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Powder Panic

Resorts and ski areas across the country have experienced an interesting phenomenon this season: powder panic. Now, don't get me wrong, skiers and snowboarders have always had that mob-mentality, freshies-frenzy when it comes to new snow and chairlift lines. People have been known to shove, push, pole and also to be shoved, pushed, poled in the mess that is the rush for first chair and tha...

The Bitch is Back

La Nina has been a cold nasty lady this winter...well, at least for the shredheads in B.C burrowing through their streets en route to the snow encrusted mountaintops. We in Aspen have had it lucky. We haven't had the slightest issue with parking in town or with having to decide if the furnace room or the fireplace is the best way to dry your ski gear. Yep, instead of shred outfit maintenance p...

Saddle Up with Pat and Tats: Episode 1

The Pat and Tats Show is back on program, and we've kicked it off with our first season of Saddle Up with Pat and Tats, presented by Tecnica/Blizzard. With minimal snowfall this early season, Pat's dreams have been full of powder shredding and good times from last season's escapades. Throw in some dirt skiing and you can call it early season! Watch this and pray for snow...it's time to shred ...

TatsVision

Quick edit courtesy of fellow Backcountry.com and Aspen/Snowmass team athlete, Chris Erickson. What a series of beautiful, bluebird days! So much fun out there in Aspen shredding with an amazing group of rippers. Keeping me on my toes and wind in my hair!

Trew Crew Posse Day on Ajax

Had a great time the other day with our local Trew Crew: John Pew, Casey Vandenbroek, Pat Sewell, JF Bruegger, Colter Hinchliffe, Parker Olson and more. It snowed 1/4in overnight and we took advantage of the freshies with slash-turn faceshots on every run. With this group, everyday is a powder day.

Posted By: Tats on December 4, 2008 in All New Posts, Ski News - Comments: No Comments »

Here’s an interesting article on avalanches with some discussion about who is more likely to get caught in a slide. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE courtesy of SkiPressWorld.com

I like to think that we are learning as a community, and as the numbers show, fatalities are decreasing in the overall use ratio. Without any solid leads on a ski pass this winter, I plan on skiing a lot in the backcountry. It’s a little unnerving to know that I fit right into the ‘most at risk’ demographic. I guess, I’ll have to put in some time and dust off those avalanche safety skills!