SESSIONS team rider Nick Visconti gives us a bit of grab history.
Dangerzone Season 3 Episode 14- "Grabistory" from Nick Visconti on Vimeo.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Riding on Insulin
Sean Busby is a SESSIONS team rider with type 1 diabetes who supports Riding On Insulin who’s mission is to provide international ski and snowboarding camps for kids with type 1 and type 2 diabetes with an emphasis on how to manage blood sugars where altitude, climate and humidity all play a role. Sean also travels to the world’s most remote environments to find the deepest turns in order to educate and inspire others. In this last trip Sean went to Iceland. Stay tuned for upcoming Riding on Insulin Camp in June at Mt Hood Oregon and then to New Zealand and Australia in July and August. Here are some photos from Iceland.
Managing Blood Glucose Levels.
Evaluating terrain.
Talking to an elementary school via satellite phone from base camp.
Sean Busby leading the way on a split board. Climb and traverse of Hesteyarfjordur.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Welcome our newest addition!!!
SESSIONS welcomes baby Ryder Wynn Denton to the SESSIONS family. Ryder was born on Easter to Northern California Sales Rep Donny Denton and his lovely wife Jodi!
We wish them all health, love and happiness! The best is yet to come Ryder!
Monday, April 25, 2011
The Road to AK
Just returned from my first to Alaska the other day. It was one of the best experiences I have had. The mountains and scenery there are so beautiful and so fun to board. It is really hard to swallow all at once, everywhere you look there are lines you have been dreaming about since you were a kid. I went on the month long journey with my friend Jeff Hawe, also a rad photographer. Here are some pics I took along the way. Enjoy!
-Kyle Miller
Sunsets driving up through BC and Yukon Territories were amazing
Our little home on the road
Hiking up a chute on a cloudy day, trying to make the best out of these low visibility days
Ice cave hunting
The nest we called home for a few weeks
Magpie's Bakery is the best! Hot coffee every morning and delicious baked goods. Also a fun spot to just kick it when it's cloudy...which is most of the time. Jeff Hawe Photo
Waiting for the clouds to break... Jeff Hawe Photo
THE SUN HAS ARRIVED!
Jeff Hawe Photo
Jeff Hawe Photo
-Kyle Miller
Sunsets driving up through BC and Yukon Territories were amazing
Our little home on the road
Hiking up a chute on a cloudy day, trying to make the best out of these low visibility days
Ice cave hunting
The nest we called home for a few weeks
Magpie's Bakery is the best! Hot coffee every morning and delicious baked goods. Also a fun spot to just kick it when it's cloudy...which is most of the time. Jeff Hawe Photo
Waiting for the clouds to break... Jeff Hawe Photo
THE SUN HAS ARRIVED!
Jeff Hawe Photo
Jeff Hawe Photo
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Sessions Groms compete at Mammoth!
Check out some shots of Sessions Grom Riders competing at Mammoth Mountain this weekend!
Overlooking the competition...
What up!?!?
Drayden Gardner
Overlooking the competition...
What up!?!?
Drayden Gardner
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
SEASONAL SIBLINGS: TAHOE POWDER
Snow snow snow and more snow! In episode #7 the Seasonal Siblings take advantage of their free time by doing what they do best, snowboarding.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Dangerzone Season 3 Episode 9- "Since 1937"
SESSIONS team rider Nick Visconti gets some deep Tahoe freshies in this episode!!!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
JIB FOR JAPAN
Monday, March 21, 2011
St. Patrick's Pow Day at Alpine Meadows by Kyle Miller
Kyle Miller and Brett Butcher slash some POW at Meadows!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
NICK VISCONTI helps take on CLIMATE CHANGE!
This week SESSIONS rider Nick Visconti teams up with "Protect Our Winters" to discuss the impact of climate change with hundreds of students. Nick will address students in his hometown at 11 am at Truckee High School on March 24th and at 12:05 pm at Damonte Ranch High School in Reno, NV on March 28th. Click the image below for more info.
Friday, March 18, 2011
SEASONAL SIBLINGS: US OPEN
In episode 6 the Seasonal Siblings start off in Mammoth for the Grand Prix and end in Vermont at the US Open where SESSIONS team rider Ian Thorley throws down a sick switch double backside rodeo!
