Category Finalist 2007: playground

Vitek Ludvik

On the second day of this trip, I was with Martin and Tommy. We were supposed to ride the same U-shaped valley as the day before, but it was all tracked out. We circled around the peak and flew to Tomahawk, a huge mountain with a face full of snow and big crevasses across the foot where the snow meets the glacier. I would get a nice view of a turn or two from the hillside, but it wasn’t possible to see the mountain, which was really beautiful. I decided to stay in the helicopter; the pilot and guide removed the door, and we hung out of it commando style.

Tommy went first and Martin second. These were the best rides of the whole trip — no others would be so impressive.

Athlete: Tommy Brunner
Location: Haines, AK, USA

TECHNICAL INFO

• Camera: Canon EOS-3
• Lens: 70–200 mm f/2.8
• Film: Fuji 100
• Focal length, 35 mm: 200 mm
• F-stop: 8.0
• Shutter speed: 1/800