Here’s a little teaser video from a recent press trip with the gang at Hayter Comms, they know how to do it –never a dull moment, and five feet of pow in five days. Stay tuned for more from this trip here at “the Traverse,” as well as VentureThere.com, Travel.USATODAY.com and GearPatrol.com. Other outlets on […]
February 17, 2012
What do you get when you create a bespoke outerwear kit fastened with hundreds of L.E.D. lights, and then film said suit ripping powder in pitch black with a Red Epic camera? This… a dreamy visual stunt using only the glow of the suit as the primary light source. Directed: Jacob Sutton. Suit: John Spatcher. […]
February 8, 2012
After watching the photos come in from last weekend’s Supernatural event, I was reminded of other high-profile snowboard events like Snowboarder Magazine’s annual Superpark event. This year will be the 16th, so stay tuned this spring to snowboardermag.com. I was lucky to be a part of infamous number 13, when I was planning and executing […]
February 8, 2012
There’s no denying, and my wife will agree, last weekend I was glued to my Instagram photo stream. In particular, there were a dozen or so ‘grammers that convened together deep in the backcountry surrounding Nelson, British Columbia… at a place known in the Rocky Mountain Trench as Baldface Lodge. A premiere destination for backcountry […]
November 16, 2011
The rankings typically don’t lie, especially when it’s a democratic process and ‘the people’ make the final vote. Such is the case for an entertaining and intuitive poll over at Boston.com, where they’ve created a Peoples Choice vote to determine the public’s top 10 mountain resorts. Check it out, and see where your favorite resorts […]
November 9, 2011
After fumbling around the web looking for a good dose of snow porn, while waiting for flakes to start flying here in Vermont, I stumbled onto these videos. Follow along with Jeff Curtes in “The Big Picture” as he walks you through Burton’s latest heli shoot from New Zealand, titled “Snow Porn,” featuring riders Kazuhiro Kokubo, […]
November 2, 2011
This bad-boy can solve all of your ‘lifts are too crowded’ angst for the rest of the season, and perhaps lifetime –banking on the notion you have some land to play on, and you’re mechanically inclined. Although not street-legal, this Dodge Vancat (aka. Snow Ram) is definitely backcountry-legal. It has served as one of Peak Adventures‘ […]
October 20, 2011
The opening reception for “Natural Playground” has come and gone, where a few dozen of New England’s finest adventure photographers and adventure fans gathered to celebrate outdoor pursuits and talk shop. “Natural Playground” is presented by Darkroom Gallery, Cortex Marketing and VentureThere.com. Evolving from pixels to prints, this gallery features a handful of the finalists represented in the juried […]
October 10, 2011
The opening reception for “Natural Playground” at Darkroom Gallery is slated for this Friday, October 14, from 6-8pm. We’ll be announcing the Juror’s Choice for top honors of the juried contest, and those in attendance will set the bar for the month-long Viewers Choice contest –where votes will be tallied for the public’s favorite shot. […]
September 29, 2011
After a month-long submission process, where photographers of both pro and amateur status dropped their images into a hat, we’re excited to announce our first annual “Natural Playground” juried exhibition selections. The photographs selected in this gallery are officially entered into the contest, where they’ll be on display at Darkroom Gallery in Essex Junction, Vermont from October […]
February 29, 2012
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