December 22, 2010
by Chris
Went out skiing/filming with Dan Benson. Fun day, we got two laps in Mott Canyon before the general public. Snow was deep and light!
December 18, 2010
by Chris
I have been documenting the building of the new Tamarack lodge since the end of the summer. It’s been really interesting to watch the building process, especially over the last month were it really started to take shape. Heavenly hasn’t had a new on mountain lodge in over 31 years, I definitely think it was over due. The Tamarack lodges is probably one of the nicest lodges I’ve seen in the Tahoe Basin, simple design yet well done with attention to detail. Think I found a new spot for a Beer. I’m really proud of this edit, I dug up some old 1957 footage from our Heavenly archive, which was a honor to play with. It incorporated well into this piece. From start to finish only 135 days.
December 15, 2010
by Chris
Fun powder shoot this morning with Ty Dayberry and Dan Benson. I was a perfect “Tahoe Blue Bird Day”. Really happy with the shots from today, especially the shot of Dan riding on the shadow line. Check it out!
December 3, 2010
by Chris
Checked out the progress on the new Tamarack Lodge today. Looking very nice in there, as the crews are hard at work putting the finishing touches on the interior. The new bar 9150′ is taking shape and looks like this will definitely be the new hang out on the mountain. I also interviewed Food and Beverage Director Steve Turner and got the low down on all the food choices that will be available. The new lodge will open this winter, check out how great the inside looks.
December 2, 2010
by Chris
One of the earliest openings of Mott Canyon in over 10 years thanks to a massive amount of snow in November. I met up with Snow Safety Coordinator Eric Burkhome and took a couple of laps through Mott. The snow was still OK from the past storm cycle, but a little on the heavy side. We grabbed some skiing shots, and then let Eric’s rescue dog Boulder make a few turns in the powder as well.
November 26, 2010
by Chris
The Cal Trail Terrain Park has to be one of the best early season parks I’ve ever seen, Mike Thomas and his terrain park crew have started the season off with a bang. With all the snow this month, Mike was able to build 15 features and a three jump line, which everyone seemed to be very excited about. I met up with the Heavenly High Roller Team, Kyle Smaine, Graham Raymond, Jason Arens and Brent Whipple. This guys where shredding the early season park. Check out the action from the day.