BLUEBIRD POW day at MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN!

Season 03, Episode 99: we find ourselves back in mammoth for one of the final ski days of 2022! i was invited by GoPro legend and all around badass, Abe Kislevitz, to come out and shred Mammoth for a few days.
Hopped in the car essentially the day after christmas and made the 9 hour trek out to the Sierras for one of the best experiences of my life!
0:00 intro
0:17 back in mammoth
1:33 skiing
16:25 recap
17:12 outro
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[@abekislevitz]

So rad! Thanks for coming out to shred, let's do it again soon! We gotta film more! This turned out awesome, thanks for all the kind words :)

[@liamk3054]

GoPro hire Lucas

[@LucasCatania17]

so down man! thanks for letting me use your max footage!

[@JohnDoe-fe6ol]

This production quality was literally like a documentary couldn't stop watching

[@LucasCatania17]

stoked you liked it man!

[@topwritingacademy6459]

Just started following you. My wife and I skied out of Mammoth for 26 years and now live in Idaho. You first runs on Sunshine Glades between 22 and 25 bring back memories of some of the best powder runs of my life. This is an epic season. Your videos remind me of 2016-2017. So glad you are enjoying the mountain.

[@LucasCatania17]

This was the most incredible experience ever. And honestly, I was so nervous throughout the entire day to film. I’m still in disbelief. Check out Abe on socials at @abekislevtiz!!

[@EpicAJ.]

this is the bluebird pow day lol

[@LucasCatania17]

No.

[@jacespilde4856]

you should come to south dakota and ski terry peak

[@chazbickel4518]

That was awesome Lucas. Your taking your dreams to the next level. Just got the all clear to ski after 6 months of physical therapy. So stoked to be back in action. Your videos got me through man.. Thank you . The stoke is real..... Happy New Year! See you on the mountain. Yeeeew!!

[@leoyamazaki601]

This video made me so happy for you! It's awesome to get to see the non-pov shots of you shredding mixed in too. Takes it to the next level! Abe is goated 🐐

[@williamfox1146]

I believe that skiing is the most fun I can have with my clothes still on.

[@sorenlines8695]

Amen

[@donndonnn]

Yessssss

[@LucasCatania17]

i second that

[@RCTFreek2channel]

HAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYO!

[@gabegoldman6021]

I mean Lucas, this was the best video you have ever created. The snow, the skiing, the cinematography. Just insane. Good stuff and happy new year!

[@jacobpowers4855]

Yea, definitely cool to see him riding with peers and some of thought behind how they are scoping/shooting lines.

[@shayneknox6247]

Absolutely amazing content Lucas!

[@LucasCatania17]

thank you so much man!!

[@ActionXander]

THIS is what it's all about!! Meeting those who inspire us, sharing the stoke, and absolutely crushing it on the mountain!! I'm so jealous you got to meet Abe and y'all were absolutely killing it together on those cliffs 😤🤙🏻

[@LucasCatania17]

thank you papi! such a surreal day!!

[@slck9404]

Just shows how much better videos are when 2 people are involved.

[@LucasCatania17]

agreed

[@EpicAJ.]

maybe the best video yet

[@LucasCatania17]

one of my favorites for sure.

[@0xCUBE]

This was the most insane youtube video I've ever watched. My jaw was on the floor the whole video. Awesome job, Lucas. You and Abe are a dream duo.

[@LucasCatania17]

thank you homie!! im stoked you liked it

[@michaelturley1506]

BRO THIS VIDEO JUST FIRED ME UP SO MUCH. Idk it felt like a meeting of two legends and like an episode of rocket power or something. Keep up the fire videos!!

[@dphotos007]

I remember those days at Mammoth when you are skiing fresh powder with a group of friends who are the same ability as you. Glad you got to meet the guy you admire. Your videos are fun to watch.

[@marklambert8111]

Amazing video, I’ve seen some of Abe’s videos and they are sick! So cool you got to meet him!

[@MalariousDarius]

Abe is the man! I started following his content back when he was in college with his ski team and ended up buying a GoPro as a result haha. Glad you got to meet him

[@LucasCatania17]

yes dude he is the gopro goat

[@MrRekick]

So sick that you got to ride with Abe. I remember watching all of his videos with him and his crew back in like 2010 and he was a big inspiration for me in regards to filming live action sports.

[@LucasCatania17]

exactly! he is the original gopro legend

[@fltwins948]

My favorite video yet. Insane! Specially in the forest area the dragon something.

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks dude!

[@Aboard_and_Abroad]

10:30 "its fun to have someone to shred with" omg

[@plee5179]

The IDK run I believe is upper dry creek, usually has a lot of moguls and is real fun on a powder day

[@LucasCatania17]

ah gotcha thank you!

