BEHIND THE SHOT: 2012 Ski Digital Catalog Cover  Bold, authentic
and inspirational images have been a cornerstone of Black
Diamond culture since day one. The pictures that fill our
catalogs, website, ads and posters aren't just a portal for
visual storytelling, they are the essence of what Black Diamond
is all about. In this ongoing series, we'll take a look at some
of Black Diamond's most powerful and inspiring images, both old
and new, and get the stories behind the shots from the
photographers and athletes who made them happen.   Jay: From the
second we landed the ski plane I was scanning my memory to the
last time I was here. I couldn't recall a huge ice cave even
though we would have skinned right by it. But a feature like
that doesn't just appear on a glacier. It had to have been
there.  Zack: It took us two days to complete the six or seven
flights from Haines to our camp in Glacier Bay National Park. We
had a scheduled pick up nearly three weeks later and a sat phone
was our only option for emergency