Haines, AK – On March 29, 2002, the wan, afternoon light flooding the main intersection of Haines, Alaska, illuminated a Feliniesque diorama of art imitating life, life imitating art, and a cast of international athletes and image-makers imitating … well, themselves. n Powder magazine’s David Reddick lined up a shot of a shaggy, somnolent mutt … Continue reading Freeskiing: The Final Frontier – The 2002 Red Bull Snowthrill Alaska→
Stratton Mountain, VT – I just can’t help but to smile. Let’s just ignore the fact that I was grunting up the side of a ski slope with two broken vertebrae in my lower back, struggling to hold some form of traction in the snow. Forget that, all the while, an image of me losing … Continue reading The U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships: Back to Where It All Began→
Jay, VT – Back in 1947, James Thurber’s story about a chap named Walter Mitty was brought to life on the movie screen by the zany and talented Danny Kaye. Mitty was an ordinary man who got himself into trouble with some extraordinary daydreaming. Charles Schulz’ Snoopy was loosely based on Mitty, especially the “World … Continue reading Extremely Jay→
