This is one of my favorites.This one makes my legs hurt.
Wanna ski some bumps?
This is one of my favorites.This one makes my legs hurt.
I have a photographer friend who is with him in Engelberg, Switzerland right now, so bound to be some new stuff coming out soon.
I think he told me that they will also be filming WC skier Matthias Hargin.
Not sure if the meet-up is going to happen as Cam & Marcus were leaving for Zermatt at about the time Hargin arrived in Engleberg. Could be they are meeting up later, I didn't get details.I know Mattias met Marcus C in Engelberg a year or two ago — that would be awesome seeing them rip. Some great terrain in Haslital.
December 5, 2018
Ski Racing’s Unspoken Savior
By Connor W. Davis - Contributor
https://www.skiracing.com/premium/ski-racings-unspoken-savior
He's spot on."I don't do any tricks really. Just kind of ski. Kind of like...your grandpa maybe, just a little bit faster? People have moved on, they're doing back flips and 360's . I'm still making Scot Schmidt turns."
- Marcus Caston
From: youtu.be/ZrhecJu023U
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Photo (cropped) Cam McLeod
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“When I saw that cover, I was just over the moon. Like, holy sh#t,” says Caston. “I’ve put so much effort into this particular idea and I’ve been talking a big game. It feels really good to have something like that cover to show for it.”
The idea Caston speaks of is not skiing bumps in denim with 210-centimeter Thermo V20s. The real idea he’s put so much effort into, at its core, is making turning cool again. For years, the ski world has been mesmerized almost solely by massive backcountry cliff drops and triple flips in park, while the appreciation for skiing’s roots has seemingly vanished.
“Watching ski movies for a while, there was just nothing that I could relate to,” says Caston. “I would watch these kids and there always seemed to be more focus on one big line or one big trick that they were doing, rather than just the art of skiing or the the dynamic of the turn. And that’s something that I’ve always loved: the turn. Throwing a hip in, floating in the transition.”
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December 5, 2018
Ski Racing’s Unspoken Savior
By Connor W. Davis - Contributor
https://www.skiracing.com/premium/ski-racings-unspoken-savior
Just to correct myself, Hargin did indeed go to Andorra. I forgot about the team event. Anyways, would be fun to see him and Caston rip it up.
Saw that Muhrer commented: "golden years". Let me refrase: "The winter of their life".Hargin is now in Chamonix with Caston, Cam & others...
May have to go see the Warren Miller movie next Fall.
I'm thinking they skinned up Les Grand Montets from where the upper tram burned out. Then went to the Argentiere refuge. Which is large. But, I have no idea.Hargin is now in Chamonix with Caston, Cam & others...
May have to go see the Warren Miller movie next Fall.
Yes, +1 to that - I really like Marcus' skiing, just followed on Instagram and checked out all those videos. What I love about it is - he makes freeskiing look accessible to me as an aspiring expert who is at an age where I shouldn't be leaving the ground for long distances or time periods
When I watch him ski it reminds me of my favorite surfers - all "soul surfers" on longboards, highly skilled, huge style, and most of all love of the sport/practice. This is what I seek from skiing. Pleasure to watch someone who embodies my ideal . . .
It's hilarious.What I love most is he's such a throwback. With that mustache, he looks like he just stepped out of Boogie Nights. Plaid shirt half unbuttoned, denim vest, some kind of gold chain thing going, who does he think he is?
....Burt Reynolds from the 70/80's.
Great article. It explains what's going on with Caston and places his work in a larger context.