Day 1 was kind of a goof-up for the team, but it paid off for them. They burned out of here really hurriedly on Wednesday night, throwing shit together in a flurry of activity, all the while (im)patiently waiting for Alex's brother Chad to finally get back from the ski area. Thinking they were behind schedule, they hauled ass to T-Ride, sacked out, and woke up early only to find out Thursday was course inspection and practice. Relieved and stoked, the boys went and scoped their lines, and then went on the shred the mountain for the rest of the day.
The team has been down in Telluride since Wednesday night so Alex could compete in the Extremes comp that took place Friday and today, and while I was unable to make it Corey was gracious enough to take the camera and film in my absence.
Alex called me a little while ago to fill me in on placings: he placed 11th yesterday, out of 105 riders, and they took the top 35 for today. He placed 10th today, and just missed qualifying for the tour by less than a point. He said they also nabbed a few shots outside the comp, so when my camera comes back to me, I will get it uploaded as soon as possible!
Those shots were all posted on the FWT Homepage, I am not sure whether they want me to use them or not; in any case, Eben Wright was the photographer, and they are great shots of Alex in action!
Those three shots are obviously Alex, I think he is hiking up in this pic, just inside the shade on the ridge. What do you think?
Alex, Corey & I went to Monarch on Jan 31, for a day of shreddin', but the crowds turned out to be so bad that we ended up building a jump on Shagnasty for the better part of the day. We managed to sneak in a few shots elsewhere, so overall it was a pretty fun day, I don't think I've had this much fun skiing since Closing Day last year. Enjoy!
On 15JAN09 Alex and I traveled to Monarch Ski Area, and captured a whole bunch of damn good shots in the process. Alex was going off, but honestly I was just badass behind the camera and made him look better than he actually is. It was like, 80% me, and like 20% him out there. Now let me further explain why you may be confused; the "Corey Loves Monarch" clip was short, and only half a song, so I just finished up the song with some of the new footage and it looks much better. I didn't give you all the footage yet because it isn't time for you jerks to see it, so wait your turn! It will come out soon enough. It's all Corey and Alex, minus one shot of Wegert fallin' down. Music is (full song this time) "War Dogs" by Juno Reactor.
Stay tuned for a totally bitchin' gaper segment in the near future.
Alex Else and I went to Monarch today, Jan 17th, and Alex was going off. I got a bunch of great shots and will disperse those once I get them done, but I wanted to give you guys a tease first. This is Alex going mega-big on the Curecanti windlip, enjoy!
I shot all of this over the course of two days at Monarch, specifically the 9th and the 14th. Snow was great and deep, but early season conditions did exist. Riders are Logan Myers, Glenn, Kevin Brooks, Marcus Elich, myself, and some random dude. Music is FC Kahuna, "Hayling".
Met up with Alex for a day of shreddin' at CBMR, the same day the mountain had a jib contest scheduled for the base area. It was still early season at this point so there wasn't much to film, but I did manage to snag a few shots. We met up with T-Money early in the day, and while he doesn't ski with poles, he's still mostly a cool kid, so we rode with him until he had to work. The Jib Jam went down in the afternoon, but honestly it was kind of boring unless you were in it. So I snapped a few shots of the homies and called it good.
About halfway through last season I came to the conclusion that I wasn't going to be able to put out a full movie this season. Access issues at CBMR, coupled with camera problems, and a lack of availability to go anywhere cool led to a sharp downturn in filming this year. However, I was able to squeeze out a few segments, and ultimately looking back a few weeks ago I realized that with some minor work, and the addition of an intro and credits, that a movie could indeed be had. So I set to work, and this is the end result. I have to say, I am pretty satisfied with it, too. It may not be as neatly made as The Elevation Revelation but I do feel that overall, the cinematography and videography is much better in this one. Enjoy.
