First Tracks Productions

Burton + Star Wars + Sierra = Awesome

ACwithFT — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:15:39 +0000

Not to be a bitter old dude, but things are just cooler for kids nowadays. Check this out: Burton Snowboards, Lucas Films and Sierra at Tahoe formed an amazing partnership to create Yoda’s Riglet Park…a one-of-a-kind snowboard learning center for kids 3-6 years old. Yep. Pretty cool.

Peep the fun:

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I’ve Skied Everywhere, Man

ACwithFT — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:04:58 +0000

You know that old line, love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life? Well, that fits for this video. This was a fun one to put together. Clint from SkiDUCK came to me with an idea to help promote a new Facebook App that would in turn help promote SkiDUCK. His idea, was to rewrite the lyrics to “I’ve Been Everywhere” to “I’ve Skied Everywhere”. And, from that concept, we turned out this really fun edit featuring footage we’ve shot over the last couple of years.

Check it out:

Filed under: Clients, Skiing, Snowboarding, Uncategorized, Videos

Big Jump. Big Lake. Big…well, you get the idea.

ACwithFT — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:58:51 +0000

The Nike Chosen tour had their Tahoe South stop this past weekend at Heavenly…and, it went off. The features and riding level were amazing. First Tracks was on hand to produce a video of the event for LTVA (Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority) and Tahoe South. As you’ll see with the backdrop we had to work with, Tahoe South is the perfect place for an event like this:

Filed under: Clients, Events, Snowboarding, Uncategorized, Videos

New client. New snow. New video.

ACwithFT — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:07:14 +0000

First Tracks Productions recently signed on to produce videos for LTVA (Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority) and Tahoe South. Our partnership was clearly what Tahoe needed as soon after, we got our first major storm of the season. Ok, so maybe we can’t take credit for the snow, but we did put together this video to let everyone know about it…Check it out:

Filed under: Clients, Skiing, Snowboarding, Uncategorized, Videos

A new commercial for SkiDUCK: A great non-profit you should know about…

ACwithFT — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:41:07 +0000

First Tracks Productions just put this commercial together for SkiDUCK. What is SkiDUCK? SkiDUCK is a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of disabled and underprivileged children by sharing the joys of skiing and snowboarding. You can check them out at here. They can always use donations and often volunteers!

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First Tracks produces 3 of The Ski Channel’s Top 10 mini-shredder videos…

ACwithFT — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:43:36 +0000

First Tracks Productions is fast becoming the go-to company for up-and-coming kid athletes. First Tracks produced the videos for Alexis Roland, Dylan Heinstein and the number 1 video of Bailey Duran here: http://www.theskichannel.com/news/skinews/20111211/The-Top-10-Mini-Shredder-Countdown-

12-21-11 update: Some more info about our work with kids and First Tracks in general from Lake Tahoe News: http://www.laketahoenews.net/2011/12/3-of-the-top-youth-shredder-movies-shot-by-s-tahoe-firm/

Filed under: All About Us, Clients, Snowboarding, Uncategorized

South Shore Bikes shop promo

ACwithFT — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:08:25 +0000

South Shore Bikes is a family-run bike shop in South Lake Tahoe, California that has been taking care of locals and visitors for over 20 years. The owners and employees are in to riding. Seriously in to riding. First Tracks took a camera to the shop and then out on the dirt and road so you can see what South Shore Bikes is all about…Check it out:

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Look Ma, no hands…

ACwithFT — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:10:52 +0000

We caught up with local BMX ripper, Matthias Weldon, on the dirt jumps in South Lake Tahoe. Matthias threw down during the session and we caught the action with the help of Drift Innovation’s Stealth HD camera. Check it out:

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Melting snow isn’t all that bad…

ACwithFT — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:45:26 +0000

…if you’re a kayaker. First Tracks Productions caught up with Scotty Sady at the Truckee River Whitewater Park in Reno, Nevada recently. While most people were relaxing along-side the river, or floating down it on tubes, Scott and a couple of buddies took advantage of one of spots in the park and got creative out there. Check out the video below…and also, check out Scott’s website – he’s even a better photographer than he is a kayaker.

Filed under: Clients, kayaking, Videos

Keeping Up With the All-Women Sports Camp

ACwithFT — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:44:45 +0000

First Tracks spent a beautiful August weekend at Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort with the All-Women Sports Camp. This was a cool event — participants could do stand-up paddle surfing, take part in an open-water swim, go for a mountain bike ride with world champion Marla Streb, road bike above Donner Lake, or compete in a mountain run up Northstar. They could also select from a host of great classes and seminars. Wow.

Capturing all that activity wasn’t easy. See for yourself; the 4-minute trailer is below, and here’s the 1-minute version.

Filed under: Clients, Events, Videos