Kokatat Ambassador Paul Kuthe is one of the stars of a new web television series developed by Bryan Smith and Fitz Cahall, called The Season. Here is how he got started with the project:

The Season Trailer from Fitz Cahall on Vimeo.

“We were headed up to the Butze tidal rapids near Prince Rupert last June. The Butze (butzee) is not one wave, but many separate features, including big whirlpools, jaw dropping pour-overs, and huge exploding waves that form then disappear as 30+ feet of tide water squeezes back and forth through narrow channels between the densely packed cedar covered islands laced across Fenn Passage. A couple hours into the 30 hour ferry ride from Port Hardy, Bryan started talking about this new project he was working on, called The Season. We hoped to get some amazing footage of this incredible tidal zone, but none of us really knew much about it. Bryan had agreed to join us and shoot the trip over a year ago, but this was the first time we knew where the footage could end up… if we found anything to surf. We were not disappointed – humbled perhaps, but not disappointed!

The Season follows myself and four other athletes through the course of a single season in the Pacific Northwest. Check out the first episode free at http://www.arcteryx.com/.” - Paul Kuthe