Archive for January, 2009
A Couple of Photos From Whistler
Greetings from Whistler! Today was an odd day: it was about seven degrees celsius at the peak, and sub-zero at the base. It was totally spring skiing. I’ll post some updates when I have some time but in the meantime here’s a couple of photos from today. This first is the Peak to Peak Gondola. [...]
Snowboarders at Taos: One Year Later
The New York Times has a good article here which looks at Taos, a New Mexico ski resort, a year after finally letting shredders on the slopes. The article’s conclusion? Everyone seems pretty kumbaya. You can check out some of our previous coverage on ass-backwards resorts that ban snowboarders here.
On My Way to Whistler
So I’m awake at 4:45 in the morning because I couldn’t sleep. This is usually what happens the day of a non-business trip; I get up super-early, not able to sleep, because I’m super-stoked about my trip. My flight leaves at 8:30, so I’d have to get up sooner than later anyway. Let’s hope I [...]
Vancouver’s Olympic Village Meltdown
It appears there is quite a controversy brewing in Vancouver over the construction of an athlete’s village for the 2010 Winter Olympics. The Seattle Times provides a succinct overview of what is going down here. It would appear that current economic conditions have left the village’s developers, and the city, in a financial bind. Here’s [...]
These Boots Are Made for Boarding
I’ve talked about shopping for a snowboard and for a set of bindings, but up until now I have never talked about buying boots. Boots are arguably the single most important piece of equipment you can buy. All too often they are bought hastily or for the wrong reasons. Something happened a few weeks ago [...]
The New Coat I Said I Wouldn’t Buy: Columbia Buckhorn Bluff
I’ve had a McKinley coat for two years that has kept me warm in snowstorms, ice storms, rainstorms and everything in between. But at the beginning of this season I knew it was time for a new coat: my McKinley coat was permanently dirty, and it was torn up under both arms from carrying my [...]
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If you happen to be a big fan of Twitter, you’ll be happy to know that we’ve added our own dedicated feed here at Highly Obsessed. You can keep up with new articles, thoughts and hilarious insight (promise) if you subscribe. For our page, visit: http://twitter.com/highlyobsesse While you’re there, check out a couple of other [...]
Have You Thought About the Dark Side?
(Image courtesy of Izzard’s photostream on Flickr) I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned this before, but: my first couple of trips to Whistler were to ski. I would head to the mountain with my cousins, a borrowed pair of bright yellow Atomic skis under my arm, and spend the day cruising green and blue runs [...]
Defining Snowboarding Etiquette
I have thinking about this for the past few weeks; is there a difference between snowboarding and skiing etiquette? My initial reaction was yes, there are inconsiderate or dangerous bahaviours that are specific to boarders or skiers. I hopped on google to see what I could find on snowboarding etiquette. I clicked on a link to [...]
Five Things That Should Be Banned
Boy, I just looked back at the title and realized I’m turning into a crotchety old man. I was just flipping through this article on why electronic devices should be banned on the hill and thought, “that’s a good idea for an article.” Then I thought, “hell, there’s lots of things I think shouldn’t be [...]
