alex Being A Sketchball from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.



Alex Drop on Day 3 from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.



this chair 7 download brought to you by the letter "S"


top placings:
1st mark welgos
2nd arne backstrom
3rd chason russell

Stay tuned, because we've got good things on tap for the future:
+ Gaper segment
+ Telluride party footage
+ BURRITO
+ CB Extremes Feb 18-21

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Telluride Day 2

Day 2 was the start of real competition, with the skieurs sending themselves merrily down into the nooks and crannies of "Genevieve". Brian had a good line, but couldn't dial the runout down and crashed. I am still waiting on footage of that, so stay tuned. Alex had a good line and worked his way down through a section of the course that few others wanted a piece of, and ended up in 11th place at the end of the day.


brian on course


brian post-crash


judges


Alex Run 1 from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.



this is what skiers do when they dont ski: they dig a foxhole and get down


"i can provide you with a lotta shit for y'all, aight? a LOTTA shit...."


great shot of the telluride park with the san mig valley in the background, brought to you by corey


Alex Park 2 from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.



Alex Hip 1 from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.


Day 3 coming real soon.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Else on FWT.com

The boys at MSI put together a video of the Telluride comp, that they then put on www.FWT.com, and our boy Alex took the time out of his busy day to give them a soundbite. It's about a minute or so in, and overall it's a pretty well put together video. Enjoy!

Telluride - Day 1

Day 1 was kind of a goof-up for the team, but it paid off for them. They burned out of here really hurriedly on Wednesday night, throwing shit together in a flurry of activity, all the while (im)patiently waiting for Alex's brother Chad to finally get back from the ski area. Thinking they were behind schedule, they hauled ass to T-Ride, sacked out, and woke up early only to find out Thursday was course inspection and practice. Relieved and stoked, the boys went and scoped their lines, and then went on the shred the mountain for the rest of the day.



brian westpiser, angry freeskier



alex and brian at the top



the venue for day 1: genevieve


Alex Park 1 from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.
alex in the park



Mini Park 1 from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.

alex and brian in the mini park


Alex Drop 2 from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.

alex droppin


Gelande Jumping from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.

gelande jumping


Brian 1 from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.

brian doing something


Alex Drop 1 from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.

alex droppin something else


A Pillow of Fun from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.
pillow!



brian westpiser, angry freeskier, take 2

Mini Park 2 from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.

alex and brian in the mini park again


Alex Tree 1 from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.

alex almost meets a tree

stay tuned, day 2 (day 1 of the comp) will be posted soon.....

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Telluride Extremes Update

The team has been down in Telluride since Wednesday night so Alex could compete in the Extremes comp that took place Friday and today, and while I was unable to make it Corey was gracious enough to take the camera and film in my absence.

Alex called me a little while ago to fill me in on placings: he placed 11th yesterday, out of 105 riders, and they took the top 35 for today. He placed 10th today, and just missed qualifying for the tour by less than a point. He said they also nabbed a few shots outside the comp, so when my camera comes back to me, I will get it uploaded as soon as possible!

Those shots were all posted on the FWT Homepage, I am not sure whether they want me to use them or not; in any case, Eben Wright was the photographer, and they are great shots of Alex in action!








Those three shots are obviously Alex, I think he is hiking up in this pic, just inside the shade on the ridge. What do you think?



Monday, February 2, 2009

Monarch Yumping

Alex, Corey & I went to Monarch on Jan 31, for a day of shreddin', but the crowds turned out to be so bad that we ended up building a jump on Shagnasty for the better part of the day. We managed to sneak in a few shots elsewhere, so overall it was a pretty fun day, I don't think I've had this much fun skiing since Closing Day last year. Enjoy!


Monarch Yumping from Whorefish Productions on Vimeo.