Chads Gap With Tim Durtschi

I have been very lucky over my 10 plus years of filming skiing to be at every major Chad's gap session. read more

Leigh Powis Drops a Edit.

Euro Trip!

Austria Crew Update: read more

Euro Trip!

Austria Crew Update: Over the last 10 days Myself, Pete Alport, Nate Abbott merged with the Star Power of Simon Dumont, Jossi Wells, Tj Schiller and European native Bene Mayr. Arriving with blue skies and sunshine we wasted no time from the day the crew arrived off the train from Tignes France. We were dealt a hand of weather from mother nature that ended up being interesting; that if you didn?t know when to hold em? and know when to fold em?, or know when to walk away, you would get skunked. Luckily we weren?t here to just gamble but make that straight flush. We were able to combine a unique trip of Pow, Urban and Kickers with various styles, with hitting every day?s condition to go with the right feature making it a Triple Threat shoot for us, get it?! Triple Threat Tour=Revolver (gratuitous tour plug). Each day after shooting we would find ourselves more often then not at our favorite après ski life place, ?The Funky Chicken? Where those guys know how to keep us hydrated. We?d like to thank the whole staff there for their hospitality for letting us make that our home for the 10-day tour. Also Wima @ St. Anton Tourism for year after year helping us out! There are quite a few highlights, Picking up Revolver this fall would be the best way to catch it all. Just take a look at the photos for teaser preview. Were rolling on back to the homeland US of A. Park Shoot madness, pow chasing, and urban filing still to come. For a preview of the goods for the first few days, check out Nate?s Blog on ESPN at: http://espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/blog/_/post/5006247

Leigh Powis Drops a Edit.

09 with PeBuePee from leigh powis on Vimeo. A edit from Leigh Powis: Here's what he had to say, just wanted to put together these shots because i enjoy editing for FUNN especially when i have some down time!! its is mostly shots you will have seen but i few you may not have but anyway check it out :)

Chads Gap With Tim Durtschi

I have been very lucky over my 10 plus years of filming skiing to be at every major Chad's gap session. From filming Chad clearing it with my one chip digital camera to capturing Tim Durtschi on HD it has been amazing to watch. This latest build was one of the hardest. Including a scouting day I spent over 70 hours at Chad's over the course of 9 days. In that time my friend CR Johnson passed away(RIP), we had bad weather and with the five year reunion of Tanners crash on my mind I constantly questioned weather I should even be building it. There is nothing a filmer hates more then seeing one of his friends hurt, and as you will see(eventually) The most famous gap in the world did give up a new trick, but it also dished out some punishment.

Chads Gap with Tim Durtschi

Steve R. I have been very lucky over my 10 plus years of filming skiing to be at every major Chad's gap session. From filming Chad clearing it with my one chip digital camera to capturing Tim Durtschi on HD it has been amazing to watch. This latest build was one of the hardest. Including a scouting day I spent over 70 hours at Chad's over the course of 9 days. In that time my friend CR Johnson passed away(RIP), we had bad weather and with the five year reunion of Tanners crash on my mind I constantly questioned weather I should even be building it. There is nothing a filmer hates more then seeing one of his friends hurt, and as you will see(eventually) The most famous gap in the world did give up a new trick, but it also dished out some punishment. Check photos below for....

Chads Gap with Tim Durtschi

Hey jeff, I have no idea how to blog, but since I have some time I thought I would write a little something about chads and post some pics. If you could tell me how to post it that would be great or if it is easier just put it up for me. thanks steve I have been very lucky over my 10 plus years of filming skiing to be at every major Chad's gap session. From filming Chad clearing it with my one chip digital camera to capturing Tim Durtschi on HD it has been amazing to watch. This latest build was one of the hardest. Including a scouting day I spent over 70 hours at Chad's over the course of 9 days. In that time my friend CR Johnson passed away(RIP), we had bad weather and with the five year reunion of Tanners crash on my mind I constantly questioned weather I should even be building it. There is nothing a filmer hates more then seeing one of his friends hurt, and as you will see(eventually) The most famous gap in the world did give up a new trick, but it also dished out some punishment. Check photos below for....

