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EDITORIAL

METHOD TV: Kristofer Fahlgren THE APPRENTICE: Oscar Ladd

Great Success (Borat accent) While it may take a brief bit to shake the organ rot and brain haze I accumulated on the road, I’ve returned from the whirlwind of barely-contained chaos that was the Sexual Snowboarding and BYND x MDLS movie premiere tour with triumphant news. From London to Stockholm, Tallinn to Innsbruck, and every city we ventured in between*, there was a palpable enthusiasm and unmistakable appreciation for the films, with many of the stops yielding full-or near-capacity crowds. (Attendance in Berlin was sparse, but that was kind of expected. I will say that the people who were there had just as little of a problem sending it in an empty nightclub as we did. Cheers to ya.) But at the Warsaw premiere, for example, where tickets sold out at the tallest building in town well in advance of the Master Bay Table and BYND x MDLS the Movie showing, kids were buying tickets to other movies in the cinema and sneaking on over as to not miss out. In fact, the Warsaw and Prague stops might have been two of the wildest

premieres I’ve ever seen, at least recently.

The amount of shattered glass on the ground of the packed PM Club in Prague rendered it more of a giant, fractured mirror than a dance floor.

There are still plenty of premieres on the way this winter from production companies across the movie spectrum.

Whether you fancy loose edits cut with speed metal and trap beats, or these recent on-snow docudramas slathered with voiceovers and sappy confessions, continue to make a point of leaving the house to show your support. It makes a huge difference. As a wise and shameless addict once proclaimed, “Well-attended gatherings of today, yield the blowouts of tomorrow.” While certain organs may never forgive you, that feral soul of yours (and maybe other parts of ya) will be thoroughly satisfied. Go out and get some.

- The Mooseman

COVER STORY

I honestly never thought Nils Arvidsson would pull this off. The length of the rail, the distance from the rail to the tree plus the narrow opening made this seem impossible.

A broken board plus some heavy slams later and it was a make. Insane!

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16.2 REVENGE OF THE BONER

Column title aside, there ain’t nothing stiff about this back 180 Japan from Bjorn Leines, whose flexibility should have most of you young guns questioning your tweak-producing fertility. We must admit, it took every bit of the minimal self-restraint we possess not to jump into Photoshop here and doctor up this pelvic thrust, to take our Boner column to a whole new realm of literal.

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16.2 FIVE THINGS

5 best “hump” nicknames you’ve been given?

- Winchester Humpelmeyer - Humps4free - Jim Jumphreys - SirHumpsAlot - HumpNdump 5 top albums for romancing - Aren’t they called playlists nowadays?

Anyway, my playlist is called Netflix ‘n Chill.

- Bob Marley - All of them.

- Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland - Led Zeppelin - No album in particular really. Just a mix of their slow jams.

- Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon

5 dodgiest things you’ve done with your GoPro - Tried to film some buddies bribing the cops in Mexico - I met this porn star Jillian Sheen on a flight home from Superpark, and we got talkin’ about GoPros…

- I just gave a GoPro to Lane Knaack. Who knows what he’s going to film with it.

- Hidden it in high traffic areas where it totally could get stolen to shoot 12+ hour time lapses.

- Any time I’ve mounted it to my skateboard.

5 things people need to get about New Jersey - Five mph over the speed limit is too slow.

- Jersey girls don’t pump their own gas. Nor does anyone else.

- Jersey people talk a lot of shit because it’s hilarious, not actually to be mean. People in NJ aren’t soft.

- Seaside Heights is even crazier than how it’s portrayed on The Jersey Shore, but no one really knows where all those guidos actually come from. I think Long Island?

- Pork roll. It’s like if bacon and Canadian bacon got together and had a baby salami.

5 things to never forget while wasted in Beijing - Nobody is stoned I don’t care how much they look like they are, and the whole city isn’t being hot-boxed. That’s smog.

Better get a mask.

- All the cab drivers know you’re wasted and not from China, so don’t get ripped off. It’s really fun to haggle with them, because you’re drunk, and don’t care.

- The dude-to-chick ratio in China really sucks, but hey, there’s always the good ol’ rub-n-tug.

- This isn’t Japan where everyone’s all polite and shit.

People in Beijing don’t give a fuck about anything.

Don’t get run over trying to cross the street. People don’t like stopping.

- I swear I had more, but I was wasted and forgot.

5 favorite Safari homepage hacks All involve changing people’s homepages to shock sites.

Disclaimer: don’t go to any of these sites by choice.

- Meatspin - Lemonparty - 2girls1cup - Hai2u - Bluewaffle 5 grabs more people should fuck with - Crail/seatbelt - Taipan - Truckdriver - Suitcase * - Sad air Pork roll hero, slicing melon PHOTO: KYLE BECKMAN N

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16.2 CRUNCHING NUMBERS

Forrest planting palm on a glacial outcrop as he heads over the edge in Saas Fee PHOTO: COLI N WISEMAN

Number of splitboards you’ve handmade?.............................................................................................................................................................................

Amount of ignored parking violations?...................................................................................................................................................................................

Times you’ve snowmobiled to the bar?....................................................................................................................................................................................

How many nights did you spend in your own bed this year?......................................................................................................................................

Nights on someone else’s couch?..................................................................................................................................................................................................

How long since you paid rent?......................................................................................................................................................................................................

Lowest temp you’ve braved sleeping outside/in a truck?..............................................................................................................................................

Miles on your motorcycle with your dog Tucker last sumer?......................................................................................................................................

How many times have you raced the Baker Banked Slalom? ......................................................................................................................................

How many salmon did you catch in AK this summer?...................................................................................................................................................

How many days in Saas Fee this winter?..................................................................................................................................................................................

How many ponchos do you own? ................................................................................................................................................................................................

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P H O T O : L E I F G U S TA F S S O N

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Where and when did Death Label begin?

(Taka Okawa, Founder & Owner) Death Label Snowboards is a 100% rider-owned and operated company from Japan. No business people. No suits are involved. Just old snowboarders making snowboards for the passion of it. The company HQ is located just outside of Tokyo on the coast. I used to work at Allian Snowboards with Ingemar (Backman) and Mike (Miyazawa).

I learned about producing snowboards and running a snowboard company from Mike and also from the people at the Elan Factory. After a couple of years with Allian I wanted to do something on my own to have total freedom of creativity, products, design and so on. In 2006 I started Death Label Snowboards in Chiba, Japan.

Who handles the design and imagery behind the brand?

I do, along with some of my friends. Only snowboarders, skaters and surfers are involved.

Favorite god, demon, devil or other creature?

Lucifer and Dracula.

What kind of automobile or piece of machinery would you compare Death Label too?

Stuntman Mike’s Chevy Nova in the movie Death Proof.

It can be tough for independent brands in today’s snowboard world. What’s gonna keep Death Label out of the grave?

I don’t feel the need to run a big business and make a lot of money. I do this because I love it. It’s like when the waves are good we go surfing and when the snow is good we go snowboarding. I just enjoy a simple life with my family and friends and Death Label will stay alive because of this; because we do it for the love of snowboarding and not for money.

Do you distribute product worldwide? How can people wrap their hands around some Death Label?

Death Label is more than just snowboards, correct?

