The whole Orage team will be rockin these by the end of the season so more POV edits to come!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Snowbasin Winter Dew Tour POV Edit
Last week at the second stop of the Winter Dew Tour in Snowbasin our team had the opportunity to test out a couple of the new ContourHD1080p helmet cams from VholdR.com. It took a day or two to get some usable shots but here's what we ended up with...
The whole Orage team will be rockin these by the end of the season so more POV edits to come!
The whole Orage team will be rockin these by the end of the season so more POV edits to come!
Friday, January 22, 2010
FollowUs.tv Streching & Flow Riding
Un petit bonus marrant, avec une session d'étirement assez physique et une session Flow à Ogden.
Merci Orage.
www.followus.tv
FollowUs.tv Streching & Flow Riding
Thursday, January 21, 2010
First Urban Shoot w/ Casabon, Will, JF, and Level 1
I'm just on my way to Vail, CO right now with Klesk to hit this airbag jump we've been hearing about. We were just at the Winter Dew Tour where I did my first pipe comp (and first pipe run this year, lol). Because Dew Tour wasn't having a girls slope comp, I figured I may as well get in there and get in the comp mode for X in a couple of weeks. Since Kristi's driving I may as well take advantage and catch up a bit!
Wellll, it's been a pretty crazy 4 weeks. Early season I was training in Mammoth (fave place on earth right now!) and then I headed home for Christmas to see the family and friends. This year I'm really stoked because I am lucky enough to film with the Level1 crew, and that's what I did right after Christmas in Montreal and Quebec. It's been a dream to work with those guys for a long time and when I heard there would be an Orage/Level1 urban shoot with Phil Casabon, Will Wesson, Jf Houle and I was really excited to say the least.
I've actually never really done any urban (other than on my skates back in the day) so I was a little anxious as to how it would turn out but at least I knew I had a really cool and supportive crew to work with.
We started off in Montreal on the 28th and the first feature we hit was a really mellow and fun up ledge/rail. Great way to start, built my confidence up a bit.
We shot some other pretty mellow things, but for the most part it was all pretty big and challenging stuff, which made it really fun when I got the trick! My heart was definitely pumping for most of this trip, hah! One of the more memorable moments in Montreal was on New Year's eve where we hit this drop to down drop rail (which was at least 20 feet high).
I definitely didn't think I would do it but ended up telling my self I had to end the year (and start the new year) on a good note. Soo stoked when I got it!
A few days later we headed to Quebec and stayed in a sweet little place right in Old Quebec. We had a lot of fun there and got some really cool shots there, can't say too much cuz we need the element of surprise right?
All in all, it was a great first urban trip and I feel like we couldn't have had a better crew. The boys absolutely killed it and it was really motivating to watch them.
Phil Casabon is definitely one of my fave skiers right now… soo legit!
Halfway to Vail, damn I wish we were there already.. It's been a lot of flying and driving in the past few days. Ready to hit that airbag jump! Gotta get some tricks dialled for X…. wooohooo!
Hope you're all having fun!
peace out
Kaya
Photos: Felix Rioux
Sunday, January 17, 2010
FollowUs.tv ep3 Dew Tour
Voici le 3ème épisodes de FollowUs.tv, avec au programme:
- un peu de rails à Keyston
- des entraînements dans le gros pipe de Park City
- Le deuxième stop du Dew Tour à Snowbasin.
Jeux concours sur followUs.tv
Choisissez parmi les bonnes réponse.
Il faut être logué à skipass pour pouvoir participer.
- un peu de rails à Keyston
- des entraînements dans le gros pipe de Park City
- Le deuxième stop du Dew Tour à Snowbasin.
Jeux concours sur followUs.tv
Choisissez parmi les bonnes réponse.
Il faut être logué à skipass pour pouvoir participer.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Dew Tour Superpipe Finals + Slope Prelims
Today marked the final day of superpipe competition for the men and the ladies. As the sun rose and the clouds dissolved, the qualified competitors from yesterday took to the pipe for some early morning practice. The freshly cut pipe and collective stoke had everybody chomping at the bit to show their best runs to the world.
Around 10:15, a substantial crowd had gathered at the base of the pipe to watch as the ladies took to the main stage. From a narrow field of six, the best of the best were out to show just how far women’s superpipe has progressed over the past few years.
