In the Life of Matthew Poppoff

Mt Baker Squak Glacier ski/hike August 2010

2010-08-04T17:45:00.000-07:00

As the post below precedes Nick, Matt and I decided to hike up to Mt Baker where the snow was surprisingly low, (4100 feet) and hiked all the way up til the fog out @ 6000 feet. The pictures were not the best but it was a fun trip. The temperature was actually the best for hiking, never really got above 55 degrees. Cant really ask for more to ski in August, right?

Our route:http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&gl=us&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=100287771571425251675.00048d08fa9ab5f3060a9&ll=48.720471,-121.802931&spn=0.040147,0.111494&t=h&z=14

Full Album: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Skiing/Mt%20Baker%208.1.10/

Couple of pics:
Campsite 20 ft from the river

The 50lbs bag arsenal

From the top looking down

Dirty azz skiz

Start of the snow @ 4100

Hike in was tricky in spots

Fungai

Mt Rainier Sunrise Ski/Hike

2010-07-28T10:24:00.000-07:00

So my buddy Nick Drake and I have made a pact this year to Ski in all 12 months. Well this is our progress. We scheduled a day up at Sunrise this month because its pretty much one of the only months you can get up there. So we made it up to the parking lot at 7am and threw on our 50+lbs packs and moseyed out into the unknown to find something to ski on. Well we did, and had awesome sights along the way.

Route: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=100003758277358813748.00048c4f0c9e74f19cc86&t=h&z=15

Full Album: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Skiing/Sunrise%20Hike%20N%20Ski%202010/

Fav's:

Sunrise up over top of 410

Lake Tipsoo

Goatz Not Amuzed

Sup Headwall

Our Playground

My Tracks

Looking back at our tracks with the headwall

Couple of pics from Drakes phone:

ALMS Laguna Seca 2010

2010-05-21T18:54:00.001-07:00

Back from the best ALMS race I've seen yet, The 6 hours were astonishing @ LS, I cannot wait to go next year, and Most of us are talking about making a trip to Road Atlanta for Petit LeMans.

Day 1 Full Gallery
http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/ALMS/ALMS%20Laguna%20Seca%202010/Day%201/

Day 2 Full Gallery
http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/ALMS/ALMS%20Laguna%20Seca%202010/Day%202/

Favorites

David Brabam

The Toilet from the road

Looking through the back of the F430 GT2 Car

We are parked right above the blue Mazda Banner

Everyone needs a Corvette Weather Station!

Turn 6

Presenting the Overall winner of your race:

Turn 5

Who doesent love the Michelin Man?

Draggin Sparks through the Corkscrew

Downtown Seattle in the graphic on the side of the Ferrari Patron Trailer

Patron Highcroft Acura ARX-01A

Everyone needs headlights at 2 different angles!

Skeet Rolled the Corvette Racing Team

Our camping spot, with the Flying Lizard banner flying high.

JHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG

This thing Seriously shakes the ground when it is started and running next to you

A view of pit gridlock

The winner on the final lap

Getting ready for the race on the pit grid.

I think the ZR1's tires need to be bigger

Turn 9

Yes, Very Much

Mark Nealey can fit inside Laguna Seca

Finish Line Fireworks

Poor Vette's got 3rd

Another vicious battle for GT2

Seriously

Safety Car holds through Turn 4

GT2 Jaguar RSR

Battle to the Death:

Cars are starting to get dirty 3/4 through the race

Turn 10

No pun intended

Beautiful Scenery for the GT3 Challenge Race

1 Light on makes a Happy Flying Lizard

None here either

??????

A Blowout of the ZR1 Corvette

One of my favorite places on earth

IMSA Safety Team Truck

"Into the Darkness"

LAGUNASECAVISION!