Poor Boyz & VholdR Release

FOR RELEASE: March 9, 2010 Poor Boyz Productions 462 Palos Verdes Blvd Redondo Beach, CA 90277 Poor Boyz Partners With VholdR To Bring HD Helmet Cams to ?Revolver? Much anticipated ?Revolver? will bring insane video from a rider?s point of view. Redondo Beach, CA? March 1st 2010 ? Award-winning ski producers Poor Boyz Productions and Seattle-based VholdR are pleased to announce a branding and content partnership. The arrangement, in which VholdR provides a number of high-end ContourHD? helmet cams to Poor Boyz, will set a new standard in the use of true 1080p high-definition ?POV? video in ski films. In exchange, Poor Boyz will list VholdR as an official film sponsor of ?Revolver? and provide exclusive webisodes and other content, available on both the Poor Boyz and VholdR website. VholdR will also be demoing product at select locations on the Poor Boyz premier tour this fall. ?Revolver? is expected to be the most progressive ski film of the year, bringing a fresh perspective with an international crop of stars. Filmed on location in Japan, Montana, Colorado, Washington, Canada, and Alaska, among other spots, the project will incorporate extensive ContourHD? POV shots into Poor Boyz? signature, mind-blowing, style. ?We?re excited to partner with VholdR to take POV to the next level,? says Johnny Decesare, Poor Boyz founder, ? We?ve always been committed to documenting the progression of the sport. The ContourHD? is light, durable, and are the best quality helmet cams we?ve seen. Having killer video equipment is as important as epic scenes and insane skiing.? ?We couldn?t be more stoked,? says Jason Green, Executive Producer of VholdR.com and a life-long skier himself. ?As a fan of Johnny and his crew, I?m proud they?ve selected the ContourHD? to help get sickest shots in a variety of challenging terrain and conditions. These kinds of partnerships are the best endorsement I could hope for.? ?Revolver? will feature current and future stars Dane Tudor, Tim Durtschi, Simon Dumont, Sammy Carlson, TJ Schiller, Jossi Wells, JP Auclair, Charley Ager, Charles Gagnier, Mike Henitiuk, Andreas Hatviet, LJ Strenio, Leigh Powis, Matt Walker, Ian Cosco, Nick Martini, Pep Fujas, and many others Visit www.vholdr.com to watch the revolver trailer! About Poor Boyz Productions Poor Boyz Productions of Redondo Beach, California is the creation of Johnny Decesare. For the past 15 years, the Poor Boyz family has built itself on documenting the most quintessential ski moments in skiing history. Poor Boyz prides itself on not only being at the forefront of skiing but also on the forefront of the changing new media platforms. About VholdR VholdR is the market leader in HD Wearable Camcorders, enabling modern day explorers to tell their stories of action, adventure, and travel through video. Leading the way in making action video easy to shoot and share, VholdR is dedicated to creating simple tools that enable hands-free capture and effortless sharing of video online with the world. ### Revolver Trailer: Product Testing With Brandon Kelly in Whistler:

Big Sky Country Urban? Part 3 The Wrap Up.

