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Shortly after he finished finals last spring, Graham M. Gephart ’04 threw a kayak, a mountain bike, three pairs of skis, and assorted outdoor gear into his ’93 Volvo and set off for California. For the next three and half months, he worked as an intern with Unparalleled Productions and helped produce the company’s latest ski movie, Soul Slide. After battling numerous obstacles, including a nonexistent budget, pesky wild animals and assorted mechanical problems, the production crew completed the project in early September. For Gephart, the experience was incredible...
...says, for the filming on Mt. Hood in Oregon, their crew—Gephart, Murphy, seven skiers, and a still photographer—camped for a week on an abandoned airstrip and used the facilities of a nearby lodge to shower. Though he worked for free, Gephart received various ski gear from the company’s sponsors. “It’s a pretty ideal lifestyle,” Gephart said enthusiastically. “You get to travel, ski, and work with some of the world’s top athletes.” He adds...
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...skiing, you're probably on vacation, and if you're on vacation, you're probably tired of using your head. Why not think with your feet for a change? Head's new i.C 300 skis are made from a special material that reacts to physical stress by generating electricity. Each i.C 300 ski has a computer chip in it that monitors its electrical output, thus allowing the ski to make an educated guess about the condition of the snow you're skiing on and how hard you're turning. The chip then feeds that signal back into the ski, which...
...catching any of this? You’re not the only ones who realize that there’s life after Harvard football even before there’s life after Harvard football. Black’s living it up, occupying his time with the Owl, the Ski Club, the Sierra Student Coalition, class and, yes, IM football. Harrington, now a senior, was a class marshal finalist and is the heart and soul of the Eliot House Grill. Wahlberg, also a senior, got his Ivy League championship after all, mowing down Princeton in the ninth to save the title game...