Some guy mad about his banner gettin Skeetrolled

The Infamous turn 11

A view from Pit Lane

Turn 2 from the hillside

Ferrari Through the Corkscrew

GT40 @ 1/40th

Lights Out

And Lastly, The best group ever

Sled Skiing 2010

2010-05-06T07:18:00.000-07:00

I've collaborated some sled skiing pictures throughout this year and threw them up in a gallery. Just to show how much fun it is :)

http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Skiing/Sled-Ski%202010/

The Tow Boats

Karter and Cole on a retrieval mission

The tow setup

The camp setup (BBQ, Ski's, Cooler, Tow rigs)

Silver Peak hike/ski 4.25.10

2010-04-27T17:49:00.000-07:00

Epic day up at Silver Peak, The sun was out pretty much all day besides an hour, got baked red, Tim, Karter, Cole, Drake and Pete tore it up. There was about 4-5" of new on top of super spring slush. It was melting fast. Hopefully snow continues to stay this good! Videos to come from The Snow Troopers.

Full Album here: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Skiing/Silver%20Peak%204.25.10/

Tim Droppin in first tracks:

Some sweet Telemarkin

Top of Silver Peak

Karter Riach

Cole Barett

Karter and Cole hitting the steep chute "Cole's Culo"

Pete

Drake Droppin in off Silver

Silver Peak looking North, Check I-90

Drake dropping in a steeper line, Too bad it was in the darkness :(

Top of Silver Looking down

Cole

Looking towards North Bend

Can you find Karter?

Cole Standing on the peak

RIP Rally Photography

2010-04-10T20:45:00.000-07:00

After 4-5 years, thousands of photos, countless hours, and lots of $$$ spent, I'm going to retire from rally photography. Rallies are always something that were fun for me, but that was it, I made some great relationships and met alot of cool people, but unfortunately my rally budget is broke. I can't tell you how much $$$ I've spent on hotels, traveling, gas, and any other expenses. But most of all the time spent planning/scouting and after the fact of pictures (editing, returning emails, individual galleries, etc). I've just never gotten a real return from it, and unfortunately that's what I've been looking for the whole time, and I think I'm getting to a point that I only feel like I'm furthering my portfolio. There are many great rally photographers, and people that enjoy it way more than I do. It'd be alot different for me if I was an actual driver/team member, but I'm not.

As always, I'm still available for contact (and of course about past photos), and will still make it to the Races, But not professionally.

Take care,

Andy Mahre White Pass shoot 4.3.10

2010-04-07T21:53:00.000-07:00

So this last week was pretty much epic up in the mountains, Definitely have not had this much pow this year, Well needed. Since the Fam trip was canceled I got a day to shoot for White Pass and another day to Sled-Ski. Got to shoot for Andy Mahre and also fellow co-worker Tyler Forman. And here's the results.

Full Album Here: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Skiing/White%20Pass/Andy%20Mahre%204.3.10/

I've never actually taken pictures on a day where it was "TOO DEEP" for pictures, This is a very close exception, alot of the pictures came out like this because honestly, it was just, really, really deep.

Tyler hitting some pillows, If thats what you want to call it.

My Babes Amber gettin down some sick turns!

Andy trying to slow down from a drop next to 911

Blower? Yeah

Winter aint' over yet, Mt Hood

2010-03-30T17:51:00.000-07:00

Luckily I have the coolest boss on the planet, we got a job done early so I was able to take the day off today in this epic NW storm. So Bob Dole, Khalid, Jeff, and Brian were sick enough to come meet me at Mt Hood. And It did not disappoint at all. 33" in two days. Best pow of the season for sure.

Full Album: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Skiing/Winter%20Aint%20over%203.30.10/

Brian

Khalid gettin his first whiteroom

Jeff in the deepest he's been

Brian Dropping in

Drake Dropping in

And some driving Scenery

Snoqualmie BC Sled-Ski

2010-04-05T18:08:00.000-07:00

So it was Drake's first time sled skiing, We got to take Karters sled up for Drake to learn on and worked out quite well, After the epic dump of snow we received this week, the pow was still rad. Needless to say after Skiing Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday, My legs are like WTF?

