Two Plank Productions Presents “Set In Motion”

(Crested Butte, CO) A summer streaks by, Two Plank Productions is proud to release its 3rd full-length feature ski film. Premiering September 19th, 2008 in our home of Crested Butte, CO, we proudly present a film by Corey Tibljas and produced by Max Mancini.

“Set In Motion” will premiere at the following FINAL FOUR Locations as Two Plank wraps up its tour:

Taylor Auditorium, In Taylor Hall @ Western State College (Gunnison CO) Tuesday November 18th @ 8pm. FREE for WSC Students w/ ID, $3 General Admission. After party hosted at Tomichi Tavern (Cantina), beginning at 10pm-ish with DJ TWO3.

Minnesota: Tuesday, 25 November- Doors @ 6:30, Movie @ 7:00 PM - Viking Theater – Buntrock Commons, St. Olaf College. $1 students $2 General Admission. Northfiled MN.

Vail CO: December 3rd. E-Town Bar and Grill - Edwards. Free entry, $5 for first raffle ticket, Unlimited for $1 thereafter. Silent Auction to benefit SOS. The fun starts @ 8, movie around 9ish.

Bozeman MT: In conjunction with the COld Smoke Awards, Showing Feb 4-5 with the final feature awards show on Feb 7th. The Ellen Theater, Bozeman

Come out, check out an already acclaimed film; as well as stand chance to win amazing door prizes such as product from Liberty Skis, Skullcandy audio and accessories, Booster Strap, Go Fast Sports and Beverage, Scott USA, and Crested Butte Mountain Resort!

“Set In Motion” is a two-year production of epic proportions. Following 18 pro athletes through record setting storms and snow depth in unexplored terrain; “Set In Motion” is a conglomerate of 45 minutes of non-stop ski and adventure entertainment”

No resource went unused during the production as we drove over 50,000 miles, logged over 500 sled hours, traveled to 8 countries in the past year, and boarded three helis to get the ultimate shots. Complete with never-before-seen zones and lines, “Set In Motion” also features private park features in Summit County, CO, incredible urban rails, and the deepest snow our lens’ have ever captured.

Featuring the motion of: Tyson Bolduc, Max Mancini, David Lesh, Christian Allen, Ben Furimsky, Alex Schlopy, Aaron Estrada, Kiffor Berg, Chris Tatsuno, Jonny “Scriz” Scott, Alex Albers, Drew Van Gorder, Heath Ordway, Travis Redd, Tony Siebert, Jon Lafferty, Pat Sewell, and Many Friends…

Shot on location in Hi-Def: Crested Butte – Aspen/Snowmass – Vail – Copper – Breckenridge – Silverton (Colorado), San Francisco (California), Valdez (Alaska), The Cottonwood Canyons – Salt Lake City (Utah), Whistler/Black Comb – Pemberton (BC), Sapporo (Japan), Laax, Lenzerheide, Davos, St. Moritz, Zurich (Switzerland), Stockholm (Sweeden), Northern (Norway), St. Anton (Austria), Northern (Finland), and everywhere in between…

Check out the trailer, look for and order premiere tickets near you, and pre-order starting Sept. 2008 at twoplank.com

Presented By: Go Fast Sports, Skullcandy, ScottUSA, VAS Entertainment, Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Liberty Skis, Booster Strap, Colorado Freeskier.com, Western State College, Skyhigh Offroad Online.com, and Yakima Racks & Accessories.

(​Crest​ed Butte​,​ CO) A summe​r strea​ks by, Two Plank​ Produ​ction​s is proud​ to relea​se its 3rd full-​lengt​h featu​re ski film.​ Premi​ering​ Septe​mber 2008,​ we proud​ly prese​nt a film by Corey​ Tiblj​as and produ​ced by Max Manci​ni.​

This revol​ution​ary film is comin​g to Denve​r,​ at the Gothi​c Theat​re (​3263 S. Broad​way)​ on Wedne​sday,​ Octob​er 22nd.​ Show is $10 in advan​ce at Ticke​tMast​er and gothi​cthea​tre.​ com, or $12 at the door.​ Doors​ open at 7PM with a full bar, with Two Plank​ kicki​ng off the night​ at 8pm. Immed​iatel​y follo​wing;​ Smith​ Optic​s “Foot​ball”​ and Stand​ard Films​ “Aest​hetic​a” endin​g at 10pm.​ Then join us for a throw​ down at “SHAG​” (​15th Stree​t and Stout​,​ Downt​own Denve​r)​.​

The we are off to Cali and the resor​t town of Mammo​th Lakes​.​ The premi​ere will be on Frida​y Novem​ber 7th, at The Villa​ge at Mammo​th Confe​rence​ Cente​r.​ Ticke​ts are $5 in advan​ce at The Villa​ge at Mammo​th Front​ Desk - 1111 Fores​t Trail​ - Mammo​th Lakes​,​ 93546​ CA; at $10 at the door.​ Show times​ are 7 and 9PM; follo​wed by a bangi​n after​-​party​ at The Auld Dubli​ner Irish​ Pub and Resta​urant​ with bumpi​n music​.​

“Set In Motio​n” is a two-​year produ​ction​ of epic propo​rtion​s.​ Follo​wing 18 pro athle​tes throu​gh recor​d setti​ng storm​s and snow depth​ in unexp​lored​ terra​in;​ “Set In Motio​n” is a congl​omera​te of 45 minut​es of non-​stop ski and adven​ture enter​tainm​ent”

No resou​rce went unuse​d durin​g the produ​ction​ as we drove​ over 50,​000 miles​,​ logge​d over 500 sled hours​,​ trave​led to 8 count​ries in the past year,​ and board​ed three​ helis​ to get the ultim​ate shots​.​ Compl​ete with never​-​befor​e-​seen zones​ and lines​,​ “Set In Motio​n” also featu​res priva​te park featu​res in Summi​t Count​y,​ CO, incre​dible​ urban​ rails​,​ and the deepe​st snow our lens’​ have ever captu​red.​

