Year One- Season of Photos
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By Alkasquawlik | July 24th, 2009
Rookie years equal pressure. The pressure to perform, the pressure to impress and the pressure to stand and deliver. When last December rolled around I got the call to come out to Jackson to stand in front of the TGR lens. Immediately I was beyond psyched. Jumping up and down with stoke. Then the reality of the job came in. This is TGR. This is the big time. Oh shit.
Then winter rolled around and I drove on into Jackson to meet up the crew for the first time. Immediately the greenhorn nerves were washed away. Not because of any particular shreddage on my part or neccesarily anything I did to quell the pressure, but because I walked into a crew that was just like any crew of life long ski bums. TGR's stoke for all things snow, humility to the mountains and love for the sport made it seem like the film days where more just 'shred-with-your-buddies' days. It was an infectious vibe that kind of summarized my ski season.
I slept on a the floor more than a couch. Slept on the couch more than a bed. Tallied 20,000 miles on my odometer. Truck stops and gas stations became sort of a personal kitchen. Saw the sunrise more than the sunset. Made perfect turns, fell on others. Stumbled upon new terrain, rediscovered old terrain. Landed on my feet, landed on my head. Got snow in the face, got snow down my back. Made new friends, lost old friends.
It was truly a season that defines skiing to me.
So that being said, here are some pictures from along the way. Cheers.
**Sights like these are the spice in the curry of life**
**Stairway to Heaven. Following Jeremy Jones to the gateway**
**In in with JJ**
**Desert Moonrise**
**Evening Snow in Utah. What we live for as skiers.**
**Shroder Baker trenching in Jackson with Josh Nielson and Tigger Knecht capturing**
**Todd Ligare airing out the bottom of Breakneck in Jackson**
**Rachael Burks punting under Cody Peak.**
**A new beast. Finding gem's like this is what makes those countless days of sledding and hiking worth it.**
**Secret Spine Wall. Sorry, can't tell you where this is because when you find it on your own, it'll be that much more satisfying.**
**The one moment of the season that didn't fall into the "ski bum" category. Top of a competition face in Austria for the Swatch/O'neill Big Mountain Pro**
**Tracks from nowhere laid down by yours truly.**
**Sending it over the waterfall in Utah. Adam Clark below shooting.**
**Nothing more needed to say**
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