COVER “Longtime local Olaf Koehler comes up for air in the Jackson Hole, WY backcountry. The 70-year-old rancher can usually be found fending off bulls, mending fences, running big water in his kayak or seeking out powder perfection in the Tetons.” Photo: Chris Figenshau TIPS UP 01 • “This is what happens when Josh Absenger gets a free Ski-Doo ride at a closed ski resort in Austria. Shuttleberg Flachauwinkl-Kleinarl on a nipple-deep powder day—every skier’s dream.” Photo: Christoph Johann 03 • “It’s always special to stay up high at day’s end. Kajsa and William Larsson and I waited to catch a classic Engelberg, Switzerland, sunset, and then William caught the good light, and the last run, into the valley.” Photo: Elias Lundh 03 • “An early-ups morning at Palisades Tahoe, CA, with the Matchstick Productions crew of Scott Gaffney, Michelle Parker and Connery Lundin. Early access to the Granite Chief area was delayed due to avalanche mitigation. I had to leave for another shoot, so I ended up only having time for this one shot of Lundin. It worked.” Photo: Jeff Engerbretson 04 • “David Bonneville with his signature ‘brebis imperial’ (imperial goat) grab. It was our friend Nico Bijasson’s 30th birthday, so 30 friends headed to the Plateau des Glières in the French Alps. We rented a simple refuge, built a kicker and became kids again. Sometimes you just need to build a sketchy jump and send it with your friends.” Photo: Maxime Ramoul 05 • “I don’t get to shoot with [my son] Sam as much as I’d like to anymore, but we’ve been doing this for so long together that when we do, we almost always come away with something solid. He sent this Little Cottonwood air once and I blew it because I wasn’t paying attention. Second time was the charm though, tech bindings and all.” Photo: Lee Cohen 06 • “April sea-to-ski adventures abound along Alaska’s Turnagain Arm with 14 hours of daylight allow for great after-work missions. Matt Shryock harvests nearly 4,000 feet of corn on a classic Chugach line on a warm spring evening.” Photo: Emily Sullivan 07 • “Forrest Coots, Ben Hoiness and Jeff Dobronyi climbing ‘the Wall’ during a camping mission exploring the Beartooth Mountains in southern Montana. This was the first of a pretty eventful four days that included a ripped-out binding and setting up camp about 25 miles deep into the ’tooths. That far out, there’s no shortage of fun and steep lines.” Photo: Fredrik Marmsater 08 • “When it comes to skiing bell to bell and driving down Little Cotton-wood Canyon, UT, at the end of the day, there are pros and cons to be considered. But mostly pros. An unknown enthusiast earns their turns (and trip home) during a stormy afternoon at Alta, UT.” Photo: Lee Cohen 09 • There isn’t a whole lot of daylight in the Columbia Mountains during the winter months. Flirting with sun and shadow, Yu Sasaki finds the good light mid-spin near Revelstoke Mountain Resort, BC. Photo: Ryan Creary 014 The Ski Journal
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