Two Plank releases “STORM CYCLES” on EPIC TV
April 2nd, 2014FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –
January 28, 2014
(Crested Butte, CO) Skiing isn’t something that most people would describe as accessible. If you aren’t lucky enough to live within a few hundred miles of a ski area then you have to try pretty hard to get at all the fresh powder the mountains hold. Or, so you thought.
The boys from Storm Cycles are here to prove that idea wrong. Skiing isn’t just accessible to those who live close, it’s for everyone – including those who live in what some may call, The Metropolis.
This winter, 4 athletes and 2 producers, in collaboration with Amtrack set out on the road to prove that the traditional idea of the “Ski Train†is still alive and well even today. The athletes, Thayne Rich, Hayden Price, Whit Voucher and Caleb Brown along with producers Trent Bona and TJ David left their home towns and traveled to Chicago, IL to jump on a train and start their journey – which they quickly realized would be nothing short of an adventure.
The guys started to realize that the idea of ski touring by train opened up an easy, relaxing way of travel. With no security or baggage fees and instead complementary meals, they just hopped on the train and went along for the ride. Once aboard the crew was free to socialize, relax, eat, drink, and sleep only to be awoken to a new venue in the morning.
The first leg of this newfound adventure took them to Essex, Montana and the home of Glacier Adventure Guides. At this first stop the crew was able to tour the Flathead National Forest as well as the Coal Creek Glacier National Park before heading back to the train station to start the second leg of their trip.
Next came Amtrack #7 – The Empire Builder – which carried them across the state of Montana to Whitefish and the home of The Great Northern Powder Guides. Here the guys got to experience copious amounts of pow as they trekked their way out to a remote back country yurt to spend a few days cat skiing.
Stop number three landed the crew in Leavenworth, WA where they were hosted by Stevens Pass, and a whole bunch of powder. When describing this leg of the trip, Producer Trent Bona, couldn’t stop describing all of the pow dumping from the skies, it seems that it never ceased snowing the whole time they were there.
The final leg of their adventure took the team across the boarder into Vancouver on Amtrack’s Cascade Line. From there they hopped on a bus and headed deep into the mountains where they were hosted by Whistler. With all the early season pow falling the athletes had to get their final slice of the pie before heading home to their respective towns.
Throughout their journey the crew truly proved you don’t have to live at the base of a mountain to experience world class ski destinations. To check out the Storm Cycles web series and the once in a lifetime adventure of these fine gentlemen head over to epictv.com or twoplank.com. There will be a series of episodes covering their journey being released over the next few months. You can also #stormcycles to see more!
