Happy Holidays!- Christmas Eve "Sleigh ride" 2010

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Went out for a nice ride on the sleds with Tanner hall and my brother Ian on xmas eve. In true holiday spirit the mountains were stacked with fresh utah pow. Tanner had just got a new snowmobile and it was perfect conditions testing her out.
One of the best days of the season so far! Great turns on the Snurf and sled were had by all!

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There was some cool light happening at the end of the day...Tanner laying one over.


Ian below

Here's Ians picture of tanner and i enjoying a fresh meadow...

Provo Bros. Bubble Express Pow runs- P.o.v.- Dec.20, 2010

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The Wasatch mountains, including The Canyons, has been getting pounded with snow the last week. At the end of every day i say "that was the best day of the year so far", yet the next day just gets better and better. These bubble runs here were at the end of the day, after a full morning of lapping and tracking the 9990 area. Building up those leg muscles day by day!

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Early season=rocky riding!

The snowpack is always quite thin this time of year...
Last season i tried to ride a line that only had about a foot and a half of snow- not enough for a safe way down!
Carful out there- Be sure to wear you're helmets!

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Southern Utah Desert Spines- March 15th-17th 2010

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"The 2009-2010 winter was not an average winter for Utah. The mountains in the north were plagued with sporadic snowfalls and dangerous avalanche conditions, while the southern regions were reaping the benefits of a strong el nino pattern. Neil and I had wanted to explore the ski terrain in southern utah for many years, but we knew we had to wait for the right snow year.

Early last winter, we made a few recon missions and found the kind of terrain we were looking for. Truly beautiful and inspiring ski terrain that none of us had ever seen before. Finally in late March, myself, Neil, and Josh Finbow made one more attempt at skiing and filming some lines before the strong desert sun melted them out for good.

A combination of good timing and preparation, along with a little luck, led to some of the wildest riding we had ever encountered. The whole time we felt so lucky to be skiing this exotic, weird terrain under such good conditions. It really seemed like a once in a lifetime opportunity so we treated it as such. Utah’s color country might provide the perfect postcard image for millions of tourists, but when it’s covered in snow, its the skiers and boarders who can become inspired by the incredible landscape and find new ways to enjoy it.”
Words by Ian Provo

Here are some photos Ian and I took on our trip...Snowboard photos taken by Ian and Skiing photos taken by Myself and Josh Finbow.












The big line, in all her glory!


One of the best runs of my life... the next day, BOOOM- broken legs...

November powder with Tanner Hall and the Provo Bros. at Solitude, Utah

Monday Nov.22nd was my first day back riding chairlifts in 8 months.  Also, the first time i have ridden with Tanner in about 2 years.
Great to be back!

Words by Ian Provo -"11/22/10, Neil and I went with Tanner to Salt lake where he was doing a live interview with Fox business news.  Right after, we jammed up big cottonwood canyon to the sleeper resort known as Solitude.  There, we had one of the best days of skiing in a long time.  For Tanner's first day back in nearly two years, it was ideal for him to jump right into the meter of light utah pow, it was effortless to ski through, like cutting through clouds.  We were just in another world up there, having so much fun, happy to be back doing what we love."

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Surfing pow at Deer Valley- November 21st, 2010

Yesterday Ian and i went for a hike up Deer Valley with the "snurfboards" on our packs. We were pleased to find super deep powder on the "ski only" runs which have yet to open for the winter season. It was an amazing day for November here in Utah.

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The fish of my summer, July 2010

When winter rolls around and snow hits the ground i start to get really excited. No mater how excited i get, especially this year, i always wish it were summer for just a little bit longer. Its just like spring time, when i wish it would stay winter for longer, yet i know i have summer and all the great shit to look forward to...

Fly fishing is my favorite pass time in the summer months. You can get lost in time searching for that next big fish. On a choice july day, my friend sean and i went for a float hoping to hook a big one. After a slow morning, things started to pick up. Caught a few nice fish in the same hole around 1:30 in the afternoon. I was just about to call it quits and i hooked into the biggest fish of my life.

I love Utah...

Photography by Sean Kerrick Sullivan

OCTOBER 27th, 2010- Winter begins, Once again

The last few days Utah had been getting hit with a huge early season snow storm... I had just gotten cleared from the doctor to do what i please, but i was planning to wait for my knee brace i ordered this week to arrive. I also wanted to work a bit more on strengthening my legs before going riding. Well, the storm produced massive amounts of snow, and i couldn't help myself, went on a mission into the Wasatch to sample the snow.

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Heres a picture of my first turns of the year, and my first time back on snow since blasting my legs six months ago. What an amazing feeling to be back at it.
Oh yeah, there are NO bindings on this board, SNURFIN'!


This is my first time experimenting with a Spit-Snurfer i crafted out of an old broken splitboard... I put a bunch of stomp pads on the topsheet wherever there was no hardware... I need to rethink my traction set up though as it was hard to get a grip!


While i was making turns of my own, my brother IAN was skiing off Mt. Superior in the clouds into Cardiac bowl. He said the conditions reminded him of mid winter! It was an insane storm for all of us here in Utah!

Full moon Mt. Timponogos summit hike- 10/21/2010

Went for a hike yesterday to the summit of Mt. Timponogos to watch the sunset, and also to hike down under the full moon light.   The leaf colors down in the cirques were insane.   Timp is a rugged mountain, and doesn't come easily!   It ended up being a 14 mile round trip, 5000ft up and 5000ft down with the second half of the hike lit up only by moon light.  No need for headlamps!  The most action my legs have seen all summer!   Its crazy to think that only 6 months ago one leg was shattered and one knee blown, after that hike i must say things are healed up pretty good!

Josh Finbow on his way to the top.


A nice spot to rest the legs on the ridge, getting ready for the last push to the summit behind us


The views on top were nuts.  Here Josh and i are heading down from the little shack on the summit. The sun went down as the full moon came up, making it seem like day time on the way back down! Amazing view of the Wasatch up here, as well as salt lake city and orem way below.


Full moon was so bright!  About 6 miles and 4500ft down from here, onward march!  We got to the truck at 11:45- what a HIKE!
Ian, myself, Tommi, and fishbone taking it all in before descending...

-Photos by IAN PROVO-

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