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Video: Off-Season Training

By Adam Soldinger • May 26th, 2009 • Category: The Wire, Video

Now that the ski season is coming to close, it’s time to think about keeping up strength and conditioning through an off-season workout program. Whether it’s in the gym, on a bike, in running shoes, or a combination of things, you have to come up with a plan that works for you and your [...]



Video: Human Skateboard

By Adam Soldinger • Apr 15th, 2009 • Category: The Wire, Video

One of the more talented and twisted stop-motion animators I’ve ever seen, PES has become a web sensation with his mind-boggling use of everyday objects to turn ordinary scenes into some of the sweetest eye candy available online. This particular video was done as a commercial for Sneaux Shoes, but check out “Western Spaghetti” [...]



Video: Jonny Moseley’s Dinner Roll

By Adam Soldinger • Feb 25th, 2009 • Category: The Wire, Video

Footage of Jonny Moseley pulling out a dinner roll during his 2002 Olympic bump run in Salt Lake City. Gotta love the dive into the crowd after the finish…



Video: Ski-Gliding the Eiger

By Adam Soldinger • Feb 12th, 2009 • Category: The Wire, Video

I think I just crapped my pants.



Video: Helmet Cam Avalanche Survival

By Adam Soldinger • Jan 22nd, 2009 • Category: The Wire, Video

Granted, this video works as one hell of an advertisement for Black Diamond’s Avalung system but it’s real and it’s pretty damn scary, especially with all the in-bounds avalanches we had in the states around Christmas and New Years. In the video from last April, skier Chris Cardello is skiing a line in Haines, [...]



2009 Powder Magazine Video Awards

By Adam Soldinger • Jan 20th, 2009 • Category: Features, Lead Story, News, The Wire, Video

For all those ski porn addicts out there, this Friday brings with it the 9th annual Powder Magazine Video Awards and Reader Poll. The event will take place at the Jerome Hotel in Aspen and coincides with this year’s Winter X Games which is also happening in Aspen this weekend. So if you [...]



Video: How To Do A Helicopter

By Adam Soldinger • Jan 15th, 2009 • Category: The Wire, Video

I wish it were this easy. At some point I’ll be able to get past the fact that I’m actually facing backwards in mid-air. Last time I tried one I freaked about half-way in and landed backwards…without twin tips. Thank God for helmets.



Video: SnowMoBoarding in New York State

By John Henion • Jan 11th, 2009 • Category: Features, Lead Story, The Wire, Video

When it comes to skiing and snowboarding, the areas of this country that are as flat as your fifth-grade girlfriend don’t get much attention. But if you live in a ski town, chances are you know one or two people that migrated from Omaha, Nebraska or



Video: Wingsuit Base Jumping (w/ skis)

By Adam Soldinger • Jan 9th, 2009 • Category: Features, Lead Story, The Wire, Video

For those of you who’ve never heard of this lovely new hobby, wingsuit flying allows the human body to fly through the air using a specially-made jumpsuit. This suit, which uses fabric sewn between the legs and under the arms, shapes the body into an airfoil to create lift, preventing you from simply hurdling [...]



Video: Burton Factory Tour – How Snowboards Are Made

By Adam Soldinger • Jan 7th, 2009 • Category: The Wire, Video

Just uncovered this very cool video that provides a short tour through the Burton Factory. Ever wonder how those graphics, steel edges, laminates, cores and bases are thrown together to make that thing you practically sleep with? It’s actually a very serious process, done by many serious people, involving many serious steps. [...]