On day 1 I had just met the film crew at Solitude Mountain Resort village and we all decided to find good snow on top of Summit Lift. However, to get to the chute you have to hike/crawl up Fantasy Ridge. It was 7 am, icy, but well worth it. (Pat Spence in the background).

What happens when you put together a Freeride World Tour and X Games Champion together at Solitude for a film trip? Absolute magic and new best friends are made for life. Shannan and I had not skied/rode together that much prior to filming for Warren Miller and now we are the best shred buddies. Here we're setting up for a shot above the Summit Chair. 

Here's Harrison Holley checking out the snow conditions from on top of Pinnacle Chutes, a large rock formation that sits in the middle of Honeycomb Canyon. Harrison used to compete on the big mountain skiing circuit and is no stranger to scoping lines. However, even Harrison who is a Utah native was still finding new lines on the shoot. 

The weather changed a lot during the shoot, but any true skier takes advantage of all conditions. Here Pat Spence, JT Holmes and I sit on a patio at The Inn located in the Solitude Village after lunch and decide our next shot for the afternoon.

I took full advantage of an early-up ski by hiking the Highway to Heaven during the shoot. The moon was just setting behind my skis!

Four locals, a ski-flyer and two filmers: This was the crew for the Solitude segment. We had the opportunity of skiing together every day for a week from sun up to sun down exploring our home resort and finding news locations together. 

The Fantasy Ridge gate is located skiers-left of getting off Summit Express at Solitude. It might be one of the gnarliest lift accessed terrain in North America. As you can tell, you do not want to slip. 

Solitude sits in the middle of the Wasatch Mountains. By exiting a few gates and skiing in the Wasatch Backcountry you can ski to Park City, Brighton, Alta and Snowbird. In this pic, Harrison Holley and Pat Spence gaze into West Bowl and Little Cottonwood Canyon while on top of Honeycomb Canyon. 

Fantasy Ridge is a scary hike you go from the top of Summit Express. Here you can see Shannan and Harrison taking a breather before their next steep climb up to the top of Honeycomb Canyon.

Here I am with a Limber Pine! These Limber Pines can grow to be over 500 years old and can be found everywhere in Honeycomb Canyon.