Sun Peaks, BC (February 24, 2010)

With Olympic fever firmly upon Vancouver and having already sampled the slim pickings on the north shore, I made for Sun Peaks Resort over the weekend to escape the crowds in the city. Despite the poor snow year on the coast—Whistler’s solid base in the alpine notwithstanding—the interior of British Columbia has remained just cold enough to keep the mountains of the Okanagan in stellar shape. With this in mind, I opted to check out Sun Peaks Resort, 45 minutes north of the mountain biking Mecca of Kamloops and a 4.5-hour drive northeast of Vancouver.

Jones and Xavier Delarue climb 9,000 feet above the valley floor on a 60 degree face in the French Alps. Burly.

Kirkwood, California (February 23, 2010)

After a successful stop at Crystal Mountain, The North Face Masters is set for Kirkwood. There's no doubt Tahoe is getting it good this year, and we're all hoping to see some snow and make it 3 for 3 for pow turns during the final stop of the big mountain series.

Byron Bagwell checks in with some POV footage from 7 feet in 7 days at Sugar Bowl, CA--shot during his and Justin Kious’ southerly migrations.

Vitamin p in the land of Sun Shine from Arbor Collective on Vimeo.

Summit at Snoqualmie, WA (February 22, 2010)

The Holy Oly went off at Hyak despite a landslide-induced lack of lift service--cobra dogs, quarter pipes, and more methods than you can shake a stick at.

How to bum out the cops...

SixEleven Silverton Skitching from SixEleven on Vimeo.

Livin' and shreddin' at 12,500 ft in the San Juans with some Silverton Guides, SASS campers, and no electricity/ cell service.