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Olympic travelogue

Jeff T — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:37:05 -0800

As many people know the wonderful town of Whistler BC is playing host to a handful of events for the 2010 Winter Olympics, not to mention army, airforce, special forces, RCMP, and a whole hoard of people. But unfortunately, the great sport of half pipe skiing is not involved so we have hit the road with a growing crew of talented athletes to invade the rest of the province and chase the ever changing weather patterns and vast terrain.

Currently we have Charley Ager, Riley Leboe, Josh Stack & Brandon Kelly posting up in Revelstoke, British Columbia. Joining soon will be especially talented Pete Alport, Tim Durtschi, John Spriggs, & Ian Cosco... we may be in Nelson, Rossland, Golden, Revy, or somewhere in the middle of all those great mountains. If you see us...say hello.

So far the travels have gone 'pretty good'! A few flat tires, broken skis, angry snowmobiles, and a whole lot of sun. Luckily there has been some cold snow to go with it :) Overall, things couldn't be better! Some long treks, and successful days have rendered the start of the trip a success. With some light snowfall occurring as I type, we look forward to a few more banger days for you the viewer! So be sure and check back soon for more updates from our month long road trip & the new film REVOLVER.

Special thanks to Al & Riley in Revy.

2010 Powder Video Awards!

Timmy D — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:46:23 -0800

This past Saturday I arrived in Aspen Colorado for Golden Globes of skiing, the Powder Awards. I was up for a handful of awards including best jib, manmade air, and male performance..

It was my 3rd tie attending such an industry heavy event and it was pretty much exactly what it was last year, a complete booze fest.

I have to thank Poor Boyz, cuz without them I would have never won these awards. They back me on all my ideas, even though some of them are crazy. I a excited to keep filming this season and into the future with them.

All together it was fun night and I walked away with two powder awards, best man made air and best jib (best jib?). Below are photos from the event, enjoy.

RIP Eric Simard

poorboyz — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:37:06 -0800

PBP's NOTE: Eric Will always hold a special place in our hearts amongst the crew here at Poor Boyz. You were a inspiration to us all. Gone, but never forgotten.

This article is taken from newschoolers.com

This past weekend, the ski industry suffered a great loss, as Eric Simard, a renowned and highly respected filmer for Poor Boyz Productions and various other film companies passed away in Quebec. He was 28.

Eric spent the last few years living his dream as he traveled all over the world to exotic locations, where he filmed his friends skiing everything from deep pow in the Japanese backcountry, to private shoots in helicopters in France and Sweden, to some of the most ridiculous urban rails ever caught on film in his native Quebec.

I had the opportunity to get to know Eric over the past few years and had the utmost pleasure of becoming his friend while sharing many a good and unforgettable times with him on the road as we traveled together in Europe and other locations.

He was a bright, energetic young man whose talent and work ethic was far beyond his years, and the sparkle in his eye, wide smile on his face and infectious laugh that echoed throughout the mountains after he knew he got a good shot is something I will never forget.

The world of ski filmmaking has been made better because of Eric's vision, talent and contributions, and he will be sorely missed, and never forgotten. Thanks for all the memories my friend, and for being a truly amazing human being. - Jeff Schmuck of Newschoolers.com

I every now and then forget how lucky I am and take my life for granted. I sometimes forget that I’m one of the few on this planet to have this lifestyle, while being able to eat every day, drink fresh water…

I also, from time to time, forget to be grateful for all my amazing friends, my dope family, and for all the opportunities I have.

Eric had the opportunity to travel the world with Poor Boyz and had lots of friends, along with great passion for the field he worked in and that he loved so much. Somewhere down the road, he might have forgotten how lucky he was.
I would like to take this opportunity to be grateful for the time I spent with Eric and to remind everyone else that it’s never too late to appreciate what you have. Furthermore, always remember that what you appreciate appreciates you.

Thanks for the memories Eric. We will miss you my friend! - JF DuRocher of IF3

Montreal

I want everyone in the ski community to know that Simard was a righteous dude!

I had the privilege of shooting with him during Reasons and I have to say that he has changed my filming style forever. Eric had a style and swagger about him that I hadn't fully appreciated. He filmed things as a cinematographer would, not as just a filmer. He focused on the moments: the best parts of the trick and the best parts of the shot. This became a new approach to me thanks to Eric, as I had always given great attention to documenting a trick from start to finish. One Love Simard!

