Alaska,USA

Snowboarder Benferguson Photographer Aaron

BLATT

No, this is not a painting you're looking at. The impossibly silky-looking snow that snowboarder Ben Ferguson is about to land into, like a giant duvet, is as real as it gets; found in Alaska, land of the steep and deep.

The image is taken from Ben's new movie FleetingTime. The film solidifies the 27-year-old's evolution from a top-tier Olympic halfpipe snowboarder to one of the greatest big mountain freeriders of today.

During the two-year filming project, Ben and crew travelled to not only Alaska (Haines and Valdez), but also Whistler, British Columbia; McCall, Idaho; Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Lake Tahoe, California; Japan, and to Ben's home in Oregon at Mt. Bachelor and Mt. Hood, honing in on deep powder, steep peaks and massive jumps.

Starring alongside Ben are some of the biggest names in snowboarding -icons, Olympians and innovators. "Everyone in the movie is an amazing snowboarder; they're some of my favourite people to ride with, and they push me to ride better every time we go out," says Ben.

Ben's goal for FleetingTime was to make a classic snowboard movie like the ones he grew up watching: "Afilm that lives up to those same high standards, stands the test of time and inspires the next generation to get out and ride," says Ben.

Well, it certainly inspires us to get out there ... in powder just a silky smooth ... SCGB Freshtracks Alaska trip 2024, anyone?

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