Even though he possesses undeniable talent in the park and the streets, Shay Lee is most at home in the mountains. Despite keeping busy with winter travel, he was able to find some time for an escape to Montana's ultimate backcountry destination - Cooke City.
This is Brock Paddock's self-edit, compiled from footage he shot in Colorado before a mid-season concussion forced him to take it easy for a couple weeks.
Shay Lee and Sandy Boville reunite in Keystone for some park laps. http://www.toysoldierproductions.com
As one of the mainstays of our crew since its inception, Shay has proved to us year in and year out that he has a clear vision of what he wants to accomplish, as well as the skills to back it up. Throughout the season, Shay skied anything that was put in front of him. Whether it's a handrail, concrete ledge, cliff zone or backcountry booter, he made sure to get work done while bringing his own signature style to the feature. He's got a full section in our newest film, "Act Natural," but he also had plenty of leftovers. For more from Shay, checkout "Act Natural", now available on iTunes and DVD toysoldierproductions.com/shop itunes.apple.com/us/movie/act-natural/id574249653
The stars aligned for this shoot in March of 2012. After suffering through a remarkably dry winter, a storm rolled through southwest Montana, blanketing our hometown of Bozeman, Montana in over a foot of new snow. We have been looking at this gap for years, but the skatepark is usually frozen solid when there's enough snow to set it up. We had to act fast, because we knew the snow wouldn't last long. Dash and Noah hopped on a semi-truck from Spokane while Shay and the rest of the crew worked tirelessly to remove snow from the bowl and set up the gap, which measured 50 feet from the lip of the jump to the top of the landing. Dash and Noah arrived at a truck stop west of town and were geared up and ready to go less than an hour later. The session went off without a hitch. Our high-powered winch was able to pull the athletes across the bowl at more than 50 miles an hour. The next day, the snow was mostly melted and all that remained was a behemoth mound that served as the take off the previous night. Check out all the action in this excerpt from "Act Natural," available now on DVD and iTunes.
Even though he possesses undeniable talent in the park and the streets, Shay Lee is most at home in the mountains. Despite keeping busy with winter travel, he was able to find some time for an escape to Montana's ultimate backcountry destination - Cooke City.
Shay Lee and Sandy Boville reunite in Keystone for some park laps. http://www.toysoldierproductions.com
