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This week, Cody and I pay tribute to Robb Gaffney, then discuss the growth in snowsports and who is more passionate: alpine skiers, cross country skiers, or snowboarders; the sale of Silverton Mountain; the Most Canadian News; Cody’s latest FIFTY film, ‘Split’; & more.
TOPICS & TIMES:
Time to Get Jonathan on a Snowboard (5:00)
Remembering Rob Gaffney (13:29)
SIA Report: Snowsports Participation is Up (21:41)
Has Climbing Succumbed to Numbers? (38:22)
Blevins Corner: Silverton Mountain Sold (50:51)
Most Canadian News (1:01:06)
Mountain Town Advice (1:05:36)
What We’re Reading & Watching (1:10:13)
Cody’s New FIFTY film, ‘Split’ (1:25:43)
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re: Nordic Skiing
Just like mountain biking, trail running and skinning; the difficulty of nordic skiing is reduced the more you do it, so it makes sense that nordic skiers get out more to maintain conditioning.
Also, nordic ski centers are far more accessible to the snow-belt population vs. downhill ski/snowboard areas. In Minnesota for example, many urban parks are groomed so you can hit the ski track early before work or even during lunch. Thus, a “ski day” might only be an hour (but it might be 6 days a week), vs. six hours for the average downhill skier on the weekend.
All good points
wrt: Going slower
I’ve been thinking a lot about this recently, and I’ve settled on a phrase I’ve been referring to as “enjoyment of the act”.
This thought process started after I broke my arm mountain biking. I started to think about why I enjoy the sport, and I came to the conclusion that I enjoy the minute acts of it.
Sure, the adrenaline from going fast is fun, and hitting jumps is pretty cool but really I love pedaling my bike to a place in the woods, and then focusing my entire mind on steering my bike down the hill.
I’ve started to love the chill trails near my home more, and enjoying biking as biking has given me a new perspective on the trails.
Applying this to skiing, this season I got a pass to my nearest hill, Mt Seymour, instead of Whistler-Blackcomb. I decided that, while skiing rowdy terrain and ripping huge runs is fun and pretty cool, the act of skiing – of linking turns together, gliding on snow – was less fun when I was skiing hard snow on stiff skis with big radii. I want to enjoy the mountain air with my friends, I want to glide at a pace where I can enjoy the trees, and I want to improve my skiing not in what lines I can check off but instead how good it feels.
None of this is against people who want to go fast or get enjoyment out of the adrenaline or competition, but for me I’ll keep my 27.5″ wheels, I’ll cruise the blues, I’ll ski the mellow trees, and I’ll hike up a bigger pack so I can make tea with a viewpoint. I’m going to slow down, enjoy what I’m doing, and stop comparing myself to others.
Also we need to take things less seriously.
My favourite pair of skis ever are my Moment Chipotle Blades, 99cm of pure fun.
Great discussion about the over/under of new ski resorts in North America. I think Jonathan gets to walk away with the $10k. There have been at least three new resorts here in Utah opened or opening in the last 5 years. Mayflower Mountain resort is being built right now, Woodward Park City opened a few years ago and lastly Wasatch Peaks is a private resort that opened two years ago.
Thanks for adding those places to the conversation, AQ!
I’m not a skiier, really, but I sort of want to be (cost is prohibitive for me), I’m more of a hiker/backpacker/runner but I’ve listened to this podcast for a while and always enjoy your discussions. I was behind in listening to episodes so I just now listened to this. The discussion around going slower really spoke to me.
I won’t get into too much detail, but I used to be addicted to numbers like what my pace was, how many miles I covered, how many feet of elevation I gained, how many calories I burned–that paired with struggling with an eating disorder lead to a lot of pain and I’m lucky to be in recovery.
Lately, I’ve slowed down a lot, I stop paying attention to numbers and really consciously slow down so I remember why I like to be in the mountains. It’s been very healing, and it’s helped me remember why I like doing all these things so much.
Anyway, sorry for the heavy comment–but I just wanted to thank you guys for talking about these things. I think you approach sport, especially intense sports, with such a healthy mindset and I really value your insights. Thank you for putting out this podcast!
Many thanks for you kind words and these comments, AH. They mean a lot.