I distribute Death Label Snowboards and other products to Sweden, Russia, Korea and Hong Kong. Our team rider We also make gloves, some soft goods and accessories.

PJ Gustafsson is our guy in Europe. Contact him via If you had to choose how you were to die, what would pj@kaleidoscopeskateboards.com if you are interested in getting your hands on a Death Label board or if you your choice be?

Haha. I don’t know really. I think I would prefer to go out have a shop or distribution in Europe that wants to sell our product. fast like being shot in the head, blown to pieces, being decapitated or maybe just being super wasted and Words to die by? falling asleep.

Once you choose Death you never go back.

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B & W P H O T O S : T H E O AC WO R T H

PRODUCTION VALUES

* These dudes are heading in the right direction with builds like this!! Sebi Geiger, stalefish in the hand-dug deep end AC T I O N P H O T O : S E B I M A D L E N E R

From the crew that brought you, “Snowboarate” comes another good-timing flick, aptly titled, “A Bunch of Friends Snowboarding.”

Are we living in a time where it’s different to make a cool, ripping snowboard movie with the homies?

Sebi Geiger: It seems like it. Most movies I see these days are filled up with stunts that no normal person could imagine trying. We just try to hype people up and make them want to go out and try it.

Sebi Madlener: I think most of today’s snowboard movie productions are trying to reach a different standard.

We all got to make a living. How do you guys get by during the season and what’s up in summer?

SM: Luckily, we’ve grown a money tree.

So you went snowboarding with these friends.

Anything you would never want to do with this bunch?

SG: Maybe gangbang?

SM: Probably skiing.

It’s a powder day; Do you wear shades or goggles? Keep in mind: shades look a lot cooler.

SG: I’ve tried both and goggles are not as cool. I found it out the hard way but goggles are way better.

SM: Shades are better than nothing but a dry goggle is something holy!

Hello Kitty or Ed Hardy?

SG: I still think Ed Hardy is dope!

SM: They should both go to jail.

Who is veering hardest in a “different direction”?

Any one getting super weird on ya?

SG: The cool thing about the project is that everyone can be who he wants to be. We’re all kind of weird!

SM: I think it would be more weird to be normal.

Wouldn’t it be more exciting to watch a snowboard movie that’s about a bunch of enemies shredding?

SG: Haha, that’s actually a cool idea! I would like to see them start the season as enemies and end up as friends.

That happened to me once with snowboarding.

SM: That may be too exciting. Make love, not war.

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You’ve got an international crew. Give us a real brief breakdown of who’s involved and how the hell ya met.

(Tommi Ollikainen) The crew is definitely all over the place. The whole Snackbreak thing started back in Whistler around 2012 when my roommate Danny and I started filming each other just for the laughs.

We were just fucking around and making silly videos of each other and whoever happened to be around. It was both on and off the hill, a good mixture of everything - boarding, partying, booze, boobs, BC bud…

Danny has now become a full-time dad, but I have kept the spirit of Snackbreak rolling.

The OG snackers from those Whistler days are Oli, Johan, Lucio, Lucas, Andy (Stewart) & Jesse, and we still try to get together for boarding and good times as much as we can (takes a fair bit of planning when everyone is living in different countries). Since then, after traveling to Australia and Finland, we have met a crew of good human beings who share the love for snowboarding and can, when needed, perform a stunt or two in front of the camera. These homies include Joonas, Samu, Andy (James) & Devan, and there are more to come this season. It’s become an international Snackbreak family, and one that continues to grow.

In the ever-popular new drama, Narcos, they use code words like “score a goal” for killing fools. What the hell does Snackbreak “actually” mean?

Snackbreak is a secret codename (or is it?) for a break you take on the hill - or why not, off the hill, too - to relax, lay back, have a snack, drink a beer, take a nap, light a smoke, hit the one-hitter or a take a cheeky sip of Fireball.

With everyone being such a tough guy these days, were you ever worried that Snackbreak wasn’t going to come off hard enough?

No man, not really. We are just a crew of chillers that snowboard. We’re not pretending to be gang members or some shit. We are just ourselves.

What you dudes been up to since you released Honyos?

Everyone has been kind of doing their own thing for a little bit before the winter kicks in. You know, hitting the gym, eating burgers, drinking beers, scheming upcoming filming trips and wondering where to get the money for all the fun. We also have two edits dropping from our trip to Australia late this summer, and we’ve been putting in work for those.

Heard you guys are Trailer Park Boys fans? Best Ricky-ism to live by?

Fuck yeah! (Some of us are, anyway.) Personally, I believe Trailer Park Boys is probably the best TV show ever made and the best thing to ever come out of Canada. Better than Fireball, snowmobiles or ice hockey.

Ricky is my favorite character in the show and he’s lent many great tips for living your life, including, “What comes around, is all around.”

Remember that, kids.

You guys should start the first-ever snowboarder owned and operated trailer park… What do ya say? We’ll bring the driveway hash?!?

That’s a business idea and a half! We could offer cheap accommodation for snowboarder dirt-bags, have an easy market domination with self-sustained driveway hash and stolen liquor. Get a cheap pizza joint running there and no one would ever eat anywhere else. Just start it somewhere with snow, build a sick DIY rope-tow rail setup and we’re making a fortune! Want in?

Follow their sketchy adventures this season on Instagram, @snackbreaksnowboarding, and on at facebook.com/snackbreaksnow PHOTOS: NIKI RUTANEN

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16.2 HOLY SHIT

Which is more likely to cause testicles to seek shelter in the stomach?

P h o t o : R ya n Anderson

A) Attempting to drop blindly onto a narrow piece of steel that resembles one of Wolverine’s claws

C) The high probability that a misfire will lead to the tallest taco ever recorded

B) Becoming the final splat of an ingredient in a snow and rock salad

D) Or the shrinkingly obvious choice for this monster Anto Chamberlain 5050 - all of the above!!!

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I first met Bert Lamar when I was working for Sims Skateboards as production manager in 1979.

Transitioning from skateboarding to snowboarding seemed easy for Bert, who won the 1988 World Championship halfpipe competition at Breckenridge. I caught up with him at the High Cascade Summer Camp halfpipe in 1990.

All of the sudden he stripped down to his undergarments for two inverts in front of my lens, and that was that.

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Is it hard to throw double corks with massive muscles?

Not too hard. You just need some solid gear underneath your feet. I don’t think I’m that massive really, but my buddies seem to think so, haha!

STALEFISH

Has the Internet made it easier or harder for the young shreds trying to make it today?

I think the web has made it easier for young shreds to make it today because it’s easier to get yourself out there. At the same time, the web is overflowing with edits and it’s definitely harder for a young kid to stand out these days. So I’m not sure really.

How did this last season treat you? From the photos we’ve seen, looks you’ve been staying on it!

Last season was really different from the previous seasons. We spent the whole season in Europe, besides a trip to Japan. In the past I’ve spent most of my time in the States or Canada.

It was really cool to explore some resorts in Europe and get to know my way around there. Even though it was fun to explore new areas, it made it a little bit more difficult to get shots since we spent a lot of time scoping around. So it wasn’t the most productive season for me, but it was still a lot of fun.

How’s it being on the Shredbots program? Those dudes are insane consistent.

