A thousand and a half congratulations to D. Bradley Bate of San Francisco, CA for providing the winning caption to this photograph of Carrie McGraw on this, well, perhaps not her best segment of skiing this year (the snow that day was heavy).
As the first prize winner of the contest, Bradley wins free on-mountain accommodation at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming for the remainder of the 2011 season. That's quite the prize! Congratulations, Bradley!
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| Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. |
And...
Here's what unfortunately happened next. I think the tree won.
And finally, in all its glory, here's the finely tuned cinematographic time-lapse photography that captured the moment:
The full resolution video is here .
(For further background on the winning caption: see Inigo Montoya on wikipedia as well as an annoyingly un-embeddable YouTube clip from the Princess Bride. For further information on D. Bradley Bate, please contact him directly at the Tahoe ski cabin or create a wikipedia page on him so I can link to it.)
And Pete was actually filming the whole thing from below. The footage from his camera shows just how unbelievable the angle and timing was on Ben's shots, especially THE shot. Carrie, thank you for the entertainment.
ReplyDeleteFor anyone who wants to see Carrie making some sweet, sweet powder turns, check out the Thanksgiving Bowl video in the guest blog post above.