Timy Dutton

NORWAY!

2011-06-08T16:35:00.000-07:00

One of the most amazing trips ever!

Landon McGauley

2011-05-31T10:53:00.000-07:00

Another High Fiver Killing it!

FUn Jumpers: CHOOOchooo

2011-05-10T09:32:00.000-07:00

High Fives Foundations infamous TRAINS event. Once started as a fun an exciting 540 contest that has now grown into one of the most amazing competitions in skiing today. Athletes with a tremendous amount of talent following very close to one another in search of a smile. Who ever said competing can't be fun.

FUN Jumpers: It Can't be Spring Yet!?

2011-04-17T21:25:00.000-07:00

With glimpse of spring coming an going in the Sierras. It's time to put the POW skis down for a sec an get out the old faithfuls for some tricking time. Except for if you are JT Holmes who found himself shredding some nice POW down in Yosemite Valley.

Warren Miller @ Squaw Valley USA

2011-04-09T21:42:00.000-07:00

Soul Flyers

2011-04-08T11:31:00.000-07:00

FUN Jumpers: "THE" Pain McShlonkey Classic

2011-04-03T08:07:00.000-07:00

Still coming off of the amazing time this past weekend at the PMS. Words are still hard to come by when trying to explain all the fun and enjoyment that was experienced. Hope that everyone can find some laughs in this!

FUN Jumpers: Monkey- Timy Dutton (Rubber Ducky)

2011-03-24T19:33:00.000-07:00

FUN Jumpers: Some Time to Play

2011-03-03T20:18:00.000-08:00

Monkey's, POW, and Jumping.........! Oh my!

FUN Jumpers: Theres No Place Like Home

2011-02-21T07:30:00.000-08:00

Once the first two stops of the FWT were over it was time for Tim to come home and JT to go on an adventure. While JT was killing it BASE Jumping in South Africa Tim found himself at home with the standard shit eating grin.

FWT Line Choices?

2011-02-06T20:09:00.000-08:00

Team America

2011-02-06T20:08:00.000-08:00

FUN Jumpers: Euro-Land

2011-02-01T09:05:00.001-08:00

Timy and I arrived in Europe to horrible snow conditions. With no choice, but to shred it the best we could for the 1st and 2nd stop of the Freeride World Tour we gave it our best. Good thing we brought parachutes, too!

FUN Jumpers: Speed, Fly, Ski

2011-01-24T12:50:00.000-08:00

JT Holmes and Timy Dutton are so amazed at the way Red Bull Airforce members Mike Swanson, Andy Farrington, an Jon Devore get shots while going 125+mph through the sky. They thought why not join up with these guys and see what would happen if they follow a skier down a slope in there Speed Wings!?

FWT Stop 1

2011-01-23T11:03:00.000-08:00

The first stop of the Freeride World Tour went off today and I will have to say I was shocked!! We showed up to Chamonix to find the snow as hard as a rock. The event organizers had been searching for better snow tho and found some on the Italian side of Mount Blonc. We went over to Courmayeur and scoped the venue that looked like a lot of fun, minus the snow conditions.

The event went off today and to all our suprise everyone found great snow and went off. In the whole time I have been competing I have never seen the caliber of talent as I saw today. People were absolutely going off. From winner Aurelian Ducroz all the way to Jeremie Heitz sending it an loosing his ski, was truely an amazing day for Extreme skiing

High Fives Non Profit. LOVE IT!!

2011-01-20T17:27:00.000-08:00

Speed Ski Teaser

2011-01-15T11:14:00.001-08:00

Monkey: JT Holmes

2011-01-03T17:01:00.000-08:00

Monkey: JT Holmes (A.K.A. Red Squirrel) from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

JT Holmes- A professional skier, B.A.S.E. Jumper with a heart of gold. A 13 year (an counting) ski career can only give a person a glimps at the heart that he has for these sports. Growing up in Squaw Valley California enjoying the snow and enjoying traveling the world. This guy rips and has a ton of fun doing so. All the way from Jumping buildings with his parachute or sending a cliff on his skis, he is truly born to be wild!

Wooo! Squaw Valley

2010-12-30T15:16:00.001-08:00

Today was an amazing day at Squaw Valley California. The snow was light, deep, and playful as ever. JT Holmes, Michelle Parker, Tom & Danny Day, Keokie, and myself got out early and played until we dropped. Here are some pictures from the morning along with a little vid (compliments of Squaw Valley's finest) Bomb Patrol.

FUN Jumpers: Title Goes Here

2010-12-20T13:11:00.000-08:00

Title Goes Here from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

Never Would Have Thought

2010-12-09T17:02:00.000-08:00

o far skiing has been an amazing journey for me. From Alaska all the way to Africa, skiing has taking me to places I could have only dreamed of long before. And not to mention the people I have become friends with in the process. All the way back to a youngster shredding with my close friends that I grew up with to maturing with Mikey Wilson to today skiing with my long time ski hero JT Holmes and even getting the chance to ski with the infamous Candide Thovex from time to time. Skiing is a special activity in many peoples lives that brings them the happiness that we all need weather it be travel to exotic areas, skiing the mountains in the backyard, or even the simplest day dream at work of the perfect place. So the only thing I ask is after you are done reading this, call up a friend, get your skis and go out an enjoy the sport for what is!

Calming Before the Storm

2010-11-23T16:29:00.000-08:00

Calming Before the Storm from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

With the weather forecasting for the biggest storm to hit Tahoe in November in six years, we decided we would get it out of our systems before ski season is on. We saddled up in Big Red to meet up with Mike Swanson, Andy Farrington, an Kasha Bell for a good old fashion skydive session. Was loads of fun and amazing

FUN Jumpers: Montage

2010-11-08T10:35:00.000-08:00

FUN Jumpers: Montage from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

After an amazing season of skiing we were looking to follow it up in the summer and to the sky we went. From the first skydive to the first B.A.S.E. Jump is something everyone should do. Even tho I was the only one doing the first, I had some of the most knowledgable people by my side to show me the way. With that under our belts now, who knows what the snow will bring!?

