skiing on RED ROCKS at BRIAN HEAD! | vanlife utah
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มิ.ย. 2024
- Season 02, Episode 17 - Finally made it down for some skiing at Brian Head ski resort! Not sure why I was so fixated on a southern Utah trip, but it definitely did not disappoint! Brian Head is actually the highest base elevation of any resort in Utah at 9600 feet! The top of the lift sits at about 11,000 feet, which is actually higher than some resorts in northern Utah!
Brian Head was a super cool place to shred and it felt good to get some skiing in after a 2 week hiatus! Definitely recommend Brian Head for anyone closer to Southern Utah or Las Vegas! We even made a brief trip up to Cedar Breaks National Monument just up the road!
Stay stoked!
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0:00 intro
0:20 morning from a truck stop
1:27 drive up to brian head
2:14 where is everyone
3:28 ski selection
3:55 getting up there
5:02 1st run
6:15 cruisin
6:42 what makes brian head unique
7:24 flat landing
8:12 brian head peak
10:20 cedar breaks
11:30 this is interesting
13:02 cool sunset
13:23 camp for the night
14:44 dinnah
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V I B E S
biltmore hills - sarah, the illstrumentalist
bringing me down - ooyy
all for me - swif7
fallin for u - strlght
enlightened - toby tranter
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Possible east coast trip next year???? The stoke would be unreal
Agreed, where are you on the east coast?
For sure man! Would honestly love to shred the east coast a bit!
@William Mcgahay cool, mine is Jack Frost!
@@fredrunzer9264 East coast gang! Blue moutain:)
@@trentvalle2614 aye! I go to blue a good amount
This was just one of those feel good days! From the bluebird ski day to navigating Luna in a white out to having a chill campsite for the night! So grateful for all of your support this month. Seriously so thankful. 🙏🏽
I grew up going to this resort, starting nearly 30 years ago it's crazy to see how different it is now. I remember every year driving up through 10+ foot high snow banks that towered over any trucks on the road. Snowstorms usually came in feet, and tons of days it was so deep combined with not being very steep that you'd do a lot of pow hiking. I saw an avalanche nearly cover a car on the way up from Parowan. -13F in Cedar City where I lived, snow up to my truck door in the city once. Now I live in Northern Utah and that kind of snow seems like a dream for the mountains here. Sad stuff, seems like those days are gone.
The filming, the skills and the editing is just wow! Really underrated TH-camr. Keep it up!
i really appreciate that nathael! no plans on stopping!
The red rocks with the snow are just *chefs kiss*. Adding that to the bucket list! Thanks for taking the time to include the music in the description! You always choose some bops!
seriously so cool and the fact that you can ski on them is even better! id love to check this place out in the summer too! and yeah of course! ask and you shall receive!
You give so much of yourself to give us fabulous content!! Thank you 😊
thank you CJ! i am glad you appreciate it! its the least i can do!
Very cool video about a very cool resort. Thanks for checking this place out and I love your stuff!
Lucas! Wow really lovely music and editing like always! c:
It's been awhile since I commented, been super busy!
Keep up the amazing work, Season 2 looking good so far!
thanks mimi! hope everything has been going well! nice to see you on the vlogs again :)
you are like one of the only people i look forward to watching, your videos are just so sweet!
i really appreciate that man! super grateful that you take the time to watch my videos dude!
Your content is absolutely on point dude! I love it!
thank you bro! i appreciate the support over the last few months man!
Another great video lucas! Keep up the good work my friend!
Thank you Barbara! So grateful for your continued support! Hope you’re enjoying Georgia!
Great Vid 👍 congrats on 3k 😎 you are one of the most underrated TH-camrs & great drone shots 😊
thank you! feels like just yesterday you were my 2k sub!
I am impressed with the “drone flying + driving” skills!!
Nice little resort...you managed to get some cool jumps in!
thanks ricardo! been flying and driving for a few years now haha and yes pretty cool resort! nothing like what we have up north but still pretty fun!
I love how empty some of Southern Utah is dude!!! so chill!! appreciate this content man thanks for filming the white out! :D
seriously man! such a different vibe than some of the other areas of utah! appreciate you taking the time to watch it man!
