"Endless Winter Snow"

Bob does the "Bird"

Pre Season boot packing

Can't have the groomers bust a tread on a $4o0,000 Pisten Bully so Bob volunteers to inspect access roads and the roads less traveled.

Skiing Utah this winter? I can put you in touch with Bob, offering private and small groups excursions into the hidden secrets of Alta and Snowbird for advanced skiers.

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The Swedish extreme skier Fredrik Ericsson is trying to become the first person to ski the three highest mountains in the world. The three year project starts this week when Fredrik goes to the Himalayas to ski the third highest mountain, Kangchenjunga (8586m). Fredrik’s partner on the expedition is Norwegian extreme skier Jörgen Aamot.
Fredrik Ericsson is one of the leading high altitude skiers in the world with ski descents on some of the highest mountains in the world, including; Peak Somoni, Shisha Pangma, Gasherbrum 2, Laila Peak and Dhaulagiri.
"I have already skied on three of the 14 8,000-meters peaks, but now the aim is towards the absolute highest. The project spans over three years and I will try to ski the three highest mountains in the world, Kangchenjunga (8586m) this Autumn, K2 (8612m) next summer and Mount Everest in the Autumn of 2010," says Ericsson
Below is a short summary of Fredrik’s previous ski descents:
2003 - Peak Somoni (7 495 m), Tadzjikistan.
2004 - Central summit of Shisha Pangma (8 012 m), Tibet.
2005 - Gasherbrum 2 (8 035 m), Pakistan.
2005 - Laila Peak (6 069 m), Pakistan, skied from 5 940 m.
2007 - Dhaulagiri (8 167 m), Nepal, skied from 8 000 to 4 700 meter.

6th ANNUAL FRESHTIVAL, CANADA’S PREMIERE FREESKI FILM FESTIVAL TO TAKE PLACE OCTOBER 16, 17 & 18 AT THE UPTOWN THEATRE IN CALGARY

Calgary, AB - October 9, 2008 - Opening day at Canadian Rockies’ ski resorts is only a month away and Fresh Sports will kick off the season by hosting the 6th annual FRESHTIVAL, Canada’s Premiere Freeski Film Festival.

FRESHTIVAL is North America’s longest running freeski film festival and will premiere the top eight new and exciting ski movies of 2008/2009, with screenings at Calgary’s Uptown Theatre October 16 - 18, 2008.

Fernie Alpine Resort and Smith Optics are proud supporters of FRESHTIVAL. Fernie Alpine Resort is home to the annual Smith Optics Fernie Freeski Event, which hosts some of the top junior and adult men’s and womens’ freeskiers each winter in exciting and exhilarating freeskiing competitions.

Come down to FRESHTIVAL and meet skiing superstars, including legend Seth Morrison; the godfather of new-school skiing Mike Douglas; big mountain shredders Marc Abma and Dana Flahr; and local hero Eric Hjorliefson. Enter to win one of many prizes available from FRESHTIVAL sponsors.

FRESHTIVAL is produced by Fresh Sports and brought to you in part by Salomon, Rossignol, The North Face, Helly Hansen, Oakley, Smith Optics, SBC Skier and Fernie Alpine Resort.

FRESHTIVAL OFFICIAL MOVIE SELECTIONS:

Thursday, October 16th
6:30pm and 9:30pm
The Fine Line – Rocky Mountain Sherpas
Under The Influence – Teton Gravity Research

Friday, October 17th
3:30pm
Turbo – Level 1 Productions
Journal – Theory 3 Media

Friday, October 17th
6:30pm and 9:30pm
Hunting Yeti – Nimbus
Claim – Matchstick Productions

Saturday, October 18th
6:30pm and 9:30pm
Reasons – Poorboyz Productions
The Massive – Tanner Hall

Tickets are available at www.freshtival.ca
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