The Levitation Project

This past weekend while all the super jocks were getting paper checks at the open Bode was getting brief cases full of quarters.

-Bode doing a frontside invert on a flaming log is worth a few quarters.

Bode flew out to the eastcoast so he just needs to figure out how to get his new honda 50 home?

Photos are from Andrew Miller at snowrev.

Our new film will be out in Oct 2009. We have opted to do another 2 year project and promise it will be even gnarlier than the last.

What can we say….This place is sick!!!!!
Its a pretty rare day that Dan Treadway flies in to shoot with you and goes straight from the airport to Brighton’s backcountry. It has also been tough to keep up with Bode Merrill’s travel schedule so this was definitely a hell of a session.
Didn’t take long for Bode to start sending it

Dan Treadway called us from the Milly parking lot and asked us how to get back to this zone. He put his luggage away and started bagging shots.

Bode Merrill mid Fs 7

We even had a suprise visit from longtime shredder Adam Compton. Gnarly is often a word used to describe Adam’s style….this drop to rock ride was definitely gnarly.

all photos were taken by Adam THE COBRA Clark

Monday night we raced back to Salt Lake to try and catch another bluebird with a few feet of fresh. There was only one place we wanted to go and shoot…..BRIGHTON. We made it back to Salt Lake around 1 am and were up shooting at Brighton by 7 am. We were able to pick up Rachael Burks and Blake Nyman to join the crew. The two of them were not able to make the Tahoe trip so we were stoked to have them aboard for the next 48 hours. Rachael found the time to come out and shoot and get away from waiting tables for a few days. Tuesday was an amazing day with tons of pow. There was so much snow that getting around and boot packing took up most of our day and fatigued the entire crew. We knew that we could return the following day and crush it even harder once the boot pack was in place. So we did just that and made it back on Wednesday morning but this time we even got an earlier start than the day before. In case you have never been to Brighton on a full bluebird after a storm here are a few photos taken by Adam Clark just to let you know what your missing.

6:55 am and Milly is getting fired up.

Rachael and Nico getting ready for one hell of a sunrise.

It wasn’t long before Rachael was sending it off every cliff in site.

In case you didn’t know Rachael is probably tougher than you.

Not only can she send backflips off of 50 footers she can also slash pow.

Tim Ronan was throwing down as usual.

Blake Nyman was sending double lines and landing switch off some serious cliffs.

Branden Doyon getting into his pow stash.

Stay tuned because we will be heading back to Brighton next week for a few more sessions.

On Sunday the 24th we got a call from Mike Wilson who told us Tahoe was getting pounded and that Monday was going to be a full bluebird. He had tickets and zones arranged from marketing and said all we needed to do was haul ass and get there….. the rest was taken care of.
With little hesitation we loaded up the truck and hit the road. The crew consisted of Branden Doyon, Tim Ronan, Adam Clark and Nico. After a quick 8 hours we met up with Lib Tech Pro’s Mike Wilson and Colby Albino.
Using the avalanche control bombs as our Alarm clock we woke up at the Wilson family compound which is basically in the Squaw Valley parking lot. Mikes’s family was more than hospitable and took great care of us. You can literally scope your lines for the day from their living room. The sun was out and not a cloud in the ski. We were able to get the full Squaw experience from watching the locals take down the fingers to getting first chairs in multiple zones. Big thanks to the Squaw Valley marketing department for allowing us to shoot on their mountain and holding chairs for us.

All photos were shot by Adam Clark.

View from the Wilson’s driveway.

The fingers were taken down in under 5 minutes by some bad ass locals.

Mike Wilson getting all rocked out.

Tim Ronan had no problem with shredding Squaw.

Colby Albino is one of Levitation’s newest team riders.

Mike Wilson had no problem getting the entire chair going.

Branden Doyon showing off for some Tahoe locals.

Through out the day all of us were getting calls and texts stating that Utah was now getting pounded and that Tuesday was going to be full blue. So we spent the day in Squaw Valley and then returned home that same night. Tuesday morning we headed straight to Brighton and found that the claims were true. Stay tuned to see what Brighton looks like with feet of snow and a few bluebirds in the sky.

On Saturday Feb 23rd Branden Doyon, Tim Ronan, Will Wissman and Nico spent the day shooting at Brighton. Even with a beyond full parking lot and packed lift lines the day turned out to be more than productive. Maybe next year you should upgrade your midweek pass and get the full week?
Stay tuned for a new Brighton webisode.

Here are a few photos from Will Wissman
The crew making their way out to Milly Bowl

Doyon had only been strapped in for 2 minutes and was already slashing Milly Bowl.

Tim Ronan found enough speed and pop to send the whole thing.

Branden Doyon Pillows his way down

Tim Ronan finds another pocket to get in

Next time you think the crowds will be too much on a Saturday you might want to give Brighton a try.

just click here for weather and snow conditions at Brighton

Good morning!!!!!!

Austen and his new Balaclava

You can’t tell but he’s smiling

big boulders equal big jumps—– Simon Larsen and Austen putin in some work

only 14.6 miles on this sled and look what Bode did

Just wait for the footage of this one

If you haven”t seen it yet go check it out. thelevitationproject.com

Thanks to our friends at Transworld we got a little write up on their blog.

heres the link