Thompson Pass Days

The shooting of FLOW was perfect, and Mikey bought a slow cooker from about Baldy's, so I bought a rice cooker.It was an organic life in the hotel room

The choice of American health enthusiasts is always a concern.

A long time ago, I thought it was cool how unhealthy it was, but now it's different. (Lol

Plus, I always wonder how healthy and delicious Japanese food is. ..

And the hamburger that I eat occasionally is good.

Halibut (halibut) sandwich is delicious.

Anyway, I bought about XNUMXkg of Mikey and rice, so I've been eating rice all the time.I brought dried plums from Nakajo Village, so I took them to a helicopter as rice balls. Mikey used the lunch box I bought at the home improvement store when I came to Japan in February. ..

The goodness of Japan to review one after another. ..

I finished shooting with a pretty good feeling.

Tim, who was the first to skate on the big line as well as Alaska, was very pleased.In the past, I used to fast-forward the powder part in the video, but now I also see the old TB series, and it's best to slide the powder in freestyle, so it's difficult to leave a good image. I went to the next shooting place, Super Park, by slowly transferring files and tea until the last minute of the plane, saying that it was awesome.The forefront of the current North American park snowboarding scene.Park digger crews from all over the world will create sections for each, and invited riders will shoot.A park-type, realistic top sunny stage.Good luck with Tim!
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And Tim was an easy style with plenty of time until the last minute of the plane.

It would have been an easy way to end my journey once I got home, but every day I decided everything myself starting from here.The journey begins here.

That night, a bonfire party in memory of the owner at the Alaska Rendevous Heli bar.DJ CROSS picked up at the airport on the first day will play, so

At the hotel I was still shooting, I contacted Lewis, who was about to go to a local party, to a mountain lodge XNUMX miles away. ..

Reunited with the people I have met in the last three years.

Jamie Banlanen, a teacher of life, suddenly appeared as Hay.I heard various stories.If I have time to go home, I definitely want to stop by at Anchorage.It may be good to walk if the snow is good.

The people in Alaska are warm.It's full of love.Even if it's just words or customs, it's really good.Being welcomed is a real pleasure when you come to another land.

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I didn't drink much during the shoot, so this was my first party.Besides, it was a night when I could see the Red Moon.

I moved from the mountain to the town, and the party continued with my friends I met after a long time, and when I went out to take a break, wow!Moon, red!So I took a picture with the newly obtained SONY G. ..

However, it rolls up. ..
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Hold your breath ... and two.DSC01234-resized

And it wasn't the only time I regret not having a tripod. .. ..
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This is Smoking Jay, which everyone in the know knows. It seems that the snowboard factory in Reno eight years ago has now moved and has become a huge factory that sells boards.

Shave the ice of the glacier and use it as a whiskey pouring device. ..As expected, Senpai knows how to play in such a place ww

The day after the shooting of FLOW was finished, there was a party week called TAILGATE AK, and snowboarders and skiers who came along with it came all the way, and the TailGate side of the parking lot on the mountain road called Thompson Pass overflowed with a motor home (camper). ..

The plan was that Mr. Higai (photographer) would come to Baldy's after shooting ICON at Haynes on the XNUMXth and shoot for about XNUMX days, but after all, Mr. Higai will shoot on the night of the XNUMXth. Appeared.Meanwhile, I met a Japanese crew who had come to participate in a tournament called World Freeride Championships in TailGate, and decided to stay at the motorhome for a few days. ..Otherwise, I couldn't go to the mountains at the hotel all the time and it was dangerous.In the meantime, I had to rent, carry, buy oil, and so on, which was my partner this year, and I was busy doing things.

The Japanese crew are Yoko (Yoko Nakamura), Maiko (Maiko Matsumoto), Tatsun (Tatsuya Nagumo), Tsutomu (Tsutomu Nakata), Tatsun and Yoko are quite popular at the tailgate, and Yoko is Smoking Jay and Norway. I was playing with Tron as if I was rolling it in the palm of my hand.When Tatsun got drunk, he became a rapper and randomly engaged in freestyle battles, being drawn by half and being welcomed by the other half.Especially for Smoking Jay. ..
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When I climbed, it was a cloud.

This is often the case.

Flat lights in Alaska are too scary.I can't slip.

It often snowed between the tailgates. ..

Every day I check the weather and become autonomous.I used to say whatever was recommended

 

Alaskan & French Alaskan & French crew on this day

I can slip on steep slopes, but I'm still far from being a reliable person.Geography, crevasse measures, mobile driving tech, linguistic ability to make an emergency call by satellite phone to tell the location, land sense, land name Overall, it's only XNUMX years and my area in Alaska I want to expand it firmly The terrain and snow quality are so interesting that it's good enough to come and ride a helicopter, but nowadays the evolution of snowmobiles is not so good, so the area where you can go with snowmobiles is expanding accordingly. It's interesting because it increases the amount of money to remember, the risk, and the cost. ..I'm addicted to snowboarding here.

But I also want to go to Europe (explosion)
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And then ...Northern Lights.Camera shake.

Finally with my own camera
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This evening was the most amazing aurora I've ever seen.

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The central point of the aurora, which Alaskan is excited about, has come directly above

The photo below was taken by photographer Tsutomu Nakata with a tripod and proper exposure. ..
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To the mountains with reliable seniors on snowmobiles.Passing zigzags and steep slopes, running along ridges, entering glaciers, avoiding crevasses, and crossing bridges, I'm sure I'm going to cross the bridge, but I'm expecting as much as I can, but sometimes I'm afraid to find the slope I want to slip, climb and slip.

Snow is pretty good.It's snowing a lot this year.

It was ok last year
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crevasse. .. ..
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