Like Phil had for him, he took Jacob Belanger along for the ride.
Along with Cam Willis, they have put together Thats!
EMILE:It felt good!
JACOB:First of all, I think being from Quebec drives me to the street the most.
because of all the influential people in the history of urban skiing that are from here.
I grew up watching ski parts from Jf Houle, Phil Casabon, The Plehouse Movies, etc.
That definitely created a kind of desire to do it too.
Emile, was making a Real Ski edit what you expected?
How did you choose your team?
For years you followed Phil and helped him.
EMILE:I dont think I could have made it without Jacob.
Having someone to share how a spot feels is really helpful.
And in general, having friends around in those moments makes it way nicer.
And if Real Ski continues, is an invite a major goal for you?
includes a lot of variety in spots.
How did you choose what spots you going to hit?
EMILE:A lot of our inspiration comes from video parts I would say.
Sometimes we get lucky too.
We ended up finding a cool one and its actually in the movie.
Jacob, were you involved in the decision making, or was Emile mostly choosing the spots?
Emile was the main focus but it was definitely a team thing.
When even setting the spot up looks terrifying.
Photo: Cam Willis.
Were there any spots that you just had to walk away from?
What was that like and why?
Spot was looking nice, we put a lot of effort into it but it just was not working.
Big jump, to flat landing, never the best.
When Emile got his shot.
So, I was never able to ski that spot.
Could you each share one of your favorite stories from the whole Real Ski Journey?
Paul and I were both sleeping on the couch 2 meters away from Jacob.
There are a ton of stories like that tho, list goes on.
How did you come up with the name THATS!
So all day, we were moving snow around while the snowboarders were filming.
One of them, Johnny OConnor, was deep into a battle for a really nice clip.
Every time he would drop we were there watching, hoping to see the good one.
Thats the story of Thats, we thought it was funny.
Thaaaatttt’s…. it.
Photo: Joe Cadieux.
What would you say was the most mentally challenging feature you guys hit?
EMILE:For me, I think it was the dam feature.
But I think the green roof to wall was the most challenging.
So, at that moment I had to be ready cause the winch could have started anytime.
EMILE:It took a while to reach that zone.
JACOB:It definitely took a while, something like 2-3 weeks before the deadline.
The moment that we put the clips together and it really looked like something was so relieving.
Any words of wisdom for those out there creating ski movies/content?
EMILE:Get out there and have fun with your friends!
Always sharing some special times doing stuff you like with good company.
