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Chasing Epic: A Lifetime On Snow

Chasing Epic is a documentation, a visual diary of the past twenty years that I’ve spent on the snow.

BY Jeff Curtes |

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    Terje Haakonsen; North Cascade Heli; Winthrop, WA; January 24, 2007. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Dave Downing; Snow Park; Wanaka, New Zealand; August 5, 2005. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Jake Burton; Mike Wiegele Heli; Blue River, B.C., Canada; March 28, 2007. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Kazu Kokubo; Mt. Cook, New Zealand; August 8, 2010. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Danny Davis; Methven Heli; Methven, New Zealand; August 21, 2011. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Ingemar Backman; The Method; Riksgransen, Sweden; May, 1996. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Gigi Ruef; Mt. Baker, WA; December 13, 2006. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Danny Davis; Timberline Glacier; Mt. Hood, Oregon; June 22, 2005. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Nicolas Mueller; Methven Heli;Methven, New Zealand; August 4, 2006. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Jussi Oksanen; Ice Station Zebra, Methven Heli; Methven, New Zealand; August 10, 2011. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Mads Jonsson; Stewart, B.C., Canada; March 28, 2008. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Kazu Kokubo; Bralorne, B.C., Canada; March 23, 2011. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Terje Haakonsen; Four Tracks, Methven Heli; Methven, New Zealand; August 8, 2008. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Kazu Kokubo; Bralorne, B.C., Canada; March 26, 2011. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Jeremy Jones; Haines, Alaska; April 15, 2009. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Gigi Ruef; Ice Station Zebra, Methven Heli; Methven, New Zealand; August 19, 2007. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Mads Jonsson; Hemsedal, Norway; May 8, 2006. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Keegan Valaika; Bear Mountain; Big Bear Lake, CA; April 23, 2008. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Jussi Oksanen; Bralorne, B.C., Canada; February 7, 2011. Photo: Jeff Curtes

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    Gigi Ruef; Nelson, B.C., Canada; February 6, 2006. Photo: Jeff Curtes

Time has become one of the most precious things in my life — and without a doubt plays a huge role in the collection you see here. For me, my passion for photography has long hinged on the subtle beauty of light, but it’s the seizing of moment and the reflection of years past that really hits home these days. Chasing Epic is a documentation, a visual diary of the past twenty years that I’ve spent on the snow. Of course there’s a lot that isn’t here, both on and off the snow. But I truly cherish and celebrate this collection that came across my light table, and I hope you do also.

The clock is always ticking, so get out there and get your one-more.

To buy the book, Chasing Epic: The Snowboard Photographs of Jeff Curtes, head over to AmmoBooks.com. For more of Curtes work, visit his website. Also, be sure to follow him on Instagram and Like him on Facebook.

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