Pushing snow and crying doesn’t work. - Niels Schack, after a long day.
Beer, the fountain of youth!
- Dominik Wagner, reflecting on alcohol.
I only wore DGK when I was a kid.
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- Sebi Springeth, losing his pudding from the fridge for the third day in a row.
Wolle started following me!
- Kas Lemmens, after one day on an Äsmo.
How much are they paying?
- Flo Corzelius, in response to a request to join Only-Fans.
Fuck instagram, fuck TikTok, fuck all that shit. All I want to do is snowboard and surf and get fucking barrelled. - Judd Henkes, fired up.
I can’t do shots anymore. I had too many when I was younger and now my body is rejecting them. - Tess Coady, aged 21.
I’m not stoned, I’m relaxed.
- Jamie Anderson, returning from a walk to the edge of the lake.
Boys, snowboarding is so fun! I didn’t even have time for one wank this week! - Victor Pellegrin aka Doobie, joining the Volcom team week in
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I’m Vlad the Impaler and I’m looking for a landing! - Jan Prokes, laughing at someone slamming onto a polejam.
Judd’s got horse muscles. He’s like a baby stallion. - Dusty Henricksen, regarding Judd wrestling.
I’m not negative, I just have low expectations of myself, and life. - Dominik Wagner, reflecting on himself.
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I got wasted for a week and I won a twenty-grand chain. - Ethan Morgan, finally a winner.
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ello readers, welcome to issue 23.2. We were cruising the Metaverse recently and came across this tasty little item you can see above these words. How sick does it look! It shoots magical lights out of the front in three different modes, so you can regularly switch up your vibe as you cruise down the hill. The manufacturer also spelt skooter with a k, so you know this thing has got some sass and is going to rip. Not only rip, but grip. Not only grip, but super grip! You wouldn’t be able to get off this hog even if you tried. Imagine the street spots you could take down with it. Kinked rails, beware. This piece of insanity also folds down, so you can easily take the party with you wherever you go.
space, and really isn’t something to be mocked. Although it’s possible that the copywriter employed by this brand has a poor grasp of the English language, and was just trying to write something lighthearted and catchy for their emloyer. I suppose when you think about it, at a very base level, making fun of gravity is actually exactly what snowboarders do. Huh. That’s actually quite a nice observation. Maybe we should get rid of ‘Hold Fast Tweak Hard’ and change the magazine’s slogan to ‘Making fun of Gravity’. Let’s stick a pin in that one for now while we negotiate with Sledsterz, but don’t forget that next time you’re out riding, you’re actually dicking around with the fundamental forces of the universe.
You probably can’t see it because the mag is quite small, but underneath the ‘Sledsterz’ logo is the slogan ‘Making Fun of Gravity’. Gravity has the power to move entire planets through
In celebration of this fact and for a short time only, we’re giving away a limited edition Method branded Ski Skooter with every subscription. It will be hand delivered to you personally by
EDITOR IN CHIEF: THEO ACWORTH theo@methodmag.com ONLINE EDITOR & SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER: WILL RADULA-SCOTT will@methodmag.com ART DIRECTOR: MACIEJ PRZĘŻAK pwee3000@gmail.com PRODUCT AND BUYERS GUIDE MANAGER ALEX ROBERTS alextroberts@gmail.com ONLINE AND MERCH GRAPHIC DESIGNER AGATA SZKARLAT agata@method.tv Contributing writers: Keenan Crawley, Ylfa Rúnarsdóttir, Maria Thomsen, Nora Beck, Dave Walcer, Gunshow, Mike Dawsey, Sean Black, Marie-France Roy, Ashley Rosemeyer, David Djité Contributing photographers: Jérôme Tanon, Ed Blomfield, Federico Grego, Dean Libeau, Emma Crosby, Theo Acworth, Black Koles/Sean Black, Ashley Rosemeyer, Andrew James Peters, Peter Sutherland, Atiba Jefferson, Andrew Fawcett, Peter Limberg, Jake Pollock, Oskari Markkanen, Juho Varjokallio Benjamin Littler, Alex Roberts CEO/PUBLISHER Chris McAlpine chriso@methodmag.com CFO/IT MANAGER: Steve Dowle steve@methodmag.com
FRONT COVER STORY To get this shot, Dave Walcer [Hot Coco filmer] and I stood on a wall, shielding our cameras from the snow/rain combo while passing cars beeped their horns at us from the road behind us. I often wonder what normal people think we’re doing when they see us shooting street. At that moment, we couldn’t have given less of a fuck. Switch frontboard through this beast of a c-rail? Yeah, we don’t care how loud your horn is, we’re not turning around. MARIA THOMSEN SWITCH FRONTBOARD PHOTO: THEO ACWORTH
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What the fuck has winning anything got to do with anything in snowboarding? Why, how, and when did snowboarding become so fucking seeped in the utter repugnant bile that is performancebased structured competition. Is there anything more futile than which flippy spinny human did more spinny flips than the other spinny flippers? What the fuck has any of it got to do with any of it. When did we bundle up the pure joy of sliding sideways down a slope, the thrill of acceleration, the utter joy of the g-force of a cranked turn, the stomach-dropping weightlessness of floating off a cliff and sell it off to the highest bidder? And don’t even start with all that “FIS ruined it” crap. As soon as it went beyond racing your mates to the apres & loser buying the beers, it was fucked. Anything beyond pure bragging rights or one-upmanship among peers has led, inevitably, to the corporate-run, nutrition-based sports psychology fuckery that we have now.
Ah, but what about the thrill of progression? The cutting edge of the sssssspppppoooorrrrtttt. Well, actually, maybe sport is ok, as the dictionary definition of sport is as such: “An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment”. And that would all be well and good if we left it at entertainment, but we couldn’t, could we? No. We had to throw money into it. Win win win, cash in in in. Ooooo aren’t we so wonderful in our capitalist little “soul sport” ya yaa ya ya! Be the best. Pff ff ff ff…. I might puke if I keep thinking about it. Luckily though, most of this shite has got bugger all to do with most people who are misguided enough to read this rant. In fact, most of you might absolutely love the contest circus. The excitement of your hero twizzle prizzing more proficiently than the other twizzle prizzer, and you know what. That’s fine. There’s enough room for you dipshits in this beautiful thing called snowboarding for all of us. No matter your shape, your colour, your creed, music taste, sexual preference, whatever or whoever you are. That is a beautiful thing. No matter how much we try and fuck it up with rules and money and national funding and medals and accolades, we are still just a bunch of dipshits sliding on tea trays down hills. As long as we don’t forget that, there will still be the turns, the tweaks, the freaks and all that gives us the great tapestry of shred. Don’t get me wrong as well. Pushing yourself to try that new trick, hit a bigger rail or riding a gnarlier line is fucking awesome. That feeling of going out of your comfort zone and getting away with it is quintessential to snowboarding and always will be, and fuck, those contests can be fun both in and off the hill. But can we somehow just stop blowing the trumpet of the gods about it all? Go snowboarding, tell your friends how rad it is, beat them to the apres ski and do it all again. It’s fucking rad.