It’s super fun to be on the Shredbots program and ride with some of the best riders in the world right now. Yes, they are insanely consistent, and it’s really inspiring to me to ride with them. It definitely keeps me hyped to ride with such amazing riders who are super motivated and stoked on snowboarding.

You ever do any Scotty Lago-style photos with your X Games medals?

Not yet, but maybe I should arrange a little photo shoot and take it a step further.

How are things going with AWSM? Things are going well with AWSM and our products are on point. We are growing slowly and steadily and our name is getting out there more and more. We have some great plans for the future!

Ever think of creating an alternate brand called “FKTHS” for when you want to strangle your business partners?

Haha, it’s definitely not the case with AWSM, but I’ve ridden for brands in the past where that’s been the case. Most of those brands are history now though…

* Corked BS 540 tail from this living legend P H O T O S : J É R Ô M E TA N O N

You and Benedek were among the first guys to do double corks. Do you think you have the authority to stop quad corks from ever happening again? Does it even matter?

Snowboarding has always been about doing whatever you want to do on your board, so I don’t think anyone has the authority to stop quad corks from happening again. But I hope snowboarding takes a different direction, especially when it comes to the contests. I hope the focus will be on creativity and style, not just technicality. For safety reasons I think quad corks should be banned from the contests. I can’t imagine what it feels like being an up-and-coming kid these days when you think about how far they have to push themselves to make it to the top.

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16.2 FRESH MEAT

FRESHMEAT

* Colorado’s quiet killer. All talent, no ego. 5050 on the closeout.

PHOTO: AARON DODDS

From where does your blood run?

My name is Blake Axelson, I’m from Carbondale, Colorado.

I just turned 21 and it is a fun time.

What’s in your blood?

I really like to just have a good time with good people, whatever it may be. I have been super hyped on the fashion world lately, everything is always fresh it seems.

I also got a cat so that is sweet, too.

Who are your blood brothers?

I would say all the kids in the Gerard family are like my siblings. As far as a crew, I can just roll up to Aspen/Snowmass any given day and have someone to ride with.

What gets your blood pumping?

Anything exciting: dirt biking is awesome, skating is fun for sure, taking a sweet photo always gets you amped.

There are so many things, I can’t even list them all.

If you were bleeding out, what would be your last mission?

Probably create something memorable in those last minutes. Might be made of blood.

Worst bloodshed?

I broke both bones in my arm completely in half and one came poking out, which was rowdy. Poor Saab still has blood in it.

What makes your blood run cold?

Venomous creatures, heights and life.

Blood on my hands…

Guilty of busting a move on the dance floor.

Got any bad blood?

I’m pretty bummed on the snowboard industry in general.

Snowboarding itself is fun but not the industry. Everyone needs to just stop thinking they are the shit because they snowboard.

Who keeps the blood flowing?

Thanks to the bosses at Arbor, Flux, VZ and Aspen/Snowmass. You are Gs. Thanks to my family, the Gerard family and the rest of homies, as well.

Written in blood…

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From where does your blood run?

My name is Evgeniy Joon Ivanov, 24 years old, and born and raised in North Siberia surrounded by snow hills. I was bombing slopes on my cross country skis one day about ten years ago after I spotted a dude riding sideways on his board and asked my mom, “What the hell is that!?”

She replied, “It’s called snowboarding. It’s a really dangerous thing and can hurt you.” And “’this’” ain’t for you.” I quickly realized “this” shit was definitely for me! Later on, my dad and I built my first snowboard, an ugly, heavy deck with bindings made from old plastic roller blades. I used felt boots because “real” snowboard boots were more of a fairytale for me than an existing thing at that time.

Good times, I have to say!

If you were bleeding out, what would be your last mission?

Haha, hard to say... Maybe I would check some Instagram pics if the battery on my phone ain’t dead.

What’s in your blood?

This list sounds way too corny: skateboarding, drawing (sometimes), and I’m super hyped on surfing.

Who keeps the blood flowing?

Quiksilver, Gnu, Vazhno Важно Страхование Insurance Company, Electric, Bonus Gloves and Unlocal.

Thanks for keeping me fed!

Big ups to all the homies, to my girlfriend and to snowboarding for opening my eyes.

Who are your blood brothers?

All the homies who I used to ride with back in my small town of Nadym, and all my friends from all over the world who share the same passion. * Crippler in Kamchatka from the Siberian samurai

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What gets your blood pumping?

My family.

Worst bloodshed?

I broke my left ankle and pulled the ligaments really bad in 2010 or 2011. Sometimes it still really fucking hurts.

What makes your blood run cold?

Stupid clowns. I hate them.

Blood on my hands…

Guilty of being short-tempered and rude when I am in a bad mood.

Got any bad blood?

I can’t drink at all. I mean, alcohol was driving me wild so I’m glad I don’t waste my time on it anymore.

Written in blood…

Don’t be afraid. Go out and explore the world.

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* Mercedes Mans tail grab stab in Sälen P H O T O S : DA N I E L B E R N S T Å L

From where does your blood run?

I’m Måns Hedberg, 22 years old from Bollnäs, Sweden.

What’s in your blood?

Snowmobiles. There´s nothing like smelling that two-stroke smoke in the morning. Also, super into old Mercedes cars.

Who are your blood brothers? #BrokeButHappyShredders.

Keep your eyes open, just saying!

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What gets your blood pumping?

When my dad’s throwing down them old-school FS 540s off the toes. He´s 48 and still going strong.

If you were bleeding out, what would be your last mission?

Backflip on a snowmobile.

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Worst bloodshed?

Six broken bones in my foot. I also broke my knee last season when I landed

sketchy on a switch backside 12.

What makes your blood run cold?

My mom has a lot of hens back home in Bollnäs and they scare the shit out of me!

Blood on my hands…

First Swede to do a frontside triple 14.

Got any bad blood?

Climate change sucks. We need them snowflakes for shredding.

Who keeps the blood flowing?

Horsefeathers Clothing, Appertiff, Vans Snowboarding, Lobster Snowboards, Hollywood.se and reggae music.

Written in blood…

Grabbar med hjärna, kör bil med stjärna. In English that means, “True dude with car, drives the one with a star.”

Mercedes for life.

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Never took him for much of a stoner, but Dominik Wagner handles a mean blunt P H O T O S : M A R KU S R O H R B AC H E R

What is new in the Kitz park this year?

We will be putting a greater focus on creative stuff, moving away from your typical park setups. Like every year, we will try to create fresh features and different lines with some new obstacles to please as many people as possible. Apropos, everyone please feel free to send us ideas and feedbacks via social media.

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What has helped you get the resources needed to build a rad snow park? What do you think prevents other resorts from doing so?

For as long as I can remember, Kitzsteinhorn has been keen to extend their offer and kept up with the times when it comes to parks. I think that is one reason why it has always been a special place for young people. Also, having the right people at the right time, as well as a long season has helped us get the resources needed to build this big snow park.

Other resorts often don’t have the courage and the vision to garner the necessary investments for a successful park.

The world needs more quarter pipes. Max Horn inverting a prime Kitz parkt

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Slopestyle courses are often very similar. What would you build into a course to encourage more creative runs?