In this third and final installment of Big Sky Country Urban?! I?m just going try to giver? and re-cap it all, in as few words as possible. Between 36 hours with LJ, air soft bb gun fights against big chuck, and Simon getting us the ok from the local law enforcement we were able to snag a handful of shots right off the bat from the start. With a warming trend coming through our spot we headed further eastbound and down, packed the trucks, pumped some Sexy Chick, and Tik Tok to keep us moving and met up with the local Montana crew ?Toy Solider Productions? Where we found them and shared what is soon to be a hit urban spot and shredded the underpass with them late into the night. Next day before heading back and getting exiled from the local cops we were able to add a few more shots in the can. When Sunday rolled around we took a little time off to go to the local hill up to Great Divide and ski with the local talent, and it?s booming! With setting the schedule for the rest of the week and Walker due to leave on Wednesday, Charles, Alexis and I got down to business trying to get creative with the little snow that was left and Simon (Host and Owner of Big Sky Board Sports) Was able to wrangle us some sleds up to use for some potential back country urban mission. As with most things nothing ever turns out as easy as it seems but shots were gotten and we moved onto the night mission on a standard down rail where the likes of Walker, and Gagnier got greasy smooth with style on to complete the trip for walkers departure only a few hours later. Lastly we headed north for search of more snow with Alexis and Charles but only to find ourselves getting red flagged and in trouble with State Sheriffs this time. When a local man demanded we leave and refused to show ID we refused to leave a public spot in Belt Montana to session a epic 60+ stair down rail, we then called the Sheriff ( keep in mind the small town of belt has no local police) to tell us why we couldn?t be at the public spot and he claimed due to the town not being happy, and him not being happy for making the trip out. It was useless and they just didn?t get it so by barely avoiding jail time (according to the sheriff) we made our way to our next feature that took another 12 hours to get permission to session before we ended the trip. All in all BB fights, the best coffee ever (thanks simon) handrails, buffalo strips, subway eating challenges, and Charlie Grinnell aka Big Chuck, made the trip what it was. I guess that wasn?t so short of a post. Whoops. Many thanks to Simon & Greta Elston for hanging in there while we got our mission accomplished! Please visit http://www.bigskyboards.com/shop/

Tough day at the office

Tyler goes a little too big.

Big Sky Country Urban? Part II- Hunting for rails and the Intern.

Since, I last checked in we have now had LJ?s departure and with that was the arrival of Matt Walker, Charles Gagnier, and Alexis Godbout into the Big Sky Country, bringing the team to 50% American and 50% Canada. We?ve been dealing with snow issues from time to time but overall the outcome of the trip has been successful. Many of the success are thanks to our intern Charlie ?BIG CHUCK? Grinnell who has provided his fair share of comedic relief on and off the streets. He?s stepped up to the Subway challenge from us eating 3 feet of Subway in just 19 mins. Then ordering a Large pizza for himself. Chuck is simply just sending it. We?ve had the opportunity to check out a local Montana crew and they have led us around to some of their spots that are featured in their ?Come Find Us? teaser. I guess we found them so they were more than happy to show us around. Thanks to Justin and the crew. Please make sure to check out their website and there teaser: "Come Find Us" Pre-Season Teaser from Toy Soldier Productions on Vimeo. Now, we are still in the country scoping the ?cities? from county to county and scoring the goods for Revolver, for now we will leave you with a entertaining video of what we have accomplished in between rails. ?Hunt The Intern?

Big Sky Country Urban? Part I

Yep, We are in search again for snow, not much snow needed this time as urban is the game once again. Myself, Erik Seo and Charlie "BIG CHUCK" Grinnell are the photo & film crew while we just rounded out a private 36 hour session with LJ Strenio. LJ poped up to Montana to get some bangers out of the way before heading to Japan to ski the bottomless powder with the Meat Heads Crew. LJ definitely proved the sleepless 15 hour drive from Aspen Open via SLC with Seo proved to yield some of this year's most gnarly rails, and yes in Big Sky Country, Montana. We rounded off our 36 hour tour with LJ with some Great pizza where we met the local cook who gave LJ some wisdom on his way to Japan, Wisdom you could only receive deep in the woods here. Many Thanks go out to our host's with he most The Elston Family while we farm our way around the big sky country. Walker, Gagnier, & Aleixs due to land in the next few days. So stay tuned for Part II Coming Soon! Please check out www.bigskyboards.com

