I realized pretty quickly just how big and aggressive some of the mountains were down in Nagano Prefecture.

We faced blizzards, sub-zero temperatures, and of course dangerous snow conditions and vertiginous drops. That's what you get when you're working with fickle mother nature - you start out with a solid plan and it always changes, so you have to evolve and adapt.

You know, I wouldn't even call snowboarding a sport, you know for me it's just a way of life

I love to snowboard with no cameras: 100 percent.

Even getting one amazing shot in a pristine environment is what I live for.

I'm passionate about capturing amazing snowboarding action. I get so much out of the artistic endeavor of even getting one amazing shot in a pristine environment, using specialist cameras to showcase how fun and dynamic snowboarding is. That's what I live for.

We're all doing what we love. It's how we express ourselves - operating in a space where you don't know if something is possible or not.