That’s a difficult one, for sure. I think the slopestyle courses for big competitions with common formats assume most of the obstacles already, making it hard to get freaking creative with the setup. The development over the last few years has been great, in my opinion. Many creative courses were built for the European Open, the US Open and the huge Olympic setup, for example. To finish this question, I would build more multi-features with many options so everyone could use them in an individual way.

If you ran on an unlimited budget what would you build?

Sounds like a dream, but if I had an unlimited budget and endless space I would create a wonderland with endless ways to ride. It would look like a mix of a skatepark, bowl and natural terrain with rails, kickers and transitions all over the place. My vision is a snow park where everyone can discover and create their own lines, where no take-offs and landings are specified.

You work closely with Volcom and Nitro. Any special projects in the works with them?

(Christian Hörl) We are delighted about the partnerships with Nitro and Volcom. We all aim to get young people into snow sports and with such strong partners, we’re certain we can make this happen through different gatherings and events. Nitro and Volcom are also bringing lots of their pro riders to shoot at Kitzsteinhorn in addition to throwing top events like the annual Volcom Kitzsteinhorn Banked Slalom or Nitro’s Camp Good Times. We are really proud to have these partners.

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(Martin Liebmann, Park Designer & Head Shaper) First of all, a really good snow park has to have areas for all different levels of riding. On one site, beginners should have the chance to start from zero and work their way up, and on another site, “one week a year” riders should be able to get their fun. Furthermore, a good park needs a well-shaped and creative setup, and that comes from a good team of groomers and shapers who are working with passion and commitment every day.

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“Riksgränsen’s got the best barrels ever, dude. You just pull in and just get spit right out… Just drop in and smack the lip, ‘Whaaappaaa!’ Drop down, fatty bottom turn and ‘Bwaahhaa.’ Then after that, ya just ride the barrel and get pitted. SO PITTED!” Not Brandon Reis’ words, but we imagine he was feeling that Huntington Beach inspiration during this Spicoli-esque tube ride.

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- Marco Morandi, Different Vision Productions

Only once you’ve had the opportunity to spend a day filming with him, can you understand how hard Simon rips. Following in the large footsteps of Filippo and Giacomo Kratter, who set the standard for Italians in international film crews, Simon spent a couple of years filming for the first Italian video production, Random Video before joining the Isenseven crew. He took a break from filming to dedicate everything to the Italian national team and a run at the O Games, but following a quick break, he is back in the game that counts. His time with Different Vision Productions this year working on our latest film, Broken Circuit, was the first time we had the opportunity to film together and to put it briefly, this dude is the man!

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Though plenty familiar with his name and video parts, I hadn’t had a chance to watch Simon rip in person until we were both in Livigno for Nine Knights last year, where this photo was taken. It wasn’t the easiest venue to standout at, with a daunting setup and some heavy players also on hand. Simon cranked necks immediately with his smooth style, launching flawless BS 720 methods over the big jump - which was fucking BIG - and sky-high backside airs on the hip, rivaled on that feature only by Peetu Piiroinen and Tor Lundstrom. Not bad company.

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She may not have much faith in our “Free the Tip” movement, but she’s giving the tip plenty of lovin’ on this layback in Riksgränsen.

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RORSCHACH

Why do you have so many boogers?

I have no idea, but I think I have less than the average human because I always pick them out.

We see lots of “Free the Nipple” talk, which we support. Do you think the “Free the Tip” movement will ever gain prominence?

No. Are you the only chick that’s ever spent time in the Think Thank van, Delores?

I highly doubt it.

Top three van moments of 2015?

I only had two weeks in Delores this year, which is nowhere near enough time to give a top three van moments for 2015, specifically. Past top three moments include:

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Sean Black jacking off in the “jack shack” while we were all in the van.

Driving in Delores from Minneapolis to Massachusetts on my 25th birthday the first time I ever got in her during the filming of Brain Dead Heart Attack.

We have to ask, what did you think of the Too Hard documentary on Vice?

It’s a bad representation of snowboarding.

When are you going to give up the gluten-free act?

We’ve heard you’ve got a habit of breaking it anyway?

Hahaha! I cheat every now and again when I have a really bad or good day. It’s not like the crew makes it easier. You all love pizza, beer and breakfast bagels.

How many chicken nuggets can you eat?

Twenty in one sitting probably, but I like the fish fillet and 12-piece combo.

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Are you pretty?

No.

How is Tinder treating you these days?

Ugh.

Kink Rails?

Fuck fucking trying to front board the Jewit rail.

How is Tinder treating you these days?

Ugh.

Anal?

Every once in a while.

Fuck one, marry one, kill one: Freddy Perry, Erik Karlsson, Brandon Reis?

Kill Reis because I love his GF, fuck Kirby, marry Freddy.

What’s the “Best Day Ever” routine?

Oh man… Waking up in a house full of the crew. (Sean) Lucey and I cooking breakfast for everyone. Piling into the van. Going snowboarding. This can be anywhere.

I had a lot of fun on the end of the season trips like the Snoqualmie one or the Brighton one. Shoveling and filming. The boys doing crazy tricks. An 18-pack of Bud Light. A Bloody Mary. Skating. Then group dinner.

Laughing. Karaoke. Dancing. Best. Day. Ever.

Are you the female version of Lizard King?

I don’t think so but I will take it.

What sponsors are helping to keep ya afloat?

Salomon, Smith Optics, ThirtyTwo, Coal Headwear, Cobra Dogs, AF1234, Volcano Cones, Crab Grab, Drink Water, Mtn. Approach, Bud Light.

Last Words...

I can never say it enough, but huge, huge, huge, huge thank you to the Burtners, Lucey, Brynn, the entire Think Thank crew and Jess Kimura. They have done so much for me. I always try to do what I can to give back, but it never feels like enough. * Thanks to Ted Borland and Brandon Reis for the interrogation assistance

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RORSCHACH

We heard Scott Stevens lost his shit when he saw one of your ninja one-footers? Major brawl?

(Laughs) It was just Danny Larsen and I riding that spot (in Norway). Stevens was just casually sipping energy drinks and shoveling the landing for us with JP (Walker). Danny got his tricks pretty quickly as I was just starting the battle. The shot actually took some time and a number of tries because of the impact. I was totally over it at one point but Stevens, Sexton & JP kept saying the classic, “You got this,” which is maybe the most annoying sentence to hear in my opinion when you have tried a trick about 50 times and have fallen on the landing. Somehow it still helps and keeps you going. But when you know that there are three American heroes waiting for you, it just sucks man, haha! That was the second day riding spots with those dudes. I just felt like I was ruining their time or something. Pretty surreal scene, you know? JP there taking photos, Stevens and Sexton shoveling the landing for you, riding with Danny… It was all time. And E-Stone and Sam Fenton were there, too! Big bosses. But yes, it was pretty sick that Stevens was there because he is The Lord of the OneFooters and he taught me the secrets behind one-footers in Spain a few years ago.

Do you spend half your days stretching?

No I don’t! Sometimes I stretch after or before boarding when I feel that I should. Just do enough tweaking when you ride. That’s the best way to stretch I guess!

You’ve been one of the most promiscuous riders around, sleeping in all different places with all different film crews. Are you worried about catching anything from these fools or a jealous ex-crew coming back for vengeance?

