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The Hype – Scott / Monster shoot in Sun Valley – Day 2

25Mar10

An excited fan gets in on the autograph sesh with Justin Dorey

Day 2 of the Scott / Monster weekend in Sun Valley has come and gone.  Friday started with Tom Wallisch forgetting about the redneck flair factor and failed to wake up with his “Daddy’s Angel” bracelet on and the mandatory shotgun a 16 oz. Monster Energy drink happened.  After a jittery start to the day for Tom the rest of Friday was a hype day for the big jump show the following day with radio shows, poster signings and an urban session with the 4Bi9 film crew would ensue.  The radio show was pretty short lived but in true Chug Life fashion Ian Cosco belted out a “cheaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa” while the rest of the boys took to the air waves.

Tom Wallisch shotgunning a Monster Energy drink after failing the redneck flair challenge.Tom Wallisch after shotgunning a Monster Energy drink.Tom Wallisch and his Daddy's Angel braclet of redneck flair.Closeup of Tom Wallisch and his Daddy's Angel braclet of redneck flairTom is a pretty big deal. So much that with 5,000 Facebook friends he still has 9,553 pending friend requests.Cheaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"Cheaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" X 3With a bit of time to kill between the radio show and the poster signing we stopped by a local bar with $5 pitchers of beer where we were greeted by a few locals, a few with a few too many $5 pitchers down and providing a bit of entertainment.

The team strut out of the Monster RV to the $5 pitchers.Chug likes beerTom, dark bar, beerTom, more dark bar, more beer.A local that loves the $5 pitchers of beer, GTS'ing with Shay Williams

After some local entertainment we headed out to the poster signing session at the Scott USA’s showroom at HQ in Ketchum, ID.  A ton of local kids came out stoked to meet Wallisch, Dorey and Chug.

Always cool to see your photos printed at 20x20 feet on the side of a buildingDorey and Chug signing their lives away on posters.This should be Chug's new pro model, no?The kids love the pros.The kids swarm the PROS

After all the signings and a great dinner we headed back out with Tom Wallisch and the 4Bi9 crew for an urban rail sesh in Ketchum.  We were greeted by the local Ketchum Police.  The officers seemed to care less as they had plenty of locals to chase down that took down too many $5 pitchers of beer.

The calm before the super-fed stormThe jump getting the finishing touches put on it by the SPT the night before the sesh.

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The truck stops here – Scott / Monster weekend day 1

19Mar10

Justin Dorey in character, a smoking a heater a safe 5 feet away from the gas pumps

The road to Idaho is full of stops.  This one happened to be a redneck’s dream full of bad taste in Twin Falls, ID.

The site of the challenge. Ian Cosco, Justin Dorey and Tom Wallisch entering the redneck zone.We left Salt Lake City, UT this afternoon in the Monster Energy RV to a Scott USA and Monster Energy park shoot at Sun Valley, Idaho.  On the way, Gabe from Scott USA came up with the idea of having the skiers buy $30 each worth of the most ridiculous shit they could find.  Thing is, one piece of their purchase has to stay on at all times through the Monster weekend.  If not, shotgunning a Monster tall boy is the punishment.  Let the jitters begin.

Idaho. Enough SaidWhy would you not wear this?Who doesn't want a pissed off cat in 3D above the mantle?Yup, we are still shopping at a truck stop in Idaho.They wanted to sell Ed Hardy shit but all they could afford were these fucking dragons instead.Chug picking out the new digs. Read the hatChug LifeDorey crushing the truck stop challenge, cashing in at $29.86Bone - transformedWallisch, well prepped with a beard worthy of Joe Dirt doesn't need much to fit in.$90 spent in a truck stop to make this happenThree guys found their true calling today. Drinking beer in an RV at a truck stop.

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The photo showdown

18Mar10

hodown showdown in WhistlerI’m really stoked to let everyone know that I’m a finalist in the 2010 World Ski and Snowboard Festival Pro Photographer Showdown.  The WSSF Pro Photographer Showdown is an event I’ve wanted to enter for years but have never come up with the time to enter.  This year I made a point to get an entry in and as it happens, I’m in!  On April 22 I’ll go up against ski photographers Grant Gunderson and Yves Garneau, Snowboard Photographer Mason Mashon and surf photographers Brian Bielmann and Jeremy Koreski.  Each of us will have a nine minute slideshow of our life’s work, so I have to get my slideshow together over the next few days.  Needless to say I have a bit of work ahead of me!  I’m pretty excited for the contest and to see how I fare vs the other great photographers in the contest.

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More about CR Johnson

02Mar10

CR Johnson jumping a channel gap jump at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl in Government Camp, OR
Another photo from the Poor Boyz Productions shoot at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl last spring of CR Johnson.

A few more things on CR Johnson out on the interweb.

Check out CR’s film segments in some of the ski movies posted on Freeskier’s website. Watch them, remember him, remember what he’s done for our sport.

Also a recent photo gallery from a trip to Retallack early this season on Powder Magazine’s website.

Some great words by Jeff Schmuck, one of the editors of Newschoolers.com here.

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