Sorry for the lack of imagery but I will explain why this entry has no picture in a second.
So to fill everyone in: I spent 4 nights in Tahoe, only to be kicked out of the house I was staying at. Well, the kids I was staying with were not the most welcoming people in the world, and in fact I have never felt more unwanted in my life. They only let me shoot one rail, for some reason or another. But on a positive note, I am kind of happy that they didn't want me to shoot more, because every single rail they wanted to do had been in one of the Neoproto videos, they never thought creatively or tried to find their own stuff to do. So the third day I was there, we were at a rail, I wasn't shooting, because Jake Devine had already done better tricks on it than all of these kids combined, and frankly, it wasn't that impressive. So the plan for the following day was originally to go to ASI, build a jump and shoot on it, but at that rail they changed their minds and told me to be out of their house at 6:30 the next morning because they were going to South Lake and I wasn't invited.
I made some calls, packed my bag, went to sleep, woke up and headed south back to Mammoth. I have been here for just under a week. the snow conditions aren't great, the people are un-motivated, and every time I try to find something to do we find a reason not to do it. Tonight we drove around the entire town trying to find something to shoot on, the only things we found were a few things that we would need daylight for. Tomorrow is going to be an early morning and a long day. We have about 4 things to shoot on, and I plan to get it all done. I will have pictures for you then.
That is my update for the moment. I will put some pictures up probably tomorrow or Wednesday
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you stayed at the 2 kool house.
Snowboarding Saves Lives!
You must smell funny...
I can't imagine kicking out a photographer who is in town to shoot. Some kids just don't understand that the "don't burn your bridges" philosophy is pretty important in this industry.
Next time get ahold of me- always down to shoot and I know where a lot of secret stashes are.
Giv Clothing is redoing thier website at the end of March and I need shots for them. And never summer is always down for submissions. It's going to snow and clear up for the weekend. Let me know if you want to come back for redemption...
///tm mamut-jocks
wow...
snowboarding is about fun and dumb shit like laughing and farting while making powder turns and drinking beer and getting yelled at for being extra 'khul' in a glam bag suit.
some of the new genereation of x-gamers (viewers!) need to get their asses kicked for being assholes (as in the above description).
most all of you are pussies that cannot ride worth a shit (and that's coming from a pussy who cannot ride worth a shit) while you brag and bost about "you should have been here, i just landed 'it'!".
you tart bags need a jackson hole ass kicking. fucking (147cm) food court gangsta' mentalities.
Craig Kelly Forever.
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So bite one you rude, whiny Tahoe bitches!! Put up or shut up!
ahah... nicely put, LJJ. Great point above and in general with this topic, Quintana. Sorry you had a bad experience up here at the Lake.. that attitude is definitely not the popular one up here. Kids are definitely not as motivated this season, no snow means no work & less than avg riding conditions for everyone. But that's never an excuse to be rude or bummed out- we are still lucky to have any snow (which we're getting tonight-Fri) period.
If Friends are in town, that's always reason enough to get out and enjoy what you've got (and be a nice host/guide). I don't know ya personally, Quintana, but you and anyone else with the heart to ride is always welcome here in South Lake. Good people and good times will happen here regardless of the kids who can't keep up- they can pack up their decks and negative attitudes and ride on back home for all we care. And Tahoe truly does Care.
sorry for the lack of photos
Heyo, you forgot to mention the fact that you came to the house knowing full well there wer already 2 photographers and a filmer and how you got in everyones shots... as for not being original, i guess you have no idea what your talking about because jake devine never hit the rail we went to and by every signle rail you must mean the only one you came to, you didnt shoot cause noone wanted your shitty angle and to all the kids sticking up for this guy , if you hung out with him for a night and listened to him brag about how he got next years board and how his dad bought him a bunch of equipment he dosent know how to use youd be here writting about how big of a grenich douche this kid was. we wer never mean to him we never told him he couldnt shoot but fuck that , stay in socal