It’s been a while since I’ve done a Pics & Vids so there’s a bit of a back-log of stuff, but here we go:

- This amazing collection of time lapse footage around Vancouver has been making its rounds in the blogging world:

- One hiker had a triple near-death experience:

- @Steph_Woods on Twitter had the astute observation, that whoever made this ad clearly isn’t a snowboarder:

- From Kayak Yak, ‘the most amazing footage you’ll see today’. A kayaker gets taking OUT by goose!:

- Great new video from Steph Davis’ blog; Eiger Birds:

Eiger Birds from steph davis on Vimeo.

- Shaun White lands a Double McTwist 1260 at Grand Prix:

- How cruel, and how awesome, to prank someone who is bungee jumping:

- Gadling has 10 things you shouldn’t try in a kayak. 1 video is below, but make sure you check them all out:

- Paddling.net has a beautiful video of what its like to kayak Vancouver Island’s Broken Island Group:

- @TourismSquamish just released a cool new video:

- Vancouver resident Colin Adair has some great snowboarding photography to check out [via Vancouver is Awesome]:

Tags: Base Jump,Bungee Jumping,Colin Adair,Kayaking,Shaun White,Snowboarding & Skiing,Steph Davis,Vancouver
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- Warren Miller’s Dynasty, a look at 6 decades of Warren Miller films, is playing in Vancouver this month:

- I can’t embed the video, but you have to see what its like to kayak some extreme water in the Congo [via The Adventure Blog]

- Ever wanted your own half-pipe? Oh to be Shaun White…

- Stumbled this on YouTube. A random clip of a friendly seal jumping aboard a kayak in English Bay:

- From Wend Blog, some pics from a dorm at a University in the Netherlands. In a word, awesome:

- Also from Wend Blog, a video on the new freediving world-record. William Trubridge went 288 feet without fins. To put that in context, I’ve never gone down further than 70 feet with a freaking oxygen tank on my back! I really don’t know how this is humanly possible:

Freediving World Record – 88m without fins from william trubridge on Vimeo.

- Outside Blog posted this trailer for a new snowboarding vid called All or Nothing. “:

Straightline Productions “ALL OR NOTHING” from Straightline Productions on Vimeo.

- A very cool amateur video of what its like to snorkel with one of my favorite underwater creatures; whale sharks [via @scubadivegirls]:

- A cool infographic on which animals in the wild cause the most deaths each year:

Tags: Congo,Freedive,Kayak,Rock Climb,Shaun White,Warren Miller,Whale Shark,William Trubridge
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It’s going to be a big weekend for winter sports with the 1 year countdown to the Olympics. One of the big events happening is the 2009 LG FIS Snowboard World Cup at Cypress. There is a lot of buzz with Shaun White being slated to compete in the half-pipe competition.

The 2009 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup is scheduled to hit Cypress Mountain West Vancouver, February 12 to 15, 2009. The world’s best snowboarders will be competing in disciplines of snowboardcross, halfpipe and parallel giant slalom in the hopes of winning over $150 000 in cash.

SNOWBOARDCROSS
Thursday, February 12, 2009

10:00-12:00 | Qualification (Men)
13:00-14:25 | Qualification (Ladies)
Friday, February 13, 2009

13:30 – 14:45 | Finals (Men’s & Ladies’)
14:45 – 15:15 | Awards Ceremony

HALFPIPE Presented by SportChek – (SOLD OUT)
Saturday, February 14, 2009

08:25 – 14:00 | Qualifications (Men’s & Ladies’)
15:00 – 16:00 | Finals (Men’s & Ladies’)
16:00 – 16:30 | Awards Ceremony

PARALLEL GIANT SLALOM
Sunday, February 15, 2009

09:00 – 11:00 | Qualifications (Men’s & Ladies’)
13:00 – 15:00 | Finals (Men’s & Ladies’)
15:00 – 15:30 | Awards Ceremony

Also, to coincide the the world cup, Park Royal Mall will be the host of the LG Mountain Festival.

The Canadian Snowboard Federation will be transforming a section of the parking lot behind the South Mall at Park Royal Shopping Centre into the LG Mountain Festival, February 13 – 15, 2009. The 3-day festival will coincide with the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup at Cypress Mountain, which will host the world’s best snowboarders.

The LG Mountain Festival will run for 5 hours a day and will feature a Snowboard Rail Contest, DJ Series (A-TRAK, Kid Sister, Team Canada DJs), LG XOXO Fashion Show presented by Change, Powder Room Teenie Weenie Bikinis, Coors Light Beer Garden, Vendor Village and a Big Screen playing highlight reels from the day’s competitions at Cypress. Each evening, the World Cup winners will receive their awards on the festival stage which will be covered by international media.

Admission to the LG Mountain Festival is FREE! FREE! FREE!

General Festival Hours:

* FRIDAY, February 13 – 3pm – 8pm
* SATURDAY, February 14 – 4pm – 9pm
* SUNDAY, February 15 – 12pm – 5pm

Tags: Competition,Cypress,Park Royal,Shaun White,Snowboard
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