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20th Annual Powder Awards Recognize Top Male and Female Athletes

Powder Awards

The 20th annual Powder Awards winners were announced over the weekend in Aspen, Colorado. The competition was high after last year’s incredible season and multiple top-notch personal and collective films were released over the past few months. Movie of the year went to Eric Pollard and Nimbus Independent’s film, Drawn From Here, the best female performance was awarded to Michelle […]

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Ryan Nadiak | December 11, 2019
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The Definition of Smooth: Nimbus Independent’s “Coordinates”

The guys from Nimbus are into one thing and one thing only: smoothness. The gnarliest lines on Earth? You can have ’em. If it ain’t smooth, they ain’t into it. Theirs is a refreshing look into how a mountain can be ridden. These guys like deep powder, pillows, big airs and smooth transitions. Imagine if you could travel the world in search of these four things. Not a bad life. Chris Benchetler, Eric Pollard, and Pep Fujas just did exactly that and “Coordinates” is what they have to show for it. The movie was shot entirely on GoPo cameras, which is also impressive. […]

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SnowBrains | August 31, 2014
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Nimbus Independent + Snowmobiles in B.C. = “Trading Hits”

Chris Benchetler and Bryan Fox got deep into the B.C. backcountry with their snowmobiles last year. The spent their time there jumping off of things: cliffs, cornices, rollers, and man-made jumps. As per usual, this Nimbus edit has a mellow song, a relaxed vibe, and very flowy lines. “Trading Hits” is short edit based on a sled trip to BC with Chris Benchetler and friend Bryan Fox. The two go hit for hit in the backcountry and show the parallels between Chris’s style of skiing […]

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SnowBrains | November 4, 2013
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Nimbus Independent: “A Road Less Traveled” | 10 Minutes of Chris Benchetler Smoothness

Nimbus Independent has just released this movie all about Chris Benchelter.  It’s essentially a 10 minute long highlight video of all the great moves Chris has pulled off in some very exotic locales. The documentary style video also goes into Chris’ thought process.  How he got into skiing, why he joined up with Nimbus, and how he designed his revolutionary […]

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SnowBrains | September 3, 2013
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