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5 favourite places to ride: 1. Hakuba valley 2. Jackson Hole 3. Mt.Baker 4. Roger’s pass (BC,Canada) 5. Alaska
5 things about Nidecker: 1. High-tech boards 2. Clean design 3. Staff who are all good riders 4. Big team meeting 5. Switzerland
5 people to shred with: 1. Travis Rice 2. Mikkel Bang 3. Mike Basich 4. Tim Humphreys 5. Emilien Badoux, Will Brommelsiek, Yusaku Nagasawa, Goro Komatsu
5 essential items for daily life: 1. Blue-light cut glass 2. Biyajima bee farm’s honey 3. HanahOne 4. Rice 5. Spring water from my home mountain
5 tips for reaching the top of the mountain: 1. Verts 2. Split 3. Lots of water 4. Coffee 5. Coffee 5 things about your tiny house: 1. YKK’s house grade window 2. Koala mattress 3. Pellet rocket stove 4. Cedar interior finished by bees wax 5. Grandpa’s vintage ladder 5 things you look for in a line: 1. Pillow 2. Chute 3. Cliff 4. Long 5. Steep
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5 things about your trip to Europe: 1. Beautiful architecture 2. Modern/historical cities 3. Nice bakery 4. Doppelmeyer 5. Volvo 5 things that make you happy: 1. Cold Winter 2. Hot Summer 3. Ripe Autumn 4. Wife 5. Green tea 5 ways to keep your speed in powder: 1. Nidecker snowboards 2. Taking care of your board with love 3. Carve, not slide 4. Keep the board tip close to the surface 5. & slightly upwards
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INTERVIEW WITH JOE SIMPSON PHOTO: FEDERICO GREGO
What is the Tao Of Beginnings? The Tao of Beginnings is the video celebrating the release of Drake Snowboard’s first unisex line of boards and bindings. Three girls and three guys filming in the streets and a backyard park for a week. Who’s in it? We had SkrrrNata, Veroniqi Hanssen, Sophia ‘Klaus’ Schroll, Alex Stewart, Jake and Joe Simpson. What were the vibes like while filming? Different to what you’ve done before, or similar? Vibes were brilliant, and it was just the same as we’ve always done, everyone getting stuck in and going as hard as they could in such a short time period. Where did you guys shoot? We shot at Wena’s Backyard Park, in the Czech Republic. This dude and his family are legends and they have created the perfect backyard set-up, including a drag lift, kicker line and jib line, with complete freedom to do what ever you want. We stayed at their Airbnb on location, and we also popped out of the house for a few days of street riding. Highlights from filming? Lapping the backyard park with everyone on the same board & bindings was pretty special. Any disasters while shooting or things that didn’t work out? The usual suspects! Injuries, kickouts, tears, tantrums. Nothing the crew couldn’t handle with ease. What lessons did you learn? That teamwork really does make the dream work, and now more than ever the girls and boys of our sport need to help each other out because we can all learn from each other!
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Snowboards – always good to have on you. Lens wipe (spray and lens puff not pictured) but, always good to have a way to make sure your lenses/gear are as clean as possible. Canon 24-70mm 2.8 EF – Great all around lens. I use it in so many instances from lifestyle, portraits, riding, and everything in between. Canon 15mm EF – Ah the fisheye lens. This is probably my most used lens in the bag. I love being right up in the action with the rider and really feeling the energy of them trying and successfully walking away from the trick. Canon 50mm RF – Great portrait lens. Pretty cheap and high quality. One of the snacks I currently have in my bag, I also like to always have some candy on me and some sort of energy bar. More days than not, you can’t walk away and grab food quickly so, it’s important to have something on hand. Small rig multi tool – Has a little bit of everything you may run into needing. Flathead, phillips head, some allen wrenches etc. Fuji X100F – LOVE this little camera.
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*Check out Ashley’s Portfolio later in the mag.
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INTERVIEW WITH MELISSA RIITANO
What is Save A Brain? Save A Brain is a nonprofit organization that shares education about traumatic brain injuries, concussions, and overall brain health. How did it start, and who is behind it? It was all started by Kelsey Boyer. She became passionate about head injuries after sustaining a TBI that resulted in brain surgery. It was scary seeing her go through all of it. Even after she was “healed”, there were a lot of issues she had—emotional issues like depression, anxiety, and overall mood regulation. None of us knew much about the brain or brain injuries at this time. And many doctors and therapists didn’t have much information to heal past her plateaus. She started doing her own digging, googling, and asking around. Our friend told her about a
clinic for people who have sustained head injuries. That was the key to really helping her heal. Going through all of this lit a fire to help those around us get the information they need to heal and take care of their brains. Save A Brain is here to fill that void of knowledge and eventually help those who are financially unable to get treatment. That one is a further-out goal. How has the response been from people so far? Overall the community response so far has been amazing. We have been getting so much love within the snowboarding community and other action sports. We feel so grateful for all the brands and people supporting us. Tell us about the concussion cookbook. Chelsie Moore created the cookbook. She is an integrative and
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functional medicine nutritionist. I had no idea what that meant before learning more about head injuries. This kind of means having food and your diet play a significant role in your healing. Chelsie went through post-concussion syndrome herself. She tried many different avenues of recovery, but diet is what helped her most. She created this cookbook full of amazing anti-inflammatory recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. Most are easy to make too. You’ll love the beginning part if you geek out on food like I do. It talks about the food you should include and why, or the “forget ‚em foods”. Foods you should avoid while recovering. It’s not a magic cure, but it’s a great place to start with your brain health. Shouts out to Morgan Scibetta for the beautiful cover design and for laying the whole damn thing out!
