Archive for the ‘skiing’ Category
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
We are so excited that Wounded Warrior Project has returned to Whitefish again this year. This is our 5th year supporting this project and we are stoked to be spending the week with our Nation’s Heroes at Whitefish Mountain Resort. Skiing with these folks and hanging out with them is one of the biggest highlights of our year. They are the toughest guys and gals on the planet. Of course we’re giving all the Wounded Warriors ColdAvenger face masks, and sponsoring this event is one of the most important things we do here. Our CEO, John Sullivan, and a few of his friends will be hanging out on the slopes with these guys and attending some of the Winter Carnival events with them. You can read bios here on each Wounded Warrior that’s coming this year.
Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon
Tags: coldavenger, Talus Outodoor Technologies, volunteer, Whitefish Mountain Resort, Wounded Warrior Project
Posted in athlete, cold weather, February, Military, skiing, Uncategorized | Comments Off
Saturday, October 6th, 2012
Talus is proud to announce a newly secured partnership with Rock Gear Distribution in Canada.
Rock Gear Distribution is committed to providing high quality, innovative equipment for adventure travel and other outdoor sports, aligning perfectly with the ColdAvenger product line. Rock Gear Distribution will focus in three distinct channels; outdoor, industrial and snowmobile.
Talus Outdoor Technologies ColdAvenger
ColdAvenger products target athletes and expeditions all over the world. When cold air threatens a potential adventure, the ColdAvenger is there to protect against the elements to make the impossible a reality.
We’re very excited to work with Rock Gear Distribution. For further information please refer to the Rock Gear Distribution Press Release
Tags: Canada, coldavenger, Industrial, Outdoor, Rock Gear Distribution, Snowmolbile, talus
Posted in cold weather, skiing, Uncategorized | Comments Off
Saturday, October 6th, 2012
We are stoked to announce that John Supon has been added to the elite list of Talus athletes. John has a fascinating story to tell and Talus is incredibly excited to be a part of his future.
John was paralyzed in a car accident a few years back and has since become an incredible sit-skier, rower and para-Olympic competitor.
Warrior Dash
John – we are more than excited to have you on board–welcome to the team!
Training for the Olympics
Tags: athlete, coldavenger, John Supon, Skier, skiing, talus, Warrior Dash
Posted in athlete, Crazy Fun, skiing, Uncategorized | Comments Off
Monday, July 9th, 2012
There’s no question that summer has hit full force in the states, and at Talus we can’t think about anything but climbing freezing faces on the coldest, harshest, steepest mountains in the world. Needless to say we’ve been spending our days daydreaming about next winter and fantasizing about being in New Zealand to enjoy their ski season that seems to be shaping up quite nicely. So we could live vicariously through the kiwis who are so fortunate to have snow right now, we decided to hook our readers up with a little 411 about the best resorts south of the border, in case any of you are lucky enough to go play in the white stuff any time soon. This website goes into the ins and outs of New Zealand resorts so when you go south to play, you play right.
Image courtesy of Total Travel
Tags: coldavenger, Daydreaming, New Zealand, powder, talus, Total Travel, winter
Posted in cold weather, skiing, Uncategorized | Comments Off
Monday, March 12th, 2012
It is great to see that recent Wounded Warrior Project events in Whitefish, Montana garnered some national media attention. Aisha Chowdhry of The New York Times recently published a very nice piece about the events during this year’s Whitefish Winter Carvinal. The Wounded Warriors came to Montana to ski the slopes of Whitefish Mountain Resort.
The entry highlights the tales of several of the young people who have served our country bravely and selflessly. It also tells a little bit of the story of small towns in America, like Whitefish:
“In Whitefish, restaurants opened their doors for the wounded men, a jewelry store owner, Sam McGough, offered them $200 or more toward goods in his store, and residents welcomed them with with meals at their mountain-top homes. The Whitefish Winter Carnival included the warriors and their families in its parade. People on the ski slopes thanked them for their sacrifices.”
Billy, a Green Beret, with his wife, Jennifer - From Aisha Chowdhry; New York Times
Talus is very proud to be a primary supporter of the Wounded Warrior Whitefish event. Please give Aisha’s piece a read and get involved with Wounded Warriors.
Tags: @aishach, @skiwhitefish, Aisha Chowdhry, New York Times, NYTimes.com, Whitefish Mountain Resort, Whitefish Winter Carnival, whitefishwwp.blogspot.com/, Wounded Warriors
Posted in March 2012, Military, skiing, Uncategorized | Comments Off
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
Felicity Aston has recently completed a feat that would color any of us impressed – she skied across the Antarctic Peninsula alone. This is the first time a female athlete has completed this amazing endurance achievement. She did it without use of kites or parasails, covering 1744 kilometers in 59 days.
We are very proud to have Felicity as a part of the I Am ColdAvenger team. The Expedition Balaclavas have been all over the South Pole this year, and we sure couldn’t be more thrilled.
