Well I guess I’ve been getting lazy around here with the blog. With the addition of a 6th person to the house and the mountain opening up it’s tough to keep up on here while maintaining my daily routine. Colton’s pops is staying at the house this weekend and is just as lively as I remember. He reminded me today about the potential of a blog like this in small town like Revelstoke. The only other blog I’ve seen running in the area is the official blog for the mountain and I’d like to fill in the gaps that blog has missed.
Food, Bars, Music, Drinks, Movies…etc.
So I plan to overhaul the blog and make it more deep and make it more interesting to read.
So I started to fool around with Vegas the last few days as I am hoping have it practiced enough so that by the end of the season I can make the sickest videos possible for your entertainment and mine. I enjoy the program just as much as many other people but I find it limiting still in the effect department but maybe that’s just my lack of skill. What do you guys use for snowboard vids? Still sporting Windows XP Movie Maker? Avid? Mac users: Final Cut/Pro? Adobe Premier Pro? After Effects? What does it for you in a video editing program in general?
Well after many days of boredom and still a lack of a job, we decided to use some of the very little snow in out backyard to make a drop in ramp and a jib off of an old broken mini fridge. It worked pretty well, but we need more snow for the shot to be video worthy. Stay tuned to see that thrown into a video in the near future and of course our final product.
As winter is coming, the cold fronts are as well. The negative 16 weather at the summit of the mountain is a sure fire indicator of the cold to come. Sadly this diminishes our chance of moist snow dumps or snow in general in the near future. I’ve been bundling up pretty hard but my face is still lacking a decent neck warmer or bandanna.
And a final note, if you read this blog or have read it and enjoyed it, I’d love to hear back from you via comment or email, if you have had a less than pleasant experience…please let me know how I could improve it… Yes that means you family members and friends, you are not exempt from comments and feedback. Check the site over the next few days for big updates and some aesthetic changes.
Cheers, Chris
Snowtunes PT.5 Preview
Bloodmeat- Protest the Hero
1901- Phoenix
Stone Cold Crazy- Queen
Medication- Queens of the Stone Age
Seeing Double at the Triple Rock- NOFX
Pictures from Colton’s dad’s Blackberry of our daily waxing and board servicing.
Colton M.
chrisklassen91
Adam
You asked for comments… well, congratulations to whoever owns those skis being waxed in the pix. Good man. Skiing is the only way to go… it always has been and always will. Have you ever seen a skier SITTING at the crest of a hill waiting for his buddies to fall on their ass? NO! The only time you see a skier SITTING is at the bar after a long day of hacking and slicing little snowboard weenies cuz they can’t hack it and have to SIT down after the bunny hill. Did I mention I’m a skier?!! Chris – I’m sending you skis for christmas!
By: Ken on 12/05/2009
at 8:39 PM
Oh ya, amd they don’t look like snowboard-wanne-be twintips either… good on ya!
By: Ken on 12/05/2009
at 8:40 PM
I’m crying thanks to you. That offer is so nice of you, but you know what you’ll be getting for Christmas? A late present of skis…strange? Yes… You know what? You’re just jealous that you’re not shreading through fresh dry powder in the west! Maybe I like sitting! It’s nice and comfortable and I don’t know what kind of snowboarders are in your neck of the woods but last time I heard about the scene in Montreal, it’s all snowboarders hitting rails in the street, never seen a skier do that! And all the snowboarders here are ripping past the skiers!
hah you wish you had twintips to ride switch!
By: chrisklassen91 on 12/06/2009
at 8:51 PM