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Are there any other organizations out there doing similar things to Save A Brain? There are a couple of nonprofits that focus on the brain, but none really fill the gap that we saw. Love Your Brain is one of those that we look up to. They focus more on using yoga and meditation to cope with head injuries. That organization is incredible. What’s your biggest challenge in raising awareness about concussions and TBI’s? The biggest challenge is getting people to understand the full gravity of what a head injury affects. Not only to the person that sustained one, but it’s also life-changing for the family and friends close to them. It’s not an injury you can see physically. People who have gone through post-concussion syndrome or a significant head injury may look fine on the outside. But in their head, it can be a drastically different story. Are there many central sources of information on concussions and TBI’s? From our perspective, there weren’t
many places to find information about clinics that a person could go for treatment. We have been starting to build out a resource tap on our website. How can people help support what you’re doing? For now, I think the biggest help is sharing our message. Sharing something on social or talking to your friends to get educated about head injuries. This organization is meant for everybody, whether you wear a helmet or not. Donating, or buying our merch, anything helps on the financial level. It’s surprisingly a little pricey to keep a nonprofit organization going. What’s coming up in the future for Save A Brain? We have too many ideas sometimes! Currently, we are focused on sharing education about head injuries and brain health and creating a community for survivors and caregivers. Once we have more consistent donors, the next goal is to help individuals financially receive treatment. Some of the newer therapies that work well
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are extremely pricy. A lofty goal is opening up our own brain rehab center one day. Last words are yours: None of this would have worked without each person on the Save A Brain team. Most of the women have full-time jobs also and still put their hearts into this. Kelsey Boyer has made this all a reality, she’s just a complete badass. She does so much to get people to believe in this cause. Micah Anderson also works a full-time job and still brings so much with marketing, honest feedback, and much more! Morgan Scibetta, another with a full-time job, designed our logo, our fun couple runs of merch, and pretty much everything design. I feel proud to work alongside all these amazing women. I hope our message keeps getting to those who need it. Getting a head injury can feel lonely, but you are never alone. For more info check out saveabraininc.com Or follow them on Instagram @saveabrain
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Softly-spoken, polite, handsome, and a straight up killer in the streets. Ladies and gentlemen, we present the Method Mini Mix from Gian Sutter, a true connoisseur. *Our
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INTERVIEW WITH VIKTOR BJÖRNSTRÖM & KASIA MÄÄTTÄ IMAGES: NORDISAN PRODUKTION AB
What was your motivation for making Tracks? In the autumn of 2019, we were at a lecture in our home town Kiruna, where invited scientists spoke about the consequences of climate change in our region. Even though we had been concerned about the human impact on our planet for many years, this was the first time we heard someone describe global warming as a factor that will affect our daily lives - not only in the future but also right now. They told us about some dramatic changes that had already occurred up here, which had taken place more in the winter time than during summer. What was most startling was the speed at which they had happened and that these changes were going to accelerate even more. Since winter and snowboarding are huge parts of our lives, we felt that we needed to tell this story in some way. What was your biggest learning while making the film? Making a documentary is way more
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fun than we thought it would be, but also a lot more time-consuming. So we could never have done this without the big support that we got from our friends and families. We also learned that rocks are hard, follow-cams always end in faceplants and that you need to push rec to start filming. What are the biggest changes in the environment that you’re seeing happen in Riksgränsen? That the weather is changing more often during the season, with a lot of bad weather and more zero crossings. This sometimes has resulted in a lot of snow but also in a lot more rain, which we did not have so often before. What do you hope people take away from the film? That our winters are both a lot frailer and more important than most of us might know. We also hope that we can show many beautiful aspects of winter, which hopefully inspires you to go out and enjoy it even more.
How are you feeling about the future? We are optimistic but, at the same time, a bit frustrated that climate change is still such a low priority in the public opinion and among many world leaders. It is easy to find yourself filled with climate anxiety and feelings of hopelessness, but there are endless possibilities to make a much better world if we just unite globally and decide to do it. It may sound hard, but the global cooperation during covid-19 proved that such things are possible. Last words are yours: We think that everyone can find their own way to make a change. For us, we feel that we have a tool as filmmakers and snowboarders to do so. For some, it might be to lift the question at work or in school, for others to join a political party or to reduce their own carbon footprint and inspire others to do the same. And lastly, thank you Methodmag for all you do for snowboarding!
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We lurk in parking lots and back alleys, parks and underpasses. We face the cold, and the wind. But we put in the time, We keep up the grind, And we get the job done.
Not many appreciate what we do. Why stand in the cold? Why stand in the wind? We don’t know ourselves. But we do know this, This is what we were made to do.
Some days are tougher than others. We take slams, we get smashed up, But we don’t walk away. We stand fast. We see things through. The unsung soldiers of the streets. poem by an anonymous handrail
When you return to the warmth of your homes, We’ll still be here. We don’t mind though, Because, at the end of the day, We’re just handrails.
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Eight minutes. That’s how fast the weather changes in Iceland. At least that was the result of our amateur meteorological observations from the ten days we spent there. If the weather is shit, just wait eight minutes and it’ll change to something else. It might change from really rainy to really windy, but just wait another eight minutes and the sun will probably come out. I suppose we are on an island in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, so we can’t be too surprised that the weather is extreme. Henry Jackson told me he was here once in a huge storm, and the road blew away. No joke, the wind was so strong it blew pieces of the actual road away. It’s common knowledge in Iceland that you should always hold on to your car door when you open it, incase the wind gets hold of it and it smacks into something that it shouldn’t, like a child, or a defenceless animal. Let’s backtrack a bit. Last week, my phone rang. Caller ID: Ylfa Rúnarsdóttir. She tells me that Reykjavík has snow, and that she’s going there with Maria Thomsen and Nora Beck, and asks if I want to come and shoot. Is that even a question? Yes. Yes I want to come. Three of the sickest street riders out there? I don’t care where they’re going, if there’s a chance to come and shoot, I’m there. Ok, skip forward a bit. I’ve just landed and been picked up by Ylfa and Maria, they’re driving Ylfa’s mum’s Mitsubishi Land Cruiser. Ylfa
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is pretty small, and she looks even smaller in the big truck, with the seat as far forward as it can go. It’s baller though, and she suits it. On the forty-five minute drive from the airport, I’m informed that there was a huge rainstorm that morning which is wiping out snow. Ok, no
big deal, it looks like there’s still lots around so we should be all good. Then I hear that Maria’s board bag is lost somewhere in transit, and that she also tweaked her knee a little bit a few days previously. Ok ok, she’s not out of the game, but she might not hit anything too heavy. Think positive though. Then I hear that Nora rode into a tree yesterday and went to hospital, fearing she’d broken her shoulder.
Ok ok ok. It turns out she hadn’t broken it, but had landed directly on an older injury, and it felt like shit. Ok ok ok ok. There’s one rider left, is it actually ok..? Ylfa doesn’t seem to be damaged in any way, and she’s unfailingly positive, so I put my trust in the fact that the crew is rad, and things will work out. For the most part, they did. Ylfa’s parents got COVID, and then so did Ylfa, but the snow stayed on the ground and everyone in the crew stacked a bunch of quality clips, documented by Dave Walcer and Gunshow. More importantly, I got to see these three women riding in person. This was the main reason I came, and was a real treat to see them tearing up the streets. Ylfa sees spots and tricks differently, and I like that. Maria’s warmup tricks are just as sick as the trick she actually wants to film, and I really like that. Nora is either going to get an insane clip, or she’s going to eat absolute shit. That scared me a bit, but fuck it, that’s her style, and I’m down. Massive thanks to Ylfa’s parents for hosting us, feeding us, treating us like family, and hiding in their rooms when they had COVID so we could enjoy their house. We were treated far better than we deserved, and probably far better than we ever will be again. Also huge shoutout to Gunshow for driving, showing us spots, giving us his time and being an all-round legend. Snowboarding wouldn’t work without people like him. Go watch the video when it drops, it’s going to blow your mind.
