He's a maniac, MANIAC on the snow And he's touring like he's never toured before! 😊😊😊

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

On the ice-blue line of insanity is a place most never see!

You a legend James, not many others would say “don’t watch my stuff if you’d rather be outside”

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Thanks! Just my honest thoughts and the reason I do what I do. Life is better playing outside!

7 Flute hikes… WOW!! I better get off my bum and do something!!! I am glad you made it back on time. You had Flute all to yourself and the “Schmoo”. Liquid Courage got you through the schmoo otherwise you’d still be there. I hope your stomach didn’t have an intervention. Thank you James… another quality video in the books. I look forward to the next one 😊⛷️

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

No one used to watch my old videos hahahha

bro you need a shampoo and conditioner sponsor! ha ha haaaa.............so happy for you that you dropped your old job and are living the dream!!!!!! keep up the hard work and have a kick ass day brother!

@flapjackson6077

16 күн бұрын

LOL. He could be the next Troy Polamalu!

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

A CONDITIONER Sponsor would be the dream. God forbid I use or pay for any hair products and this mop is getting pretty damn tangled.

@flapjackson6077

16 күн бұрын

Or you could do an ad for Manscape and go with the Rob look! Nah, just kidding. 😉 Btw, Rob is a badass skier!

@fritzkocher

16 күн бұрын

@@riseandalpine what brand shampoo/conditioner would be your dream sponsor????????

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

@@fritzkocher No idea... Whatever Polamalu uses hahaha

I love your camping and hiking videos with Laura. She's a machine like you. A quieter machine to be sure - 😄. You compliment each other well!

@riseandalpine

7 күн бұрын

Thanks! I love hiking adventures. Will for sure capture some this summer!

coach rob did a good job :)

7 laps is impressive dude. Think I’ve only done 3 or 4 on a pow day at most.

This was more amazing than I expected. Nice work on the editing too!! Great to meet right before Goat Path.

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Thanks for the great chat Cyrus - was stoked to meet you as well

Hey James - you've definitely inspired me to explore more of the sea to sky in both the summer and winter! I signed up for the big cycle race from Vancouver to Whistler in September to have something to work towards during the skiing off season! Will be looking out for your summer videos, I would definitely watch hiking and camping content (or anything honestly your videos are just fun to relax to after uni classes or work). So many cool places to explore around this part of BC. Hoping to run into you on the slopes of Whis next season :)

@riseandalpine

14 күн бұрын

Makes my day to hear that I've inspired you to explore more of our backyard in the S2S. Are you doing the Gran Fondo? Good luck with the training and maybe we'll cross paths in the mountains somewhere this summer.

Awesome James.....would love to see more mountain bike content in the summer.....

@riseandalpine

14 күн бұрын

Hey Andy - thanks for the input. I probably won't get involved in the MTB scene to be honest. Can't afford it financially or physically. I have a concussion history and can come to terms with getting injured skiing, but wouldn't forgive myself if I busted the body on the MTB and missed a snow season.

It'll be great to see what you get up to in the Summer. I can only imagine the craziness. If you could, more ski prep and maintenance videos. The one with the red wine was spot on.

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

What bottle of red should I buy :)?

@reddofly

16 күн бұрын

@@riseandalpine For easier maintenance a cheeky Malbec, for more heavy duty stuff, a cab sav or Shiraz (Syrah). Better get a case, hate to run out mid wax. 👍🏻

Yo, you killed it this year!As far as summer goes l really hope you continue to post videos about your hiking trips as l find those awesome as well.

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Thanks Sean. Would love to scheme up some awesome hiking adventures.

Here to help support your dream!! Epic video mate!! Any adventure videos my guy! Love seeing truck adventures, camping, hiking, even a daily or weekly vlog would be great! Take us to the gym, explore Vancouver, chill on the beach! Your content is great no matter what you’re doing!!

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Appreciate that dude!

So many good cover songs

Your Vids have definitely kept me psyched for our up coming season in Oz. You should come and Ski Oz and NZ in your summer.

@riseandalpine

14 күн бұрын

Glad I've got you jazzed for your season. I probably can't afford it this year, but maybe next summer I'll come out there and rip with you guys if the seasons videos/growth goes really well

Legend

I love your vids bud... I can't wait to see your summer time content I loved it last year!

