tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38590357981227685842024-03-13T03:23:46.483-07:00Under White SkiesJacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975037781069471067noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859035798122768584.post-45299706136662870622019-11-05T10:47:00.004-08:002019-11-05T10:47:43.017-08:00Lately: *This was saved in my drafts and written probably in the summer of 2018. I want to start posting again and this write up seems to fill in some of the blanks.<br />
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I've had two ankle surgeries since my last post. I guess the plan before the first surgery was to go all out. I was going to drop out of school and go back to skiing.<br />
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On December 22, 2018 I got the first surgery. It was called a Subchondroplasty and consisted of an injection of a material that mimics bone, helping heal the initial bone defect. The first surgery was done by one of the most acclaimed surgeons in Canada. The problem with working with this surgeon was that he may succumbed to a confirmation bias, as he and my radiologist both missed a soft tissue injury that I had mentioned the symptoms of several times. Everyone makes mistakes though.<br />
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After the first surgery I was back in Ottawa, seeing a new surgeon for follow up appointments. In a new CT scan, a bone fragment that the previous surgeon thought to be not worth removing showed up as a problem. I also started to research the possibility of a soft tissue injury. I self diagnosed and brought it up with my new surgeon. I was so goddam right about it. A tear in the Peroneal Brevis causing inter-sheath subluxation.<br />
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With pain from both the bone fragment and the tendon tear I decided to stay in school another year and get surgery with a long window for recovery.<br />
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I'm still waiting on my application for Carleton's Industrial Design program. If I don't get in I go back to BC and back to the drawing board. I think I will go to Emily Carr for their ID program. Allegedly it's inferior, but honestly I don't think I can stand living anywhere that there isn't mountains. The sushi here sucks.<br />
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This ordeal has left me with some frustration about healthcare. An evident problem is Canada's long wait times. Luckily, my second surgeon is less in demand and was able to perform 8 weeks after the diagnosis. The first surgeon took over 6 months though, during which my ankle deteriorated.Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975037781069471067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859035798122768584.post-50374102812903852002017-12-01T07:52:00.000-08:002017-12-01T07:52:24.597-08:00SKI QUIZ<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">You will need a pen, write down your answer selection and refer to bottom for answers.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">1. What is the ender in Bobby Brown's <i>Be Water</i>?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">a. Double Backflip</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">b. Double cork 1260° Mute</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">c. Cork 720° Blunt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">d. Switch Double Cork 900° Japan</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">2. In the first of Candide Thovex's <i>One of Those Days </i>series, Candide jumps over a _________?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">a. Swimming Pool</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">b. Multiple Cows</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">c. Police Car</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">d. Paraglider</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Before Armada What was Tanner Hall's ski sponsor? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">a. Rossignol</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">b. Salomon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">c. Elan</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">a. <span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);">Joffrey Pollet-Villard</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);">b. Simon Dumont</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);">c. Joss Christensen </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);">d. David Wise</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />5. Which ski movie scene used <i>Tears for Fears,</i> <i>Shout</i> as its song?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">a. MSP's <i>Ruin and Rose, </i>Marcus Eder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">b. Superproof's <i>The Recruitment, </i>Sean Pettit</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">c. Inspired Media's <i>Believe, </i>Haines</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">d. Leve 1's <i>Small World, </i>Will Wesson</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">6. What backcountry freestyle skier is best known for the hood-over-helmet style?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">a. Banks Gilberti</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">b. Mitchell Brower</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">c. Sean Pettit</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">d. Chris Logan</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">7. What pro skier owned Joystick Poles? