Erin F Pashley

Holy cow, you all are incredible. After reviewing 159 applications, looking at each again, then looking at some of them about 15 more times, most were worthy of this opportunity. A diverse panel comprised of people Pash knew and trusted, ultimately voted anonymously to determine @will_weisz as recipient of the Nice Piece Scholarship. To everyone who applied, donated, and shared, THANK YOU. Some words from Will’s application: “I think a lot of what I’ve learned so far has come from just showing up, whether that’s at @skibluewood , events like @brainbowlsessions , traveling on weekends to shoot with the @7bboardshop crew, making trips to Hood in the summer, and just finding ways to be around snowboarding as much as possible. The past seasons I have rearranged my schedule, burned vacation time, and straight up taken time off, paying my own way just to go on trips, shoot, and keep putting myself in space to grow as a photographer. I’ve been lucky to have a space like Bluewood to hone my craft and that allows me to travel to shoot as much as I can. @baldfacelodge has such a strong lineage of photographers, filmers, and riders who have created meaningful work. An opportunity like this would mean the world to me and it would be a chance to grow, be around good people with a shared love, learn a ton, and keep chasing snowboarding with a camera.” Photos by Will

These two readings I have called on often over the last 366 days. ONE: Somewhere along the way you realize that no one will teach you how to live your own life - not your parents or your idols, not the philosophers or the poets, not your liberal arts education or your 12 step program, not chuch or therapy or Tolstoy. No matter how valuable any of that guidance, how pertinent any of that wisdom, in the end you discover that you make the path of life only by walking it with your own two feet under the over story of your own consciousness — that singular miracle never repeated in all the history. @mariapopova TWO: Rituals are relational; they create atmosphere and offer rhythm & containment. Rituals build scaffolding - they don’t ask us to muscle through while they anchor us in time, place and meaning; no matter how small. @suleikajaouad Rituals continue to save me every day coupled with community. ALL OF YOU ………… Who continue to keep showing up to chore & maintain a broad array of ritual. From moving irrigation pipes, sweat lodging, baking chicken, power tool tutorials, sonos support, hate training, grace training & daily text emojis that say HERE/🫂 ——— meeting me exactly where I am. Many of you have heard me say; everyone is on their own journey, but no one can do it alone. For those of you that don’t know or haven’t heard the story of Peter Pan; the lore has always lived deep within Pash and I in our relationship together. We consciously chose not to have children thou lived a life in Neverland hoping to never grow up; surrounded by lost boys & girls of all ages in the snow sports community. This deep bench has continued to carry me thru my darkest days. —— He is so proud of all of you. I promise I will keep going for one more lap & one more laugh. BRICK BY FUCKING BRICK 💔 @unomasforever

The common belief that it takes 21 days to form a habit is a myth. Actual habit formation takes much longer & varies by individual behavior, finding an average of 66 days for new behavior to become automatic & can range up to 254 days according to google & a plastic surgeon dating back to the 1950’s. It’s been 216 days since March 24th How long does radical acceptance take to form as a habit. A lifetime…. A never ending journey that begins again every day, every hour, every minute. Penguins are touted as one of the world’s most resilient animals. They are so brave & determined proven by some of the ways they’ve evolved to confront extreme conditions with remarkable adaptability & grit. Certain species of Penguins mate for life. It’s astonishing how this evolution can mirror complex grief. Everyone is truly on their own journey thou no one can do it alone. We all need a team. A strong team. A deep bench of community. The last 216 days I have been on a profound journey, most days feeling like survival is not possible on this new road to impossible. I have had immense privilege & support by such a deep bench of community that we love so dearly. I would not still be here without ALL of you. Winter is coming. A season he/we all love & cherish. I can see him in the garage mounting new boards, tech’ing new gear, waxing, getting ready for that first turn of the season with infectious joy of it feeling like the first time. In 20 years (7,300 days) we never looked out, back or wondered about anything else except wanting more time. For one more walk, one more trip, one more laugh, one more lap. Pash you would be so proud how our deep bench of community is caring for me. To our Kings & Queens on the corner & all our lost boys & girls; young & old…. You will always have a place here in the Tetons at Varmin’s Burrow. Please visit often. Never lose my number. I will keep going & will always be ready for one more laugh & one more lap. @unomasforever 🧱x 🧱🖤🫂e.pash

See you May 10th ❤️

I decided after this summer celebrating a midway birthday (I’m not living a marginal decade - 90 is a my high point) that it was time to reinvent & level up. So I collaborated with @daynetoney to work on home programming, @mancampmartin for my home gym build & @varmin who always supports my eclectic goals. It’s been decades since I’ve done real complex lifting (remember my days barfing in the gym @_brianmackenzie 😬) but it’s feeling so GOOD & I’m so curious how strong & large I can train my body to be —— training to play for long days outside until 90. ❤️🫶🙏

Bring on the Holidays and please send SNOW. @varmin

Munich - Prague - Amsterdam This quote continues to resurface “Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it.”Thank you @elizabeth_gilbert_writer Happiness always found with these two @mmaixner & family. ❤️🫶❤️

Wish I could capture content the way life unfolds - or behind your lens. Truth is we all would be vividly flat without you in our aura. Life is picking up speed, and I can’t wait for more walks, more trips, more time —— always with you by my side. Thank god you’re finally as old as me. Cheers to another epic lap around the sun. Xx

Choose grace Choose gratitude Celebrate love Continue to ask what’s possible today, right now in this moment and how do I want to show up? Each year keeps getting better than the last despite some set backs with my body,, & I’m so grateful to call these humans friends ——- & a special mention to my main squeeze, my Sherpa, who always believes in me & always sandbags me because he knows Im capable. What an epic couple days in the San Juan’s. I may be limping for a while. But it was worth it. Time to rehab and rebuild for the next full pull. 🎥 @stick_boy_cinema

Life is picking up speed! This dude turned 6 yesterday and shares a special birthday with Grammy. Rainier you are my sunshine and the light of my life. I would do anything for you and will 1000% be medicated when you go, but until then every day is a celebration with a Berner.

The Bootpack was not in!! But the vibes were high. One thing is for sure, there is NO ONE else on this planet I would rather be pash bagging life with. Ps your all welcome for the pic of Pash in fast pants. #wearetheluckyones #12 #nordicPashintraining 👀

Thx Apple for capturing a highlight reel of 2023. Some serious gems/ feel good moments here.