Nick McNutt, Eliel Hindert, Jordan Clarke, Andreas Unterberger and Flo Goeller are a crew of professional ski bums. They grind out menial labor jobs all summer so they can ski and film all winter in some of the best powder on Earth.

This episode introduces the crew and shows what goes into setting up a season in Whistler before the first flakes even fall. From the vicious jobs to uncooperative weather, a few too many parties, and a seriously busted snowmobile, this is what it takes to survive a season in the BC backcountry.

Also Watch: Eliel Hindert skis coastal Cascade forests, BC powder fields in “Wander On…”