[@patrickchase5614]

It's Dry Creek (not upper, not lower). Upper Dry Creek is the crease that begins that canyon, starting below Top of the World. To get to it you take Upper Gondola, start on the skier's right of Climax, and the traverse under the rocks as soon as you can. It ends at the cat track where Lucas started his run. Lower Dry creek is the continuation of the gully below the bottom of Chair 5.

[@trevdorand]

God damn Lucas what a banger video. The snow, skiing, and cinematography were incredible. What an insane day on the mountain… 👏🏼. The clip at the end of Abe going off the cliff could be in a movie. Congrats

[@jeffyjeffersonny6774]

I’m in mammoth right now aswell and this has been my first pow day since I was like 8 and I’m 15 now. Love the channel man keep making great videos

[@maitogai1995]

Honestly Lucas, you’re one of my favorite skiers to watch. Clean and clear content with the best vibes ever. I’m a snowboarder that wants to try skiing one day

[@opposites441]

GoPro angle is on point 👍 Great job

[@scottaiken210]

ankle survived the day.....awesome collab!!!

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks scott! was a sick day out there

[@gregorylauricella711]

Dude. The rebound video with this after a tough day at DV. Insane, keep up the good work. Looking forward to future vids!

[@jgg0207]

This is my favorite episode I've watched! You crushed the colab!

[@louismacpherson1122]

Such an awesome video dude! Conditions looked so prime and skiing with and idol like that must have been epic. Hopefully 2023 brings more epic days like these 🎉

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks louis! heres to a great 2023!

[@neverforgettr2276]

The white room at 15:40 was beautiful man.

[@LucasCatania17]

appreciate that man

[@ianfoehr6011]

That's the bounce back video you were looking for. Holy shit man, that looked insane. Plus you solved the issue of not being able to make a video to your liking with another person. All you needed was someone who shreds and works for go pro. Simple. What a day after what will forever be known in stoke lore as " the disaster in Deer Valley ". That dragons tail at 330 golden hour light was gorgeous. Nice work 👏. Abe fucking rips

[@garymoore3317]

wonderful footage there Lucas especially through the Dragon’s Tail that was just awesome. 😊

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks gary! lots of fun

[@reginay7729]

That Dry Creek run is one of my fav runs at Mammoth and glad u got to ski it! So many pow face shots in this one…love it

[@LucasCatania17]

i loved that run! super cool with all the rocks haha

[@stevehori673]

Chair 9 fresh tracks…awesome. I also like the chair 25 side of Lincoln Mtn. Still killing it Lucas.

[@LucasCatania17]

thank you steve! chair 9 was sick

[@ohheyychristian]

When Mammoth gets some good snow, it's LEGENDARY. Phenomenal video man!

[@LucasCatania17]

thank you bro!

[@MorganTuohy]

Best video yet man, it's awesome seeing you hit mammoth this hard. Congrats on the success this season!

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks morgan! mammoth is sick for sure

[@ConnorNewell]

Most epic video with the most epic guy! Skiing and filming with that guy would be sick!! 🙌🏼

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks connor! dream come true.

[@ksdsurf]

Oh man, I didn't know you actually mentioned another M.M. trip. What a coincident it was because You are my Abe, Lucas 🤙 Thanks for awesome craft again. I learn again. 👍

[@LucasCatania17]

i appreciate that man. there is only one abe, though

[@mttw3517]

Yessir! I was there and got first tracks down 22. It was legit one of the best pow days I’ve ever had. Sick vid!

[@LucasCatania17]

lets goo dude thats amazing

[@TheIBROWman]

Soooo sick!! I was there that day. Timed the top opening and chair 23 instead of chair 9. Can't go wrong!!!

[@450r1]

I don’t get stoked to easy but this one got me to 10_Stoked. Really enjoyed the multi angles and seeing you ride with others.

[@mimibae_xo]

Happy New Years Lucas! Beautiful amazing video like always! Your 2023 content will be just as good! 💙🎆✨🌈

[@lukemilton8510]

Another phenomenal video. Lucas continues to inspire. I absolutely love it. Keep the amazing content coming.

[@ynot0714]

Such a good vid Lucas! Glad you got to hook up with your bud. Ripping it here in PC with 2 buddies since grade school and we're damn here 60. No bluebird day here but we got a shit ton of snow. Happy New Years Day!

[@zachtilley4918]

Hell yeah man! Just got back from three days of skiing Snowbird and found some great snow myself. Happy New Year man! Great Scott’s to Mach Schnell was fantastic, thanks for the beta.

[@LucasCatania17]

one of the sickest combos out there haha

[@tt55k]

Sick ! A blue bird day as the icing on the cake , awesome!!

