Classic Stuff…

Ah… mid July. While the population at large is busy sunning themselves on a beach, (or in the case of Boulder, Colorado) next to a creek, I find myself sitting in a super-refrigerated office trying to assemble nearly 400 ski related products and reviews into a coherent buyer’s guide for FREESKIER Magazine. While I toil with ski test intro spreads (and updating this blog), Harvey and Shay do stupid stuff like jogging in 90 degree heat.

It’s been a long time coming… a month or so to be exact. Nimbusindependent.com is live. I started the design phase for this website in conjunction with BNQT.com while in japan, traveling and shooting photos with the Nimbus Crew for their first webisode of the season En Route: Japan. And its the main reason why I haven’t been updating my own blog recently.

Nimbusindependent.com has come along way in a short time since then, thanks in no small part to the tireless efforts of their brilliant and dedicated programmers Derek and Alan. Check out the fruits of everyone’s labor, En Route Japan, shown here in three chunks. if you head to the site you can download the webisode in its entirty in full 1280 x 720 High Definition or iPod versions.

En Route: Japan (Part 1)

En Route: Japan (Part 2)

En Route: Japan (Part 3)

Go to Nimbus Independent for more videos.

So last night after The Sounds concert in Denver, which Intern Becca bailed on, we made our way back to Boulder and ended up at The Downer for a few more drinks. While we were sitting there a group of guys walked in and sat down. Matt, in a state of near belligerence yelled at them “Crispen Porter!”
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Dear Freeskier Magazine, It’s been fun. Real Fun. Volume 11 is almost done. Granted now that I’m claiming this the server will inevitably catch on fire and we’ll loose the last issue before it goes out the door this afternoon.

Despite the fact that I shared an office with a flaming Canadian who’s more interested in 1337 translators and vintage synthesizers than providing me pages to design (jay kaaay!), and the reality that I’ve had to work ungodly hours, often times sleeping on a hard couch from target in a fridged confrence room (ehrm.. “The Target Lounge”), I’ve enjoyed my time here and I’d go so far as to say I’m looking forward to doing it again next season.