Pete Obrien Blogs

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    Alaska- Photo Blog

    May 13th, 2011 | By Griffin Post

    AK 2011 Photo Blog **The crew loading up 204** **The first zone we rolled up to- toatal face melters** **Some nice warm up lines around 7:30AM** **The Three Sisters. Those spines are super... Read More

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    Santa Rosa in Las Lenas

    September 13th, 2010 | By PeteO

    I had the pleasure to experience the Santa Rosa hit Las Lenas this year and am now fully hooked on it. **Torrecillas** **Top of Eduardo's** **It can get a little WINDY in Las Lenas** **Three... Read More

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    Light the Wick

    July 13th, 2010 | By PeteO

    After watching the teaser for Light the Wick, it was cool to reminisce about last Winter. Photos and video always conjure up memories of choking powder days, wet boots and passing out at 6:30PM. If there's... Read More

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    Was that the last Tram?

    June 14th, 2010 | By PeteO

    Crossing our fingers that that wasn't the last Tram of the year at Snowbird. But at least we partied like it was.**The game is called connect the patches** **A little pregame warm up** **50+ passes... Read More

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    May sessions at Snowbird and Alta

    May 19th, 2010 | By PeteO

    Late season riding in the Wasatch has been pretty sweet. On May 2nd, after a waist deep run on Baldy, Sage proclaimed it the best pow day of the season. With a 118 inch base, the playground is filled in... Read More

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    Candide Thovex visits Utah from 2003 (High Life)

    May 18th, 2010 | By PeteO

    Soon after blowing the doors off the X Games pipe in 2003, Candide Thovex came to Utah to compete in the Park City halfpipe comp. He ended up staying for a few weeks to film some of his segment for High... Read More

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    Strong finish at Mt. Bachelor (May 2003)

    May 10th, 2010 | By PeteO

    This is a blog post I did while shooting High Life in 2003. I camped for 25 days with Chris Collins near Mt. Bachelor. It snowed everyday. Click HERE to watch a behind the scenes video from our camp spot.Last... Read More

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    Superpark on the Glacier

    April 19th, 2010 | By PeteO

    Dylan, Sammy and Dash have been exploring all of the many terrain features that the glacier has to offer. With every hit we come across, the boys either session and get a shot or we put it on the checklist... Read More

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    Sammy Carlson

    April 13th, 2010 | By PeteO

    Over the last 48 hours Sammy Carlson has logged 24 of them floating, launching, spinning and flipping in the backcountry. We timed it perfectly, rolling into an epic zone right after a snow storm and... Read More

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    Wiley, Dylan and Sammy session some cliffs

    March 29th, 2010 | By PeteO

    Wiley, Dylan and Sammy scored a couple of bluebird days last week and got to hit some new features in Utah. Hitting cliffs for the first time is always tricky. It's only after you ride away clean that... Read More

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    Dylan Hood hits some backcountry gap jumps near Sun Valley

    March 16th, 2010 | By PeteO

    Dylan Hood recently took a trip to Idaho for a backcountry gap jump session. It couldn't have lined up any better. Smith Optics made it happen by creating a backcountry Superpark in a spot just north... Read More

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    Sage

    March 16th, 2010 | By PeteO

    Sage's House of Fondue can be found perched on the top of a 3,000 foot face that rolls out to another 5,000 feet of endless windlips and cliff features in nipple deep pow.You eventually end up at a yurt... Read More

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    100

    March 10th, 2010 | By PeteO

    With Alta reporting over a 100" base and temperatures staying cold, it's been a prime time to huck some airs. Wiley Miller, Rachael Burks and Todd Ligare have been taking advantage of stellar conditions.... Read More

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    Deeper: Neil and Forrest head south in search of Pow

    February 26th, 2010 | By PeteO

    Story & Photos by Pete O'Brien This season has brought some great snow to the Southwestern States. Neil and Forrest recently went down to the desert to score some waist deep pow. The snow was way more... Read More

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    Deeper: Forrest Shearer and Neil Provo

    February 20th, 2010 | By PeteO

    Forrest Shearer and Neil Provo have been keeping me in shape and missing my snowmobile this week. Here are some of the shots from the last couple of days. We got one A+ bluebird day last Tuesday which... Read More

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    Bus Laps

    February 15th, 2010 | By PeteO

    Wiley Miller’s sled has been gathering dust since he discovered the Alta to Brighton bus lap. “I could film a segment here” was his description of the zone after he put some GS turns... Read More

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    Sage, Dash & Wiley whack some pillows

    February 5th, 2010 | By PeteO

    Story & Photos by Pete O’Brien Between scoping lines, finding natural take offs, and hitting huge airs into fresh landings, one of the crews’ biggest priorities is nailing a fresh pillow... Read More

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    El Nino hits Tahoe

    February 1st, 2010 | By PeteO

    Story and photos by Pete OBrien With a barometric low pressure record set in Salt Lake, and an imminent monster of a snowstorm knocking on the door, Dash Longe, Wiley Miller and myself decided to drive... Read More

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    Safety Meeting 2009: TGR athletes and production team gather for an avalanche safety workshop

    December 19th, 2009 | By Todd Jones

    December 19th, 2009Grand Targhee, WyomingThe 2cnd annual TGR International Pro Rider Workshop has been underway at Grand Targhee. Unfortunately, we have not been able to shred too much of the sweet new... Read More

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    Epic October @ Alta

    November 3rd, 2009 | By PeteO

    This past month Little Cottonwood Canyon has gone through a micro mid winter cycle. Alta’s winter began with 2 snowstorms in the first week of October that piled on a generous dose of wet snow.... Read More

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    Early Season Turns at Alta, UT

    October 12th, 2009 | By SashLonge

    Last Sunday, October 4 2009, I was sitting on the couch at home thinking, "What the hell am I gong to do today? It’s pissing rain." I started looking at the weather; I noticed it was going to snow... Read More

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