Cali Roadtrip

At the end of May, I took a trip out to Cali to lock in a job teaching surfing in Santa Monica. I had some time to kill so my friend Jordan and I went camping in Yosemite, hit up Mammoth for closing weekend and surfed the shores of Malibu. It was a pretty epic week and I rarely ever use that word so you know I mean it when I do.

I was mostly surprised and impressed with Mammoth. Hands down one of the greatest little towns in the US. Huge mountain, decent restaurants, awesome skate park, and plenty of camping. The only thing I felt we missed out on were the hot springs which are apparently pretty abundant. Next time.

Here’s a few shots from the journey.

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The Year End in Photos

A lot of great skiing to close out the season in the Wasatch. Mostly awesome jump sessions..

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Skier: Rob Aseltine
Photo: Noah Wetzel

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Thayne, Noah, Willie, LP and friends end of season…

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Carston Oliver massive moto gap

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Rob 3 tickling some blunt

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Thayne – Rode 7 Mute 1st hit with a bummed knee.. Crazy guy.

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Jordi shredding Alta.

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Thayne last day at Alta. Shot using the Zeal POV Goggle

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Ethan Oxman from Jackson getting amongst it at the bird.

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Willie and Thayne.

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Noah Wetzel

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Grand Targhee with 4FRNT Media

Two years ago I had a chance to get up to Grand Targhee on the border of Idaho and Wyoming. It had snowed over 2 feet the day prior and was crystal clear blue skies over the weekend when I was there. Shit was sick.

When I heard that my friends at 4FRNT skis we’re heading up there to shoot for next year’s movie, this was an opportunity I could not miss. On day one conditions were pretty much the same as the last time I was there. Fresh snow and plenty of blue sky. This time around we had a crew of a half-dozen and a cameraman to capture the action. The team consisted of Austin Ramaley, Thayne Rich, Max Mackenzie, Gary McKenzie, Nick Greener, Cody Barnhill and myself. Shit went off.

Mad props to Thayne for throwing down some of the biggest tricks off cliffs I’ve seen with my own eyes. He was easily taking some 720s and flat spins 50 to 60 feet deep. Nick crushed an air to straight line double and Gary sent a pretty diesel sized air as well. Cody always getting extra sideways on his 3 and then we capped the day with a hot tub session and watched the full moon rise over the Grand Teton.

Day two we ventured out on snowmobiles into the backcountry. The mountains had gotten socked in with clouds and light snow so pillow lines were ideal. We found a couple of great untouched shots after about an hour or two getting higher in the Alpine. It wasn’t exactly perfect but still a ton of fun. Big shout out to Max and Gary for showing us around and giving us a place to crash. Thanks again

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Roadside Attractions

When I quit my job this winter it turns out a friend of mine named Kyle also had some free time on his hands. Kyle has done a bunch of film work in the past so we teamed up together to shoot a bunch of features after a storm in early February. What was originally supposed to be just a small pillow line shoot Alongside the road in big Cottonwood turned out to be a full day of event slaying some of the most prominent features I have been eyeing over the last few years.

The larger hit which consisted of a carving right hundred foot in run, a short take off to a 20 foot drop over some scraggly bushes to completely flat got the best of me. I came to my feet but just didn’t have the speed to power through the flat deep landing. After two failed attempts my shins felt nearly broken in my boot so I called it. Which was a good idea because I had pretty much the worst shin-bang for almost two weeks following.

In the end, these roadside features and this shoot was one of my favorite days of the season. Thanks Kyle!

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