http://jameyparks.com big mountain epicness from jamey parks Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:47:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_321" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Large crown above the East Baldy Traverse at Alta. photo: Danny Plonsker"][/caption] We've got one hell of a persistant weak layer here in the Wasatch snow pack. This photo was from a few days ago, but the resorts countine to see big slides from control work. Its a ... http://jameyparks.com/2008/12/avalanche-activity/ Hey y'all check out these loose fitting under shorts on BackCountry.com.   Don't like dealing with long underwear? you know how you gotta carefully roll your ski socks over top of your long underwear just the right way so that you don't leave a fold in there that might be uncomfortable in your ... http://jameyparks.com/2008/12/the-levitation-project-34-on-backcountrycom/ Well, it was freaking cold up there today, and there wasn't much deep snow to be found, but the wind manages to buff out much of the hill and left some areas with a thick and creamy layer. All in all it was a   sweet day, especially because the ... http://jameyparks.com/2008/12/cold-windy-pretty-fun/ The Wasatch recieved a good pounding yesterday. heading up now to see how it measures up. Reports from yesterday were promising, but the website is claiming small amounts...Could be a classic case of Alta low balling. Lets hope. check back tonight for more on how the winter is shaping up in ... http://jameyparks.com/2008/12/more-new-snow/ Check out the Women’s Day sale Tomorrow on Steep and Cheap! http://jameyparks.com/2008/12/december-16th-is-women%e2%80%99s-day/ We finally got a some fresh snow going up at Alta, so I figured it was time for me to start the season. Things have been a little thin the last few weeks, so I wasn't in the biggest rush. But man was I excited when it started puking in the valley. So far this year I had ... http://jameyparks.com/2008/12/definitely-feels-like-winter-now/ If you have not checked out the levitation project ski blog in a while...then better have a looksee. I was Impressed at all the great content from people like: Dan Treadway, Mike Wilson, Cody Townsend, and Racheal Burkes among others...also some nice photos by: Adam Clark & Will Wissman. skiblog.thelevitationproject.com  The winter is ... http://jameyparks.com/2008/12/alot-of-good-content/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjnaGPnr7QY&eurl=[/youtube] http://jameyparks.com/2008/11/warren-millers-off-the-grid-utah-segment/ Here's a sweet steal: Salomon Fusion Soft-Shell for $75 right now at Backcountry.com (only 4 in Stock all size XL). This is a technically advanced jacket. light & comfortable like a sweatshirt, but wind & water resistant. I have a couple jackets made of the same material and so I can attest to ... http://jameyparks.com/2008/11/12-off-salomon-fusion-jacket-75/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPvVIMilXmc[/youtube] http://jameyparks.com/2008/11/254/