Fun Snowflake Facts

2010-11-02T22:15:00.000-07:00

GREATEST SNOWFALLS (Recorded in inches)

In 1 month (U.S.): 390" Tamarack, Calif. Jan. 1911
In 24 hours (N. America): 76" Silver Lake, Colo. April 14–15, 1921
In one storm (N. America): 189" Mt. Shasta Ski Bowl, Calif. Feb. 13–19, 1959
In one season (N. America): 1,140" Mount Baker, Wash. 1998–1999

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Topographic Laboratories.

1. All snowflakes have six sides.

2. The largest snowflakes ever recorded fell in the state of Montana in the United States of America. The snowflakes were 15 inches in diameter.

3. In Prince Edward Island, Canada, where the soil is red clay, snowflakes often look pink. Why? Because red dust from the soil is blown into the air and absorbed by the clouds.

4. Snowflakes aren't always white. Years ago, when coal was used in factories and homes, snow was often gray. Why? Because the coal dust entered the air and was absorbed by the clouds.

5. The snow capital of the United States is Stampede Pass in Washington State. Each year, the average snowfall is 430 inches.

6. The average snowflake falls at a speed of 3.1 miles per hour. (5 kilometers)

7. Snirt is dirty snow that flies off the dusty Canadian prairies.

8. People buy more cakes, cookies and candies than any other food when a blizzard is in the forecast.

9. A blizzard occurs when you can't see for 1/4 mile. The winds are always 35 miles an hour or more. The storm must last at least 3 hours to be classed as a blizzard. If any of these conditions are less, it is only a snowstorm.

10. Billions of snowflakes fall during one short snowstorm.

11. That snowflakes are made up of ice crystals.

facts from www.suite101.com

Tim Dutton- ESPN

2010-11-02T12:12:00.000-07:00

Read the rest at http://espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/news/story?id=5734021&as

FUN Jumpers: A new Story

2010-10-22T13:37:00.000-07:00

FUN Jumpers from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

The Process

2010-10-18T18:27:00.000-07:00

Tim Dutton Builds Irie Lib Tech Narrow Ass Snowboards from Lib Tech on Vimeo.

Chance to win a pair of RASTA POW NAS

2010-10-14T10:10:00.000-07:00

Tim Dutton Builds Irie Lib Tech Narrow Ass Snowboards
This entry was posted on Thursday, October 7th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Catgeories: Contests, Timy Dutton
Seattle, WA (October 7, 2010) – For the limited number of Rasta narrow ass snowboarders who ride pow, Lib Tech introduces a limited, early season run of the new Rasta Pow NAS with Magne-Traction. Tim Dutton, pro NASer and 2009 World Freeski Champion, himself handbuilt the collection at Lib Tech’s environmental snowboard factory near Canada in the USA.

“These irie narrow ass snowboards are for jammin through the putto putto (very soft) mon. Rispeck due to the reCurve and Magne-Traction. This RastaPow NAS makes I an I (me) skin teeth (smile),” says Dutton. “No dibby dibby (bad quality) here mon. Just show me your poppyshow (ridiculous) backflip and win a pair.”

Rasta Pow NAS with art by Ryan Davis arrive at your local NAS Dealer this week in 181cm and 191cm. Remember it’s buy one, get one free, in case the rider should choose to wear a narrow ass snowboard on each foot.

reCurve dynamic early rise camber rocker combo technology gives life and pop underfoot and catch-free jibbing, float in powder and carving power on ice and hardpack at your tips and tails. Magne-Traction serrated edges provide unbelievable ice edge hold and grip.

RASTA POW NAS BACKFLIP VIDEO CONTEST INFO:
Submit your best backflip video clip to the NAS Facebook page for your chance to win a pair of Rasta Pow NAS. Backflips videos will be judged by Tim Dutton and the NAS Crew. Deadline is March 1st, 2011.

http://www.lib-tech.com/2010/10/07/tim-dutton-builds-irie-lib-tech-narrow-ass-snowboards/

SoulFlyers

2010-10-14T10:07:00.000-07:00

SoulFlyers is a team of elite BASE jumpers that absolutely kill it. From wingsuit flying to their new style of FreeFly Basing they are at the head of the sport today. Check out their new edit and watch with open eyes.

Freeride World Tour 2011 Teaser

2010-10-14T09:54:00.000-07:00

It's back for it's 4th season coming, with more stops and gnarlier venues. The only thing that hasn't changed is the determination by all the athletes to come out #1.

The Bec de Ros

2010-10-09T12:04:00.000-07:00

This is the gnarliest competition Venue know to Freeriders today, the Bec de Ros in Verbier, Switzerland. It is home of the Freeride World Tour Finals and is never a disappointment to the riders or the crowd. I'm not sure on how to do this, but here is a chance to put your head into the game. If you know how please copy this photo and draw a line down where you would shred it. It is always sweet to see how other people look at a venue. So please share it with us!

The start is at the very top of the mountain and the finish is in the bottom right corner of the photo. Make it happen!

Loads of FUN!

2010-09-26T21:37:00.001-07:00

Loads of FUN! from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

Ash Goes Skydiving

2010-09-21T15:08:00.001-07:00

Skydiving w/ Ash from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

B.A.S.E. Teaser

2010-09-13T17:12:00.000-07:00

B.A.S.E. Teaser from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

The Time Has Come- Good or Bad?

