Gone Snowboarding

It's off to Munich and Innsbruck tomorrow and on Saturday we hit St. Anton. It's on. One week of shredding. A full report from this trip will follow in about a week. Auf wiedersehen!    

At Home With Louif Paradis

Salomon / Bonfire treats us to this insight into Louif Paradis daily routines at home. I'd say this is a real winner. I'm seriously thinking about hooking myself up with a 'no board' for those pow days stuck in the city. It will be perfect for hitting those inner city parks or going on hiking missions into the woods  / outdoor parks around Helsinki. Inspired.

Danny Larsen

We all knew he's a beastly urban ripper... but it's really cool and a bit surprising even seeing Danny Larsen ripping it up in the backcountry and bringing his distinct style to natural terrain. Style for days. 

Stories From Here to There: Miikka Hast

This series by Protest is again a nice way to present your riders and your brand. It pays to do things a bit differently. Good stories make for good content and all the stories are a joy to watch. Here I had to go with this episode featuring Miikka Hast (the Finnish connection). Dude is doing some real damage in the backcountry. Make sure to check out Miikka's Split lines blog it's got some really good stuff on there.   

Cooking With Gas Season 2

Welcome back boys. Cooking With Gas season 2. Eero & Heikki are now joined by Lauri full-time for the whole season. It's safe to say that these boys have really understood what it takes to make a great web-series. Big up Friday for the production. Great stuff. 

WE RIDE The story of snowboarding - full movie

The full movie is online now. A must see for all snowboarders out there. 

Line of the week

Photo: Brunkhart. Source:Burton.com

"While I will always have the utmost respect for the superhuman out-of-bounds freestyle and extreme stunts that seem to continually progress beyond our imaginable limits, my highest appreciation goes out to the simple rider who's out there just for the experience." -Craig Kelly

Snowboarder Magazine's Rider of the Year 2013 video

Hats off and a standing ovation to the good people of Snowboarder Magazine for presenting their Rider of the Year 2013 in this format. Good stuff! 

A run with Nicolas Müller at Mt Baker

Spent the morning doing some laps at our local resort. Stoked! just like Nico doing his thing. Thumbs up to Kevin Pearce putting in quick method cameo at the end.  Good times. I'm really getting psyched about  our trip to St Anton. Leaving in less than a week.

Madventures Episode 1: Endless pow

This right here my good people is the perfect start to another day at the office. Grab that cup of strong coffee and lean back. One more week and we are off to Arlberg for some pow of our own. Stoke. 

Paper Shredder

This has been blowing up on the web and rightly so! It's a joy to watch and it's one of the most innovative pieces of snowboarding film I've seen in a while. Cool to see these guys pushing the envelope and doing something fun and creative. Hats off & thumbs up. 

Nation Teaser

A big thumbs up for this teaser. TWS is going all in on their new movie and the accompanying microsite.

Gigi Rüf's winning run at Ultra Natural

After a couple of days of excitement and waiting we finally get the first video material Ultra Natural. From what's been reported and this clip it is fair to say that this is the event that is leading the way for competitive snowboarding. 

Colin Adair: 2012 Year in the Rearview

Slideshows might feel a bit outdated but when the photography is this breathtaking and beautiful I don't care how it is presented. And the presentation here is stunning! Photographer Colin Adair serves up some real treats from his portfolio filming with the DC crew for "Must Be Nice". A highly recommended watch and I had to put on some Blind Melon after seeing it...  Sunday morning goodness.  I can also recommend Colin's blog.

Byrdseye Productions @LBS 2013

Byrdseye Productions bring us behind the scenes goodness from LBS. 

The Lib Tech Crew @LBS 2013

I for one am very happy with more footage from LBS. Snowboarding really needs more events like this. This is what the sport is all about. 

YES. It's a DCP Mini Movie

How can you not like Yes.? How can you not dig 10+ minutes of DCP doing what DCP does best? I rest my case. 

LSP Days in Whistler Episode 3

Stumbled across this gem today. Most of the info is in Japanese (I assume) so I can't really say anything more about this. It does feature Tadashi Fuse and a lot of the good stuff. That's enough for me. And there's loads more where this came from.

Mt. Baker Banked Slalom 2013

A perfect gift from the good people over at Snowboarder Magazine. This clip made my day! I've had a few dreams about riding that course... What any snowboarder wouldn't give to take part in Banked Slalom at Mt. Baker. This is how Nico Müller summed up his experience of the event: "Best experience in a long time. I think every pro snowboarder should at some point do that event. The amount of different people that come together from Pioneers, Legends and young riders is incredible. The Mt.Baker Banked Slalom stands for riding, no matter who you are let’s see how you turn your snowboard and may the fastest win." (quote taken from Onboard Magazine) 

8 Mile Life: Boys Will Be Boys

The 8 Mile Life crew treats you to almost 14 minutes of high-octane-attitude-filled-ballsy-snow-shred-action... Grab a beer and lean back. Gabba-gabba-hey.