I’ve been physically back in Sun Valley for a few days now, but I think I’m mentally  still in Alaska. Even today as I got ready to ski at the resort, I put on my beacon and my avy-pack with out even thinking, then I remembered, and felt like a a dork as I walked back to the condo to take them off… Then, even though the mountain was empty and the snow was awesome, the skiing felt droll, nothing felt steep or exciting… Oh well, I’ll get back into the swing of things eventually…

Here are some Pictures form the last two days of the trip:

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The last two days in Alaska were amazing! We had beautiful blue bird days and the snow pack stabilized, giving us a green light to ski on some steeper and more exposed slopes. I ended up finishing my Alaskan adventure skiing an awesome knife-edge ridge that seemed to go forever which left me exhausted and adrenaline filled at the bottom! Now, after a not so nice red eye flight from Anchorage to Salt Lake, and a tired drive from Utah back to Idaho, I’m finally back in Sun Valley… time for real life again.

My trip was amazing and I have a bunch of people to thank for helping me, be sure to check out all of their websites!!!

Sun Valley Resort:
Thanks for giving me a place to ski and train all winter, couldn’t have done it with out a world-class home mountain!

Sun Valley Ski Patrol:
Thank you for the financial help, I wouldn’t have been able to have this amazing experience with out help from all of you guys and girls!

Chums/Beyond Coastal Sun Care:
Thanks for all the great products that helped me keep my face from frying, and thanks for helping me out financially.

Black Diamond Equipment:
Thanks for making such awesome and reliable gear!

Thanks to Penelope’s Café for feeding me, and for supporting my skiing all winter!

Pictures form the last days of the trip are on my latest post: CLICK HERE

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I’ve been in Alaska for three days now, the skiing has been good, but this morning we woke up to a foot of new snow up top. After a great breakfast, Jake Sakson, Paul Kimbrough (Who drove their modified ski-bum ambulance form Colorado) and I went to go shred Alyeska resort. We met up with the rest of the Tele Crew: Paige Brady, Corky Still, Candy Froerer, Dave Magoffin, etc… The snow got to be a little heavy down low but we still had a sick day! Comp Run tomorrow morning and we’re all super stoked to ski some AK mountain niceness.

Jake Sakson's ski-bum ambulance, it runs on grease!!!

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It has been a crazy season, it seem as though I’ve been everywhere but home lately. I did have five days in Sun Valley in between Kirkwood and Crested Butte, but it seems that all my time goes into working hard to pay for the next adventure. Speaking of which, I’m currently sitting in the Salt Lake City Airport waiting to get on a plane headed for Alaska! I’m going to be competing in the World Extreme Freeskiing Telemark Championships in Alyeska, and I’ve been invited to go on a yurt trip to film with Telemark Skier Magazine after the comp. I’ll try to update as the adventure continues depending on my internet situation…

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I just got done with the 14th annual Extreme Freeskiing Telemark Championships in Crested Butte, CO. The comp went really well I qualified in 3^rd place on Headwall, and after three runs on Sock-it-to-me/Little-Hourglass I jumped from 3^rd to 2^nd to 5^th.  Although I would have liked to stay in the top three, I’m perfectly content with a 5^th place finish at nationals (still in the $$$ too)! Tomorrow morning I’m driving over to Salt Lake to catch the awards for my fix-heeled friends at the FWT world champ awards, stash my car, and then catch a plane up to Alaska!

Check Out Telemark Skier’s Video for the CB comp:

Day 1 Highlights US Telemark Extremes 2010 from Telemark Skier Magazine on Vimeo.

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I try to compete in as many events as I can each year, here is my 2010 line-up so far:

Alpine Extreme Freeskiing Events

-January 6-10, 2010 – The Canadian Freeskiing Championships, Revelstoke, Canada

-January 21-23 Canadian Open Freesking Championships

-February 4-6 2010 – Subaru Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier, Telluride, CO, USA

-February 17-21, 2010 – Subaru US Freeskiing Championships, Crested Butte, CO, USA

-March 3-7, 2010 – Subaru North American Freeskiing Championships, Kirkwood, CA, USA

-March 16-21, 2010 – Subaru Freeskiing World Championships, Snowbird, UT, USA

SV Telemark Events (Dates Are Not Posted Yet)

-January – All-Terrain at Sun Valley (Bumps,Jumps,GS,Hiking)

-February – Idaho’s Original Bob Marley Day (All-Terrain, Big Air, Tele-Powder8’s)

-March – Dollar Mountain GS

-April – Hawaiian Nationals- Duel GS, Tandem-Tele-Challenge, Parade, Rail Jam

Telemark Extreme Freeskiing Events

-Feb 18-21, 2010 – Alpine Meadows Free-Heal open

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-March 18-20, 2010 – Crested Butte Extreme Freeskiing Telemark Nationals

-March 23-28, 2010 – Telemark World Championships Alaska

After competing in the 12th Annual Extreme Freeskiing Telemark Championsips in Crested Butte a weekend earlier, I knew that I was good enough to step up, and ski with the “big dogs,” the guys I had been idolizing in telemark movies just a few years ago. Guys like: Nick DeVore, Dylan Crossman, Will Cardemone, JT Robinson, etc… With the financial support of the Sun Valley Ski Patrol I was able to get a last second ticket to Alaska.

Alaska was amazing! I had only ever seen it in ski films. I had never imagined the vastness and the overwhelming scale of its beautiful and pristine mountains. I had never skied anything as steep and rewarding, and I cannot wait to do it again.

I am always looking to develop relationships with new sponsors, and i would be thrilled to represent your Company. I am available for Films, Photo Shoots, Product Promotion/Testing, Modeling, Expeditions, and any other adventures you can come up with…

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Sun Valley Resort I’m an ambassador for Black Diamond Equipment I would really like to express my gratitude and say thank you to the Sun Valley Ski Patrol. Thank you all for funding both of my trips to the world championships in Alaska. They were truly an eye opening and enlightening experiences, and it wouldn’t have been possible with out your help. All of you guys and girls are awesome! Chums

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