The One Degree Blog

Cody Potter started out as an intern here at Icelantic Skis and is now quickly moving his way up the ranks of all the other athletes on our team. He's been having one hell of a season winning just about every rail contest he enters not to mention making it out to the World University Games in Granada, Spain. If you haven't heard of Cody keep your eyes and ears peeled as we guarantee you'll be seeing a lot of him in the future. Now enjoy some smooth sailing as Cody cruises through the park in Breckenridge, CO.

Sheregesh, Russia... After two weeks of straight travel we arrive in Sheregesh, Russia where it has snowed four feet over the past week. By morning, an additional six inches of snow had fallen and the sunrise marked my twenty-fifth birthday. A small Asian man in a taxi van picked us up at our “hotel”. His gold covered teeth were complimented by his high-energy personality. He screams “America!!” at the top of his lungs a dozen times as we pack our nine pairs of skis into the small vehicle. The single lane road leading to the mountain is grid locked...

Each year Icelantic heads down to Silverton, CO to attend Bent Gate Mountaineering's "Sick Days"....

My life as a skier started on tiny hill in Ohio at about age three....

At Icelantic we believe in a deep connection with nature. This years theme celebrates symbols from ancient oceans to deep elder forests, from our Mountain Mother to our Ocean Father and the animals that help complete the circle. There is a delicate balance in nature - one that highlights both the intricacies of the individual as well as the symbiosis of the community. When we step away from the screen and turn our attention to the forests, the mountains, the streams and all of the inhabitants within, we will see life - as it's meant to be. We will discover an abundance of resources that nourish our mind, body and soul, if we slow down enough to listen. You'll usually find Icelantic Athlete Nick Martini ripping his Nomads RKR's through the streets or behind the lens of his camera filming for his company, STEPT Productions. When Nick's not slaying the urban landscape or editing his latest film, he's stepping back and taking it all in...

I arrived to South America looking at one of the lowest snow depths in the...