The Daily POW

POV Camera Coupon Code

Altafarian — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:39:22 +0000

Just a quick heads up for you pow junkies, right now you can get 10% off your order at PointofViewCameras.com. This is for a limited time only (Father’s Day, 2010).. Click the link above or their logo below to get started. Just be sure and use code FATHER-2010 at checkout to redeem 10% savings..

Alta Rope Tow Wedgie

Altafarian — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:11:34 +0000

While this clip has nothing to do with the powder we’ve had at Alta in the past week, it is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a long time.

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I have no idea how he got his leg over the rope tow in the first place. I’m just glad he didn’t hurt himself and that we can all laugh about it.

April Showers Brings Big Powder

Altafarian — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:45:55 +0000

So much for having a below average year. This first week of April has been absolutely incredible. We’ve received over 100″ in 7 days, from 4/1 to 4/7, and we’re now sitting at 496″ total for the year with a 148″ base. Won’t be long before we go over the 500″ total for the year, but check out the chart below for the staggering amount of snow we’ve received this past week:

Now it’s been a while since we’ve posted any video on here, but we’ve got a lot to share so stay tuned over the coming days. Happy Spring everyone!

Do You Know Discrete Headwear?

Altafarian — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:15:15 +0000

Just a quick heads up. If you aren’t yet familiar with Discrete Beanies (and all their winter headwear), it’s time to take a look. Not only does Julian Carr (owner, browse Julian’s Blog) destroy the powder in Alta & Little Cottonwood Canyon (and waaaay beyond!), but he’s got killer style and a distinct brand with Discrete. It’s a pleasure to see your company and brand grow you guys, keep doing what you’re doing!

Check out the Red Banger and Doyonator specifically, and keep an eye on this brand!

You can buy Discrete Headwear from Backcountry.com.

Blue-Bird Friday

Altafarian — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:06:39 +0000

Friday February 26th was another blue-bird powder day up in Alta. The Backside, Ballroom/Baldy Shoulder and Devils Castle all had 18″ of untouched powder from the previous 2 days. The patrol let us at ‘em in that order, although we didn’t break out the camera until we got into Ballroom. This first clip is of Johnny getting freshies on the Ballroom/Shoulder rope line.

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These next clips are of Johnny and Timmy’s run up in Eddie’s High Nowhere. You can see that the fracture line from the avalance several weeks ago has filled in nicely, but there’s still a bit of a drop off so be careful.

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Tim finishes up the Eddie’s run by ducking into Suzy’s trees:

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And on the next run in Suzy’s, we bumbed into Drew and she jumped at the chance to be on The Daily Pow:

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It looks like it may be a while before the next big storm comes rolling through so I hope you all enjoyed Friday. Keep praying for more powder!

Lazy-Mans Devils Castle

Altafarian — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:25:47 +0000

Yesterday morning was another beautiful day up in Alta. While there was only about an inch of snow overnight, Devils Castle hadn’t been open in a few days so the snow collected nicely in there. Not wanting to freeze our ass off, we decided to take a couple laps on Sugarloaf until the castle was opened. Rob “to the wall or not at all” Rowley of course was waiting at the front of the gate for over an hour. Yet, our timing was good and we got off the sugerloaf lift just as the gate opened and must have been about the 10th and 11th people through the gate.

Rather than wipe ourselves out with the sidestep all the way to the wall, Steve and I decided to drop in early and take the easy powder that was right in front of us. I dropped first to test the snow and get set up with the camera. This first clip is Steve’s first few turns on this Lazy-Mans castle shot.

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After Steve’s run, I gave him the camera to film me coming down the rest of the shot. Even though he got a bit distracted by another powder skier, he managed to get me coming off the little cornice and all the way to him.

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As you can see, it doesn’t take long for the Castle to get tracked up, but it was still soft in there for several more laps. And if you’re not lazy and willing to go to the wall, you could even find untracked powder late in the day.

The Day After Presidents Day

Altafarian — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:46:17 +0000

Presidents Day was a great day of skiing, yet not so great for filming. However, the day after presidents day was sunny and beautiful with plenty of powder to be found. These first few clips are from the first run of the day out on Thirds. Johnny, Fred and Steve found some smooth turns up there.

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This next clip is taken on the left side of High Rustler. High Boy was skiing great that day and there were still pockets of powder to be found on that left side. For this shot, Johnny perched himself up on one of the cornices while Jesse swings in below.

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This final clip was taken towards the end of the day in one of the last lines of untracked pow above the traverse. It was Steve’s first time using the camera (well second as he actually missed some shots earlier). Johnny hiked up and got the goods with Steve yelling confirmation that the camera is rolling. Classic…

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Happy Valentines Day

Altafarian — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:27:52 +0000

What a beautiful day up in Alta today. With a good wind, 2″ overnight and 10″ in 24hrs, the skiing was, dare I say it, romantic for valentines day.

This video clip is of the first lap of the morning on west rustler. Piney gets himself some fresh cream for his coffee…

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At about 11A, the sun came out and just lit up the mountain. The next 2 clips are of Andy Couch and Johnny B enjoying the sunshine and low angle pow on Greely Hill.

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This final video is of JJ getting some turns in the Ho. Since it was valentine’s day, I let her get an extra run in the bus run and picked her up on the road.

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Not a bad way to spend Valentine’s Day! I hope you all had as wonderful a day as we did up in Alta…

February 2010 Pic of the Month Winner

Altafarian — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:58:07 +0000

Congratulations Jonathan Tadje on winning the February 2010 AltaCam Pic of the Month Contest with this shot taken at Snowbird:

Black Diamond Guide Glove

Altafarian — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:44:21 +0000

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