Jess Cumming mid 9
With a stacked field of competitors, everybody seemed to walk away making an impression on the crowd. Jess Cumming combined amplitude with tenacious grabs that she’s become known for, however, it wasn’t enough to top the rest of the field. Rosalind G. came out with the biggest airs of all the ladies, consistently boosting 7-12 feet out, giving her the 3rd place finish. In second came Jen Hudak, whose run consisted of stomped 5’s, 7’s, and a 9 with grabs held throughout. After all was said and done, it was Sarah Burke whose plethora of tricks (including a huge cork 9) gave her the narrow victory over this stacked group of competitors. All in all there was an impressive showing from the ladies, who all managed to stick a solid run in the finals showing the poise and composure that marks true professionals.
Anais Caradeaux
Jess on da mic
Results:
1) Sarah Burke – 91.75
2) Jen Hudak - 88.75
3) Rosalind Groenewoud – 83.00
4) Anais Caradeux – 80.25
5) Virginie Faivre – 73.50
6) Jess Cumming – 68.75
Immediately following the women’s finals, the men took to the superpipe. Unfortunately, after getting banged up during the practice round throwing a huge double, Xavier Bertoni was held back from putting together his best run for the finals. He still linked back to back 9’s and added his signature textbook style to walk away with a 5th place finish.
Peter Olenick is officially back on the scene after laying down an impressive run with a stomped alley-oop double and left and right side spins putting him in 3rd place. Edging out Peter was the Dumont, who in typical fashion went huge off of every hit and stomped the daylights out of a huge double. In the end, it was the wonder from down under Jossi Wells who walked away with the first place finish. His consistent airs, diverse bag of tricks, and ability to squeeze in an extra trick gave him the top honor of 1st place.
Simon Dew-mont must have pounded some serious Red Bull before Amping this Monster air like a Rockstar. Suuurge!
Results:
1)Jossi Wells - 92.50
2) Simon Dumont - 91.38
3) Peter Olenick - 89.50
4) Tucker Perkins - 87.25
5) Xavier Bertoni - 85.05
6) AJ Kemppainen - 84.00
7) Colby James West - 81.25
8) Matt Dunhamel - 84.00
9) Dan Marion - 74.00
10) Mike Riddle - 60.00
11) Kevin Rolland - 55.00
12) Justin Dorey - 45.75
As the afternoon wore on and the clouds rolled back in, the superpipe crowd migrated across the hill, and the slopestyle prelims went off like a bottle rocket shot from the back of an El Camino. The stacked field of athletes put on a clinic for the massive crowd at the base of the Wildcat lift.
Banks Gilberti has officially taken over the role of bubble boy from fellow Orage teammate Matt Margetts for the second comp in a row. While Banksy rode the bubble through a better part of this afternoon's prelims, he was eventually knocked off by another member of the Orage team, Phil Casabon. Financials managed to redeem himself shortly thereafter during an all-out ping pong melee with Phil at the Orage house.
McRae Williams dials in the Japan in this switch double 10.
New Orage talent McRae Williams made an impressive showing with solid grabs and a smooth switch double cork 10 over the last booter to land in 5th.
Phil gillin' around as usual...
Byyyyyyah!
Just ahead of McRae was our own Philly C who laid down a rock solid run with a … Phil is poised to unleash copious amounts of style on the course for tomorrow’s final.
Chug Life prior to throwin' a switch backie off the canon rail at the bottom
The top three were rounded out with TJ Schiller, Alexis Godbout, and Jossi Wells who took first for the second time today.
Results:
1) Jossi Wells – 89.67
2) Alexis Godbout – 89.50
3) TJ Schiller – 87.00
4) Phil Casabon – 86.67
5) McRae Williams – 85.67
6) Ian Cosco – 85.33
7) Elias Ambuhl – 85.17
8) Bobby Brown – 84.00
9) Charles Gagnier – 81.33
Stay tuned for complete coverage of tomorrow's slopestyle finals, as well as a recap of the Orage teams' weekend here in beautiful Snowbasin Utah.
Around 10:15, a substantial crowd had gathered at the base of the pipe to watch as the ladies took to the main stage. From a narrow field of six, the best of the best were out to show just how far women’s superpipe has progressed over the past few years.
Jess Cumming mid 9
With a stacked field of competitors, everybody seemed to walk away making an impression on the crowd. Jess Cumming combined amplitude with tenacious grabs that she’s become known for, however, it wasn’t enough to top the rest of the field. Rosalind G. came out with the biggest airs of all the ladies, consistently boosting 7-12 feet out, giving her the 3rd place finish. In second came Jen Hudak, whose run consisted of stomped 5’s, 7’s, and a 9 with grabs held throughout. After all was said and done, it was Sarah Burke whose plethora of tricks (including a huge cork 9) gave her the narrow victory over this stacked group of competitors. All in all there was an impressive showing from the ladies, who all managed to stick a solid run in the finals showing the poise and composure that marks true professionals.
