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“As a kid I’d go ondriveswithmymom on the backroads andwe’d check out the bogs aroundhere. Iwas just learning but we’d take photos of
whateverwe foundandput on slideshows for the family.Sometimeswitha fondue."—GlenHarris
Gongshow shoot: Thebatterieswerenot charged in the two-way radiosbut no
oneknew that untilwe landedonapeakdown thePembertonValley, BC. Iwas
21andan intern for a filmcrew inWhistler. Itwasmy first dayon thegigand
first time inahelicopter.Myleswasa rockstarboarder from theYukon. I had just
met him. Heand someother athletesgot outwhilewe landedat thebottomof
the slopeand set up for the shot.Myleswent first andworkedhiswayacross the
slope topickhis line. Itwasano-fall zonehedropped in, RaggedyAndy'ddown
acliffbandandwaswhiskedawaybychopper. Thiswasbeforehelmetswere
reallywornbyanyone.Myles survivedbut the last I heardhewas relearning the
alphabet. Here’saphotoofhim the runprior.
Staged shot: BlueMountainMarch2016after a surprise two feet of lakeeffect
-20Cpow. Skier: CavanDykeman.
