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so dope. had to try it with skiing: https://vimeo.com/63291346. hoping to do it a lil more legit this year
Sam Kuch's season edit, shot mostly around Whitewater Ski Resort and supported by Head, Tyrolia Whitewater and The Village Ski Hut. Enjoy!
Have you ever pondered the phenomenon of style? It seems to be a topic that sparks debate and philosophical discussion. "wtf is style?" explores this with a creative and humble attitude. Perhaps not what you'd expect from a small-town ski movie, but this is Nelson...people get deep. Filmed mostly at Whitewater and in the streets of Nelson, "wtf is style?" explores the peculiar sentiment of style, by showcasing local riders ranging from age 14 to 25. The film is a generation's response to the question, not the answer.
Have you ever pondered the phenomenon of style? It seems to be a topic that sparks debate and philosophical discussion. "wtf is style?" explores this with a creative and humble attitude. Perhaps not what you'd expect from a small-town ski movie, but this is Nelson...people get deep. Filmed mostly at Whitewater and in the streets of Nelson, "wtf is style?" explores the peculiar sentiment of style, by showcasing local riders ranging from age 14 to 25. The film is a generation's response to the question, not the answer.
The season wasn't so bad for this guy. Despite a knee injury mid-season and a slight lack of snow we managed to round up a couple keepers.
17/18 was another good season for the Kootenays! I spent most of my winter around Nelson BC but I made it to Red Mountain near Rossland BC a couple times to ski park, it was dialled and sooo much fun! I also took a trip to Sunshine Village in the spring, they're open till May 21st and have a great park and even better people!!
Special thanks to: Faction, The Sacred Ride, Ripping Giraffe Boardshop, Strafe Outerwear, Giro, Dalbello Ski Boots, Outdoor Tech, Panda Poles, FeiyuTech, Red Mountain and Sunshine Village.
And the filmers:
Villy Bouchard
Jay Britton
Jeffrey Hurteau
Jonathan Parr
Remi Rousset
Steve Robert
Will Purves
Beau
Matt Wilkie
Jordana Holloway
Max Bonazzo
Kerr MQen
Oscar Seagram
Jesse Cornu
Trace Cooke
Sam Kuch
Hooooly last season delivered the goods! Here's Trace Cooke making the best of all the sweet pow around Nelson BC and at Whitewater Ski Resort. film and…
Met up with some crazy dudes for a good ol' rip in the backcountry. Riders: Alex Alex Wall Villy Bouchard Mike King Lucas Wachs Karl Fostvedt Music: Monster…
The Pit is a project my friends and I have been working on for the last 3 years. Moving dirt in the off-season and seeing how our ideas work out in the winter. A couple friends currently living in Vancouver happened to be visiting home and came out to shoot with us. Thank you Phil and Dal!
Enjoy!
videography: Phil Collins, Dallas Sauer, Tristan Martin-Preney
edit: Tristan Martin-Preney
song: Choices (Yup) by E-40
Busted myself up pretty good in 2022, but now i'm back :)
school project. f*cked up and shot everything in 1080i 25fps but hey, gotta make do sometimes. Stoked to try it again and do more than just 2 days of shooting!
I love skiing.
Song: "Space" - First World
Filmers: Kerr McEwen, Villy Bouchard, Jacob Erickson, Mark Wlodarczyk, Tom McDougall, Max Bonazzo, Sam Kuch
Huge thanks to:
Faction Skis
Sacred Ride
Red Mountain Resort
Whitewater Ski Resort
Sunshine Village
Strafe Outerwear
Panda Poles
Giro Goggles
FeiyuTech Gimbals
Ripping Giraffe Boardshop
When it comes to season edits people can get awfully critical about music choice, style, variety of tricks etc. and that includes me. But everyone's gotta remember that it's just skiing. Opinions and comments will be made and that's ok, you just can't take stuff too personally, at the end of the day we all love skiing and that's all that really matters. So to everyone out there who's thought about putting together an edit, either legit or on your cell-phone, do it!
This is my self edit from 16/17 and ya there's a classic sketchy double for the ending shot. But for me it's my first one and there's a bit of a story to the jump:
My buddy Taylor originally had the idea to check this gravel pit out for some creative skiing. There's a bunch of stuff you can do there but one mound of dirt just looked destined to be a jump. But when we tried it out we just couldn't get the speed. We decided to come back the following fall and see if we could move some dirt around to improve the jump and our speed issues. This cycle went on for the next 3 years and finally, this last winter it really started working. Both my friend Marley and I stomped doubles and showed the spot to a few other local riders. It was a good year for the gravel pit, little did we know it was the last year for our big jump. The gravel pit is actively used and big piles of waste concrete have been dumped right on the run in, so thats the end of that. And that's my jump story, thanks for reading!
song: One More Tear to Cry - Mac DeMarco
It was an El Nino season everyone will remember. Trace was overseas making his rookie appearance at the Freeride World Tour but still had some time to shred his home mountain, Whitewater.
Check out his athlete page:
freerideworldtour.com/riders/trace-cooke
song: Not That Way at All - The Hollies
additional footage: Steve Robert
In late February, legend Parker White linked up with Sam and Karl for a couple of hours to shred a good old Kootenay, BC gravel pit. Local skier/filmer Trist...
Went to sunshine Village for my first time, it was awesome. Met Matt, Jordana, Max, Scott, Tony, Chris, Will, Atley, Andrew and many more. The place has a real nice…
made this for my favourite rap group-Hieroglyphics-in exchange for using a couple of their tracks in my ski film "wtf is style?". I know, it's goofy, but I'd love to see others bustin' moves in their edits. Afterall, shredding is essentially a form of dance. https://soundcloud.com/hieroglyphics-1
Got out for a few days before the New Year with Trace Cooke. Trace will be competing in the Freeride World Tour this year and is currently en route to Vancouver to catch a plane the to the first venue.
Best of luck Trace!
The weather was amazing for this camp and the kids were pretty awesome too ;) Thanks to Celia, Zane, Liam, Lucky, Zafa and McKinley for participating and Whitewater…
sendin er for the last weekend at Whitewater. dam good season up there
check my entry and vote it up if you can dig it>> https://www.facebook.com/sagaouterwear?sk=app_403834839671843&brandloc=DISABLE&app_data=view-vote%2Cfor-5247141
"CamCamps" is a hands-on 1 day crash course on how to film riding (POV, SLR, self-camming, folo-cam etc.)
This edit is from the first CamCamp of the season with 6 members of the Whitewater Freeride Team. https://www.facebook.com/Whitewater-Freeride-Team-132557210143938/
Anyone interested in being in a CamCamp check out https://www.facebook.com/CamCampsBC.
All ages and skill levels. Film education for e'erbody!!
lazy season edit: 1 day of slushy park, 2 days of urban/rural and some shots from last year
1 hour shoot. 1 hour edit.
supplies: GoPro Hero3, tripod, etc.
Music: Ain't She Sweet by The Beatles
Remembering the fallen to me means making use of the freedom they fought for. so thats what we did today.
Mary films for a few hot laps, first time using a GoPro
There’s just nothin like friends and pow. The Temptations - My Girl