[@LucasCatania17]

appreciate it bro!

[@tt55k]

@@LucasCatania17 , awe man , I do hope you are back in Utah for this massive pow day .

[@morgananderson9647]

So great! Want to slide along with you as you take us other places, riding out the dream! Well done!!! So happy to see you crushed the 30K barrier!!! I want to see and predict 40K by the end of the season!!! I'll be there!

[@mr2fyre]

Wednesday was a sick day in Tahoe. Glad you got to enjoy the storm from Mammoth.

[@LucasCatania17]

thats awesome man. stoked!

[@patrickchase5614]

Awesome video! What you label "Shaft" is in the Sunshine Glades, close to Grizzly. Shaft is much closer to the lift line than where you were. What you label is "Viva" is actually the gladed ridge between Avy 1 and Viva, though you exited on the Avy 1 side. Avy 1 proper is the "straight shot all the way down" that you saw and went to the skiers right of. The IDK run is Dry Creek. Upper Dry Creek (which another commented mentioned) is the crease dropping from Top of the World down to the cat track you started on, while Lower Dry Creek is the continuation of that canyon below the base of 5. You were in Dry Creek proper. Your footage from Dragon's Tail is stoke-inspiring. I've spent so many powder days working my way out along that ridge (from Head to Back to Wazoo's to the Tail glades) as other stuff tracks out, and it always delivers. Wrt your walk at the beginning, trom the top of Chair 2 you can hike around the back of the snowmaking pond next to McCoy, and from there hit Coyote to the bottom of 5 (right where you exited the "IDK" run later in the video). If 5 is closed you can then take a short hike up and over the ridge to get to Chair 4. That would probably be easier overall than the hike you took.

[@treehugger3181]

My new favourite channel Lucas, I havent been out in a few years but watching you brings the stoke!

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks man!

[@gkhrim729]

amazing conditions cali is getting blessed

[@brennanmiller-jones4088]

That’s unreal!! The GoPro god

[@LucasCatania17]

got that right!

[@danbsmith]

Everything about this was BAD ASS! So happy for you! You earned this experience and absolutely made the best of it with a ridiculous video. Loved every second!

[@LucasCatania17]

thank you dan! stoked that you liked it!

[@owen_som]

Radical

[@newenglandskiing17]

love how you went from like your worst day ever skiing to literally your best and dream ski day haha! what a crazy day! I enjoyed that a lot keep it up! Happy New Year lucas!!

[@LucasCatania17]

thank you liam! crazy how things work out

[@markadams9223]

This was your sickest filming of mammoth yet Lucas. Fun to see you ski with other rippers! Abe seems legit. This has me so stoked… I’m heading out to mammoth for a week mid January

[@rayrayjj]

Fantastic video...what a difference a day makes

[@paulthomson1434]

Found your video, glad to call this place home :) Happy you enjoyed it

[@LucasCatania17]

such a sick place!

[@chyme_ru]

FYI the run you labeled IDK was dry creek. Super glad you made it back to mammoth! The video was awesome! I was over on 23 and the backside that day so nice to see what the other side of the mountain was like :)

[@LucasCatania17]

haha awesome! i was wondering how 23 was at the end of the day

[@chyme_ru]

@@LucasCatania17 it was great! Right at 3 the backside opened including hemlocks. I think 9 might have been better based on your video though :)

[@djpeak10]

So sick!! I was up there for a week and was on cloud nine when it opened at 3:00, it was definitely epic. Good stuff buddy!!!

[@ironfn-]

The multiple POV’s were amazing. Great video.

[@LucasCatania17]

thank you!!

[@TomB91381]

Where wet dreams become fun in the snow

[@LucasCatania17]

hahahah

[@envy_coppr2146]

Appreciate you trying my recommendations! 👍

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks for the recss!

[@shawneggers4484]

Lets gooooooo!! Bluebird blower of a day with a person you’ve looked up to for so long….. Damn Lucas, Happy New Year brother!!!

[@LucasCatania17]

appreciate that shawn. happy new year dude!

[@clari1]

Best video yet! Hope you two can film and ski together more!

[@LucasCatania17]

thank you! me too!

[@russellscott5199]

Happy New Year Luke! Great video. Abe and you are cut from the same cloth, soft and fluffy like a good pow day.

[@snowvantures]

So happy for you ! I just imagine how I would feel if I would get to snowboard one day with someone I look up to.

[@Thighsweat_]

absolutely beautiful video, love watching the series man, keep it up!

[@Melody-jz7hn]

So wonderful! We were Mammoth last week.I wish I could ski the Trail of yours!

[@LucasCatania17]

it was awesome!!

[@asantucci]

Love the dual-footage!! Sick day, man.

