COVER “Christina Lustenberger and Nick McNutt heading up to up into the storm not far away from our basecamp in the Trango Valley.” Photo: Drew Smith 04 • “It was March 2023 when Sämi Ortlieb contacted me to attend a shoot at a secret spot in Austria for his latest movie Late Lunch, a sequel to the original Joystick team movie called Hot Lunch . We had to shovel the whole inrun and outrun for this feature, meant to allow skiers to drag or tap the road while doing tricks. Here Dane Kirk from New Zealand hits a 540 tail tap.” Photo: Ruedi Flück 05 • “About 500 inches into the Utah winter, I received an assignment from Solitude’s marketing department to document all the massive snow piles around the village. The snow never really stopped, and we ended up setting a record with 768 inches on the season.” Photo: Brendan Ladd 06 • Adrien Grabinski skiing a couloir in the Shames Mountain Co-Op backcountry near Terrace, BC. A self-proclaimed “community service ski co-operative,” Shames offers up plenty of low-traffic options if you’re willing to work for it. Photo: Mattias Fredriksson 07 • “Cody Laplante and filmer Ethan Cook work a new shot on a clas-sic Salt Lake City, UT, spot. A few snowboarders showed up and started watching us, and as our session went on, more and more of their crew arrived. Once Cody and Henrik got their clips, they started playing a game of Skate/SLVSH in the streets. It was awesome to watch, and the loser got tasered.” Photo: Andrew Napier 08 • Originally from the Pyrenees, Bruno Compagnet knows his way around the French Alps. Here, the co-founder of Black Crows skis tucks into Chamonix’s finest duff. Photo: Mattias Fredriksson TIPS UP 01 • “John Collinson and my son Sam Cohen were getting footage for the Wasatch, UT, segment for the Matchstick Productions film Land of the Giants . The two have been skiing together at Alta and Snowbird since they were little kids, but this was the first time I got to shoot them at the same time. We had perfect pow and Johnny was charging.” Photo: Lee Cohen 02 • “One of the great things about Portillo, Chile is that there are numerus spots on the mountain where a short hike can lead to fresh lines. Here, Amie Engerbretson enjoys a few soft turns after a relatively easy hike.” Photo: Liam Doran 03 • “After a somewhat dry winter in Austria, spring brought a few big storms and excellent conditions. Konsti Ottner made the most of these conditions to throw some tricks in the Hochfügen backcountry.” Photo: Daniel Bear
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