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Thanks Michael. So nice to hear you enjoyed what I was putting out last summer

Love the panic at the end to get down lol

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Classic right... I do this all the time when I'm on the Whistler side

Loving the videos brother

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Thanks Will

I love your vids

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Thanks :)

Your channel did encourage me. Thank you!

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

So glad to hear that :)

Great vid as always. Always brightens my day when I get the notification that you’ve posted a new vid!

@riseandalpine

14 күн бұрын

Thanks :)

I did this trek exactly once on my last trip. That’s my limit, kudos to you man!

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Glad you got up there once. Was it a fun rip down?

You’re wild. Loved the Cheam adventure too! I’ve always looked up from my Harrison place and dreamed of going up there. It looked amazing!

@riseandalpine

14 күн бұрын

Cheam is so worth the trek in both summer and winter!

Love to see it

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Thanks Tanner!

Chairlift rides with you are the best! The stuff that you say on the chair😂😂 love it dude!

@riseandalpine

14 күн бұрын

I love telling a wacky lift story hahaha

Hey man, loving your uploads! Just wondering if you have anything planned uploads wise for the offseason when skiing becomes impossible? Your vids are great, so would love to see them throughout the year! Keep it up man!

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Hey Oliver, I should be skiing into July, but currently I'm planning to fish, truck camp, hike mountains and maybe do some cycling trips

Rather end of season vs start for this one huh 😉

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Cardio would not have been on at the start hahaha

Loving your content. I noticed you’re using the x4, what setting did you use. Fantastic quality video.

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

I tried the X4 for a small portion of this video. This was still filmed mainly on the X3. There is a crack in the lens and you might notice it on the skiing portions. I just run the stock settings 5.7k and use the desktop software to export in 4k at 100mpbs. That's my secret sauce!

Ok I'm starting to suspect my aeroski isn't going to be enough to get back into ski shape lol. Ohhh the green stuff!!! New order incoming! Please feel free to share any hiking camping biking fishing swimming or whatever summer content. Even maybe some shorts of you cutting some grass or washing dishes or whatever. You know keeping it real as you prepare for the coming ski season as it were. I think most would like that content. I know I would but I don't have hair like yours to cushion my head knocks which I've had many so I may be slightly off kilter 😁

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Get some ice on that head. I'll see if my employer will let me film my lawn cutting and garbage man antics hahaha

Over the summer you might like to try this on your disciples. A planning session for next winter, you know Cody Townsend style. Also you might like to venture over to the island and check out Mt Caine. A couple years ago a posse of guys from Pemberton did a vid and it looked very different from the typical venue. Of course it is ialand style and islanders like to be different.

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Cain is on the bucket list for next season for sure. Hoping to venture off a little further as well. Some planning videos could be fun.

Keen for whatever you put out! Perhaps as the channel grows, you can venture out to resorts in the U.S.? Others?

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Thanks! Skiing in different countries is totally on the radar as the channel grows

Mnt. St Helens, would be cool !

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

100% - Volcano's are the best

I was sooo looking for riding flute for the first time in January after watching your videos... But I was there during the monsoon week. Symphony was closed all week I was in Whistler. For the summer, would be nice to hike Whistler, show us what it look like in the summer. Maybe find that bench on Blackcomb, find the ice cave, look at the new Jersey cream lift construction.

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Too bad you missed out on Flute. Mountain weather is always unpredictable. A summer hike at Whistler would be awesome... I can also search for my insta360 as well.

Do a vid of u hitting the bike park this summer

@riseandalpine

8 күн бұрын

That could be fun!

Here’s one for you! Learn to paraglide over the summer!!

@riseandalpine

8 күн бұрын

I might be too chicken for that sport. Do you paraglide ed?

Aye new vid lets gooo

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Ayyyeee thanks for commenting

Would love to see some of the Northern BC mountains like Shames, Hudson Bay, etc.

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

100% need to venture a little further away next season!