Featu​ring the motio​n of: Tyson​ Boldu​c,​ Max Manci​ni,​ David​ Lesh,​ Chris​tian Allen​,​ Ben Furim​sky,​ Alex Schlo​py,​ Aaron​ Estra​da,​ Kiffo​r Berg,​ Chris​ Tatsu​no,​ Jonny​ “Scri​z” Scott​,​ Alex Alber​s,​ Drew Van Gorde​r,​ Heath​ Ordwa​y,​ Travi​s Redd,​ Tony Siebe​rt,​ Jon Laffe​rty,​ Pat Sewel​l,​ and Many Frien​ds…

Shot on locat​ion in Hi-​Def:​ Crest​ed Butte​ – Aspen​/​Snowm​ass – Vail – Coppe​r – Breck​enrid​ge – Silve​rton (​Color​ado)​,​ Valde​z (​Alask​a)​,​ The Cotto​nwood​s – Salt Lake City (​Utah)​,​ Whist​ler/​Black​ Comb – Pembe​rton (​BC)​,​ Sappo​ro (​Japan​)​,​ Laax,​ Lenze​rheid​e,​ Davos​,​ St. Morit​z,​ Zuric​h (​Switz​erlan​d)​,​ Stock​holm (​Sweed​en)​,​ North​ern (​Norwa​y)​,​ St. Anton​ (​Austr​ia)​,​ North​ern (​Finla​nd)​,​ and every​where​ in betwe​en

Check​ out the trail​er,​ look for and order​ premi​ere ticke​ts near you, and pre-​order​ start​ing Aug. 2008 at twopl​ank.​ com

Prese​nted By: Go Fast Sport​s,​ Skull​candy​,​ Scott​USA,​ VAS Enter​tainm​ent,​ Crest​ed Butte​ Mount​ain Resor​t,​ Liber​ty Skis,​ Boost​er Strap​,​ Color​ado Frees​kier.​ com, Weste​rn State​ Colle​ge,​ Skyhi​gh Offro​ad Onlin​e.​ com, and Yakim​a Racks​ & Acces​sorie​s.​

Two Plank Productions Presents “Set In Motion”

(Crested Butte, CO) A summer streaks by, Two Plank Productions is proud to release its 3rd full-length feature ski film. Premiering September 19th, 2008 in our home of Crested Butte, CO, we proudly present a film by Corey Tibljas and produced by Max Mancini.

“Set In Motion” will premiere at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Friday, September 19th, with two shows at 7 & 9 pm. After party hosted by Lo Bar, beginning at 10pm.

Tickets are $5, and available in advance at the Gas Café, Shades of CB, Colorado Freeskier, and the Center Box Office (as well as the night of the show). Come out, check out an already acclaimed film; as well as stand chance to win amazing door prizes such as product from Liberty Skis, Skullcandy audio and accessories, Booster Strap, Go Fast Sports and Beverage, and Crested Butte Mountain Resort!

“Set In Motion” is a two-year production of epic proportions. Following 18 pro athletes through record setting storms and snow depth in unexplored terrain; “Set In Motion” is a conglomerate of 45 minutes of non-stop ski and adventure entertainment”

No resource went unused during the production as we drove over 50,000 miles, logged over 500 sled hours, traveled to 8 countries in the past year, and boarded three helis to get the ultimate shots. Complete with never-before-seen zones and lines, “Set In Motion” also features private park features in Summit County, CO, incredible urban rails, and the deepest snow our lens’ have ever captured.

Featuring the motion of: Tyson Bolduc, Max Mancini, David Lesh, Christian Allen, Ben Furimsky, Alex Schlopy, Aaron Estrada, Kiffor Berg, Chris Tatsuno, Jonny “Scriz” Scott, Alex Albers, Drew Van Gorder, Heath Ordway, Travis Redd, Tony Siebert, Jon Lafferty, Pat Sewell, and Many Friends…

Shot on location in Hi-Def: Crested Butte – Aspen/Snowmass – Vail – Copper – Breckenridge – Silverton (Colorado), San Francisco (California), Valdez (Alaska), The Cottonwood Canyons – Salt Lake City (Utah), Whistler/Black Comb – Pemberton (BC), Sapporo (Japan), Laax, Lenzerheide, Davos, St. Moritz, Zurich (Switzerland), Stockholm (Sweeden), Northern (Norway), St. Anton (Austria), Northern (Finland), and everywhere in between…

Check out the trailer, look for and order premiere tickets near you, and pre-order starting Sept. 2008 at twoplank.com

Presented By: Go Fast Sports, Skullcandy, ScottUSA, VAS Entertainment, Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Liberty Skis, Booster Strap, Colorado Freeskier.com, Western State College, Skyhigh Offroad Online.com, and Yakima Racks & Accessories.

BACK TO SCHOOL/BACK TO SNOW FESTIVAL DEBUTS AT COPPER SEPT. 12-14
Get Ready for the Season at the Team Summit Ski Swap

Copper Mountain, CO…September 10, 2008…Please join the Village at Copper for the first ‘Goodbye summer, Hello winter’ event! Enjoy a fall festival atmosphere with a village-wide sidewalk sale, free live music by Rojos Calientes, P-NUCKLE, and Trevor Hall Duo, a ski swap hosted by Team Summit, movie trailers from TGR, Matchstick, Propaganda and Blacksmith, as well as the new Two Plank video world premier, an activity Poker Run with a chance to win an 08-09 Copper season pass, a BMX stunt show, Karaoke and 08-09 season pass sales.

Season Passes for the 08/09 winter season will be on sale this weekend for guests to purchase, with multiple pass products, including the Rocky Mountain Super Pass Plus. New this season, Copper is offering a Woodward at Copper season pass upgrade, as well as the traditional Rocky Mountain Super Pass, the Rocky Mountain Ultimate Pass, Copper Season passes, Transfour Cards and Four Passes. When guests purchase a Transfour card this weekend at Copper, $20 from each one purchased will benefit Team Summit.