I love Simard, and that's real. I'm balling my eyes out watching his footage right now, and I am deeply saddened by losing a good friend and will miss him dearly. One thing I do know is that every time I look through my camera from now on I will ask myself how Simard would film it. He set the standard, so big ups to him, and my condolences to his family and the Quebec crew. I feel for your loss. - Tyler Hamlet of Poor Boyz Productions

From Jossi Wells' Fans!

poorboyz — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:58:37 -0800

Jossi Wells (He's Fine) from Arielle on Vimeo.

Habla usted inglés? FRANCE

Timmy D — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:52:46 -0800

I have been filming in France with Bene Mayr, JP Auclair, and Julien Regnier in Vars france. Bene has been pushing me to try some double flips off some big jumps, which I am happy about because I want to take what I did last year and one up everything, and Vars France is the perfect place to do it.

There are so many jump options here, it is almost overwhelming. You have to decide if you want to spend a whole day building a nice kicker with wu-tang, or just stomp out a windlip and send it 80 feet into a perfect rollover. I have never had so many jump options to choose from so I have been going with the latter and just sending it off windlips while bene and JP have been getting tricks dialed on some sick wu-tangs with steep landings (ya ya I help shovel if thats what your thinking).

We still have another week to shred, even though Bene has to go back to Innsbruck, we will keep killing it until we depart on the 28th of January.

you can check out Bene's blog for some more photos: http://benemayr.blogspot.com/

NIFFTY: Film Starts Here

poorboyz — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:53:59 -0800

NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth)
NFFTY is the largest and most influential film festival for young filmmakers (age 22 and under). NFFTY occurs each spring in Seattle, Washington and includes 100+ film screenings, filmmaking panels, concerts by youth bands, and opportunities for young filmmakers to network with industry professionals and each other. Young filmmakers from around the world submit feature-length and short films in narrative, documentary, animation, music video, experimental, and international categories.

NFFTY provides a framework within which young filmmakers can find their voice, be heard (and seen), and learn from one another. Middle school, high school, and university media studies and video/film programs are obvious sources of submissions. There are also dozens of media arts programs working nationally with youth from all backgrounds, and from these come some of our most powerful submissions. There are many international organizations that use the power of video in the hands of youth to help communicate social injustices to the world at large. And there are many young people who live where there are no formal film programs, yet they produce compelling work.

WHY WE'RE DIFFERENT
NFFTY is one of only a handful of multi-day film festivals dedicated exclusively to celebrating youth filmmaking. NFFTY has no minimum age requirements and brings a diverse grouping of elementary age to college age filmmakers together for cross mentoring.

We provide young filmmakers a "full feature" festival experience with screenings in state-of-the-art venues, exceptional access to industry professionals, and broad public exposure via enthusiastic theater audiences, internet streaming, and ongoing screening and distribution opportunities after the festival.

"Best of NFFTY" films are shown in school classrooms and screened before feature presentations at outdoor cinema and other community events in the Seattle area, as well as in other cities that are home to NFFTY alumni filmmakers and fans.

0% Carbon; 100% Entertainment
NFFTY is a carbon neutral event, certified by carbonfund.org. NFFTY and all programs of The Talented Youth are operated in as sustainable manner as possible.

The action sports category is open to any short film (30 minutes or under) that represents, showcases or is inspired by Action Sports, including skateboard, snowboard, surf, moto, wake, BMX, or freeski. In order to meet eligibility criteria for NFFTY 2010:

1. The film’s director must have been 22 years old or younger at completion of filming.
2. All music and other copyrighted material used in films must be original or filmmaker must have obtained permission from the owner.
3. The film must be in English or subtitled in English.

NFFTY 2010 will be held April 29-May 2 in Seattle with over 100+ film screenings, film making workshops, and opportunities to meet and network with industry professionals. Submission forms and film uploads can be completed at http://www.nffty.org/submit

More info or to submit:

http://www.nffty.org/

LineCatcher Event in France and Bene!

Timmy D — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:37:26 -0800

I was so happy to be able to compete in the Linecatcher 2010, from the day I got word of the event I was mentally and physically preparing for the contest. I went into the day ready to attack, thinking about my lines, and thinking about what it was going to take to win. With a huge cast of pros, Petit, Sage, Candide to name a few, the competition was heavy.

