Japan: That’s A Wrap!
I just got home from a long, fantastic trip to Japan. The entire trip was incredible- we lucked out on snow conditions in both places (Niseko and Asahidake) as it started to dump as soon as I arrived at each location. I got to ski with some new people (Ingrid Backstrom) and some familiar people in new locations (Justin Dorey, Mike Riddle and Julian Carr). I was able to push myself in terrain other than a halfpipe and got to ski in Japan outside of a competition for the first time! The skiing was phenomenal, but there is so much [...]
Japan：Moving Mountains
First off, I would like to apologize for the lack of photos in this blog post. The lodge that I am currently staying at doesn’t have wifi… so I’m using the public computer in the lobby. Uploading pictures is a no-go. That being said… The Giro shoot wrapped up 2 days ago in Niseko. Overall the trip was a success. It was great to spend time with Riddle and Dorey as we were all skiing out of our element. I think we all learned a thing or two from Ingrid… Major thanks go out to Giro for arranging the whole [...]