The idea of skiing at night with lights first started when mad scientist, Andy Rosenberg purchased a high powered mtn bike light for use on dawn patrols. After working in the office all day I borrowed it for an evening lap at snowbird. I was skeptical you could get enough juice out of these small portable lights to ski at speed in the dark.
Geared up for initial test run in the restroom of the Hidden Peak warming hut.
After one run I was sold on the idea and it made me think we could even film with them. Rosenberg sent me in the direction of the Trail Tech HID lights.
These are light weight, really bright and have rechargeable lithium Ion batteries. Jonah wouldn’t approve the purchase with Powderwhore funds (he was more skeptical), so I offered to pay for it and if it worked out PW would reimburse me. After our first night out I cut myself a check from PW and we ordered another! The results were pretty cool and very different from the night skiing we had previously seen, where it’s done with generators and it’s mostly just one turns from the skier.
Click HERE to view the ‘dream sequence’ from our last flick ‘FLAKES’.
Jonah and I shot that segment over the course of 3 nights with the light strapped to the camera he was shooting. We came home with some good footage and tons of ideas on what else is possible with these lights. Sounds like I’m selling the product, but we have no affiliation, just psyched on the product and it’s potential.