Schedule of Events*:
Friday, September 12
10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Fridays at Copper – free activities for guests that spend at least $30 at Copper, including the climbing wall, bumper boats, quad power jump, go-karts and mini-golf
6 – 8 p.m. Free live music by Rojos Calientes on the West Lake stage
8 – 8:30 p.m. TGR, Matchstick, Propaganda and Blacksmith movie trailers with giveaways at Incline Bar & Grill
9 – 10 p.m. Two Plank Video World Premier and autograph signing at Incline Bar & Grill

For now, check it out and give some props

TwoPlank TV: Two Plank Productions Presents “Set In Motion” A Film by Corey Tibljas Produced By Max Mancini

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“Set In Motion” Official Trailer
Video - ipod stream @ 640 -[LIVE broadband stream] Two Plank Productions Presents “Set In Motion” A Film By Corey Tibljas and Produced By Max Mancini on DVD and in Theaters September 2008 - Tickets and Show times coming soon!

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“Set In Motion”
A New Motion Picture Ski Film From Two Plank Productions

(Crested Butte, CO) A summer streaks by, Two Plank Productions is proud to release its 3rd full-length feature ski film. Premiering September 2008, we proudly present a film by Corey Tibljas and produced by Max Mancini.

“Set In Motion” is a two-year production of epic proportions. Following 18 pro athletes through record setting storms and snow depth in unexplored terrain; “Set In Motion” is a conglomerate of 45 minutes of non-stop ski and adventure entertainment”

No resource went unused during the production as we drove over 50,000 miles, logged over 500 sled hours, traveled to 8 countries in the past year, and boarded three helis to get the ultimate shots. Complete with never-before-seen zones and lines, “Set In Motion” also features private park features in Summit County, CO, incredible urban rails, and the deepest snow our lens’ have ever captured.

Featuring the motion of: Tyson Bolduc, Max Mancini, David Lesh, Christian Allen, Ben Furmisky, Alex Schlopy, Aaron Estrada, Kiffor Berg, Chris Tatsuno, Jonny “Scriz” Scott, Alex Albers, Drew Van Gorder, Heath Ordway, Travis Redd, Tony Sibert, Max Kuszaj, Jesse Hall, Jon Lafferty, and Many Friends…

Shot on location in Hi-Def: Crested Butte – Aspen/Snowmass – Vail – Copper – Breckenridge – Silverton (Colorado), Valdez (Alaska), The Cottonwoods – Salt Lake City (Utah), Whistler/Black Comb – Pemberton (BC), Sapporo (Japan), Laax, Lenzerheide, Davos, St. Moritz, Zurich (Switzerland), Stockholm (Sweeden), Northern (Norway), St. Anton (Austria), Northern (Finland), and everywhere in between

Check out the trailer, look for and order premiere tickets near you, and pre-order starting Aug. 2008 at twoplank.com

Presented By: Go Fast Sports, Skullcandy, ScottUSA, VAS Entertainment, Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Liberty Skis, Booster Strap, Colorado Freeskier.com, Western State College, Skyhigh Offroad Online.com, and Yakima Racks & Accessories.

For now, check it out and give some props

TwoPlank TV: Tyson Bolduc’s 08 big mountain promo

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Tyson Bolduc’s 2008 Euro clip
Video - ipod stream @ 640 -[LIVE broadband stream] TwoPlank and CFS team rider Tyson Bolduc - 2008 Big Mountain Promo - Exclusive shots from the Swiss Alps - Produced, Shot, Edited: Corey Tibljas

*Note: This is Full Web Rez Hi Def. It may take a sec to load, and will load all at once. If you have dial up, sorry our bad. Check it out YouTube

TwoPlank TV: CFS at Keystone

Words: Alex Albers

After weeks of anticipation Two Plank headed to Breckenridge Colorado. On Saturday the April 19th, the Two Plank crew consisting of Brandon Clabaugh, Forrest Cole, Drew VanGorder and my self Alex Albers arrived at 8:00 am on the sunny bluebird day in Breckenridge. Meeting us there was Christian Allen, Tony Seibert, Luke (Ocho) and a few other Breck rippers.

We were towed up by snowmobiles all morning making laps on Freeways big jump line. Concentrating on the final jump we set up a camera crane that captured some really amazing shots. I had never skied that hard, that early in the morning. When Christian started throwing switch 9’s that early in the morning we all gathered our strength together and everybody really started throwing down. As one of the park crew guys said, “Things are going off”, that is pretty much how the morning could be summed up. Towards the end of the session a couple of us took laps on the up rail and tried to master a few tricks, while the others went to get breakfast. All of us were beat by 9:00 am and packed things up for the morning until the late afternoon session.

In the afternoon we were shut down by park officials and were told we would have to come back again the next morning. We were all pretty bummed to not get the sunset shots but we decided that the next morning we would have to come and kill it even harder.

The next morning 4/20, things started off just the way they had the previous morning.
However, it was really cold the night before and all the landings were super hard, but that didn’t hold anyone back. The crew really focused on smooth clean shots and that’s just what everyone did. The weekend ended with a few really good shots, and a few bruised bodies but no serious injuries, which is always something to be thankful of.

According to MSI:
“For Immediate Release

Alyeska, Alaska, April 11, 2008—At approximately 3:45pm this afternoon, 27-year-old John Nicoletta of Aspen, Colorado, died due to injuries sustained during a fall while competing on the first day of the Freeskiing World Championships at Alyeska Resort, Alaska. Nicoletta was the 47th competitor of the day down the Headwall below Alyeska Peak.

Alyeska Professional Ski Patrol reached Nicoletta within seconds of the accident and evaluated his injuries. After stabilization, he was transported via toboggan and helicopter to the Alyeska Aid Room where he was unable to be revived despite efforts by local physicians, paramedics, Girdwood EMS and the Alyeska Professional Ski Patrol. Time of death was reported at 4:45pm.

Contrary to initial press stories, Nicoletta had a loss of control after a 20-foot cliff drop and was propelled into an exposed rocky area.

A veteran freeskiing competitor, Nicoletta was an accomplished, well-known, and extremely respected athlete. An experienced skier, he has appeared in ski movies, been a featured athlete in television interviews and recently finished second at the Telluride Freeskiing Open in February 2008. Mountain Sports International extends our deepest sympathies to John Nicoletta’s family, girlfriend, and friends. This is a deep blow to the freeskiing community.

