I had the great pleasure of spending the weekend with a great group of racers who completely dominated the Cat. 1 Women’s race on Saturday.  The Yeti Beti Crew asked me to join them in Crested Butte for a weekend of Mountain States Cup racing.  I was charged with getting images for their team site as well as pics for the sponsors.

We started the day with a team shoot.  For the next 20 minutes, I was a little under the gun since their race was “scheduled” to start in 60 short minutes, and all of the girls still needed to warm up.  We took about 20 images trying to work with the great flowers and the dark dramatic sky and then…they were off to race.  While I broke down the lights (with the help of my assistant Jason) and got the extra gear back to the car, the skies opened up and began to pour on everyone.

For the next 3 hours the racers battled rain, slippery slopes, rocky downhills and greasy grueling climbs; all while I tried to catch as many shots as I could without drowning my gear.  The weather made for very dramatic lighting and great images.  The soggy hills also made for very treacherous racing and the Yeti Beti crew got slapped with a broken collar bone and some trail rash that required quite a few stitches. 

Once we were all “back at the ranch” it was time to enjoy pizza, drinks and of course, the hot tub. Thanks ladies for allowing me take your team shots and be housemates for the weekend.  Happy racing.