Mining For Jumps

Nike, created by an Oregonian, and now sponsoring the likes of TJ Schiller, Simon Dumont, Andreas Hatveit, and Jossi Wells, has currently brought them together for a PBP shoot in beautiful Silverton, CO. Andreas, coming off multiple Dew Tour victories, such as, overall Slopestyle winner and Rookie of the year, earned his 1st powder jump shots outside of Norway this week. Jossi, "The Fash," also dominated the Dew Tour series, with a pipe win at Snowbasin and crowned overall halfpipe champion. He also earned a 2nd place finish at X Pipe. With the work Jossi put forth during this tough competition schedule a break was needed, he made a quick pit stop in Silverton to help us dig for a day and then jetted off to Hawaii to shop, pimp, and relax. TJ, pulling a 1st ever double cork 1620, earned Silver at X Big Air allowing him to travel to Silverton, cook Shepards Pie for the crew, and stomp big in the sunny bc. Simon waltzed in late last night after resting in abnormally chilly Florida http://mattmargetts.com/ from his brutal crash in X Pipe. Oh, he also won Dew Tour pipe in Vermont after the knockout blow in Aspen. He did well on his 1st day in Silverton with one big shot, no pun intended. The trip is going well, with nice sized backcountry jumps and an urban feature last night during the firework show and blizzard. We are currently staying in a 100 year old Victorian style house with 5 bedrooms, animal heads, tons of artwork, icy stairs, great views, and a man sized bathroom for me to unwind. Cody was here for the 1st couple of days, but has left to Montana for an urban mission with LJ, Gagnier, Alexis, Walker, and Seo. We will miss Cody and his late night tales, but for now, Jake, Nate, Simon, Andreas, Tj, and myself will continue to scout, build, and stomp in the bc of Silverton, CO.

Baker and a Boat

I went to Bellingham to ski some Baker pow and ended up on a boat!!! Crazy how plans change, but my friend just bought a boat and we took it out for a spin, the 60 degree weather and sun made it a perfect febuary stroll in Bellingham Bay. I am looking forward to some pow, but the weather has been unseasonably warm so who knows when it will hit, but I will be there! latres on the menges..... anyone know what movie thats from???

Olympic travelogue

As many people know the wonderful town of Whistler BC is playing host to a handful of events for the 2010 Winter Olympics, not to mention army, airforce, special forces, RCMP, and a whole hoard of people. But unfortunately, the great sport of half pipe skiing is not involved so we have hit the road with a growing crew of talented athletes to invade the rest of the province and chase the ever changing weather patterns and vast terrain. Currently we have Charley Ager, Riley Leboe, Josh Stack & Brandon Kelly posting up in Revelstoke, British Columbia. Joining soon will be especially talented Pete Alport, Tim Durtschi, John Spriggs, & Ian Cosco... we may be in Nelson, Rossland, Golden, Revy, or somewhere in the middle of all those great mountains. If you see us...say hello. So far the travels have gone 'pretty good'! A few flat tires, broken skis, angry snowmobiles, and a whole lot of sun. Luckily there has been some cold snow to go with it :) Overall, things couldn't be better! Some long treks, and successful days have rendered the start of the trip a success. With some light snowfall occurring as I type, we look forward to a few more banger days for you the viewer! So be sure and check back soon for more updates from our month long road trip & the new film REVOLVER. Special thanks to Al & Riley in Revy.

Olympic travelogue

As many people know the wonderful town of Whistler BC is playing host to a handful of events for the 2010 Winter Olympics, not to mention army, airforce, special forces, RCMP, and a whole hoard of people. But unfortunately, the great sport of half pipe skiing is not involved so we have hit the road with a growing crew of talented athletes to invade the rest of the province and chase the ever changing weather patterns and vast terrain. Currently we have Charley Ager, Riley Leboe, Josh Stack & Brandon Kelly posting up in Revelstoke, British Columbia. Joining soon will be especially talented Pete Alport, Tim Durtschi, John Spriggs, & Ian Cosco... we may be in Nelson, Rossland, Golden, Revy, or somewhere in the middle of all those great mountains. If you see us...say hello. So far the travels have gone 'pretty good'! A few flat tires, broken skis, angry snowmobiles, and a whole lot of sun. Luckily there has been some cold snow to go with it :) Overall, things couldn't be better! Some long treks, and successful days have rendered the start of the trip a success. With some light snowfall occurring as I type, we look forward to a few more banger days for you the viewer! So be sure and check back soon for more updates from our month long road trip & the new film REVOLVER. Special thanks to Al & Riley in Revy.

