Mildly Ski Related

The State of Self-Employed Health Insurance <---Article Link--->

This is a topic very close to me because as a self-employed professional skier, health insurance is incredibly important aspect of my life. Health costs are sky-rocketing, insurance companies are continually finding new cutthroat tactics to squeeze profits out of individuals seeking help and the government has done little to help the individual, primarily swaying to the interests of the corporation.
That being said, for people like me health insurance is increasingly hard to obtain. Either it is unaffordable ($500/month payments) or unattainable because companies like Anthem deny you coverage (which happened a few days ago). Sure there are small government opportunities like MRMIP. But a little research will let you know that they're just expensive state backed plans that are run by the Big Three health insurers (Anthem, Blue Shield, Kaiser-Permanente).
All in all, there is a problem in America. I don't have the answers. But people like this man do have some answers. Perhaps it isn't the perfect solution, but it's a start in the right direction.

If you're with me make sure to share your stories and pressure your local politicians. If you're against me, well then do you mind sharing some health benefits?

TGR- Almost Live Vid

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It's True

The traversing is not that bad people. Stop using that excuse. There is no legitimate reason to keep Alta as skiers only mountain. Well, unless you're one of these guys...

Photo of the Day

by Adam Clark

Alaskan Summer

Typing, typing, typing. Words, words, words. I'm over it.

I went to Alaska. Fished. Partied. Shot shit. Ran Trails. Hiked Mountains. Slept Outside. Got chased out of fishing holes by Bears. Had Fun. Alaska is Diamonds.

Party:

An unsober decision to put some life into bland corporate street art.




My guess is the midnight sun elicits native Alaskan's to show what is under their sundress.




Um yeah. No comment.



Guns:

Time to shoot shtuff with a backdrop of a lifetime.



Elyse hates aluminum cans. So much that she takes the full force of a 30-06 to execute them.



Fish

Row, row, row your boat, gently down the Kenai River. Merrily merrily merrily let's go catch some fish.




Gotcha!




"Ahhhhhhhhhh!!! You're cutting my flesh off!!!!!"



Yeah, I wouldn't fight that guy for stealing my lunch. Alaskan bullies aren't nothing to mess with.

Levitation Project- Snowboard Team Edit

Yeah, I know up on the title it says "Ski Life" but the reality is I take just as much inspiration from Snowboarders as I do Skiers. Plus I just had to throw up this vid from my Levitation Project homies because it's harder than a diamond axe. Damn I miss metal in shred-vids. But it's good to see it now.

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Mule Kicking it Old School.

Photos by Hank DeVre circa '05. Holy smokes can style change in a matter of a few years.

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Goddamn my clothes were tight. Who was I, Ed Visterius?