Tansnowman--Chief of Panda Poles--leads a bamboo durability test in Snowbird's Amphitheater. Highlights from the day follow...
Another installment of Oakley White-Allen and the Panda-Cam. Get Hyphy-nated...
Tansnowman skiing Snowbird's Forbidden Zone last March.
Tansnowman spends the day spinning his way around Snowbird.
Oakley White-Allen spends a couple days shredding around Snowbird this last May.
Snow is one of our greatest blessings. And we indeed have truly been blessed... Panda Poles... Bamboo Ski Poles... Hand Crafted in the Wasatch... pandapoles.com
2013 may have been a lack luster year for snowfall, but that didn't keep us from having an absolute blast on the ski hill! There's always plenty of laughter and stoke to go around. Sit back and enjoy some of our favorite clips from last season's on-hill antics... Disc 2 to come soon...
Take flight into blue skies with Panda Tribal Council members Sander Hadley, Tyson McDonald, and TanSnowMan. Panda Poles. Intergalactic Bamboo Ski Poles.
TanSnowMan at his home mountain Pebble Creek
TanSnowMan and the local Panda Tribe in Pebble Creek's "Dirty Lines"...
TanSnowMan and the local Panda Tribe in Pebble Creek's "Dirty Lines"...
The Panda Tribe at the 4th annual Beartooth Summer Session
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In a world where honor has been replaced by greed. And in a time when the heart has been stifled by fear. There exists a tribe of skiers and snowboarders, whose only goal is to ensure their own happiness?And the happiness of those who surround them? These are the masters of play and the tellers of truth? Living in a place of fearlessness, and in a time of trust? They have no enemies outside of their own minds? They have no doubts in the goodness that exists? And they never take themselves too seriously... This is the Panda Tribe? These are spirits of Honor and warriors of the Heart... #TRIBEUP! Panda Poles Bamboo Ski Poles pandapoles.com @Panda Poles #PandaPoles
Our strength is in our roots... This recap from last season is a tribute to the soul and love that has manifested as the Panda Tribe... Panda Poles Bamboo Ski Poles @PandaPoles #PandaPoles #TRIBEUP!
As a member of the Panda Tribe since our beginnings, Tyson McDonald has been stoking the Panda fire for years. He has evolved from an untamed stunt monkey into a legitimate player in the freeride scene, and last season he proved that he is not afraid to take it to the limit... #TribeUP @tysonmcfilthy! Panda Poles Bamboo Ski Poles pandapoles.com @PandaPoles #PandaPoles
Emotions run high this time of year. And so do expectations. And whether it be because power goes out to the whole ski area on opening day, or it ends up raining to the top of the mountain on the very next, the love of skiing, and the convenience of being swept to the top on a floating chair creates the illusion that anything less is pretty much painful. So when the power does go out after 3 glorious laps on opening day, and when the rain does reach the top of the mountain on the very next, it?s important to remember that this is just the start--just the warm up--to what can only be another amazing season on the snow? Panda Poles? Tribe UP! Panda Poles Bamboo Ski Poles pandapoles.com @PandaPoles #PandaPoles
Ever wanted to get some pointers on skiing switch, but don't have anybody to ask for help? No worries! We are here to help! So, grab your twin tips, find a mellow, secluded slope, and join TanSnowMan for "Tips n' Trix"! #TribeUP Switch Skiing! Panda Poles Bamboo Ski Poles pandapoles.com @PandaPoles #PandaPoles
The season is well under way at Panda's home mountain "The Rock"! Join Panda High Council members Bo Ferro, Sander Hadley, TanSnowMan, and Kody Kirkland for some early season shredding on their home turf in SouthEast Idaho... #TribeUP "Kings Season"! Panda Poles Bamboo Ski Poles http://www.pandapoles.com @PandaPoles #PandaPoles
The Panda High Council convenes at "The Rock" for a summit of the spirits and a Meeting of the Minds... Join TanSnowMan, Oakley White-Allen, Sander Hadley, Bo Ferro, and Kody Kirkland, as they explore the reaches of Panda's home mountain... Panda Poles Bamboo Ski Poles pandapoles.com @PandaPoles #PandaPoles
Panda co-founders Oakley White-Allen and TanSnowMan spend the day tagging along with Panda strap seamster Shayne Metos for a rendezvous at Brighton Resort on Jan. 23... Panda Poles Bamboo Ski Poles PandaPoles.com @PandaPoles #PandaPoles
What do you get when you squeeze 30 wild snow savages onto one little cat track? This is "Sheer Pandamonium"! Join Panda High Council members TanSnowMan, Ivan Marcinko, Sander Hadley, Bo Ferro, and Matt Tsakrios as they spread the stoke with the local community recently at "The Rock"... Panda Poles Bamboo Ski Poles PandaPoles.com @PandaPoles #PandaPoles
The Panda build crew takes the afternoon off from building Panda Poles to get the sun on their face, the air in their lungs, and their feet on the snow... Because after all, we ain't gettin' any younger!