Full Album here: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Skiing/Snoqualmie BC Sled Ski 4.4.10/

Me gettin the fresh Trax!

Drake

Drake decided to find a tree

Looking down from our last couple of runs

Our first zone

Looking up from our last zone

Drake dropping into the zone above

I love this, can you tell?

Looking down from the last zone 2

First time Sled-Ski Gold Creek

2010-03-28T11:18:00.000-07:00

So just picked up the new sled, super stoked to try it out, and sled-ski with it. Karter, Shaun and I went up east of Snoqualmie Pass (Gold Creek). You can see in some of the pictures Lake Ketcheluss and even Mt Rainier. It was a fantastic day for riding sleds and ski's. Snow was great up top, Even though we had to go through about a mile of gravel to get to it :(

Thanks to Karter of The Snow Troopers and Shaun Maurer for helping with the pictures.

Full Album here: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Skiing/Gold%20Creek%20Sled%20Ski%203.27.10/

Stevens Pass pow/bluebird/overcast/whatever

2010-03-14T22:40:00.000-07:00

So Stevens got a decent amount over the past couple of days, and me just post injury thought I'd take it easy and snap some pics of the guys. Turned out pretty swell I'd say.

Full Album Here: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Skiing/stevens pass 3.13.10/

Fav's:

White Pass Aerial Shoot

2010-02-22T17:09:00.000-08:00

So I came up with this Idea over a year ago, I wanted to get aerial pictures of White Pass Ski area and the expansion area. So then I had to find someone with a plane or helicopter. Luckily my best friend Matthew Ahl got married to a wonderful woman Heather Hummel, which her dad Mark Hummel, just happens to have a hobby of flying his small 2 person airplane. CHECK! I consult with Matt earlier this year on the project and tell him if he can get me the images, I'll edit and publish them, and luckily the clouds cleared completely, schedules allowed, and this is the result.

A special thanks to Matt Ahl for shooting these and Mark Hummel for the use of his Aircraft, White Pass and I thank you very much!

Full Gallery Link: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Skiing/White%20Pass/White%20Pass%20Aerial/

Hogback Mountain (White Pass Expansion) Hike

2010-02-21T10:35:00.000-08:00

So Nick and I finally have all the gear we need to go Hiking, Needless to say, It was all well worth the money and time spent in class etc, etc. Special thanks to The Snow Troopers and Kathleen of White Pass for helping with this TR!

Full Gallery Here: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Skiing/White%20Pass/Hogback%20Hike%202.20.10/

Image GPS Locations Here: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/albumMap?uname=Airpoppoff&aid=5440748081519110817#map

YooToob TR here:

Fav Pix:

What We'll be hiking to:

Rainier over a new lift tower

We dropped in skiers right of this cornice

The "Old" White Pass

Snow Donkeys

Looking back North from Hogback, Stupid clouds around rainier :(

Where we dropped in

A look south

Our Trax

Hawaii 2010

2010-01-31T12:07:00.000-08:00

Well off to Hawaii for another year, This was the day after the Bachelor trip, so it was weird to go from snow to sand in 24 hours. But the weather was fantastic! Bambs and I had a great time cause its so sunny. Golfed and kicked it, Got messed up, nothing new there. Can't wait to go back again next year.

Album here: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Hawaii/Maui%202010/

Favs:

We went on a sailing trip to see some whales, it was rad!

Black Sand Beach

Road around Hana....

Check out this big ass boulder stuck in the rock fence above the road.

Our Picnic spot, My fav place in the world! +20° 38' 30.65", -156° 5' 38.78"

The sunset at the Sheraton

Turtle on da beach!

Mt Bachelor 2010

2010-01-31T11:42:00.000-08:00

Whoa, Long time since a blog update huh? Well, lets put it this way, the winter has not been very favorable to us with snow or sunshine, so I have not been skiing as much, and any day it was somewhat good, I was probably working. BUT, I did go to Mt Bachelor with 12 friends and had an awesome time. We all threw around the camera to eachother so I actually have some pictures in here! I got a new camera backpack for skiing that stays on my chest so it was alot easier to haul around.

