BOURN - A Ski Film by Micah Evangelista

Breckenridge / Telluride, Colorado, USA | Active: 2012-present public record | Known for: Faction films, bike-to-ski projects, former slopestyle competition, environmental storytelling | Current: Faction athlete and creative Iceland Wind With Skis On The Bike The Iceland road climbed into whiteout, skis strapped to a loaded bike, wind hitting hard enough to make balance feel temporary. Cody Cirillo and photographer Matthew Tufts were partway through a winter circumnavigation of Iceland’s Ring Road, carrying ski gear across 1,700 kilometers instead of driving to the next line. That scene explains Cirillo’s current career better than a slopestyle result sheet.... Read more on the Athlete page

Glacier, Washington / Mt. Baker | Active public archive: BOURN, 2022 | Known for: family ski culture, Mt. Baker backcountry, Micah Evangelista’s home story | Role: skier, mother, local voice, ski-family narrator Glacier Snow Before The Skin Track Vanished The trees above Glacier held wet Pacific Northwest snow, heavy enough to mute voices and erase a skin track by afternoon.... Read more on the Athlete page

Glacier, Washington | Active backcountry skier and filmmaker | Public markers: Mt. Baker, BOURN, Actual Air, Year Later, Under/Cover, Outdoor Research, K2 | Main lane: natural features, foot-powered backcountry, Pacific Northwest film skiing Mt. Baker With The Trees Loaded The storm had left Mt.... Read more on the Athlete page

Fall City / Bellingham, Washington | Active backcountry skier and film athlete | Public markers: Faction, Outdoor Research, Mt. Baker, The Falcon, Confluence, Roots, Abstract, CHILE | Spirit of the Volcano, The Approach | Main lane: pillows, steep chutes, natural jumps, ski touring, Pacific Northwest backcountry Mt. Baker With The Landing Still Breathing The Mt.... Read more on the Athlete page

North Cascades ski area near Glacier, Washington | Known for: 688 inch average snowfall, 1140 inch world record season, Shuksan Arm, Hemispheres, natural halfpipe terrain, and Legendary Banked Slalom culture | Season: winter to spring depending on storm cycles | Best for: powder skiers, natural-feature riders, backcountry-aware freeriders, and Pacific Northwest storm trips Shuksan Snowfall At The End Of Highway 542 Mt. Baker Ski Area sits at the end of State Route 542 near Glacier, Washington, closer to Mount Shuksan than to the summit of Mount Baker itself. The official mountain stats explain the myth quickly: 1,000 acres, 1,500 feet of vertical rise, a 5,089 foot top elevation at Chair 8, and a 688 inch average annual snowfall based on the resort’s 15 year figure.... Read more on the Location page

0, Pivot 15, Pivot 18, Upgrade Kit, Second Ski Kit, tech-toe uphill efficiency and Look Pivot downhill confidence | Focus: giving aggressive skiers a no-compromise hybrid system for resort, sidecountry, sled-access, backcountry bootpacks and big-mountain descents. 2012 Teton roots and the no-compromise binding idea CAST Touring is not a ski manufacturer, outerwear brand or film studio. It is a focused American binding hardware company built around one very specific problem: strong skiers wanted to tour uphill without giving up the alpine binding feel they trusted on the descent.... Read more on the Sponsor page

Swiss freeski manufacturer | Founded in 2006 in Verbier by a collective of international skiers | Known for: Studio, Dancer, Agent, Prodigy, La Machine, Candide-era influence, This Is Home, The Collective, Verbier testing and one of the strongest freestyle/freeride athlete teams in skiing | Focus: progressive skis for park, street, freeride, touring, powder and all-mountain skiers who want creativity, performance and freedom in the same tool. Verbier in 2006 and the small rebellion against old alpine rules Faction is one of the most important modern freeski brands. It is not a legacy race manufacturer that later added wider skis as a side category.... Read more on the Sponsor page

American technical outdoor brand | Founded 1981 in Seattle by nuclear physicist and mountaineer Ron Gregg after a Denali frostbite incident | Known for: X Gaiter origins, Hemispheres Team GORE TEX shells, AscentShell waterproof stretch, ski and ride apparel, gloves, mitts, gaiters and Infinite Guarantee | Focus: weather protection, mountain problem solving and durable gear for ski touring, freeride, climbing and harsh winter use Denali frostbite and the Seattle research method Outdoor Research, often shortened to OR, is not a ski manufacturer, boot company or film studio. It is a Seattle based technical outdoor brand whose ski relevance comes through shells, bibs, gloves, mitts, gaiters, insulation, balaclavas and mountain layers. The origin story explains the entire company.... Read more on the Sponsor page