“Full proper CGI hasn’t been done in skiing before, so I think that will shock people. The fact that there’s snow forming out of the ground and I’m skiing pretty much in a grass field in the middle of a Southland farm I think will trip people out.” –Nico Porteous

Super trippy new edit from Kiwi freestyler Nico Porteous who teamed up with Hunt Cinema and Red Bull to produce this surreal ski video titled “Blank Canvas.”  Heavy CGI was employed to merge clips of the Olympic bronze medalist throwing tricks onto emerging snow slopes cascading across the green rolling hills of his native New Zealand. Red Bull isn’t allowing embedding of the video at the moment but you can WATCH FULL VIDEO HERE and get an idea of the process used in an interview with Nico HERE:

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Francis Xavier is a seasoned writer for Unofficial Networks, bringing a lifetime of outdoor experience to his work. Having lived in a ski resort town for years he has a deep connection to mountain culture....