It was not until my second run, when I saw Candide throw down a flawless run with a massive flatspin and cork 7 true tails did I decide to throw a double flip in my run. I needed a little more air and I would have completed it but o well, I am happy I went for it. I am looking forward to next years comp already! I cannot wait to come back and do it again.

Bene Killed it might I add in the contest getting 5th place! Bene and I will be shoveling jumps and hitting them at high speeds and lots of tricky action coming for Poor Boyz movie next year! We are gonna get after it!

Tyler Hamlet is meeting up with us tommorow and JP and Julien are hanging out to help us get bangers and killy it with us, French style.

Here is the footage from Powder Awards, "Everyday" Killed it! I got 3 nominations!

This is Oil Country- Part Two

Cody C — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:57:40 -0800

Welp, here we go part two of my blog entry about our trip to the great white north. We headed to the city of Edmonton on new years eve to shoot urban skiing for 10 days with Matt “Dubstep” Walker, Leigh “Gang-related” Powis, Mike”Miz” Henitiuk and LJ “Neo” Strenio. Pete Alport, and British-Canadian invasion super-sensation photog Dan Carr joined us as well. It needs to be said this trip couldn’t have been done without the amazing help of Miz’s grandparents. They so kindly opened their house up the seven of us and we never had to worry about getting hungry as Grandma Henitiuk kept the oven warm for us. Over the course of the 10 day trip we saw it al; Oilers Hockey, Hands sticking to metal, quite possibly the worlds nicest subway, Canadian healthcare, Broken windows, LJ’s socks growing it’s own species, the worlds largest mall with largest indoor water park, helicopters with search lights, FBI agents, Oh yeah and we slid just a couple of handrails. Rumor has it there may be a new trailer on the horizon for the 2010 flick. Keep posted to see more here!

Many thanks to the whole crew, Pete Alport, Heniituk’s Grandparents and Dan Carr!

For more up to date info follow the poorboyzlive twitter

www.twitter.com/poorboyzlive or dan carr's
http://twitter.com/dancarrphoto
http://dancarrphotography.com/

ALL PHOTOS (C) DAN CARR PHOTOGRAPHY

This is Oil Country

Cody C — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:53:30 -0800

Eh,

I am currently deployed in a land north of the USA aka the "Kansas Of Canada" Edmonton, Alberta. We are here with a great cast of characters including myself the infamous Peter H. Alport Dan Carr on the Trigger and athletes, Matt Walker, Mike Henitiuk, LJ Strenio and Leigh "Gang Related" Powis.

We are 5 days deep into the trip and we have seen sub zero temps every day. Found out the tim hortons here wont take visa, only Master Card, are you kidding me !? Realized why this is Oil Country. Gang related has fliped every feature. LJ has stinky socks. Henitiuk just got his driver's license and walker has given us a full history of dub step, and that's only scraping the surface while we are driving around getting deep into the streets. The shots are piling up and while i could explain what's happening it's best to just wonder where the state of urban skiing is today.

More to come...

For more up to date info follow the poorboyzlive twitter

www.twitter.com/poorboyzlive or dan carr's
http://twitter.com/dancarrphoto

ALL PHOTOS (C) DAN CARR PHOTOGRAPHY

SAMMY AND SPRIGGS LAY some TracKs @ BAkeR

Tyler H — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:33:08 -0800

What up Everybody. Just made my way out to Baker with Sammy and Spriggade. we got 2 days in the can from the new year. Baker is pretty much Nutty Buddy. Chercker out!

Until Next Time.
lata
T

2 Stroke Mini Golfin'

poorboyz — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:04:45 -0800

The Whistler crew of Dane Tudor, Charley Ager, and Brandon Kelly continued the search for pow, pillows, and mini golf fun in 2010!

The Whistler new year brought us heavy amounts of snow over continuous days. Once the hangovers subsided and the visibility got a tad better the sleds were fired up and we were right back at 'er. It began with a 530 am start and finding Danes truck being towed by a possessive neighbour and their very important numbered parking spot. Anyways, the quick detour to Whistler towing didn't slow us down at all. We met Sherpa and Chuck at the zone, and the early morning dark pow riding began.

It was Dane and Chucks first "pow" day filming, and the boys didn't miss a beat. Switch landings, big airs, and some pretty solid crashes commenced the day. Dane even maned up to a pillow line on his sled...pretty unique :) stoked on that.

