Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning. It’s Friday, 17 February 2017 and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. The President held a rather interesting press conference yesterday. Depending on your political point of view, it was either a)incredible or b)embarrassing. The made-for-TV reality show that is …
Monthly Archives: February 2017
The Winter Film Festival:"The Skier's Haute Route"
Edgework: One of the great adventures of skiing is the “Haute Route”, or “high route” across the French and Swiss Alps from Chamonix to Zermatt, home of the Matterhorn. You can ski it (actually ski tour it) or you can hike; there are guides in Chamonix who will take you every exhausting step of the …
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The Winter Film Festival: "Claim"
Edgework: “Claim” is a full length ski film starring Mark Abma, Shane McConkey, and Sean Pettit. McConkey is one of the legends of back country skiing. There’s a very good documentary on his life(he died in a base jumping/skiing accident) that we’re trying to source for this year’s WFF. The team that produced “Claim” includes …
The Nightshift: 16 February 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good Morning. It’s Thursday, 16 February 2017 and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. More of the same from Washington. The administration is upset about the leaks, not about the facts in the leaks. It should be, of course, the other way around. …
The Winter Film Festival:"Swift.Silent.Deep."
Edgework: Editors note: The video that accompanies this text is no longer available. Instead, you can find an 8 part series on the Jackson Hole Airforce at Youtube.com….sorry but these things happen. Another full length classic, “Swift.Silent.Deep” is “the story of the Jackson Hole Air Force”, a rather legendary group of skiers who were pushed …
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The Winter Film Festival: "Blizzard of Aahhh's"
Edgework: This one is a classic. It’s full length, produced by Greg Stump, and yes, the interviews are over-dubbed in Spanish. But you don’t watch this film for the dialogue…you watch it for the “extreme skiing”, in particular, the skiing of Glen Plake (famed for his blond Mohawk haircut. This film is good enough that …
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The Nightshift: 15 February 2017
Press Clippings: Good Morning. It’s Wednesday, 15 February 2017 and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed. The White House scandal that erupted late Monday evening did not become any less intense on Tuesday. The drama and intrigue surrounding the sudden resignation, after only 23 days in office, of General …
The Winter Film Festival: "A Fast Piece of Furniture"
Edgework: Got to love this one. “A Fast Piece of Furniture” is an iceboating film that’s fun from the title to the end. It’s the story of America’s first 15 Meter Iceboat. The plans (and the sail) came from Estonia and Bill Bucholz was the driving force behind the project. Great ice sailing photography and you …
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The Winter Film Festival: "Cliffed Out"
Edgework: How about a morning wake up run? Try this short video on for size. It’s called “Cliffed Out” and features Owen Leeper. The video was produced/sponsored/supported by Spyder, Bolle’, Icelantic, BOLD Custom Ski Poles, and SnowCru (a free ski tracking for iOS and Android). It was shot and produced in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and …
Hunter Thompson on paranoia
“There is no such thing as paranoia. Your worst dreams can come true at any moment….”