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Dangerzone Season 3 Episode 8- "Abusement Park" by Nick Visconti
"Grab your cotton candy, feel the joy and feel the pain!"
Ian Thorley US Open Slopestyle 2011
Here is some awesome footage of SESSIONS team rider Ian Thorley at the US Open. Watch Ian throw down a switch double backside rodeo!! What??!! Yeah, that's right!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
SEASONAL SIBLINGS: ARCTIC CHALLENGE & BIG AIR
Norway and Canada. The Seasonal Siblings go international and wrap it up in Tahoe powder!!!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Chris Benchetler! JaPow! GoPro!
Chris Benchetler recently returned from a few weeks of traveling in Japan with the TGR crew. Here is a short GoPro edit of Chris getting some of that sweet JaPowda!!!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
FACEBOOK DIALED IN
Check out our facebook fan page for all the latest news and events... we got rss, twitter, etc all dialed into one fan page @ http://www.facebook.com/SessionsSnowOuterwear
p.s. did we mention free stickers?!
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
SEASONAL SIBLINGS: PODIUM SWEEP!!!
In episode 4 the Seasonal Siblings crew gets some quality podium time and brings home some serious coin! Congratulations boys!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Naku in issue #91 of Onboard Magazine
A sweet spread of Sessions own Antti-Juhani "Naku" Piirainen in Onboard Italy issue #91. Naku is the author of an 8 page article, in which he unravels the adventure of his trip across Siberia , with some fellow shredders.
"The Siberian Railway is the longest in the world, and we find out what happens when a combo of Finns and Italians travel, shred and drink their way through Russia. Stories of the Siberian Railway serial killer and Miss Siberia contest ensue."
The video documentation of this trip is set to release 12/2011.
Check out the trailer at http://www.siberiateaches.com/
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Finland Rails
Matt Walker here, I wanted to update the Sessions crew on what the ski side of the family has been up to recently. Last week, Cam Riley, fellow Sessions rider Clayton Vila and I escaped the SIA/Extreme Games chaos and went to Helsinki Finland to hit rails with the Poorboyz crew. I know, its a little bit excessive to fly 1/3 of the way across the globe to hit handrails, but hey, they have REALLY good handrails, a grip of snow and the cops don't care. Look out for Finland footy in PoorBoyz's next movie.
Healthy ABC gas station breakfast
Yummmmm
The projects always have the jankiest quad kinks
Mad nice closeouts
Peace,
Matt
Friday, February 4, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Kyle and Taylor rip Boreal a new one
Taylor Carlton, Kyle Miller, & Jason Robinson Shred Boreal from Sam Tuor on Vimeo.
A day off at the resort filming for the Robinson Bros movie "Of Life and Love." Filmed/editted by Sam Tuor. Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Air Time in the Bag
Boreal just got an air bag and I was asked to come up and test that bad boy out. I said yes and chucked my meat. Here is a little video from my digi cam.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Sean Busby Travels, Part 2
New Zealand......Oh, I felt right back at home and happy when we touched down in Auckland—especially given the unfortunate circumstances of our visit to the Cook Islands. For those that haven't been to New Zealand yet, I must mention that the north island is almost a completely different country then the south island when you compare the scenery. On the north, you have many volcanoes and tropical-like plants while on the south you have the "Southern Alps," glaciers, and fjordlands. The greatest feeling about touching back down in New Zealand was knowing that I no longer needed to fear the food that I ate or the water that I drank. That's a good fear not to have... I was glad that the food poisoning nightmare from the Cook Islands was in the past.
The plan for the week was to stay around Auckland with day trips up north to various beaches and nature preserves in order to shoot some photos and to give a slideshow presentation in Auckland before heading south towards Rotorua. Rotorua would then become our base camp for daily activities such as soaking in the hot springs, shredding some volcanoes, meeting up with some friends, and speaking to another group of local kids and teens about expedition snowboarding. New Zealand, is one of only a few countries that also has an indoor ski resort with real snow (not dryslope). On a rainy Tuesday, Mollie and I exchanged all of our Cook Island beach attire for our brightly colored snow gear. We quickly re-organized all of our equipment in our closet sized hostel room (every movement of our ski/boards resulted in knocking off one lampshade after another). We then proceeded to our circus style vehicle as we were questioned about our days' journey by other hotel-stayers. After a few minutes of gaper chaos, we were finally on our way to florescent lighting and 365 days of machine-made powder snow in a giant refrigerator.
