Helly Hansen

WELCHES, Oregon (January 17, 2008) - Nimbus Independent, a new ski film production company driven by Eric Pollard, Pep Fujas, Andy Marhe, and Chris Benchetler released its critically-acclaimed debut film "IDEA" in September 2007. In 2008, Nimbus intends to reach a much broader audience with the release of five short-film webisodes through Rip.Tv that showcase an innovative and creative viewpoint on skiing and film making, followed by a feature film release of "Hunting Yeti" presented by K2 Skis. "Hunting Yeti" takes skiers on a global tour as seen through the eyes of the athletes. Unique to Nimbus Independent, the riders in the film share the duties of producing, directing, filming and music selection for the final cut while Pollard creates the edits. After successfully capturing the artistic and soulful footage in IDEA, videographers Justin Wiegand and Ike Smith return to help document the "Hunting Yeti" quest. The webisodes and the feature film follow the tight crew around the globe and share life from their perspective as they meet up with other skiers, both professional and locals, to capture all aspects of skiing and culture along the way. Nimbus is developing a unique business and distribution model founded on digital/web technology and has partnered with Rip.Tv to host their website, webisodes, and become their digital distributor. Check out the online Nimbus Independent producer channel at: www.rip.tv/nimbusindependent. Sponsors and media partners can embed the Rip.Tv media player for skiers to view the "Hunting Yeti" short films. Each webisode will be broken up into multiple 5-8 minute streams with the option to download the entire 15-24 minute feature in Standard or High Definition format. Catch all five free webisode premiers on the 15th of February, April, June, August, and October. Additionally, Nimbus Independent has partnered with evogear.com. Evogear.com will be the official online storefront for all things Nimbus. Look for limited edition products, new product releases, pro models, and the option to purchase exactly what you see in the "Hunting Yeti" films. "Hunting Yeti" is presented by K2 Skis and produced by Nimbus Independent in association with Poor Boyz Productions. Look for more information on the crew, films and partners at: www.rip.tv/nimbusindependent.