FEB/MAR 2018
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SHORTS AND SHADES 10 & THE RETROSPECTIVE WORLD PREMIER \
SHORTS & SHADES 10 BY MAX & GUS WARBINGTON | THE RETROSPECTIVE BY RJ McNICHOLS
Shorts and Shades is unlike any snowboard or ski film ever made.
It started ten years ago with Max and Gus Warbington and the Tre
Squad. As pre-teens, Max and Gus would just go up to Mt Bachelor
on the last day of the season and film with their friends. Each year,
they edited a short snowboard video and put it out to anybody who
would be crazy enough to watch a bunch of kids. As the years rolled
on, more and more friends would show up for the “party boarding”,
as they called it. Some years it was beautiful sunny warm days,
perfect for Shorts and Shades. Other years, It was foggy, cold and
even snowing. There was no planning, no organization just friends
showing up to have fun on the last day of the season.
Over the years, Shorts and Shades developed into an urban legend
that many people talked about, since it was so loosely organized
that not even Mt Bachelor staff could get a handle on it. Some
people would show up each year and become part of the stable
crew for the film series and others would just make a cameo ap-
pearance if in town.
After nine years of filming, the end of the season shenanigans
Max and Gus decided they needed to bring all the years of Shorts
and Shades together for one epic documentary and have a world
premier. They teamed up with pro California filmmaker, RJ McNich-
ols, who’s work in directing, editing, and cinematography is widely
known in the sports world. RJ was brought in to bring all the years
of footage together, make some sense of it all, film interviews and
make a retrospective documentary.
Over the years other snowboarders and skiers joined in but here
are the main members of the Tre Squad:
Gus Warbington, Max Warbington, Logan Beaulieu, Jared Elston
(MVP), Will (Chett) Dennis, Stratton Matteson, Ben Ferguson, Gabe
Ferguson, JD Dennis, Destry Serna, Parker Gonnet, Conner Turney,
Demetri Bales, Tyler Orton, Randal Seaton, Kyle McCollum, Trenton
Bilesner, Van Allen, Tanner Annichiarico, Lucas Wachs, Wiley Jones,
Nora Beck, Dready Teddy, Justin Sampson, Drew Brownrigg, Juan
Baker, and the Minion.
World Premier of the snowboard film “Shorts and Shades 10” took
place December 14th at the the Volcanic Theater Pub. It was a
packed house with all the Tre Squad, family and many friends.
The question is: what is the next chapter for Shorts & Shades?
Written by Neil Korn
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