This is just day one with the Whistler boys in 2010, and we are excited to have Spriggs, Sammy, TJ and Tyler up this way for some deep powder snow the coastal Canadian way.

Check back soon on more stories, photos, and video.
-Jeff
PBP

PBP New Years Sale!

Ross R — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:44:13 -0800

Happy New Years everyone!

To celebrate the end of a glorious year and the begining of another, we're offering a one day sale on all our movies!

Get 20% off of any movie(s) in the PBP store on New Years Day only! Simply enter the coupon code: HAPPY NEW YEARS on the checkout page.

We at PBP hope you all have a great New Year!

Hathbanger Featured On Best of Bootie 2009!

poorboyz — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:07:38 -0800

Happy 2010 From Poor Boyz Productions..

PBP Athlete and resident Triple Threat Tour DJ. Has been extremely busy off and on the slopes. His recent mash up form this past fall is now featured on the "Best Of Bootie 2009" Mix Mash-up bootleg CD. Be sure to check out the mixtape at.

http://www.bootiemashup.com/bestofbootie2009/

We here at PBP would like to congratulate Andrew on his continued success and encourage everyone to check out one of his upcoming shows in Canada next week. Stay tuned for more information as DJ Hathbanger will be on tour With Poor Boyz for the 2010 Triple Threat Tour.

Wednesday January 6th, 2010
SKI BANGERS BALL @ THE MODERN
[7 Alexander Street]
Vancouver, BC Canada
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=209963112569&index=1

Thursday January 7th, 2010
@ BUFFALO BILLS [4122 Whistler Village]
Whistler, BC Canada
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=215184494210&index=1

About Bootie

Bootie specializes in mashups, which are also known in some places as "bootlegs." So what's a mashup? What's a bootleg? It's pretty much all the same. Also known as "bastard pop," a bootleg is a song that's "mashed-up." Usually, this means the vocal track of one song is mixed over the instrumentation of another. Using audio editing software, DJs and mashup artists combine different artists and musical genres to create new and unique songs that are often greater than the sum of their parts. Imagine Michael Jackson rocking out with Nirvana, David Bowie crooning with MGMT, Madonna fronting Daft Punk, or Kanye West rapping with Beethoven, and many other unexpected combinations! Can't imagine that? Then get your ass to Bootie to hear for yourself!

MikeHenitiuk.com

poorboyz — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:34:34 -0800

Mike Henitiuk just got final cut so he will be posting a bunch of videos over the next few weeks and the rest of the season! Some of these will also be featured on PBP TV so be sure to check back and see what he has been up to!

He's been a busy boy this season shredding deep snow in November, chasing some sun in early December, hitting US selections for moguls, and now back to skiing and sledding in the mountains of British Columbia. He continues to hammer out smooth pillows, pow, tree taps and tricks in the backcountry we are excited to see what he does next.

Photos by GrantGunderson.com & Brandon Kelly

-PBP

A PBP Interview with Johnny D

Ross R — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:40:24 -0800

Johnny D has been working feverishly for over a decade and a half to bring young skiers over the world the most intense and progressive shred flicks, inspiring millions and trasnforming the sport into what it is today. We took a break from the chest deep pow and epic waves today to talk with Johnny a bit about his philosophy on skiing, movie making, and the future.

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PBP: What's good, Brothah?

JD: Not much, life's good hanging in Hawaii. Working like a dog though, haha!

PBP: Ahh, nice! What have you been up to since the big win at IF3 a couple months ago?

JD: IF3 Was awesome and doing well there made it even more fun. After that, we've been touring the movie and that's been insane! We've never had such a wild big tour, I only made the first few shows but each on seemed to be off the hook. I want to say thanks to all the fans who came out, it was epic to see a great reaction to the movie! I guess from there it was off to Hawaii to continue filming The Windsurfing Movie 2 (rough life out here) and of course, planning the new film.

PBP: The past couple years, you've taken a different approach from ordinary ski films, and its proven successful with all the awards. Are you shooting for a similar strategy this year?

JD: I think being different has really been good for all of us here at PBP. If you continue to create the same thing too many years in a row you get burnt out. It also makes you take a chance and come out of your comfort zone to be a bit different. For sure we will continue to make our movies with a bit more feeling and refine our style as we go.

PBP: Sounds like you've thought alot about what you can do to change up the game. What else is in store for us?

