Snowboarding One Year Old! 14 ย month old Sloan Henderson takes her very first run in Park City, Utah. ย Her father Zach says that it is tough to find a snowboard her size. Despite this setback- it looks like Sloan is taking a liking to snowboarding and I can’t wait to see where she takes it in the future. ย Perhaps Sloan will ย be […] Keenan Grady | February 6, 2016 0 Comments
Avalanche Awareness: How To Find Safe Lines This season has been one for the books so far. ย ย El Niรฑo has been dumping more snow than we know what to do with in the West and Southwest. ย In this video, Flowing Freeride’s Blake links up with Utah Avalanche Center to talk the basics of avy danger. ย Thanks to Craig Gordon, avalanche forecaster, and Paul Diegel, executive director at […] Avalanche Keenan Grady | February 4, 2016 0 Comments
Japanese Man Killed In Avalanche While Skiing Backcountry Sunday February 1st, 2016, in the Gunma Prefecture, a man triggered an avalanche while skiing outside of marked boundaries in Katashina Village. The high number of avalanche related deaths as of recent are truly shocking. Avalanche Keenan Grady | February 4, 2016 0 Comments
Freeride Mountain Bike Legend Kelly McGarry Passed Away Tragic news for the mountain biking community, Kelly McGarry, 33, freeride legend, just passed away Monday, February 1st 2016. ย RIP Kelly. ย Our thoughts are with your family and friends right now. ย The entire community has expressed an outpouring of emotion over the loss of this legend. ย His big smiles, big hair, and big air will never be forgotten. A […] Brains Keenan Grady | February 1, 2016 0 Comments
El Niรฑo Helps Reduce California Drought | One Reservoir Rises 20′ in 10 Days! Skiing in California right now is going off! they’re measuring their snow in feet. ย Why is this?ย El Niรฑo of course! Skiers are rejoicing in the fact the California’s mountains once again have snow- following multiple terrible snow years. ย This isn’t the only positive to come out ofย El Niรฑo. ย The water reservoirs in California were reaching all time lows, but thanks […] Weather Keenan Grady | January 28, 2016 1 Comment
VIDEO: Snowboarder Rides Out Of Huge Avalanche In Switzerland Check out Kevin Bantli as he triggers and rides out of quite a large storm slab in Arosa Switzerland at the Weisshorn. ย The avalanche danger in the Alps is currently considerable (3/5 on the scale), which generally means that avalanches can occur and that human triggered avalanches are likely. All the new snow fallingย makes the skiing appear good everywhere, however […] Avalanche Keenan Grady | January 26, 2016 0 Comments
Man Frozen In Snow For 10 Hours Brought Back To Life Justin Smith is one lucky guy. ย At age 26 he is a medical anomaly and a survivor to the coldest known body temperatures. ย February 25, 2015 is a day that Justin will never fully remember yet never forget. ย He was just going out with his friends to the bars the night before and that was the last he was […] Keenan Grady | January 25, 2016 1 Comment
Monster El Ninos: Get Used to Them The weather this year has been all over the place and it is undeniably related to el Niรฑo. ย Christmas on the East coast this year was spent BBQ-ing in tank tops and shorts. ย Meanwhile California is getting feet of snow- a stark contrast to last season’s drought throughout the region. ย Why is the weather so sporadic and seemingly unpredictable? ย The […] Weather Keenan Grady | January 21, 2016 0 Comments