Here is a behind the scenes look at the time and effort it takes to build a pro level Terrain park. The guys from the Heavenly Terrain Perk Crew deserve golden shovels!
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The team over at snowmaking just fired up the west coast’s largest snowmaking system today at Heavenly Mountain. Nice cold temps are expected the next few day and these guys are planning on pumping out the snow. For the opening sequence, I really wanted to create something different. The concept was to make a dramatic build up, like the count down of a spaceship launch.
I just finished the “I love for Winter” series which highlighted different departments around the mountain and what their employees do in the summer.
This was a concept I originally came up with last year. I think it’s a fun way to build excitement for the up coming winter season and show the great personalities that work at Heavenly.
The transition from one season to another is always an exciting time, especially if you live in the mountains and love snow. Last year was a monster “la Nina” snow year in Tahoe with some ski resorts tallying up over 600 inches of snow. Here is a recap of last year in case you forgot how much snow we had http://vimeo.com/22951931. Winter is creeping up on us fast, the mornings are cold, the days shorter and we just received the first snow of the season. Deja vu? last year the first snow was also on October 5. Could the snow gods be lining us up for another big season? Only time will tell if la Nina rolls back through town again.
First snow in Lake Tahoe 10.05.11
As staff cinematographer for Heavenly Mountain Resort, I’m lucky enough to spend six months of my year shooting skiing and snowboarding. The snow this season was amazing which helped produced some great footage and big smiles. I feel very fortunate to work with some very passionate and talented athletes. Here is a compilation of my favorite moments and shots captured from this season.
The surrounding mountains of Virgina City represents a time in Nevada history where dreams were made or broken. Around the turn of the century, the largest silver claim in American history was found in the surrounding hills. People flocked from all over the country to Nevada with the same vision of stricking it rich. By the early 1900’s the last of the silver was extracted and the silver rush was over.
The American flats Mill was built as a last ditch effort to process remaining ore. However, there was no silver left and the mill closed a mere four years after being built. The massive concrete mill has been slowly decaying for the last 100 years. The remaining decrepit structure is an eerie place, covered in graffiti, broken glass and bullet shells, a photographers dream.