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">a. Anthony Boronowski</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">b. Blake Nyman</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">c. Eric Pollard</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">d. Banks Gilberti</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">8. Scot Schmidt, legendary freeskier grew up in which state? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">a. California</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">b. Colorado</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">c. Montana</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">d. Wyoming</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">9. Sage Cattabriga-Alosa cemented his career with TGR by landing what trick on Pyramid Gap? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">a. D-spin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">b. double backflip</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">c. double frontflip</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">d. 1080° mute</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">10. After Sammy C. and Bobby Brown who was the third skier to triple cork? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">a. Bene Mayr</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">b. Dane Tudor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">c. Gus Kenworthy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">d. Henrik Harlaut</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">ANSWERS</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">D, C, A, D, C, B, A, C, C, B</span><br />
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<br />Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975037781069471067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859035798122768584.post-15372937432113872262017-10-06T09:10:00.004-07:002017-10-20T10:12:23.140-07:00Instagram highlights from Winter 2017 (in B&W)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">First time sledding to a peak for me. Scary, but a lot less strenuous than touring. CC: Peter Wentz.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They're going to build a chair through this stash in the coming years. Dammit. CC: Jon Gierson.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inbounds shred with good photo composition CC: Peter Wentz. (If you're reading this Thanks Pete)</td></tr>
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<br />Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975037781069471067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859035798122768584.post-64769062485214728842017-10-06T08:56:00.005-07:002017-10-06T08:56:51.064-07:00Lately: decisions madeShortly after my last post, I talked with my surgeon on the phone and booked to operate on my ankle. Shortly after that I was started to miss day after day of planting in interior BC. Looking back it was comical how much pain I was in, but I can be very determined. I quit planting 5-6 weeks before I was supposed to. A & G reforestation was very accommodating of my injury. They are a prime example of professionalism in the reforestation industry. I spent two months after that living at home in the city. I now regret how complacent I was in that period. Anticipation of school doesn't qualify as action.<br />
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Right when I decided to get surgery I got accepted into Carleton University in Ottawa. I had applied to the Industrial Design school there in January 2017 because I had a hunch my ankle wasn't going to heal on it's own. ID schools study the process of design for mass produced goods. This field reflects my obsession with tinkering and my passion for aesthetics. Studying ID also meant I could design products for the ski industry. Previously, I never wanted to be involved in the ski industry as anything other than an athlete, but making ski products seems so god damn cool. In addition, my previous experience skiing is a valuable asset. The decision to go to school seemed obvious in light of the surgery as I wouldn't be skiing 2017/18 regardless.<br />
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Upon arrival in Ottawa I realized how my priorities have shifted the last few years. I don't know if this is what I want to do. I might be bound to the wild, at least for one more year. Focusing on school though. After surgery I'll be training to plant trees and ski, while finishing my second semester. Right now I can walk, but not much else. I've improved my diet and I stretch daily.<br />
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It looks like my ankle is basically still broken from sept. 2016, but a lot of terms are being thrown around. My surgeon is going to fill that fracture up with a substance that induces healing. I totally lucked out and have what seems to be the best ankle surgeon in Western Canada. I don't know what the recovery time is going to be. School's ok though. I love my apartment and Carleton has the inverse of the guy/girl ratio of the ski towns that I'm used to. I've always tried to learn one new word a day and holy shit is that ever happening now!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MRI from early May revealing that I had been trying to ski on a more or less broken ankle all season.</td></tr>
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This blog is about skiing but also, my life. I feel the need to write the following.<br />
