Reality Revival
As a twenty-something woman, I cannot help but notice the stellar reality programming that is aimed at my demographic on prime-time channels lately. The Bachelor, The Hills, that one with the celebrity addicts, and isn’t there still the show with Flava Flave trying to find love? I do kinda of like that midget family though, they seem fun. Anway, most reality tv is painful. What’s a girl to do when I decide to hang out at home and relax in front of the tube? Well, I found the answer. Its one part TGR Ski Porn, one part Jackass revival, a splash of Dukes of Hazzard, a twist of Evil Knievel, topped off with some good old fashioned eye candy (note attached photo) . Its called NITRO CIRCUS.
MTV’s new adrenaline-pumping stunt stars motocross and rally car superstar Travis Pastrana. His motley crew is made up of BASE jumper and Jackson local and Erik Roner, Scott Palmer of Jackass fame is Pastrana’s skydiving guru, and Jolene Van Vugt is the sole female who can hold her own on a bike among this crew.
Not to mention Streetbike Tommy Passamonte, Pastrana’s buddy, who is a construction worker with no extreme sports skill whatsoever but the added comic relief to make this show a hit. There are a few other cast members but whatever….
They base jump out of casinos, they hang from helis, they do backflips on tricycles. Its so much better than the Hills, I promise you.
The show is the perfect stop-gap solution when its too late to take another bcountry lap, and its too early to head to the bar.
Want a sneak peak? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwLhhierkKE&hl=en&fs=1]
140×1051
140×105
Is the Media Really Dying?
My Twitter feed is full of bad news from @themediaisdying, @mediabistro and @woodenhorsepub of publications that are laying of staff and completely shutting down. The latest title that got the axe: ForbesLife MountainTime, which employed a few of our media friends. But at the same time we’re seeing growth from small publishers: Height of Land Publications (Backcountry, Telemark Skier) just bought and is re-launching the Alpinist; and Summit Publishing just launched a Colorado edition as part of its regional tabloid family called Elevation Outdoors. While I may mourn the loss of Domino, and JANE and Budget Living before it, there are new titles popping up, and hearty stand-bys that fill the space where the defunct left off. (ReadyMade, GOOD and Real Simple seem to have a permanent residence on my desk.)
This is not a new trend – every year hundreds of magazines start and hundreds close. In Feb of 2008, Jason Fell wrote on Foliomag.com that the “Print magazine should no longer be the heart and soul of a brand. Instead, publishers should think of their brand as an online media company with ancillary print and event products.” Great to expand online presence, but I am a magazine lover – I love the pages, the pictures, and frankly, I get sick of staring a computer screen all day and don’t want to read my favorite rag on it. I have binders full of ripped out pages of recipes, home projects, gardening tips, fashion advice, travel ideas, really anything that sounds interesting.
So hold on you titles that might have a cranky publisher – expand your horizons and expand the brand, but please, don’t leave!
img_0862_2
photo
Skid Luxury Jackson Hole Style…The Tenis Club
Sweet memories! Remember the days when all you needed in life to get by was a ski pass, a place to pass out, leftovers and a cold beer? Well, leave it up to Cloudveil to hunt down the the true believers of the skid luxury lifestyle. Check out the latest video installment of the Cloudveil Skid Crib Video Contest…The Tenis Club. Click here to enter your skid crib!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpPZs1CCqac]
Sitka Engineers Hunting Technology
Move over grandpa, this hunter ain’t gonna give up easy. Sitka’s new heated Dutch Oven Vest is powered by the new Moshi Power System from Ardica Technologies. The lightweight, bendable Ardica Power System is built into the vest and sits comfortably between your shoulder blades. It’s almost unnoticeable.
Sitka Dutch Oven Vest
An easy squeeze of the on-off button powers the Dutch Oven Vest from low to medium to high power. Within seconds, the vest and and the hand warmer pockets are warm and cozy.
The Dutch Oven Vest will run continuously on low power for eight hours. An outer layer worn over the top of the vest will hold the heat on the coldest of days. It quite possibly might be the difference between staying or going and failure or success in the field.
The Dutch Oven Vest recharges in just two hours through the included USB charger cable. OK, it gets even better. Use the same USB connector to charge any USB device off the power system in the vest. You got it. Surf the web and email while waiting for that monster buck to stroll under your stand. Too cool.
The Dutch Oven Vest will be available in June through dealers or directly through Sitka. Get it in Mothwing Mountain Mimicry or the new GORE OPTIFADE pattern.