Rick Armstrong

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"Sick" Rick Armstrong is a professional skier, [1] freeskiing pioneer, [2] [3] mountaineer, [4] [5] paraglider, [6] businessman and serial entrepreneur based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He was a pioneering guide in the early years of Alaska Heli-skiing while working as a lead guide for Valdez Heli-skiing and Doug Coombs as chronicled in the 2007 feature film Steep. He was a member of the ultra-elite group of skiers called the Jackson Hole Airforce who transformed skiing in the 1990s and 2000s. [7] [8] He is known for having skied unskied lines such as his first and unrepeated massive drop into the left side of the notorious Corbet's Couloir [9] at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. He was the first person to have both skied and snowboarded the Grand Teton in Teton National Park. He has many first ski descents [10] in China, Alaska, Europe, Antarctica, South America, and South Georgia Island. He was an athlete in the 1998 and 1999 Winter X-Games in Crested Butte. He was Awarded sponsorships by The North Face [11] [12] [13] and Salomon. [14] He also became an athlete talent scout for The North Face [15] building a world-class ski team by discovering soon to be ski stars such as Sage-Cattabriga-Alosa, Ingrid Backstrom, Kitt Deslauries, Griffen Post, and Hillary Nelson. Armstrong was also a co-founder of the Teton Gravity Research film production company. He served on the board of directors for Intrawest from 2012 to 2017.

Films

Armstrong appears in the following films:

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References

  1. ↑ Rick Armstrong Salomon Profile. YouTube . Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
  2. ↑ "Cruise to Antarctica, ski White Continent | the Spokesman-Review".
  3. ↑ "Evolution of Extreme by Jack Shaw | Jackson Hole Skier & Summer Adventure Guide".
  4. ↑ "Antarctica, South Georgia, Nordenskjold Attempt and Normann Ascent - AAC Publications - Search the American Alpine Journal and Accidents".
  5. ↑ "Shishapangma, a celebration of life ; Himalaya, descending India".
  6. ↑ "Athlete's Voice: Interview with Rick Armstrong on MountainZone.com". www.mountainzone.com.
  7. ↑ "Swift. Silent. Deep". 2016-08-17.
  8. ↑ Evans, Jeremy (November 2010). In Search of Powder: A Story of America's Disappearing Ski Bum. ISBN   978-0803234116.
  9. ↑ "Someday, Somebody will Ski That".
  10. ↑ "Athlete's Voice: Interview with Rick Armstrong on MountainZone.com". www.mountainzone.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  11. ↑ XTreme Video (6 February 2009). "Expeditions Vol 3 - The North Face" – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ "© Focus Productions Inc".
  13. ↑ "Snow Country". 1998.
  14. ↑ GREG EPSTEIN (5 November 2009). "Rick Armstrong Salomon Profile" – via YouTube.
  15. ↑ "Ingrid Backstrom". 2016-08-17.
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