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My mom died suddenly from an aneurysm a little more than a year ago, which was a big catalyst for change. I loved my mom very much. Barbara was the most giving person I knew. The death may have been why I ultimately made the call to go to school. My dad, brother, and I are getting closer. Who knows where we're at. One foot in denial and the other stepping towards better days, probably. Thanks to everyone who supported us since then, especially those grieving themselves. I wish this never happened but adversity is an irreplaceable education. It's made me a stronger and maybe even better person.<br />
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I had some good times with friends last year but other than that it fucking sucked. My half season of skiing was painful, I could barely plant, I was smoking weed constantly, and I had to push through heartbreak (not going there). I think I'm starting to be able to cope with reality. I quit weed again. It's something I've wanted out of my life for the last few years but haven't had the guts to face life sober. Things are really fucking clear without it, more than I even like.<br />
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So there's that.<br />
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77 more days until surgery. Study, stretch, think about skiing.<br />
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<br />Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975037781069471067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859035798122768584.post-35435108146747957802017-05-27T11:26:00.001-07:002017-05-27T11:26:18.487-07:00Lately: Big DecisionsFirst off, I have wrapped up the ski season and gone planting once again. I managed to squeeze in a few motel shifts in the Kootenays and am now based in Princeton in a camp until the end of June. I'm with a good company (A & G reforestation LTD.) but I'm losing passion for the craft as I'm in pain all the time. I think my production is affected.<br />
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I had a third MRI on my left ankle in late April and though I haven't talked to my doctor yet, the immediate results don't look promising. I still have an ostechondral defect in the ankle, but as a have not talked to my surgeon yet I don't know if shows signs of improvements over previous MRI's. The report also lists soft tissue damage and other tendon issues. The day I received the report was a rough one.<br />
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For now I'm just going to push through the pain until I talk to the surgeon on the 31st of May. I got into Carlton University in Ottawa and if surgery is necessary I will get it sometime soon and go to school and start to pursue my career in Industrial Design.<br />
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If it looks like I can heal on my own I will consider skiing again. My skiing goals are still a large priority, especially as this last season was so compromised. Technically I managed to ski this season, but the whole experience was held back and painful. I never once felt like a was skiing at 100%.<br />
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What one could call "the freedom of feet" is something I will never take for granted again. If getting surgery means I can do things like pick up soccer, or even run, then it's worth taking a year off any high impact for surgery. I'm not myself the way I am now.<br />
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This is a summary of my thoughts at the moment, practically in bullet point. For now, I've got trees to plant, life decisions to make and a much neglected instagram to serve. I have some footage saved up but I'm waiting to make plans for next year to decide what to do with it for now.<br />
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<br />Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975037781069471067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859035798122768584.post-2016569088622742012017-04-11T20:37:00.000-07:002017-04-11T20:37:57.798-07:00The CutIn early Autumn 2016 Conor MacDonald, Peter Wentz and I sat down, ate sushi and pledged our loose allegiance to film together and make a monthly series. Five months later we all live under the same roof and have released our second episode.<br />
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I didn't imagine that this whole series was going to be a breeze but the difficulties of editing between three different people surprised me. We all have expectations and sometimes those expectations clash. We are still getting to know each other so communication is a work in progress.<br />
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I wasn't too involved in the January episode. The intro was my responsibility and I'm quite content with the results. We did a lot of brainstorming for the introduction and the title. <i>The Cut </i>came out a last minute decision. We named the series after a local slackcountry run and in the midst of a heavy brainstorm we settled on it. It may be a little plain but it encompasses aspects of our crew, largely Whistlerblackcomb but also the cut blocks which roads we use for sled access.<br />
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I wrote the two paragraphs above about a month ago and now we're about to put out our third episode. I was the editor for the second episode. I'm happy with the end product but frankly expected it to pick up a bit more momentum. Anyways, without further ado - the second episode of <i>The Cut. </i><br />