JD: Yeah, we're really going for it! We've got webisodes coming this fall/winter, and super cool music stuff. We have all our soundtracks posted and you can download your favorite tracks right off the site. We also have a brand new digital download store so you can get movies right off the site as well, which is awesome! A little later in the season we are planning Jib Jam 3 and a live park shoot / contest. That should be fun and new for sure. The Windurfing film is going really well too. This movie is gonna trip people out and maybe spark a whole new semi screen play style action sports film. We'll see, it could just freak people out, haha!

PBP: Windsurfing is sick, but whats the new ski movie gonna be about?

JD: Haha! Gonna need to see the trailer to get the scoop on that one. i can say we have some ridiculous shots and have been filming since October..

PBP: Dang, you tease! Got anything really spectacular planned this season we can look forward to?

JD: Yeah, tons, but I'm not sure I can tell you what they are. I can say Redbull is planning a concept shoot with us, which means something over-the-top is gonna go down...a secret BC location we took Tanner, Dane and Spriggs to last season and for sure we are gonna dabble our efforts in AK. So yeah, lots of sick stuff is gonna happen!
PBP: Nice dude, we're stoked! Anything else?

JD: I guess that's it from Hawaii, I'm off to go surfing...Later

...Oh I totally forgot about Mike D and Cody Townsend ski towing into 20 foot waves! They are doing the impossible and making it possible. We were out in huge surf yesterday and got some amazing shots, but we also lost a $9,000 jet ski of Levi's which got pitched over the falls on a huge wave. He was trying to recue Mike D after a sweet ride and the both got cleaned up! Oh well, that's how it goes, haha!

PBP: Right on dude, that sounds awesome! Can't wait to see the footage! Thanks for taking the time to talk to us all Johnny! See ya in the waves and on the slopes!

Whistler Sledding with Brandon Kelly, Durtschi and Henituk!

Timmy D — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:41:00 -0800

With a few days of down time, I have lost track of what day it was of this whistler trip. Some Avalanche danger kept us grounded and left us with some time to do some urban in Whistler. We did a drop gap that was really fun. Dan Carr took some sick photos as well.

I got to adjust the clickers on my sled, so it actually had torque, which sounds a bit like a canadian word “touque” which is a word I have been hearing alot while here in Canada.

Well I am gonna stay up here until Christmas, then I will visit with my family, since thats what the holidays are for, luckily I will get to ski on Christmas! This is one of my favorite things to do on Christmas, except last year I stayed inside all day and was very lazy.

I also had a blast in Whistler if you were wondering, and I cannot wait to make a ski segment with the terrain up here, I have graduated from Utah sledding, Oregon Sledding, Tahoe Sledding, Montana Sledding school and am ready to take my sledding skills to the vastness of Whistler backcountry (utterly Endless).

Also Durtschi Diaries has some footage of Whistler, watch it here!

Every Day Is A Saturday Official 2010 X-Dance Selection!

poorboyz — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:11:02 -0800

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18TH, 2009
EVERY DAY IS A SATURDAY OFFICIAL SELECTION AT X-DANCE 2010!

Poor Boyz Productions is proud to be officially accepted into the 2010 X-Dance Film Festival. X-Dance is a celebration of actions sports culture, film, music and video games that takes place in Salt Lake City from Jan. 20-26. It is considered the premiere Film Festival in the world of action sports.

Out of hundreds of entries, both domestic and international, EVERY DAY IS A SATURDAY was selected as a finalist and was judged on five categories: Cinematography, Editing, Story, Music, and Action.
X-Dance is unique in that each of the five categories are given equal value in the judging process. It is X- Dance’s belief that this rounded and balanced judging techniques will “move the Action Sport Film industry away from the ‘Action Porn‘, driven by the endemic industries, into legitimate filmmaking recognition of a much broader scale.” The selection of EVERY DAY IS A SATURDAY to X-Dance furthers the progression and growth at Poor Boyz as a film makers, and continuing on the success of the film from IF3 earlier this fall.

Transitions a film by Riley Poor and Contrast by Nimbus Productions was among the other films selected, so we would like to congratulate the Nimbus Crew and Riley on their accomplishments as well!

POORBOYZLIVE on TWITTER!

poorboyz — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:29:53 -0800

That's right POORBOYZLIVE on Twitter. You can now follow the different PBP crews with on hill updates, post game comments, and live photos from the days events! Ever wonder what was going on while you were at home, work, or on the hill? Follow @Poorboyzlive & see.

