The Otter Body Experience

[Core Shot]

FKNA!

The Grand Teton skied in a grand style.

I had read about that route many times, but seeing the video is intense.

RIP Coombs.

[HikeforTurns]

your in Wyo and dont know about this 'till now?

edit: it is a cool vid though, not trying to be an internet elitist

[Xover]

thanks for the re-post of this
didn't watch it the first time roughly a year ago cause of bandwidth overload

very inspiring!!!

[beaterdit]

FKNA!
Yes, thanks!
I missed it the first time too.
So cool. Seeing and hearing Doug in his elemant like that had me tearing up a little.

[twodogs]

I certainly enjoyed watching that.

An inspiration, and even a little Tucks mention in there.

[spicoli424]

Anyone got a good place to view this video? The link doesnt seem to go anywhere

[AsheanMT]

I've been looking everywhere for it the last couple of years with no luck. Would love to see it again....

[stuckathuntermtn]

The URL requested cannot be found.

[rip]

There is footage of Coombs skiing the Grand towards the end of the ski movie, "The Waiting Game." Not sure if its this exact route or not, but its a movie worth owning for many other reasons than just this.

[hoarhey]

the waiting game footage is none other than the ski descent of the Otter Body snowfield...

Great flick...

[powder_prophet]

Yep, its in the Waiting Game. Coombs and Workman on the OtterBody. Fucking rad!

[fomofo]

This was just posted on TGR a few days ago...

Otter Body Experience: The Past And The Future

Article includes a link to this vid...

[hoarhey]

This is great as it has more of the footage and interviews of the Coombs/Workman descent than was used in Waiting Game


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[Core Shot]

Sweet bump. Thx. Good to watch it again.
I’m gripped in my armchair.

Love the bill Briggs honor. Did the grand solo with a fused hip. On 1971 gear.

PS ran into Todd this summer and gave him some shit about the Kai jones grand ski video not even mentioning or honoring the grand master of the grand.

Briggs is legend. As is Coombs.

PPS. Yeah Briggs didn't ski the otter. But it’s all badass. A bit more exposure on the otter body. Holy fuck sticks. The ice turns before the otter body were insane. Peddle hop turns. 50 degrees? At least 45. On ice. With certain death below.

[Djongo Unchained]

Sweet bump. Thx. Good to watch it again.
I’m gripped in my armchair.

Love the bill Briggs honor. Did the grand solo with a fused hip. On 1971 gear.

PS ran into Todd this summer and gave him some shit about the Kai jones grand ski video not even mentioning or honoring the grand master of the grand.

Briggs is legend. As is Coombs.

PPS. Yeah Briggs didn't ski the otter. But it’s all badass. A bit more exposure on the otter body. Holy fuck sticks. The ice turns before the otter body were insane. Peddle hop turns. 50 degrees? At least 45. On ice. With certain death below.

If memory serves me, he went up about to the base of the Ford or Stettner cooley with 3 other guys. They stayed down as he summited alone and then skied down.

Those kooks are less connected to the scene than you'd think. Of course they'd leave out the Godfather of steep skiing in the Tetons.

Otter body is def big exposure but honestly one could argue skiing the Stettner on Briggs' old ass ski gear would be harder to do. Maybe scarier.
Bomber clamps and short fat skis and poles that are padded to the midpoint...Gnar skiers today aren't sweating the release nearly as much, just focus on technique.

[pfluffenmeister]

He triggered an avy; they all thought he was dead.
Then comes skiing down to them with a big smile on his face.

I have the DVD where he gives his account.
Big Red Box?

[Djongo Unchained]

The Otter Body today:

[whipski]

hmm I was redirected to a phishing scam dating site by that link
the you tube link was fine. major pucker factor took some great focus to pull that off

[goldenboy]

I have the DVD where he gives his account.
Big Red Box?

Legends of the fall line maybe? I rewatched that just a couple of days ago, pretty randomly.

I like the photo in the article with the caption "Doug and Kai summit the Grand", that is clearly taken from the Middle.

[Djongo Unchained]

You mean ' Fall Line ', right?

This one...



And Steve Shea used to be my neighbor, still lives down the way from Kokomas...

Epic stories from him re: steep skiing with the euros.

As I recall he said the fall was staged.

[goldenboy]

You mean ' Fall Line ', right?

No, I meant Legends of the Fall Line, the movie that Trackhead made.

[byates1]

I bought that way back. Trackhead was way ahead of the times on the drone stuff.

[Djongo Unchained]

I found a short viddy with a bunch of familiars in it but the Mammoth mtn. productions by the same title seem to drown out any other listings.

Can anyone post it up here?

[fomofo]

You mean ' Fall Line ', right?

This one...



And Steve Shea used to be my neighbor, still lives down the way from Kokomas...

Epic stories from him re: steep skiing with the euros.

As I recall he said the fall was staged.

Staged? The first one I can see, but the second at 9:25? Nasty!

Very cool vid, thx for posting!

[Trackhead]

Staged? The first one I can see, but the second at 9:25? Nasty!

Very cool vid, thx for posting!

Yes, if I remember the story correctly, he was skiing a couloir on Middle Teton (near the glacier/snowfield) over and over for the cameras, got tired, and went for the ride.