This was the first year that the Burton US Open was held at Vail Ski Resort in Colorado. Growing up, March symbolized the coming of spring and annual trek to Stratton, VT for the US Open. Those March days at the Open were some of my first experiences photographing snowboarding. Making the steep trek up to the halfpipe to photograph my friends and world class riders created many memorable experiences.
This year I packed up my gear and headed to Colorado for the US Open and to also spend a week snowboarding and photographing with my good friend, Tyler Troy. The US Open took place, but that same sense of excitement that usually surrounds the Open was oddly absent. Gone were the hometown crowds and the raw energy, but the Open lives on and I still found joy photographing on the deck of the US Open halfpipe. Photographing with Tyler is always great. His talent on a snowboard naturally translates itself to beautiful photographs. As a photographer, having a rider that can take an idea for a photograph and execute it on the snow makes getting shoots that much more easier and enjoyable.
The photographs below were taken both at the US Open and at Breckenridge. More images can be found on my website;
travisrubury.com
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| Tyler Troy, fs 360, Breckenridge, CO |
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| US Open, Vail, CO |
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| US Open, Vail, CO |
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| US Open, Vail, CO |
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| Tyler Troy, fs slash, Breckenridge, CO |
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| Tyler Troy, bs 180, Breckenridge, CO |
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| Tyler Troy, handplant, Breckenridge, CO |
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| Shaun White, US Open, Vail, CO |
