Grade "A" Skiing or/ Gray Day Skiing?! How about both!

I've been shooting a lot of "gray bird" powder shots the last two days, and have realized a few things that are quite helpful.  First off, it can be pretty tough to bring the camera out on a gray day!  Especially when there's 18" of new snow overnight.  Secondly, there are few techniques that really work on gray days, that you must rely on.  More on that below.

Frostbite, gray skies, and photography

The other day was one of those days where I questioned my choice to become a skiing photographer. Why couldn't I have chosen to shoot in a studio? Or maybe work as a skateboarding and mountain biking photographer year round? Days like this are part of my love/hate relationship as a skiing photographer.

It was a miserably cold day. One run, warming hut, one run, warming hut.... The endless cycle of trying to find warmth and then the determination to head out and ski regardless of the freezing -40 degree wind chill.