CAMPUS RAIL JAM

VERN!

Every season, the U of U puts on a campus rail jam, right in front of the Union, where all our homies go to slay and grab some prizes. This year, V - Ron went into the contest, being the only girl out there with the boys, getting a hold of a ton of prizes, and showing off some fancy footwork... Sorry we were not there to join you V, but glad you went and SLAYED!!!

HOMECOMING!

DANIA ASSALY

Kristi Leskinen puts on a great event! For the second year now, an all girls contest is put on at Seven Springs, PA, who had a killer park, great jumps, sun and lots of snow! We all had a blast, girls throwing down from misty sevens, to big 9s, to switch 7s and 5s. The buffet meals were extravegent, we shot skeet, and needless to say, aside from skiing, Keri Herman, Jen Hudak, Meg Olenick, and Dania Assaly won for partying. ;)

BRIGHTON, UT

The ladies have been having some awesome days of powder and sunshine park laps in Utah this season. Learning more and more everyday, Utahs Cottonwood mountains allows you to learn to ski the deep stuff and explore easy access back country. With the sunshine 6 out of 7 days a week, you also get to lap Pick and Shovel and Kings Crown at Park City from 9-3:30 everyday! What more can you ask for? With 20 of your closest ski buddies to hot lap with, life doesn't get much better :)When I arrived back from X Games in Aspen, I got to experience some myself! First pow day of the season, and oh how good that felt!!!! Yeah Brighton, how I love thee...

Anna Segal 2010

Here is a mini edit from our own Anna Segal! Killin it already in the early season, can't wait till all of us beezys can get together and shred :)




MODAN! sayyy somethin!

SNOWBASIN DEW TOUR - words from D

As the Modan ladies are all busy KILLIN it in Park City, the Winter Dew Tour stop 2 came through Utah.

We had a blast skiing with some different homies for a few days, lapping through Pick n Shovel and Kings Crown... V Ron gettin her jump on, Molly getting blunted, and Anna cruisin Kings with her Colorado friends in town for Dew Tour! Ange has been nice enough to let me crash on her couch the past week, and has been keeping me positive! Veronica's skiing is looking as hot has her new brown hair, and Molly is waiting for the snow, to get ready for the Freeskiing World Tour stop she is attending in Feburuary!

I went to Snowbasin to compete in the pipe contest! Third day back on snow, and just happy to be rippin around PC with all the MODAN chicas again, I decided to go into this contest with ease, after being out for the past month and a half with a heel bruise. It went well, and through the pain, I had a TON of fun skiing! The boys and girls throwing down, and the people of Utah came out to support their local favorites! Tom Wallisch and a well deserved slopestyle win, Jossi Wells winning Pipe, and Sarah is back on top after being out almost a full season last year! CONGRATS TO YOU ALL! Yeah Tommy, way to kill it on snow and the 4-9 at 4bi9. ;)

Hopefully toward the end of this month and in Feburuary, we will have some edits to put out!

WAY BACK WHEN

Little edit from last season in the spring. Just bringin it back for fun!

MORE TO NEW EDITS COMIN SOON! 2010 !

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MODAN back in action!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!! 2010 is going to bring GREAT things our way!

MOLLY ELLOWITZ

Modan is back at it in Park City Utah! 2010 got under way with the girls are killing it, 9-4 everyday till school starts... ( Might still be 9-4 days knowing the ladies)! Stoked to see more pictures and videos to come!

Pipe is open, Kings and Pick n Shovel are going off, and the Dew Tour stop 2 is heading to Snowbasin soon, so lets go and cheer on the Modan girls that are competing!

VERONICA KELLY

DEW TOUR: BRECK STOP

Mike Riddle, Halfpipe Winner at the Breck Dew Tour

SO! Despite the fact that us ladies were selfishly excluded from the Breckenridge stop of the Tour, it did not stop the boys from absolutely crushing the 18" halfpipe!

So proud of the top 12 guys, (most of whom threw dubs) showing that our sport is still rapidly growing, and there is barely time to catch up if you're behind!

My fellow teammate Banks Gilberti was a busy boy the past few days, making finals in superpipe, and semi finals for slopestyle! With his smooth style, blunt grabs, and stomped landings, Banks made his way up to the top 15 in Slope Semis, and placed 8th in Pipe Finals!! Congrats friend!

Banks Gilberti

Jossi Wells

Winner of superpipe last night was MIKE RIDDLE! My best friend and teammate absolutely KILLED it on his second run, going HUGE, grabbing hard, and stomping doubles! With a 93.00 points, he was the clear winner last night, with the lovely Kiwi, Jossi right behind him, also stomping his first two dubs in contest! So so proud!! The frenchies were on their game as usual too, with Xavier and Rolland coming 3rd and 4th, respectively. Justin Dorey, also going HUGE in this tiny pipe, landing his double first hit to get him into 5th place. SO proud of all the boys!

Justin Doery

Today in Slopestyle finals, Andreas Hatveit took the lead, with Tommy Wallicsh comin in 2nd, and Sammy in third. With most of these boys throwing doubles on two of the three jumps there were, the competition gets tight, and the boys have to be on their game!

Lets use this as inspiration girls! Lets spin more, grab harder and more consistently, and get tricky on rails! Show everyone we can do it too!

Next Dew Tour stop expects to add Women's Freeskiing Superpipe event, with a field of 20 ladies, and a 20,000 dollar purse... Now what do we say to that? As happy as I am, this is only a step in the right direction for this contest, as they have yet to add women's slope. Lets get on this! We have to be treated the same as everyone else, and we still have to make them realize that we are not happy and are expecting more. :) SOON! Let's get'em ;)

Signing out,

MERRY CHRISTMAS! See you in the New year!

