Jan 21st & 22nd Seattle Snowmageddon

After an interesting week getting to work the skiing was great!

Friday night we arrived at Crystal to rain and 34 degrees at the parking lot

The freezing level dropped Friday night and Saturday we awoke to 2 inches of fresh at the bottom and 6 inches of new at the summit. Saturday it dumped on Jim, Cassandra, Mike and myself as we skied with very low crowds for all the new snow.

We received more snow Saturday night and Sunday was great! The crowds were pretty huge but the lifts to the upper mountain shut down after we had been skiing green valley not letting anyone else up there. For over an hour we almost had the mountain to ourselves! Court, Jessie, Tamara and Paolo joined Jim, Cassandra, Mike and myself and we had a great day!

Jimmy enjoying all the fresh snow

Tamara, Courtney and Jessie next to Tamara's new rides first trip up to Crystal

CGR Welcomes 2012!

A quick recap of the first 3 weekends in 2012:

New Years Eve at Crystal, fireworks amazing and had a great crew at the Snorting Elk including my parents Jim and Cassandra, Courtney and Myself and Mike and Jen Benson

New Years Day great snow both inbound and backcountry

January 7th Whistler BC had a great trip with some co-workers from Miliwalkee Alex Ribbons and Greg Tzanoukakis the trip was super fun with a couple late nights but still managed to get some skiing in.

January 15th Mt. Baker WA, they received 20 inches in 48 hours when we arrived and it was super cold powder in the sun!

Mike and My Tracks down Silver Basin on New Years Day

-Mike's tracks on the Right, mine on the left

Courtney and Jimmy New Years Eve

Fireworks at Crystal
The New Years Eve Crew(from Right to left): Mike, Court, Jim, Cassandra and Jen

Christmas Weekend 2011

Twas the day after Christmas, when all through the mountain
But a creature was stirring, bigger than a mouse.
The Hellbents were hung by the Gondola with care,
In hopes that St Powder soon would be there.

Great day after Xmas with some new snow and a great crew!

1st Whistler Trip of the 2011/12 Season

The snow was not epic and Whistle/Blackcomb definatly need some more but a great trip with the fam. Got to demo the Salomon Rocker 2 as well and I never thought I would find a ski more fun than the K2 Hellbent.... but I did. Hopefully a pair of the Rocker 2 coming to CGR soon:)

Short film of Whistler on Sunday:

Sleigh Ride:

Sean, Caitlin, Jim and Cassandra in the lodge

Court and I in the lodge:

Court and Cassandra in the Lodge at First Tracks Breakfast

December 3rd 2011 1st Post of 2011/2012 Ski Season

So we did not get a ton of skiing in this last weekend. We did however get moved into the room up at the Alpine Inn, getting ready for a great season and picked up a tree on the way down.

Some Pics from Skiing on Saturday. The coverage is pretty good for early season with most rocks to be found on top of High Cambell.

Sean and Caitlin
Courtney really excited for the first day of the season!
Hannah, Court and Caitlin
Caitlin cutting down her "Charlie Brown" Tree

Me and Court dragging our tree out
Caitlin and I holding our trees
The trees on top of the Xterras with Sean and I ready to head home
The Tree in our House

Xterra testing out the 4wd and in my case the electronic locking rear diff in 4wd low, not going to admit to getting stuck, but we didn't go any further:)

2010/2011 CGR Ski Movie, LaNina She Stole Courtney's Husband!

It is that time of the year. Perhaps you went and saw the new Matchstick Productions or Warren Miller Ski Movies. Those are a good appetizer but now for the main course. The first ever full length Cascade Gravity Research Ski Movie!

Skiing in June and July! last CGR update for the 2010/2011 Season

This has been an epic year for skiing and for CGR. We had an exceptionally long year starting the year off early and ending the season record setting late! CGR got a site make over and graduated from a blogspot.com to a .com, big shout out to Paolo on that one.

It has been an epic year and one last video helps wrap it all up. Incase you are wondering what will happen to all of these vidoes there will be an official CGR Ski Movie coming out, "La Nina She Stole Courtney's Husband" The movie isn't 100 % complete but will have a premier with the date coming soon! oh yeah that's right skiing in Hawain floral shirt