Everyone learns something new from the others.

How many different videos will you have shots in this year?

ThirtyTwo: 2032, Eero Ettala’s Ender project, Rome: Beers & Rails and some of my b-shots are in the upcoming Tikut gang movie.

Do you feel like all the hard work is paying off at the moment? Clothes, money, yachts, babes?

I’m feeling pretty good right now. I’ve put some work into the game but everything has happened slowly and naturally, step by step. It’s hard to accept the idea that I can just snowboard and pay my rent and food with that.

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Or maybe I kind of don’t even want to realize that in my head. It makes it easier to not really think about it and to just chill and snowboard. Sometimes it feels weird when pretty much all of my friends are at work or school and I’m like, “Hm, what to do?” It would be really cool to find something to do on the side, like start a company or some little business.

Whose idea was it to film Beers and Rails in your native country of Finland? Didn’t want to leave, huh?

It came from Rome. I told them before the season that I would be down to film something with them even though I was doing the ThirtyTwo project. But the idea to stay in Finland came from them, which was really cool. It’s always the best to show your zone and culture to foreigners. It’s so sick to see how hyped they get, whether it be the food or the spots or the beer. The list goes!

The Strange Brew dudes joined you for that trip. What’s the weirdest thing that went down?

Nothing too weird happened on that trip. Strange Brew had their clothes on in the sauna… Maybe the strangest was the last morning of the trip. I drove back to the house and Keenan Cawley opened the door with a new look: he had cut his hair with a knife.

Did you get some Rome ink along with the others?

I was close but still pretty fucking far away! Dude, I don’t have any tattoos, so a logo as a first? No go!

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Keenan spoke highly of your knowledge of spots in Finland and Jyväskylä in particular, and mentioned how you looked so comfortable there. Is there anywhere else you prefer to ride?

It’s my hometown, man! I have done a bunch of exploring and biking here in the summer. You can just go wherever there is enough snow in Finland and you will always find something to ride with a low bust level. I have tried to avoid going to Helsinki because I felt like everyone was going there a few years ago. But the winters have been pretty shitty recently; I would be down to get my ass there next winter! Fuck, actually I was there for some days last winter, too! (laughs) Would you rather have a mouth full of Snus or mouth full of surströmming?

Ugh! Not a big fan of either! Lets say a mouth full of Snus!

How many beers does it take for Finnish dudes to break out of their shell?

A six-pack.

Who’s paying the bills? And last words...

Big ups to Rome Snowboards and ThirtyTwo! And to everyone who has helped me and given love and support: Anitta, family (Moi Äiti), KBR, Ashbury, Hoppipolla, Beyondstore.fi, Ettala, Pablo Films, Nättinen, Heljo, Tikut, intiMacy, Zakke... KBR IS NOT DEAD.

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Golden hour, friends and powder make for the greatest photos.

As a young boy, I bought all the snowboard magazines and kept them as my treasure collection. I never thought about becoming a snowboard photographer myself until I found a bag on a bus while returning from a backcountry kicker session with my friends. The bag contained a camera and some Porsche keys. It was almost 10 years ago and that day changed my life in many ways. For better or worse, it granted me a new purpose and the beginning of a life full of adventures. At least I hope it’s just the beginning. I will keep trying my best to document snowboarding until I find a new bag full of new adventures…

I can’t choose between street and backcountry, so I have presented a bit of both in this portfolio. I love to get a coffee, hang in the cold street and find some creative stuff to shoot. I love to hang in the mountains full of powder, build huge kickers and watch the boys fly. I love to shoot lifestyles and I don’t think we see enough of them in magazines. They reveal a lot about life as a snowboarder. And, as you’ll certainly notice, I love analog photography.

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VDLR (Victor de Le Rue), switch back 180 in the Dolomites. I’m really proud of the new french snowboard generation. They are killing it!

Let’s get in trouble in Italy where freeriding is illegal. Real Gs looking for more street credibility.

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Never forget to bring food in the backcountry!

One of my favorite photos. I really like Victor Daviet’s style.

Austen Sweetin is a really funny guy, but this Cab 540 is no joke.

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Nic Sauve, frontside 270. My Hasselblad camera is my favorite.

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DAY 1 - “I THINK YOU CAN SPIT UP BLOOD AND BE OK”

Last winter, Boston, Massachusetts weathered a greater snow accumulation than ever, amassing 108.6 inches of snow by March 15. If you paid even the slightest attention to the board-related interwebs, you’d be well aware that every crew, or semblance of a crew, or even aspiring grom using stolen money from his parents, had scrambled to Boston at some point during the season to reap a share of the spoils. The Rendered Useless boys were no exception. Though their voyage began on a weed farm in California and crisscrossed the country twice, they posted up in the Northeast for a hefty chunk of the filming. With a sizable amount of their contingent natives of the region, they realized opportunities in their backyard like they’d never imagined. _______________________________________ I don’t think I’d ever driven down such tight, snowtunneled streets. The two lane suburban avenues of suburban Winchester, Massachusetts were whittled down to small, meandering serpentine strips of pavement, weaving between towering (and browning) snow monoliths. Though the roads were crowded, my home base for this three-day excursion, Ian Boll’s house, was slammed. I knew there were already some dudes there, and was reminded that it may be more than a few as I wedged my sputtering Nissan Altima up onto the sidewalk in front of the house between a pickup loaded with shovels and gear and a trailer. But I certainly didn’t expect to be the 19th person to arrive. Three crews had declared the Boll residence home base: an all-girl crew that had set up a wall-to-wall fortress of cushions and comforters in the living room, Stept productions – a ski and snowboard crew – had their lab on the top floor, and the Rendered Useless misfits, who assumed a place befitting their gritty and nomadic nature – the basement. Though I only tagged along for a short snippet of their Northeast crusade, I got a healthy glimpse at one of the hungriest crews out filming. To this point, their full video will leave no doubt.

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The trampling of feet overhead came earlier the first morning than I would have liked, and I was roused from my Coors-induced coma at about 8:00 a.m.

These dudes meant business. We reserved time to party, for sure, and there was no shortage of beers, spliffs or pints of ice cream - which seemed almost like Rendered Useless ritual - but it was immediately apparent that they were hell-bent on making the best video they could and weren’t about to let anything get in the way of that. Not in a militant manner, but in a driven, underdog sort of way. There would always be time to send it. Snow accumulation like this for an independent production shooting in the streets was a godsend, and how long it would be around was anyone’s guess.

Jon Stark, one of the film’s producers and lensmen (alongside Matt Roberge and Eli Olson who were filming elsewhere when I joined) spearheaded this blue-collar hustle on the trip. He possesses a work ethic that’d put Germans to shame, as well as a sharp and risible wit. Not one to let a chance at wordplay slip by the wayside, he’d be turning out one-liners --“Today couldn’t have gone Eddie Vetter,” or toss in a random, “Holy nipples twist,” or rap-style call outs, “Shout out to Bend, Oregon”-- at will and without warning. But it ain’t his first rodeo; It’s wise to keep it loose when standing in the cold for hours on end.

