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Members: Thursday, May 08, 2008
Hey everybody!!! We have freshly finished our teaser for this years FREE release of Outdoor Education. FREE FREE FREE.. that's the price of this years full-length-feature-film by Voleurz. Free on the internet, Free in DVD format. If you want to pay for it, we'll charge you $0.00 plus 0% tax & shipping.Filming for "Outdoor Education" is almost complete and the strenuous editing process will begin this month of May. What we're most excited about this years film is the level of riding. Athletes truly stepped it up and what was last years 'A' roll is this years 'B'. Enjoy the teaser and thanks for the support!
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Resorts: Friday, February 29, 2008
The level of skill being displayed in all of the Whistler Blackcomb Parks is astonishing these days. The progression we are seeing in athletes is at light speed and tricks formerly reserved for the rare mutants are now being thrown with ease by local kids skipping school to ski and ride. (Don’t skip school!) This week I witnessed 16-year-olds throwing double back flips, 19-year-olds spinning corked 10s and a 4-year-old slide a four foot round bar. This progression has pushed the Park crew to step up and create the best possible playground for these athletes and then work backwards to ensure we have a smooth progression. The bar is being set high for the next generation and we are doing our best to evolve at the same rate.
The Parks all got new set-ups this week, some even seeing changes daily. On Whistler Mountain we changed up the top section to include a new barrel bonk in addition to the stump jibs as well as freshening up Bobcat with a never-been-tired-before combo box with a quad kink. There are also new jump styles on Chipmunk and two “Skate Style” spines with log and metal coping for every transfer trick imaginable.
The Choker Park saw the addition of the Quicksilver and Nintendo boxes set up in series as mellow up-boxes as well as the addition of a mini shack booter style step over jump. The Superpipe rebuild has resulted in the best pipe I have ridden in a long time and special props go out to Andy Morrison for his epic 17 hour shift grooming the pipe se we can all rip it this week!
The Terrain Garden continues to be one of the busiest parks with hordes of newbie riders getting their legs on the small jumps, mini spine, boxes and rails offered up in this line. We are hoping to add a few more basic flat boxes to the mix so trick development can progress here too.
The HL Park has basically been split into Lucas Land’s rail line for metal grinders and the main park for jumpers. The left line continues to be the BIG XL line while the right side offers up the L / XL multi-takeoff options.
If you have not been up in the parks yet this year, you are missing out! Don’t wait to see it in next year’s vids, come on up today.
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Members: Friday, November 16, 2007
The Voleurz family film "More For The Astronauts" is now available for
purchase online! Visit www.voleurz.com to grab a DVD for $29.99.
In other news, the Family is currently in Montreal and having way too much fun. We're in training mode for the "More For The Astronauts" video release party in Montreal and then Whistler:
MONTREAL
Foufounes Electrique
Wed Nov 14th / 9:30pm
WHISTLER
Longhorn
Sun Nov 25th / 9:30pm
VANCOUVER (TBA)
KAMLOOPS (TBA)
Be sure to come to our premieres and check out the film as well as the freshest line of Voleurz clothing to date!!
(Ohh, and go to www.toestanders.com and get excited)
Ski.Colonies.com: Monday, September 24, 2007
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Retailers: Wednesday, May 02, 2007
 Yes it’s time to ride bikes again. We’ve had a long winter and still have 300cm plus of snow on top. Fanatykco is once again filled with the best product for our market. From our top selling bikes from Norco to race specific Foes, Knollys and indestructible Chromag products we have what you need to have a great time on Whistler terrain.
Our retail shop is now open for servicing, if your ride need a little love just give us a call at 604-938-9455 and book your appointment now. Need to upgrade forks or pedals or even get some new rubber, come by and ask one of our pro’s about what will fit your needs. Our body armor is here also, come and get a new helmet by Giro, Bell, gloves by Fox or just some new shorts from RaceFace, Sombrio or Troy Lee we have it all.
