We headed out to Greely Bowl today to check out the final of the Freeskiing Tour event at Revelstoke, and the journey was worth it with some ridiculous skiing on show.
We settled in with a couple of beers, made some mini snow-caves and cheered our hearts out from the ridge looking into the competition area, alongside a big crowd that turned out to watch the event.
The highlight of the day was undoubtedly the monster 100ft (we judged it to be anyways) cliff drop that one of the competitors did - we were too far away from the finishing area to hear the names, but I was told later it was the second place-getter.
Click read more to see some shots of that drop, and a host of other cool stuff.
I'm splitting this post in two because there's lots of pics so it'll save some loading time. Enjoy!
Jan 11, 2010
Dec had his camera out today, it was a bit foggy so the shots aren't that clear, but they show pretty well the sorta stuff we were riding.
With a fresh dusting overnight (somewhere around 5cms I'd guess, the actual snow report is always wrong...) we rode Conifers of Gnarnia (skiers' right of the Gondola) for most of the day, which consisted of small drops, big drops, trees and more drops.
Oh, and Stu and Dec had a wicked crash... but no pics of that. Click read more to see the pics of the day.
Jan 9, 2010
On the second run of the day we found a pre-made jump on the hike past Jalapeno, over the ridge.
After a quick glance to make sure no one was going to kick our butts for stealing their jump, we sessioned it for more than an hour, with Croz on camera duties early and everyone else sharing the load towards the end.
Click read more to check out the pics, they're pretty sweeeeet.
Jan 7, 2010
It hadn't snowed in three or four days, so we all slept in anticipating icy crap on the mountain, and eventually set off on what we assumed would be a short and average day some time after 11am.
Little did we know, it would turn out to be one of the most freakin radical days in the history of the universe.
Bluebird skies, waist deep powder, a pre-made kicker and a seriously awesome nutella sandwich all contributed to some insane fun.
Click read more to see the pics from the day, and apologies about the length (I'm splitting this post in two, check back for pt. 2), but it was really fun!
Jan 5, 2010
There's been some big changes at Getting Stoked over the last week and plenty more to come, so it's time for a bit of an update on what's going on.
The house welcomed a new member, Declan, on New Years Eve, the crew finally got off their arses and rode Greely Bowl, as well as hiking the sub-peak and dropping into the North Bowl from way higher up.
Click read more if you're bored, and get some detail.
Jan 3, 2010
If Powderfinger can do a best-of album, then hell, so can I.
The blog may only be a few months old, but with the new year rolling around it is time to do the Bit Of The Year In Review.
The idea behind this post was that it would be a cleverly written piece of literary gold, reflecting on the trip so far in a humourous way that would make people giggle.
Then laziness took hold, and it became a 'best pics of the Bit Of The Year' compilation.
Click read more to see Stu's picks for the best of the best so far.
Jan 1, 2010
The beers are chilling in the fridge as the decade edges ever closer to a close, so within the hour Getting Stoked will raise its ice-cold beverages in a cheers to 2009, the 2000s and an all-round radical decade.
A lot has happened in 2009 to make it a fantastic year, though looking back 12 months I don't think I could have come close to imagining how this year would turn out.
From slaving away in an office writing sports stories to climbing at Araps to mountain biking in NZ to shouting 'I CAN'T MAKE IT STOP' mid-nightmare on a plane to smashing margaritas in LA to riding amazing powder through the Snorkel Glades at Revelstoke, it's been a very fun ride.
I hope everyone has an amazing new year's eve and makes a great start to 2010. Who knows what you'll be looking back on in 12 months time!