Trailer Time!!!
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!
Comp Update… Finally!
I’ve been having so much fun traveling and skiing, that I haven’t found the time or motivation to sit down and write. However, after driving through countless snow caused accidents on the California highway, and then having to entertaining myself in the Nevada hell-hole that is I-80, I’m taking a day off.
I can’t believe that this season is but a few months from coming to an end, and that the first comp in Revelstoke, BC was almost two months ago. Now over halfway through the comp season, the 2010 Telemark Big Mountain/Freeride Comp in Alpine Meadows, California is also already over. This last comp went smoothly even though the weather and snow conditions didn’t feel like cooperating. I did however, have a major break threw, in that I was finally able to stay on my feet, and not get lost for at least one comp run! Even though a hip-check/slide would put me into the 8th spot, I feel that my falling/getting lost streak is finally over! Hopefully I can finally “have one” at the next stop in Kirkwood and show those alpine skiers that a guy on tele-boards can SKI. With three comps down and three more to go, there is still a lot of skiing to be had.
Also make sure you SUBSCRIBE to my feed to get all the new updates!
Josh Madsen from Telemark Skier Magazine also did a fantastic job covering the comp:
(if the video doesn’t open in a player click the transparent “facebook” I cant figure out why some videos load and some don’t)
Photo Sesh With Josh Wells
Josh Wells
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Fire Trail Big Air17.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Fire Trail Big Air15.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Fire Trail Big Air13.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Fire Trail Big Air11.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Sun Valley Gondolas.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Carving5.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Carving4.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Canyon Cat Track Air2 copy.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Air in Cold Springs2.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Air in Cold Springs.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis - Cat track BW.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Carving8.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Fire Trail Floater.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Fire Trail Floater2.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Fire Trail Floater3 copy.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Firetrail3.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Grave Yard Air.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Graveyard.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Portrait2.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Powder Shot5 copy.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Powder Turn2.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Powder TurnCopy.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Cold Springs Big Air1.jpg"]
World Class Terrain Park Makes It’s Mark On Dollar
The new terrain park is so sick!!! Check out Sun Valley Blog’s article by clicking below:
Click To Read The Post
Demo Day Was A Hit
Demo Days was a big hit this last Sunday (Dec 13), I was able to help/teach almost 25 people how to Telemark and we all had a great time. If you missed out on the action you can still demo all the killer gear at eaither Backwoods or The Elephants Pearch.
Demo Day Dec 13-09
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/demo-day-dec-13-09/thumbs/thumbs_1213091449a.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/demo-day-dec-13-09/thumbs/thumbs_1213091450.jpg"]
[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/demo-day-dec-13-09/thumbs/thumbs_IMG00005-20091213-0957.jpg"]
Help Me Win This Ski Design Contest
New Schoolers and Icelantic are having a “Design the 6th Sense” top sheet design contest. I’m hoping to win the contest but I need your votes to help me win! So far i have two designs in the contest (click on a pair of skis to vote for them):
Please vote for both of my ski designs…
Thanks,
-Conor
Early Season Update & Video
My trip to Colorado for some early season shredding is almost at an end. So far I have skied 10 days (about 45 hours) at two resorts. Snow is in the forecast and I’m so excited for an epic winter to start!
I’ve mostly been working on switch tele-skiing, tele-nose butters, and carving on this trip check out the video:
Reacquainted With An Old Friend
I’m in the best mood EVER!!! Want to know why? …Because today was the first day of my 09-10 ski season. It felt so good to finally get reacquainted with the snow, and I am so happy to be sliding down mountains again. I forgot that I would have to get used to my equipment again, but after a few runs i was quickly charging ahead at full speed. After skiing today, I have a feeling that the rest of this season is going to be truly epic!
First Snow of the Season Revs up my Pre-season Stoke
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
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!
