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Mary Catherine OConnoris a freelance writer, covering the environment, sustainability andoutdoor recreation. The Good Route, her new blog for Outside Online, isfocused on the places where the active life and sustainability merge.Chris IWC replica watches Davenport and a team of skiers, who just spent a few weeks ski mountaineering in Antarctica, returned Stateside yesterday, but not without some eyecatching bounty. Here are the latest pics of the teams first descents from Davenports pointandshoot. The Sphinx, center, is a 1,700plusfoot smooth face varying between 45 and 52 degrees. The D.A.M. couloir is on the left skyline.

These were both first descents by the team. Teammate Stian puts in the bootpack in the upper couloir. Looking south through the Errera Passage. Corum replica watches Jim Surette, director and cameraman, climbs the steep upper ridge. Getting ready to drop into The Sphinx.For firsthand accounts and more photos, check out Chris Davenports blog.Kate SiberSnow sports photographer Scott D.W. Smith has traveled to nearly 40 countries, including Italy, Switzerland, Austria, and Chile, in the name of the perfect shot. Not only have the fruits of his labor been published in SKI, Skiing, National Geographic Adventure, and Outside, he logs some 80 days on the slopes each year.

Here, Smith offers 10 tips for snapping great snow sports shots.1.Get Creative With CompositionCool drifts, fluted shadow lines and textures in the snow can be some of the most fun parts of snow sports photography. Coach replica watch gift someone into a spot with a cool background and sun on the sweet spot. Thats a composition principle that isnt necessarily just for snow sports. If you can get a skier to stay within the sun so that the spray of the snow is backlit with a dark background, that can be really stunning. Mimicking patterns in nature with the athletes turns is one of the things Im very interested in bringing into my work this winter.2.