Anais Caradeaux
Jess on da mic
Results:
1) Sarah Burke – 91.75
2) Jen Hudak - 88.75
3) Rosalind Groenewoud – 83.00
4) Anais Caradeux – 80.25
5) Virginie Faivre – 73.50
6) Jess Cumming – 68.75
Immediately following the women’s finals, the men took to the superpipe. Unfortunately, after getting banged up during the practice round throwing a huge double, Xavier Bertoni was held back from putting together his best run for the finals. He still linked back to back 9’s and added his signature textbook style to walk away with a 5th place finish.
Peter Olenick is officially back on the scene after laying down an impressive run with a stomped alley-oop double and left and right side spins putting him in 3rd place. Edging out Peter was the Dumont, who in typical fashion went huge off of every hit and stomped the daylights out of a huge double. In the end, it was the wonder from down under Jossi Wells who walked away with the first place finish. His consistent airs, diverse bag of tricks, and ability to squeeze in an extra trick gave him the top honor of 1st place.
Simon Dew-mont must have pounded some serious Red Bull before Amping this Monster air like a Rockstar. Suuurge!
Results:
1)Jossi Wells - 92.50
2) Simon Dumont - 91.38
3) Peter Olenick - 89.50
4) Tucker Perkins - 87.25
5) Xavier Bertoni - 85.05
6) AJ Kemppainen - 84.00
7) Colby James West - 81.25
8) Matt Dunhamel - 84.00
9) Dan Marion - 74.00
10) Mike Riddle - 60.00
11) Kevin Rolland - 55.00
12) Justin Dorey - 45.75
As the afternoon wore on and the clouds rolled back in, the superpipe crowd migrated across the hill, and the slopestyle prelims went off like a bottle rocket shot from the back of an El Camino. The stacked field of athletes put on a clinic for the massive crowd at the base of the Wildcat lift.
Banks Gilberti has officially taken over the role of bubble boy from fellow Orage teammate Matt Margetts for the second comp in a row. While Banksy rode the bubble through a better part of this afternoon's prelims, he was eventually knocked off by another member of the Orage team, Phil Casabon. Financials managed to redeem himself shortly thereafter during an all-out ping pong melee with Phil at the Orage house.
McRae Williams dials in the Japan in this switch double 10.
New Orage talent McRae Williams made an impressive showing with solid grabs and a smooth switch double cork 10 over the last booter to land in 5th.
Phil gillin' around as usual...
Byyyyyyah!
Just ahead of McRae was our own Philly C who laid down a rock solid run with a … Phil is poised to unleash copious amounts of style on the course for tomorrow’s final.
Chug Life prior to throwin' a switch backie off the canon rail at the bottom
The top three were rounded out with TJ Schiller, Alexis Godbout, and Jossi Wells who took first for the second time today.
Results:
1) Jossi Wells – 89.67
2) Alexis Godbout – 89.50
3) TJ Schiller – 87.00
4) Phil Casabon – 86.67
5) McRae Williams – 85.67
6) Ian Cosco – 85.33
7) Elias Ambuhl – 85.17
8) Bobby Brown – 84.00
9) Charles Gagnier – 81.33
Stay tuned for complete coverage of tomorrow's slopestyle finals, as well as a recap of the Orage teams' weekend here in beautiful Snowbasin Utah.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Xavier, Margetts, and Banks Make Superpipe Finals at Winter Dew Tour!
Tonight the Winter Dew Tour superpipe hosted one of the most progressive pipe contests to date, and it was only the semi-final. To bring you up to speed since the last Dew Tour pipe event at Northstar: flat three is the new ten-eighty, more than half of the riders in the final have at least one double in their run, and as usual, the bigger the better with judging.
Banks Gilberti dropping first in the semi finals
Xavier stretching
Xavier added a double to his run
Peter Olenick about to stomp his double flatspin of the evening
Marg
Kevin Rolland demonstrates a mute grab that would be solid with any pipe trick, but it's even better with a dub 9
Facebook photo!