Snowplanet was for the adventure, certainly not for the incredible shredding. I wasn't sure about the experience aside from the fact it would be different from your average day snowboarding in the backcountry. Whether that is exploring unknown mountain ranges, crazy wildlife, or jibbing turkey feeders at the local turkey farms, I am seeking my artistic abilities in the name of shred. Surely, this opportunity would somehow fit into the mix. Snowplanet needed to be explored. In under 10 minutes, I had ridden every feature and "run" in the giant snow dome. From what I could tell from the layout of the...uh, "mountain," there are basically two runs split in half by a beginners area at the bottom. In the 3-4 hours spent there, I do admit that we had a lot of fun. After I found myself bored, I went in search of infamous death cookies created by the snowblowers and side hips for more indoor jibbing pleasure. All in all, Mollie and I exchanged some high fives and continued our adventure later that day further north to shoot some photos.
The following night, I gave a slideshow presentation in Auckland about my camps and expeditions. I really enjoy these moments when I get to meet others who seek adventure or advice in managing a chronic disease. Antarctica is still one of my favorite expeditions to share. I can't describe the wilderness and how off the wall that place actually is. Crazy mountains, unreal wildlife, seracs, icefalls, crevasses - man oh man that place is awesome. Everything is all new frontier down there with lifetimes worth of exploring and first ascents and descents. Not to mention, telling how I manage a chronic disease in such a remote environment to ad to the mix.
The next day, we headed south towards Rotorua for more adventure. We spent the next couple days exploring that region with two objectives in mind. One was to backcountry ride Mt. Ruapehu's volcanic crater and the second was to spend a day "Zorbing" with local kids and teens from the nearby diabetes foundation. With rainy conditions and high snow levels that were at the summit of Ruapehu, we stayed in local Rotorua with fingers crossed for a clearing. A day or two later we had the green light and took the long drive to the volcano. Upon arrival, my stomach sunk, it looked like late May in the Wasatch range—not ideal. It turned out that the snow level went well above the summit of the volcano and cleansed the mountain of most of its soft snow for an icy attire. I swore I could see my reflection while driving closer. With my crampons and ice axe ready to go, I made a few steps and even some turns before making the decision to call it and drive back to Rotorua. The consequences were to severe and though that meant 6 hours of driving time for just 30 minutes of being on snow - it was worth it to call it quits. I value my life to much and I know I will have many more opportunities for backcountry summits in that region. The following day, a skier with the same ambition slipped and fell to his death on the same climb. I had made the right call.
Thankfully, to lighten things up, we had Zorbing on our agenda next. What is Zorbing? Well its a mix of being placed in a giant sized hamster ball, filling it with some water, and then being pushed down a steep hill. We have all seen those hamster balls that hamsters run around in, now just picture yourself in one of those and being able to bounce all over the place without being hurt. That is Zorbing. The best part is the end. When it is time to get out of the inflatable ball you must unseal the small entry door. As you do this, the water rushes out from inside the ball and you literally squeeze out of the entry and plop out onto the ground. Its like being able to experience being born again, but as an adult. Zorbing was a lot of fun. We would fill up a Zorb ball with 2-3 kids from the local diabetes foundation and off they'd go, sliding down the hill. Being larger then these kids, I did my best not to crush them as we were tossed down the hill. The Zorb day was made complete with me sharing my diagnosis story and a mini slideshow of snowboarding in Patagonia.
The next few days we explored local museums of the region and soaked endlessly in hot pools. Not to mention took part with the locals in supporting the All Blacks (NZ Rugby Team) as they played the Wallabies (Australia Rugby Team). A fantastic rivalry. After a few days of down time we packed up and headed north again to catch our flight to the south island to begin guiding.
Part three - New Zealand South Island will follow next
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