Hello friends and supporters of Line and Hunting Yeti. Ike Smith here
to fill you in on the travels of the Nimbus crew in the last month. I
know some of you are getting worried that winter is nearing its end,
but rest assured we are on the hunt for that cold, fluffy white stuff
(as well as the Yeti) and mother nature has been blessing us with
plenty. Went up to British Columbia for the first half of February and
arrived to low elevation snow and plenty of it. Only problem was we
couldn't tell where we were going for the first week or so as it kept
dumping and dumping. Of course that is nothing to complain about
right? Once the skies miraculously cleared I learned how to ride my
snowmobile real quick, it was either that or wait at the bottom for
everyone to be done for the day, B.C. is the real deal. All you need
is a couple sunny days with the right conditions up there to make your
life complete if you're a skier, now I see why some guys hang out there
all winter and always have some amazing shots. Anyways, the crew
killed it, and we headed home driving through the night to rest up for
a few days before heading to California which had been getting dumped
on the last week we were in whistler.
So we arrived in California during the last week of February, and it
was nice to have some guaranteed sunshine with new snow! That means we
can get a lot of good skiing in a short amount of time right? Well, if
we could get to any of the spots that were skiable we would have been
stoked. Unfortunately we spent the first two days breaking trail
through 4 feet of the lightest snow ever, getting our sleds stuck every
200 feet on average. When you're going 20 miles in that gets pretty
tiring really quick. Once we had a trail in, things were looking up,
we had Chris Benchetler with us on the first jump day (broken clavicle
and all) who knows this place like the back of his hand. He showed us
some quick easy jump builds and we started Producing! Ya! So all in
all, the trip turned out a success, everyone got some shots, played
some slots (we were staying on the good side of the Nevada border) and
went home with a sunburn and a smile on there face. Enjoy the photos
and don't forget to tune into rip.tv/nimbusindependent on April 15 for
the live version, download the HD! Over and out. -Ike
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