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YLFA RÚNARSDÓTTIR Baby Yoda, Spiderman and many other legends showed up to Maria’s spot this stormy day in February. The reason for that was ‘Öskudagurinn’ (The Ash day). It’s an Icelandic tradition where the kids dress up and get to be whatever they want for a day. The original purpose and meaning of the day were lost centuries ago, so as a kid, this day meant dressing up, singing songs and eating candy. “Slá köttinn úr tunnunni” meaning “Beat the cat out of the barrel”, is a part of the tradition. A barrel or a box filled with candy hanging from a rope in the ceiling. Everyone gets one blindfolded swing at it with a bat, and when it cracks open, the fight for the candy is on. Another tradition is singing songs for the workers at local businesses and getting candy in return. I remember as a kid, I wanted to be multiple things at the same time, resulting in me creating some crazy outfits with my parents. A king-clown and a skeleton-cat-vampire are good examples. Yes, all over the place, but I would be so proud of my costumes that I didn’t care that no one knew what I was supposed to be. I was so excited about it as a kid that I couldn’t sleep for nights before the day finally arrived.
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EIGHT MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOT ABOVE WAS TAKEN
‘HOT COCO’, the name of our movie, originally started from stopping at gas stations (where you do most of your grocery shopping on rail trips) for snacks and hot beverages in between spots. We went to a lot of spots. We got a lot of hot chocolate. *A little backstory on the spelling. Ylfa went to Las Vegas or somewhere like that, and she was showing us her pictures of the trip. In one of these wholesome photos, possibly on The Strip, some woman was photobombing her, wearing a ridiculous shirt that read ‘COCO’. We knew instantly that this was the ‘HOT COCO’ we’d all spent so long talking about. - Dave Walcer
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Iceland is a beautiful country. Continent. Country/continent combo. Like a cold Australia. My first foray into Ylfa’s homeland could easily be described as hectic. Between a lost board bag & my never failing ability to be dead weight, we were not off to a great start by the time Theo came to town on day seven. Maria & Ylfa, bless their hearts, had been more than patient while I spent days sick, messed up my shoulder and generally did nothing but bring a bag of my own troubles halfway across the world. But between the never-ending storms and the covid outbreaks, we all managed to get through in one piece. Just maybe a little soggier than we went in.
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I have never been to Iceland, so when Ylfa told me there was snow in her home town Reykjavík, I was down. I love going to new places. After booking my flight, I started looking at
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old Haldor and Eiki videos, but I don’t seem to see many rails. Ylfa calmed my nerves when her friend had let us in with a spot album, and there were tons of spots. I landed at 6am and my board bag didn’t show up, but we went straight to the bakery to look at spots and drink coffee to keep me going. At 9.30 it starts getting light
and we spot check the whole day. We meet up with Gunshow (Gunnar), a true legend of Iceland, and I find a perfect c-rail that gets me really fired up. There’s a storm warning for the next morning, and we realize that we can’t snowboard. It’s extremely windy (this
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happened like three times in the two weeks we were there). We quickly learn from the Icelandic people that when the weather is wild, you go to the pool. The place is always packed. On the seventh day, my snowboard finally showed up. The c-rail is on for a battle. I’m nervous and excited, and the weather is changing between
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snow and rain. We set it up the night before, but the rain had melted the whole thing, so we built it again. I can’t remember how many hours I spent trying, but at some point, I have to take a break and go under the bridge to keep dry for a minute. Everyone is cold, and I quickly realize that I have to keep moving. I can’t
remember how long it took me, but I’m stoked to land it and thankful to the crew for sticking it out with me in the wet and windy weather. This ended up being my favourite clip for the movie. *Ed: This shot is on the cover of the mag. Congrats Maria!
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A GROUP CONVERSATION WITH THE OVER YONDER CREW:
BRANDON DAVIS RYAN FINDER SAMMY BLAZE KYLE MACK KEEGAN HOSEFROS MIKE DAWSEY
PHOTOS & INTERVIEW: MIKE DAWSEY
MD: What is Over Yonder and how did it start? RF: The name came about because we just wanted to explore and go on adventures. Being away from home, seeing new shit. Just trying to go Over Yonder as much as possible. Brandon and I have worked together on multiple projects and have a similar style in what we’re trying to do in the winter - all around snowboarding, mainly focussed on backcountry. We’d got into a pattern of doing the same thing every year, just filming a videopart, and I think we both wanted to try and see what we could make that was different. We brainstormed for a while to see if we could come up with a way to put out videos all winter long. Just have a loose program,
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see where snow was falling and do whatever makes sense at the time, with the intention of putting out a video a month. BD: Finder kinda nailed it. My idea with the whole thing was just to ride whatever I felt like riding, with whoever was around me at the time. RF: One of the things that made Over Yonder quite unique was that we didn’t have a set group of people we were trying to crew up with. As the winter progressed and snow fell, we would make plans and link up with whoever was around that area. It wasn’t like other things I’ve worked on in the past with a set crew and you all have to film together, even if you don’t really know each other. This was a lot more authentic and
organic. It was just homies. It made it really fun to work on. MD: Do you think having it as a web series helped you structure it and make a plan of attack? How was it different to full year project? RF: I really like the series. It’s a lot of work to take on by myself as far as filming and editing. But one of the things that I’ve struggled with in the past is footage getting stale. You spend all winter filming and you sit on it and edit all summer. It was kinda nice to go out, get the footage and pretty much immediately edit and turn something around. It kept everything more in the moment. It was hard, but also it felt a lot more authentic. Even if it’s more work, I think the video comes out better.
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BD: Finder is a workhorse. SB: We’re all amazed at what he does. It’s insane. To still be doing it all yourself is impressive. MD: Brandon doesn’t really take days off, so we’re out there every day. Twelve days straight on sleds. RF: I heard it all season from people who watched the episodes, they were so impressed with Brandon. But I don’t think they all really understand what it’s like to stack clips like that month after month. It’s not like when you’re filming a video part where you have an entire winter to film fifteen tricks. He’s putting down fifteen tricks every month. It’s insane.
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MD: In new locations and unfamiliar territory too, which is absolutely wild. BD: Thanks guys, I appreciate that. It was definitely a new aspect for this year. I’ve filmed for some movie projects in the past and sometimes you don’t know how late in the year you’ll start. Some people don’t start until January when the snow is actually around. We started in the first week of November and went through pretty much consistently until mid-May. Maybe without more than a few days break. Or at least I would take a break, Finder would still be on grind-mode editing. Compared to a videopart it’s crazy. For a videopart you can just stack all season and know your bag of clips is getting bigger and bigger. So it feels weird to work hard and stack
for a couple of weeks, and then know that in a week when the edit is done, you’ve got no clips and have to get straight back to it. KM: It just didn’t get boring. You just put out what you got and what you think is sick. Like Finder said about clips getting stale, after a whole season of looking at your clips you start thinking that they’re not up to par. I think that’s the coolest part, you’re always hyped on the shit that you can get in a month and being able to share that. Of course the snow in the March clips might look better and you have to struggle in December and January to make shit happen, but with Over Yonder there’s no waiting, you’re just showing the dopest shit you could do in a month with the elements you were given.