After discussion with the competitors this evening, the decision was made to continue with the event tomorrow. Athletes will make the hike to the top of the peak together in a celebration of John’s incredible life and love of big mountain freeskiing.”

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Our friend Derek Taylor, editor and chief of Powder, adds additional insight from a spectator’s view:

http://www.powder.com
“Conversation came to a stop. A lull fell over the hundreds of skiers watching the World Freeskiing Championships at Alyeska the second John Nicoletta hit the rock. He then tumbled three or four times in the air before hitting the snow and sliding, his body limp, for several hundred feet.

The worst fears were realized at an athlete meeting held at the Sitzmark at 7:00 pm Alaska Standard Time. John Nicoletta, a professional skier out of Aspen, Colorado, is dead at 27.”

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John was a great friend, a simply amazing skier with tons of energy. My only regret is that I didn’t start working with him years ago.

Check back, and check http://www.shinelineproductions.com/ for a video in John’s memory.

-ct

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After day one we are chillin out and watching it snow on the amazing mountains here. We hit the hill for some pow tomorrow and friday. Hoping for blue bird on sat. Then off to Zurich for a final blow out overseas before going state side.

Look for the full St. Anton story coming Sat/Sun as internet access is scarce at best.

Tom and Alex, opted to boot up a knife ridge that lead to a very technical entrance to a 1500 ft. pow tube right down the center of the peak under the tram. The rest of the day was spent shooting some mini golf for still shots and B-roll; the off to Apres which is more popular than skiing here; we’re not complaining.

The lifestyle here is absolutely incredible. Staying in a village just outside downtown, there is a very authentic feel to this area. There are very old buildings, and local shops in the most random of places. Which is accordingly a vast difference from a few clicks down the road where I saw four Bentleys and two Fantoms in a matter of minutes while strolling through the city with Tyson and Derek.

Now taking a day off to catch up on some video blogs for all of you, we are going to work today, and pack up for the train ride to St. Anton, Austria (and get away from this damn church bell). Now closing a chapter on the trip, we thank Liberty Skis and Tom Winter Media for this opportunity. Parting ways with Derek going back to the states, David and Alex going backpack slumming around the most expensive cities in Europe, and Tom going to race an 8,000 ft. vert Chinese Downhill in Le Grave, France. Tyson are keeping the Two Plank train running straight to Austria.

For now we climbed the latter, which leads to restricted roof access (come on, you can’t tell us not to do something and expects us to abide), and editing photos overlooking the catching town of St. Mortiz. We’re out to go send Switzerland off in traditional Après style. More from there and watch for the Swiss Alps video blog hitting this week.

Schoolhouse Square

The VW Touraeg

The highest Spot around

Davos was a wide awakening from the quite little towns at Lenzerheide and Valbella. There was enough traffic to film a great time-lapse, 5 massive mountains with unsurpassed lift access, and the best nightlife of the trip. Needless to say, we highly recommend Davos.

As Davos, as well as many resorts here close the week after Easter, things are winding down from full speed. Which is a cloaked blessing; this place would be a mad house at full steam. We would make our way down the narrow two-way streets, hop a bus, and hop a cog railroad that gains about 2,000 vert feet, to the top of the Parsenn mountain resort. Much to our surprise, there was a big mountain freeride comp, taking place off of the peak. The level of competition is certainly not what we are used to traveling on IFSA events. As a result of not entering this comp on a whim, Tyson now realizes that it was an 8,000 Euro mistake.

But its not all bad, the day turned out to be Tyson’s most productive day in front of the lens all season (which is saying a lot). Over 10 first track line descents were laid in place that day, and one in particular (picture 18), shot better than mini faces all season, thus earning the name “mini AK”.

Meeting back up with the Liberty boys of Lesh and Applegate, we took them to many of the same goods from the day before. Stepping up to bigger lines, and fluid mid-face drops was David Lesh; who as many of you know comes from an all jib/park background. The talent surely stands out in this kid. We could put him on top of just about anything, and he would charge into it with full confidence. Often popping over a cornice just to set some rhythm to his run. Lesh is certainly going to be a huge asset for the Liberty Skis team with 2 highly diversified film segments for us this year.

Applegate was also more than holding his own, charging lines at full speed, we could still hear him giggling to him self the whole way down. The stoke level is sky high with this kid! Still charging equally as hard, was our editorial staff of Tom Winter and Derek Taylor (watch for their cameo appearances in the web update). The line of the day had to go to Tyson, with a ski racing background, comprised with several years on the big mountain world tour with countless podiums; this was his stomping ground.

Returning to the same face from the day before, the wind had filled all tracks and the face delivered a compete rebate to us. First lining up a similar line just skiers left, T charged a line with no remorse, and stomping a 40 foot exit air to straight-line out. Only to one up himself by returning to throw down a 800 ft. vert. straight-line of the entire face. Oh yea, without poles and a HD camera in hand for a full-rez POV shot.

To celebrate the best week ever, we took back out the streets of Davos where everything is open until 6am, basically when the crew back home is just getting out. We met up with some really welcoming natives on spring break from Zurich, who lined up as our tour guides around the city of Davos. Leading us to the most core scene I’ve yet seen in Europe; a local twenty-five room core snowboard hotel and nightclub. They were certainly not shy to accommodate a few pro skiers from the states, and introduced us to a top Swiss-German rapper, and his duo team of younger brothers that brought the house down at the turntables.
Running ourselves out of the scene far earlier than close due to an extremely strong US dollar; it was costing about $27 US for a Colorado style Go Fast and Vodka. Therefore the local pilsner seemed to be the consensus. Arising to an early morning to pack and get some last laps in at Parsenn, we again stuffed the Touraeg, and set off for St. Moritz…

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Pic 18, “mini-AK”

Apres, Apres

Tyson atop Davos’s Parsenn resort

Much to our immediate surprise, we were graced by the sounds of an approaching euro-chopter, which is a knock off to its American big brother, the A Star B2. After nearly landing on our head, the bombs were loaded, and access was granted. Following this amazing opportunity, our old friend from the Slalom Bar graced (or lack thereof) us with his presence, Theo.

