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  • Every sunny day we had in the Tordrillo Mountains was epic! And every day after was even more epic than the last. I remember being out this one day for a full 14 hours, shooting what I knew was the best snowboarding in the history of the sport. As the sun started to make its way to the horizon, we packed up and with minimal fuel started our flight back to the lodge. Then, over the next ridge, Travis spotted this amazing spine line with perfect light, and over the headset begged the pilot to turn around and drop him on top for one last run.<br />
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Reluctantly, the pilot gave in and we were back in action again. It was 9:37 p.m. and the sun was dropping when Travis dropped into this line. I shot from the hovering helicopter a few hundred feet out in front of him. Later, Travis described this line as one of the best runs of his life. Four feet of blower pow on each side of these almost vertical spines. Another day in the history books.
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  • Statues in town during the filming of the Unrideables in Chamonix, France on May 22nd, 2014.
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  • A snowboarders paradise. This face in Alaska has been dubbed "So Far Gone" due to its extreme pillows of snow and fresh powder.
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  • John Jackson is chased by a helicopter while snowboarding down a spine in the Alaska backcountry during the making of the film The Art of Flight.
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  • The team at Sky Helicopters look at marketing their sightseeing tours quite differently then most other aviation brands I have worked for. Here, they want to show that if its possible (and legal) they are willing to explore the idea.
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  • Layback Snow Hack<br />
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To some snowboarers the feeling of riding powder snow is very similar to riding waves on a surfboard. Jake Blauvelt is one of those rides and chooses to ride only natural terrain, preferably untracked. During a helicopter trip to northern British Columbia, Canada Jake spotted this frontside wall and laid down his best interpretation of a surf style slash.
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  • Just another day in the office for professional snowboarder Travis Rice as he negotiates his way down a steep ridge while filming in Alaska.
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  • Professional snowboarder Travis Rice slashes a ridge on his snowboard while filming in his home town of Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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  • The Tordrillo Mountains are a small range in the south central region of Alaska. They lie approximately 120 km northwest of Anchorage and are primarily volcanic, which may be what makes them so perfect for snowboarding. On a recent trip there, accompanied by two of the best riders in the world, I was able to photograph the best, most progressive backcountry snowboarding to date. John Jackson blew my mind with his ability to ride such large descents and land obnoxious, oversized airs.<br />
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This photo was taken on a large facing wall, known as Avocado. Half of it gets morning light, while the other half gets evening light. It was late in the day when John spotted a line just about to be blessed with light. The helicopter set me down on an adjacent peak and then dropped him in place to initiate this opportunity. John dropped in, having only seen this line from the air for a few second, and made a few turns before heading right to this cruise-ship sized pillow.<br />
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I remember thinking to myself, "Oh God, does he know what he is headed for?" It's very easy to lose track of where you are, when amazingly huge mountains are all that surround you. One wrong turn can be deadly. Turns out he knew exactly what he was doing and where he was going.
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  • River guide, Mike Neville paddles a fully loaded raft down the Tatshenshini River in the Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada on August 31, 2016.
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  • Darren Berrecloth, along with Wade Simmons, Tyler McCaul, Carson Storch and their guide Mike Neville float down the Tatshenshini River in the Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada on September 1, 2016.
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  • Dave Prothero, one of our 5 river guides bring the rafts to shore at the end of the day in the Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada on September 2, 2016.
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  • Darren Berrecloth fly fishes during the making of Riding The Tatshenshini in Dry Bay, Alaska on September 10, 2016.
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  • The Kamchatka Peninsula was one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen in the world. Now lets get tons of fuel and go there!
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  • Jon Devore jumps off a large glacier while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 29th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore, Filippo Fabbi and Andy Farington fly through the middle of a glacier field while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 29th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore speed rides through a glacier field while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 24th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore poses for a portrait while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 22th, 2014.
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  • Filippo Fabbi jumps off a large glacier while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 24th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore jumps off a large cliff into a spiraling barrel roll while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 27th, 2014.
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  • Andy Farington jumps off a large glaricer cliff while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 29th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore, Filippo Fabbi and Andy Farington fly through the middle of a glacier field while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 29th, 2014.
