We’ve been diggin’ out some old Alta-oriented content from deep in the GravityFed archives. Farmer Dave Profile is below and now here’s another great read from Bill Deleo. This short story describes a night of skiing by moonlight to Germania Pass (the top of the new Collins lift, formerly Germania)

It’s another William Deleo story/classic from GravityFed Network. Author’s Note: “For me, skiing at night has a different thrill- a sublime mystery and silence- and a chance to look at a mountain we think we know well, through nocturnal eyes.”

We’re hoping to have some new fresh stuff from ‘Billy D’ again soon.. so keep an eye out. In the meantime, enjoy “Full Moon Skiing”. After reading this again (it’s been a few years), I am all of sudden for winter and bright full moon powder runs. -Gary M

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Can’t help but write a quick post on this news.. Moosejaw recently launched their Affiliate program through the AvantLink Affiliate network. Here’s a snipet from the program annoucnement: “Moosejaw.com is known for the finest photography, the most in-depth product information, customer reviews, comparison charts, and most importantly, Moosejaw shocks the customer with amazing service.”

Nice work AvantLink! With this move, it’ll be MUCH easier for us to retrieve updated pricing and inventory info for Moosejaw…to present in our outdoor price comparison search engine. I wish every outdoor merchant would move to this network! -Jesse

Interesting article. I guess news from the ourdoor industry isn’t always from the great outdoors!

New York, NY, September 27th 2006 — Climbinglab, the provider of USA Climbing training camps for America’s top juniors and coaches, announced a media partnership with Urban Climber Magazine. The partners will work together to raise the awareness of the Camps to the Magazine’s audience through a series of articles, instructional online videos, and podcasts. Also, copies of Urban Climber Magazine will be distributed to athletes and coaches attending the camps.

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We’re having fun with some social media sites. One in particular is Squidoo.com. I think I mentioned Squidoo in an earlier post, too. Anyways, you can claim your ‘lens’ or ‘lenses’ and rant on about whatever flaots your fancy boat. I messed with my Avalanche Safety lens over the weeked. In all, that’s only about an hour of playing around. Most of the content is packaged RSS feeds plugged into the Squidoo module that takes RSS and outputs the content to a web page.

Anyways, I built a lens about avalanche safety and here it is - Gary M

“We recently moved from Sandy, UT (base of Little Cottonwood Canyon), to Park City, and now to the Uintahs. Our pilgrimage from cities and resort skiing in the Wasatch has prompted an avalanche awareness refresher. We’ll be skiing a lot more ‘remote’ backcountry terrain out here accessible only with snow mobies. This Squidoo lens acts as my digital notebook for the winter of 2006-07.”

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Now this is definitely a GravityFed classic. It’s been somewhat hidden in recent years, hiding deep in some folder tree. The date of the old file was actually February of 2001! But check it out, they started a thread about the original publication of ‘Farmer Dave Profile’ on the TGR Forums - Alta’s Farmer Dave Profile. Thread started on 12-14-2004, 11:45 AM by Xover. Nice!!

Ok enough blabbin’. We’re glad to post the re-launch of this Billy D classic on the OGE Blog! Digg it, folks:

Ever heard the phrase “expression through movement”? When us Altafarians see the farmer’s ski tracks in the Alta backcountry that’s what we think of. Farmer Dave Van Dame is an Alta skier and legend because of his skiing technique. Author William Deleo has produced a must read for powder skiers.

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Whoa. I actually read a blog post recently on the Backcountry.com Blog about one of their employees, “Barefoot Brett” who has now run 3 marathons barefoot. …oh and at least one was in the desert on the hot pavement in the summer :). Pretty incredible achievement, running 78 miles over three marathons..

But how about walking barefoot up the eastern seaboard from Georgia to Maine or Maine to Georgia:

More than five hundred people hike the entire Appalachian Trail each year. Ron Zaleski has been trying to accomplish the feat barefoot. His goal is to bring attention to the need for combat veterans to receive counseling. He’s workin’ through it now.. At his current pace, he would make it to Georgia just before Christmas.

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Surfers have always chased monster waves, such as the swells which draw crowds to Waimea Bay and Sunset Beach. But new technology such as the jetski has seen a select gang of surfers conquer waves previously considered unrideable because they were too big. These bands of wave riders are taking advantage of every new technology to capture world-record purses. Check it out.. Read more @ Digg below..

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The AvantLink Affiliate Network, a leader in Affiliate marketing technology, and The House Boardshop recently teamed up to provide online marketers with advanced Affiliate tools for high-converting gear and apparel. The House has been the place to buy snowboards, wakeboards, skateboards, and windsurfing gear for over 25 years. The combination of advanced tools and datafeeds with The House Boardshop’s reputation for service and quality products is a triple win (for the network, the merchant and the Affiliate!).

Note in this press release the quote from Jesse Hoffman and OutdoorGearEngine.com: “Our site’s success and reach depends on accurate price and inventory data, packaged correctly and updated daily from our merchant partners…”. Read the full article for more

AvantLink has quickly established itself as the network of choice for the best outdoor gear & apparel retailers on the Web. They already have several of the top names in gear online, and more should be added soon. You’ll be able to compare prices from The House on OGE very soon! In the meantime click the banner below to be taken to their site:

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Seymour, CT - September 11th, 2006, The world leader in sports utility transportation, Thule, recently recognized Y.P.S. Inc. with Agency of the Year honors. The Y.P.S. team are recognized for the exceptional sales and service they demonstrated in the 2005 calendar year. Ned Johnson, Kathy Southard, Steve Plass, and Rob Scott pioneered new accounts, grew existing accounts, and expanded into new sales channels.

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