Great video again, the headcam footage for this vid looked soooo good!
Thanks matt! Honestly forgot my pole cam setup again so only had the head cam haha
Another great video! Wow amazing
Thank you Carter! 🙏🏽
Lol the end is EXACTLY what I think of every time I see you walk by a stationary camera! Especially at that moment 😂 Loving the videos man!
Hahahah surprised you watch all the way to that point! I could make a montage of all the shots I have walking back to the camera at this point!
Your ski shots in this video are crazy in this vlog! I especially enjoyed seeing you take those jumps off the slopes. Even though this was one of the smaller resorts comparatively, I think the lower crowds and terrain of this mountain had it's positives! There is something about the solitude captured in the Poptart scene that was really special. I'm glad that you show the little moments of your weekend. It's amazing to think about the extra time and effort it takes to capture these shots all while you are skiing. Great vlog, Lucas! Now here is my main questions...spaghetti or tacos lol?!?
thank you amanda!! it felt nice to hit a few more jumps than usual because i didnt have the pole cam haha! i honestly really liked this place and the fewer crowds were a nice change for once! definitely was impressed! and im glad we share the same solitude in moments like that. i feel like they go unnoticed most of the time, but you seem to pick up on the same moments that i find tranquility in as well. very cool. thank you for your endless support. thats a tough question! i think tacos have a better success rate overall, but if its my grandmas spaghetti and sauce, im doing that every time!!
I have a business trip in St. George in Jan and will have an entire day before meetings. This looks like a great place to go. I miss the snow.
Great chill episode
Thanks man!
My first time to you’re channel. Really enjoy your vibe and your love of the snow. Take care brother.
thank you brother! appreciate the kind words
The nosebutter and 3s were clean! Such an underrated channel man, keep up the awesome work. Next time you’re in LCC we gotta ride!
yoo thank you dude! i appreciate you watching the video haha. was fun doing some more jumping in this episode! and im so down dude! should be doing alta/bird here soon!
Those drone shots were 🔥🔥🔥. Nice vid dude.
Thanks Tommy! Always love using my drone when I can. Thanks for watching homie.
Thanks for the video. Heading there first time tomorrow.
Thanks for watching! Have fun!! Definitely a cool place!
Came across your vid. Rad stuff. Anyways, 20 years ago they used to take boarders and skiers to the peak via snowcat and you’d take the back country down. Absolutely incredible views. I did it twice then.
A sunny weekend day with no lines, and what looked like some decent snow left in the trees. Seemed like good fun down there!
Exactly man! Seemed like no one really went In those little spruces! Seemed like you had a good weekend too man!
That's my home resort I've been ripping for 12 years it's pretty small but you can find some fun lines if you go out of the ski boundary. And yes you can hike up to the peak. when there is enough snow I've skied it a few times you can take a snowmobile up the backside.
good to know man!! would love to go back up there when there is more snow! definitely enjoyed my time up there but would love the tips n tricks! thanks lincoln!
I think this was my favorite video of season 2 the vibe was awesome
Fred! Thank you man! Feel like you said that about the last video hahah. Glad you enjoyed it homie.
@@LucasCatania17 hahahaha I think I did but I liked this one better
Your Videos Are Constantly Improving. This One Was Fun 😊
Thank you Mohammed! Appreciate your support all the way from Malaysia!
Loved the first run footage. The shadow from your jumps were amazingly fun to watch. Like I was jumping with you Lol. The goggles you have are the lenses changeable? The lens you wore on this video look polarized. I like that you are going to smaller lesser known ski mountains. Can’t wait till the next ski adventure.😁
thanks julie! that first run was a lot of fun haha! didnt even really think of my shadow haha but i guess you can see my body posture from it! and yes the lenses are changeable! i usually carry 2 lenses on me during the day! the ones i had on were polarized yup! really nice in the bright days like that! thanks julie! i think youll get a kick out of the next one then haha!
Almost at 3.1k congrats
Ski’d there that same week Wednesday thru Saturday. Long lift lines Saturday morning then the snow came. Great times and decent prices.
