Snowbird opened a cool tunnel this year that takes you from the north side Peruvian Gultch to the Mineral Basin area. It’s really cool. Like a moving walkway. When Amy was taking a breather, I visited the tunnel and got some footage of the experience. 600 ft through the mountain on a moving skiway. Enjoy.
Amy and I were able to get a neighbor to watch Abby for a few hours so we could visit Snowbird. What a day. Blue sky. Sunny. Above the valley haze.
We checked in and rented skis for Amy at the Creekside Lodge. Hardly anyone in the parking lot. We ventured up Mid-Gad lift to Big Emma and let Amy find her ski legs. After a couple of those, I convinced her she was skilled enough for the GadZoom lift. Skied down Bassackwards and The Lunch Run to Big Emma a few times. Then we cut across the mountain to the Snowbird Center for lunch. It was very relaxing just hanging out.
After lunch it was off to the Peruvian lift. Not a single time did we have to wait in a line. Chip’s Run was our way down. After a mistaken turn and a black-diamond, very bumpy, narrow-canyon decent, Amy was feeling pretty tired and wanted to rest. I sent her back to the Snowbird Center, and I headed up to the new tunnel. That was cool. You take the Peruvian lift to the tunnel. Go 600 feet through a mountain on a moving skiway — just ski on and ride the conveyor belt to the other side. You pop out in Mineral Basin. Cool times.
Enjoy some of the pictures of the day on my Flickr account. Or watch the movie on YouTube.
So Amy forwarded this over to me and asked, “Is this really how men talk to their wives on the phone?”
Okay men, how would you answer this question?
The Park City Chamber and Visitors Bureau and Deer Valley hired Rocky Mountain Voices to create a promo video for the Freestyle FIS World Cup event. I worked with Dan Campbell-Lloyd to produce the video since I was traveling at CES. Dan did a great job.
Friday I hit the slopes with my video camera in hand to cover the aerial events. Wow. First off, I was amazed at the HEIGHT of the ramps. They were like 10 feet high. After the athletes did their amazing rotations and flips, they’d land on an amazingly steep slope and have to stop quickly. Tough stuff. I caught a Swiss athlete over rotate and land on his back and side. Unfortunately, he was removed by the medical crew and flown away in a helicopter.
Tonight I took Amy with me. She was cold but looked cute all bundled up in her winter gear. She put up with me dragging her out in -13 degree weather. I taped some interviews with attendees that Deer Valley can use next year in a promo video. We also watched and filmed the mogul event. After, we hung in the VIP tent to warm up while we listened to The Wailers play on the Venue Stage.
Good times. Cold times.
Picked up this Canon XH A1 HD camera (or as I call it, the work horse) for the filming projects at mCast Productions / Rocky Mountain Voices.Took her up to the University Mall and tormented the kids, especially Dallen — who was totally embarrassed by the old man following him around with a jumbo-sized video camera. “Dad, turn that off!” Enjoy.
We had a great time at Brighton on 12/26/2006 and again on 12/30/2006.
