tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41928470623151754202024-03-05T14:08:52.636-08:00Animal Farm DesignThe happenings of Animal Farm Design and friends.the poacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07163366706000246093noreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192847062315175420.post-27034575974847263502018-03-06T09:03:00.001-08:002018-03-06T11:43:43.617-08:00Winter is back... again!<br />
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This is my favorite drop in Rock Gardens. You creep out into the rock face that is skiers left of the main chute. Then you get this lined up. It’s about an 8-10’ drop into a mini chite that then dumps into the main chute. I was able to chomp off on it twice with no other tracks around. <br />
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Next on the list- Three Chutethe poacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07163366706000246093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192847062315175420.post-85427058412393058332013-02-02T21:36:00.000-08:002013-02-02T21:40:33.624-08:00Paul Nelson back again!Took a trip to Alpine Valley again with my buddy Paul who used to ride Bristol with us during the RIT days. 7 years away and he's still got it!!<br />
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shrimpemushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07538322210167380859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192847062315175420.post-90731595734184157532013-01-03T18:32:00.003-08:002013-01-03T18:34:20.713-08:00Read This Farmers!Dearest Farmers,<br />
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I don't know who still keeps up on this thing. I probably check it more than most since I am marooned in Chicago with icy rope-tow parks and very few boarding buddies. I just finished reading this NYT article <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2012/snow-fall/#/?part=tunnel-creek" target="_blank">Snow Fall (click here!)</a> about an avalanche in Stevens Pass that killed three people. Everyone in the group was better than and more experienced than we are. If you have an hour to spare I would highly recommend reading it, and if you don't have that long you can watch the mini-documentary that was made to accompany the article <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2012/snow-fall/video/" target="_blank">here (click!)</a>. I hope to be boarding with all of you well into our later years, and this article has made me promise myself that if I end up living somewhere with backcountry access in the future, then I will take steps to be more careful and educated.<br />
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<br />shrimpemushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07538322210167380859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192847062315175420.post-63050769199885522382012-12-20T14:50:00.000-08:002012-12-20T14:50:12.677-08:00Bone Zone the MovieGood memories here! Torrey got really good shots, and Lucey with the backy! I've still only ridden one day, the midwest sucks a big one (sorry midwest pride people).<br />
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shrimpemushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07538322210167380859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192847062315175420.post-65475257377447969072012-12-07T07:11:00.000-08:002012-12-07T07:11:30.762-08:00Pages Keep Turnin'.I've been swimming in fields of upstate New York for nearly a year now. Working on an apprenticeship with Sacred Seed Farm. It looks looks like this:
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Winter winds blew out the heat wave that graced my second to last day in the fields. Ole man winter stopped by the following day. As the seas are rolling thick these days, so will I. Bound for Mt. Baker, and as their snow report reads this morning,
"With 80 inches of snowfall in the past 7 days and over 160 inches of snow so far this winter, things are STACKING UP AT BAKER. Our snowbase of 99 inches is the DEEPEST FOR DECEMBER 6 since our World Record Year of 98-99. That means we currently have the deepest early December snowfall in 14 years"
Sounds like it could be a nice winter. Whaleumushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440925270906238397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192847062315175420.post-90304931917813075742012-12-03T19:26:00.001-08:002012-12-03T19:26:33.528-08:00FDOH Midwest: Alpine ValleyIt was 70 degrees and sunny today in Chicago, and the city seemed to smell like feet everywhere I went. Maybe it really is the end of the world in a few weeks. In any case, I made it out to Alpine Valley this past weekend before the warm weather hit (even though it was 55 on hill). Here is a picture and a few screengrabs of girlfriend filmed videos.
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shrimpemushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07538322210167380859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192847062315175420.post-13743406669644080502012-12-03T16:01:00.001-08:002012-12-03T16:01:48.377-08:00Animal Farm on eBayWas just surfing ebay and saw this board for sale. Good taste in stickers.
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Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07299970153163138361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192847062315175420.post-6080655098322498802012-11-18T17:17:00.006-08:002012-11-18T17:18:09.119-08:00Pow Day at the Rail Gardens<center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_eLAcESxXOU" width="560"></iframe><br />
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<br />shrimpemushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07538322210167380859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192847062315175420.post-72805541553258671062012-10-07T18:36:00.001-07:002012-10-07T18:36:18.432-07:00Dolphin People<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Cd6C1vIyQ3w" width="560"></iframe><br />
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For some reason I thought this was hilarious.Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07299970153163138361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192847062315175420.post-16948259269417649532012-09-29T14:27:00.005-07:002012-09-29T14:28:27.514-07:00So That's What Alta is About...Had this video forwarded to me and thought it was worth a watch.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/43617554">Battle Of The Brands: Capita</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/snowboardermag">Snowboarder Magazine</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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future. This talk ranges from the environmental
changes to the casual. For the sake of
fun, we’ll keep it somewhat casual here at Animal Farm. We are beckoned with a question though. What will snowboarders do when their local
hills close down, due to low snow years, and early season melt-offs. At some point the means of blowing snow for
an ever shorter season will start putting our favorite shred hills into
bankruptcy. Some areas, especially at
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found a few old journals I was required to write for 8<sup>th</sup> and 11<sup>th</sup>
grade English class. Reading them put my
mind back in the late 90s/early 2000s. I
also noticed that the pages were covered in my love for snowboarding. There is something special about the sport
that has connected millions to it. I’ve
decided that snowboarding is distinct in 3 main disciplines for me. These would be: backcountry (pow days,
cliffs, chutes etc), resort (groomers, trails, glades), and park. These are all unique in that there is no
other sport that really replicates them, save skiing somewhat, but that will
melt away too. With these heavy though,
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After watching that it is apparent the thrills are there,
but the relaxed old man pow turns are not.
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skating should be added. I put these
under resort because they take place on smooth surfaces and do not necessarily
need to involve any tricks. For the
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Jumps, rails and man-made features, all hit on a permanently
connected board. Skating seems like the
obvious way to offset this desire, but is it really? In some aspects yes, but in technical prowess
it’s like comparing chess (skating) to checkers (snowboarding). For other sports, wakeboarding gets the 2
feet connected part down, but features are often limited and the expense to
participate is high. This was until
recently, with the advent of more and more cable boarding. It’s still not snowboarding, as you have to
deal with a handle and the features will never be as big, but it is getting
closer and closer (more availability, flexible boards etc). Combining skating and cable boarding, you
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snowboarding. Do what you can to help
reduce carbon emissions. The best way to
do this is to be knowledgeable and spread good knowledge. While personal automobiles are often put to
blame, be aware of other carbon emitters such as cow farts, industry, airplanes,
transportation of goods and other sources.</div>
Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07299970153163138361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192847062315175420.post-75846542407614520762012-08-06T19:45:00.001-07:002012-08-06T19:45:59.037-07:00I recently went on a little camping/skating/motorcycle excursion with a few pals. Friend of the farm, John Blume, made this edit of our two day jaunt from Salt Lake City to Heber, through Provo Canyon and back North again.
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/46981601" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/46981601">Camp 'N Skate</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/johnblume">John Blume</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>the poacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07163366706000246093noreply@blogger.com0