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Japan: A Skier’s Journey

Jordan Manley — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:20:09 +0000

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.

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.

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

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

Argentina: A Skier’s Journey EP3 [Season 2]

Jordan Manley — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:11:09 +0000

4Skiers magazine cover

Jordan Manley — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:19:05 +0000

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.

A Skier’s Journey trailer

Jordan Manley — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:29:49 +0000

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

Aka Skidor cover

Jordan Manley — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:19:07 +0000

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!

Powder magazine cover

Jordan Manley — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:49:56 +0000

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

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

A Skier’s Journey: Argentina

Jordan Manley — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:55:38 +0000

Argentina, beginning Aug 25th. Santiago-Penitentes-Mendoza-Caviahue-San Martin de los Andes-Bariloche-Refugio Frey-Volcan Lanin. We cover almost 4000kms through desert and pampas, cohiue and lenga, pumice and ash, cardboard and blower, sunshine and wind, granite spire and the occasional agua termale. Wingmen are Chad Sayers and Maxi Artoni. Episode of Argentina: A Skier’s Journey is launching at the beginning of December.

Thanks to Powder Quest for logistical support, and SouthAmericaSki.com for moral support.

Roadside. Ruta 40, middle of the middle of nowhere, Argentina.

Casualties in the desert.

Pampas, and Chad Sayers.

Volcan Lanin. The highest in a region of many beautiful volcanos.

Maximilliano Artoni on Volcan Lanin.

Maxi and Chad. This was Max’s 25th time up Lanin. We finally got to ski his prized line – no wind, full sun. A rare window. It was perfect.

After summiting Volcan Copahue, water steaming from it’s lake/caldera , we skied several thousand feet of smooth wind buffed snow arriving at some hot springs, still high in the alpine. Afterwards I toured the inside of some abandoned buildings next to the hot springs. Just a normal ski day in Caviahue, Argentina.

Freshfield Icefield, Canadian Rockies

Jordan Manley — Tue, 18 May 2010 21:54:06 +0000

I’ve just returned from a week living on the Freshfield Icefield, located between Golden, BC, and Jasper, Alberta. It sits on the continental divide, and has a huge amount of beautiful terrain above 10,000ft. I was tagging along with the hugely talented/creative Rocky Mountain Sherpas film crew as they worked on their 2 year project, “All I Can”, with athletes Callum Petit, James Heim, Chris Rubens, and Eric Hjorliefson. I was working on some editorial and commerical still photography as well as shooting video for my final Arcteryx/Goretex web episode this season. While we had to wait 5 days for the weather in order to fly up onto the icefield by helicopter safely, once we were in there we enjoyed cold temperatures (full on winter!), and plenty of sun. We spent 6 days touring and climbing lines, skiing, and shooting with great stability and blower pow. It was a thrill to hang out with such a talented group of people, and live for a week in that spectacular environment.

The view from our camp, at 10,000ft.

6am after a nice 10cm reset of snow.

Chris Rubens and James Heim dwarfed by “Cocktail” peak.

May? Cold temps.

Eric Hjorliefson ascending.

Minutes after getting off the Glacier: l to r, Eric Crossland, Chris Rubens, Eric Hjorliefson, Malcolm Sangster, Dave Mossop, Callum Petit, James Heim, Moi

Bike magazine “Bible” cover

Jordan Manley — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:37:59 +0000

This past fall I got an assignment from Bike magazine to shoot close ups of gear for their Bible issue. I spent a couple days by myself on the trail tinkering about mounting cameras on different places on the bike shooting brakes, wheels, forks, tires, and cranks. Stoked to see they put the self portrait fork shot on the cover!

Avalanche Road, final stop: Toba Inlet

Jordan Manley — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 02:06:40 +0000

There are some days that make me think I just might have the best job in the world. Yesterday was one of those days. For the last stop on our Skier assignment (see last post, below), Dan and I went up to Campbell River on Vancouver Island, then took a water taxi back across towards the mainland through Desolation Sound, up into spectacular Toba Inlet. In Brem Bay we met Kevin Fogolin, an avalanche consultant who contracts out to forestry and hydro firms operating in the area. It is steep, complex, wild, and stunning terrain. After meeting Kevin, we hopped in the heli with 5 x 25kg bags of prepped anfo explosives and did some heli bombing! It was one of the most exhilarating things I’ve done in a while and I felt really lucky to get to not only fly into such a spectacular zone, but also to gain a unique view into a Kevin’s world (thanks Kevin!). We closed the day with a sunset flight across Desolation Sound to Campbell River. I’ve sailed up in there a few times, but to gain an elevated view with such nice light was something special. What a day…

I was really in and amongst it here in the machine, cuddling 125kg’s of explosives.

Kevin’s office. No big deal. Peak # who knows.