"Road To Nowhere" presented by Stept Productions

Stept Productions presents their 4th full length ski film, "Road To Nowhere". Created by Proctor Jones very own shop employee, Connor Scofield, as well as sponsored skiers, Nick and Alex Martini, the film is a journey through the lands of the western US, Canada, and New England featuring today's current and rising professional skiers. Athletes such as Tom Wallisch, Richie Paradise, Cam Riley and so on take you through there season with no direction except to get the shot. Be sure to get your copy for only $15 today! Purchases can be made at Proctor Jones and Steptproductions.com.

Snowcat rides $12

Powder Mountain in Eden Utah near Ogden sells single snowcat rides rides to the top of Lighting
Ridge for just $12 a ride plus your all day lift ticket. We were there last January and this some what unknown ski area was awesome. Powder Mountain is not fancy it reminds me of Cannon Mountain a state run area in NH. Old school with great snow! The locals want to keep it a secret.

Powder Mtn. Snowcat Rides $12

You Tube Extreme Elements TV

Hey,
Here is a great place to see extreme sports
that are hard to find on regular TV.
Pass it on!

Extreme TV

Ski boot fitting tips

Our friend Jeff Warren wrote this great article on fitting your ski boots. We pass it on to you and hope you will pass it on to your friends.

Ski Boot Fitting Guide

Biking and Kayaks

We do have a few interests in things other than skiing.
Here are a few links to some neat things and that I have run into lately.

Biking for Breakfast

Outside Expeditions

Lotoja Classic 209 mile bike race

Setting up Burton ICS Channel Snowboards

Burton Custom






Here is a very good link to a Burton Video on the ICS System. The ICS gives more adjustment than ever before and a softer more surf like feel.


Burton ICS

K2 Snowboard Rocker

K2 has been playing with Rocker for years and have three Rocker boards for 2008-2009.

Powder Rocker is found on the Gyrator. This is K2's highest amount of Rocker and lets the board float effortlessly.

All Terrain Rocker is found on the Turbo Dream. This is the all terrain Rocker and the most versatile K2 Rocker board.

Jib Rocker is found on the WWW Rocker. This is Rocker for the park and it has a forgiving non-edge catching feel.

Rocker

Skis are changing again. Many skiers are looking for a surf feel in snow. Rocker helps create that feel. Here is infomation on 09 K2 skis with Rocker.


Rocker Design
This design is influenced by the surf industry, but functionally the wake world opened our eyes to how to make something float bi-directionally. Rocker design in a ski facilitates the skis' ability to elevate and plane up to the surface while skiing deeper snow and makes landings in powder easier both forward and switch. We incorporate various amounts of rocker in our factory skis based on what conditions the skis are designed to handle. Skis with more rocker translate into better floatation and more of a surfy and forgiving feel. Skis with less rocker have a more traditional feel on firmer snow but get the added benefit of floatation in softer snow. We quantify Rocker with three specific characteristics.

1. The region where the rocker is located. Rocker in the tip is pretty intuitive as the additional elevation allows the tip to plane easier for additional floatation. Rocker in the tail works the same way while riding switch but functionally as the ski rides in a forward direction it also allows the tail of the ski to sit deeper in the snow allowing the tip to plane up easier than a traditionally cambered ski.
2. The height (mm) of the rocker off the snow. This measurement is taken at the location of the traditional contact points for a cambered ski. The increased height in the tip and tail enables the ski to plane better which translates into less dive on the overall ski. The height varies per model based on how specifically the ski is designed for soft snow. The more soft snow focused, the more elevation. But raising the tip and tail higher off the snow translates into the ski needing to be rolled further over on edge to get the entire effective running surface on firmer snow.

3. The length (cm) of the rockered region. This length is measured in centimeters from the traditional running surface contact points of a non-rockered ski. The longer the length of rocker the more nimble and agile the ski feels in softer snow. Conversely the longer the length of rocker on a ski the less traditional effective edge there is in contact with firmer snow, so these skis feel and ski like a ski shorter in length. We vary the length of rocker based on the how specific the ski is designed for softer snow. Longer length rocker is added for skis built primarily for softer snow while skis designed for soft, variable and firmer snow maximize the length of the effective edge.

The HellBent, obSETHed and MissBehaved all have rocker in varying amounts based on the intended snow conditions. The HellBent is built entirely with soft snow in mind so it has a Tip and Tail 20/40 Rocker. The tip and tail are off the snow 20 mm and 40 cm toward the center of the ski for maximum float in soft snow. The obSETHed has a Tip and Tail 10/20 Rocker which means the tip and tail sit 10 mm off the snow and the ski contacts the snow 20 cm toward the middle of the ski while sitting flat. This rocker is half the height and length of a HellBent giving the ski better versatility in different snow conditions. The added tip elevation gives the ski better float than a traditional cambered ski in soft snow but still maximizes the effective edge on hard and variable conditions. The MissBehaved has a Tip and Tail 5/30 Rocker that gives the ski tip and tail less elevation off the snow at 5 mm but a gentle rise that starts 30 cm further toward the middle of the ski giving the ski a slightly more nimble feel in both firm and soft snow with the benefit of additional floatation primarily for softer snow conditions.

Flat skis

K2 Explorer Flat 09


The trend to system skis seems to be slowing. There are more great skis that can be bought flat than in recent years. I think it is a good thing. If you pick your binding carefully you can create a lighter ski and binding combination that does not develop slop with lots skiing days.
Does anyone remember the Atomic Metron B5 or the Nordica Hellcat. Very heavy. Flat skis with binding like the Marker Duke will be lighter and open doors to more varied skiing. My favorite ski is a Stockli Storm Rider XXL with Marker Jester Bindings. A light ski and binding combination that skis great in all types of snow.

Here is a list of some of the flat skis for 09: I am not listing park and pipe skis, and new school type skis since they all come flat. There really are lots of flat skis. Armada does not make a system ski. Before you buy consider a non system ski.

Atomic Blackeye
Atomic Crimson non titanium
Fischer RC4 World Cup RS and SL
K2 Apache Explorer
K2 Apache Recon
K2 Lotta Luv
K2 Burnin Luv
K2 Tru Luv
Salomon Fury
Salomon Tornado
Salomon Scarlet
K2 First Luv
Volk Race Stock Skis

The next Whistler maybe better

Here is a link to a billion dollar addition to the world of skiing in North
America. I am told the tree skiing is second to none.

www.revelstokemountain.com/revelstoke_news.php

2008-2009 Skis

Here is not even summer yet and our mind is on winter.
If you want to see some of the first pictures and info
about new ski and snowboard gear for 2009 click onto our
website.
Proctorjones.com