2010-09-01T10:49:00.000-07:00

Heli-Skiing Operation to Open in Lake Tahoe
Long absent from the Sierra Nevadas, heli-skiing returns to Lake Tahoe after a nearly forty-year absence. We spoke to the owner of the newly opened Pacific Crest Heli-Guides about filling the void.
By Todd Bove

The heli-deprived residents of Lake Tahoe can finally rejoice…and start saving. Pacific Crest Heli-Guides in partnership with HeliTahoe have announced plans to operate a full-fledged heli-skiing operation accessing over 100,000 skiable acres along the spine of the Pacific Crest beginning December 15. Outside of a few unsuccessful heli-skiing enterprises in the early 1970's, much of Tahoe’s potential heli-accessed terrain has remained untouched for almost four decades. We caught up with owner/operator Dave “Happy” Rintala to discuss the future of Lake Tahoe skiing.

How did the idea to open a Tahoe-based heli-skiing operation come about?
The Tahoe area offers many things to skiers, including great terrain with stable and deep snow, which allows for steeper runs than many other ski locations. The striking beauty of the area is inspirational, and the multiple ski resorts in the area and quality lodging associated with these resorts makes it a comfortable place to vacation. The only component of the best ski destination that has been missing is backcountry helicopter skiing.

Why has Tahoe been overlooked for so many years as a heli-skiing destination?
It is not that Tahoe has been overlooked as a ski destination over the years, it’s that there is an incredible amount of protected lands in the form of wilderness areas and National Parks, which are not accessible to helicopter skiing. This has limited the ability of those motivated to offer helicopter skiing over the years.

You will be operating on 100,000 acres. Tahoe's 14 skiable resorts have a combined acreage less than 25,000 acres. Where will you be taking guests?
Our terrain is mostly northwest of Truckee along the Pacific Crest on a checkerboard of private land holdings that stretch all the way north to the Sierra Buttes. We have great steeps, tree runs, open bowls and slopes, and south facing corn runs to provide terrain for every skier and snow conditions.

What were the biggest obstacles you faced trying to bring heli-skiing back to Tahoe for the first time since the 70's?
Acquiring appropriate terrain to operate a heli-ski operation has been the biggest challenge. Over the years, we‘ve acquired landing zones and terrain options bit by bit. Now, we have a network of lands available which allow us to operate in an efficient manner in great and varied terrain.

So I understand you also offer cat skiing. How will this combat “no-fly” days?
Our snowcat operation is known to offer the some of the best expert terrain in North America. Our helicopter clients will have the opportunity to secure—at no additional cost—a seat in our snowcat in the event of “no-fly” weather, so they are assured a powder filled day. Our snowcat location, just minutes away from the heli operations base, makes it possible to switch from snowcat to heli if the day clears early.

So who is going to take the first runs? Have you done any recon yet?
Last season we spent a few exciting days flying our terrain, and as soon as the snow falls we’ll be out there learning our flight patterns, but those who book early in the season will be the true pioneers. Much of our terrain is remote enough that it is very unlikely that it has ever been skied, so in addition to first descents, we look forward to naming the runs. We are offering a few opening day seats to be given away at the Snowbomb ski show in the bay area. These winners, along with others who book throughout the holiday period are going to have a truly unique experience as we explore this new ski terrain together.

For more information check out: http://www.pacificcrestheliguides.com/

http://www.skinet.com/skiing/backcountry/destinations/2010/08/heli-skiing-operation-to-open-in-lake-tahoe?sms_ss=facebook

First Double BackFlip in a Wheel Chair!

2010-08-29T10:11:00.000-07:00

Shows the determination to never give up!

Lib Techs 2010 Line Is Out

2010-08-28T12:22:00.000-07:00

Lib Tech NAS new line is out. Check out the sick new Graphics and Boards designed near Canada in the US by Mervin Manufacturing.

Ones to look for:

POW NAS- http://www.lib-tech.com/nas/pow/

Magic Horsepower- http://www.lib-tech.com/nas/magic-horsepower/

Voila- http://www.lib-tech.com/nas/voila/

Or check out the home page an make your own decision- http://www.lib-tech.com/nas/

2011 Lib Tech NAS Line Tutorial

2010-08-24T12:46:00.001-07:00

Adventure of Tim & Clyde- Making Progress!

2010-08-23T22:21:00.000-07:00

Adventures of Tim & Clyde from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

The Story

2010-08-19T16:29:00.000-07:00

Here it is! The answer to all the questions!

If This Is Real... I still Can't Believe It!

2010-08-17T10:09:00.000-07:00

The Ultimate Slip-N-Slide - Watch more Funny Videos

Ski Duck- Year 1 Edit

2010-08-13T09:53:00.000-07:00

Ski Duck as ben around for a whole year now helping kids find love in a sport that means so much to all of us. Check out their edit from their first season.

Squaw Sunset

2010-08-11T10:48:00.001-07:00

I went on a hike up to 5 Lakes a couple of days ago. It wasn't to warm, but non the less it was awesome to get up on KT-22 and drop back into the wonderland. On the way down the thunder started to come along with some rain. My friend an I were trying to hurry down, but I'm glad we didn't. The rain stopped and the sky turned into what looked like some type of Hollywood set. I manage to get some pictures with my camera and just wanted to share them. Turned out to be a pretty sweet sunset after all.

Moto X Speed & Style Summer X 16

2010-08-02T23:18:00.001-07:00

Moto X Speed & Style from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

MSP Teaser- The Way I See It

2010-07-21T14:09:00.000-07:00

Adventure of Tim & Clyde

2010-07-15T15:30:00.000-07:00

Adventures of Tim & Clyde from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

Standards Film 2010-2011 Teaser

2010-07-09T13:41:00.000-07:00

Tanner Hall

2010-07-07T16:42:00.000-07:00

Thats right everyone! He's back!!!!

