Shred NW Magazine, Issue #2

Nice little piece on Smiley Creek in the new issue of Shred NW Magazine.  This was from a trip I did last year with Smith Optics for a feature in Snowboarder Magazine.  Such a fun trip, and I'm bummed I didn't make it back up this year.  It has been a annual thing the last few years, so I hate to break a good streak like that.  Oh well, there's always next year......

Silverton

Been posted up in Silverton with Dragon for the past week.  Pashley, Drago and myself along with Scotty Vagarnold, Zach Siebert and young buck Blake Paul have made up the first crew.  The week started off by dumping a nice 24" reset, but now it has gotten very warm.  Up high the snow has still been really good though.  Its been a really fun and motivated crew, and between cheese wedges, road gaps, Scotty's freestyle folk songs and my cabin zone we have been loggin' some hamms.  Pashley panicked back to Encintas for a few days and Scotty and Seibs headed back to Utah yesterday and now it looks like some weather is moving in so the rest of us might head to Breck for a night or two and then its right back for another week of shooting starting Friday.  On another note, I bought a tilt shift lens a week or two ago (you may have noticed in recent post) and have really been enjoying it.  The problem is trying to not over use it.  Right now its all I want to use, but I have been able to show some restraint.  I decided to get the 45mm which I really like because its essentially a normal or true lens as far as distortion/perspective.  A great lens to throw on the camera and walk around with just that, because if you don't want to use the tilt shift, you pretty much have a 50mm, but have the option to tilt and shift which adds a very cool effect to a somewhat ordinary perspective or scene.  Anyways, this is my Silverton basecamp.  Not too shabby....

Freeway

I spent a few days at home before heading down to Silverton to link up with the Dragon Team and had a quick park shoot in Freeway on a 90' transfer gap as well as some park scenics.  Weather could have been just a touch nicer but we made the best of it.  Next stop Silverton.....

Jackson

Another mission in the bag.  Jackson was a blast as always, shredding The Village, the pass and getting into the backcountry too.  Watching T-Bird try to sled was priceless.  To his credit, he got it pretty dialed by the end of the week.  A quick stop home in Breck to shoot some park stuff and then its off to Silverton with Dragon.  Couldn't be happier.  T-Bird seen here, calling it a wrap.....

Snapshot from the road....

Cooke City is a wrap.  After no sun for over a week and only two real shooting days in a twelve day span it all worked out.  The whole crew was a bit stressed out and losing motivation quickly as the forecast everyday for the last week was sun, however it was not even close to what could be considered a sunny day.  I think it actually snowed over a foot one night and the forecast was calling for clear skies.  Stoked though on how everything worked out!  I made the fifteen hour drive back to Breck yesterday in one shot and will enjoy the comforts of home for a week before I head out on the next mission.  Until then enjoy a snapshot from the road.....

Waiting for the sun...

Silverton of the North

Well maybe minus the Buffalo.  Either way I love this place...

SNOWBOARDER Magazine, Volume 23, Issue 7

A few tear sheets from the February issue of SNOWBOARDER Magazine.  This is the Rider of the Year Issue.  Stoked to have a good display.  Check it out...

Jeremy Jones.  The real one that is.  Top middle

Madison Ellsworth.  Dew Tour, Breckenridge, CO

Ryan Paul, On Deck

Scotty Lago (Portrait).  Action by Tim Zimmerman

Jeremy Jones (Portrait).  Action by Tero Repo

Dan Brisse (Portrait).  Action by E-Stone

Sims Ad.  Crested Butte, CO

Cale Zima.  Elements

Bjorn Leines.  Elements

Dan Brisse

The Village

I've been posted up in Jackson for the past week or so.  The weather has limited shooting days, but I've gotten a day or two in at The Village with just my G10.  Its mind blowing how good that mountain is, not even including all the out of bounds options.  Today was damn near as good as it gets, and I might of even heard best run ever from a certain Jackson local.  Enjoy  a few picks from the Village....

SNOWBOARDER Magazine, Volume 23, Issue 6

Some tear sheets from the Superpark Issue....

 Action shot in Silverton last April.  Lifestyles are not mine...

Portrait by Oli Gagnon

SLC Punks

Been posted up in SLC for the past week, shooting with Brisse, Stevens, Cocard, Grenier and Bode.  Its been real good times, but I'm aching to actually put a pair of snowboard boots on and maybe even strap in.  I believe my next move will be up to Jackson so I might get my wish soon.   Meanwhile here in the SLC its been a bit of a sequence fest, and I'm also starting to get the itch to just shoot a real photo.  Like one instead of a burst of 30.  I usually don't shoot that many sequences but sometimes its the only thing that works, and 99% of whats been being thrown down over the past week has required a sequence.  Now enjoy my past week, summed up in just a few photos....

From Sunrise to....

Sunset.  Shooting snowboarding requires long days.  And even longer nights....

Brisse, ready to drop in....

using his pro model winch from Ridiculous Winches

Talk about dedication to get the trick.  It took 4 days and 6 snowboards for Brisse to get this trick, and to say Brisse isn't a good snowboarder or Capita's can't hold up would be a great travesty.  The fact of the matter is that the impact was so great that in my opinion no snowboard could take what Brisse was putting them through, and most other snowboarders would have given up after the first day.  Well not Brisse, and because of his dedication he not only got the trick but made my approx. 30 hours of standing at my perch near the bottom of these stairs worth it.  Thanks dude!

Cocard.  Kid is really good...

Nice dogieeeee

Brisse.  Could you tell?

Grendy's

Stevens

Peace out....