We honored the time-tested tradition of a coffee-anda-smoke breakfast while we mapped out a day plan, and the crew - Stark, Boll, Andrew Aldridge, Johnny Brady, Dan “Vinny” Vinzant and myself - was out the door and in the van just after 9:00 a.m. Off to our first spot, half the crew crooning an off-key rendition of Nirvana’s “Something in the Way”, a few of us just staring blankly, working off the morning haze. “It seems like you have to be a thug to live here,” says Stark as we wind our way toward a school in Lowell, Massachusetts, a city to the northwest of Boston known to be a bit rough. “Or at least have a fitted hat,” adds Aldridge.

The first spot was Brady’s and despite how gnarly it was, and how early it was, the dude barely blinked.

Not only was there a strong chance his highback would get snagged along the uneven school front where the tall creeper ledge he planned to attack extended, but the closeout fence on the landing side was begging to shred an ACL. I’ve long preached that Johnny is one of the best, and underappreciated riders in the States and his pre-noon backside 5050 on a high-risk creep only reinforced that sentiment.

Bagging a hammer before noon is like having sex with a stranger while the sun is still up. Doesn’t happen everyday, but damn, when it does, the rest of the day just feels like a vacation. We loaded our haul back into the van, lined our guts with take-out pizza and were on to our second school zone (gotta make

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This ballsy gap to birds’ nest to wallride earned this 1817 ghoul a full scallop platter.

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those weekends count, kids), a series of parking lots and drives where levels of railings offered plenty of possibilities. Many of these options, however, were guarded by masses of snow, leaving them too small or inconsequential to justify the amount of digging it would take to set them up. We’re talking double-overhead mounds of snow, a growing pile, re-fed by the succession of storms and the plows that cleared them into a melting, refreezing, and now unmovable hummock of ice.

What do ya do when a double exposure has one make and one near make?

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There was a kink in the lower zone of the spot, and oddly enough some of the girls who were staying at Ian’s were already sessioning it when we arrived.

Our sights were trained a touch higher up on one face of the brick building where you could wallride from an upper level entrance of the school to a lower, grassy platform. What made this wallride particularly unique, and incredibly heavy, was the succession of curved steel bars that formed a metal wave atop the wall. The idea was to ride the wall from upper level to lower level, while getting as barreled as possible inside this metal tube without turning into skewered meat. Not one to shy away from anything, Vin jumped in the saddle first, rolling the dice in search of a switch wallride to regular. After a number of attempts the transition was deemed too tricky to handle

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Double Cole

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Aldridge handling more kinks than Centerfolds Boston and the Glass Slipper combined PHOTO:COLE MARTI N

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Vin is clutch in tight situations

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switch and the torch was passed to Aldridge. Dridge is a tall dude but commands a super fluid style, and was steadily working higher and higher up the wall. Not content with being only partially shacked, he was going to keep at this until he got fully pitted. As you can see in the photo, the wall is not entirely brick – there is a cement section that buffers the brick and metal. The layers of material do not sit flush and there was a slight lip between the two surfaces. In true Murphy’s Law fashion, the nose of Dridge’s deck kissed this lip, interrupting his natural progress down the wall, sending him toppling backwards, head first toward the railing below that separated the two levels. In one of those moments that seem to unfold in slow motion, his bodied plummeted to the rock-hard snowpack below, though he did manage to dodge a reverse taco - or worse - on the railing. Short of breath and surely shaken up, he seemed to be intact

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for the most part, if you discounted the blood he was spitting up. Reluctant to go to the hospital, and unsure whether the bleeding was internal or oral, he pledged to keep an eye on it. ___________________________________________________ DAY 2 – PARTY AT THE MOON TOWER Prior to his residency at the Boll’s, Stark lodged over 30 days at Cole Navin’s folks’ place, long enough for Cole’s parents to take up a personal interest in their ceaseless NBD-spot-finding process. “They started looking up different places and trying to recall rails they had seen, showing us pictures and asking if we thought they’d work,” Stark tells me. One such inquisition brought us to an old lookout tower.

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After a short drive and some geo-locating, we parked the van at a trailhead and walked into the woods. A fifteen-minute stroll yielded a clearing at the crest of the hill where the tower stood. An old down-flat-down rail ushered up from pillars on either side of a staircase completely covered in snow. One man jumped in on the ice pick, a few more tossed away slabs of ice with shovels and the rest of the lot dug right in there with their mitts. The park proved to be a popular spot and we greeted a number of passersby, including a fellow who detailed a time long gone - a Fast Times at Ridgemont High-sort of era, where drunken revelry, massive orgies and psychedelic experimentation were not only allowed at this site, but encouraged. Perhaps that’s not exactly what he said and more of what I wanted to hear, but he did mention that because of a discrepancy in jurisdiction, the local boys in blue could not police this state land and the State Troopers couldn’t care less about doing so, which made it a popular hang for a six pack and a doobie under the stars. We too avoided the attention of the authorities and Ian battled through broken board and many near makes to walk away with an ollie off the kink to slide on the concrete pillar. _________________________________________________ DAY 3 – “IF YOU DUG THIS PLACE OUT, YOU’D FIND ALL KINDS OF CARS AND BODIES.”

One hammer to rule them all. This shit was heavy, and went down before we wiped the crust from our eyes. Takes a special kind of maniac to get wild in the AM. Johnny Brady fittin’ the mold with a big-league backside 50 on the creeper PHOTO: IAN BOLL

Our third day, and my final day of the jaunt, took us to an out-of-commission quarry with upper bluffs offering an impressive view of downtown and steep rock faces lending plenty of opportunity to dial in a unique shot. It was not without consequence though - many of the takeoffs were completely blind and the whipping wind was as unpredictable in direction as it was persistent. Johnny had already logged a shot at the quarry earlier in the week, but the door was wide open for a few more. Evidently, this place was also a popular spot to tie on a day buzz, and a few Boston fellas sporting a fitting mix of denim, camo and Carhartt came through with a twelve pack of Bud Light. While Ian and Vinny put the final touches on their approaches, Dridge, who was still working off the slam from Day 1, photographer Cole Martin and I were treated to a slice of local lore. “If you dug this place out, you’d find all kinds of cars and bodies,” they declared. “Some people think it was easier for them to just cover it all than look into it.”

It was a long day in the sun and snow glare, but one of our most successful, demanding a proper Northeast reward: lobster rolls. Not sure if anyone actually bought a lobster roll once we got down to the docks, but I do remember Stark buying Vinny a kingly scallop platter for nailing his shot in the quarry.

Following our feast was a prime example of Stark’s tireless motivation. With a belly full of fish and a good day’s haul on film, most might pack it in, but next thing I knew we are all hopping a fence into the overgrown lot of abandoned psych ward.

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aving filmed parts for Isenseven and True Color Films, David Bertschinger Karg is plenty familiar with the inner workings and requirements of “traditional” snowboard film production. As is true for most riders, DBK’s approach to snow evolved over the seasons, as did his filming interests and aspirations.

From the flux, projectDETOUR was born. DBK chose three destinations for the project – the Alps, Greece, and California - based on their individual merit more than their current conditions, and each locale would serve as the setting for a mini-movie in this three-part series.