Like A Lion - TRAILER from Inspired Media Concepts on Vimeo.

Freefly B.A.S.E. Jumping

2010-07-07T16:22:00.000-07:00

These guys are the most amazing Freefly B.A.S.E. Jumpers in the world. Check this out!

Adventure of Tim and Clyde

2010-06-26T10:58:00.000-07:00

Adventures of Tim & Clyde from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

Skydiving 1

2010-05-26T13:03:00.001-07:00

Skydiving 1 from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

Summer Fun!!

2010-05-20T12:36:00.001-07:00

Randy Meets Napoleon Dynamite

2010-05-01T22:35:00.000-07:00

Oh man this is funny! Randy did this dance after the move Napoleon Dynamite came out at the Talent Show at NOrth Tahoe High School. Check it out for a good laugh!

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Find more videos like this on Randy Davis Tribute

BackFlip Contest

2010-04-27T14:28:00.000-07:00

Timy BackFlips on Facebook is having a BackFlip contest for a Black Upton Sessions Jacket. Become a Fan and post your BackFlip Clip for a chance to win this sweet jacket!

They Make Me a Litttle Horney!

2010-04-25T22:25:00.000-07:00

BackFlips from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

Mamasake Eating Contest for FRO

2010-04-24T20:44:00.000-07:00

This is the annual Mamasake Eating contest. It starts with the spicy tuna handroll speed division that Ryan Mooya has dominated for years. And never the less took home #1 again. The second division is the speed wasabi division, which is just not that good of an idea. The man that goes by the mysterious name "Number 9" took home #1 only because he was the only one that could hold it down after the 3rd round. I would say good job, but that seems a little off for this situation.

WARNING: If you don't like puke, you probably should not watch this. And sorry for the shaky camera work, but I couldn't stop laughing

Mamasaki Eating Contest, GO FRO! from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

Roldal Freeride Challenge in Norway

2010-04-21T13:03:00.000-07:00

RFC 2010 from Fri Flyt TV on Vimeo.

Yep!? Not laughing at him, just with him

2010-04-18T23:19:00.000-07:00

High Fives- Trains

2010-04-10T22:41:00.000-07:00

Today was the infamous Trains Event put on by the High Fives Foundation. Its an awesome event with tons of local talent to rase money for injured kids in skiing. What a better way to raise money for skiers, by skiers. Thanks Roy

High Fives- Trains from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

Verbier X-Tremes

2010-04-09T18:11:00.000-07:00

Everest Trip

2010-04-07T14:09:00.000-07:00

About a month ago Mikey Wilson asked me if I would be interested in going on a trip with him to film a segment for his project. With no real details I nodded my head and told him I was in.

I got home from Morocco just in time to do the Tram Face event here at Squaw. Wilson came to the HQ and told me that we would be leaving 2 days after the event and would be gone till the beginning of April. The problem didn't come till I got 6th Place in the Squaw event and qualified for the Verbier X-Tremes. Wilson then told me what the new plan was. We would leave on the 6th of March to Mt. Everest then I would be there for 10 days and would fly straight to the Verbier X-Tremes. The month that didn't seem that hectic, just got really intense.

The Days past and I rested in my bed waiting to pack everything up. With the excitement of a 4 year old on Christmas I couldn't wait to see the mountain that I have dreamed about for so many years. It wasn't until Wilson called and told me that the trip was a no go and would have to be post pond that I was bummed. Although I wasn't going to get to see Everest I now had sometime in-between events and some time to film at home. I took every opportunity I could to fill the time that wasn't suppose to be empty, but in my dreams at night Everest haunted me.

My Tahoe time was over and I packed up with JT to head to Verbier. It wasn't until I was standing at the bottom of the Bec de Ross, I realized that this other dream had come true, and I new I had to let go of Everest in order to get the full experience of this one. With an emotion coaster ride and the scariest line I have skied, thus far in my life, I sat on the plain headed home.

After a couple of days hiding in the HQ the adrenaline from the Bec started to wear off and the flashes of Everest started to pop back in my head. I wasn't trying to talk about the flashes, I more or less kept them in my own head as a dream.

Wilson got back into town a couple days after I did and called me to go get some food in the Village. We met at one of the new bars and before I could sit down he looked at me and asked me if I was finally ready to go to Everest. I had an overwhelming feeling of excitement and fear as I sat down. I tried to keep my cool and hide the fear that was boiling up as I asked him if he was ready to do some stunts. We had some burgers then headed off to our beds. I don't know what he was thinking, but my head was back where it was after the Tram Face event.

The new date is set for April 11th where Mike Wilson, Byren Wells, Rory Bushfield, and myself will embark on a Freeriders dream. The objective is to build jumps over the biggest crevasses we can find and to ski lines that no man has ever skied before. As of now, in my dreams, it is a trip of a life time.

GPMartinPhotography

2010-04-06T12:09:00.000-07:00

Greg took these pictures when we were shredding down south this summer with the rest of the UnofficialSquaw/UnofficialAndies crew. We will be back in Argentinia this summer shredding it up.

Candide Kamera

2010-04-01T11:51:00.000-07:00

Candide released Candide Kamera 2. Check it out.

Candide Kamera 2

Run From Verbier X-Tremes 8th Place

2010-03-29T17:32:00.000-07:00

Tim Dutton Verbier FWT Run from Lib Tech on Vimeo.

Verbier X-Tremes

2010-03-22T04:30:00.000-07:00

There was a window on the 20th for the Verbier X-Tremes to get off. The Women Ski and Snowboard finished with great sun and awesome snow. When the time came for the Men to go though, the weather started to change. After having all Men Skiers except 5 and all Men Snowboarders except 2 the weather was o much and the event got cancelled for the rest of the day.

