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VOL.7 NO.3 SKIPRESSWORLD.COM
The Look Book 2008
Departments
EDITORIAL
12 Evel Knievel’s a Weenie!
America’s daredevil king has fl own to that Big Jump
In The Sky… which is one more reason for you to
pop your own giant air this winter.
SNOLIFE
14 Eco-lodges, Steep or Cheap in Mammoth, Hot
Reads for Skiers, a Snowbird Ski Contest, and
Curious Pete asking: “What’s the Best Part of Living
in a Ski Town?”
PARK HITS
20 Interview
Jon Olsson was born in Sweden, lives in Monaco
and owns the competitive world of freeskiing the
way ABBA used to own Top 40 radio. Our man
Graham fi nds out that Jon’s thinking of returning
to racing. Say what?
SNODIVA
22 Style
Just Cause: Think pink before you ski, and send your
bosom buddies some love.
24 Jetset
Diva goes to St. Christoph, Austria. Diva stays in a
pink hotel. Diva sips a nice glass of Cheval Blanc.
Diva secretly thinks she owns the town. Diva is
wrong, but Diva has a nice time anyway.
MOUNTAIN GIRL
26 What About The Ring?
Once you’ve got The Ring, do you or don’t you ski
with it on? Beth tells a cautionary tale about
diamonds and doctors and knowing how you found
the right man.
On the cover: The photographer is Scott Markewitz, the skier is Suzanne Montgomery, and they created this moment in Snowbird, Utah.
This page: The Shooter: Félix Rioux / The Skier: Garret Russel, Squaw Valley, CA. “This image was shot on the fi rst day of the Line team shoot. We didn’t have any special features ready to shoot on, so
the guys started warming up in the public park. Garret was having fun doing some hand plants, and I fi gured it would make a nice picture. I like how the blue sky and sun refl ect on the wall ride.”
For more Photos of the year, turn to page 50.
8 THE LOOK BOOK 2008
ALPINE TIP
28 Strength Through Length
Instead of wasting energy jumping up and
down, Nick Herrin says, “To really re r al ally ly carve ccar
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use the force.”
SKI TEST ROUNDUP
40 The Best of the Best
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ICON
62 Scot Schmidt
He was the fi rst bona fi de ski-movie star and in his
wake came a brand new era of big-mountain skiing,
athlete sponsorship and fi lm. Pete Kray remembers
Scot Schmidt for who he is and what he’s done.
Features
COVER STORY
46 From Rock Stars to Mentors
From Olympic Gold to Mountain Movie Star Superstatus,
Tommy Moe and Jeremy Nobis defi ned an
era of big-mountain skiing. Michel Beaudry shows
how they’re facing some big hurdles of their own.
THE LOOK BOOK
50 Digital Dreams of Deep Powder
The photos of the year.
CHILI CON CARVE
56 Hot Style Heads to South America
Your fi rst look at spring’s freshest fashions.
Regional sections
Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home.
Truth be told, there’s nothing humble about a lot
of home hills. Familiar, yes; humble, no. Here’s
what’s happening on their slopes. To read about
the other regions, visit skipressworlds.com.
EAST
02 The ‘Bush is Born Again
Peggy Shinn revisits the reborn Sugarbush. She likes
it better than the old one.
06 Eastern Event Calendar
What’s happening in the East.
08 Sulking to Okemo
Ah, happiness. Moira McCarthy on a mom-daughter
New England road trip. As written by Stephen King.
MIDWEST
02 Sundown Mountain is
an Iowa Surprise
Not only is it next to where they filmed Field of
Dreams, it is a fi eld of dreams. Mike Merrel takes
you there.
06 Midwestern Event Calendar
What’s happening in the Heartland.
08 Lutsen Stands Tall
It’s big, it’s tall, and it’s in… Minnesota. Mike
skis Lutsen.
WEST
02 Bad Dad... in Alta
David Goodman asks: Is it wrong to want your
daughter to wait tables?
06 Western Event Calendar
What’s happening in the Wild West.
08 Gunbarrel
Glen Plake’s Gunbarrel celebrates the heydays of
non-stop bump bashing.