Be in the loop and see what the boys have been up to.

East Coast Leg of the Triple Threat Tour 2009 Boston Stop!

poorboyz — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:28:21 -0800

Schmück from www.Newschoolers.com recaps the Boston stop of Poor Boyz Productions Triple Threat Tour.

See you all next year!

2009 Holiday Shipping Heads up

poorboyz — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:51:02 -0800

Be sure to make your holiday orders before the following cutoff dates to get 'em before Christmas! After that there are no guarantees as to whether or not they'll arrive in time. The Holiday specials will last until the 25th of December, so you can order them up until then and still get 'em before new years!

For US order on Poorboyzstore.com:

Domestic Mail

Class/Product - Cut Off Date

First Class Mail - Dec-21

Priority Mail - Dec-21

Express Mail* - Dec-23

Parcel Post - Dec-16

DBMC Drop Ship - Dec-19

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Mt. Bachelor Video-Grant Gunderson Gallery-Durtschi Diaries

Timmy D — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:34:58 -0800

I have a few shots I filmed with Pete Alport for the Mt. Bachelor Video.

Durtschi Diaries is a film series I am doing with my own camera this season, it is really just a collection of fun footage I shoot during the ski season while I am not busy getting banger shots for PBP. It is fun, Nick Martini is a part of this episode, you should check it out!

Grant Gunderson shot some epic photos with PBP crew, you can check the gallery out here:

http://www.powdermag.com/media/photo/GRANT-GUNDERSON-PHOTO-GALLERY//inde...

There are some Awesome photos of Mike Henituk and I.

The Sun Was Shinning

Jeff T — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:08:54 -0800

The sun was shinning this last week in Whistler. It was cold but we made the best of it.

With a record November snowfall and with a little warming spell we were itchin to see how it would be way up high. We spent a few days hiking and exploring but definitely made the best of it. We weren't the only crew going for it! Got a few good lines, a little booter, and a few wicked sunsets.

All in all it was a good sunny few days in the Coastal Mountains of the Northern Provinces (aka Whistler)

Check out the photos below to see a tease!

Bless Coast - 'Rise pon da Enemies'

J Spriggs — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:15:27 -0800

peep the edit son

Bless CO.ast- "Rise Pon Da Enemies" from John Spriggs on Vimeo.

PBP TV: MikeHenitiuk.com - Whistler POV

Mike H — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:07:46 -0800

MikeHenitiuk.com
- Whistler POV

A montage of shots from Whistler Blackcomb and Mike's POV. The start of the season was deep, and then followed by some cold sunshine!

Check back soon for more updates from Mike Henitiuk and the POV!
Edited by Chuck Grinnell

www.mikehenitiuk.com

UK SNOW FILM FEST – The Perfect Start to winter

poorboyz — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:49:19 -0800

UK SNOW FILM FEST – The Perfect Start to winter
The UK Snow Film Fest opened its doors on Thursday 26th November to a room packed full of eager snow enthusiasts with Standard Films’ Black winter kicking off the proceedings the pace was set for an epic revolutionary night of snow movies. Viewers were wowed by an all-star cast of the world’s best skiers and snowboarders laying down some awe inspiring segments, but it was little known Japanese production CAR DANCHI, a pure powder fest from start to finish, that stole the show. Check out the site for more up and coming offerings from the Car Danchi crew.

Friday had a lot to live up to and it surpassed our debut night in every sense. Elektro kicked things off, with it’s thumping sound track and pure adrenalin pumping segments the crowd were amped for a huge night! Our packed venue required extra seating and beer space as the nachos and poutine emptied out the kitchen so the movies kept coming with showcases from the likes of Grain media, Lock down Project, and Method TV getting some big laughs and cheer. Nimbus Indepentent’s Contrast and Poor Boyz Everyday’s a Saturday saw the only UK leg of their world famous triple threat tour and left the crowd hungry for more. Our lucky raffle winners bagged some incredible prizes ranging from West Beach jackets to free driving lessons and one lucky boy took home a brand new pair of AR6 Armada Skis. By the time the final movie had finished no one wanted to leave - and so they did not - our banging after party hosted by DJ biftathekid featured a guest appearance from MC Skandal and kicked off before a back drop of ski and snowboard movies on the big screen, we pushed on until the early hours.