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RF: It was also more driven by the story. All of the other videos I’ve worked on have been action porn. This was about trying to show the story each month and make it about more than the tricks. That’s more interesting for me too. When I watch videos now about mountaineers or rock climbers or snowboarders or whatever, I want to get a sense of who the people are. It’s cool that you guys can do these tricks, but who are you guys, and what goes into getting these clips? That was another thing that I liked about this project, just trying to tell more of a story.
still partying. I don’t know how they did it. Then we caught some high alpine street. Then Ryan caught covid. We had to get covid tests to fly out, and Finder tested positive. It was a shitshow trying to extend our airbnb and change flights. We were extending it one day at a time because he kept failing tests. The owner got really suspicious and basically came to kick us out. I had to tell her that Ryan was there and had covid and couldn’t leave. So we ended up spending a good amount of budget just chilling at the start of the season.
MD: So Kyle, myself and Sammy and Keegan all jumped in with you guys in the middle of filming, when you were in Wyoming. But before we get into that let’s talk about some of your highlights from the trip to Europe.
MD: Was that the only covid issue during the season?
BD: So in Europe we’d only just got the green light for the project. Ethan threw his DIYX event and we thought we’d go out for that. It’s a street contest that isn’t really a contest, it’s more like a massive party with some snowboarding on the side *laughs*. It was insane. I would come home at 3.30am and would be the first one back while everyone was
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RF: Yeah that was it. BD: But Ryan got it good. Then he was straight back to work in Minnesota. We were going to go out there and ride the ropes, but they had this crazy snowstorm, which doesn’t usually happen in December. It snowed a foot and a half or so in the city, and we ended up getting five days of street footage with Benny Milam, Drayden Gardner and Garret McKenzie. Rob Roethler was there too, and Jesse Paul. For
sure there are a bunch of other names I should mention and I hope they’re not offended that I forgot, we just met so many people and it was sick to be able to link up with them all. And really fortunate that they were down to give us their clips and hop on board with us. I was stoked that we got to use their footage, and hopefully they were too. Then we went to Ukraine for the Double Triple contest which is a whole other story. It was rad to meet people over there and get a feel for their culture, and now they are experiencing this crazy war. It’s crazy to think about what they’re going through. Then after getting back to the US we did an avalanche course that Ride put on for us. We did that with Keegan Hosefros and Mason Lemery. T-Bird was there and a bunch of people came out, and that got us pretty psyched to ride snow and find snow. From then on out we were just riding snowmobiles anywhere and everywhere we could that had snow with whoever was down. MD: And then we joined in Wyoming. It was my first time in the backcountry with these boys. Kyle taught me how to sled a week before, and keeping up with these dudes was wild. It was
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so fun and sick and we stacked the fuck up. RF: Sammy should tell us about the avalanche. SB: Ok I’ll give ‘er hell. So these guys kept telling me about this zone and Finder was really talking it up. Also don’t forget Kyle Harmon was there, shoutout to him for ripping. So we got out there and I didn’t know what to expect. I was blown away by those badass mountains. I don’t know about you guys, but I had no idea there was some gnarly shit back there. We were looking for landings but we didn’t want to fuck with any of them as some of the top layers were sliding. KM: We knew there was some danger, we were looking at reports and digging pits and trying to learn what was sliding and what was not. Then at the end of the week, Sammy started getting a little risky with the terrain. SB: This pitch caught my eye, and I fell in love with it. It was pretty rowdy. I kept looking at it and eventually found a way out. It was an 80ft cliff bend with a little funnel about a foot wide to get out. It was steep as fuck but I kept looking at it. While I was taking photos and checking it out and analysing it from different angles, the boys were riding similar aspects. I talked to them and we decided that if something did happen, it would be manageable. KM: Everyone was in the position to help if something did happen. We were ready to go.
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SB: I knew that there was a tree as a safe spot that I could hug into the first few turns if it slipped. You think about what can happen and weigh all the factors and piece together all your previous riding experience, and I tried to ride it exactly as I pictured. I felt I rode it as safely as it could have been done. Maybe I could have landed a little better. But I got out of there and didn’t even realise that it had slid behind me.
his feet, and I started yelling ‘go go go’ and then he just slashed this huge turn as the whole mountain is collapsing behind him. I just about had a heart attack. The noise of the snow coming down was insane, like a rumbling freight train coming right at me. I had already started my sled and was prepping to get away from it and then he just flies past me. It was really fortunate that everything went down like it did.
KH: There was so much snow coming after you, that was fucking wild.
SB: That was definitely a wake up call. I felt comfortable to ride it because I had ridden stuff like it in the past with you guys there. That face was calling me, and talking about it with you guys did make me feel confident to do it. Landing and throwing up that cloud of snow, it was just a celebration and I had no idea it had slid. If you analyse the footage, the way that it felt was all gravy. I eased into the top face and I had a plan to make those two cut turns. The snow felt good and I let myself go past that tree and out into the exposed area above the cliff. That last turn I made before the cliff, that’s where the rug got swept out under the whole top layer. I didn’t feel that, I just went off the cliff and the landing was kinda peachy. So yeah, I wouldn’t ride something like that with just anyone around, and you guys were professional enough for me to feel comfortable to do it. So I apologise for putting any of you in a situation, I know you guys know how I feel about that. But it was a good learning experience and I appreciate you guys being there for me.
MD: And you didn’t even know, you were just doing pow slashes. SB: You guys were all hollering so I just threw up a little slash. BD: We knew we were working with some danger. There’s never no avalanche danger if the snow is good. And the face looked similar to a spot that Sammy had hit last year in Baker. Maybe that made us feel more comfortable than we should have been. SB: That’s a good point. BD: I trust Sammy as a person and a snowboarder, but he’s going to make his own decisions. We walked through every point where something could happen. There were no terrain traps, as long as he made it off the cliff with any sort of speed, he would be fine. As he drops the upper cliff face, I saw the face he was just on release and had an ‘oh shit’ moment. He landed and kinda splatted but got back on
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RF: Brandon and I have put in four years of filming backcountry together and I had a little bit of experience with Absinthe before that, but I still feel like such a rookie and it’s experiences like that with Sammy that put it all into perspective. You can be as prepared as possible and learn all you can, but it comes down to your experience out there to really grasp what you need to know in order to be safe. The situation with Sammy was difficult for me because we had made all the right preparations. We studied the snowpack and rode similar aspects, but it still slipped. I love filming backcountry the most because when somebody is inspired to ride a line, it’s so different to when they’re inspired to ride a rail. Sometimes it feels like work in the streets or trying to get a jump clip. It’s a formula you’re putting together and a means to an end. Sometimes riding a line can be so inspired, like
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Sammy was, and that’s what makes it so fucking cool. We knew the risks and we were all a little hesitant, but he was so into it that we all got behind him. There was a time where I wasn’t going to use the clip. When you put yourself out there to the snowboard community you want to be respected and appreciated and only put out the best. I hesitated because we knew there was a risk, and we took it anyways. We decided that it was part of the story, and to leave it out would be not showing the true story. For me it was to humble myself. This is the growth of being in the backcountry, and sharing it might show other people to take it seriously, because it really is 80-90% understanding risk and learning about snow and mountains and avalanches. MD: Always anything.
