[VIDEO] Legendary Ski Filmmaker Scott Gaffney is Looking For Work & His Sizzle Reel Is Pure Fire “A collection of personal imagery as a freelance cinematographer, director and director of photography in 2023. Some of this is work, some is purely for passion. Shot principally on RED V-Raptor. I’ve been lucky enough to have had a career of shooting with some of action sports’ most elite athletes, but while out in the field I try to make […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 31, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Scott Gaffney Honors His Late Brother Robb in Heartwarming Memorial Tribute Film Freeskiing icon Dr. Robb Gaffney succumbed to acute myeloid leukemia, a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow, on September 22, 2023, four days short of his 53rd birthday. He was a local legend in the Lake Tahoe skiing community, author of the revered book ‘Squallywood,’ and co-creator of the beloved game of G.N.A.R. He was also a ski […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 18, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Palisades Tahoe, CA, Ski Icon Scott Gaffney Releases Jaw-Dropping ’22-’23 Season Edit View this post on Instagram A post shared by Scott Gaffney (@scottgaffski) At 54 years old, Scott Gaffney is still skiing harder than almost everyone. The Palisades Tahoe superstar and editor of industry-famous Matchstick Productions has been in the game since the days of Shane McConkey, who is a personal friend of his. He knows Palisades Tahoe (Formerly […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | September 13, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Scott Gaffney Releases 2021/22 Season Edit Celebrating half a century on skis, Scott Gaffney (of GNAR fame) just released an edit full of cliffs, couloirs, deep powder, and face shots. The video also shows footage of his gnarly crash in April at Palisades Tahoe, CA, where he broke his shoulder blade and collapsed his lung. Once again, old guy skis down and jumps off stuff. Because if […] SnowBrains | September 20, 2022 1 Comment
Scott Gaffney Returns to Scene of Horror Crash at Palisades Tahoe, CA, to Find Ejected Ski View this post on Instagram A post shared by Scott Gaffney (@scottgaffski) Scott Gaffney just returned to the scene of his horror crash six weeks ago to reclaim the ski he lost while attempting to huck Eagle’s Nest at Palisades Tahoe, CA. As the video below shows, the jump didn’t exactly go to plan and Scott ended up […] SnowBrains | June 10, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Scott Gaffney Breaks Shoulder Blade, Collapses Lung in Horrible Crash on Eagle’s Nest at Palisades Tahoe, CA View this post on Instagram A post shared by Scott Gaffney (@scottgaffski) Freeskiing icon Scott Gaffney ended his 50th season on skis with a bang… to his scapula when he broke it attempting to huck Eagle’s Nest at Palisades Tahoe the other day. The video above shows his crash and it looked like it HURT. After reportedly breaking […] Crash Martin Kuprianowicz | April 26, 2022 4 Comments
The SnowBrains Podcast #24 | Scott Gaffney – Matchstick Productions Editor, Producer, Filmer, the G in Shane McConkey’s G.N.A.R., Lake Tahoe Surfer, & Badass Freeskier Brought to you by Tamarack Resort & Alta Ski Area “You should not be doing things with the objective of making a social media post about it. Go do things for the experience, not because you get to make a post.” – Scott Gaffney My guest today is Scott Gaffney. Scott is the filmer, director, and editor of the famous […] Podcasts Podcast | December 1, 2021 0 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Legend Scott Gaffney Supports the Resort Changing Their Name Scott Gaffney, filmmaker, Matchstick Director, skier, mediocre diehard surfer, and literally the G in GNAR, spoke out in support of Squaw Valley’s decision to remove ‘Squaw’ from their name in 2021. Squaw Valley ski resort in Lake Tahoe, CA yesterday committed to changing their name from the word “Squaw” since the word “Squaw” is considered a racial & sexist slur against […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 26, 2020 6 Comments
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