Perhaps inevitably, we ended up discussing his thoughts on the state of skiing as a whole too.
My favorite film was Marcus Eders project.
That edit gave me a feeling Ive never had before.
That edit right there alone made this whole trip worth it.
Its hard to see an edit like that and not want to keep pursuing shit.
Thats sick, he did his job, he made a lot of people want to go skiing.
Thats the point of all these films.
Its been a really good trip man.
Shes traveled with me a lot and helps put my confidence in my brain where its needed.
Its a long process.
At 6 months with the ACL, youre almost ready to go out there and start doing shit again.
This is like 9-12 months, 12 for most people.
Its slow after the surgery and it needs all that time to lengthen back out.
Its not like broken bones that heal stronger, Ive just got to take my time.
Tanner has hurt himself so many times and has been through this process of recovery over and over.
It means that now, hes the best at rehab hes ever been.
Now you do the FWT or youve got a USSA membership, thats it.
Its hard to see the in-between.
Its up to us, the older generation.
If we want more contests we gotta do it ourselves.
Then we can break away from that FIS vibe; its not necessarily bad, its just weird.
Thats where my brain has been this whole time off.
Like thatNendaz Freeridecontest, that Backcountry Invitational that Remco won really caught my eye.
Its been my kind of dream to do something like that regardless of whether or not I can compete.
Theyve got man strength you know and its all style.
They hop on a rail and theyre doing shit straight up.
Its like skiings almost turned into golf.
If youre not a part of the country club dont even bother coming to play.
We gotta figure something out quickly.
Thats another reason I want to come out to Verbier and join up with the Nendaz Freeride crew.
Also back home weve got so many lawyers just waiting for somebody to sue.
Insurance policies make it hard to get stuff done.
Unless youre a Red Bull or Monster that can put those $10 million dollars liability policies together.
Its amazing being out here.
Seeing how many people are in and out of the theatres and at the signings with Armada.
You just dont see that back home, people are really stoked on skiing and it gets you stoked.
I met Rohit (co-founder of MGG) while out on the FWT.
The dude has got a good vibe and was easy to talk to so we connected pretty quickly.
Its more high-end stuff, but made with really good materials and a big emphasis on transparency.
Thats the whole plan.
Weve worked on a jacket and pants which well be getting samples of soon.
Theres a lot of room to grow with a new company.
Rohit, along with his co-founders Tom and Charlie, are really motivated.
What they say theyre going to do, they do.
They want to help me with my legacy, get the contest going in Nendaz.
I want to do some filming in Montana with a couple of the ‘kids’.
Wiley Miller lives up there and Taylor Seatons gonna join.
Theres just a small group of us and were gonna go round Montana filming.
Cooke City and up to Seeley Lake.
I want to have a fun season without putting too much pressure on myself.
Im not very good at getting on my skis and taking it mellow, so thats another goal.
The more you might get used to exercising as a lifestyle the better.
Its stretching, its strengthening and its food; its a big equation.
Its cool to be healthy and in shape and strong.
Do all that stuff every day and drink a lot of water.
Its not a hard formula, its just hard to wake up with that motivation.
It just makes your skiing that much better and skiing is the fun part.
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