Snow kept falling, day after day with few breaks. The storms were strong cold and relentless, often dropping 4-6 feet of light powder on the mountains at a time. Travel was treacherous, whole neighborhoods buried, snow removal became comical, and locals were generally in a perpetual state of euphoria and utter exhaustion. February 2019 proved to be one of the snowiest months on record - Squaw reported 300”+ on the upper mountain, which averages out to 10.7 inches of snow per day.
It was in the midst of this that I got the nod from Blank Collective Films of Whistler to film with Josh Daiek, local South Lake Tahoe shredder/sender and document some of the most incredible skiing conditions I have seen in the 8+ years of living in the greater Tahoe area. Over the course of the month I made 3 harrowing trips down the East Shore of Lake Tahoe in some of the worst driving conditions - Hwy 89 through Emerald Bay was closed for weeks straight due to snow - and I had the pleasure of working my butt off documenting Josh and Blank Collective athlete / producer Alexi Godbout skiing DEEP powder, untracked tree runs, pillows, and steep faces throughout the South Lake Tahoe area. In short: it was a dream come true.
