Thought I would do a little educational blog today since I hung out with Marty all day. We were up for the opening of Blackcomb and boy oh boy, Marty is riding stronger than ever. Once he clicks into those bindings...he's gone. Most of the whiteout riders were up in Whistler shredding some of the best conditions we all have ever seen up there. Anthony was up there with the "legends of snowboarding" crew, you'll see who I am talking about on a later post. Anyways, today's blog is going to look at what pretty much everyday of filming in the backcountry starts out looking like.
-First up,you set a meeting time, and no matter where you meet up some things never change. Anthony is always the first one there, and 99% of the time is smoking a cig and drinking a coffee. Kale on the other hand is always the last one to show up, most likely due to his truck breaking down on his way up from Squamish or just straight up sleeping in. Last year during one shoot he even forgot his shred pants, and ended up launching some cliffs in some grey sweatpants. Awesome.
-Next, everyone pulls into a small unloading zone and parks however they see fit. As it fills up, parking gets sketchier and trucks get closer and closer together. As you can see, Mikey and EEro try to make sure everyone parks in an orderly fashion. Sometimes they are successful, and often they are not even close.
It should also be noted that every time we meet up to hit up the backcountry, there are a few more common facts besides Anthony being the first to show and Kale being the last.
Fact- Mikey and Eero buy all of the Cajun Beef Rolls from the Husky Station.
Fact- Even if Trev has been to the spot a few times before, he is convinced that it is his first time there.
Fact- Tadashi speaks less and less English each time we meet up.
Fact- JF still has those crazy chops on his face.
Fact- Paavo has an amazing Techno CD pumping in his truck, and Benji and Reno are probably dancing to it.
Fact- Kale has most likely packed a block of cheese for his lunch.
Fact- Jaakko will still not be pleased with us calling him Orlando Bloom.
Special thanks to Marty for these facts!
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