EURO GALLERY: Photos from Colin Samuels
Colin lives in Les Terrasses, France, a small village 1,500 feet above La Grave and spends a large portion of his time near his favorite peak, La Meije. Here's a sampling of his photography.
TURNAGAIN DISPATCH: AK Syndikate finds fresh
Another quality day in the backcountry has hopes high for a good season. Clint Butler, Simon Evans, and I skied Turnagain Pass on Sunday, December 4. In the last week 12"-14" of new snow fell in the Girdwood and Turnagain area. Recently temperatures have ranged from –10 F to 10F. There’s a healthy supply of nice light snow but the low temps have also created a substantial surface hoar in the area.
Our long-term outlook regarding this snowpack is a little sketchy. Snowpack layers consist of depth hoar, wet snow, surface hoar, rain crust, and now a couple feet of cold, light snow. Add some wind and things could get interesting. Yesterday we got lucky with weather and line selection. It bluebird with no wind and we skied a fairly stable aspect. Conditions are thin, I hit a couple rocks but it's still early in the season. Overall, a quality day free of incident.
- Jason Scheben
TGR ON THE EAST SIDE: Tangerine Dream Tour wraps up
TGR hit the East Coast with force this year with stops from Portland,
ME on down to Philly. Dave Hudacsko, TGR Tour Director, did a grueling
10 shows in a row keeping up with the local partiers at each stop. The
Tangerine Dream was well recieved across the board with the best party
at the Avalon in New York City. Along for the ride to keep the party
hoppin' this year was Mixmaster Mike along with other music acts
including J-Live. The Tangerine Dream Movie Tour wraps up this year
with a stop in Park City on Dec. 9th. Finally, it's
time to ski....
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Chad Jackson