Good day and welcome! I am excited to share with you some photos from my most recent ski trip to interior B.C. I traveled there to shoot with Switchback Entertainment where we filmed an episode for Salomon Freeski TV that is going to air next season!

The crew was Jeff Thomas, Blair Richmond, Bryn Hughes, Mike Henitiuk, Kieran Nikula and myself, and yes, we killed it....well, we had a good time at the very least! We traveled inland in search of old mining towns that had existing buildings, structures and mines that we could jib. For those who know me or know how I like to ski, you know that I like to hit jumps, but I am far from a jibber.

Therefore, I found myself a little out of my element on some of the more technical jibs, but I still had a blast on the more straight forward jumps! It was a real kick in the pants! I'm really inspired by the creativity and style of the youngsters (Mike and Kieran). They both have their own unique approach to skiing whether it's hitting a wall ride, jibbin roof tops or finding some mini transition to land in. Those boys killed it and it was really entertaining to watch!

All in all, we had a great week of building jumps, filming and skiing pow! I can't wait to see the edit Blair and Jeffy put together on this one! I know we got some unique features and some really cool shots. One thing is for certain when it comes to Jeffy and Blair, they know how to work magic when it comes to editing, so I am pretty sure it is going to be a good edit!

For now all I got for ya are some teaser photos that I took....we'll have to wait to see what Bryn got too, as I know he got some bangers! Enjoy!

Deep in the mine chutes with Kieran Nikula

Really cool ice and rock build up in these buildings from the 1800's

Kieran Nikula sending it through a mining tram!

Mike Henitiuk wall ridin

Henitiuk showing off his graceful style!

Kieran gettin all corked through the tram tower with mad style!

Kieran gettin all corked through the tram tower with mad style!

Kieran hand drag'n through a pillow

Henitiuk boosting a large 180 on this step down

This is my broke down sled getting towed throuh a creek bed. I hate when these things beak down

This is the lake we stayed at, we were styled and dialed at the cabin!

Henitiuk Sending the step down!

Kieran sending the step down

Where's waldo? No serious can you find Mike?

Kieran showing off more of his style!

Henitiuk sending the first hit on this giant step down. A natural mining feature we stepped out!

Kieran gettin jib nasty!

Road gaper!

Jibbin the train from the 1800's

Kieran killing again

 

Skiing in North America

Hello there, good day and thanks for checking out my blog! It's been a while since my last post, partially due to laziness, but mostly due to the fact that I've been crazy busy. Fortunately for me, I've been busy doing what I love most...skiing!

Winter kicked off to an early start in Tahoe, with most resorts in the basin area opening before Thanksgiving. Lucky for us Tahoe folk, we were able to shred hard and get our ski legs under us by early December.

Since then I have been bouncing around North America like a handball in a game of....well, handball. Below are some photos to help tell the story of awesomeness that I have experienced so far this season!

Salomon Team Manager, Jesse Malman, gettin his shred on in Jackson Hole!

First trip was mid December. I hooked up with some of the Salomon crew in Jackson Hole where we skied powder for a couple days. It didn't suck.....after the nice powder fest in Jackson, I headed home to Tahoe for Christmas. I spent Christmas day skiing pow with friends and family at Kirkwood. Santa ended up leaving four plus feet of fresh snow under the Christmas tree this year, what a great guy!

Christmas dinner at my brother's house

I was home for a quick week of snowmobiling, skiing powder and hangin with friends and family.

Sledding into new zones with my buddy Kolbes

Did I mention it snowed 4 feet for Christmas?

After an amazing week in Tahoe, I threw my sled in the back of my truck and headed North with my lady friend, Casey. We drove 16 straight hrs to Mt. Baker where we met up with Grant Gunderson and his fiance Brandis. When we arrived at Baker we spent our days hiking around, shooting photos and uhh....umm....oh yeah skiing more powder. Woo hoo!

An amazingly blue bird pow day at Mt. Baker

A little Baker side country mission with Cody Townsend, Elyse Saugstad, Adam U and Gunderson

After a fun day of shredding Baker, Casey and I brought in the new year with a good crew, slam dancing and bangin our heads to our friend Adam U's metal band; Metal Mucil. Needless to say it was loud and awesome! We spent the next day nursing our hangovers before journeying on to the next leg of our adventure in Revelstoke, B.C. for the first stop of the Freeride World Tour.

Kevin O'Meara taking advantage of a weather day

We were happy to arrive in Revelstoke just in time for a little powder refresh. It was exciting to be back in the competition atmosphere with high energy and a kind of buzzing energy around the mountain. It was really good to see old friends and make new ones too, hanging out with competitors from all over the World.

Mac Daddy comp venue

Beauty sunrise the morning of the comp

Soaking in great views and stoked to be in Revy

View from the top of Mac Daddy

Congrats to Drew Tabke for throwing down a sick run and effectively winning the event! Check out his run here http://www.freerideworldtour.com/videos.html and if you'd like to see my fall, you can find it at the same link. Well, it's been a good start to the season and I can't wait for more adventure! Till next time, party!

October Pow at the Wood

As most of us know by now, a big storm passed through the west coast last week, blanketing the Tahoe basin with 1 to 3 feet of the white stuff! On Tuesday morning I woke to over a foot of snow at my house, I frantically began gathering my gear and calling friends to rally a shred mission. 

We all agreed Kirkwood was the spot to be and so it was on! For three days we hiked, caught face shots and laughed are asses off! I usually ski every October in Tahoe, however, this was the best October pow I've skied since 2004/05. 

Now temps are back in the 50's and 60's around the lake and the base is really getting a chance to settle in. I'm excited to see a healthier start than last season and hopefully we see a continuation in this weather pattern. Below are photos from the storm, enjoy!

Beautiful Views in Hope Valley

Posse Up with Craig Garbiel, Jeanele Hardin, Gil Juarez, Ben Schmidt and Jacob Daiek

The skin up Rocky Ridge

Benny gettin some!

Kyle Johnston milkin some pow turns!

Cob findin some soft stuff

Cob and Wolfie

Dumping for day 2 of shredding

Bottom of a sick pow run down through look out Janek!

tunneling 

Catching myself a Face Shot!

Cob pow turns down chair 10

Rosemarie goin for the powder 8 award

Wagon Wheel

Stoked crew! Fun times with kyle, Benny, Cob and Kevin