We have arrived in Obertraun, Austria. Jon and Steve are getting some photo work done in our apartment in this photo. Myself, Dylan Crossman, Zach Houston, Jon Gurry and Steve Lloyd took two flights totalling 15 hours then a half hour bus ride, four hours on a train, and then two hours on another train and we arrived right in our little town we are staying in. We are staying at the Hotel Soerossee and we have skied two days so far with the Ydream Productions crew. We have skied Loser ski resort (pronounced Lowsir) and Krippenstien. In the Loser backcountry Dylan and I skied a first descent couloir which means no man has ever skied it. As we approached the entrance a large deer/mountain goat looking animal called a Gam was hanging out on the peak checking us out. Then Dylan and I got into the entrance and I was scared shitless. Dylan looked at me and said, "Do you mind if I take it first." I replied quickly, "I would prefer it actually." Dylan dropped in and I lost sight of him after the first two turns. Of course he ripped the shit out of the line. I was so sketched that my lips went numb and my hands were shaking, but I had to go cause I was Dylan's partner for the trek out and there was no other way down. So I radioed in and dropped in. It was scratched out after Dylan had gone through and it was really firm and wind effected. This is was the tightest, steepest thing I have ever skied. I had to slip through a small part of the middle section cause it was barely wider than my skis and hard as ice. I was barley holding an edge. I made it through and checked "Big crazy ass couloir" off my list of things to do before I die. And since it was a first descent it will now forever be called "Crossman's Couloir". I was apprehensive about skiing it cause just looking at it scared the shit out of me, but Dylan wanted it bad and no one else would go with him. So I volunteered to be his wingman despite my fears, and in the end I am glad I did cause it was a first time experience for me and Dylan got the chance to rip the shit out of one of the craziest things I have ever seen. There is a reason he is a seven time U.S. extreme champion. You all will be able to see photos in the magazines and check out the footage and his helmet cam footage in the fall 09' Tough Guy Production's release that we are working on. We partied hard last night at Carnival in Bad Aussee last night to celebrate the descent. Lothar Hoffer and Martin Sochor of Ydream have hooked us up at the resorts and have been guiding us around. Those guys are super sick dudes and we are stoked to call these guys our friends now. They have really been great helping us get this trip dialed in and taking care of operations over here for us. This tandem shooting structure is really working well for us. So far the first international Vertical Integration trip has been a success. Just based on the material we have gotten in only two days I can already call this trip a wild success. So I write again in a day or two to keep the updates coming. Pray for snow and pray for us cause this place is fucking crazy.