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/207754498">THE CUT - Episode Two - February</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/thecutski">THE CUT</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</div>
Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975037781069471067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859035798122768584.post-77270734742788222842017-04-11T20:12:00.000-07:002017-04-11T20:12:16.038-07:00Lately: Just enough progressThere's a pattern in coping with this injury. The pattern is this: I have some progress which slowly decreases and as it decreases I briefly lose faith. Somehow after each of these brief periods of hopelessness signs of improvement spring up and the cycle starts it self all over again.<br />
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I've been aware of this cycle since December, but each time my ankle gets sore it still gets to me. One of the things I've been working on the last 6 months is a general control of my own mind. The ability to focus, enforce self control, and be present are my main priorities. There's that, and having control of my own life, which should lead towards happiness.<br />
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-Jacob Boyd, Early March 2017Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975037781069471067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859035798122768584.post-68093162620056006452017-02-17T16:01:00.001-08:002017-03-30T22:14:47.368-07:00Lately: TransitionsI am proud to say that I filmed this weekend. My buddy Pat hooked it up and Saturday morning I found myself in a parking lot with sleds unloading left and right. Avy danger was high but I still had a good feeling on the way up. We had a mish-mash crew of skiers and snowboarder which set a cool social tone for the day. Until about 3 PM we just lapped some trees and repeatedly got stuck.<br />
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Towards the end of the day Jeremy Acland and I tried to film some hits. Retrospectively I should have reeled back a bit and gone for some more simple shots. Instead I lined up the biggest hit in the zone and bailed hard twice in heavy deep snow. Live and learn I guess. Jeremy laced a 360 and some cool 180's despite the chest deep fudge. Few times have I felt as exhausted as I did at the end of that day. We ended up at Mile One restaurant in Pemberton and I had the best BLT of my life.<br />
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The start to Sunday was crazy! We showed up at a zone at 8:30 AM only to learn that their parking lot had been full for over an hour. It was a major holiday in BC and we briefly considered not sledding at all. We rendezvoused at a zone called Brandywine. Brandywine is the most popular sled zone in Whistler and we headed in expecting a totally thrashed slope. As we turned the corner to the main zone we saw that the main wall hadn't been touched at all. It was like someone had picked out all the peanuts and raisins from the trail mix and left the M & M's. I got my first shot of the season first run then tried some other hits but ultimately lost focus and played around the rest of the day.<br />
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The plan for now is to rehab my ankle this week until the conditions improve and I get my truck back from the shop (turns out not having a rear bumper is illegal), then it's non-stop go time (knock of wood) until the end of April.Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975037781069471067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859035798122768584.post-6355617011373503522017-02-02T18:58:00.000-08:002017-02-02T18:58:03.786-08:00Lately: I'm happy to say that for the first time in a while I'm busy. I've submitted one college application, have just a few weeks to wrap up a pre-requisite course and then finish another. By March 1st I'll be done with anything school related and I'm so stoked to stack footy for two months straight after that. Probably more stoked than I've ever been about anything. The bunged ankle is at 85% at the moment. I put some days in on the hill and the skill and focus is there, but some muscular asymmetries are noticeable. <br />
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After the shit show that was the last six months, I'm not taking anything for granted. It's kind of baseless but I think I'm going to be a better skier now because of that. One example was when the crew built a jump a few weeks back. I had to be pushed into going up to session it (thanks Peter). I didn't want to try anything and was ready to work the camera all day. I thought I'd try the jump and ended up getting first hit after a round of rochambeau. Initially I was psyched out because of my ankle. Two hits later I had a new trick on camera. Not a great shot but a shot, and only 4 days into the season. I relied on my brain committing to the trick and it just happened. I hadn't been through that process since I broke may ankle and it was crazy. I think how fucked up life is got drilled deep in my brain and I was like "ok, it's simple let's just get this trick".<br />
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Immediately following the fracture I hobbled around the house for weeks, depressed and angry. Soon after I got to make a trip out to Haida Gwaii with by Dad and brother. There I managed to dip in the ocean, looking out to Alaska with no wetsuit, read a few books and even do a little bodyboarding with a decent wave cycle. I look forward to my return. After going home I limped around the garage and did a bunch of repairs to my truck. New shocks, fixed the whole 4x4 system, and installed some powerful lights. I got a gym membership and did upper body workouts, moving between sets on crutches. </div>