This is also the first snow the New Gondola has experienced
Redoubt Volcano Shuts Down My Telepalooza Experience
Hey guys, it sounds like AK isn’t going to Happen for me flights are backed up form 3 days of cancellations and i cant get up there in time for Telepalooza, if your in my same boat i have a proposal for you…
there is a Tele-race this weekend in Sun Valley (april 4th), its a fun DRESS-UP day, dual GS “race,” tandem Challenge(two people on one pair of teleskis), telemark Parade, BBQ… the works!!!
my mom has offered her house for a place to crash to anyone who wants to drive on over to SV and make the best out of a crappy situation… its not Telepalooza but its still a great time! give me a shout 208-721-8084
3000 miles later…
Two weeks, two comps, and 3000 miles later, I’m finically back home in Sun Valley, Idaho. It all started with the Subaru U.S. Extreme Freeskiing Championships in Crested Butte, Colorado. In typical ski bum style, North Parker, Bryce Newcomb, and I all mobbed over to the Comp in my mothers Big Blue Van. We were greeted with a much need blanked of fresh snow, followed by an amazing blue bird sunny weekend. With these ideal conditions I had the most fun I’ve ever had at Crested Butte. North kept his Jr. title for the second year in a row, and Bryce and I both fell which caused us to place further back than what we wanted(I ended up in 36th). I also skied the most burly line I think I have ever skies and aired a 50-footer at the bottom of the Dead End Chute. I got to meet lots of the alpine athletes and make friends outside of the SV-Possy. Then we were on the road again headed back to Sun Valley. After I dropped Bryce and North off, I only had time to Unpack, do laundry, Repack and get some food, before I was on the road again headed to California for the first extreme Telemark comp at Alpine Meadows.
The Alpine Comp was another great competition, and it felt good to be back in the company of so many rippin’ Telemark Skiers. The First day I skied well but I had an unfortunate bobble upon landing the bottom cliff out of the “Key Hole,” but I redeemed my self second run, with the highest total run score for the whole comp, which put me into 3rd place, right behind Jake Sakson, and JT Robinson. The next day in the Finals I was hoping to bypass JT and Jake by skiing the “money-line” faster and better than I had done the day before. I ended up being too aggressive and I lost my balance as I dropped into the keyhole and I fell in the “NO-FALL Zone.” Obviously my scores suffered, but I with the great run the day before, I was able to pull off a 8th place finish.
Now it feel like have time to breath, but im back to training, Crested Butte is coming up in a few weeks…
Click here to see my Videos
Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships 2009
The Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships at Red Mountain Resort was my first big mountain competition of this season. In training I fell and when I self arrested I injured my wrist. I decided to take a more conservative line than I initially planned because I didn’t want to hurt my wrist any further and because the crash rattled me and shook me up a little. The event went well although I missed the cut to the finals by 0.8points! Even though I was cut, I feel good about the line I decided to ski and I stomped it. Also I feel that it is worth mentioning that this was an alpine skiing event and I beat over half the field on telemark equipment, and I’m happy about that… Hopefully I can heal up my wrist and come back strong and do well in my next comp at Crested Butte.
Sun Valley Tele: All-Terrain Race
I bumped, jumped, GS-ed, hiked, and Slalomed my way into first place overall last Saturday in the first Sun Valley Tele race of the new year. I also won the “air” category as a was the only one to land a 360, gotta spin to win…
Young Manly Champion Athletes
The 2009 Baldy Bash was a blast! The competition consisted of coming up with, and singing a team theme song loudly to everyone in the Lodge, a Photo-op Scavenger hunt all over the Mountain, and finally costumes were judged as well. Needless to say our amazing team (YMCA): Riley Berman, Lily Debray, Lynsey Dyer, Madi DuPont, Allegra Gordan, and Conor Davis(me), won the days events. I cannot wait for Baldy Bash 2010.
Hot-CoCo CanCan
Conor’s Amazing Tail Grab
All-Star Team!!!
The Best Christmas Present EVER!!!
This morning I woke up and I was ecstatic that mother nature gave us over two feet of fresh light fluffy snow for Christmas! There was so much snow in fact, that I couldn’t find my car when I went out side to look for it! Anyway, after standing in line for 2.5hrs with my friend Chris Tatsuno, the ski patrol finally declared the lower portion of the mountain open at 11:00. The scene was awesome, people were hootin’ and hollering and laughing and there was a vibe of an old resort, where everyone is in a great mood and having a blast. Chris and I stormed down for first tracks on Exhibition, passing about 50-60 poeple, and we continued charging down the whole morning. We ended up getting eleven runs in on the Exhibition chair before the top opened at 2:00. By the time the top opened the mountain had already tired out most of its morning skiers, and we had to many untracked lined to choose from the rest of the day. During a quick water break, Chris and I met up with Lynsey Dyer and Sven Kueenle and we skied until the mountain closed at 4:00. This was probably one of the days I’ve ever had at Sun Valley resort, and it was the best present I’ve ever received for Christmas
Dude where’s my Car?