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks andreas!

[@RopeyMagnumMan]

Hell yes my dude, keep checking off goals! Always save your videos for my daily stationary bike workout, perfect motivation! Want my legs to be as strong as possible for my Colorado trip

[@LucasCatania17]

lets goo man. love that! video and workout - sick

[@haggischaser1028]

Fantastic video Lucas, wishing you and your family a whole and hearty New Year when it arrives from all of us in Scotland. 😎

[@LucasCatania17]

thank you man! happy new year!!

[@pparker789]

man here you are with a hurt ankle dropping cliffs. i need to man up! keep up the awesome work dude

[@LucasCatania17]

haha thank you bro

[@SMiLySYdNey]

This episode is so awesome!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@snowbound322000]

Abe and Zadia! ❤

[@LucasCatania17]

so sick

[@austinschaffner6344]

Bro this I monumental… gloves on the poles! You’re what dreams are made of🤙🏽

[@leewinter28]

Upper Dry creek off High 5 lift is challenging because of some big bumps and Lower Dry Creek is fun with a few nice kickers. Top to bottom will work you out.

[@LucasCatania17]

that run was a lot of fun!

[@DMB364041]

This was an A+++++ video, amazing work, blown away

[@LucasCatania17]

appreciate that man

[@markclowdus3834]

Be it ever so MAMMOTH, there's no MAMMOTH like MAMMOTH! 🐘

[@LucasCatania17]

amen!!

[@susankeefer5981]

THAT was exceptional! Congrats on skiing with Abe. What a way to end 2022. Happy New Year, Lucas!! 🎉

[@LucasCatania17]

happy new year susan!!

[@alainbrouillaud484]

That day was damn near perfect 😀⛷

[@LucasCatania17]

agreed!

[@bubblebaath7840]

i saw that lift line and my jaw just dropped. it makes sense bc its a sick resort but I'm used to Australia where you can ski straight into the lift half the time

[@LucasCatania17]

its also a super busy time of the year rn but the lines move quick

[@billycanojr]

From the “disaster” yesterday to this sick video today?! Yes, Lucas! Awesome stuff.

[@LucasCatania17]

haha thanks billy. quite the opposite video

[@trapper1289]

I am always stoked to watch your videos.

[@LucasCatania17]

love that

[@patkelly5910]

Happy new year Lucas....thank you for your great videos and stoke ...you are living the dream.....

[@LucasCatania17]

thank you pat! happy new year!

[@mattpike8189]

Some unreal skiing, and Abe is a legend!

[@LucasCatania17]

he really is man!

[@weirdbeard1980]

Fun one to watch. Nice work

[@morganseiter]

This video is done extremely well. Definitely taking notes for my own vlogs.

[@StevenGarnham]

Wow this was so good to watch! A testiment to your hard work and dedication!

[@bradleyrounds9148]

"Had to raise the chair" Good problem to have. Fans fans everywhere! Love it. keep up the good work. Ride the pineapple express

[@LucasCatania17]

haha thanks man. good problem for sure.

[@DCProductions00]

So stoked for you. This video was awesome!

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks brother!!

[@bishopchazen9491]

One of the best vids ever, good shit lucas

[@susanmoriarty9900]

Wow, can't wait too get back out west and ski....That powder I'm on the east coast (Connecticut) just so Temps here aren't Cooperating Cooperating for snowmaking I did go twice this week and was great to just being out on the slopes. I just retired and helping mom out (she's 91).

[@LucasCatania17]

its awesome you got out susan! hope mom is well.

[@eddiemccarthy4076]

Happy New Year.Looking forward to more vids in the new year.We going to snowshoe wv next weekend.

[@gregorgraschitz]

Awesome video man!

[@Druezy]

That is what I call a come back, Happy New Year!

[@LucasCatania17]

happy new year!

[@donnagilio8938]

a great day at a great mountain!

[@LucasCatania17]

got that right!

[@tresterdyke596]

Sick vid, keep up the content. 100K BABY!!

[@LucasCatania17]

lets goo dude appreciate you trester

[@carsonskiing]

Been to mammoth twice. chair 22 is my favorite, it was fun seeing you ski some of the stuff I have.

[@blmeanie]

nice to see you with Abe, between the two of you - so many hours of videos watched. At times when you were skiing, especially when you surprised him when you were already next to him and he looked over his back shoulder, and you were there, I thought - "brothers separated at birth?" Also liked how he admitted, skiing solo so much, how much fun it was to ride with someone equal- Happy New Years

[@Colby.bankss]

This is super rad!

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks colby!

[@calebclevenger1695]

That was so sick

[@bradbuss9753]

New friend, new stoke, happy new year!🎉

[@LucasCatania17]

happy new year man!