Fawcett Photo Design

High Cascade Photo Workshop and Trevor Graves invited me to present my history of snowboarding photo slideshow again this summer at Government Camp, OR. Here it is in case you missed it.

Jim Zellers at Donner Ski Ranch Lake Tahoe, ISM, Season Annual, Winter 1987 (Photo by Larry Prosor)

Now this is truly a classic issue of ISM. Their first 4-Color cover in 52 pages; there was no turning back. Check Out the following snowboarding stars of the eighties. You can look at the mag in flip-format here!

John Cardiel, FS Rock-N-Roll, Original Burnside Bowl, Portland, Oregon, 1991

One of the easiest riders I ever had the luck to work with was John Cardiel. I’m glad to hear that John is recovering from being hit by a very large truck many years ago. Our roadtrip was the first story that I had ever been assigned to write and photograph. It was for Snowboarder Magazine in 1991 and featured John going to summer camp, namely High Cascade Snowboard Camp. Halfway through the week John treated us with a skate session at the original Burnside Bowl.

John Cardiel with Chew, High Cascade Snowboard Camp, Mt Hood, Oregon, 1991

John Cardiel, Timberline at Mt. Hood, Way Above Palmer Snowfield, 1991

The weather was pretty uncooperative during the week until we hiked up Mt. Hood above cloud level and John spun off a crystal ridge line several times. In the days before digital, I was glad to see all the Kodachromes had turned out nice and sharp.

Christian Hosoi, Raging Waters Ramp, San Jose, 1987

My best subjects for learning action photography came from the skate scene. In the mid-80′s,Christian Hosoi, Stevie Caballero, Lance Mountain, Chris Miller, and many others provided hours of entertainment, learning, and awe.