Awesome Rick! Definitely a bit long in the morning down at that main lift but it kind of fizzled out around lunch time! Awesome place!
Great video man as always. Went to fatmap and google maps to check it out, it's nothing like the cottonwood canyons but I'll pay them a visit in the future 🤟 keep it up
definitely nothing to the cottonwoods, but just looking at brian head for what it is individually, its a pretty rad place for southern utah! thanks bro!
Dope video man. Those 360s you hit were clean, you ever going to make a video in the park? That would be dope haha!
Haha thanks man! I’m honestly not a good park skier at all. Most I can do is just some switch stuff, 5’s, 7’s but I can’t invert or anything like that.
Amazing drone footage of Luna cruising through the mountains
Thanks griffin! That’s some of my favorite stuff to film haha!
The drone shots at 13:15 are so cool
Thanks bro! The light was only like that for about 5 minutes! Pretty intense!
Subbed. Great vlogs and a cool resort!
thank you!! definitely a unique place!
Thanks for sharing your Brianhead trip, I always wanted to check that place out. Will you be skiing Cherry Peak resort sometime?
thanks for watching jay! definitely recommend it! i dont have any plans to this season but depending on how things shake up i could do a cherry peak/beaver mtn weekend!
Damn that was sick! I bet a smaller mountain was a good change of pace :)
thanks man! it honestly was super nice haha. forgot what it was like outside all of the big resorts!
Hey man. Watched everyyyyy episode of your van build and just finished Season 1. Catching up. Your filming and editing is truly outstanding. Keep it up! Looking forward to seeing more. I also noticed you started a Stoke Squad for a monthly membership. Smart! I was about to say ... you should monetize this thing to the fullest. Why not? We all need to make a living. Nobody will be upset if you make a killing off doing what you love. Matter fact, you should make a logo and Merch and sell it. I'll buy some! Keep going.
hey rolan! thanks for taking the time to watch season 1 and leave a comment! really appreciate the support man. and i guess i havent really pushed monetization because i dont want to come across as a sell out if that makes sense. really focused on building the community and a brand that has some longevity to it. feel like i still need to define who i am and things like that, but i definitely need to work on monetizing it more so i can hopefully transition to doing it full time at some point haha
@@LucasCatania17 Hell ya figure it out, do your thing, and go for it! People love your show. Nobody thinks that you would be selling out by making a good living from it. Just check out Casey Wilax and other TH-camrs. They all sell merch and monetize and thats cool. No love lost. There is nothing wrong with making a living. Love it man. Keep going!!!!!!! And your footage and editing is soooo much better then all of these TH-camrs! You should be proud of your work. If you ever host any group camping sessions, or ski meetups or anything like that I'll be there to support. Peace Out!
Lucas new video = best part of the week
Appreciate the support Kevin! Stoked you enjoy the videos haha
Love your intro
Thanks man! Think it adds a nice touch!
20 years ago I interviewed to be the town manager for Brian Head. The council told me most of their out of town visitors were from Las Vegas and they profiled them to bust them, especially for weed. I thanked them for the interview and kindly rejected their employment offer a week later. 😄
14:40 nice hand montage 😂 lol 😆
I made sure to watch on 4 different devices to pump up your numbers! You could ride in july and I'll still support ya! Keep it up!
Hahaha that’s awesome thanks Cory! Really appreciate the support man. Might have to rip out to a basin or something to keep riding that late!
Nice laps!
Thanks rob! Had a lot of fun this day cruising!
You should check out some resorts in Idaho. Pebble Creek is about 2.5 hours north of SLC. It’s small with 2,200 ft of vert. Fun little place
hey gavin! actually gonna head up to sun valley this weekend for the first time! might have to check out pebble creek as well!
@@LucasCatania17 You’ll love Sun Valley! Also, Pebble is super affordable and really great for cliff drops...if you’re into that! Best wishes and keep making awesome content!!
Nice!
thanks broo!
I went on big stick in Park city I tried little stick it was so easy I went to big stick and once you get bo the end of big stick it pulls you down when you get to the little dip in the bottom I loved it
I don’t think I’ve ever done that run dude!
@@LucasCatania17 ah it’s so fun and the little dip if you go fade enough it punt you down it’s awesome!