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Since my symptoms are slowly going away the surgeon has chosen not to operate. If there's a measure out there to improve my odds of recovering, I've likely partaken in it. Bone supplements, dieting, cutting down on caffiene, braces, taping, physio, swimming and the spin bike. My ankle is almost recovered but there are few high impact movements that hurt and I'm not going back on skis until I'm 100%. I also have to strengthen from 2 months of not using my lower left side. </div>
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Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975037781069471067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859035798122768584.post-13054861776971101292016-11-02T22:42:00.001-07:002016-11-02T22:47:27.041-07:00Season Edit <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm pretty damn psyched on this one. I think it's my best yet. After all the time I've spent obsessively tinkering with it though, I have no perspective on how good it is anymore. I had a shoulder surgery August 2015 and started filming for 2016 season mid February with Jon Grierson on a Kootenay trip. This followed by two days filming for Intersection with Seth Gillis and then in April three days Filming in Brandywine zone with various buds. I snuck in two shots from the 2015 season (shhh) and boom, I had just enough for a 3 minute edit. So considering it's no more than a weeks worth of filming from a half season that I managed to also fit a few comps into, I'm satisfied. </span><br />
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SEASON EDIT COMING SOON....Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975037781069471067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859035798122768584.post-83604935107942061972016-03-09T22:25:00.001-08:002016-03-11T16:52:36.607-08:00Yesterday's LineI like to scope lines by myself. If I'm in a group I get hyped about skiing well and trying new tricks because everyone else is, but the group situation rarely leads to weird little gullies and zones no one has been to. So on my lonesome the other day I got deep in the woods enough to find a pillow line I hadn't seen in years. I gave it a go the next day on camera but I straight lined off the side of it and the shot didn't work out. I hope I get a second chance at it.<br />
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Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975037781069471067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859035798122768584.post-20356959683400983742016-03-06T21:16:00.001-08:002016-03-09T20:35:44.840-08:00Lately:Today was so great. Waking up, I definitely wasn't feeling 100%. I hadn't gone to sleep until late and I was getting over a cold so my whole body ached. I showed up at the gondola at 7:30, a good 45 minutes before opening. After two deep laps lower on the mountain our group (the most core ski bums I know) went to peak chair to get first tracks in the alpine. Two and a half hours later, Peak chair cracked. A patroller had broken his leg triggering a slide and created a delay. This was a small inconvenience when thinking about what he was going through. We were on the third chair up, so when we approached the top nothing else mattered.<br />
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My next run up peak was the beginning of a battle to land a drop called bomb tram. I've never not landed bomb tram and I've even landed a spin off of it. My first and second airs I went to fast and even though I landed centered I couldn't handle the compression and exploded into a tumble. After losing my shit and seeing stars after my second hit I briefly questioned my decision making. For whatever reason I went for a third, crept off the edge and cleaned it.<br />
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God damn! what a trip. Jon and I got lucky when we headed to the high and dry Kootenays while the temperatures rose on the coast and Whistler got rained on. We got a few clips and this cool photo sequence we shot on the last day.<br />
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The hardest part about this line was finding it. I had seen it from below on traverse coming back from a separate zone. I dispatched from the group and had to do two boot packs en route in hopes that I ended up on top of Jon who was shooting it. Despite me getting lost in every town we went to that trip, my sense of direction prevailed and I found it. Glad I did because the landing was tits deep and the shots came out great. Thanks Jon.Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975037781069471067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859035798122768584.post-11975888846421167622016-01-22T12:41:00.001-08:002016-01-28T10:35:14.789-08:00Insta Clip<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />
I'm trying to gain followers on instagram. Just because I like attention, because I'm human. Follow me @jacob_boyd with more clips coming more often.<br />
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Tonight is the staff party for the bar where I work. It'll be fun but it won't be easy to not drink either. I'll be the only sober person there. It's one of those times that reinforces the feeling that I'm the only person in Whistler that doesn't drink. Responses to this are varied, sometimes supportive, usually I'm just questioned as if I'm slow or something.<br />
