The lack of snow in some areas this last month can motivate us to do some crazy things. Maribeth recently went on a hiking, camping, snowshoeing, snowboarding, poker playing, wilderness adventure in the Yosemite backcountry. check out Maribeth’s blog on the Nikita site for more photos and stories of her adventures this season.
Kaitlyn Farrington placed 5th in the Superpipe at X Games! Pretty heavy competition, but it seems her runs got better with each drop in and she put on a respectable show among the worlds best female pipe riders! ESPN WOMEN’S SUPERPIPE STORY
Millie rides and trains with the Waterville Valley team. She charges in the pipe, park and type of terrain, but didn’t hold back in 20 below temps to take third in the woman’s division!
Kaitlyn Farrington did really well at the Copper Revolution event this week. The level of competition in this series has really stepped up! She placed 2nd in the pipe and received an award for trick of the day with her cab 7. Kaitlyn definitely has a run to watch at next weeks X Games!
Oh! And Faye Gulini placed 4th in the pipe too. She has been focusing on pipe as much as slope and she’s really starting to do well in this competitive field. Pipe finals are today! Full Event Recap
Photo: Christy Chaloux(*not from event)
Early winter in the Pacific Northwest was one of the most interesting beginnings ever seen! With a slow start and doubts a strong snow season it all changed and came in with fierce strength and record breaking conditions!
Take a look and see for yourself what the winter of 08-09 is doing in the Great Pacific Northwest. Joined by Nick Ennen, Patrick McCarthy, Nathan Lind, Andy Basabe, Blair Habenitch, and Lucas Debari for some fun in the Cascades and around other various locations in Whatcom County.
Check out the new Snowboard Magazine, The Women’s Issue. Lots of good stuff in there! Bryn Valaika’s Gnu Ad, “Words of Wisdom” article by Barrett, pictures of Kaitlyn hanging with an impressive line-up at Snow Angels, and nice coverage on the B-Pro, one of the products highlighted in their Breast Cancer Awareness section.
This month’s issue of Muscle and Fitness Hers (Jan/Feb 09) has a big feature on Amy Purdy. It tells her amazing story and she shares her fitness routine and training tips. She is so inspirational, and now people are recognizing her not only for what she’s overcome, but for her accomplishments year after year. Pick one up and read it!