Last fall, instead of waiting around for the snow to fly in the states, McRae packed up and headed to Austria with the US Freeskiing team to prepare for the season ahead. Just one hour from the beautiful city of Innsbruck lies the Stubai Glacier, host of the Prime Park Sessions and the biggest jumps in the world that time of year. It is here that McRae would spend the next two weeks getting comfortable in the air again, and possibly learning a trick or two. The mountains were absolutely incredible, with tall jagged peaks towering about steep narrow valleys, definitely a sight to see.
Follow Chris Benchetler in his new GoPro Series - Chasing El Niño - as he searches for the best snow conditions up and down the West Coast of USA and Canada during the 2015-2016 snow season.
In Episode 1 "California's Comeback" - Chris skis his home mountain, Mammoth Mountain, and the surrounding backcountry. Together with his filmer, Matt Cook, they aim to show backcountry skiing in a way that hasn?t been seen before, exploring areas of the Sierra Nevada that have been inaccessible for years due to the severe drought.
Tune in for Episode 2 "It's Always Cloudy in British Columbia" on Wednesday April 27th.