I Got Colors

Early season laps at Breck with Banks, Keri, Bishop, and Dania! So fun!

KAYA TURSKI

Slaying as usual, Kaya Turski has something to say! Check out this video from her spring and summer 09. Girl knows how to absolutely push it, and brings her rollerblade game to the snow! Coming a long way from a hard couple years of injuries, she is back with real impressive tricks, always lookin so damn good on jumps and rails, i have seen her in the pipe to0.... girl knows how to bring it! Yah Kaya, keep leading the way to bigger an better things, and stay stoked!
(A little rollerblade Destructure part too, daymn it's no wonder this girl can ski!) SO ill!

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MEGAN GUNNING

Little hometown chica Megan Gunning just showing them BLUNTS what up!!!
From Calgary Alberta, Megan is only just turning 17, goes SO big in the pipe, and can grab blunt on those 7s better than most guys I know! Slaying the pipe and slopestyle scene, Megan is one to watch for, if you have not skied with her already!
She is the illest, and one of the MOST fun and positive girls you will have the pleasure of riding with :)
YEAH girl! keep killin it!

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SOOOOO ILLLLLL!!!!!!

Talk about steppin it up ladies! DAYMN! Check out Lynd-z in the pipe just Killin it!

Time to take a stand

This season is certainly going to be a different one for majority of female skiers in this crazy industry. With the exclusion of women in the 2009/2010 Dew Tour Circuit thus far, it is time to take a stand together and prove that we should be included just as snowboard women are.

Instead of thinking negatively on this topic, lets get our ski on harder than ever! Lets ride for ourselves, film and make edits, compete where we can, and have the time of our lives! This does not control how we ski, where we ski, or the people we ski with. This is not about proving ourselves to anyone, because in my opinion we have already done so and got shut down.

This is about ladies coming together, pushing each other even harder, and having a blast while doing so.

We need support, and to have this, lets show them what we have got by filming and writing... Any girl is welcome at anytime to post up edits on our Modan Blog. The whole idea behind this is to have girls that slay on the mountain get together and come up from under! It is a blog for chicas like us to get our footage out there, talk about what is going on in our lives, and keep up with the ski world we are all a part of! Lets get this blog rolling, have it be a foundation where girls can show off their talents and anyone can and will see it! Blog pictures and videos, stories and comments.

If we all do this the right way, maybe we can get the support we need, not just from others and those who dictate where our sport "should be going", but support from each other! That, is really the start we need to make a difference. So lets begin!

COLORADO!

For the past ten days, I have been out shredding in Co! It is awesome here right now, with almost nothin but blue sky, rails, jibs, and YUMPS!

Keystone opened with about 12 rails, and one perfect size early season jump.

AND! Breck has a perfect fun little three set in Park Lane we have been hitting for the past week.... Hot laps are in session.

Keri Herman is KILLIN it, I'm loving jumping again, and workin on my rail game! We are definitely getting some filming done so that is great! My little HD camera is working stupendously, and Jake Strassmen is helpin us out on camera too :) He is so awesome!

There have got to be about 150 snowboarders and skiers lapping Breck all day, so much fun!

Come out and visit!!!!

MODAN!

D is a Ninja

So the next couple weeks are going to be NUTS, thanksgiving break and all... but I will keep you posted! Get some chica footy up soon :)

BRIGHTON MINI SESH

MODAN! It's startin!

Today was EPIC! Blue bird, 60 degrees, and about 200 people at Brighton for a mini sesh.

There were about 8 rails and boxes set up, and everyone was crowding around to get their early season rail skills on! Hiking on a hot day, skis and snow pants on, Tall Tees poppin.... Nothin but FUN!

D, makin that ISHT pop.

V Ron was straight KILLIN it today! Gettin mad tricky on her skis, even them boys were scerrd.

Anna's day at snowpark

So this is my first post on the Modan blog. It's kinda crazy that I'm still in Australia (just gotten back from the pool) and all the Modan girls are over in Utah and CO already getting their ski on.

Anyways, yesterday I spent my time at work making a mini edit. This is one of the rare sunny days I experienced in NZ this August. Thanks to Sean Kaldhusdal for the wobbly filming and sound effects.

Dania For Surface

This season I am stoked to be riding for Surface! This is a great company, that will allow me to share my ideas, and be a part of its fast growing market. I love the team, Mike is a wonderful team manager, and I can't wait to work with them!

Photo shoots and filming, pow skiing and Utah! Thanks Surface, for a season that I cannot wait for!

Check out www.thesurfacelab.blogspot.com.

HALLOWEEN!!!

The Modan girls got WILD on halloween! Molly was Princess Frostine, Becca was little red riding hood, Dania was a rockstar and Sandy from Grease, V Ron was a cop, Jordan was an Indian Princess, Josh was a hardcore rockstar, and Anna beezy was a NINJA!

Here are a ton of pics that make me laugh

everytime.

BECCA GETTING INTO SOME mad FIGHTS!

DANIA ASSALY

A little skiing this summer in Hood! What an amazing place with great people and a ton of wonderful adventures. :)

FALL BREAK

Home away from Home

Girls are back at school in SLC, I'm back at home in Edmonton AB!

Stoked to be home for a minute, take a little break, visit with the family and friends out here, but I am definitely missing all the parties and school activities that go on in Utah right now! Plus, I hear it has snowed in CO, so hopefully but the time I get back to Salt Lake in the late fall, we will have some pre season hiking to do!