Infinite thoughts and ravenous cravings to get lost in super fluffy overhead blower has invaded every ounce of my being and are washing over me in an uncontrollable frothy way. This was it … I’m officially ready for Winter. Holy. Shit.

Thank you Sweetgrass, for yet again, stoking my soul out!

Did Makoto’s segment push you over the edge? Yeah, me too… must … watch … again.

Sitting at the Prospector Theater in Park City at the moment, patiently awaiting for ski movie season to start. This is my favorite time of year. The stoke in the air, thick and electric, is wafting around and multiplying with each hug and fist bump made between locals who have been hibernating since the lifts stopped spinning months ago. Winter is coming, indeed.

Mountain biking, hiking, the wickedly addicting game of golf, the monthly trips to Vegas to fix my poker addiction…  all these things are space holders. Hobbies. Things I enjoy doing.

But when the temps start to dive into freezing, when frost takes over fields of fresh cut grass, and the faded Autumn leaves begin to decay, that’s when I start to feel alive again.

The tease of Winter: Images of  thick white blankets draped on Mother Nature’s bare curves take over my thoughts. Slash turns, face shots, the sound of wind whistling through chair lifts during days that scare the tourists away begin to trickle into each waking moment.

Skiing, the fabric that holds my life together. The reason I find myself worshiping the mountains we surround ourselves with. A pure passion.

And another season is upon us.

About the video:

Follow skiers Mitch Cahoon, Sam Cohen, Leo Ahrens, Hayden Price, Colter Hinchliffe, Thayne Rich, John Collinson and Taylor Lyman as they show you around their home mountain; Alta Ski Area. Watch and see why Little Cottonwood Canyon gets the reputation for having “the greatest snow on earth”.

Filmed & Edited by: Nate Cahoon
Additional Footage: Leo Ahrens, Zach Halverson

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When the leaves transform into vibrant warm colors, pumpkins pop up on every street corner, and a crisp cool breeze moves into town… it means only one thing: ski movie premier time.

Yes, tis the season where we all start unpacking our flannels, comparing resort season passes, and hitting the gym to do 50 plus box jumps.  All the big film production names will tour the country with their newly released ski/snowboard movie.  Let me tell you … this is a big deal when you have been waiting for several months to get your fix of slasher, blower, milky fluff.

This year, I have several good friends premiering in ski films.  Not only am I so proud of these humble homies, but it is so nice to finally see their talent documented and recognized in these films.  The most recent ski premier I saw was Sweetgrass Production’s Vahallah… a beautiful and unique capture of winter’s purity. My best friend Sierra Quitiquit stars in Vahallah as a free-spirited, mysterious lover of nature named Ayla, who is not far off from the real Sierra.  With this being Sierra’s first big film role, I was not going to miss the premier in Denver!

The day of the premier, I left Park City with Sierra’s brother, Alex, his girlfriend Jade, and our buddy who also is featured in Vahallah, Hayden.  Four hours into the drive, we were notified that we had to turn around due to excess flooding of the roads.  Determined to have us there, Sierra bought my plane ticket and we immediately rushed back to Salt Lake in tsunami weather to make the flight.  Minutes from the airport, Hayden realized he did not have his ID! And so the count down for his brother to drop it off began. We fortunately boarded the plane five minutes before take-off, threw back some whisky cokes, and landed in Denver just in time for the premiere.  We were greeted by familiar faces and all watched an inspiring and moving film about something we all have in common – our love of snow. The rest of the night remains in Denver and shall go unreported… it’s more fun that way ;).

Here’s the trailer if you haven’t already seen it.

GO SEE VAHALLAH !!!

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