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Back to Whitewater. I've never been there and experienced bad conditions. I'm going with Jon Grierson and I'm really stoked on stacking footy. This is a picture of my trip there when I was 19 years old. We struck gold with snow and had 10-20 cm's everyday, good times.<br />
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Damn, it's been two weeks since my last post. Christmas madness sneaks up on us all. I kept reminding myself to take some time to soak up the holiday spirit in the weeks coming up to Christmas spirit. Before I knew though, it I'm neck deep buying gifts, seeing family, and working all the time. Aside from the awesome material things (foam roller, down jacket) my biggest Christmas gift was a head cold that I still have 8 days later. Thanks Santa.</div>
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Here's the ender from a workout I tried today. Basically you workout to a song by Moby called <i>Flower. Flower </i>contains samples saying "bring sally up, bring sally down". You abide by these instructions and squat whenever Sally does. It's a brutal test of muscular endurance and will no doubt help with anyones skiing.</div>
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Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975037781069471067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859035798122768584.post-83994257090961454902015-12-18T23:31:00.002-08:002015-12-18T23:36:20.011-08:00Bails EditMan, I really wanted to come up with a better name for this video. The nature of these video necessitates a generic and self explanatory name though. I wish I bailed harder. I've become timid the last few years with my shoulder. So with a fresh joint, here's to bigger and safer bails in the future.<br />
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Me not landing things.Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975037781069471067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859035798122768584.post-13482288784475071402015-12-17T15:19:00.000-08:002015-12-17T16:24:44.424-08:00Lately: Gym PowerIt's not very hardcore, but I haven't been completely demoralized by missing the couple storms that hit the PNW lately. I can that feel my body isn't ready every time that I'm tempted, then I am grounded and switch to thinking about training to become ready. I take the pressure I put on myself to do scary stuff of skis and create pressure to reduce injury; it's a good place to be.<br />
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My medicine comes at the gym. I've spent a lot of time there the last few months. Lifting weights, jumping around, and riding stationary bikes. Sometimes I just juggle a soccer ball because it feels so good just to move randomly. The thing is, no matter the dedication I put into big lifts and jumps, the movements that will save my shoulder are small and precise. It's hard to tell what goes on in there and it takes as much focus as my biggest lifts.<br />
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Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975037781069471067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859035798122768584.post-59566450395398203822015-12-10T19:49:00.004-08:002015-12-11T17:11:46.407-08:00Lately: In August I underwent a shoulder stabilization surgery. In the following months I experienced the biggest changes in myself since I finished high school and moved away from home. The initial two months after my surgery didn't go as planned. I was slapped in the face with reality; beyond using my body I didn't have much going for me. I became angry from confusion and wouldn't leave the house for days at a time. One night I found myself in a club with a sling on, which in retrospect is a total loser move. I was the most depressed I'd ever been.
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I managed to get a job a two months later once my sling was off. I put out 25 in person applications and eventually scored a bartending gig. I was starting to train for the season and physio was going extremely well, but I would indulge in the occasional night out and totally fuck up my routine. I justified drinking by thinking that it was my only way to meet girls. The allure was omnipresent though but even if I partied once a month it would compromise the entire next week of training.
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Now that I've quit pot I can more honest on this blog. Weed was a large part of my life and I wasn't comfortable talking about it, thus there is now one less barrier. Skiing is a sport in which there is rampant pot use amongst athletes but due to the corporate nature of sponsors it is concealed, yet there are sports such as skateboarding that don't hide the lifestyles of their athletes. If you're a talented skateboarder you can do what you want, and that's the way it should be. This way, people from all walks of life can become successful athletes. With these freedoms the more impressionable (myself included) can get the wrong idea, and certainly weed doesn't work for everyone.<br />
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I've always to write in this blog much more candidly and this is the first step. I'm going to swear too, no one can stop me.<br />
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So all said, I'm stoked at the moment. Expect more frequent posts starting now and skiing content in early January. Bails edit coming soon, too.Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975037781069471067noreply@blogger.com0