CAA needs our feedback, here's the scoop... The Canadian Avalanche Centre, in conjunction with Simon Fraser University, is seeking survey participants for a study on out-of-bounds avalanche decision making. Findings from the study will be used to develop tools for communicating avalanche risk and assisting out-of-bounds decisions making.

Here's the highlight video from the Finals at the World Freeskiing Championships in Alyeska. PS - Whistlerites Brett Crabtree and Jen Ashton to the World Tour titles this year! Yeeeaaaaaah.

Just in case we get too busy skiing this weekend to report on all the hot action at the Freeskiing World Tour Finals at Aleyska, here's where you can catch the videos. They'll run Snowbird videos until there's something to show from Alaska. Here's a super mini version for small people with small eyes, everyone else can click the link below.

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At approximately 3:45pm this afternoon, 27-year-old John Nicoletta of Aspen, Colorado, died due to injuries sustained during a fall while competing on the first day of the Freeskiing World Championships at Alyeska Resort, Alaska. Nicoletta was the 47th competitor of the day down the Headwall below Alyeska Peak.

Alyeska Professional Ski Patrol reached Nicoletta within seconds of the accident and evaluated his injuries. After stabilization, he was transported via toboggan and helicopter to the Alyeska Aid Room where he was unable to be revived despite efforts by local physicians, paramedics, Girdwood EMS and the Alyeska Professional Ski Patrol. Time of death was reported at 4:45pm.

Looks like Dana has been up to no good in Alaska this spring. Be jealous. Be very jealous...

Check the vid from the Snowbird Men's Super Finals

Thought this new Youtube app was pretty cool. Lets you cruise through related videos in Warp Speed view. Instead of the examples they provided, I put the link for Gaper Day 2007 into the URL, and hence...

http://youtube.com/warp.swf?v=L-not_bP5nM

It was amazing how quickly I got from Gaper Day 2007 to a 'Big Booty Hoes' video. It was like 3 degrees of Warp separation. I'm guessing it has something to do with skiing in thongs. No wait, it went to Gaper Day 2005, then Fear & Loathing in Las Lenas, then Las Lenas Hoes, and then, well you get the point.
 

This is actually Jamie sneaking into Matt's account and uploading this video from a couple weeks back on Blackcomb. Looks like good times.

Check it... 3 weeks left in Backcountry Snowcats 'Name That Line' contest. I double as a man on the inside for the contest, and have seen some pretty hilarious names to date. A few of the tamer but more clever ones, all of which have something to do with cats, snow, or railroads, are:

‘Gladeator’,

You never know what to believe these days, but as skiers we should believe anything that has to do with Global cooling. bring it on. anyway, here's a link to an article Reed sent around...

http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewFreeUse.act?fuid=NzQ5NDkz