Anyways, Here is the whole Gallery: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Skiing/Mt Bachelor 2010/

Fav's:

Brady is the seriousness

Mn Tearing it up for the first time

Do Want Ski Dog

All of us at the Summit Day 2, 9600 Feet.

My new Camera bag

ALMS Laguna Seca 2009

2009-10-18T12:57:00.000-07:00

So me and my friends made the annual trek back down to Laguna Seca in Monterey this year. It gets better every year it seems like, even though their were no Audi's or Pugeot's It was actually some of the best racing we've seen too.

Full Album here: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/ALMS/ALMS Laguna Seca 2009

Mmm Bloody Mary's on the Corkscrew @ 8am

Highway 410 Mt Rainier Picnic!

2009-09-12T18:47:00.000-07:00

So me and Bambs decided to take Highway 410 over to Will's birthday party. Well it was well worth the view, Lake Tipson at the top is amazing! I highly suggest using it as a detour route.

Full Gallery: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Highway%20410%20Picnic/

Rally Colorado Day 3

2009-09-20T22:14:00.000-07:00

So Today was pretty weird. Started off very cold and then Dumping Rain, Closing 3 of the stages which another 2 they already ran were alternates. So a verity of pictures was not apparent. Then the sun came out, and actually warmed things up quite a bit for the last couple of stages. Creating some fast Clay like roads.

Full Gallery Here: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Rally%20Colorado/2009/Day%203/

Fav's:

ACP and Jeremy Wimpey in the morning, Flying at over 110mph towards his first Rally win this year.

Pat Moro and Ole Holter on the way to their SP win

Mitchell Williams & Alix Hakala Moving through quickly

The morning was very dark and dreary, The fall colors still very vivid.

Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino pushing the car Much harder than it ever had before.

ACP and Wimpey take an Acute Right hander on the 2nd to last stage.

Soon to be rookie of the year Mark Fox and Jake Blattner Tied for 3rd place!

Ken and Alex can't believe their eyes that the car didint finish the race

Dillon Van Way and Ben Slocum were not expecting this to happen but after a rollover he was able to continue.

Don Conley & Christopher Herlache at speed through Sage Creek.

Mark and Jake show you how to cut a corner properly.

Andi Mancin & Maciej Wislawski speeding by at over 100mph

You could watch cars for Miles and Miles at most spectator points giving fans a full view of all the aspects of a rally stage.

Ken Block thought it would be nice to Distract his wife, Lucy Block on the last stage

Mark Fox and Jake Blattner bottoming the suspension on sage creek

Arkadiusz Gruszka & Lukasz Wronski pushin for poland!

Pat Moro decided to go weeding for a bit

Scott Crouch so exited to be driving his own car for the first time.

Lucy Block and Chrissy Beavis always with a smile

Never an effect on rally drivers

A rainbow comes up after the finish of Rally Colorado 2009

SRT checks out the damage Ken did....

Steve Bis and Brian Moody back on the prowl after a blown turbo on day two.

Mark and Jake head up the last hill on SS#18

Andrew Comrie-Picard & Jeremy Wimpey Your 2009 Rally Colorado overall winners!

Rally Colorado 2009 Day 2

2009-09-19T22:44:00.000-07:00

This is the first Race Day, around 40 miles of stages, They were very hot, dusty and low wind, so alot of visibility problems and a ton of dirty camera equipment.

Full Gallery Here: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Rally%20Colorado/2009/Day%202/

Travis Pastrana and Christian Edstrom liftoff.

ACP and Worm pushing around the bend

Mark Fox and Jake Blattner Pushing hard on SS8

A Fan brought out a RC Helicopter for fan entertainment between stages

Cheers from the fans for #199

Mancin up and away

Jake and Mark load the wheels full of dirt on a Hairpin right

A bugs perspective

Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino show us how its done in the air.

