The first-ever B&E Inventational, a collaborative effort between Henrik Harlaut, Phil Casabon, Raf Regazzoni, Eric Iberg and Les Arcs, France went down this April and I was lucky to be on hand. B-Dog and E-Dollo invited some of the styliest riders around the planet including legends like Liam Downey and Dave Crichton to ski their one-of-a-kind course. Here are some photos, and an article I wrote for ESPN: http://xgames.espn.go.com/skiing/article/10743279/torin-yater-wallace-wins-first-inventational Candide Thovex and Ahmet Dadali, influences from different continents and generations, ready...

Hey everyone, Greetings from Sochi, Russia where I'm currently on assignment for the ski website Newschoolers.com to cover the freeskiing events, halfpipe and slopestyle, that are debuting at the XXII Olympic Winter Games. Needless to say it's been quite a ride so far! I've been having a blast getting into the Olympic spirit and learning as much as I can about this area, the people, and of course about the competitions and the skiers skiing in them. I'll be providing regular reports not only about the freeskiing events, but also about the experience of these Russian Games. Here are a few links...

Last week I went to check out my first FIS World Cup slopestyle event. I wasn't sure what to expect seeing as even the idea of a "World Cup slopestyle" is still very new. The International Ski Federation (FIS) is moving rapidly to absorb slopestyle and halfpipe skiing into its gargantuan beaurocracy in preparation for these sports' Olympic debut next year in Sochi. The question is whether FIS has any clue how to organize, execute and judge a world-class slopestyle or halfpipe event. The Silvaplana slopestyle gave me some insight into the whole "FIS slopestyle" debacle. Although the level...

Here's a quick piece I penned for the ESPN Freeskiing blog on the collaboration between Simon Dumont and Stept Productions on a new webisode series, "Dropping In."

One major plus of the European ski scene is the fall glacier parks. While North American skiers sit twiddling their thumbs and waiting for the snow, riders in the Alps can hit the pistes, and the parks, starting in October or even earlier. Here's the scoop on where to go to ride park in the pre-season. Fabian Braitsch in the fall terrain park on the Kaunertal Glacier in Austria.