Kosovo

May 11th, 2012

Prizren, Kosovo – The 400 year old ornate ceiling of Sinan Pasha mosque soars above our heads. We ask the imam, a man in his late 40’s, if we can climb it’s stone minaret. It’s a long shot. He agrees. It’s the imam’s first time going up, too, he admits. This kind of gracious hospitality has been the norm in Kosovo. He unlocks the small wooden door and we step into the dark. It’s black as night, and barely shoulder width wide. We probe and spiral our way up the steep steps. It takes concentration. A thick coating of dust and pigeon crap makes the footing unsure. Every few minutes spiraling tunnel comes to life as we pass a small window. Five, maybe 10 minutes go by. We emerge into the daylight at the top of the tower. Prizren bustles below us, and fades to the west. I briefly look up to the Shar mountains behind us. They haven’t been as kind as we hoped. In this moment, it doesn’t matter.

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Japan: A Skier’s Journey

February 8th, 2012

Tokyo: I’ll miss the feeling of ambiguity & simultaneous intimacy, crammed in your tiny bars getting to know their 8 occupants, surrounded by 30 million people; your weird and wacky Capsule hotels.

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Niseko & Black Diamond lodge: I’ll miss your calm and cold nights on the chairlift, and deep days in the forests, winds blowing up high.

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Tokachidake: I’ll miss your Onsens, gifts from the boiling mountain! And you too, Mr. Hokkaido Fox.

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As seen in forthcoming Japan: A Skier’s Journey Ep1 [Season 3] and Powder magazine feature article on Tokachidake, coming 2012/13 ski season.

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Baffin Island: A Skier’s Journey

December 13th, 2011

Take a step through a magical world…

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This just in.

December 9th, 2011

Video editing [for months] is bad for…….well, the list is too long.

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4Skiers magazine cover

December 5th, 2011

Here is a recent cover from the Italian magazine 4Skiers. Dave [Treadway] had broke his collar bone 2 weeks before we shot this, and decided he was healed enough to do a few runs at Monashee Powder Snowcats for the camera (and for fun). I’m not sure what the lesson is there exactly.

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Friends of Shames: A Skier’s Journey

November 28th, 2011

Here it is, episode one from season 2 of A Skier’s Journey that I produced. Chad Sayers does all the fine skiing. Stay tuned for Baffin Island, coming December 12!

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A Skier’s Journey trailer

November 14th, 2011

Full episodes online as of November 28th. Stay tuned!

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Aka Skidor cover

November 8th, 2011

Here is a new cover (though actually kind of an old photo) from my friends at Aka Skidor in Sweden. 5th cover with them, they have been quite good to me – thanks Tobias and Örjan!

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Powder magazine cover

October 18th, 2011

It is with great excitement that I post this. Chad Sayers at Stellar Heli, Kaslo, British Columbia (click to enlarge).

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and this. Daryl Treadway at Great Canadian Heli, Rogers Pass, BC.

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