We want to say a huge thank-you to all who were able to come and show their support! After two nights of amazing movies, music, food, drink, mountain banter, prize giveaways and a whole lot of cheering and whooping. THE UK SNOW FILM FEST has much more planned so keep an eye on our website: www.snowfilmfest.co.uk for details of our next event.
You’re all in for a treat!

Spriggade and Dane video Update

Tyler H — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:49:32 -0800

Dat bi da life. Erydayyyyyy from duneis on Vimeo.

PBP TV: A Northwest November

Jeff T — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:31:25 -0800

PBP TV - A Northwest November

It has been one November to remember with record snowfall in Whistler BC, early
openings across WA, and a crazy stoke that has people running to the hills and chasing
the deep snow. Luckily we were on top of it!

This November saw Mike Henitiuk, Tim Durtschi, Riley Leboe, Brandon Kelly, Charley
Ager, TJ Schiller, and others sessioning the almost never ending snowfall. Things
started out fast in Whistler BC! While the Whistler premiere of Every Day is a
Saturday went off at The Longhorn Saloon the mountain was being assaulted with over
80 cms of snow. It was then followed by 3 more days of similar snowfall. We spent 2
days breaking trail and searching for pillows what a wonderful start. The next week
followed suit with a quick trip to Mt Baker WA to meet up with Timmy D! It
continued, sometimes to deep but the goods were had! Check out the short recap in a
Northwest November to witness a quick tease!

A Special thanks to Ryan Proctor at Whistler Blackcomb, Amy at Mt Baker, Dan Carr,
Grant Gunderson, Big Chuck Grinnell and Zack Giffin.

PS - Coming soon a POV version from November, featuring Mike Henitiuk
(www.mikehenitiuk.com)

Baker Shooting Henitiuk, Leboe, Durtschi!

Timmy D — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:38:38 -0800

Jeff Thomas hooked up with Myself, Henitiuk and Leboe for some Pacific Northwest Pow shooting Activities. I was real excited to get some real skiing in before the mellowness of the Holidays settled into my daily routine. I for sure got my ski legs back before December, and that is a good thing.

It was fun to meet up with Henituk and Leboe, Hopefully get to ride with Henituk more often since he has a BANGER sled to shred with now. Also excited to ski the PNW some more this winter since they are getting plenty of snow.

If filming keeps going as well as it is, we should see another solid January Teaser for next years movie named.... wait I don't know the name.

Revelstoke Early Season Sled Ski

Mike H — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:36:36 -0800

A couple runs through the trees, some of the deeper snow I’ve skied in early November.

Nov. SledSkiing_Revelstoke from Michael Henitiuk on Vimeo.

PBP Newsletter

Ross R — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:49:22 -0800

We recently sent out our first issue of the Poor Boyz Newsletter to all of our fans who had ordered something from us in the past 3 years. To all of you who recieved it, we really hope you enjoyed it and are stoked on things to come!

We're making it a monthly release, to keep you all in the PBP loop. Now when you order from us, you are automatically entered in to receive the newsletter starting the following month. This 'subscription' isn't just anything that you can sign up for through a basic mailing list, which allows us to offer you stuff that no one else can get!

Straight from the crew at PBP, this newsletter will offer you exclusive interviews with athletes, behind-the-scenes stories and coverage you can't find anywhere else, and even special coupons and discount codes! Our first issue had a one-on-one interview with the man himself, Johnny D - straight from the sandy beaches of Hawaii!

All of this epic content can only be found in our limited newsletter, so hop on the bandwagon to find out whats crackin' at PBP before anyone else!

Exclusive Interview with PBP

Ross R — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:54:36 -0800

Check out this recent article on Newschoolers.com with the Head Honchos of Poor Boyz, as we talk about this years film and all the good stuff we've got in store for you!

Interview by Jeff Schmuck

So you guys just wrapped up the gigantic and all-out epic Triple Threat Tour. How'd it go?

Jeff Thomas: The tour was a great success with more than 50 stops across North America and Europe. It all started in Seattle with our wild and very successful world premiere and it actually just in finished up on Sunday during opening weekend in Whistler, BC, where many athletes and viewers were in full partying force. I think I saw you there Mr. Schmuck, or was that your evil twin? Anyways, we had a lot of memorable events but we must thank everyone that came out and supported the tour. You guys made it possible! We can't wait to continue the fun in 2010.