2010 Powder Video Awards!

This past Saturday I arrived in Aspen Colorado for Golden Globes of skiing, the Powder Awards. I was up for a handful of awards including best jib, manmade air, and male performance.. It was my 3rd tie attending such an industry heavy event and it was pretty much exactly what it was last year, a complete booze fest. All together it was fun night and I walked away with two powder awards, best man made air and best jib (best jib?). Below are photos from the event, enjoy.

RIP Eric Simard

PBP's NOTE: Eric Will always hold a special place in our hearts amongst the crew here at Poor Boyz. You were a inspiration to us all. Gone, but never forgotten. This article is taken from newschoolers.com This past weekend, the ski industry suffered a great loss, as Eric Simard, a renowned and highly respected filmer for Poor Boyz Productions and various other film companies passed away in Quebec. He was 28. Eric spent the last few years living his dream as he traveled all over the world to exotic locations, where he filmed his friends skiing everything from deep pow in the Japanese backcountry, to private shoots in helicopters in France and Sweden, to some of the most ridiculous urban rails ever caught on film in his native Quebec. I had the opportunity to get to know Eric over the past few years and had the utmost pleasure of becoming his friend while sharing many a good and unforgettable times with him on the road as we traveled together in Europe and other locations. He was a bright, energetic young man whose talent and work ethic was far beyond his years, and the sparkle in his eye, wide smile on his face and infectious laugh that echoed throughout the mountains after he knew he got a good shot is something I will never forget. The world of ski filmmaking has been made better because of Eric's vision, talent and contributions, and he will be sorely missed, and never forgotten. Thanks for all the memories my friend, and for being a truly amazing human being. - Jeff Schmuck of Newschoolers.com I every now and then forget how lucky I am and take my life for granted. I sometimes forget that I?m one of the few on this planet to have this lifestyle, while being able to eat every day, drink fresh water? I also, from time to time, forget to be grateful for all my amazing friends, my dope family, and for all the opportunities I have. Eric had the opportunity to travel the world with Poor Boyz and had lots of friends, along with great passion for the field he worked in and that he loved so much. Somewhere down the road, he might have forgotten how lucky he was. I would like to take this opportunity to be grateful for the time I spent with Eric and to remind everyone else that it?s never too late to appreciate what you have. Furthermore, always remember that what you appreciate appreciates you. Thanks for the memories Eric. We will miss you my friend! - JF DuRocher of IF3 Montreal I want everyone in the ski community to know that Simard was a righteous dude! I had the privilege of shooting with him during Reasons and I have to say that he has changed my filming style forever. Eric had a style and swagger about him that I hadn't fully appreciated. He filmed things as a cinematographer would, not as just a filmer. He focused on the moments: the best parts of the trick and the best parts of the shot. This became a new approach to me thanks to Eric, as I had always given great attention to documenting a trick from start to finish. One Love Simard! I love Simard, and that's real. I'm balling my eyes out watching his footage right now, and I am deeply saddened by losing a good friend and will miss him dearly. One thing I do know is that every time I look through my camera from now on I will ask myself how Simard would film it. He set the standard, so big ups to him, and my condolences to his family and the Quebec crew. I feel for your loss. - Tyler Hamlet of Poor Boyz Productions

From Jossi Wells' Fans!

Jossi Wells (He's Fine) from Arielle on Vimeo.