Yesterday afternoon, at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, in the dumping snow, just outside the tiny apres bar called the Village Cafe, the second annual Gelande Quaffing World Championships were held at the apt hour of 4:20.
Sponsored by Cloudveil, and the staff of Powder Magazine, and proudly BYOB’d by Big Sky Brewing Company, [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2009’
Gelande Quaffing World Championships
Jess D and Big City Mountaineers on PlumTV
I went on Plum TV Aspen last weekend to talk about Big City Mountaineers and Summit for Someone. My first ever TV appearance and oh was I nervous!
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Not just another waterproof membrane.
A new client of ours, OutDry, brings a new waterproofing technology to the table for gloves and footwear. Instead of having a floating liner or bootie system like conventional waterproofing methods, OutDry laminates the waterproof membrane directly to the inside of the outer-most layer of the glove or shoe to achieve ulitmate waterproofness, breathability and [...]
Reality Revival
As a twenty-something woman, I cannot help but notice the stellar reality programming that is aimed at my demographic on prime-time channels lately. The Bachelor, The Hills, that one with the celebrity addicts, and isn’t there still the show with Flava Flave trying to find love? I do kinda of like that midget family [...]
PC's Suck
Backbone has always been and will always be a Mac office. After recently purchasing a PC to run a more robust version of Quickbooks, I am now more convinced than ever that Microsoft and PC’s completely suck. There’s no way Crispin Porter can possibly make Microsoft cool – but I applaud them for taking their [...]
Don't Kill Your TV (just yet)
A recent flurry of television coverage resembles the forecast for this weekend.
Avalanches and the Black Diamond AvaLung continue to be a hot topic popping up on Good Morning America with Andrew McClean and Marit Fisher as well SLC’s FOX 13.
1% For The Planet also got some air time with the contrarian story of the rise [...]
Is the Media Really Dying?
My Twitter feed is full of bad news from @themediaisdying, @mediabistro and @woodenhorsepub of publications that are laying of staff and completely shutting down. The latest title that got the axe: ForbesLife MountainTime, which employed a few of our media friends. But at the same time we’re seeing growth from small publishers: Height of Land [...]
Rust Never Sleeps
Checking in with Backbone for the past weekend and coming week.
JLD wrapped the Aspen/Snowmass FAM – shout out to Roger T, Chris C, Grace B, Vicky and Rico. Lindsay B toured at the Eiseman.
Ian sled necked and built a giant snowman while his wife Sari raced in the COSMIC. Jess S skinned Garrett; Jess [...]
Skid Luxury Jackson Hole Style…The Tenis Club
Sweet memories! Remember the days when all you needed in life to get by was a ski pass, a place to pass out, leftovers and a cold beer? Well, leave it up to Cloudveil to hunt down the the true believers of the skid luxury lifestyle. Check out the latest video installment of the [...]
Sitka Engineers Hunting Technology
Move over grandpa, this hunter ain’t gonna give up easy. Sitka’s new heated Dutch Oven Vest is powered by the new Moshi Power System from Ardica Technologies. The lightweight, bendable Ardica Power System is built into the vest and sits comfortably between your shoulder blades. It’s almost unnoticeable.
An easy squeeze of the on-off button powers [...]
