So when Nic went down to Utah for the Salt Lake Shootout he flew on Horizon Air and flipped open the airline’s magazine in the seat back pocket. Lo and behold he saw me. The shot was taken by Bruce Rowles last winter and I had no idea it was used anywhere. The shot is courtesy of Fairmont Hotels so Bruce probably sold it to them without knowing where it would end up. Nic brought me back a copy and I’m pretty stoked. Even though we want our skiing shots to be published in magazines like Powder, Skiing, and The Ski Journal, my guess is Horizon Air has a much bigger circulation than any of those magazines. Although they did spell my name wrong Athen instead of Athan.

Hopefully PMGear will be stoked as it is one of the first shots published of me that really shows the skis I am riding, the incredible lhasa pows!

I haven’t really heard of any of my hard work from last winter being published through the actual photographer, just through friends who happen to see it. Perhaps there are more out there and I will never know.

Still busy as can be shooting for Dendrite Studios debut ski film. I believe we have a title as well after a brainstorming session in the hot tub at Selkirk Wilderness Skiing.

-Athan