Ontario photographer Richard Roth teamed up with filmer Brian Hunt to document a few days of shooting with some local riders, spanning Horseshoe Resort, Walkerton, and Blue Mountain Resort. From a clean setup at Horseshoe, getting wrecked on a children's sled, to getting creative with a night shoot, Rich kept himself and the riders busy. Check out the video along with some photos that came from the shoots. And fellas, get ready ro cringe.

Rough estimate, how many shots did you take over the three sessions? How many shots were keepers?
Luckily the guys I was working with could GTS (get the shot) first or second try so there weren't too many throwaways. Skelhorn threw down a toejam lipslide 270 out and Smolik had a front board 50-50, back one out, both at Horseshoe. Those were my favourite first tries of the day for sure. Overall we walked away with about a dozen good shots from each location and got some good sequences from Horseshoe.

Where'd you wrangle up the guys you shot with?
Skelhorn is only a yell away from my house, so he's always easy to grab for a shoot. The Horseshoe Resort crew were a mix of friends that work in the park and Harry who is always sick to shot with. For the Walkerton rail and Blue Mountain shoot I brought along a few friends from Vert Agencies who I've shot with before. Ontario has no shortage of riders who will throw down anytime, anywhere.

Who else have you been shooting with this year?
It's kind of weird... at the beginning of every season I start off stoked to travel and shoot with my friends and meet new people to shoot. It always seems like everything is going according to my pre-season plan but then January comes and then WHAMMY, my entire plan goes out the window. All the events start up, and I seem to spend 75% of the seasons traveling around to shoot them. I love the events since I get to see everyone I haven't seen since last year. Especially with events like You Look Good with multiple stops, I get to see people like Andrew Singleton over and over again, and if you know Singleton, that's definitely a job perk. I also shot a ton of other non-snowboarding related things this season: automotive, modeling, advertising, slippers (don't ask...) and a ton of my shoes at parties I don't remember attending: http://www.rothphoto.ca/gallery/floor/index.html

Are you stoked on Horseshoe's setup? It looks pretty legit.
Ya, the Horseshoe staff did a great job on it. Looks big, shoots well and it's in a great open spot to setup all the equipment Brian Hunt and I had. The rest of the park was sick too. There is a wall ride there that is always awesome to shoot; I like it so much I used it on my Christmas card from Rothphoto. Horseshoe stepped up their park set up big time this year. I'm hoping they keep up their progression next year; I am already stoked to see what Matt Baird and the rest of the crew come up with for next season.

Thanks to the high-tech beauty of the RED camera, I can almost feel your pain on the sled bail. How're the balls?
I can still feel the pain when I watch that clip. It's hilarious, but absolutely painful. My boys are okay, but my ‘someone' keeps making jokes that they look different now. I guess the pain is the on going karma from stealing a sled from a small child. Just kidding... maybe.

I heard the footage went to a good cause...?
Haha, take comfort and sleep well knowing your children and loved ones will be safer due to my reckless actions. A ‘Safety First' type campaign picked up the footage for a little ‘think before you act‘-type material. I'll have to let you know when and where it pops up.

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Related:
Push.ca at the Ride Shakedown: Day 2 (Roth photos)
Shakedown Party Gallery (Roth photos)
Hey Winter, Thanks for Showing Up! Horseshoe Valley