A Trip of a Lifetime

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT COMING TO THE YUKON THIS SPRING?

A question I was not prepared for. The spring prior, I had come along with Olly and company on the largest ski adventure of my life. It was during that trip that I first felt the feeling of being a Photographer. Everyone plays a role on trips like this - some people are leaders, others are entertainers. My role was to document the adventure. I was no longer there on a ‘trip’, I had a job to do. It was day 2 of the trip when this feeling first made an appearance. To this day, that feeling has changed the way I choose to life my life. When Olly called me up the following Winter, asking about a much larger, much more remote trop to an area few have ever explored, I had a certain type of feeling. I felt nervous towards the knowledge that I would not be able to say no to such a trip. I felt out of my depth but knew that I was not going to be the person to turn down this opportunity.

Less than a month before that phone call, I landed my first ever paid Photo job with Powder Mountain Catskiing. Continuing to work full time at evo, Powder Mountain topped up my barely livable wage to a place of mild comfort, giving me the budget to begin checking off the extensive packing list of expensive and relatively niche gear. Working two jobs, visiting my long-distance girlfriend and working on my photography, resulted in a pretty busy winter. Time was a limited resource and finding touring partners with a similar schedule proved to be challenging. The prelude to this trip focused almost entirely on skilling up behind the lens rather than up the skintrack. I knew that this was a problem as it was unfolding but felt unable to escape the cycle that I was in. With spring fast approaching, I had clocked no more than 3 days on my splitboard for the season. Ready? Who knows. Committed? Absolutely.

… more coming soon. In the meantime, take a look at some of my highlights from the trip.