Theo has an attitude and style like no other, compete with a self-accreditation as a professional skier, and a pole plant steez all of his own; the day was turning interesting. Several incredible laps were made on the lower half of the mountain, skiing epic Swiss trees with a fresh half meter from the previous night. At the strike of noon, we were lined up at the tram, just our crew, and three local snowboarders for some of the best lift access chutes and fingers I have seen.

The Theo story began when we were introduced to a gentleman who alerted us that there was a local watering hole owned by a local ski top sheet designer. Plastered on the walls were one of-a-kind edition of Vokle and Nordica skis. To welcome us, the bar was lit on fire several times, many combustible items thrown into the fire, and incredible bar games such as the hungry hippo, and nails were in store for the guys.

Back to the reason why we are here, the women; I mean the skiing. Cloud cover remained heavy, and the faint light of the sun was washing out all color, we opted to shoot some tight chutes in hopes of color definition from the nearby rocks. When mediocrity was the result, we opted for one final lap at Lenzerheide.

Atop the tram, we were witness to another sick break, the sky parted as if Moses himself was walking though, and we finally got our bluebird in the final hour. A single 2 hour lap was made with the whole crew (Tibljas, Winter, Taylor, Lesh, Bolduc, and Applegate), shredding first tracks down a 1200t vert series of splitting chutes; complete with a backdrop second to none. Sliding snow was thwarted, and legs were on fire (Tyson denies the leg burn).

Making our way back to our Villa to check out we took to the buses. Loaded down our V10 Touraeg (compliments of VW, Liberty Skis, and Mr. Tom Winter) with over 400 lbs of gear on the roof, and a SUV full inside. Tom, David, and Alex set off into the sunset to Davos, where Derek, Tyson, and myself grabbed some of the local brews, and boarded an autobus bound for the same destination.

More from the Swiss chronicles: to come following our Davos pillaging.

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We seem to always stay near loud ass clock towers

Waiting for the clouds to lift and heli to drop the bombs

And the sky is blue, in large part thanks to our efforts the night before. Our last run at here; very lucky we got this.

At wheels up, I peered out the window hoping we didn’t see smoke coming from the damaged truck in to lot, which began the free adult beverages that began flowing compliments on Luftansia and United’s Star Alliance. With a transfer in Frankfurt, and running into a old high school friend, we realized we were far from home, but not too far from friends. Filled with scenic train rides and sketchy bus rides at best, arrival in Lenserheide finally came 20 hours later.

Coupled with massive language barriers, no street signs, and a severe lack of landmarks due to heavy cloud cover, it took a good hour looking for our house toting about 200 lbs. in gear on foot; and to meet up with Tom Winter from Freeskier and TWM, Derek Taylor from Powder, and athletes Tyson Bolduc, David Lesh with Liberty Skis, and Alex Applegate.

Come nightfall, we resided to our rooms, only to be awakened by none other than The Tyson Bolduc arriving late from an exclusive heli shoot in Northern Norway. Funny enough, he spent several hours running over the hills of Valbella and ditched his luggage; much, much wiser than my plan.

Come daybreak, the time-lapse of the sunrise we planned on didn’t go down due to the massive snowflakes pummeling the 3000 vertical feet. By 10 am, there was a fresh 18 inches on the ground, and all lifts other an a low angle quad, and several T-bars were open for business to visibility, avalanche, FA-18 Hornet combat training engine noises above the cloud cover, and wind dangers.

So Tyson, Derek, Tom and myself set to the boot packs and skin tracks in search of the goods. Incredible wind deposits and face shots were had above the open lift service. Our crew awaked the sleepy remote resort in the middle of the Swiss Alps. The trip, as well as the following evening was, was graced with the presents of Christine; Tom’s local contact who spread the love and hooked all of our travels/experiences up while in Lenserheide.

Dumping on our first night

The Slalom Bar on FIRE

Tyson and Derek making the sky blue

Nearing the dinner hour, it looked like the storm would break. Meeting up with old friends Cox and Katie; as well as athletes Max Kuszaj Heath Ordway, and Jesse Hall, it appeared the trip would be all time. We got an early start the next day, setting out to one of our favorite resorts, Brighton. Conditions were great, but battles with the light were making our efforts ever more complicated.

Later in the week, the sun finally broke out, and we were at the top of Wolverine as soon as the boot pack was in. Some amazing shots came out of this session, and Heath threw down his most fluid line of the season off of the eastern wall.

Part 2: “The luck has run out” The UT curse on the truck furthers with the severing of the break line. After limping the truck 4 miles through stop light city in downtown SLC; via a series of combinations consisting of downshifting and e-braking; we get the truck into the off-road shop. The next several days were to be spent in the SLC area, and our luck came back when the US Freeskiing Nationals arrived in Snowbird. This gave us a chance to kick it with several friends and other athletes who were off shoots for the World Tour like John Nicholetta, Kiffor Berg, and Aaron Estrada. And final props to Crossman for taking the title at the bird! Special thanks to MSI for the Snowbird hook up! –Back to CO for a night, then to I’m off to the Alps to meet with the Liberty Skis team and Tyson Bolduc; where Max is off to AK for some much needed heli time all captured on HD.

Cox, Mancini, and Kruser; post Trails

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The whip in Park City

Wolverine Cirque with Mancini, Kuszaj, Ordway, and Tibljas

The cirque. Please do not disturb Max Mancini

Mancini and Aaron Estrada in a closed area on Snowmass

Tats and I holding it down at Eric’s

Crested Butte, CO

“Taking a leap of faith can be portrayed in many ways. Today it was a leap of confidence and trust off a 100 ft cliff in the Colorado backcountry. I had been looking at the area for a few months, and yesterday set up the situation perfectly. I tried to jump another part of the cliff yesterday, but overshot my target by 20 to 30 feet and ended up taking the jump to about 80 to 90 feet down. Therefore, I felt confident in the conditions as well as my personal conditioning to be capable to take the impact of such a drop. However, the mountains in Colorado are much like Utah and do not yield very steep landings below such large cliffs like this so there was no possible way to as we say in the industry “stick” it, but with a controlled drop to the side of my body to disperse the impact I popped right out and skied down to my friends awaiting nervously below. To many this sounds crazy, but calculated risk is a better description. You will have to check out Two Plank Productions video this fall for coverage of the days antics, but take a look at the picture and you can see where I landed…. Good times!”

