Deep breath....

I've been on the road and under the gun for the last couple of weeks. Vertical Integration has been hard at work to finish up shooting for the TGP television show "Open Windows". Also we just got back from a trip we took to Cedar City and on to Las Vegas for the SIA tradeshow. I will put up some pics of our latest adventures once Gurry sends them to me. The red rocks of southern Utah make for quite the backdrop in our film and photos. We are stoked on the potential of the area once they get some more snow. We will definitely be going back. Trevor and Ryan from Brianhead ski patrol showed us the goods and we got some tips from my buddy Spencer Porter who used to be a local down there. Tons of potential there. We kicked it at Pizano's Pizza at the base and rapped with the owner about the sweets in the area over a nice pitcher of Wasatch Evolution. Stoked to get back down there later in the year. Gurry partnered up with Fortress Eyewear to help them market their new Kreed goggles while we were at SIA. I am excited to see the new material he can put together for them. Back in SLC now for the OR tradeshow this weekend. Stoked to see everyone in town. Here's to it.

Shoot shoot shoot......

The name of the game now is to shoot and shoot and shoot everyday. The Vertical Integration crew has been shooting mad amounts of footage and stills. Vertical Integration is what we have come to call the consortium of rippers that are multi-talented people in many different aspects of the industry. The crew includes athletes Ben Geiger, Zach Houston, Jon Gurry, and myself. Gurry is a top-notch published photographer and Freeheel ripper. Geiger, Houston, and myself are filmers with footage appearing in ski movies, commericials, and television shows. We have all come together to gather as much material as possible by integrating the different avenues of the industry into one to achieve common goals. The VI crew is pooling talented athletes, resources, equipment, and networks together to build one joint production force. We are involved in projects with Tough Guy Productions, Lipstick Films, Freeheellife.com, and a variety of other companies including Descente, DNA, Parks Sportsmen, and Ogden city, Utah. So far so good as we are getting it done even with the low snowpack we have been experiencing here in Northern Utah. It is tough going right now, but we are finding the goods out there.

Busy little bee...

It has been some time since I've last updated. I have been getting after it lately and am short of much free-time. I've been skiing and shooting every day with the crew. A bunch of good new pow turns and a few big lines, which is a new development up at the Basin within the last few days. The upper elevation bowls are open and we are getting our fill. Snow is thin yet and sketch wind pack in areas. However, the upper elevation southeast faces are best right now for bigger lines and we have some cold snow in the middle elevation northys. Still getting into shape, but lugging around the heavy camera gear is kicking it into shape. Then, I come home, eat and rip off a 20 minute nap so I have some juice left to throw luggage bags all night down at the airport in SLC with Delta. Good job, with good folks, and being able to fly for free anywhere in the world is a perk that will come in handy on more than a few occasions. Finally starting to get into a bit of a routine now after the move and the new job and the beginning of the season. Stoked on the progress. New full page pic in Telemark skier mag, check it out in a resort profile of Alta. Steve Lloyd took the picture at Rocky Point, Alta. Alls well.

Big Snows, Big Shows

Utah is getting pummeled with new snow right now. Some three feet or so by the end of it all on Wednesday night. Rode Brighton today and the accumulation was beginning to add up. I am throwing a premiere party on Friday, December 8th @ 7:00pm for the new Tough Guy Productions television show that I am appearing in, "Open Windows". Blues on First will be playing some blues music for the crowd at The Wine Cellar in downtown Ogden, Utah. It should prove to be a good time. Tickets are $9 at the door or with me. Come and check it out, you won't be disappointed. The season is beginning to take off now, so here's to it.