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Buenos Aires Dispatch

Posted  July 22, 2010 by stephan

On the road to Las Leñas for three weeks of filming with the gents from Sweetgrass Productions. DPS has many roots in Las Leñas. I spent the better part of almost eight seasons cutting my big mountain chops there, but haven't been back in nearly six years due to ski company duties. More to come on that in subsequent posts. 

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DPS on the cover in Sweden

The DPS quest for world domination has now reached Scandinavia. On the cover of the latest issue of Sweden's Åka Skidor Magazine you'll find a pair of Lotus 120's pointing your way, ridden by Tobias Liljeroth, the

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September Production Update

Greetings from Shenzhen where DPS production is now ramping up to full speed. Things look good, the little carbon-born glitches that have plagued us in the past are smoothed over and skis are running smoothly with a

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The Last Pillow Hurrah

This will be the last pillow post of the trip. However, the whole pillow thing is still a bit of a revelation. One travels and invests so much time and money for the big sunny lines, but ends up focusing on deep pillows

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Rescue Mission

Some readers have inquired as to the fate of poor Nelly. She was abandoned in a remote Alaskan valley, below the road, and braving the fifty year storm. Indeed, a sad and a tragic turn of events for the mighty blue

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Things we have broken and lost

plastic air-vent plastic air-vent, again plastic air-vent, yet again two Ford F-350 transmissions two Canon battery chargers two radios one harness one Ford F-350 windshield 800 Rev right front suspension including the

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Abbotsford to Liard

We left Abbotsford intent on pushing as far north as possible. Leaving town, It was snowing so hard that the perimeters of the road and the lane markers disappeared in a matter of minutes. Progress was slow and close to

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The Road to Flower Mountain

Just when we thought the storm was going to break, another system would pop, and bring yet more pulses of snow. Snowed in, we were anxious to start branching out and begin learning the different zones in the area. Enter

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A Fire in the Hearth

When we showed up at the Haines House, the pipes were frozen. No toilet, no shower, and the occasional spurt of running water-true Powder Road style. The Haines House operates from three possible heat sources, all of

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Storm Shots

With all the down days stacking up, the crew showed impressive inefficiency. We had a hard time getting out the door before nightfall. Photos needed to be taken. Patrik, who came for the skiing, ended up as a mechanic,

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James Bond Gone Wrong

The second to last run of the day. It had been a fun day, and everyone was feeling good, so we decided to engage in a bit of shenanigans. Gliding through the woods, our group of four came to a thick, fallen tree wedged

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