Fri
20
Jan '12
Tue
10
Jan '12
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PRESS RELEASE
OUTSIDE Magazine hosts an exclusive online screening and Q&A of “SOLITAIRE” with skiers Kim Havell and Stephan Drake & filmmaker Nick Waggoner
SCREENING: Thursday, January 12th, 2012 6-9pm MST
Q&A with Nick, Stephen & Kim: 7-9pm MST
- DETAILS
On Thursday, January 12th from 6-9pm MST Outside Online will be featuring in its entirety Solitaire, Sweetgrass Production’s award-winning backcountry ski film. After the showing join an online chat with filmmaker Nick Waggoner and athletes Stephan Drake and Kim Havell.
Grab a snack and click through to Outside Magazine Thursday Night.
- FILM SYNOPSIS
Nick Waggoner and Zac Ramras spent the better part of two years on foot, horseback, and ski-skins traveling between some of South America’s most desolate mountains. The end product of their effort, Solitaire, is among the most stunning ski films ever shot. The film features 31 different skiers and snowboarders, two of whom, Arne Backstrom and Kip Garre, passed away during production. Solitaire has been selected for the Banff and Telluride Mountainfilm festivals, and won the IF3 festival award for best cineomatography. 55 Minutes
Wed
4
Jan '12
Made it up to Jackson for New Years. It was a relief and pure joy to get in the first real powder turns of the season with some great friends..new and old..on-piste and off.
Third in Powder line with new Jackson pal, Pat “Tweece” McDermott. Yahoo!
Also, just started up a new Facebook page in an effort to separate out to a specific place where I can post trip photos, stories, and travel tidbits, rather than loading up on my personal page. Below is the link:
Kim Havell: havell travels – Facebook page
And, the latest & greatest Salomon Freeski TV episode. The powder hunt via Train.. Euro Super Style.
Mon
19
Dec '11
Since returning from Antarctica, I had a few days in SLC before heading back out the door. First stop was Ogden, UT for the Salomon Sales Meetings, then onto Whistler, British Columbia with our International Team, and then wrapping up in Jackson, WY for more ski testing and marketing meetings.
Our Mountain Collective is an incredible group and great things are being accomplished. It is daily inspiration to be in the midst of such great talent.. and really good people. It definitely makes you look at life with heightened appreciation and with increased motivation/ambition. My talks with teammate, and in many ways our team leader, Mike Douglas, always get me excited to reach my full potential as a person and as an athlete. The comradery in our group is special.
It’s been dry in the Wasatch since I got home a few of days ago but we’ve gotten in a couple of touring adventures up high that have proven photo worthy (see below). One ski tour up on Cardiff Ridge and the other a ski off the summit of Pfeifferhorn.
Also excited to announce the release of our new women’s Rocker ski which I am honored to have named “The Rockette”. It made it’s on snow North American debut at Snowbasin in early December. We’ll be visiting some local areas with product. Stay tuned to see if we will be in your hood.
A few shots from the escapades:
Thu
15
Dec '11
Just posted today:
a short athlete video for my sponsor OSPREY PACKS filmed over a couple of days last April in Telluride and Ophir, CO.. as well as Indian Creek, UT by climbing and adventure photographer James Q Martin.
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