I’m not going to lie.  This was an amazing day for me.  After an 11 year hiatus from skiing I was given a season pass at Park City.  I spent the entire season preparing myself to ski well enough to shoot on the slopes.  This was the last day of the season and the first time I have ever taken a camera on the slopes.   This is the first of a 3 part series featuring the union of Ben and Kemper.

I know with the blue sky it looks really warm. It wasn’t. I keep my house between 50 and 60 F so you know when I tell you it was cold… It was cold enough to completely freeze the shutter on my D700. I’ve had that body in below freezing temps for hours shooting wildlife and never had it do that. I guess the wind chill of flying down the mountain holding my camera instead of poles had something to do with it. Good thing I had another body in my backpack.
 

Ski Jump EngagementsI cut Ben and his shadow out and moved them for maximum air.

Lift ride in suit and wedding dress

Kissing on a ski lift

Getting cheered on.

Area Boundary Closed

Portrait on top of the world

Bride and groom kiss on top of the world

Kicker jump

Bride and groom portrait in the snow

Bride and groom skiing in the trees

Groom dusts bride with snow

Bride thinks it's funny

Skiing together

Kiss before you go

Face to face skiing

Not only did Kemper not complain about the cold, she was having just as much fun as the rest of us! At the end of the day my assistant and fellow powder hound remarked “I’m happy she said we should call it a day, there was no way I was going to quit before the girl in the dress” Any questions I had about what kind of a girl could keep up with Ben were answered on this day.
 

Bride in wedding dress skiing

Bride and groom skiing

Bride and groom skiing in wedding dress and suit

Stay off the rocks

Bride kicks up pow

Bride and groom making turns on skis

Park City engagements

Park City kiss

I knew enough about Ben to know this was going to be a huge day. This guy seems to have an extra gear when it comes to adventure. Kemper bought two identical dresses for her wedding. One for the pictures and one for the ceremony. I was excited to see what kind of girl could keep up with Ben. She showed me. Talk about fearless!
 

Ben and Kemper ski-4004 copy

Groom on k2 pow skis mid air

Groom in suit does iron cross with skis

Bluebird bride

Ben and Kemper ski-3973 copy

Bride and groom ski together

Ben and Kemper ski-3983 copy

Ben and Kemper ski-6422 copy

Ben and Kemper ski-4031 copy

Ben and Kemper ski-4044 copy

Ben and Kemper ski-6308 copy

Did I mention this was the last day of the season? Never a dull moment.
 

Ben and Kemper ski-3804 copy

Ben and Kemper ski-4018 copy

Ben and Kemper ski-4100 copy

Ben and Kemper ski-4019 copy

Ben and Kemper ski-4101 copy

Ben and Kemper ski-6178 copy

A special thank you to Max for assisting.  If you ever need Mazda parts he is your guy at Bountiful Mazda.  888-409-1744

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This is a grab from go pro footage of my ski falling off doing about 40

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