Two days spent in the backcountry of Aspen, Colorado, and this zone looks fiery. Being a climber, freeskier, and a native to Aspen, Colter Hinchcliff knows where to find the best powder. Day one was spent in the side country off the resorts, while day 2 two was spent snowmobiling in the backcountry just outside the city of Aspen.
Colter's smooth style combined with Aspen's all-time conditions and a jazzy soundtrack make for some seriously fantastic entertainment.
Jason Levinthal and his pet project J Skis have been fighting a kind of quiet revolution in the ski industry. Straying away from the over-engineered skis many other brands are chasing, J Skis is staying true to those of us looking for skis that above all are fun to shred around no matter where. The best part, however, tends to be the limited-run top sheets created as collabs with various artists. Of course, we can all agree that our favorite artist is none other than the legendary Bob Ross.
Let’s face it, dedicating your life to chasing skiing is pretty damn hard to do. There are these pesky little things like pursuing a career, supporting a family, and taking care of your body that tend to get in the way. When Dash Longe first set out to become a professional skier, he wasn’t thinking about any of those things, but as his career progressed, he had to find a way to balance his skiing life with the rest of what was going on. Luckily, his home of Salt Lake City provided him – and
Many ski brands make skis which span the gamut from 70mm-underfoot race cars to 120mm-underfoot pontoons (shoutout K2), which seems like a savvy business decision: Capture a wider segment of the market, right? Probably, but I'm no businessman. Armada, on the other hand, almost exclusively makes skis which fall into the "freeride" category. RELATED: Can We Talk About the J Skis x Bob Ross Collab? Their team is similarly specialized, entirely consisting of freeriders, including athletes such