Awesome video man. I’ve been thinking about an off grid cabin up there at Brian head 🤙🏼 living by a ski resort would be amazing. Did the temp seem terrible or was it not too bad up there?
Thanks matt! I really like the Brian head area. Super private area but also seemed like a cool little community! I could see it being tough to live up there though. Almost 10,000 ft above sea level! Definitely gets really cold up there 😬
@@LucasCatania17 yeah I definitely get that! Been looking at the weather app and it does get very cold. It is my dream to live in the mountains and be close to a ski resort though so I’m probably gonna go for it when I can save up the money. Just gotta keep the wood fire going steady! Keep up the awesome vids!!
Right next to brainhead is eagle point it's crazy fun resort only open not the weekends Fri thru Mon . been skiing at brianhead my whole life dont know if u know this but there's a ski resort 1 HR away from Vegas 3 hrs from brianhead it's called lee canyon tiny spot but fun wen it gets a lot of snow not the best season for lee canyon maybe next year wouldnt recommend going this year to lee but.. eagle point got dumped on all year
The next episode is actually from eagle point haha!!
I live in Saint George and I go to Brian head regularly, I have never hit a double black before but this is the year for me to do it. Devos pitch looks very easy for a double black, would you say it’s easy for a double black?
If you come to Mt. hood then you could ski in June maybe even in early July at timberline
That’s my plan dude! Gonna try to get up there for some summer laps!
REALLY??? OMG 😱
What kind of Drone do you have? Mavic Air would be great for van life. Also has a setting where it will follow you as you move so you don't have to fly and drive lol
Brett! I have the DJI mavic 2 pro! The quality is so good and the size isn’t bad! I think they just came out with the mavic air 2 as well!
5:13 yewww ‼️
yewww! fun little hit!
those drone shots of your van driving @2:00 how did you do that?
flying and driving! set the drone up where i want it then just push it forward basically!
let's see some park laps!
You do NOT want to see that trust me haha!
The lines and crowds look way less crowded than pc resort. Must have been nice!
there were almost no lines other than at the main lift! definitely a change of pace for a saturday haha!
Lucas and his frozen olive oil 😂
Haha happens every morning!
You should check out bear tooth basin.
it sounds sick so i will look it up haha!
Your drone shots are out of this world, they must be on Mars or something
Haha thanks dude! Love flying the drone
Did I hear “what a life”? Oh! Yea!
haha yup sure did!
You should do some cliffs
I tried to do some more jumps in this episode!
Nice
Well done. Who the F hits thumbs down on this? Eeesh
Haha thanks Charles.
The first thing I’m purchasing when I get my job is a GoPro! To start off my channel
Nice man!! The new GoPros are so nice!
@@LucasCatania17 my sister just got a GoPro hero 8 black I’m jealous
What are you filing on!?
How do you get the drone shots while you are driving?
I fly and drive haha! Got a good little system down at this point!
Fly & drive wow 🤩 that sounds hard
Dude! I go to never utah every year on the way to our family reunion
That’s so cool! It’s a good pit stop on the way south!
@@LucasCatania17 oh yea it’s great they have a Dairy Queen there great ice cream
How do you film those drone shots?
Set my phone up on my dash so I’m not really looking down and then just kind of set a flight path and push the stick forward haha
any plans for summer?
not really man! any suggestions?
I spoke too soon... 5:44 👀‼️
hahaha thanks dude! glad you enjoyed it!
Skied at Brian Head
nice! hopefully you enjoyed it!
How do you sue the bathroom?
Usually just go into a gas station or grocery store! Keep a pee bottle in the van for emergencies too!
i real like the 360 cam but it flattens everything out and makes it look weird
Yeah definitely! It certainly has a unique look to it because it can be so wide. I honestly forgot my pole cam setup again so didn’t have a choice 🙃
@@LucasCatania17 nah man its all good tbf as i have said before i personally dont really like the pole set up, you should try one-off those spinnie head mounted things with a 360 cam that would look so cool
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14:18 I see my self 😂 lol
Dude, setting up your camera like that in the bathroom is risky.
hahahaha
Nvm lol
Terrible music.