.
Lift Line
Megawatts=best powder ski ever!!! I love these skis
Chris and I are loving life!
Dumping at Silverstar!!!
“Powder Day!!!” These were the only words I could think of when I awoke to a beautiful white blanket of 15in/38cm of fresh snow this morning(12/13/08). It was great to finally ski on some “good” coverage, as snow has been scarce this early season and conditions have been dismal at best. In addition to the newly fallen blessing, Sliverstar resort open their backside, which is where the majority of black and double black diamonds are located, which meant even more fun for me. This powder day was just what I needed, my legs were burning, my heart was pumping, and I was having a blast. However, in my overly ecstatic state of mind, I didn’t heed to the signs clearly stating “Caution: Unmarked Hazards Exist,” and I ended up introducing my thigh to a very mean tree stump. Ultimately the wicked stump left me with quite a large bruise; thankfully I suffered no major damage. Other then my little incident I had an amazing day.
My 08/09 Season Blasts Off At Revelstoke
I went to Revelstoke Mountain resort for opening day on Nov. 27, 2008. The mountain opened with 80cm, which is awesome compared to other mountains in the American Northwest. Revelstoke Is an amazing mountain, there isn’t too much for one learn on, but the intermediate, and advanced terrain is impressive. I had a great time and I can’t wait to see what this mountain is like with some real snow on it. I had an amazing first day skiing, but it seems that no matter how much I train, my legs turn to flab within the first couple of hours or so each season. Nevertheless, it was great to finally get some vert in; I managed to get about 31095ft in the 5hrs I skied. I’m ecstatic that ski season is upon us once again, see you out there…
Why do I Telemark???
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!!!
Haig Glacier
2008 Telemark World Championships “Telepalooza”
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.
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Fire Trail Big Air8.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Fire Trail Big Air8.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Fire Trail Big Air17.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Fire Trail Big Air17.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Fire Trail Big Air15.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Fire Trail Big Air15.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Fire Trail Big Air13.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Fire Trail Big Air13.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Fire Trail Big Air11.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Fire Trail Big Air11.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Sun Valley Gondolas.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Sun Valley Gondolas.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Carving5.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Carving5.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Carving4.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Carving4.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Canyon Cat Track Air2 copy.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Canyon Cat Track Air2 copy.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Air in Cold Springs2.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Air in Cold Springs2.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Air in Cold Springs.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Air in Cold Springs.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis - Cat track BW.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis - Cat track BW.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Carving8.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Carving8.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Fire Trail Floater.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Fire Trail Floater.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Fire Trail Floater2.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Fire Trail Floater2.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Fire Trail Floater3 copy.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Fire Trail Floater3 copy.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Firetrail3.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Firetrail3.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Grave Yard Air.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Grave Yard Air.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Graveyard.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Graveyard.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Portrait2.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Portrait2.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Powder Shot5 copy.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Powder Shot5 copy.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Powder Turn2.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Powder Turn2.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Powder TurnCopy.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Powder TurnCopy.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/thumbs/thumbs_Conor Davis Cold Springs Big Air1.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/josh-wells/Conor Davis Cold Springs Big Air1.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/demo-day-dec-13-09/thumbs/thumbs_1213091449.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/demo-day-dec-13-09/1213091449.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/demo-day-dec-13-09/thumbs/thumbs_1213091449a.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/demo-day-dec-13-09/1213091449a.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/demo-day-dec-13-09/thumbs/thumbs_1213091450.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/demo-day-dec-13-09/1213091450.jpg){kind=link}
![[img alt="" src="http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/demo-day-dec-13-09/thumbs/thumbs_IMG00005-20091213-0957.jpg"]](http://www.conordavis.com/wp-content/flagallery/demo-day-dec-13-09/IMG00005-20091213-0957.jpg){kind=link}
;){kind=link}