The Provo Bros - mining powder at Retallack, British Columbia

Retallack powder mining, its a one of a kind experience. Karl the Gnarl is a one of a kind experience. You'll have to see for yourself at the legendary lodge in British Columbia...

Until then, enjoy this video which tries to somehow capture the energy. This piece was created with footage from an even larger project, Retallack: The Movie. Check it out from Inspired Media Concepts.




"During the winter of 2011, my brother Neil and I were presented with a once in a lifetime opportunity. We were to spend two months embedded in the heart of the Kootenays at the legendary Retallack Lodge. The mission was to shred pow with our good friend Tanner, who was on his comeback, and to help film Retallack:The Movie for Inspired Media Concepts. I took the role of the dedicated time lapse junkie, while Neil was a true on slope camera master. This video is a showcase of our skills behind the camera, as well as a few of our favorite long lens shots from Retallack:The Movie. Time lapses make way for deep powder mining, and a trip into the heart of the "silvery slocan" to see how silver miners conquered the mountains a century ago. Mining for powder in the Selkirk mountains is serious business, and we found out just how serious it can get. We hope you enjoy our short film, and perhaps absorb just a sliver of the energy that is Retallack Lodge in beautiful British Columbia."

Retallack: The Movie - now available!

I'm pleased to present the latest offering from Inspired Media Concepts. "Retallack: The Movie" is the product of two months spent in one of the great powder skiing kingdoms of the world, the interior of British Columbia and even more specifically, Retallack Lodge. Having the opportunity to help make this film while skiing powder with my buddies at a place like Retallack was not normal and something that I'll be eternally grateful for.

Check it out on DVD and digital download here...
http://inspiredmedia.tv/1011/inspired-store/

I'm also stoked to share some behind the scenes footage over the next few months to show what it was like making this film at Retallack. There's some funny fun shit that goes on up there in the koots!

Retallack: The Movie - Official Trailer

Inspired Media Concepts presents the official trailer for Retallack: The Movie. This is the first feature film that I have ever been a part of and I'm pretty excited about the whole experience. We shot the film over the course of two months exclusively at Retallack Lodge, a cat skiing operation positioned deep in the interior of British Columbia. I spent a lot more time behind the lens than in front of it on this one, which at times was hard, standing idle as the boys hit beautiful powder lines. But at the same time it was up to me to capture the visuals that would tell the story of this amazing dream destination. In that aspect Im proud of what I was able to accomplish and I think everyone involved feels the same way about their contributions.

The film will be available on DVD and digital download August 1st!

dashing through the snow...

Twas the night before Christmas, and the powder was good, particularly over in our neck of the woods. We assembled the sleighs, loaded up on snacks, to the stoney zone we were headed, for fresh pillow stacks. We were delighted to find, that the powder was kind, but the pillows we loved, had been buried above. At the top of the headwall a new line with a vision; a hair-ball traverse through a steep pillow ribbon.   Maybe next time when every-thing's right, for now we're on a mission for a powder delight. Back to the sleighs for some boondocking splendor, there's nothing like a christmas eve, backcountry adventure.....






^ pick a pillow, pack it, send it

photos taken by Neil....

Inspired to the World!

After a busy month, I've realized I haven't put anything up on the ol' blog for a bit. A few weeks ago we launched www.inspiredmedia.tv , and released a short film that Neil, Josh finbow, and I had worked on over the summer.........


visit: http://inspiredmedia.tv/1011/inspired-media-tv/provo-bros/ to check out some photos and read a little about our trip to the desert.

This next video was shot during our trip to south America, where we skied at Valle Nevado....


photos and story....  http://inspiredmedia.tv/1011/inspired-media-tv/chile/

Next up is a video with some early season powder surfing at Deer Valley Resort. This has been one of the best early winters we've had in a while, and the storms keep lining up!


And finally, a video I made while skiing with Tanner Hall and my brother Neil at Solitude mountain resort. It was Tanner's first time skiing solitude, and it was also his first powder day in nearly two years. It was an epic day of ripping powder turns through a meter of Utah's finest and driest. Enjoy...