Jimmy and Melissa Pushing harder towards their 2nd place standing

Ken Trying to get the most out of Dave's SP Car

Lucy Block getting Caught!

Colorado is filled with roads with Cattle Guard's, This one looked as if it would stop cars more than cattle.

Nathan Conely Happy to be back on the move in his Shiny new STI

Mark decides to take some dirt home with him after a hard landing.

Travis around the bend by the pond down by the river

Pat Moro and Ole Holter catch some air

The fans had a great perspective here, as long as the wind went the other way!

#199 Moves some dirt around

Dillon Catches some air before he looses his spoiler

Mr Conely cooking up a storm of dust on Stokes Gulch

Fans once again flooded downtown Parc' Expose'

Art Pinned

Another Conely on the loose!

Shoulder to Shoulder on the fenceline

T Pain pushing even though he didint need to

Jimmy and Melissa Keeney Get up there

Team Poland very consistent

This is what it looks like when you follow Ken Block at speed

100's of fans made their way out into the high country to watch

Jake and Mark take #54 for another ride

ACP Just Making sure ACP doesn't overrun the turn :)

Rally Colorado 2009 Day 1

2009-09-18T22:52:00.000-07:00

This is the Shakedown and practice day. Sunny skys all day, dusty, felt very hot.

Full Gallery Here: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Rally%20Colorado/2009/Day%201/

Fav's:

Travis Pastrana and Christian Edstrom on approach.

Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino through the woods

Andrew Comrie-Picard and Jeremey Wimpey on approach

Jimmy and Melissa Keeney flat out

Scott Crouch gives a spectator a nice ride for the first time in his own car!

Travis Pushing for the Fan in the passenger seat

Pat Moro flying by with a screaming specator in the passenger seat

Mark Fox ridiculously exited to be running his new car

Frank from Worldrallysport gets a ride with Mark Fox

Libby Crouch (Scotts wife) Estatic to be in the car for a ride with Ken Block

ACP Gets a ride with ACP!

I thought I'd seen it all in Steamboat.....

The National Guard Crew working late on #54

Houseboat Roosevelt and More Chelaniganz

2009-09-08T21:51:00.000-07:00

I have not made alot of posts lately, I've been busy every weekend doing something so I've been slacking on the photos. I did about $300 in damage to the camera after dropping it twice in chelan SO, I apologize for the fail.

Chelan Labor Daybor weekend: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Lake%20Chelan/Labor%20Day%202009/

Lake Roosevelt Houseboat fest 2009: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Parties/Lake%20Roosevelt%202009/

Mark Nealey's Birthday Chelan: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Lake%20Chelan/Marks%20birthday%202009/

Fav's from those:

Chelan Labor Daybor:

Lake Roosevelt

Chelan Mn Birthday

See you in Colorado!

So this one time, There was a lightning storm in my backyard!

2009-07-30T22:40:00.001-07:00

Just a couple wicked 98901 Sunsets taken from my Backyard...

2009-07-28T21:56:00.000-07:00

Tonight

Last week

4th of July on Lake Chelanz!

2009-07-07T21:48:00.000-07:00

Had an amazing time in Chelan last weekend, high 90's, tons of friends great food and beer of course. I didint really shoot as much as I wanted to, I managed to break 2 polarizers and one broke through my 12-24, so that got me pretty sad :(, I got to drive da' Boat tho!

Full Gallery Here: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Lake%20Chelan/4th%20of%20July%202009/

Fav's

Spot Faronz!

BACON Wrapped Corn!

Ambers 25th Birthday party / Our Housewarming!

2009-06-29T21:02:00.000-07:00

So after countless amounts of hours and $ we finally were ready for Ambers birthday party, It was defintely one of the funnest parties I've ever been to, Besides Amber whacking her ankle, everything was great.

Thank you so much to Mark Nealey who took all these great photos for us!

Full Album here: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Parties/Ambers%2025th%20birthday/

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