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With record low snowfall across much of the Western US this year, it is easier than ever to feel the potential threat of the diminishing habitat of the snow enthusiast.
And with this apparent loss of habitat is a loss of morale. An overall loss of stoke.
A small group of individuals in SouthEast Idaho has set out to keep their stoke alive, and in doing so has created their own snow dance for the spirits. How do you say? Ah, yes... Cha Cha!
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Such as the chairs spin 'round the old, creeky bull wheel, the Earth spins 'round the Sun... Seasons change, cycles revolve, and the big wheel keeps on turnin'...
So keep that mojo movin', make sure your hips are groovin', 'cause it ain't nothin' but a Sweet Revolution!
#SkiTheRock!
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"Why do you want to take it to the level of 'extreme? Why does human nature drive us to push it to the limit? What type of extreme technique to you need to become extreme? What is extreme skiing?!"
-Chuck Mumford (American Ski Actor/Motor Sports Enthusiast)
Dive into the controversial topic, and take it to the limit with Chuck, OWA, and TanSnowMan, as they go "Extreme Turbo", or as some call it, "E.T"...
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After several years of below average snowfall, and last year having one of the lowest snowpacks in the history of the western U.S., it's easy to become discouraged by skiing's potentially detrimental future. And if you pay attention to the news, it's easy to feel that the whole world is falling apart.
However, there are those of us that believe that regardless of whether the first day of the season gets rained out, or it hasn?t snowed in weeks and there is dirt showing everywhere. Or even if it seems like the whole world is going crazy, the mountain is our temple, and every joyful jump and turn is an expression of our heart, and a prayer for world peace...
May we present to you, Part I of III of the Panda Poles Season Highlight Reel 2K15!
BELIEVE!
The first day of the season may have ended after only 3 runs, and it may have rained to the top of the mountain the following night... There may have only been a 36" base for most of the season, and the mountain may have closed a month early... Regardless of the conditions, a few passionate individuals managed to make the most of Pebble Creek's "worst season on record", and had an absolutely radical time with their friends and fellow Panda Tribe members at "The Rock"!
It's not the conditions that dictate the quality of the season. It's the amount of stoke one can cultivate that creates the richness of anyone's on-snow experience...
Part III of the 2015 Panda Poles Season Highlight Reel, this one's all about gratitude. There is only one ?I? in gratitude, and any one person?s happiness is a direct reflection of what they are grateful for...
We at Panda Poles know that regardless of the conditions, any day of skiing is a blessing and a luxury, and for that, we are eternally grateful for this sport...
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For the local Panda Tribe, the opening day is the best day of the year at Panda's home mountain "The Rock"...
Join TanSnowMan as he follows Bo Ferro, Sander Hadley, Kody Kirkland, Matt Tsakrios and Lee Swassing around Pebble Creek Ski Area for "Opening The Rock"!
Tribe UP!
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