Camp Glove shoot
I met Wick and crew at the bottom of Red Lady this morning just as the pink and purple of sunrise was turning into nice warm sunshine to shoot a pair of gloves for CAMP USA. The ski crew had just finished skiing the bowl right at sunrise, a popular thing to do these days. Dawn Patrolling has grown into a cult sport with as many as 15 or 20 people skinning up the ski area, Snodgrass or Mt Emmons to ski Red Lady. as of 6:45 this morning there had already been 7 people through the bowl. Good to see people out at the most beautiful time of day no matter what the season is.
Wick and I snapped a few shots and discussed the upcoming weekend of COSMIC racing and NFL Playoffs. Go Pack.
Crested Butte Town Rando Race Series
Race 1-I braved the -17 temps this moring to catch the first Town Randonee race at Crested Butte Mount Resort. There were around ten racers including race founder Bryan Wickenhauser. Dan Cole of CBMR gave them a brief safety and route pitch and sent them on their way. After the race started I popped into the Avalanche for a classic breakfast of eggs, home fries and too much bacon anyone should eat in one sitting. Warmed up and full I headed out to the finish line to see if I could catch some cold faces. Check out the pictures.
Race 2-Pretty mellow out there this morning. All the regulars showed up and the race won by Brian Smith again. I only got a few stock images of CAMP gear, they are the last three in the gallery.
CS Irwin Cosmic Race
Irwin, Colorado-The first race of the season is today. Despite heavy snow overnight race organizer Bryan Wickenhauser says the race will go on.
What an awesome race! Thanks to Bryan Wickenhauser, Jake Jones, Cosmic and all the volunteers and racers that made this happen. After braving the conditions on Friday setting the course and wondering just how hard it was going to snow and blow over night we woke up to beautiful conditions of fresh powder, moderate temperatures and calm winds. The CS Irwin crew had been out on their control routes making the course safe and reporting stable conditions and excellent skiing. The crowds grew as the Bison and Tucker snow-cats delivered the racers and spectators to the venue at 10,000 feet and 11 miles from pavement. With reports of heavy trail breaking and some confusion in following the uphill flags that got buried overnight Wick had to pull out of the race and finish setting the first lap.
While the race was underway the weather broke a bit and offered us with some sunny spots revealing just some of the incredible terrain that is offered at CS Irwin. The lead changed throughout the race but in the end it was Brian Smith that won in a time of 2:12:18. Jan Koles (2:13:21) came in second and Pete Swenson (2:13:33) in third.
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Chodounsky Fundraiser
Please consider a donation on behalf of David Chodounsky as he makes a push for the 2014 Olympics and the US Ski Team.
The World Cup Dreams Foundation was created “by the athlete” to provide vital funding, rehabilitation programs and other professional resources “for the athlete”. Founders Bryon Friedman and Erik Schlopy have drawn upon their own experiences and observations to develop a program that provides financial assistance to elite-level alpine skiers. With this assistance, the athletes can focus on their training and competition while having piece-of-mind that they have the financial resources to complete their season.
Athletes at the national team level or above are eligible for financial grants upon meeting specified requirements. Additionally, World Cup Dreams Foundation can help individual athletes facilitate personal fundraisers.
For more information or to receive a Grant Application, please contact us at info@worldcupdreams.org or at (435) 901-8754.