Our Rental shop will open in mid May, a few days before the W/B bike park opens. Again this year we have surpassed ourselves to offer the best rental bike in the valley, bar none. Our Norco A-lines will be decked out with full Shimano Saint Groupo and FSA hardware for the best performance bike around.
Colonies Network: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
We are proud to announce that we have made more improvements to the website:
1. Faster Photo upload: Now you are able to upload a bunch of photos at one time! We have created a simple mass photo upload tool that will allow you to add photos to Colonies.com quicker than ever before. Get ready to start uploading your photos at warp-speed!
2. Profile Management: We have also overhauled the profile settings page making it easier to manage your personal information, update your mugshots and edit your profile privacy.
3. Faster Pages: Plus our pages are loading even faster as we have made performance improvements to the entire site.
We hope you enjoy!
The Colonies.com development team
Resorts: Friday, March 16, 2007
Few weeks ago we were contacted by MSP to build a gap step up for top skiers Sammy Carlson & Simon Dumont. Simon has been busy winning big $ @ pipe comps in the U.S. but Sammy was up to hit our custom booter. The gap step up was 60 feet from take off to uphill landing point. The kicker was approx 15 feet high & the uphill landing was higher @ around 25 feet.
Sammy said, “This is the best jump I have hit all year!” & based on what he was throwing down, looks like he was fully into it! The gap step up took 3 days to build by our skilled Park Grooming lead hand, Olex Iskaat. Stormy weather put the hit on hold then a final groom out made the feature ready for action this week. Sammy made the jump look effortless on every jump, blowing on lookers minds.
Park lead hand, Eric Gendron was in charge of shuttling Sammy back up to the in run start via sled so the action was fast & non stop! The shoot went into the sunset hours so expect to see some awesome footage in the next MSP film out this Fall. Big thanx to the Parks staff, leads & Olex for building & re grooming the hit so it was ideal for Sammy to hit over & over again.
Resorts: Friday, February 23, 2007
The parks are getting blanketed again, and the big mountain terrain is getting prime…
With 3 months left in a winter season that extends to June 3, Whistler Blackcomb surpassed its annual average snowfall before the end of February. As of February 20, the resort had received 1026 centimetres or 404 inches of snowfall this year, with the annual average sitting at 1,006 centimetres or 396 inches. Now days later it’s already up at 1041cms or 410 inches, and to top it off… there’s up to 80 cm’s (32 inches) in the forecast for this week!
Record breaking snowfall in November, solid snowfall throughout December and January, and currently tracking to be the second snowiest year on record by the end of February, Whistler locals are enjoying an epic season. February has seen more sunny skies in the earlier part of the month, until deep winter returned to the resort this past weekend, and it doesn’t look like it’s ready to quit any time soon.
Here’s the forecast… http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/weather/forecast/index.htm
Enjoy. Again.
Colonies Network: Friday, February 16, 2007
As some of you users may have noticed, we've made some changes!
We have changed our main menu so it easier to get to where your going and you may be inclined to browse some areas of the site you haven’t before.
We added url and embed links to the photos section so its easy for you to link images or attach an image to a blog or anywhere that supports html.
We've also created new homepage layouts for some of the communities.
Our big news is that we are now glad to offer all videos for free for all members. On top of that we jacked our file size upload limit to 20 mb along with a bunch of other small site improvements....
Your feedback is welcome.
Resorts: Monday, February 05, 2007
We are very lucky to have 7 dedicated Park groomers on Blackcomb, Marty Gautrey, Oleksander Iskat, Kirby Litzenberger, Jason Josling, Lucas Ouellete & missing from the photos, Tim Austin & Andy Morrison. Marty is the lead hand & Kirby & Andy are our pipe shapers. Our grooming team is the best ever, bringing grooming experience & a Park background to the team. Nothing happens in our parks & pipe without our Groomers who continue to deliver quality building & grooming each night.
