In
the winter of 98/'99, during the La Niña storm
cycle, the Mt. Baker Ski Area received just less than
100 feet of snow. At a total of 1140 inches, this was
the most snow ever recorded in one year, anywhere! Seven
years later, following a season of drought brought on
by El Niño, the opposite storm system, La Niña
returned to Mt. Baker and set a new record: The most
snowfall ever recorded in one month! Right On Brother’s
Return of the Niña begins with the world record
season and follows various local athletes (skiers, snowboarders,
and telemarkers) as they progress over the next seven
years. Characterizations of these athletes, Mt. Baker,
and La Niña will tell the story from a catastrophic
avalanche in ’99 to La Niña’s triumphant
return in 2006. The film concludes with 16mm footage
from ’06-’07, and sets up for next year,
which is said to be another La Niña season and
may see even more snow-fall than ’98/’99.
Athletes: Zach Barret, Dean Collins, Lucas Debari, Blair
Habenicht, Justin Health, Tarek Husevold, Dustin Geesaman,
Jeff Giffin, Zack Giffin, Sam Giffin, Sean Mansfield,
Jonathan Martens, Patrick McCarthy