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people know that we were thinking about the risks. We also have to take responsibility and talk about this to the snowboard community. At the end of the day it was my call to ride it, and maybe I should have backed off for the day and let it settle. Maybe not hit it at all. But that’s a tough one for snowboarders if you’re trying to ride something and pushing your limits, or in this case, pushing the limits of the snow. So that’s where you can’t really gamble. You can’t gamble with more than you can afford to lose. So thanks guys again, it’s a pleasure to be in the backcountry with some young pros, and they really have the passion. These guys are the real deal sickos. They come from an olympic level background, and now getting into the backcountry, they really have the eye of the tiger. They look for things to ride that call to them, and ride them in their
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own ways. It’s impressive to watch and it’s a pleasure to be a part of. I can’t fucking wait to rip more with you guys. EVERYONE: Yeah Sammy. Love you. MD: What Wyoming?
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something else out there to ride that’s better and safer. BD: That was crazy when you broke your back. We were in Wyoming and it was late spring, and we were having these crazy melt-freeze cycles. We had to go pretty high up to find good snow, so we were doing all these hill climbs which were nice during the day, but early morning are straight ice. Your track was just straight spinning, trying to get any traction it could. No one saw it, but Keegan’s sled flipped over and he hit his back. He was playing it pretty cool and in no way did we ever think that his back could be broken. He handled the pain really well. We gave him a ride back to the car that day, then went back up and finished what was pretty much last day of the season. Then we got the news that he broke his back, which was crazy.
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KH: It was ok. I didn’t want to stop you guys, but I knew something was wrong and I just needed to get out there. MD: I can’t believe we doubled you back over all those bumps and whoops. KH: I knew I couldn’t just stay out there all day and let it get worse. MD: What would you want other people to take away from something like that? KH: That you should be prepared and it’s worth spending the extra money have a medical kit and a brace on the back of your sled. I don’t have a lot of that stuff for worst case scenarios, and that’s something we all need to try to get into more. I think that’s the biggest takeaway I had from it. It could have been way worse. It wasn’t like I broke my spine or anything, it was the kind of like your lower back’s fins. Coming into next season I want to have this gear so everyone in our crew can be safe and can rely on each other when these moments happen. Thanks to Finder for getting me safely out of there and for everyone in the crew being honest and able to say whatever we need to say. You guys asked me if I wanted to keep going, and I said no, get me out of here right now. And you were all on my side to help.
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KM: I feel like there’s a lot of trust between everyone and understanding if people aren’t feeling it or aren’t comfortable in a situation. We all work together to get to the spot and make sure it gets done. I think it’s cool that we all work together really well and respect each other’s opinions. It’s not like one person would act like they knew more than the others. We’re all learning together. SB: When you spend enough time in the backcountry with a certain group you do learn what they can do and what everybody is comfortable with and what the crew is comfortable with. It is important to have your crew and go out with people that you trust. KH: Thank you Ryan and Brandon for popping my backcountry cherry. I was so intimidated and had no confidence. I had confidence in my riding, but not navigating and understanding how to be ready, wake up and do the whole routine and being motivated to do these things. You are going to scare yourself in these situations, but you’ve got to live to learn. You can actually blast up that big hill, you can actually do all this stuff. Just little things like Brandon showing us the new Fat Maps and stuff and knowing where you are and what you’re dropping into. I wasn’t even a part of Over Yonder
at the beginning of the year. You guys filmed your first episode and then I asked if I could come ride, and you guys just said yes. It worked out perfect. I’m so happy you let me join, because backcountry is what I’m the most drawn to these days. RF: It was a pleasure to hang with you for real. That’s what I was talking about earlier. One of my favourite things about filming is when someone in a crew is inspired to do something and it comes off in the video. It makes my job a thousand times easier. Keegan is one of those riders that when he gets inspired to ride something, it just fires up everyone around him. Hopefully we can do it again. KH: Yeah. MD: Kyle, anything to add? KM: I guess this could be my announcement of retiring from competitive snowboarding. But I hope these guys do something next year because filming with them was a lot of fun. I definitely want to spend my winter hanging with Brandon and Finder as much as I can and just film and make dope shit with the boys. I’m working on a couple of projects outside of snowboarding that I think will be pretty fun, and hopefully I can get all of you boys into. That’s where my head’s at.
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MD: What’s up with the next episode of Over Yonder? RF: We already filmed it but we didn’t edit it yet. It’s going to drop early season and is from the Wasatch Academy which is a private DIYX terrain park in Utah. We made a bunch of features and got super creative. Jed Sky joined the crew and we did some really cool shit, and I’m excited to share it. KM: Shoutout to you Finder for
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putting in the work and making us look good, and to Brandon for hustling and getting motivated to work and grind and make dope shit. BD: Major shoutout to Hurley, Ride Snowboards and Rockstar, they pretty much went out on a limb for us and gave us some budget and trust to put this together. We weren’t even really sure what we were pitching them and weren’t even sure where we would be filming. We really
appreciated the support and couldn’t do it without them. RF: Shoutout to the Bomb Hole too. Grenier and Brendon Rego were really supportive. Eric Frazier from Ride, Brett Simpson from Hurley, Brennan Milligan from Rockstar. It was a seriously huge pleasure working with those guys. They gave us a lot of trust and I can’t think them enough for it. And also thanks to anyone who tagged along on the crew. we had a huge amount of
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support and love from everybody, and it was dope. And shoutout to Big Mike for the photos. BD: Major thank you to everyone who was a part of this. Finder, all the riders, the dudes up in Canada. I won’t try and name them all because I’d fuck it up. There are a tonne of people and they know who they are. They really made it come to life and I appreciate it. Finder and I could not have done this on our own. Everyone has to be down to put their hands in
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the basket and give a little bit. There are so many people down for the cause and we really couldn’t have done it without everyone. MD: What’s in store for next season of Over Yonder? RF: It’s more of the same. Just being able to film what inspires us with people who inspire us. As long as that’s what the project hinges on, I think we’ll be going in the right direction.
BD: Right on. I like that. Hopefully we can get the support and do the same thing, maybe make the team a bit bigger and maybe get some more photographers out more often and someone to help us with editing work or growing the team. Hopefully we can get out there and chase even more snow with even more people. Whoever wants to rip, I’m pretty much down for.