RESULTS
1. Mike Riddle - 92.50
2. Xavier Bertoni - 90.00
3. Kevin Rolland - 88.75
4. David Wise - 85.00
5. Josiah Wells - 81.75
6. Matt Margetts - 81.25
7. Thomas Krief - 79.75
8. Dan Marion - 73.75
9. Banks Gilberti - 70.25
10. Matt Duhamel - 69.00
-- cut-off --
11. Peter Olenick - 66.75
12. Christian Allen - 65.00
13. Duncan Adams - 63.50
14. Noah Bowman - 63.25
15. Colby West - 62.00
16. Tucker Perkins - 57.50
17. Lyndon Sheehan - 51.00
18. JP Solberg - 41.75
19. Byron Wells - 36.25
20. Tyler Peterson - 29.75
21. Gus Kenworthy - 8.25
22. Walter Wood - 6.25
23. AJ Kemppainen - DNS
For more recounts of the preliminary pipe slaying check out the writeups on Freeskier and Newschoolers, and for a more visual recap of the action check out this quick edit of our favorite highlights from the evening...
Winter Dew Tour Ski Superpipe Prelims from Orage on Vimeo.
Photos: Felix Rioux
For more Winter Dew Tour coverage visit allisports.com.
RESULTS
1. Mike Riddle - 92.50
2. Xavier Bertoni - 90.00
3. Kevin Rolland - 88.75
4. David Wise - 85.00
5. Josiah Wells - 81.75
6. Matt Margetts - 81.25
7. Thomas Krief - 79.75
8. Dan Marion - 73.75
9. Banks Gilberti - 70.25
10. Matt Duhamel - 69.00
-- cut-off --
11. Peter Olenick - 66.75
12. Christian Allen - 65.00
13. Duncan Adams - 63.50
14. Noah Bowman - 63.25
15. Colby West - 62.00
16. Tucker Perkins - 57.50
17. Lyndon Sheehan - 51.00
18. JP Solberg - 41.75
19. Byron Wells - 36.25
20. Tyler Peterson - 29.75
21. Gus Kenworthy - 8.25
22. Walter Wood - 6.25
23. AJ Kemppainen - DNS
For more recounts of the preliminary pipe slaying check out the writeups on Freeskier and Newschoolers, and for a more visual recap of the action check out this quick edit of our favorite highlights from the evening...
Winter Dew Tour Ski Superpipe Prelims from Orage on Vimeo.
Photos: Felix Rioux
For more Winter Dew Tour coverage visit allisports.com.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Dew Tour Slopestyle Qualifiers
Slopestyle open qualifiers just wrapped up at the Winter Dew Tour in Breckenridge, CO. Among the fifty competitors battling it out for only ten spots in tomorrows semi-final and an automatic invite to the remaining Dew Tour stops were Orage veterans Matt Margetts and Banks Gilberti, along with newcomers McRae Williams and Colby Albino.
In practice yesterday Marg's run was something like double nine, switch double nine, and dub 10 through the jumps with rail game to match. To the disappointment of most of the people watching from the start gate, Marg couldn't put it together today when it mattered.
McRae Williams dropped next and stomped his run, earning a high enough score to claim a sixth place finish. Banks Gilberti rounded of the qualifier for the Orage team and after holding seventh place through the first heat ended up with a tenth place finish. With todays results and a ninth place finish in yesterdays half pipe qualifier, it seems safe to say that Margetts has official passed the "bubble boy" nickname to Banks.
Throughout the qualifier today some of the prequalified riders were training the course giving a little preview of what we are going to see tomorrow...
One of Tom Wallisch' practice runs through the rail section
Both Matt and Banks are training in the pipe right now getting ready for tonights semi-final against the prequalified athletes. Stay tuned for another update after the event...
In practice yesterday Marg's run was something like double nine, switch double nine, and dub 10 through the jumps with rail game to match. To the disappointment of most of the people watching from the start gate, Marg couldn't put it together today when it mattered.
McRae Williams dropped next and stomped his run, earning a high enough score to claim a sixth place finish. Banks Gilberti rounded of the qualifier for the Orage team and after holding seventh place through the first heat ended up with a tenth place finish. With todays results and a ninth place finish in yesterdays half pipe qualifier, it seems safe to say that Margetts has official passed the "bubble boy" nickname to Banks.
Throughout the qualifier today some of the prequalified riders were training the course giving a little preview of what we are going to see tomorrow...
Both Matt and Banks are training in the pipe right now getting ready for tonights semi-final against the prequalified athletes. Stay tuned for another update after the event...
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