So as of now its on for tomorrow at 10am Swiss Time. Everyone will get a second chance at their runs except for the 7 that were left of top, it will be their first runs. Should be another exciting show, stay tuned!!

Squaw Valley Comp Run

2010-03-02T08:53:00.001-08:00

Squaw Comp Run from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

Plake Show, Kinda?

2010-02-27T12:19:00.000-08:00

Tahoe TV

2010-02-24T21:25:00.000-08:00

Adventure of Tim and Clyide

2010-02-19T17:17:00.000-08:00

Archive 6 Morocco, Africa from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

Coming to Home!

2010-02-10T10:50:00.000-08:00

FWT Highlights From UnofficialSquaw

2010-02-06T01:49:00.001-08:00

World Freeride Tour highlights from UnofficialSquaw on Vimeo.

Russian Adventure de Chamonix Comp Run

2010-02-04T14:07:00.001-08:00

Comp Run Russian Adventure de Chamonix from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

Skinet Talk

2010-02-04T13:59:00.000-08:00

Mike Wilson and Tim Dutton's Plans for 2010
[ December 31, 2009 - 1:30pm ]

Mike Wilson goes head over heels at Las Lenas, Argentina. Learn tips from Mike on how to throw a backflip here.

TO TELL US YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION AND ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A FOUR-DAY TRIP FOR TWO TO JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING (INCLUDING AIRFARE, LODGING, AND LIFT TICKETS), CLICK HERE!

Will Wissman
Pro skier Tim Dutton is pressuring fellow pro Mike Wilson to throw a switch backflip off a 15-foot cliff near Squaw Valley’s Granite Peak chairlift on a day just after Christmas last week. I’m standing on top of the cliff waiting to see what happens. Pro skier Jackie Passo is watching from below. The landing is filled with week-old compressed powder, and Wilson seems nervous about the take off.

“You always get me to do stuff like this!” Wilson yells from the top of the cliff, where he’s scouting the jump.

“Come on,” Dutton hollers back from the bottom. “Do it already!”

And then without further hesitation, Wilson pushes off, turns around, skis off the lip backwards, and throws a massive backflip. He doesn’t quite complete the rotation and botches the landing, but it’s spectacular regardless. This is just another day at Squaw Valley for the three locals rippers. I spoke to Dutton and Wilson on the chairlift about their plans for the new year.

Last winter, Dutton, at the age of 22, entered his first big-mountain comp—the Freeskiing World Tour at Kirkwood—and won. He used his $5,000 winnings from there and traveled to Alyeska to compete in the Freeskiing World Tour Championships, and much to everyone’s surprise, he won there too. Another interesting fact about Tim: His aunt, Deborah Dutton, was one of the ski bunnies in Hot Dog...the Movie. This winter, Dutton will be competing on the Freeride World Tour, with stops in Chamonix, Russia, Verbier, and Squaw Valley. “I’ll be traveling a ton,” he says.

Mike Wilson, who invented the Wilsonflip, a series of off-axis maneuvers involving a double flip and a spin and a half in each flip, will be spending 2010 traveling everywhere from Hawaii to Asia to South America to shoot footage for a new television pilot, shot with Poor Boyz Productions and UnofficialSquaw.com potentially for the Discovery Channel, on action sports adventures, including BASE-jumping, skiing, and more.

At the end of the day, I decided on my new year's resolution: Studying Mike Wilson's tips on how to throw a backflip and next time I'm following those guys around, I'll try to do one myself. —Megan Michelson

Comp. Run Chamonix Mount Blanc

2010-02-02T09:26:00.000-08:00

Chamonix Comp Run from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

Plake Show in Chamonix for FWT

2010-01-30T01:13:00.001-08:00

Adventures of Tim & Clyide

2010-01-27T23:21:00.000-08:00

Archive 5 Chamonix from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

Archive 4 Sochi II

2010-01-21T10:49:00.001-08:00

Archive 4 Sochi II from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

Lib Tech Interview

2010-01-21T01:01:00.000-08:00

Timy Dutton Lib Tec Interview 2010 from UnofficialSquaw on Vimeo.

Freeride World Tour Interview

2010-01-15T09:11:00.000-08:00

Archive 3 Sochi

2010-01-12T20:22:00.000-08:00

UnofficialSquaw Archive 3 Sochi from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

Journey to Sochi

2010-01-12T05:59:00.000-08:00

Today was our last push for the next two weeks on the airplanes. Are plan was to wake up at 4 am to get in our Taxi to the airport, but that had changed from the night before when we decided to show St. petersburg what a real U.S. shit show was all about. Because of our lack of intelligence on that night we completely set our clocks wrong and failed at the mission of tackling the jet lag. So we never got up at 4 am instead we woke up at 9pm the night before and walked around the city till the taxi came. The time change is 11 hours so its a super difficult one to get use to. Anyways the taxi came and it brought us to the international airport where the shit show continued. Once are taxi driver realized that Sochi is in Russia, too, just like St.petersburg, we quickly packed the cab back up and rushed to the domestic airport where our flight really was.

After dealing with the security and getting all our stuff together we enjoyed the sights of this run down old airport and all of its surprising features and interesting architecture, we then board our first leg of our journey.
We had a two hour lay over in Moscow which to our surprise was very pleasant. After eating some food Tim Konrad (God) starting feeling a little sick as I did. His, probably from the runny eggs, and me from to much snus/lack of sleep combo. After fighting the stomach cramps and the pail lips we made it onto our last leg which went by with the back of my eye lids being the only thing I saw.

