LEFT TO RIGHT Mikkel Bang (foreground), Nicolas Müller (background) and a brief sunny moment. Photo: Rip Zinger “We took a slightly different access point into the backcountry this day and hap-pened upon a whole new gold mine of quality powder and rideable terrain. While Nicolas scurried up the mountainside for long powder runs, Mikkel gave the entry into this tree splitter a bit of love and he found himself sailing smooth backside 180s shortly thereafter.” Photo: Dean “Blotto” Gray “Nicolas Müller is like a juggler with two brains and six arms—he sees things that no one else does, and is always stoked to ride. Here, he saw a transition beyond the trees in the foreground and somehow found speed to make it to the landing.” Photo: Rip Zinger 046 THE SNOWBOARDER’S JOURNAL