More of our secret zone

Yup, that me entertaining myself while Tyson and Furimsky hike it

The infamous straight-line

Albers and Van G Killing the house jib. Cover shot???

On the other front, the US Open went very successful as many of our friends and athletes who built outstanding results for them selves. Congrats to Colby for the big air win. Moving from the US Open, we now are temporally residing in the Salt Lake Area for the next week as we continue to shoot deep deep powder, and big lines. Today, taking a weather break to day for some much needed computer time, and mapping out tomorrow in Big Cottonwood canyon; some sick line/cliff options to parallel Freeskier Magazine’s “08 Buyers Guide Ski Test”. Props to the Discrete Headwear crew for touring us around, and Ryan Moore for the basement without heat to crash in.

Special thanks for Danni at Brighton, Jay and Nick at Solitude, and Connie at Alta for the accommodations!

Later this week, we’re expecting to cross state lines again headed for CO, and watching tons of DVDs in the truck on the way. Thanks for all of your support and contributions.

Corey filming Tyson take a picture of him, yeah, we’re confused too

Tyson’s line across from Alta

On the business end, after day one, we’re proud to announce new sponsor and partnership deals with Liberty Skis and Blizzard Skis. With several more meetings to go, were going to wrap up this update and get everything squared away from our king suites. The evening hours were spent over Sushi, Sapporo, and setting up a Euro road trip with Tom Winter from Freeskier, Derek Taylor from Powder, and athletes David Lesh, Tyson Bolduc, and Alex Applegate to take place in the end of March. After several state of the union addresses for all of our A Listers, designing the ad layouts for Freeskier Magazine, and athlete poster meetings, we board planes back to Denver to drive straight to the US Open. The 3 straight months on the road rolls on…

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Getting table ready on the bus

Julian and the Discrete Crew

Our SLC host, Ryan Moore

The girls of Mark Cuban from Sunset Tan, and we’re at their table.

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Tyson and Nicole on the Freeskier Bus

The look at night

The crew in the FS bus

Josh Finbow

Icer Air - Onward!
Video - High Res - 2007 Icer Air, Produced by Corey Tibljas, Dan McClung, Michael Scenningsen, and Josh Finbow. Filmed and Edited by Josh Finbow. Onward!!

Check the Photo’s out in the Image Gallery, and the video on TwoPlank TV!!

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About the Film Fest:
In the fall of 2003, I began creating a new kind of film festival to showcase action-sport films. I realized that just like my films, there were other film producers that had great films but no place to showcase them. Fronting the entire cost on credit cards, I forged ahead and created the first annual Steamboat Outdoor Film Festival, nearly filling the ballroom of the Steamboat Sheraton with only three weeks of modest promotion. Four ski and snowboard films were showcased and a new festival was born.

With the great response of 2003, I teamed up with the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation to further the festival. Morphing the title into the Steamboat Mountain Film Festival and moving the festival to the Steamboat Grand Ballroom enabled an audience of 600+ which was over the capacity for the room. The festival also enjoyed more luxuries and the addition of competition as the 2004 festival films were judged by members of Warren Miller Entertainment. Winners received prize money and the titles of Best Ski/Snow sport Action film and the overall Best Film were awarded.

By 2005, the festival had grown into a three day weekend which showcased films from around the world on the first two nights and the final night showcasing the Northwest Colorado Outdoor Action Film Contest with the best ski/snowboard action films judged again by the team at Warren Miller. The festival received great reviews and thank you letters poured in from the festival’s audience.

The 2006 festival will built on the progress made in 2005 by including a new component to the film contest. On the first night of the festival, short action-sport teasers were shown. From the original eight, the audience determined the final three, which were shown in full length on Sunday night. This created the opportunity to involve the audience due to their active role in the showings. Additionally, Saturday night featured a collection of top action films from around the world.

For 2007, we have even more in store including a new venue and a television show. Details will be coming July 30th, stay tuned!

While youre there, check out the 2007 athlete promo for our boi, David Lesh

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Video - ipod stream -[LIVE broadband stream] First skiing of the year: 09/29/07 at Brighton Resort, Utah. Also featuring the DNA Evolution Tour Ogden Finals. Thanks to DNA for hosting the tour, keeping skiing and snowboarding alive throughout the summer!

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Available for stream in HD, TVres, and ipod res. Check them out! Downloadable versions in all three formats will be available Oct. 15th, as well as the new clip’s launch on myspace, youtube, ifilm, and more…

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-Story to come within the week.

-Sunday September 30, 2007, (Fairplay, CO) At approximately 2:50 PM MT, Pro telemark skier Max Mancini was traveling with his girlfriend, Molly Jackson, southbound from the Denver area to their home in Crested Butte on US 285. On their way home, they were involved in a horrific car accident with at least two other vehicles at highway speeds in opposing directions.

According to those close to the family and confirmed by Colorado State Patrol Officers, tragically, Molly did not survive the accident; of which we all deeply regret. Additionally, Mancini was found by first responders unconscious, and was later determined to have a skull fracture and suffered broken ribs.

All friends and family of Max and Molly are deeply hit by the tragedy. All of our most sincere thoughts and prayers go out to the Mancini’s and Jackson’s.

Two Life Flight helicopters were landed directly at the scene as officers closed the highway for 2 hours. In all, three individuals were flown directly to St. Anthony’s central in Denver, and two were taken to area hospitals.

About 1 mile north from an area known as Como (on a notoriously dangerous section of highway through the Fairplay/Southpark Valley) Mancini and Jackson’s BMW came into contact with a Lexus SUV, and collided with a Toyota Tacoma which appeared to hit the right front side of the BMW.