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laska has long been heralded as the holy grail of snowboarding, where the world’s best riders would come to showcase their prowess, progress the sport and perform death defying feats of excellence. But that’s not why we were headed to the Last Frontier, and judging by the roster of riders on our trip, I think that will be pretty self-evident. We amassed what could be described as the opposite of your typical all-star Alaskan freeride crew: Frank April, Marie-France Roy, and Erik Leon. For starters, Frank April is mostly known for his jibbing prowess in the streets of Quebec. He’s more familiar with stairsets than spines and I’m not sure if he’s ever ridden a mountain with more than 100 feet of vertical descent. Erik Leon is a burgeoning, young pro with a promising career
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ahead, but he’s also more well known for his handplant than he is for his big mountain riding. And then there’s Marie-France Roy, who… well…actually makes a lot of sense for an Alaskan freeriding trip. At least we had her skill and experience to lean on. So why Akaska? And why this oddball crew? Long answer short, because breaking the mold has always felt good to me. Because we’re all old friends and most importantly, because watching Travis Rice double cork off of an Alaskan spine isn’t nearly as entertaining as watching Frank April tomahawk down one. We decided to break the trip up into five distinct chapters, each defined by a different mode of transportation and access to the mountains. With each approach, we would build on the momentum of the previous mode
of transportation to travel deeper into the Alaskan backcountry. We’d start with the basics. Chairlift Then move beyond the boundaries of the resort. Splitboard Turn up the octane a bit. Snowmobile Cross our fingers and pray for the best. Helicopter And culminate the trip with an exploration of the Kenai Fjords. Boat. That was the plan, at least. You can think of it as the “trains, planes, and automobiles” approach to snowboarding in Alaska. When dealing with such a wild and undeveloped landscape, you’ve got to get creative if you want to access the best terrain… or the most remote.
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So we picked a date in late March of 2022, boarded planes from our respective homesteads and headed northwest. Once the full crew had arrived in Anchorage, we dropped our bags at the rental, grabbed our gear and headed to Alyeska resort to warm up the legs. We didn’t start riding until the late afternoon so the runs were bumpy and undulating, but that didn’t stop us from lapping late into the night. We cruised side hits, hillbombs, and even a few mini park jumps. Our first goal of the trip was an easy one to check off: Alaska by chairlift.
ERIK LEON ROCKS
YOU KNOW THE FEELING
A FRANKLY DELIGHTFUL TIME
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MFR & FRANK APRIL EARNING THEIR TURNS
After the initial warmup session, we set our sights on Turnagain Pass. We didn’t have any idea where to start or what to ride, so we leaned on the knowledge of our friend Chris, who became our de facto tour guide for the rest of the trip. Chris had recently been training to become a backcountry guide in the area, and he spent the following days showing us around Turnigan. He shared stories of filming with the local Alaskan Think Thank crew, and shed some light on all of the radical shred history hailing from AK. Conditions were marginal but good enough to find a few little jumps, get upside down and ride some bigger lines to warm up for what we hoped would be larger terrain, later in the trip.
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After Turnigan, we turned our sights to Hatcher Pass, which had been getting more and colder snowfall. Unlike our first zone, this area was best accessed by snowmobile, so we broke out the steel ponies.
THE ARBOR COLLECTIVE COMING THROUGH
Before we got started, Chris dug a snow pit and did a quick snowpack assessment. It was a good exercise since no one in our crew was from the area and we all needed to familiarize ourselves with the risks and conditions of the snowpack. Frank April had never seen an avalanche shovel before either, so it was good that we were able to explain to him that falling snow in the mountains is called an avalanche, that they are more dangerous than double kink rails and that cops wouldn’t be kicking us out of the spot. (Just playin Frank ;) We finished our assessment, came to the conclusion that the snowpack was stable, and started lapping a progressively steepening ridgeline. Erik Leon was eager to display his maturing skills as a freerider and quickly put down the first and most impressive line of the trip. We met a cute dog who was wearing goggles, drank a couple of beers, and called it a day. We headed back to Girdwood where we had plans to meet up with our buddy Rich.
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At this point in our trip, we’d experienced Alaska via chairlifts, splitboards and snowmobiles, so it was time to try our luck and access the “real shit” via heli. We got an insane deal on pricing and agreed to go on stand-by to see if the weather would break and give us a window to access some bigger terrain. Marie must have built up enough karma for the entire group because everything seemed to fall into alignment - weather, availability and access. We were able to get up into higher elevation and access some of the best terrain in the Western Chugach thanks to our buddy Rich at Chugach Powder Guides.
BIG FRANK IN BIG TERRAIN
THIS SHOT OF MFR JUST MAKES US WANT TO GO SHRED!
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From my perspective, this was such a different way to be in Alaska. I always went as a rookie myself on previous trips and only dipped my toes in that type of AK terrain a few times before. So I feel far from a master. But since it was Erik’s and Frank’s first time not only in AK but also their first time ever in a heli and heliboarding, first time ever on slopes that big, it felt really special to be able to live that experience with them. Everyone crushed it. As soon as we got dropped on top of our second run, we were on top of convex rolls so you couldn’t see the run or the exposure below you. It was Frank’s first experience of riding blind. After nervously asking a million questions, he started dropping slowly and 30 feet later he would yell “Oh I see it now! It’s mellow!” while disappearing into the abyss. Erik handled the terrain like a champ, with confidence and style as always. Our friend Chris got after it, picking advanced lines and getting airborne anywhere he could. The line I picked turned out to be one of the best lines I’ve ever ridden in AK; a beautiful long spine that led to an exposed cliff band. There were some concerns since if the slope popped, I’d be dragged over a huge cliff and into some open crevasses below. But after a few mellow warm ups, I felt good about dropping in. The snow was perfect, every turn created those magical poof clouds of sparkles. The spine, pretty blind and wishing it would never end, was such a treat. As I got closer to the cliff band, on my last turn, I noticed some cracks in the snow and realized I had set off an avalanche. I pinned it to my right, got swept under for a moment and thought I was going down. Luckily, I was able to push my weight back up and ride away, adrenaline rushing, feeling very grateful for avoiding getting caught. Alaska is the real deal and it grabs my heart every time I come up here.
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Our final chapter of the trip began the very next day when we boarded the Milo Surf Boat, an old fishing vessel retrofitted for arctic surfing and splitboarding expeditions. We pulled out of the harbor in Seward and sailed 2 hours to the closest break. When you sign up for a surf trip in Alaska, you know you’ll be surfing in cold water, but it doesn’t really hit you until you jump in. The water is straight up glacial…which I guess would make sense because it’s fed by glacier runoff…duh. A short paddle towards shore eventually
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revealed a perfect head high point break with immaculate peeling waves running all the way to the beach! We honestly hadn’t expected any of the waves to be this good. The wind was offshore and the light was catching the spray, making the most magical rainbow with radical, jagged, snow capped peaks in the background. It was easy to say that none of us had ever seen anything like this before. Pure beauty. The crew was catching bombs. We had the whole break to ourselves,
and everyone was freaking out. We surfed until the exposure to cold herded us back onto the Milo. Over the next few days, we explored and surfed different beaches, bays, and fjords; some filled with icebergs and littered with barking seals. We fished, cold plunged glacial bays, ate like Kings (and Queens, shout out to Marie cause she’s a Queen), played cards for hours, and listened to an endless stream of sea stories from Captain Mike.