@AdamStuckert

16 күн бұрын

@@riseandalpine it's a long drive tho ... And the highways could be closed, so I can imagine it's hard to schedule

You got to let that tune from " yes " play longer just getting into it and it stops lol. Thanks for the late season vid

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

If I play copyrighted music too long I can't monetize my videos LOL. Would love to just say Yolo for a few videos and run a bunch of classic music

Lol that ending where you realise you gotta get back to creekside... I feel that in my soul 😂 If you like ski mountaineering the ski season is far from over 😉 Once it is for real, well I'm a peakbagger so it's the same deal just with different conditions+gear. Instead of skiing off of summits, i just hike back down instead. But you get to go up without the weight of winter gear or being cold so it almost balances that out 😅 i know you do hikes and such so I'd say that content is a natural transition At least til you get enough sponsors to fly you to the southern hemisphere for year round skiing

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

If I had a dollar or every time I forgot I parked in creekside.... I'd be able to afford a flight over seas hahaha. I'll be climbing to find snow as long as possible after the season.

Another great adventure. Most of the time I ski alone. Will I be able to do flute bowl by myself ? Safe enought ? 3:30 pm did you have to hike back to Harmony chair ? Wow!!! Amazing...... By the way what you did last summer was great. Different places you went, specially Oregon coast. I think showing us different parks, beachs is great...

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Flute is absolutely safe to do alone as it is avalanche controlled. Usually there are others up there too. If you miss the last chair at 2:30 you have to schooch across from the bottom of the chair to connect with the burnt stew cat track or you can hike up to the cat track from the base of Symphony. So glad you enjoyed my summer videos of the past. Oregon Coast was such a dream trip and I would love to do something similar again.

Fun fact: watching this from the sofa was easier than doing it.

@riseandalpine

14 күн бұрын

Just tried it. I agree :)

Man you should really do a colab with some of the legendary mountain bike youtubers of the PNW (Mahalo my Dude 👀) and do a couple vids where you take them skiing and they take you riding. Spring would be a pretty good time for that tbh...

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Dude that would be awesome. I follow those guys on instagram and will fire them a DM.

Jaaaames! Responding to your request for feedback. In the short term, I'd say let's definitely get a closing day video. Hopefully that's in the cards. For the rest of Spring and Summer please continue to post touring vids. That would be sick. I think views would stay strong as long as the video is focused on skiing. It's the other stuff that people are less interested in. Not a slight, it's just what the audience wants to see. Also if you're one of the only guys posting ski content in July and August you could be more likely to have a few videos go viral. Annnnd the novelty of lift accessed skiing in Summer months is always strong. Maybe a road trip to Mt. Hood, Mammoth or Squaw?? Thanks for a great season, keep shredding!

@riseandalpine

14 күн бұрын

Appreciate the advice Matt. Sticking to mainly skiing and staying in that lane is what I'm going to try and do for the summer. I picked up a 9-5 Monday-Friday to make my bills while viewership dies down but I probably could zip out to Hood for a weekend! Lot's of backcountry snow I can find in the summertime in my area as well!

@matthewrobb2853

7 күн бұрын

@@riseandalpine What about a zip to Mt. Bachelor for their closing weekend? Long weekend in the states, would be a good vibe.

Sick corn harvest. As soon as you said, "as many flute hikes in a day", I immediately thought of my home mountain, Kickinghorse. A couple of weeks ago I got a nasty hip pull skiing corn that turned into crusty, punchy, refried shmoo lower down on a different, more shaded aspect. So I'm out for a bit, but working on rehabbing. So thank you for the vicarious ski vibes! It's motivating me to rehab and heal up through some pretty significant pain. You said something like, we were part of fuel or the motivation that kept you going through the season, well, right back at ya. Thank you for that. I'll be watching your stuff all summer, just as I do all winter. Especially because I end up having to do so much stuff solo. Again, very motivating. On a tangentially related note, what ski pole mount do you use for your GoPro?

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Glad we could help keep eachother motivated! I'm using Deorum Apollo Freeride Ski Poles www.deorumski.com/discount/RISENALPINE They've got a go pro mount that screws into the top and it works perfect for filming views and other people while skiing. I used to drill into ski poles and make similar mounts myself but they'd usually break after a season. These poles have been bomb proof for me this winter.

