This was an incredibly fun and creative project to work on with the always amazing Chase Burch. Thanks to Powder Mountain for giving us full creative freedom to create a short vignette that we hope captures the smooth, flowy nature and feel of riding a snowboard at Powder Mountain.
Deer Valley is undergoing the largest terrain expansion in its history. Almost doubling in size, it is opening a whole new side of the mountain with numerous new lifts, new runs, and new infrastructure. As such, they need to hire more people to support this Herculean effort. Deer Valley asked me to create videos showcasing some key jobs in which they hope to attract talented people to come join the Deer Valley team and be a part of this once in a lifetime expansion. In this video I feature Mike Todd who is one of the key members of the Lift Maintenance team.
We were excited when Ski Utah asked us to make a series of videos for the general public, sponsors, and Ski Utah members. The goal was to succinctly explain the origins and purpose of Ski Utah to these different audiences. Thanks to Ski Utah for trusting us to put these videos together, and thanks to all the creatives who provided amazing winter shots. We couldn’t have put this series together without all the support. Pray for snow and we’ll see you on the mountain soon!
The lone groomer at sunset. — we shot this drone photo during a recent video assignment for Deer Valley Resort. We’ll be releasing the video early next season.
It has been a superb winter with day after day of amazing skiing. We have a lot of projects in the works that we can’t share until next year, but here’s a nice photo of Laurie taken at Powder Mountain that nicely reflects the quality of this season’s skiing.
Here are this season’s videos that are part of our ongoing collaboration with Hestra and Ski Utah.
We love it when we’re given the chance to work with such terrific people as Ryan Mayfield, Erin Pinta, and the always wonderful Kaylin Richardson. This winter season we have created a series of podcasts and videos featuring “heroes, characters, and interesting personalities” who work and/or play on the slopes of Deer Valley Resort. “Overherd at Deer Valley” is hosted by Kaylin Richardson and promises to provide special insights and stories from people who call Deer Valley their home mountain.
photo by Eric Schramm
For this season’s KJUS Winter Collection shoot we shot primarily at Powder Mountain Resort. Earlier in the season we also shot at Deer Valley Resort where we captured Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Ted Ligety tearing up the world famous corduroy groomers. KJUS assembled the largest group of talented skiers we’ve ever had for a shoot, and with epic, deep snow conditions it was a shoot we’ll remember for a long time. Kudos to the team in-front of and behind the camera - it’s always a pleasure working with such professionals. And as always we had such fun teaming up with our friend and photographer Eric Schramm. Good times!
We are excited for the release of the KJUS Summer Collection videos featuring the talented Annie VanDam and Cian Curley. In addition to an Overall Collection video, KJUS asked us to create series of videos each highlighting a unique technology or feature. Below are three of the videos and all the videos can be viewed in a Vimeo Showcase HERE. Enjoy your summer!
It was an honor that Kaylin Richardson chose us to shoot the ski scenes for a project her and her husband have been working on for the past several months. We spent the day at Deer Valley Resort getting shots of Kaylin and her friend Max Richard crushing the mountain. Luckily, fresh snow and clear skies were the order of the day, and we had a terrific time capturing some amazing imagery until late into the afternoon. I can’t give out any more details about the project, but we’re looking forward to its release this fall.
This has been an exceptional winter with record breaking snowfalls across northern Utah. It’s certainly a winter we will remember for years to come. In the meantime, we’ve been taking advantage of this bounty of snow to capture aerial photos along the Wasatch range. Using a professional mirrorless camera and lenses, we’ve been able to record some of the beauty of this amazing winter.
Late last winter we headed to Copper Mountain, Colorado to meet with the KJUS team, athletes, and models to for the 2022-23 Winter Collection shoot. It was great to see everyone again and meet some new people, too. As usual, it was a pleasure and awe-inspiring skiing with 2x Olympic Gold Medalist Ted Ligety, and this time we had Claire Brown join in and show us she can ski and carve just as well as Ted.
Last season Ski Utah and Red Ledges asked us to create a video featuring one of the many benefits of living at the amazing Red Ledges community. We wanted to capture the fun and excitement of a day of skiing at nearby Deer Valley Resort followed by apres back at Red Ledges with friends and family with the spectacular views of the Wasatch Range and Mt Timpanogos as a backdrop.
During the 2021-22 ski season Powder Mountain asked us to create their primary promotional video for the 2022-23 season. We worked with their marketing department to develop a script highlighting the story the Powder Mountain team wanted to tell. We then developed a look and a storyboard…then we waited for snow and weather conditions to cooperate. The end result is hopefully a video that captures the beauty, the uniqueness, and the family friendly atmosphere of this Northern Utah gem.
It has been so amazing working with the Red Ledges team developing video and photo content to promote this premiere community nestled in the hills of Heber Valley, Utah. Here is a sample of some of the videos we’ve helped create highlighting why Red Ledges is such a special place to call home.
Deer Valley is working hard to mitigate the threat of wildfire on the slopes of its mountains. Working with state and local agencies, as well as the Park City community, they have developed a robust annual plan that is now a benchmark for other ski areas in Utah. Thanks to Deer Valley for letting me capture this effort throughout the various seasons, and thanks to Steve Graff, Deer Valley’s Vice President of Mountain Operations, for his good humor and patience.
Meet Philip Henderson - leader of the upcoming Full Circle expedition to Mt Everest in April-May 2022. As the first all black expedition to Mt Everest, the group hopes to get eight people to the summit. You can follow their adventure at @fullcircleeverest and fullcircleeverest.com
This season’s snowfall has been erratic to say the least, but it doesn’t mean we’re not out there trying to make the best of it. Deer Valley Resort epitomizes this mentality as their grooming team works hard to keep their ski runs at the world class level skiers have come to expect from North America’s top rated resort.
The first video was created to show what the grooming team does between when the last chair stops and the first chair spins in the morning. We were directed to try and capture the beauty of the night grooming, and we did our best to do just that.
This second video features Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Ted Ligety for a quick promo for Deer Valley Resort.
