Nick Russell is 10 years old. Along with his brother and their friends, they make up “The Boyz” of Squaw Valley. These guys ski about 70 days per year, have Squallywood memorized, and know more about Squaw’s lines than anyone I’ve met.
What do they want? They want to be the best skiers on the mountain. Their aim is simple: ski as hard as possible for every single hour of every single day that they are on the hill.
They have already begun to take large bites out of the Squaw’s big lines. On friday, when the the Palisades were going off, Nick felt good about “The Tube.”
The Tube is in Squallywood the book, is worth many a G.N.A.R. point, and had an air in the middle of it that it usually doesn’t have (possibly making it worth more G.N.A.R. points?)
Nick’s big brother, Parker, is also a dangerous young man. He made the video below during the Biggest Storm Cycle of the Year at Squaw St. Patrick’s Day Weekend.