@recklesstoboggan

16 күн бұрын

@@riseandalpine Thanks for the pole recommendation and the discount link. I've also screwed GoPro mounts into poles and tried a clamp-type mount, both with less than stellar results.

Why don’t you see if BC Fruit Growers will provide a sponsorship for promoting Ambrosia apples? Apples, hot sauce and skiing … a heavenly combination.

@riseandalpine

14 күн бұрын

Amazing idea. If I was sponsored by Fruit Growers my bank account would thank me. Other than gas, apples are high on my list of expenses hahaha

move to chile in the summer and ski year round?

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

That's an option eh. I guess the real issue is I quite like the change in seasons and doing summer stuff as well!

7 laps on flute is insane! I'm from the east coast and my friend hit up Whistler Blackomb this year for his first time. He said one flute hike was more than enough for him. I've been cheating skiing once a month during the summer inside the American dream mall. It's been going for about 4 years now!

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

What in the world is the American dream mall? Indoors ski park?

@Coasterpostalt

15 күн бұрын

@@riseandalpine Yeah! It's actually Big Snow, and it's inside of the mall. It's in new jersey and is only 118 feet, 1 terrain park, and one groomer 😂

Dude, did you put some warm weather wax on before you started the day? Rub on wax in your back pack? Just a suggestion... ;)

@riseandalpine

14 күн бұрын

I had actually hot waxed one day before... The snow was extremely tricky. Rub on before each run might have helped but it was pretty darn tricky

@hollyburns8568

14 күн бұрын

@@riseandalpine WOW! What temp wax did you put on? It looked pretty hard (the snow looked hard to ski)

Would be cool if you could do more fishing videos! Showing a bit of the process for beginners but nothing too serious

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Fishing is my second favourite sport! Would love to share more on it!

James, beyond the ski season, I’m looking forward to you doing some fishing vids. You could also do some vids of your lawn care jobs! Or see if Sid will take you on as a tree climber. Learn the arborist trade. Arborist work has a big YT following, and you’d be perfect for such work! Maybe you and Sid combine resources and put out some cool vids. Just spitballing, thinking about the options for a hard working, entrepreneurial fellow like you. Just know this: You’re doing things the right way. You’re relying on yourself to make a living. That’s the way to go, bro! 🤙

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Thanks dude! Really appreciate that. All great ideas. I'll see if Sid will let me scale a tree this summer LOL.

@flapjackson6077

16 күн бұрын

@@riseandalpine If you strap up and scale a tree, you might feel the need to do it a whole heap more. I’ll take the blame if I’m wrong, but I’m danged sure you’ll love it!

Drink Hot Sauce , ski fast , Pass glass !!!

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Ski Fast... Pass Gass hahaha

@danaskubic2145

16 күн бұрын

@@riseandalpine so did you pass glass?

7 hikes is just insane

@riseandalpine

14 күн бұрын

A little too much cardio lol

Are you still riding every day ?

@riseandalpine

14 күн бұрын

Working Mon-Fri again for the summertime

just realized you have a bit of Yes Roundabout in this. are you a Yes fan?

@riseandalpine

14 күн бұрын

Not sure you could call me a die hard fan but the Roundabout is an awesome song

This guy randonées

CAMPING VIDEOS!!

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

I'm always camping! Would love to make some this summer.

Honey crisp apples >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

@riseandalpine

16 күн бұрын

Uh Oh... I'm sensing apple beef in the comment section forever. I pressed the dislike button by the way hahahah

@goose9472

16 күн бұрын

@@riseandalpine i will happily die on this hill lol

Have you ever just eaten a massive plate of shit speeding into the glue, and smashed that edit button on damage control? Or would you proudly eat from the plate?

@riseandalpine

14 күн бұрын

I'd proudly eat from the plate. I make a point to edit in every yard sale.

@beetsbyhometownbrew974

14 күн бұрын

@@riseandalpine My dude...👍

That hike just kills you. I'm not in. You guys are nuts. I am old guy. Hike is for snowboarders. YES do a copy claim. See if he gets away with it. Hike gets the views man. Look at that 50 Peaks guy form CA. He gets money from Switzerland. Swiss just give you money to ski. I love the Swiss. That's some crap corn. I'm not into it.