At the Orage Masters, Neon is the New Black

It's the ski industry's most infamous Anti-Comp - a slopestyle event like no other. With its “break all rules” attitude, costume-clad competitors, on-hill shenanigans, co-ed team format and 6 year history of being the funnest comp on the planet, the Orage Masters 7 offers the freshest take on skiing as a team sport that you’ve ever seen.

But where did it come from? Who could have dreamed such insanity? TWSSF checked in with Orage's Mike Nick this summer for an historic perspective. You can check it out here.

If A Skier Hucks in the Forest, and Noone Takes a Picture, Does Anybody Care?

It might be called a "ski and snowboard" Festival, but TWSSF is as much a convergence for photographers as anything. With the 13th Pro Photographer Showdown pitting Brian Bielmann, Yves Garneau, Erik Seo, Mason Mashon, Grant Gunderson and Jeremy Koreski against each other, and the new re:Action portrait prize, TWSSF puts up $21,000 cash in prizes to recognise the craft.

Kaboom!!!

Grenade Games superpipe finals on Friday and Grenade Games Slopestyle finals on Saturday! Action like you've never seen before! Both from the athletes and the crowd!!!

Until next year, enjoy the summer!
James Healey Photography

until next year..

Man, what a fabulous TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival, once again. The crowds came out in masses for the final weekend, as did the sun, making it one of the most memorable endings!




Grenade Games Superpipe Final




Outdoor Concert Series


Grenade Games Slopestyle Final

Until next year! Thanks for the great week everyone :)

Audio Candy.

Throughout the festival, many many bands went on stage to play some of their favorite songs for our entertainment. So many bands in fact that it was hard for me to even keep up with all their names! So here are some images of the people who brought us all this sweet ear candy!





















More photos from James Healey on his Blog and Flickr

April.19.08 De La Sol

April.16.08 The Trews and Black Swade

Where do The Trews get all that energy from? Oh wait, i know, MONSTER ENERGY DRINKS!!! haha I don't think i've seen one person who hasn't had at least one at this festival!
They kept going, and going, and going, and going!! NEVER STOPPING!! WOW!!!

Black Swade...not bad for a few highschool kids....rocked harder then most bands i know, and LOUD TO BOOT!!!

photographs by: jonnygphotography

April.15.08 Main/Pontiac Stage

Slow day of pictures for me. Sorry, more to come later!!

photographs by: jonnygphotography

72 Hour Filmmaker Showdown Winner!

And the winner is... Robjn Taylor with "Arbitrarily Pear". The first return winner at the Festival. Kudos to all the filmmakers for an incredible showing of films. Check out the Second Cuts screening, Wednesday, for the finalists, and all the films shot over the first 72 hours of the Fest