We arrived at the Sochi airport two hours later with all our bags and most surprising, all our stuff still in them. We argued between two taxi drivers on who was going to score the joy of being able to drive us up to the Krasanay Polyana. (i.e. get paid) Finally they came to an agreement and we were on our way. The drive was spectacular. everything seemed as if it were under construction getting ready for the 2014 Olympics mayhem. We are all really stocked to have the opportunity to see this place before it is totally modernized. The taxi came to a stop at our new home for the next couple of weeks. A little apartment for each of us on a beautiful hill side looking up at the snowy mountains of South/East Russia. We all disappeared into our hobbit holes exhausted and in silence. I sat down in a chair that directed my attention out at the scenery of my new window. With out any warning I broke the silence of my room with laugher thinking about how 4 years ago I would have killed to be sitting in this seat I am right now.

St. Petersburg, Russia

2010-01-09T23:29:00.000-08:00

Thursday afternoon Tim Konrad (God), Jeff Wright (Filmer), JT Holmes (JT Holmes), and myself began our journey to the Freeride World Tour. The first stop of the Tour is in Sochi, Russia which has brought us to St. Petersburg. After almost loosing Jeff, due to ski boot misplacements, and about 26 hours of traveling we arrived.
It was a relief to see that customs in Russia does not exist especially after the stress we have all put ourselves through the past couple of weeks. Between Tim and Jeff stressing over the film equipment, me stressing about getting my two months ration of suns through, and JT stessing about……. nothing actually, we all couldn't help but to jumped for joy as we rounded the corner in the airport to see nothing except two sliding glass doors that lead straight to Russian soil.
After nursing our jet lag the first night we awoke to a standard St. Petersburg day, cloudy with a chance of snow and 10 F. Coming to this from Squaw Valley was a shocker to all of us. We put our nickers on though and headed out that morning to check out the Hermitage Mussium. This was by far one of the most spectacular collections of art and antiques I have seen, not saying much but it was pretty awesome. We spent a good couple of hours in there with only the first little bit checking out the art and the rest trying to navagait our way back through what was almost like a labyrinth style of architecture to the outside. Once outside we enjoyed wonderful Russian Hot Dogs then trekked back to the strip to meet up with one of JT's many fans.

We sat munched some food and sipped coffee upstairs in this enormous book store while JT's fan gave us a layout on the night life of St. Petersburg. We took some pictures of this church on our way back to the hotel to nap before giving the city hell.
We woke up from our nap around 9 pm (8 am PST) and decided that we would give Russian sushi a try on our way to the club. The sushi turned out to be fanomanoul, to my surprise with very nice surroundings. We finished up eating then be lighted it for the club. We found what seemed like a nice quite corner at first until the Fooz-Ball table next to us got out of control. I don't know what it is ether with everyone listening to soft 80's U.S. Rock in clubs around the world. I'm not sure if people remember the intro song to the show "Friends," but when that came on the whole club went A-Wall. At this point I decided that I would try my luck with the taxi services and find my way back to the hotel before this turned into one of those South American raggers and I start getting sweetie palms. I found a nice looking Russian girl who kindly agreed to share a cab with me so that the taxi didn't drop me off on the other side of town, take my money, and drive away.
To my surprise , even with the Russian Girl, I made it back to the hotel way easier than I thought. I'm not sure on why the stereotype of Russians is mean because everyone here is super nice. I paid the nice gentle man, thanked the young lady and headed for the door. I brushed my teeth and dove into my sleeping bag thinking about how rad it's going to be when I get to do my first backflip in Russia.

Archive #1

2010-01-02T23:02:00.000-08:00

Archives 1 from Tim Dutton on Vimeo.

Daily UnofficialSquaw Movie Dec. 22

2009-12-29T20:17:00.000-08:00

Unofficial Daily - December 22, 2009 from UnofficialSquaw on Vimeo.

Juneau, AK Edit

2009-12-25T09:01:00.000-08:00

Alaska In December. from UnofficialSquaw on Vimeo.

C2 Squaw Valley with Miles

2009-12-21T14:55:00.000-08:00

Timmy Dutton skiing CII from UnofficialSquaw on Vimeo.

UnofficialSquaw Launch Party

2009-12-20T00:27:00.000-08:00

"Adult Content! Hide your children!"

Relaunch Party, 12/12/09 from UnofficialSquaw on Vimeo.

KT-22 Time Laps by Jeff Write

2009-12-13T17:53:00.000-08:00

Time Lapse of Kt-22, Squaw Valley from UnofficialSquaw on Vimeo.

Jeff is an amazing filmer with UnofficialSquaw. He shot this time laps a couple days ago of the infamous KT-22

FWT Pack

2009-12-11T15:51:00.000-08:00

The Freeride World Tour came out with a backpack from Snowplus that is equipped with an airbag designed specifically for the Tour. Take a look.

Also, www.freerideworldtour.com has new athlete profiles and some ski porn for this coming season. The site is a great information center and has all kinds of fun stuff to look at.

Juneau, AK with Points North an UnofficialSquaw

2009-12-09T22:13:00.000-08:00

On Thursday Tim Konrad(God) came to my room and asked me an electrifying voice if I could have my bags packed by tomorrow morning cause we are going to Juneau, AK to do some heli skiing. I tried to stay as calm as possible with a simple yes response, but shortly after I started to freak out and was totally beside myself. Juneau is my second favorite place in the world, behind Squaw, and I couldn't wait to get there and shred with the UnofficialSquaw Blasters. I was so excited thinking about getting there that I didn't even bother trying to go to sleep that night.

