VIDEO: Nimbus Coordinates II | a POV Masterpiece… Our latest video project “ [COORDINATES II] “ was shot entirely on the GoPro 4 camera, by Eric Pollard, Chris Benchetler, Pep Fujas and John Jackson with cameo appearances by Elias Elhardt and Louif Paradis. Filmed on location in Japan – Italy – Austria – Switzerland – Chile and the Pacific Northwest. “We don’t take ourselves too seriously at Nimbus, […] SnowBrains | November 23, 2015 0 Comments
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. […] SnowBrains | August 31, 2014 0 Comments
Powder Mondays| Hokkaido with Nimbus Chris Benchetler shredding blower in Hokkaido. The Nimbus crew may not be known for being super gnarly hard chargers, but they do know a few things about locating and shredding pow. Let this short clip ease you back into the work week. Ganbatte! SnowBrains | March 17, 2014 1 Comment
Eric Pollard, Chris Benchetler, Nimbus Present: “Nippon (Japan)” Chris Benchetler and Eric Pollard go to Japan (Nippon, one of the ways it’s pronounced in Japanese) every year. These boys have jumping off They were in Japan over a month this year and they’ve already pumped out an edit. The Compass series captures a visually stunning full spectrum experience from ski trips to three beautiful countries: Russia, Italy, and Japan. The contrasting culture, mountain shape, terrain, snow quality, food, language, music, pace of life and architecture all play into what it feels like to ski and travel […] SnowBrains | February 18, 2014 0 Comments
10-Seconds of Chris Benchetler in Japan Right Now Chris Benchetler is currently up in Hokkaido, Japan skiing pow and jumping off goofy pillows. This is Chris’ normal method of operation: Japan in January. He’s been going there for years and he finds a lot of inspiration in that land of powder snow. We love the Nimbus video shorts and […] SnowBrains | January 17, 2014 0 Comments