The Park staff take care of the hits during the day & the lead hands, Fred Lepage & Eric Gendron, pass on the maintenance & new build requests to Marty & Olex @ the start of their grooming shift. Our Groomers use Pisten Bully snow cats & specifically the Park Bully model. Specialized combing teeth have been added to the Park cat blades for even better ramp shaping when back blading. The Park groomers also use forks which attach to the snow cat blade to move & install the rails. We all owe a huge thank you to our Park groomers on Blackcomb for all their hard work & dedication in bringing you the best Parks & Pipe experience. Here’s a little back ground on our drivers:
Marty Guatrey – Lead hand & grooming the B Park since 1990. Marty started in Lake Louise, made the move to Whistler & has been working in the Parks in winter & Bike Park in the summer. Marty likes working with the younger crew & enjoys skiing what he builds. “I love building jumps. It’s challenging to build & progress with the skiers & snowboarders needs. It’s great to watch people having fun & enjoying my work & I do have a beautiful work environment”.
Oleksander Iskat – Works opposite shifts to Marty & leads the team on Marty’s days off. Olex has been grooming in the Park for 5 years & also has been a key member of the Bike Park in the summer. “I get to build what I want to ride & have the freedom to build an idea. I try to make everything I build as safe as possible. I may not ride the biggest hits but I’m happy to see people progress on our features”.
Jason Josling – 2nd year in the park grooming. J was mostly in the Terrain Garden last season and now grooms the main Nintendo Park & helps out in the Highest Level when needed. “I’m still learning but feel I’m 100% better than last season. My job takes precision, a skilled eye & attention to detail. I try to make everything safe, rideable & fun”.
left to right: Oleksander, Lucas, Kirby, Marty & Jason
Lucas Ouellette – 1st season grooming & worked on the Parks day crew last season. Lucas is mostly in the Terrain Garden but is also working on the secret jib & jump section in the Highest Level Park “I like building stuff & hitting it the next day. It can be lonely @ times yet peaceful inside the snow cat. I crank up the punk rock tunes & build the jumps.”
Kirby Litzenberger – 6 seasons @ Whistler & specifically grooming the super pipe. Kirby took a couple of seasons off but we are stoked that he is back on our pipe team once again. Top riders know when Kirby has cut the pipe, it rides perfect. Kirby built his first pipe in 1988. “It takes vigilance to build the best pipe possible. I want to build & maintain the best pipe. Being rated #2 for pipe is not good enough. Southern Cali is all hype”.
Tim Austin – 2nd year Grooming the Parks & also came from Park day crew. Tim rides what he builds & rides hard. Tim started grooming the Terrain Garden his first season & is now involved in the main Nintendo Park grooming team.
Andy Morrison – Our longest serving groomer with over 16 years of grooming experience, Andy works on the winter & summer Glacier half pipes. Andy has been pipe shaping for over 5 years & has used the Pipe Dragon & the Zaugg Pipe shapers.
left to right back row: Lucas, Oleksander, Marty. Front row = Kirby & Jason
Ski.Colonies.com: Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Ski.Colonies.com: Tuesday, January 30, 2007
And the winners are:
Best Line:
Sverre Liliequist
Five O’clock News
Swedish Posse
Best Powder:
Jon Larsson
Snowblind
Free Radicals
Best Air, Natural:
Seth Morrison
Anomaly
Teton Gravity Research
Best Air Manmade:
Rory Bushfield
Push
Matchstick Productions
Best Jib:
Corey Vanular
Long Story Short
Level 1 Productions
Best P.O.V.
Andreas Hatveit
By Jon Hatveit
Mind the Gap
Skifilm.net
Worst Slam
Kaj Zackrisson
Respect
Wink Inc.
Best Female:
Grete Eliassen
Ski Porn
Poor Boyz Productions
Best Male
Mark Abma
Push
Matchstick Productions
Breakthrough
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