The weather has been nothing short of amazing, however all this great weather does have a downfall. Right now in B.C. there are over 119 wild fires burning in the province. Pilar is one of those people on the front line, or you could say hanging by a line. She works for Rapattack, which is a small crew that uses helicopters to rappel into remote areas to attack the fires that have been started by lightning. They are usually first on the scene and either contain the fire immediately or prep the area so the helicopters can bring in extra crews and equipment. I haven't seen Pilar in a while because she has been out saving the forest, but I know come winter time I am sure I will run into her on a chair somewhere.

Thanks Pilar

Tags: fire, portrait, snowboard, british columbia, forest fire

I was invited to compete in the 2nd Annual Island Lake Lodge Photo Shoot out this year. The contest consisted of nine photographers with three athletes each shooting for three days at Island Lake Lodge and Powder Cowboy Catskiing operations in the Lizard Range outside of Fernie B.C. My team was stacked with talented riders Martin Gallant, Helen Schetini and Justin Van Der Poelen. We were fortunate enough to have amazing conditions and share our cat with two other great crews and their photographers Dave Best and Alex Geisbrecht. In the end we won best overall portfolio and walked away with the grand prize. Here is a slideshow of our images from those days and you can check out everyones submissions here.

Tags: competition, Winners, snowboard, photo shoot out, island lake lodge, martin gallant, Helen schetini, justin van der poelen

I just spent the last couple of days shooting with the Whistler Valley Snowboard Club in the Blackcomb park. From what i have seen Rob Picard and Joe McAdoo along with their team of talented coaches have been priming the next generation of up and coming riders to come out of Whistler and people are starting to take notice.

Kyle Thomas

Tags: snowboarding,, W.V.S.C., Halfpipe, snowboard club

The crew at Playboard sent this to me the other day, i think it is a great opportunity for the little shredder form Pembroke or any other small town from around the world to get a chance to be noticed for their skills.

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