Alex at the Eve Big Air comp

Alex is also a part of team Paradise. He is one of the most humble people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. He knows how to run a salad bar, but can ride a hell of a lot better. (no offence Alex) Always down for anything, snow, sledding and riding are what this kid lives for, as much as the rest of us. One of the most down to earth kids you will ever meet, coming straight outta da Hood, and you wouldn’t know from talking to him how extreme he gets. At the beginning of the season we were up at Brighton and he was hitting the tree line. He flew right into the tree but got right back up and kept trying and nailed it. He won’t stop until he nails whatever he set out to do. This kid knows what he wants and will get it because of his passion and drive for the sport.

Nick name: If it’s not Alex, it’s usually Gavic.

Age:21

How long have you been riding?13 years.

Home resort:All of Mt. Hood in Oregon.

First board: If I recall right, it was a Lust.

Pinky or the Brain? Alone, either would be useless.

Favorite color: Green

Favorite adult beverage: Race Gas!

Bloods or Crips: Green [hope he doesn't mean Celtics green, we might have an issue]

I heard you called in sick to work for a week cause it snowed in tahoe. Tell me a story.:
Haha. So it had been snowing a little bit here and there for awhile in Utah, and everybody was ready for some pow. My roomates decided they were going to Tahoe for a huge storm the next morning. It was about 10pm the night before. So come 5am I decided that I was going to go with them. Called my boss the morning I was supposed to work at 7am and told him I was going to Tahoe and wasn’t sure when I was coming back because the were expecting 7 feet of snow. Went to Tahoe with less than $100 in my back account. We shredded Squaw Valley the day they opened the upper mountain. I haven’t ridden snow that deep in a long time! We stayed with our buddy Keola out there and he showed us all of the fun local spots to shred. Everybody said: “we couldn’t have caught Squaw on a better day.” Savai snowboards hooked up lift tickets so James and I could shred. Big thanks to both Savai and Keola for the hook! Got back to Park City 5 days later with 3 new feet of pow here, and still kickin at my job.

Would you ever dump em out? I dumped my titties out in front of hundreds in SLC..?

Favorite terrain to ride: Steep and Deep

Current board: Savai Snowboard. 155cm

Describe your best day this season: This is my first season with a sled. I’ve had countless bluebird pow days with my homies in the backcountry. Those are the best days.

Stance: 22 1/2 inches. 15, -12.

Sponsors: Savai Snowboards, Paradise Tall Tees, James Buehler with the hook on the hand-me-downs.

Shoutouts: Savai Snowboards, Ma+Pa, James Buehler, Pat Evernden, Dave VanArtsdalen, The Big Guy upstairs. Chuck the sled. and everone else that has helped make this season one for the books. .Paradise.

On Saturday March 5 the Slug Games Construction to Destruction occurred at our very on Brighton Resort. The event was open to skiers and boarders and the set up was insane. Plenty of jibs with riders still able to catch air and the course concluded with a quarter pipe at the end. Everyone that came threw down, but here’s who made the final cut. Each winner received a prize bag and the ultimate winners received some pretty awesome swag. There was also a product toss while the judges deliberated so everyone went home a winner.

Women’s Open Board:
1. Marley Colt

2. 2. Nicole Roccanova

3. 3. Grace Mayernik

Women’s Open Ski:
1. Jane Hwang

Men’s 17- Board:
1. Jordan Tramp

2. Shaw Irwin

3. Noah Sutton

Men’s 17- Ski:
1. Trevor Akimoto

2. Ricky Webber

3. PJ Baymiller

Men’s Open Board:
1. Cameron Gorby

2. Jeff McGrath

3. Brady Larson

Men’s Open Ski:
1. Oeysten Scyawoe

2. Brendan Trieb

3. Alex Buller

SLUG Games from Man Alive Productions on Vimeo.

32 day was held right here at Brighton on Wednesday. With roughly 130 competitors, the goal was to narrow it down for the grand prize of 320 dollars, a board and boots. Those prizes went to Noah Lohr for the boys and Wiki Jones for the girls. The other winners are as follows:

Women’s Race
1. Wiki Jones 37.13
2. Marlene Mercado 37.50

3. Samantha Kolesky 37.88

4. Lejawn Allen 38.60

5. Madison Blackley 39.50

6. Meghan Dorsey 39.81

7. Alexa McCarthy 41.53

8. Rose Struble 42.75

9. Katie Panzer 43.00

10. Fawnda Whitlock 44.25

Men’s Race
1. Kyle Cartwright 32.44

2. Stefan Salisberg 32.50

3. Brad Jameson 32.87

4. Reid Persing 33.03

5. Noah Lohr 33.16

6. Everest Arnold 33.25

7. Chris Larson 33.31

8. Matt Moriarty 33.60

9. Walter Bombeck 33.62

10. Jeff McGrath 33.63

Women’s Rail Jam
1. Madison Blackley
2. Wiki Jones

3. Samantha Kolesky

Men’s Rail Jam
1. Chris Cloud

2. Chris Larson

3. Noah Lohr

4. Everest Arnold

5. Parker Worthen

ThirtyTwo Day at Brighton from Man Alive Productions on Vimeo.

On Saturday everyone seemed to get a fresh line. However the Jazz Jam has been postponed, but that didn’t stop anyone from having an epic day Saturday. The drive up the canyon may have not been ideal, but it was well worth it. Hope everyone made it out!

Hiking off of Milly go get some freshies

Yesterday I had the privilege of shooting Harley Wheeler. Yesterday the sun was out, and we managed to get some shots in the pipe, quarter pipe, can, and some of the boxes. Interview to come!

The quarter pipe in lower Majestic is looking pretty good, come get your handplant on!

This Photo of the Week was taken in the Majestic park right above the pipe. Stay to the left if you want to hit this feature!

can can

Over the weekend the first half of the Gatorade Free Flow tour was cancelled, but on Sunday the weather cleared up, and the riders were ready to shred. With a Junior Rail Jam, Mens and Womans Snowboarding and Skiing competition aong with a Junior Jam pipe sesh, Sunday was a very good day up at Brighton. The winners of these events get to got to the finals at Snowbasin this weekend. And the Winners are:

FREE SKI HALP PIPE
Simon D’Artois
Trevor Hattabaugh
Ben Parker

MENS SNOWBOARD HALFPIPE
Kyle Mack
Corey Steinke
Mitch Heberer

WOMANS SNOWBOARD HALFPIPE
Kelsey Coghlan
Hailee Mattingly

JUNIOR JAM HALFPIPE SKI
Finn Bilous
Hank Bilous
Zach Fedrizzi

JUNIOR JAM FREE SKI
Walter Shearon
Finn Bilous
Hank Bilous

JUNIOR JAM HALFPIPE
Darren Mack
Zander Cornaby
Alec Little

JUNIOR JAM SNOWBOARD
Darren Mack
Tristin Heiner
Cori Bourne

As skiers and snowboarders, we all have our own creative outlet. The terrain park is full of creative features with endless possibilities. At Brighton, we love seeing skiers/riders enjoy themselves on the features and terrain that we have created, but we especially love being able to see what all is possible on the features in combination with your creative mind. That being said, we have recently introduced a new weekly blog post. It is a way to showcase your creative vision as well as our own. Without any more rambling, check out the first of many more to come: A weekly sequence titled “The Weekly Frame” 1-Weekly Frame-Jordan Mendenhall new