Friends of the TatsVan: Chopo Diaz (in Espanol!)

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.

Friends of the TatsVan: Chopo Diaz (in Espanol!)

Posted By: Tats on July 2, 2010 in All New Posts, Friends of the TatsVan, Ski News, Video - Comments: No Comments »

Chopo Diaz, Chilean Invader

Over the past few seasons, Chopo Diaz has been making a name for himself on the Freeskiing World Tour. If you’ve tuned into the live web-broadcasts of the FWT competitions from Snowbird to Kirkwood to Aleyeska, then you’ve probably seen Chopo dropping huge cliffs with his signature Chilean style. A lot of power and some smooth shredding are packed into his small frame, making for quite a show whenever he straps on those familiar K2 skis. Below is a video of Chopo at Snowbird, in an effort to introduce our South American friends to some classic ‘Estados Unidos’ skiing. Hailing originally from La Parva, Chile, Chopo brings a unique perspective to the steeps and deeps at Utah’s best known powder palace.

If you want to see more of Chopo and his silky smooth style, check out his FWT profile. For some more videos of Chopo on the FWT watch this and other videos at www.freeskiingworldtour.com.

Also new this year is the FWT Camps, presented by Freeskiing World Tour and its partner sponsors. Learn from the world’s best freeriders at camps across the globe. For the 2010-2011 season, the first stop of the tour will be in El Colorado-Farellones-Chile from August 17-21, and then it will move to Argentina, USA and Canada. Coaches include: Griffin Post, Julian Carr and JT Holmes.

Tags: Aleyeska, Chile, Chopo Diaz, Freeskiing World Tour, FWT, Kirkwood, La Parva, Snowbird