According to the Colorado State Patrol:
“At 2:50 p.m. on Sunday, a black BMW traveling southbound on 285 crossed over into the opposite lane and collided with a northbound Lexus LX300, causing the Lexus to go off the road and roll two times. The BMW began to rotate and collided its right side with a red Toyota Tacoma heading northbound. The BMW rotated clockwise a quarter turn and came to rest on its wheels facing west. The Toyota rotated a quarter turn clockwise, rolled a quarter roll, and came to rest on its left side.

The passenger in the BMW died at the scene. Helicopters flew three people and two people were taken by ambulance to area hospitals with moderate to serious injuries. Alcohol and drugs are not suspected.”

-The news of a crash first broke to the crew while in Denver immediately after the accident, a mutual friend returning home as well, reported that it was possibly the worst crash they had ever seen. Unknowing who was involved, they allowed the scene to local emergency responders flocking from virtually every direction, including the sky, to attempt to aid Mancini and Jackson; as well as several others involved. Using state of the art hydraulic rescue tools, firefighter and rescue workers freed the victims from the vehicles and transferred them to EMS officials.

Mancini, appearing in our first DVD movie “The Next Episode” has been a huge supporter of our efforts, and often combined forces along with his telemark film company, Falling Forward Films. Mancini has always been a shining light whenever present, and Jackson was supreme companion for our friend.

Max is recovering in a Denver ICU, and is making progress. Only 2 days after the accident, his physical therapists were able to get him walking around. As he spends much time resting and recovering, family and friends note that all thoughts are very appreciated.

Again we want to send our best to both families and all effected from the accident. More information on this story, as well as Max’s progress, will become available as soon as possible.

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Corey Tibljas, owner of Two Plank Productions, Shares Stage with Denver Mayor

Denver, September 25, 2007— Corey Tibljas, a 21 year old from Crested Butte, won the 18-21 year old age category at the 6th Annual Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs. The Celebration is sponsored by the Young Americans Center for Financial Education and was held at the Belmar Center in Lakewood. Corey, whose business is Two Plank Productions—named after the two planks used for skis—is one of four winners in this business competition for Colorado youth.

Each winner in the competition received $1,000 to be used towards his or her business or education. In addition, they receives the honor of being paired with a Presenting Mentor – a prominent Denver businessperson to whom they can look to for business advice and guidance. Corey’s mentor, the honorable John Hickenlooper, Mayor of Denver and entrepreneur, presented his check and engraved award after the audience enjoyed watching a video of Corey meeting and talking business with the Mayor at his office. Corey graciously recognized all the other entrepreneurs in the audience and encouraged them to keep up their hard work.

About Two Plank Productions and Other Winners
Corey founded Two Plank Productions in 1999 and now has a crew of four to film and produce award-winning adventure sports footage, DVD content and films. Two Plank is the only small production company invited to participate in Powder Magazine’s 2007 Movie Awards.

The 2007 Crested Butte Reel Fest will feature a new program of action sports short films.
Crested Butte’s 10th annual film festival, which will be held from August 8th through the
12th, is looking to encourage locals of all ages to capture their athletic adventures on film,
and to share their daring feats with their community.

“Our community is so fortunate to have professional film companies like Matchstick
Productions and Two Plank Productions right here in town. Their work, along with the
work of other sports film production companies undoubtedly inspires amateurs
throughout the valley. It’s not hard to spot skiers, snowboarders, rock climbers, and
bikers filming themselves throughout the year. Reel Fest is excited to showcase their
work for the first time,” says Allison Keagle, a member of the Reel Fest Board of
Directors.

While the program may put the spotlight on local amateur filmmakers and athletes, Reel
Fest welcomes submissions from professional film companies, as well as submissions
from filmmakers outside of the Gunnison Valley. The Fest is also exploring additional
related programs, such as workshops to help filmmakers improve the quality of their
work.

Two productions accepted from the Two Plank crew were slated to show down to finish up the summer. The films selected for screening were Two Plank’s acclaimed HDV project “Screenplay” and the award winning short documentary, “The Moment” were among a handful of great other screenings to conclude the festival. Check out “The Moment” and the trailer for “Screenplay” on our

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page. “Screenplay” is being featured at the new discounted rate of 14.99 at the TwoPlank Store.

One of the Crested Butte Reel Fest’s Co-Founder’s was then - local filmmaker Robert A. Nowotny. He was also a member of the Board of Directors for the Center for the Arts in Crested Butte, Colorado. Robert decided to have a fundraiser screening of seven short films made by filmmakers he knew. It was the middle of the winter of 1997 in the Rocky Mountains and he advertised that anyone wearing shorts would get in for half price. The response to the screening was overwhelming and people had to be turned away!

This year, James and Corey were unable to attend the first three days of the festival due to downhill mountain bike shoots all week in Snowmass, CO. After three nights of no sleep from the eclectic Aspen night life, followed up by 7AM call times, the boyz went straight to the Hill Top pool in Snowmass village, kicking it and debating the ages of fellow guests; before truckin’ ass back over 2 passes to make it back to the home town of Crested Butte just in time to catch the first of the “Sport Shorts” film screening. Several other Two Plank locals were in attendance like Berman, Furimsky, Boulding, and Hannan. The crew was extremely stoked with the attendance and the audience’s response to their films before taking the party to the local hotness, LoBar. Two Plank wants to thank the CB Reel Fest for extending their festival into the abstract category of action sports film. -TP

On Thursday, September 20, dozens of outstanding young Colorado entrepreneurs will be honored at the 6th Annual Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs. Twelve of these successful young business owners will receive cash awards and plenty of accolades from the 700 guests in attendance.

This year Corey Tibljas, age 21 of Crested Butte, is one of the 12 talented finalists in our competition. Corey founded Two Plank Productions in 1999 and now has a crew of four to film and produce award-winning adventure sports footage, DVD content and films. Two Plank is the only small production company invited to participate in Powder Magazine’s 2007 Movie Awards. Tibljas finds a ready market for his extreme sport entertainment content and video production services. He credits his success to flexibility, diversity and professionalism. “All of these traits,” he adds, “work to provide the quality products my clients, fans and viewers expect.”

