The Smith Crew gets it done up in the Prospecting Idaho Backcountry zone. Fall is a time for winter preparation and the crew rallies to get the yurt up before the first snow. Special thanks to the following: Tall Roberts, Spencer Cordovano, Pat Lee, Joe Marx, Tim Carter, Rudy Karcowski, Gabe Schroder, Nate Farrell, Yancy Caldwell, Tom and Al Jones!
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In March of 2010, Bobby Brown rolled into the Smith zone fresh off an amazing contest season where he became the first skier to ever win 2 gold medals at one X Games. After warming up on a couple of big jumps, Bobby hit a smaller jump, overshot the landing, and broke his back in 2 places. In March of 2011, Bobby made his return to Smiley Creek, but this time the results were much different.
Towards the end of February, Smith Ski Team athletes Tim Durtschi, Tyler Ceccanti and Cody Barnhill rolled into the area with high hopes. Not only were they the first skiers to get a crack at the massive jumps in Smith’s private backcountry zone, but the snow was deep and the forecast called for sun. With dozens of fresh, snowcat built jumps just begging to be hit, the trio of shreds did what any righteous group of skiers would do–forget about the jumps and head straight for the lines and natural features of the Cirque.
