Sunday, January 27, 2008
Four of us (plus 4 others and 2 guides) took an excursion with Chugach Powder Guides in one of their snowcats in the Alaskan backcountry (not too far from the Alyeska resort).
Our two guides, “Durney” and Kurt, were fantastic. In the whole group, all but two were snowboarders (and the two guides skied as well).
The footage was shot using my new helmet cam from V.I.O. pov. You can see the camera at helmetcameracentral.com . The quality of the footage this camera takes is amazing.
So im looking at a Burton snowboard jacket online and next to the information for the insulation it says Thermacore™ Insulation [40G Throughout] but i don’t know what that means. It also says 2-Layer Coated Fabric [10,000MM, 5,000G]. Please tell me what this means.
The insulation is the weight of the loft, so 40 grams per inch (or centimeter or whatever). The heavier the loft the more per inch there is, meaning an increased ability to insulate.
the 2 layer fabric is part of the waterproofing technology so 10,000 mm waterproofing, 5,000 breathability. It’s how much water pressure the jacket can support before it can’t take it anymore and absorbs the water, followed by it’s ability to let moisture (from snowmelt or sweat against your body evaporate away.
40 grams is pretty lite insulation. Heavy down jackets will be up around 500-600 grams. as far as waterproofing, 10,000 is pretty standard amongst quality jackets. I’ve seen 15, 20, and even 30,000, but over 15 is usually overkill. The breathability rating would be nice if it’s a little higher, but 5,000 isn’t terrible. You generally won’t see lower than that on a good jacket though.
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Starring: Yan Dofin, Max Legend, Danny Kass, Max Heneault, Risto Matilla, Antti Autti, Jf Fortin, Matt Dano, US Open, Shakedown and many more crazy snowboard stunt entertainners.
Locations: Portillo, Valle Nevado, El Colorado, the Andes Backcountry, Chillan, and more. During August and September of 2008. Starring: Rodrigo Vega, Manuel Diaz, Tamo Campus, Dan Day and friends
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It is for a senior project in school. This is a one time use, so I am not really up for spending more than $300.
by Superb…that opens the door to a LOT of interpretation.
You could do very nicely by locating a Mini-DV camera on the famous auction site. I’d go with maybe a Sony DCR TRV model 19. 20, 22, 23, 27, or 30. These are excellent cameras with good optics and very easy edit capabilities on a decent comptuer using firewire (IEEE 1294 ports). Your XP’s Windows Movie Make can do a good enough job to pass for ‘professional’ for what you are intending to do.
CAUTION to the wind though.. ANY camera needs to acclimate to the climate without damaging the recording heads or tape. If the camera is at a nice warm room temperature and you take it outside to a cold an humid environment and start shotting right away, be careful
Sunday, January 27, 2008
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Check out the trailer for Shaun White Snowboarding, coming out Holiday 2008 season from Ubisoft
http://tiny.cc/sbacademy
Max Henault’s part from Frosted Flakes. 
Locations: Portillo, Valle Nevado, El Colorado, the Andes Backcountry, Chillan, and more. During August and September of 2008. Starring: Rodrigo Vega, Manuel Diaz, Tamo Campus, Dan Day and friends