Conor Davis » Articles http://www.conordavis.com Big Mountain Skier and Telemark Ambassador Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:04:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Trailer Time!!! http://www.conordavis.com/trailer-time/ http://www.conordavis.com/trailer-time/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:37:42 +0000 admin http://www.conordavis.com/?p=633 I’ve been getting really stoked for this next season: I’ve been having skiing dreams for weeks, I just found out that I’ll be skiing with Cross Sportswear, all of this years movies are looking sick!!! In addition to the movie I’m in, TSM’s “Hippies Punx & Misfits,” Im really looking forward to: Poor Boyz’ “Revolver,” Level 1′s “Eye Trip,” TGR’s “Deeper” fetering Jeremy Jones, Matchstick’s “The Way I See It” and Powder Whore’s “Tele-Vision.” In Case you haven’t seen the trailers, I’ve included them down below, hopefully you’ll get as pumped as I am:

Now that your stoked go check out Cross!

]]> http://www.conordavis.com/trailer-time/feed/ 0 Wave Skiing!?! http://www.conordavis.com/wave-skiing/ http://www.conordavis.com/wave-skiing/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:12:47 +0000 admin http://www.conordavis.com/?p=479 I finially decided to take a day off yesterday and just relax. I was looking for some video from the 2010 Mavericks surf contest that took place just over a week ago, and while I was searching around, I came a cross a video produced by SalomonFreeskiTV that wowed me. Let me know what you think…

]]> http://www.conordavis.com/wave-skiing/feed/ 0 World Class Terrain Park Makes It’s Mark On Dollar http://www.conordavis.com/world-class-terrain-park-makes-its-mark-on-dollar/ http://www.conordavis.com/world-class-terrain-park-makes-its-mark-on-dollar/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:35:39 +0000 admin http://www.conordavis.com/?p=428 The new terrain park is so sick!!! Check out Sun Valley Blog’s article by clicking below:

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]]> http://www.conordavis.com/skiing-my-butt-off/feed/ 6 First Snow of the Season Revs up my Pre-season Stoke http://www.conordavis.com/first-snow-of-the-season-revs-up-my-pre-season-stoke/ http://www.conordavis.com/first-snow-of-the-season-revs-up-my-pre-season-stoke/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:16:40 +0000 admin http://www.conordavis.com/?p=320 With the skiing dreams really showing up in the last few months I have been so anxious to ski that I was thinking about driving all the way to the Breanu Sand Dunes to go sand skiing. When I awoke this morning to find snow pouring out of the clouds, I could hardly contain my excitement. I ran around the house waking up everyone, making sure that I wasn’t dreaming. After running outside and throwing some snowballs for Bailey, my dog, I went onto the Sun Valley website to check out the real time status of the snow on the mountain cams and the snow depth indicator read 9in! Update: it now reads 12inches one hour later

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I hope that this fresh blanket is a tell tale sign of a big winter to come. I have a bet with some friends going on about how many inches we’re going to get here in Sun Valley. How many inches do you think we are going to get here in Sun Valley? Leave a comment on this post, and if you’re the closest at the end of the year you will win the prize!

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This is also the first snow the New Gondola has experienced

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Because of these financial hard times companies are cutting costs wherever they can, and unfortunately athlete sponsorship is one of these “unneeded” expenditures. Because I am usually the youngest/newest person skiing for a specific company, in most cases I have been the first to be dropped down to a lower sponsor bracket. With corporate sponsorship at an all time low, I am looking for private sponsors to help keep my dream alive. If you would like to help please contact me: 208-721-8084.

]]> http://www.conordavis.com/i-need-your-help/feed/ 0 Why do I Telemark??? http://www.conordavis.com/why-do-i-telemark/ http://www.conordavis.com/why-do-i-telemark/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:09:54 +0000 admin http://www.conordavis.com/?p=145 Besides the cliché half-binding/half-brained hippy statement: “because the turn looks and feels so sweet dude,” I telemark because it is a key to unlock the hidden treasures of the mountains and because it allows access the backcountry. Telemarking allows me to enjoy mountains, and express myself better than I could do with tradition alpine skiing. “Then why don’t you just A.T.” you might ask? We all know that A.T. means “Almost Telemark.” I feel that A.T. doesn’t allow the seamless and fluid movement through the mountains, that telemarking does. I believe that A.T. is a great way for beginners to experience touring, but why not loose that clunky heelpiece?

To me, telemarking is like using handwritten calligraphy instead of type: it’s more technically challenging, it boasts additional style, and it contains an individual flair unique to each artisan… Plus it just looks cooler. Duh!!!


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