Johnny Decesare: Yeah I only went to a few but each one of them was really good and the world premiere was off the hook. I would say it was a massive success.

And then just a few days after the tour ends, you guys are releasing another movie, Jib Jam 2. Do you guys ever stop working?

Johnny Decesare: (laughs) We're Poor Boyz, not Rich Boyz, so we have to keep working!

Jeff Thomas: Nope. We just wrote and shot the third movie in the Ski School Series as well. Just kidding but that would be awesome. We are just working hard on providing the viewers with as much as we can and the support has been incredible.

Tyler Hamlet: And that's only the work we want you to know about. You should see the stuff we have going on in front of the lens already for next year's movie. Alport is getting it done.

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READ THE FULL VERSION HERE

Baker Bound!

Timmy D — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:24:54 -0800

I am on my way up to Mt. Baker to do some shooting with Ross Reid and Jeff Thomas. I hear they are getting Dumped on, they are getting feet amounts. I am real excited, it will be the first film shoot of the year, question is will it be too deep to be documented on film...

Also I am riding for Smith Goggles now, really stoked to be backed by them.

http://www.smithoptics.com/team.html?id=343

Also was browsing through a Japan Magazine called Freeskiing, they had a good write up on Everyday Is a Saturday that I could not read, but they spelled my name Tim Darchi, haha the funniest spelling I have thus far.

Every Day Is a Saturday Soundtrack

poorboyz — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:52:37 -0800

While we get many request for the songs in the movie we figured it would be a good idea to post the soundtrack! Check out our SOUNDTRACKS page for info on all our our music and where you can download it!

Everyday Is A Saturday Music:

SEGMENT	SONG	ARTIST
Intro	Every Day is Saturday	Pronobozo
Dane Tudor	Take a Minute	K'naan
AK	In The Morning	Zion I
Rail Steeze	Red Angus Limousine	Shaun Greggory
Tanner / CR	Percussive Mainenance Device	Alex Kane
Tanner, CR and Spriggs	Cyaan Stop (feat. Cali P)	Cookie The Herbalist
Tanner	Gonna Rise	Munga
Andreas	Humble Beginnings	Reef the Lost Cauze
East Coast Rails	Dance for me	Cunninglynguists
Nike 6.0	Chase Money	Trouble Andrew
Baker	Beauty 2	Ladytron
Charley Ager	Caged Bird Pt. 1	Zion I
Sledding	Paranoid	Black Sabbath
Park	Monday (The Glitch Mob Remix)	Nalepa
Windells Heli	Quiet Storm	Mobb Deep
Tim Durtschi	Ghosts N Stuff	Deadmau5
Credits	Working for the Weekend	Loverboy
Trailer	Ghosts N Stuff	Deadmau5

Just a fall update from Canada

Jeff T — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:05:15 -0800

Howdy internetland!
Jeff Thomas here. Just a little fall update from the Northern Provinces.

Hopefully you have had the opportunity to check out all of the movies from this season. I may be biased but quite enjoyed that movie EDIAS...but also be sure to check back very very soon for the new.... JIB JAM 2. It will be available for download in our digital download store in just a few days! It's pretty super. The best park and some of the most unique stuff I ever seen go down. Be sure to check it out because it includes everything you haven't seen, and everything you have wanted to see. Lots of footage from up and comers, new PBP athletes, and some of your favorite super stars.

Anyhow, also just wanted to pass on a little update since we have two of my favorite premieres coming up this coming week. We have the all ages Vancouver premiere w/after party on November 7th at 7pm at the Granville 7 Cinemas. In addition to that we have the very rowdy, extra special, Whistler Premiere. If you are of age, and in the area, I wouldn't miss Whistler on Sunday Nov 15th at 9 pm. We have tons of product, skis, and athletes to give away. Or athlete poster signing's that is.

Anyways, it has been an eventful fall for me and the crew. Lots of premieres, lots of new things, and I got married. I joined the old man ranks with Mr Johnny D! I think Tyler or Charley will be next to fall down the aisle :) jk boys.

Either way I hope everyone has had a great fall. We are preparing for another killer movie, and alot of new things over here at PBP. So be sure and check back soon, and if you are able to make one of the last few premieres up in Canuck land be sure to say "yo"!

- Jeff Thomas