Our plain left early in the morning Friday and the travels all went smooth. We arrived in Juneau around 3pm to find that the sun was already starting to set. We quickly checked into the Travelodge then Kevin Quinn & Jason Mack (Points North Heli) took us over to the NorthStar Heli operations to meet the pilots and check out their hanger. Jay and Mike were are marvelous pilots that were totally down to earth and extremely good at their profession. After getting acquainted with them we met a man that goes by the name Spoon who is the mechanic for all of NorthStar's helis and travels up to Cordova to keep them in shape during the winter with Kevin & J Mack. Spoon explained to us how the A-Star B2 flew and showed us one of the engines that is being rebuilt. It was amazing to see the little engine that gives power to the greatest chair lifts ever. We headed back to the hotel shortly after the show so we could get some rest for day one in Alaska.

We woke up at 7:45 and headed over to the hanger. We had a little bit of time to get ready and wait for the sun to come up. Once we got the OK we loaded up and took off into the mountains. It was some of ours first time in Alaska and some of ours first time skiing this year. So day one was going to be a fun easy day of skiing, Quinner and J Mack made sure of that, not to say that the UnofficialSquaw Blasters didn't help . Quinner and J Mack worked together to find good safe snow to let us rip. We got in some really good runs the first day right outside of the airport in Juneau. The sun set came way to soon and we had to head back earlier than everyone wanted, but it was a super good fun day full of pow skiing.

Day two we set out to a zone that we scoped on the way home the day before. Just as Quinner and J Mack said, it was a super sick zone. The top was mellow and then it turned into a couple steep shoots with a sick win lip at the bottom. We spent the first part of the day getting some shots then at the end we got in some incredible free runs. At the end of the day we posted up on an apposing ridge from a face that we were going to shoot in the morning. The only time the face got sun was right as the sun came up, so we had to know our lines and be ready to go first thing in the morning.

At 8:45 we were ready to get the third day off. There was a little bit of a cloud layer that we weren't sure about, but we headed out to the zone to wait and see what happened. The clouds were slowly moving out of the way of the sun, so to give it some time we took a couple more free runs on the face from the day before. After a couple stunning free runs the cloud cleared the sun and it was game on. Ralph and Arne Backstrom had the the first line of the day. It was a sick face off the top then into one of the shoots that they both skied tandem. Ralph was in front of Arne nuking down the face in between the top line an the shoot. At first I thought they had changed their line last second, but that was not the case. Ralph had mistaken one of the rollers as the begging of the shoot. Without killing any speed Ralph punched it off about a 50'+ cliff into the bottom of the Shoot. My first thought was that Arne was going to punch it straight on to Ralph, but Arne stopped knowing that his brother just sent it into the obis. Ralph had gotten lost in his line a went off something most people would never even look at. To all our surprise Ralph stood up and gave a wave that he was alright. With the heli in the air and money burning up Mattias, Johnny, and I all dropped our lines as quick as possible. Once at the bottom we checked on Ralph and he was fine. His backpack, snowboard, and jacket got banged up and he didn't even have a scrape. It was something that happens in Alaska often and we couldn't have been more happy to see it turn out the way it did. With those lines in our pockets we headed to the other zone that was just starting to get some light.

We got to the second zone of the day and decided to get some free runs in to loosen our nerves from what we had all just witnessed. Once again Quinner and J Mack found the goods and we all couldn't help from screaming as we headed down the fresh pow. Our nerves settled down just in time for some clouds to come ruin the light. We sat and discussed our options and hoped for the best. After scoping two different peaks with the binoculars we decided that if the light was going to go it would only be a short window. With that in mind we headed up to the top of the peak to wait up there. To our luck we only waited for a little bit and the orange Alaskan light came through. We all dropped one by one into the face with a filmer above in the heli. As we all worked our way to the safe zone on the ridge below everyone was speechless and we shared a untainted moment of silence paying our respect to the enormous mountain in front of us. By then it was time to head back to the hanger before the sun went down. We flew past the peak that we were going to ski second and took a photo in our minds for when we make it back for a showdown.

Everyone celebrated a good trip that night in downtown Juneau with some drinks and good food. Our flight left the next morning exceptionally early. It was light enough outside to see the mountains as we flew towards Seattle. The Blasters said their good buys to the gigantic peaks and that we can't wait to see you again. In the Seattle airport we checked the weather to see what was going on back in Squaw. It had snowed a couple feet and at that moment we all started jonsing to get back and shred the mountain that made us the skiers we are today.

The Reasons Why Skiing is Like Sex

2009-12-05T21:22:00.000-08:00

1. You're always willing to fight through the soreness and give it another go.
2. The beer and shower afterward are almost as good as the thing itself.
4. You fantasize about it more than you actually do it.
5. You can never get enough, yet you feel a vague sense of satiation when you're done.
6. You'll tell any kind of lie just to be able to do it one time.
7. There's a lot of fancy gear available, but it's fun even without it.
8. You can't do it as much as you used to.
9. You can do it alone, but it's much more fun in a group.
10. You're not nearly as good at it as you think.
11. It's the only thing you really use the Internet for.
12. Size does matter
13. The deeper the better

Add your reasons.

Juneau, Alaska Day 1

2009-12-05T20:06:00.000-08:00

Today we loaded up in the helis and set out to shred some POW. It was about a 10-15 minuet flight out to the first zone we skied. The snow was stable/good and light. We took a couple runs there then bumped over to another zone that was a little bit more technical and had some bigger airs.
Once we had our fun there we took off to get are legs completely worked for the day. We landed in a saddle that had a 3,000' cliff on one side and a slope that varied 30-40 degrees or so. We made our way down in sections, making some of the best turns we ever have in Alaska, while our legs burned deep.

Our six hours of daylight was coming to an end at this point, so we slapped some high fives and geeked out for a bit then jumped back in the helis to film one another from them on the way home with the amazing Alaska views.

