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Dave Short Light Of Day

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Dave Short Slaying The Whistler Backcountry
Dave Short Slaying The Whistler Backcountry

I first met Dave years ago working in a restaurant together in Whistler. You could tell right away he wasn’t cut out for the service industry, I mean he could do the job but he just wasn’t into it. After about a month of working there he just didn’t show up one day. Of course working in a mountain town your mind starts to think the worst but it turns out Dave just packed up his truck and sled and headed north with a crew because he heard the snow was good. I think he has been chasing the snow ever since then and hasn’t looked back. He just dropped his last edit of his web series Short Stories, and it is filled with some great riding.

Mellow Drop For Dave Short In The Whistler Backcountry
Dave Short Slaying The Whistler Backcountry
Dave Short Surfing The Whistler Backcountry

 

Seth Sherlock Edit

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Over the summer I was shooting a little mountain biking with Whistler Creek Productions and a young lad named Seth Sherlock. When the boys first told me about the project they neglected to mention Seth’s age, so when I showed up for the first day of shooting I was a little taken back by Seth’s size. I knew the jumps we were going to shoot as I have shot them before with other riders and then to see Seth step up to the triple line of jumps that scare even the most seasoned rider it definitely made a serious impression on me. Throughout the rest of the summer Seth continued to impress and step to more and more dangerous features after weighing all factors like a seasoned pro. To say you will be seeing more of this young guy is a understatement. I was just thinking back to my summer as a ten year old and it had nothing to do with river gaps, steep rock rides, or big drops. I wonder if when he goes to school and talks about his summer vacation if he will show this video. Probably not because it is just a everyday occurrence for this Squamish youngster.

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Claudia Avon Slaying It

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I first met Claudia Avon on a trip a few years back. You really get to know someone when you are sleeping in a blizzard and your tent is caving in. Claudia was in high spirits the whole time and all you could hear was giggles coming form her tent at the amount of snow we were receiving. In the morning when the clouds parted she went to work slaying everything she could. She dropped this edit from her footage from last season and it has been getting the play it deserves. Keep your eye out for this young lady you will be seeing her slaying it more and more on your screens i’m sure.

 

Incoming From What We Want Films

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I spent a few days with these Euros last season in the backcountry, lots of laughs and good times. Couple drunkin nights as well. The teaser for their new project just dropped and it seems like the boys have stepped up their game this year. Nice work guys can’t wait to see the full piece.

 

 

A Hel Of A Time With Helen Schettini

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The hardest working lady in snowboarding is at it again. Helen just dropped her first episode in her new web series that is airing this year. The intro is nice and of course has some sweet riding in it. I got to work with Helen on a project last year that I can’t wait to come to print, as well she got me out of a sticky situation last season that I will forever be grateful for. She is a hell of a rider and a fine lady, I can’t wait to see the other episodes. She recently dropped  a new website that you can check out and keep up to date with her awesomeness.

Brian McClatchy Light of Day

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With the amount of time I have been spending on the computer lately you would think a blog post or two would have made it out. Lets get things back up and running with a Light of Day from one of my all time favorite riders Brian McClatchy. Brian was one of the O.G. Stepchild riders and one of the first riders I started venturing into the backcountry with. I even had my first photo published in SBC of him. Last I heard he was in Vancouver riding his skateboard and living the good life.

Snowboard Canada Pillow Madness Feature In Photo Issue

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The last issue for this season of Snowboard Canada just dropped and Feet Banks and I have a feature in it. I am so happy with the way it turned out, the design team there knocked it out of the park. It is so great to have the support of SBC they are not afraid to take chances when you come at them with a bit of a different idea, something you don’t see much of in any other snow industry publication these days. A big thank you to the rider’s that were involved, they not only killed it in the backcountry but went the extra mile for the portraits as well. Thanks so much to everyone that helped pull this one off.

Chris Charlebois – Light of Day

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I have never really shot much of the urban side of snowboarding although when I was younger it was how I started out riding, in the mean streets of Pembroke Ontario. After hitting the big slopes of the local convent and golf course we would poach as many handrails as we could around town. These days it blows my mind what they are getting up to in the streets after watching the Real Snow videos that have been making the rounds.  I haven’t seen Chris in a while but I always liked to shoot with him because his riding was so skate influenced and he was always down to try and find a different spot around town when the snow was bad.