You can follow Felicity’s trek and listen to podcasts of the journey at the Kaspersky ONE Expedition website, and read Felicity’s reports here.
View more of Felicity’s Amazing photos on our Facebook page.
Tags: antarctica, coldavenger, Felicity Aston, kaspersky one
Posted in athlete, cold weather, expedition, February 2012, I Am ColdAvenger, skiing, Uncategorized | Comments Off
Monday, March 5th, 2012
Here is a great story from the Flathead Beacon about Andy Zemit and his quest to climb every 10,000 foot peak in Glacier National Park. There is a legend about Kintla, the name of a lake in the park, and the peak that eluded Zimet for some 20 years, that once you got in, there was no getting out. That seems to have happened to Zimet.
From the article:
“Between 1991 and 2009, Zimet skied five of Glacier’s 10,000-foot mountains. More often than not, this required long hikes, steep climbs and even traversing lakes and rivers. Yet one peak eluded him: Mount Kintla. But like old legend suggests, he couldn’t escape.”
- Photo from Flathead Beacon – Courtesy Andy Zimet
There’s nothing like Glacier to inspire someone to come back again and again. Last year, Zimet finally completed his quest:
“After a long hike, camping out at the base and then climbing at dawn, he was finally about to finish his “project” the way he wanted. For 45 minutes, he sat at the top and took it all in. Then, when the moment was right, he put on his skies and headed down. “
We love stories about people who stare down their challenges and make their dreams happen. Good job, Andy.
Tags: Andy Zemit, Flathead Beacon, Glacier National Park, Justin Franz, Kintla Lake, Mount Kintla
Posted in February 2012, skiing, Uncategorized | Comments Off
Monday, February 27th, 2012
GORP.com, part of the Away Network, is a comprehensive resource for adventure travel, outdoor sports and gear, National Parks, and a place for outdoor enthusiasts to plan hiking, camping, and National Parks focused vacations in the US and worldwide. The fine folks over there have given a thumbs up to the ColdAvenger.
They tested the ColdAvenger in monster snowstorms; biting cold ski days; winter peak bagging at 13,000 feet.
Thoughts from the GORP crew:
“While skiing in 45-mile winds, zero degrees, and blizzard conditions, one tester in the ColdAvenger Pro reported that he was the last person left on the slopes; everyone else had headed for the lodge”
Tags: away.com, gorp.com
Posted in backcountry safety, February 2012, skiing | Comments Off
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
FHC Outdoors is a website dedicated to fishing and outdoor sports. On their site, they put things this way: “FHC is dedicated to clear and concise methods that lead to irreplaceable memories.” We like that.
In a recent review for Outdoor Blogger Network, Daniel at FHC took the ColdAvenger Pro for a test-drive on the ski slopes of Mount Spokane. He had things like this to say:
“The Talus ColdAvenger Pro will change cold weather sports forever…No matter your sport, whether it be fishing, boating, snowboarding, skiing or skydiving, this is one mask designed to take any punishment mother nature can throw.”
That seems to say it all – precisely!
Please read the complete review for some details about why they like the ColdAvenger, and follow their blog for other good stuff.
Tags: coldavenger, fhc outdoors, fhcoutdoors.com, mount spokane, mtspokane.com, outdoor blogger network, Talus Outdoor Tech
Posted in backcountry safety, cold weather, January 2012, skiing, Uncategorized | Comments Off
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
What’s your version of challenge? What’s your New Year’s resolution? Lose a few pounds? Clean the bathroom?
How about trek to the South Pole? How about leading a team of adaptive athletes on custom-made sit-skis as they make history - Pushing to the South Pole?
Doug Stoup is founder and expedition leader of Ice Axe Expeditions, which leads adventurers, skiers and riders to Antarctica and Spitsbergen, Norway. Doug boasts many first descents, including the first ski and snowboard descent of the highest peak in Antarctica (Vinson Massif, 16,044 ft). Having led 20 expeditions to Antarctica and 10 to the Arctic Ocean, Doug is today’s most traveled polar explorer.
And now he is taking it one further, teaming up with John Davis – two-time Paralympic gold medalist in the Lillehammer and Nagano Winter Games – and Grant Korgan, a world-class kayaker and adventurer. Both Davis and Korgan are athletes with spinal cord injuries.
On January 17, 2012, for the first time in history, the team will push the limits and themselves to the most inhospitable place on the planet – the South Pole. The chosen date marks the 100-year anniversary when Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova expedition reached the earth’s most remote spot.
Keep up with the preparation and the journey on the website for the effort. We applaud Doug, John, Grant, and seasoned guide Tal Fletcher for pushing the limits.
Tags: Doug Stoup, grant korgan, ice axe expiditions, john davis, KBG Artik Crosscountry Sit Ski, paralympics, sit ski, south pole, tal fletcher, the push
Posted in athlete, backcountry safety, cold weather, expedition, January 2012, skiing, Uncategorized | Comments Off
