Failed brakes, icy hills, a tow truck driver named Cliff, a power tripping By-law officer, laid back Nelson residents, a 50 stair handrail, a triple kink close out ollie over, hammers, midnight soakers, Gandalf, all night sessions, all day sessions, a $1095 repair bill, a border crossing search, a drug sniffing dog, all night driving, gas station food diet, Desiree Melancon, Esthera Preda, Utah rail garden, Mormon obsession, Park City, Hana Beaman’s house, Grizzly Gulch, backcountry virgins, a 70 foot step-down, rag dolls, yard sales, Ben Bilocq, a backcountry popper, redemption, tits deep powder, vomiting, sore throats, exhaustion, Brighton, Bjorn Leines, Will Lavigne, John Foy, Marius Otterstad, The Canyons, 2838km traveled, 132 beers, 8 bottles of wine, 1 mickey, 1 26 of rum, 627 crisse de tabarnak estee’s, good times. 

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All Photos Oli Croteau unless noted.

It's gonna be a long road. Gross Photo

Will Demers stumbled on this little gem just off the side of the road. Gross Photo

Phil Jacques, Esthera Preda, P-O Houde and Jeremy Cloutier at the rail garden.

Utah's side country-The base of Grizzly Gulch.

Grizzly Gulch.

Moments before the carnage.

Breaking In Backcountry Virgins from Gerhard Gross on Vimeo.

Phil Jacques on hitting backcountry jumps for the first time.

Jeremy Cloutier.

P-O Houde backcountry virgin no longer.

Jeremy Cloutier.

Photo wizard extraordinaire, Oli Croteau.

Love, peace and chicken grease.