Monday, January 17, 2011

Slow-Motion Tree Skiing

My very generous brother gave me a Contour HD helmet cam for Christmas (or more like several Christmases; thanks, brother!), and Sunday I took it on its inaugural run at Mary Jane. This is gently-sloped terrain (almost flat in some spots), possibly Kinnikinnick. There hadn't been deep snow in the days prior to my outing, so it was a mixture of soft snow and scraped areas, but it was still fun to get onto the hill.

The video is 720p HD. If you have a slow connection like I do, once you start the video select "360p" on the bottom right of the video window.


The video is dark because I haven't had time to adjust it; I may re-upload it later with adjustments. This brightness level was the default setting on the camera, possibly to avoid blown-out whites on snow.

I'm laughing as I watch myself hit branch after branch. Really, I'm not Danger Boy when I ski! And the camera is mounted on the right side of my helmet so the branches are not actually hitting me in the face like it looks.

I gotta figure out how to fit this thing on my head for trail running. If I don't, I'll be the guy running Denver metro trails in a ski helmet.
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4 comments:

  1. Youtube says the video is private.

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  2. Oops, clicked the wrong setting, should be fixed. Thanks for the heads up.

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  3. haha that was great and BEAUTIFUL! Makes me actually want to ski a little...at least the gentle stuff.

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  4. Thanks, it was fun. Tree skiing on a powder day (which this was not) is about the best. Just have to avoid eating a bark sandwich.

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