Case Study 001

The North Face

Leanne Pelosi
Taylor Godber

In that solitary dance between storm and silence, Summit Series becomes your quiet companion—a guardian shell that lets you venture deeper into those sacred spaces where the mountain's ancient whispers meet your own truth.

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Shot in the Whistler Backcountry
Using archival Fujifilm Superia 400

Leanne Pelosi

Through the pre-dawn ritual of checking conditions and loading gear, Leanne and Taylor move with the earned grace of those who've made the mountains their life's work. Their path upward carries two decades of collective wisdom—knowing exactly when to press forward and when to turn back, reading the snow's story written in wind-lips and crystal formations. At the summit, they pause not just to catch breath but to honor this moment, where all that experience dissolves into pure presence. And then, in that perfect intersection of judgment and joy, they drop in.
Leanne's powerful, precise turns complement Taylor's fluid, intuitive approach—each finding their own rhythm in the descent, yet somehow dancing the same dance. This is where mastery meets meditation, where all those years of decision-making become instinct, and the only thought left is the pure celebration of gravity and snow.

Leanne on Taylor

She has this way of reading terrain that's almost like watching someone read poetry. She sees these natural features—these pillows and spines—not just as obstacles to navigate, but as opportunities to express something deeper. Her riding style reminds me that even after all these years, there's always a new way to interpret the mountain's language."

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The North Face

Taylor on Leanne

She has this way of reading terrain that's almost like watching someone read poetry. She sees these natural features—these pillows and spines—not just as obstacles to navigate, but as opportunities to express something deeper. "