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Pure Mint Athlete: Max Peters

Max "the rail killer" Peters is a stylish athlete to keep an eye out for.  The Park City native and Pure Mint Poster Boy started making his presence felt in the ski industry during his early days of high school and hasn't looked back since.  With his own ski model, film spots / edits, and sponsors piling up - watch out!

Here is a quick edit put out by Vital Films from earlier this season (Note: Tosh, his younger bro, and Max's names were reversed).

If you haven't had the chance to check out Max's Pro Model Skis at Ninthward check it out.

With the economy being shaky, at best, and stocks looking questionable it's hard to know where to put your money; that's why investing in Max is a sure bet.

Max's sponsors: Ninthward Skis, Level Gloves, Smith, and Smith Optics

image location: El Colorado, Chile

Boat International USA Magazine / The Mega Yachts : Photo Shoot

Recently flew down to Yacht country for a photo shoot with BIUSA to feature the magazine editor Rebecca Cahilly (above image). 

Check the magazine out!

On a side note .... next time you decide to shoot in Miami or Ft. Lauderdale make sure to bring a fresh pack of cream cheese (thickest sunscreen on the market) and a full bottle of Aloe.  I'm pretty sure my crispy skin was still smoking on the flight home to Boston.

Life Style: Jenny Venezia

Sugarbush Park Session

After a few days of bad weather and poor lighting Saturday broke to yield a spectacular day of spring park shooting at Sugarbush.  With temps hovering around 50 fehrenheit, blue bird skies, and the rails primed for action .... tall-tees and goggle tans were in action.  Finally we were able to get back to shooting the 'bush project.  However with Rotax and crew down and out and Sky Gale injured from world qualifiers it was time for the local young guns to step up and showcase their switch up skills and session the Rome Cannon.

Basically if you didn't get the memo everyone and their mother was in the terrain park throwing down.

Boston: Dark and Ominous

Arrived in town early this morning to what looked like a good day for shooting - only to see these "dark and ominous" clouds roll in while setting up to shoot.

Icelantic Skis Releases the 09/10 catalog

Icelantic Boards (Denver, CO) has unveiled their heavily anticipated 2009 / 2010 ski collection catalog, of which features two of my shots of team rider Derek Olthuis in Chile.

Next year's collection is a definite must.  If you're an avid skier looking for a handmade U.S. ski with incredible attention to detail and durability, or just looking to express yourself with a pair of eye-catching and responsive skis check them out .  Once the general public gets a look at 09/10 collection people are going to be blown away by the vibrant colors, organic art, and the five sense theme.

Personally.... I'd be willing to buy stock in the (NEW) SFT Nomad, a ski that should explode in sales next winter.  Wood cored ski with a 140mm tip 105mm mid 130mm tail featuring the Nollie Flex Core Technology.  Giving you the big mountain control of the traditional Nomad while allowing you to Jib it up in the back-country.  Trust me, I've shredded the Nomad high up in the Andes of South America and Jibbed the De'Nollie on the East Coast, and I'm dying to get a pair of these.

Side Note: keep an eye out for some exciting eye-candy ads that Pure Mint Media and Icelantic are working on for the Five Senses collection; basically we working on a project that is going to blow people out of the water!

Day Two - Fitid Hats in Boston

In an attempt to begin the series of lifestyle ads for Fitid and New Era we took the shoot to Bean Town.  Our introductory series will contrast the B to B connection (Boston to Burlington) and capturing each city's hat lifestyle. 

Chilean Water Tower Session: Image Recap

Towards the end of a killer production set in Chile this past summer Chris and I were free-skiing one down day waiting for the fog to clear and found this amazing 50 plus foot water tower sitting dormant and isolated on the outskirts of the La Parva Ski Resort just begging to be turned into a feature.  After sketching out the image idea and meeting with the heads of the Resort, who were incredibly accommodating and gracious, we were hooked up with a groomer, jump building staff, and given free reign.  With a little good old fashion work the tower was brought to life.

Above image features swiss rider Ralph Heeb

Special thanks to La Parva's head of marketing Rodrigo Medima 

www.laparva.cl

Strong Showing by McRea Williams at the Aspen Open

Congrats go out to McRea Williams, exciting young team rider out of Utah, who posted a strong fifth place run at the Aspen Open Slopestyle Comp.  Williams beat out quite a star studded cast, with the likes of Tom Wallisch, Joe Schuster, Alexis Godbout, Vincent Gargnier, and more to earn his place.

http://www.newschoolers.com/web/content/news/news_id/2521/

McRea Williams recently joined the Dynastar team and is definitely a poised young rider to keep an eye out for.

Photo by Rocky Maloney

Day One of the Fitid Hat shoot

PMM is working with Fitid hats out of Burlington, VT to shoot a series of ads and help brand the company's image and direction.  Check out this exciting young company at www.fitidvt.com.  Stay tuned for more;

The Team takes Boone to South America

Here's the link to a published article that I wrote for Boone Skis;

http://www.newschoolers.com/web/content/viewcult/action/news/id/4280/jid/1065/eid/3107/

Heads up for the Newschooler's featured article that will be coming this spring; an in depth look at skiing in Chile - also written by yours truly

Party Anyone? - by Jenny & Fran

This past Saturday night the gang and I were in true form as the gold chains were dusted off, the Kanye West glasses were polished to perfection, white linen jackets were rolled, and the women were styling in mini-dresses and retro tights.  

No this wasn't a casting call for Miami Vice - basically, all the cool kids were at the I Heart Beats Party!!!!

I heart beats. The Big Picture put on a high-energy dance party this past Saturday night. The Waitsfield restaurant/bar/theater hosted two local DJs - DJ PQ and DJ Even – for an all ages Valentine’s Day dance party. The DJs tag-teamed the decks, spinning beats that filled the theater and rocked the crowd from 9pm ‘till the early morning. Glo-sticks aside, this was the closest thing to a rave the valley has ever seen.

A rainbow of jello shots greeted party-goers at the door (reserved for the 21+ set). The party was set amidst Technicolor lighting and blasts of smoke from a strategically placed fog machine. For all those who stayed past midnight, they witnessed the climax of the party, a full-out soul train-dancing exhibition.  But this was far from an adults-only event. The best part about the DJ spun entertainment was the energetic dancing from the 18-and-under crowd.

Thanks to DJ PQ and DJ Even, the night was super sweet and visually pleasing. I enjoyed the set up with the turntables onstage and the DJs spinning front and center.

DJ PQ is known around the valley as the go-to guy for working up a dance-floor frenzy. He knows what the kids like, playing party favorites and top-40 jams. DJ Even is a recent transplant from the Boston area, his creative hip-hop, funk, techno and electronic sets have moved through clubs, bars and house parties up throughout New England. Look out for another collaboration next month, set to fall over St Patty’s Day weekend.