“Our project isn’t necessarily progression based,” he says of his motivation for the endeavor. “Of course we feature all kinds of snowboarding and tricks. But I just wanted to have a good time and go to places like Greece free of the pressure to film your dream part because the goal is to just put something cool together. I guess I wanted people to get the itch to go out and do something with their bodies.” Not a solely unique concept, but a refreshing one nonetheless.

And with guys like Shayne Pospisil, Nico Müller and Denis Cinek tagging along, you could bet your ass it’d be better than most “travel” videos.

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The first of the journeys, before the crew ripped the parks of Greece and the freeways of California, was in the Alps, though DBK made a set point to divert from most of the typical Alpine destinations. “Usu video project you would go whe ally with a rever has the most snow, but we had our locations picked ahead of were determined to go to each and time and make the most of it,” says DBK. Whi le the crew did make their rounds La Plagne and Laax, it was imperati at ve to the Alps mission that they hit smaller towns like Bosco-Gurin, as a spot that, for the most part, as well continues to thrive “under the rada r” - DBK’s home resort of Hoch-Y-B old-school resort settled in the cons rig. An ervative Swiss canton of Schwyz, Hoch-Y-Brig has experienced a grow in popularity over the past few seas th ons, with DBK admitting, “Now, when there is a good powder day, snowboarders from all over Schw a lot of yz will show up for the day and ride pow.” Despite this slight rise the resort retains a unique atmosph in traffic, ere and in terms of riding, boasts a few quite admirable qualities.

“Schwyz has a reputation for bein g the most conservative canton in Switzerland; kind of the Texas of land. It’s really a different world Switzerup there,” says DBK. “The people are mostly farmers, or work in the ture industry. It’s just so different agriculfrom where I come from, closer to the city. There are people up ther hardly ever left.” e who’ve

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For a long while, snowboarders were still treated as second rate up at Hoch-Y-Brig, making efforts like building a snow park a perennia l struggle. However, this contrast in vision also yields a bit of fortunate irony. “It’s kind of funny that this place offers super sick terrain, because the people living there are not trying to ride the same terrain we are,” DBK says matter-of-factly. “They are just ski racing or riding the slopes.”

One aspect David is referring to when he talks about the terrain “we are” looking to ride, is an all-time, top-to-bottom run that, because of it’s positioning on the mountain in relation to other available options, often goes untouched. “It’s the best part about the whole place,” DBK declares, despite it sitting in the shade most of the time.

“The gondola ride takes five minutes. Then you take one chair up and you get a super long and diverse run all the way down to the bottom

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of the resort.” The gondola runs every half hour, and if you tear on down without wasting too much time, you can score non-stop laps while ripping different parts of the run each time. “After six runs, you are dead,” adds DBK. with DBK For a North American native like Shayne Pospisil, the features Hoch-Y-Brig boasts paired one of the Probably all-time! is mountain “That . dreamland a for and crew’s intimate expertise made the locals have best resorts I have ever ridden,” says the New Jersey native turned Cali loc. “DBK and long and be the place so wired and they’re so humble and fun to ride with. We’d find powder all day particular was able to build a jump and have a session even after the resort was closed.” One day in the locals, sesso good we rode top-to-bottom runs all day with no one else, then built a jump with all sioned all afternoon and evening, and then rode down in the dark.”

Blast on through to paradise! Shayne dropping bombs

While DBK’s prized home slope might be an exception in some ways, it very much embodies the elements of European backcountry that many North Americans, who enjoy great backcountry riding just at greater effort, find quite convenient. “I pretty much loved everything about riding in Europe,” says Shayne.

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normally only dream about and using my own two feet to hike to jumps and features was just awesome. I’m so used to snowmobiling, or even getting some heli time, that it was great to switch it up and not have to rely on machines that are bad for the environment.”

When Shayne originally signed on for the project at Bataleon’s suggestion, he and DBK had never met.

“I knew he was an amazing powder rider, but what I didn’t know was that he was also a great filmer and editor and part production company owner,” says Shayne. The two possess a similar style and had a “mindset of quality of quantity this season.” Psyched on DBK’s work, and way down with the locations chosen for Detour, Shayne signed on, leaving a California landscape that was drier than a mummy’s dick. The initial plan was to have Shayne in Europe for just over a month to work on the Alps section, and then the group would reunite in May, this time on Shayne’s turf in the States. “Once we started filming and having a great time working together I didn’t want to leave,” says Shayne. “Then DBK convinced me to come to Greece, which was just a short flight from Zurich. It worked out great because the day I was supposed to fly back to the U.S. we scored the best pow of the year at David’s home resort. We then flew out to Greece a few days later.”

With that impromptu call, Shayne solidified his place as a fixture in all of projectDETOUR, a sojourn that spanned from the kicker-and-powder glory of the Alps, to the parks and breathtaking scenery of Greece to a Golden State excursion full of open roads, Harleys and skateboarding. “I wanted to show people that a trip for us isn’t only about the action shots,” says DBK. “Of course you want to get those, but when I come home and tell stories to my parents and friends, it’s not, ‘Oh, I finally landed this trick or rode this line.’ I tell them about the places I went and the people I met and the cool lives they lead; about a new person I may have befriended and where we went. Those are the stories I tell and I wanted to incorporate that a bit more into the whole project.”

Tweaker in the alleys. Shayne gets a fix in those side streets of Bosco Gurin

For both of these guys, and for everyone else involved, the goal was two-fold: document a more relatable and accurate account of a snowboarder’s season travels and motivate humans from all walks to leave the couch behind. “DBK wanted to produce something that not just snowboarders would be stoked on,” says Shayne. “He built a project that the general public could watch and be like, “I want to get off my ass and go on my own detour.”

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Nuddsjob Nosepress. Wow, Andy Nudds going long PHOTO: JONNY PICKUP

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ix degrees of separation is the idea that everyone and everything is six steps or fewer away from being introduced to any other person in the world. However, if you happen to live in Finland, it is probably more like two degrees. Everybody seems know each other, and it’s not that tough to believe when you put it into perspective: the total population of Finland is 5.4 million people, where just the city of London stands with 8.63 million residents.

So when I got invited to a birthday party in Helsinki, it was no surprise that I met Petrus Koskinen and Antti Jussila from the KBR crew. After several lubricating Finnish beers and lonkeros and some homemade cakes, the upcoming winter season became the topic of conversation. Petrus explained how he was planning on taking a year off from producing KBR films to do some more riding for himself. It wasn’t until a few days later that I really thought about what he said. Obviously this meant that some of the KBR riders would be looking for a new project work on. As winter crept closer and closer, it was also becoming apparent that not all of our normal Grindhouse riders would be filming with the crew due to various reasons. A few brief messages later and something entirely different, and equally exciting, was beginning to take shape; the idea of bringing riders from both crews together for one film, solving both crew’s problems and creating something that hasn’t really happened too much in UK snowboard videos.