Tibljas takes up to two years to produce a feature film to allow time for school. He’s a senior at Western State majoring in Business and Economics . With his latest feature due out in 2008, Tibljas is working to acquire a resort sports network affiliate that could double his clients. He is also collaborating with a high school friend on a script for an independent film to be set in the Midwest. Tibljas gives back to his community as a volunteer fire fighter and EMT.

Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs benefits the programs of Young Americans Center for Financial Education, a nonprofit that reaches more than 47,000 youth annually with hands-on programs and real-life experiences that promote financial savvy and self-sufficiency. Visit yacenter.org to learn more.

From best selling authors like Jack Welch and Jim Cramer, comes the next two installments in the Two Plank Chronic-els:
Reports from the Reel Fest, &
Two Plank Signs its First Rap Deal; or is it Wrap??
Round 1: James Wilkinson at his first Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Keep checking back with us every week for the new drop of our online store, and the much awaited team pages.

**Plus: Check out the new story of our tales from Snowmass - News - Story - Pics - All New and Included**

With three consecutive nights out on the streets of a little place called Aspen, a few anonymous members of the team have essentially broken even after the payday. Nonetheless, high quality bike talent, mixed with cocktails, scarce sleep, adrenaline, Go Fast!, and High Def equipment; not to mention the skillz of the crew – assure that this show will fire on all cylinders.

This fast paced half-hour show will feature the thrills, spills, and chills of this annual mountain bike classic. It will be shown on Altitude Entertainment Sports Network in early Fall of 2007, It will also air on Versus and on COMCAST cable this coming Fall.

Show, tell and sell your products or services. The program is guaranteed to run at least 10 times in prime times on weekdays & weekends. Advertisers will reach over 4 million TV homes in six western states on Altitude. COMCAST reaches another 850 thousand homes in Colorado!

Please visit www.jsptv.com/John Sandy Productions - for show times and show sponsor info.

Throughout the course of the last six months, the crew has been teaming up with some of the most original and best producer - directors in the action sports TV scene. With the crew working on national TV syndicated programs and special event coverage, Tibljas states that “It is a great opportunity for the crew, as it gives them a chance to work in a new realm, and see the industry through a new lens; accordingly, we are all motivated as ever which shows in the editing effort put into our new ski feature”.

As this team of college students pushes forward, they have had the profound opportunity to work with legendry greats like John “Sandy”, President of JSP Broadcast; Brian Lippy of FusionTV (and a former co-worker at Tibljas’ home town TV station and RSN affiliate, CBTV28 with Noah Wight); in addition to several members of the local media at KUSA NBC, KDVR FOX, and The Weather Channel.

Some other notable highlights Tibljas points out, is that as they are working on a two-year production schedule for their upcoming ski film, which allows them to produce a professional caliber film, while clearing the hurdles of full time student schedules. This will also allow Two Plank to aim for the sky, even with the constraints of a limited operational budget for film production.

“The largest benefit of the TV productions we are getting into,” Tibljas adds, “is that we can work on two projects at once, and increase funds for the planned extravagant international travels of the upcoming 2007/2008 winter season we have set up for the riders!” This sets up a great foundation for Two Plank as they are gearing up for the second season of feature production.

The master plan for the company is to continue growing as a business; through both brand extension and new company acquisitions. Two Plank plans to continue to add to its TV production collection, with new associate productions with JSP for the Snowmass Summer Series, Pikes Peak Hill Climb, and final cut on a TV pilot for the Elk Mountain Grand Traverse; on top of the currently airing spots of the 07 US Freeskiing Extremes, 07 Slush Huck Championship, SnowMotion, RSN clips, and High Alpine Events.

As for the film side, Tibljas is planning on releasing a dual disk feature. One being the action packed thriller, and the second a “Behind the Athletes Eyes” documentary film. Tibljas advises fans to keep their eyes peeled for the three-part movie trailer, with the first to be released in late July, accompanied by large magazine placement and Promo-events. More information and entertainment can bee seen on the newly designed twoplnk.com (Complete: July 07). - ©2PP

he Beating is an amateur film festival held in Silverton, Colorado. Meant to be a core version of “The Meeting” held in Aspen, The Beating brought out some of the best crashes, most hilarious outtakes, and some quality skiing footage. Contestants entered 5 minute short films to be judged by a panel of experts. The grand prize was a trip to Los Angeles to meet with the Studio 411 crew and learn as much as possible about the professional film-making process.
I got a chance to ask Corey Tiblijas a few questions after Two Plank Productions took home a flurry of awards.

FS: How does it feel to not only win Best overall movie, but to have both of Two Plank’s shorts tie for Best overall movie?

CT: It was a great feeling. While sitting in the audience with Jeff after winning two of the sub categories, the tension was off since we weren’t leaving empty handed. The suspense definetely built up as Jen was announcing the winners. When she said there was a tie I never could have imagined that we tied ourselves. Needless to say, that was a clutch win and a great break from years of filmmaking.

FS: Tell us about the Sickbird award. What is it and why did “The Moment” win?

CT: The sick bird award was the icing on the cake as there were a lot of ski shots and stunts showcased in other films at the Beating. This award is handed out to the defining movie or shots that make people get out of their seats and yell. After extensive research from our 22 show movie tour of Screenplay, we have seen what shots of ours work for that criteria. We used simply the best of the best of our HD shots from the past season. From first ever ski BASE locations, to pointing it down a 3 foot wide chute about 200ft long; the shots fired on all cylinders.

FS: You won a trip to Studio 411 in California. What do you hope to learn on this trip?

CT: It will be great to actually get a run through of full scale operation, not to mention the distributor that represented the best of the best. So much learning can come from even the smallest amount of practical experience. We are all really excited to go to LA and sit down with the 411 crew!

FS: What do you think is the most interesting part of the film making process?

CT: We all feel that the most interest aspect is seeing months and months of very hard work from almost 50 people pay off. When all of the pieces of the puzzle come together and you can suck your own interest into your project, it is then when you feel a sense of accomplishment; that fact that you are able to entertain yourself with something that can be old footage with a new edit. The actual job description of this business is the best part, each of us work in every aspect of the business, and we’re on call for everything 24/7. It never stops, and that is the way we like to keep the momentum go