Utah Day 3 - Back to CO

We were planning on getting an early start this morning and riding Park City for half a day before we had to drive back, but instead of waking up at the crack of dawn, we woke up at the crack of noon. Perhaps too many games of Wii beer pong did us in...

While riding PC on Friday we noticed this super fun looking roller coaster thing snaking its way up and down the mountain. Shay and I both agreed it looked incredibly awesome and we decided to channel our inner child and ride it. Our host Stephanie informed us it was like $20 to ride but she could get free passes for it... DONE! I was seriously so stoked to ride this thing, I love roller coasters and going fast. We were going to hit it up after riding but after sleeping in we just packed up all our shit and drove straight to the Park City Alpine Coaster. Boo ya mutha fucka! The racing pod had a brake on it giving you the option to control your speed, and I chose full throttle the whole way down... Until Shay decided to brake a little and I came around a corner and slammed into the back of her. Sorry about that...

I got some great video of the thrilling ride that will most definitely be in the video edit, but for now here's a screen grab of Shay just a few feet ahead of me. I took off my beanie for the ride down so my hair could blow in the wind and ended up losing it... Sweet.

Speeding Shay

After pulling multiples G's on the Alpine Coaster, we went to pick up Drew from his babe's pad and we were on our way back to CO. Oh, but not before we stopped at Pier 1 Imports so Shay could buy a new chair.

Tight Fit

The back of her truck was packed pretty tight with all our shit, so we had to maneuver things around for it all to fit. Do you think we can fit more in there?... That's what she said!!

The drive back was pretty mellow, we saw a fucking ton of deer... I'm talking like hundreds along the way. A few times we stopped the car and Drew jumped out and chased after em, very funny.

At least we didn't almost kill any this time...


Queen of Burger King

As we were driving through the western part of CO, there were a bunch of patches of snow here and there among the desert landscape that looked very rippable. We found a big one with a nice face and a ledge of snow on top right off the highway and we stopped to get a couple shots. Drew is a legit photographer and he suggested a lay back surf slash on the lip, and it just so happens that lay back slashers are not only my specialty, but one of my favorite moves to execute. (Aside from methods of course)

Both Shay and Drew had their cameras ready, and Shay ended up with some pretty incredible shots. I'm so stoked on these! I didn't get to see what Drew came up with, but he said they were sick. As soon as he emails em to me I'll post em up. Thanks guys!

Lacing the boots


Drew with his space age set up ready to shoot


Let's rip


Hiking 40 vertical feet...


Catching my breath after the second hike up


Coming in hot, Drew poised for the shot


Slaaaaaayyyssshhhh!

And the best shot from Shay, right as the sun was setting, silhouetting me perfectly a split second before the slash. So sick!!

Sunset Slash

I can't wait to see what Drew came up with from a different angle...

So that's about it for the Utah shred trip! I had a blast and am so happy I went. Park City is a super cool town and the riding there is incredible. Again, a HUGE THANKS to Stephanie for letting us crash at her place, hooking us up with passes to ride, and showing us around the mountain... You rule! And also thanks to Shay for letting me tag along, you also rule!

I have a lot of footage to edit together so this video is going to be fuckin' epic. I'm stoked to get going on it and I should have it done by tomorrow night. I have vision up the ass right now, and I'm already working on my Oscar acceptance speech. Dig it.