UnofficialSquaw in AK

2009-12-04T23:28:00.000-08:00

Today we (UnofficialSquaw) made it up to Juneau, AK with the Points North Heli guys (Kevin Quinne an J Mack) to do some heliskiing.

We arrived around 1pm Juneau time, checked into our hotel and quickly went over to meet the pilots of the Northstar Heli Company, which is whom we will be flying with for the next three days. After getting a miniature briefing and talking to "The Spoon" about the A Stars engine we went downtown to get some food at The Hanger and ran into some from friends.

We met up with the Bausler's who I met last season out here at guide school and the infamous Ashley an Heather Call. Along with those Johnny B, an Alaska Heliskiing guide, was there. He had flown today and said the conditions are in favor of the riders right now and that it's prime time snow. With that in mind we paid our bill and headed back to the hotel to get ready for some face shots in the morning.

Silly Animals

2009-12-02T16:06:00.000-08:00

Antarctica Wildlife from Timothy Konrad on Vimeo.

This clip is from when the UnofficialSquaw boys were killing it down in Antarctica. Thought the animals down there were pretty funny.

JT Holmes Freeride World Tour Interview 2010

2009-12-02T15:29:00.000-08:00

UnofficialSquaw.com Site Launch Party

2009-12-02T11:44:00.000-08:00

The doors open on December 12th, 8pm at OVI for the UnofficialSquaw.com Party. The party is a celebration of the new site being launched and is going to be a wild one. Come out and meet the Blaster team riders, too! It cost just $1 with all proceeds donated to the High Fives non-profit. A sick Rock Band and DJ Matt O'Connley will be jamming out all night. Hope to see you all there!!

Just Around the Corner

2009-12-02T11:10:00.000-08:00

PHOTOGRAPHER: D. CARLIER

”The Best Riders on the Best Mountains in the Ultimate Freeride Competition”  

In 2010, the Freeride World Tour (FWT) will in its third year continue to align with iconic mountain resorts around the world, feature the world’s top riders and partner with two of the world’s most recognised brands.  

The main tour will have stops in:
 • Sochi (Russia) - host of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games
 • Squaw Valley (USA) - host of the 1960 Winter Olympic Games
 • Chamonix (France) – host of the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924 and home of the world famous Mont Blanc 
• Verbier (Switzerland) - home of the now legendary Bec des Rosses  

In addition, there will be no less than 17 Freeride World Qualifier (FWQ) events taking place around the world – in Europe, North America and Oceania. The growth in the number of FWQ events has been rapid and this will continue as resorts look to capitalise upon the explosion of interest in freeriding, and the next generation of freeriders seek the opportunity to compete with the current elite.  

Big name European riders such as Xavier de le Rue, Henrik Windstedt and Aurélien Ducroz will once again be at the fore. Snapping at their heels will be Americans Cody Townsend and exciting newcomer Tim Dutton. On the female side FWT welcomes US Olympic Gold medalist Julia Mancuso.

  The 2010 tour will continue to gain the support of founding sponsor Nissan whose unwavering commitment to the sport now encompasses FWT, FWQ, a stable of riders and Freeride Spirit – the new weekly TV magazine featured on Eurosport. Swatch is also strongly committed to the tour, as are major ski industry players Scott, Snowpulse, DaKine and Dynastar.

  Three Winter Olympic Games resorts plus the mythical Bec des Rosses in Verbier, untracked powder, heart-stopping cliff jumps, bone-shaking stomps and world-class brands – the 2010 edition of the Freeride World Tour really will be a case of ”the best riders on the best mountains in the ultimate freeride competition.” 

www.freerideworldtour.com

A Little Piece of Heaven

2009-11-20T00:24:00.000-08:00

Many of you know this as some type of European chewing tobacco. The proper word for this amazing ground up plant concoction is "Snus", and snus makes my world go round. The second best thing in this world to me, besides powder skiing, would have to be enjoying a nice fresh snus. So you are probably asking yourself what exactly is snus, and below I have found a almost perfect explanation to share with you all from www.thenortherner.com

First of all, we want to emphasize the spelling, it's spelled snus, not snooze, snoose, snusse, snuss or anything else for that matter. In the USA it's often refereed to as moist snuff. Many also wrongly confuse it with dip tobacco or even chewing tobacco, which are similar but not identical products.

Swedish snus is a moist to semi-moist, oral tobacco product that is used behind the upper lip. There are two formats for Swedish snus, loose and portion packed. Both formats are available in different flavor varieties. Swedish snus is made from selected tobaccos, water, salt and flavorings, following recipes dating back to the 19th century. Swedish snus is pasteurized in a proprietary heat treatment process that meets the Swedish food standards.

With Swedish snus there’s no chewing or spitting. Only pure tobacco enjoyment.
So with that said, if you are a chewer I think you owe it to yourself to try some of this goodness in your mouth. And one more thing take, the time to go on the internet and get your own, cause no one likes a moocher! :)

Posters

2009-11-16T16:10:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Hank DeVre and Kyle for getting these posters put together for me. Hanks Got mad skills with the film and Kyle could make a cow paddy look like a healthy meal on the computer with his skills. Thanks guys. Good working

Snow Coming?

2009-11-12T01:50:00.000-08:00

With winter slowly moving in to the Sierras, Squaw Valley is trying it's hardest to get prepared. The past couple days have been a tease for everyone in the Valley with KT, The Funitel, an Tram all making their laps around the bull wheel. To top off the spectacular scene of chairs going round, Squaw has started to make snow down below on Exhibition an Red Dog giving it the look that winter is near. Now with the high clouds moving in an out for the past couple of days one can only hope that snow is on its way.