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  • Didier Lafond poses for a portrait during the filming of the Unrideables in Chamonix, France on May 23rd, 2014.
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  • The Aiguille du Midi as seen during the filming of The Unrideables in Chamonix, France on May 24th, 2014.
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  • The Tordrillo Mountains are a small range in the south central region of Alaska. They lie approximately 120 km northwest of Anchorage and are primarily volcanic, which may be what makes them so perfect for snowboarding. On a recent trip there, accompanied by two of the best riders in the world, I was able to photograph the best, most progressive backcountry snowboarding to date. John Jackson blew my mind with his ability to ride such large descents and land obnoxious, oversized airs.<br />
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This photo was taken on a large facing wall, known as Avocado. Half of it gets morning light, while the other half gets evening light. It was late in the day when John spotted a line just about to be blessed with light. The helicopter set me down on an adjacent peak and then dropped him in place to initiate this opportunity. John dropped in, having only seen this line from the air for a few second, and made a few turns before heading right to this cruise-ship sized pillow.<br />
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I remember thinking to myself, "Oh God, does he know what he is headed for?" It's very easy to lose track of where you are, when amazingly huge mountains are all that surround you. One wrong turn can be deadly. Turns out he knew exactly what he was doing and where he was going.
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  • (athlete does what, where and when) ex: Travis Rice performs a 360 off the Mystery Booter in Haines, Alaska on August 1st, 2020.
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  • Filippo Fabbi and Jon Devore meet each other at the Chamonix train station in Chamonix, France on May 23rd, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore jumps off a large glacier while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 24th, 2014.
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  • Headless Flight <br />
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This photo was taken in Whistler, Canada in a mountain range accessible only by snow machine. As professional snowboarder Mikkel Bang was preparing for the jump I drove around on my SkiDoo looking for the perfect angle. Mikkel hit the jump a few times trying different tricks but it wasn't until he took too much speed into the jump that he was forced to stop his rotation by opening up his arms, helping to create this unusual but very stylish photo.
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  • This photo was taken late in the day during the making of the acclaimed Art of Flight movie. John Jackson called in his line over the radio before dropping into this one of a kind spine/pillow line and launched an air larger then any of us had ever seen before.
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  • The mountains of Alaska.
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  • Pete McLeod performs aerobatic maneuvers in Vancouver, Canada on August 2, 2019
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  • A day spent shooting in and around Vancouver showing the versitality of Alpine Ride's new electric mountain scooter. While this does perform well in the dirt trails of Vancouver's North Shore, it also serves well as a daily city commuter.
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  • Kyle Demelo performs during a  practice run at his private training facility in Oliver, Canada on March 24th, 2015.
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  • Jon Devore jumps off a large cliff into a spiraling barrel roll while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 27th, 2014.
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  • Brandon Semenuk performs on his mountain bike at Retallack Lodge, near Nelson, BC Canada on July 31st, 2013.
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  • Pete McLeod flies his aerobatic airplane through the smokey skies caused by summer forrest fires in British Columbia, Canada on August 8, 2017.
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  • Professional snowboarder Bryan Fox slashes a ridge on his snowboard while heli-boarding in Alaska close to sunset.
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  • Tyler McCaul photographed at camp in the Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada on September 2, 2016.
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  • Darren Berrecloth photographed at camp in the Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada on September 2, 2016.
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  • Carson Storch performs a backflip in the Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada on September 4, 2016.
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  • Tyler McCaul catches air in the Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada on September 4, 2016.
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  • Tails Up<br />
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It’s Alaska that the best snowboarders in the world travel to with hopes to ride the world’s most extreme and challenging lines. After spending so many years flying these athletes around, and watching them perform all that that do, some of the helicopter pilots start to perform extreme maneuvers themselves.
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  • I shot this image of the moon rising over the Tordrillo Mountains during the making of The Art of Flight movie. As we lifted off in the helicopter and climbed to about 300 feet, I asked the pilot to slow down for a minute so that I could open the door and take this photo. <br />
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Early morning moon rise over some spectacular lines just minutes from our lodge.
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