February 4th, 2008 by Matt
Travis Rice - © Tim Zimmerman
Travis Rice in First after Day One of the Inaugural Quiksilver Natural Selection Competition in Dick’s Ditch at Jackson Hole, Wyoming
The Quiksilver Natural Selection, a Swatch TTR FOUR(4)STAR event, kicked off on Saturday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Riders were greeted with tons of fresh powder for the first day of competition held in an area of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort known as Dick’s Ditch. The course is a 2500-foot long natural halfpipe with 18 natural hits for riders to choose from. The Natural Selection is such a unique competition with deep, fresh powder landings making things super fun but also challenging for riders.
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February 2nd, 2008 by Matt
Hiking Casper Bowl - © Scott Sullivan
It has been DUMPING at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort for the past week and the snow still has not let up. This is both good and bad for the Quiksilver Natural Selection, a Swatch TTR World Tour Four (4) Star Event, as the organizers have been waiting for optimal pow’ conditions, but the weather has been making visibility a bit tough to run the contest. So, it’s a good thing that the event organizers built in a seven-day holding period to make sure conditions are right.
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November 20th, 2007 by Richard
Given the fact that the TTR office is located in the snowboarding capital of Europe (better known as Innsbruck, Austria), It seems pretty ridiculous not to take advantage of the abundance of terrain that surrounds us.
This past Saturday provided Head Honcho Drew Stevenson with the perfect opportunity to take the TTR crew up to Mayrhofen for a full day of powder glory and fresh track extravaganza. It was the first day of riding for many of us and we foreigners certainly weren’t used to massive mounds of powder in November. It was embarrassing to say the least as Drew gave slight reconsideration to why he hired us interns in the first place. A note of caution: If you ever hear the words “It’ll be fine, just follow me” on the first run of the season in the Alps, take a step back and ask yourself, “is it really worth hiking all the way back up again from the depths of the Mayrhofen valley?” Don’t say we didn’t warn you… Read the rest of this entry »
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