2010 Year End Video.

Well, here it is... 2 software applications, 3 start overs, and endless program crashes later, I present, my crowning video achievement thus far..

'Ezy Riders: Winter 2010'

Winter 2010 from josh on Vimeo.

All footage in the video is from Gore, Whiteface, and Jay Peak and was filmed by me, Greg, and Chris on my old Canon SD600 Elph. I must say this video took quite a bit of effort, mainly because my computer is junk and everything I did took forever, but also because I worked hard at piecing it all together and coming up with a nice flow, fitting music, and an overall entertaining viewing experience. I really enjoy making these videos. It gives me great pleasure to create something from scratch that I can enjoy with the others who made it possible and never forgetting some really great life memories.

I hope to gain more experience using my newest application, Adobe Premiere Elements. It seems to be pretty robust with features and is overall fairly intuitive. Next year I would like to include some interviews with friends and others at the mountain to share their experiences and make the video more varied.

Of course you can never have enough action clips and in that regard I would like to include new friends and locals at Gore, WF, and Jay as well. I would also like to get a new computer as well as a much better camera to make next years video even better... We shall see!!

Whiteface 04-03-2010

Final Ski Day
Ski Day 21



Final Ski Day of the year. We decided Whiteface would have better coverage left than Gore. It was already around 60 degress in the parking lot when we arrived around 9:30.

I started the day out in my #5 retro David Wright jersey, and it soon become too warm!



By mid-morning it was already in the 70's! So warm we had to back to the car to remove some layers.. Greg got a good video of me on the way down. It was so warm there was actually a girl snowboarding in a pink bikini top which was nice to see :)




Many people had on shorts or shortsleeves too.






Snow coverage was still actually pretty good. The only bad place was the top wall on Skyward was bare. We had to hike down the rocks to get to the snow about 10-15 yards.



The snow was nice and soft and surprisingly not too slushy for some reason. Greg got some air off a kicker in the park. And we finally had a chance to ride Lookout Below, which Greg is standing at the top of below. It's fairly narrow with many big rocks and steep spots.



Had our final beer of the year on the deck outside then headed into Lake Placid for lunch before heading home.. Man it was a great year for me. Most days on snow in a winter i've ever had and my riding really improved a lot by the end of the year.

Gore 03-21-2010

Ski Day 20


The legendary alpacas of Rt 28! I must say those animals are rather ugly. There are also very curious, the whole pack of them slowly filed out of their barn and wandered over toward me...



Met Chris in the parking lot in the 'locals' section at the very far end. It was already a nice temp out and it looked like it might clear up later. Got on the gondi around 10. Pretty sparse crowd for that time, large bare patches on the last pitch of each trail and Walt's bump run was set up with one kicker at the bottom. Turns out mostly little kids did the course and it was single file, kinda liked it better than serious adults. Plus the run was not steep at all and the moguls were small.

Warmed up down Sunway to Quicksilver. Snow already nice and loose. Legs were definitely feeling it after one run. Rode up the gondi again and took Pine Knot to summit chair.

Up top we cycled Upper Steilhang and Cloud to Dell and Headwaters, then moved over to Open Pit a few times, Chatiemac twice, then Open Pit again. Stayed away from Lies and Rumor cause we weren't feelin bumps at all. What we did do was nice and soft and fast. Really was pretty good, it was warm and there was still lots of snow, no bad bare spots.

Took Wild Air to bottom for a break. Turns out Chris walked to the bottom from just under the gondola on Foxlair cause his board broke and was unrideable. A seam in the base ripped up. So we ended up gettin him a free rental for the rest of the day!

After lunch went and did Topridge then Cave glades. Topridge was really nice but the glades were tough on boards, snow was a bit firmer in the trees. Just so much better with POW. Chris said the rental board was the most unresponsive board he ever rode lol, a 160 burton cruzer.


Rain had stayed away and the sun was actually out now! I was only wearing a light windbreaker and sunglasses. I think we did Open Pit and Chatiemac a few more times and possibly an Upper Steilhang run too. Snow was getting heavy and slow. Then over Topridge Triple to Fairview which we absolutely bombed and still didnt make it over the hump at the end. Saddle was closed so we took Sleighride for our last run. Had to be careful dodging the bare spots towards the end.

Turned out to be a beautiful day so we had some beers on the deck. Nice crowd for the bump contest prize ceremony as well. Stopped and took some pics of the North River from Golf Course Rd in Warrensburg...

Whiteface 03-13-2010

Ski Day 19.




All I remember was very tough conditions until around noon. Lowere mtn was ok early but Little WF wasn't good until then. Didnt even go to summit today. I think I had more beers than runs made.

Conditions were frozen ungroomed slush from the day before. terrible. we parked at the kids kampus area for the first time. saved $15. The pic above was taken from the kids area and it was cool to see the Wilmington trail from that angle, it's the trail in the foreground and it's that last steeper sectin right before it ends.

Whiteface 03-06-2010

Ski Day 18

Finally got to ride Upper Cloudspin -




Great trail. Really enjoyed it. Here's some peeps comin down it -




Another awesome day at the 'face

Gore 03-05-2010

Ski Day 17




Took the day off and rode solo. Went all over the mountain. Above photo is from somewhere off of Sagamore in the woods. Who can find it??? Would love to get in there over the summer thin out the whole area. It could be one of the best glades at Gore, it has that much potential in my opinion. Big wide bowl area...

Gore 02-28-2010

Ski Day 16



Greg and I went up today. Still really good conditions from the snow a few days prior. Overall a really good day.