PHOTOS: JONNY PICKUP

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I did have a few doubts as we began. It is not always a seamless process mixing new people into a crew, considering you’re often on trips in situations where a load of people are packed into tiny apartments or cars brimming with gear. And then there are all the other unpredictable, but expected, bumps in the road that are hard enough to manage with a bunch of guys who know each other, let alone a gang of strangers. On one of the first trips, Janne Lipsanen and I both managed to get food poisoning from two different places on a seven-hour drive into northern Finland from Helsinki. We were repeatedly pulling the car over so I could throw up on the side of the road at short notice, and Janne pretty much vomited for twelve hours straight in an apartment that was probably less than 30 square meters, with thin walls and three other guys trying to sleep right next to him. Poor dude. There was one night when I was up late transferring footage to the hard drives, all the while listening to the evacuation of his stomach.

After finishing, or what was more like a pause in the gastrointestinal violence, he walks into the living room where I quietly watched him eat a banana right away, only to toss it up a minute later. But these slight hardships are par for the course when producing a vid, and the crew merger actually ended up turning out better than I had hoped. The fresh mix of riders seemed to really motivate everyone, pushing the riding to a level above anything we

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have done in previous movies, which you’ll witness firsthand upon the movie’s release.

It goes without saying that the KBR guys know a lot of spots in Finland, but limited snowfall (yet again!) drove us to places even these Finnish locals hadn’t filmed in before, or at least not successfully. Through thorough scoping we managed to hunt out some new spots and armed with Ville’s winch, we got to work on Afterlife.

We hustled and we grinded, rallying around the country with a united vision, and in true indiemovie fashion: jam-packed into small vehicles, squeezing bodies into the small void left beside generators, winches, shovels, lights and camera equipment. Let’s just say it was less than comfortable at times, especially on the many impromptu hospital trips, an unfortunately frequent occurrence during this project. The medical missions began with Petrus as the first to fall with a torn ACL in January. Janne followed up with a heavy slam of the thigh into the support beam of a rail, with Jonny Pickup quickly behind him, cracking both his fibula and tibia in one impact. With Jonny, Janne and Petrus out, and my ribs still broken from crashing into a wall on a follow-cam line, Antti, Andy Nudds and Sakari Lähdesmäki fully crushed it, making up for those of us on the sidelines. Jonny managed to make it back

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Outside of the string of injuries that plagued the crew and the lack of snow, there was but one final hurdle we had to overcome in our crusade to the Afterlife: how are we were going to fund this thing? Unfortunately, some sponsors dropped out, and with a smaller squad of riders signed on, we had to rely on a Kickstarter campaign to finish the film we had started.

Thankfully, with the generous help of our followers, we met our funding and escaped the grave to proudly deliver you to the Afterlife.

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No sleep or polished spots in NYC. Gritty back lip in Yonkers from Chris Brewster

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ver been in NYC late at night? No, no, not Midtown. Not barhopping through Tribeca or the East Village either. Have you ever kicked around the outskirts of Brooklyn or done some corner lurking in Queens after the sun has retired? Ever done it with a group of white Alaskans in a large van with cameras and all sorts of snowboard gear? Well my friend, you’ve got some experiencing to do.

On the third of January, a group of friends from Anchorage, Alaska left the Last Frontier in their van, Big Red, on a cross-country mission. Armed with a VX they would span North America in an effort to film a video that still made sense to them.

“We didn’t like the current direction of snowboard videos,” says Brendon Hupp, who produced the video with the help of homies like Chris Brewster and Garrett Swenson.

“All of the footage was being over-produced and the videos we were in were not adequately portraying us. Most of the other videos were using cut shots of winches and bungees and hitting really stupid, unrelatable spots. It was all starting to look like wakeboarding to us.” By the time we caught up with the gang, they were living the life of subway rats in The Big Apple. Following are three short stories from the time the gang spent in New York City working on Magic Hour Moves’ latest flick, End Search.

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We were in Bushwick, Brooklyn staying with Bruce’s homie Mark. We parked Big Red on the side of Mark’s building, which is where we fucked up. It was a pretty dead street. No bodegas or foot traffic or anything. Anyway, we go out and party and do our thing then roll back to Mark’s place at like 2 a.m. Everyone was crashing out so I go to roll over to this Tinder chick’s place nearby. I run out to the van to grab my backpack first and as I’m walking up to the van I’m thinking, “Fuck, Hupp must’ve not shut the door all the way,” but as I got closer I see glass everywhere and realize we’d officially been fucked by The Big Apple. They broke the passenger window of the van and the side door latch clean off the trailer. Luckily everything was packed in the trailer pretty tight so they didn’t take anything out of there but they grabbed pretty much whatever was laying out in plain sight in the van. Mainly all my stuff - boots, backpacks, skateboards, and some other random shit but they did take my passport out of my bag and leave it in the van which was pretty chill of them. I stayed up until 4 a.m. chain smoking cigs and waiting for the cops to show up so I could file a report and then an insurance claim but turned out that kind of shit is only covered by homeowner’s insurance. Live and learn. - Garrett Swenson

Handling business like a responsible adult: Turning down drugs and logging clips in sketchy territory. Hupp FS 360 over the bleachers

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At this point we had been in Brooklyn for a week and the snow was depleting rapidly. We had heard from a little bird that Yonkers had good snow and a few spots. Instead of moving Big Red and losing our fateful parking spot we decided to take the subway. From Brooklyn, we took the G train into Manhattan and caught a connecting train to Grand Central Station. After some confusion in Central Station we found the Metro-North terminal. A mellow thirty minutes later we were in Yonkers. From the Metro Station we had 15 city blocks to walk to get to the spot. It was on this walk that we witnessed some very sobering events. Just imagine three white kids wearing full winter gear, carrying snowboards, shovels and backpacks. Not to mention we were the only white kids as far as the eye could see.

To say we stuck out like sore thumbs would be an understatement. The first major corner had 20 to 30 high school kids lurking. A group of them were slap boxing while multiple cops looked on without a care in the world. We were starting to gain some unwanted attention. We continued on and found a bodega to grab some snacks. I went in first, found my standard $1 Arizona Tea and 25-cent Lemonhead packs. Upon approaching the counter I was asked by the clerk if I was interested in a dub of weed. I thankfully declined and proceeded outside. Across the street a single file line of elementary school kids were walking. It was then that I heard one of the young boys in line say, “Man, those guys are gonna get shot!” I quickly looked around hoping to see another obvious target for this comment but there were none. At this point I realized how vulnerable we were. Thankfully we made it to the spot without any other odd encounters. It turned out Yonkers was one of the best places for us. The locals were very curious and the cops had much larger issues to deal with than some idiots snowboarding. - Brendon Hupp

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One night in Yonkers we were at this short, sketchy down rail-closeout that came out of a fence opening and onto this quick pad to drop over some old concrete garden pots. It was Hupp, Garrett, Heneghan, Mertz and myself.

It’s a hard spot to explain, or how sketchy it really was, but it was kind of a, “We’re running out of light, fuck it let’s hit it” kind of spot. We set it up and everything was pretty icy and rock solid. We made pump bumps so having natty speed was probably the best part. I can’t

remember who hit it first but we all realized quickly how fast and difficult this spot was. Before long everyone got real close to getting broke off. I think Hupp and I both broke a board, and we asked ourselves what the fuck we were going. Once someone almost gets really injured and you’re asking yourself what you are doing, it’s usually time to take a step back. Everyone walked away okay with a few broken boards and some good laughs about the situation we had just put ourselves in for the love of snowboarding. It was Yonkers. - Chris Brewster

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