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ERIK DRAWING LINES BACK TO THE BOAT, AND DRAWING THE TRIP TO A CLOSE
At this point, we only had one final goal: to access the mountains by boat. On day 5 aboard the Milo, we were presented with that opportunity. We found a slope accessible by the skiff and had a short weather window to try our luck. After some minor deliberation, we suited up into our snow gear, grabbed our splitboards, hopped onto the skiff and putted to shore. We were happily surprised to find that the snow had softened from the sun and would provide for some nice creamy turns on the way down.
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Splitting to the top of the ascent, we looked around and realized that we were the only humans for thousands of miles. We stood atop a massive ridgeline with the ocean surrounding us on all sides and a playful, soft slope beneath our feet. Looking down we could see the Milo waiting patiently for us in the bay at the bottom of the run. We dropped in and shared an epic lap together. We high fived, screamed, laughed and took a couple selfies for good measure. It was one of those moments that makes you
stop in your tracks and reflect on how lucky you are to experience the beauty of empty spaces untainted by civilization. As we sailed back to harbor, I couldn’t help but look around and notice the glowing smiles on everyone’s faces and a feeling of deep connection between this “oddball” crew. As it turns out, intentionally getting lost in the vastness of a wild place is a great way to rediscover the love for old friends.
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THOUGHTFUL TOOLS FOR ALPINE EXPLORATION
DAVID DJITE LAAX, SWITZERLAND PASSPORT SNOWBOARD | FORMULA BINdiNG | MAYSIS BOOT DOMINIC ZIMMERMANN PHOTOGRAPHY
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CONNOR GROSS: I have been shooting photos with Connor for almost a decade now since meeting him when I was the terrain park photog for Sugarbush Parks. Snapped this photo right in the middle of Connor battling this trick and me telling him, “One more time, right?”
“Head freshly sliced open from a board edge while shooting fisheye, Ashley is back, “staple-free”, battling a trick with me in -10C, with her fisheye in hand yet again. Ashley Rosemeyer is the kind of photographer willing to stick it out with you for hours on end and will not walk away or let you settle; then, she’ll show you a photo that will blow your mind. It helps that we’re almost always on the same wavelength; she’s down to shoot something funky/weird and appreciates things that don’t seem to fit the standard mold. The amount of excitement she expressed when we stumbled upon a one-of-a-kind dumpster was amazing. Ashley’s unique perspective behind the lens translates to how she views new challenges that come her way in life - she’s always ready to dive in headfirst.” - Maggie Leon
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MAGGIE LEON: I have wanted to try this photo technique for a while now, and I knew Maggie would be the perfect person to try it with. Within thirty minutes of the sun setting and a dozen tries later perfecting this technique and the trick, we got it done! It’s so important to find riders that you have mutual trust with on either end to push yourself and to try new things.
JESS KIMURA: Last thirty minutes of the day up at Mt. Hood during It’s Tits! on the last day of the event with the worst light possible. This seems to be the perfect scenario for Jess Kimura and me. I got my fisheye as close as humanly possible as I heard Jess yell, “Drop!”. I couldn’t see her dropping in, and she could barely see the lip of this quarter, on which I placed two sticks on the edge for her to see at the last minute. Needless to say, we were both pleasantly surprised and hyped to get this shot.
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SEAN DILLION: By far one of the smoothest dudes on a board. Sean will always be one of my favorite people to hang and shoot with. I have been shooting this skatepark for so long but never shot this feature fisheye. It’s fun to go back to places you have shot so many times before and push yourself to shoot something better. STALE SANDBECH: I had the pleasure to shoot with the Rome Snowboards team for their event with Snowboy Productions called “Side Hit Seance” which took place right here in Vermont. When I see a dozen or so photogs in one area during events, I have always tried to think super outside the box with the way I shoot photos in that space. As I was trying to figure out an angle, I looked up and saw how the trees almost looked like they were reaching out to grab Stale as he tried this trick. I quickly got my camera out, and I snapped this one as he laced it.
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PINK DOLLAR POSSY: Where do I start with this crew?! I have known J since he lived back here in Vermont, and it’s amazing to see him and this crew continue to make space in this industry. I have had the pleasure of seeing J and Elias at a few Snowboy events this year, and they rip. Also, the outfit changes alone on hill are to die for, let me tell you.
NATE HAUST: On the last day of Side Hit Seance with the Rome squad, we all thought it would be a good idea to line up all of Rome’s next season’s boards and get some b-roll clips of someone lacing a tail press across them, and Nate was more than down. I was stoked since I have known Nate for a long time, and I could get in nice and close without worry. I can for sure still hear that firecracker! 23.2
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JESS KIMURA: I believe this was shot back in 2018. We were getting to the end of the trip in Quebec, and Jess and Ben Bilocq had found this rock behind a random building out there and asked my opinion of it, and I loved it. Perfectly soggy spring day here on the East with just enough snow to make it work, and we got it done. I am so attracted to spots like this: they make you think a bit more about framing the shot and really working with the rider.
JESS KIMURA: The weather windows were real in Sunshine Village during Holy Bowly. I personally have never been in a situation where we might be outside all day and only have 45 minutes of good light – especially with all-snow features where it’s crucial. This day, in particular, everyone thought the morning’s weather was going to be trash and got wasted the night before. Keeping a close eye on the weather, we saw that it was going to be really good in the morning, so Jess Kimura, Amanda Hankison, Maggie Leon and myself got to the mountain early and pretty much had the course to ourselves with a few other people. Once the sun softened up the side of this hip, Jess roosted this spray. Definitely one of my favourite shots of the trip.
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BEN POECHMAN: Everything Ben does is with the best style. This was shot right after Krush opened up the course on the first day at Holy Bowly, and Ben was cranking these handplants while other riders were trying to pick their lines. I love that he’s the only one on the course.
KENNEDI DECK: Always the best time linking with Kennedi. Hyped we were able to sneak this into the mix during a stacked day shooting out at Mt. Hood. Hoping for more trips with her in the future!
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WORDS: DAVID DJITÉ PHOTOS: ATIBA JEFFERSON, PETER SUTHERLAND, ANDREW JAMES PETERS
Growing up as a POC that got hooked on snowboarding in the late 90s / early 2000s, it wasn’t easy finding role models that looked like you. Especially not in Europe. Meanwhile, in the US, a black kid named Russell Winfield was making noises in the scene and slowly but surely became one of the most stylish snowboarders in the game. Today, Russell has a guaranteed spot among other legends in our sport and uses his experiences and status to make sure that EVERYBODY can join the snowboard community. And just like that, he organised the Ayee Esse happening at Bear Mountain in early April of 2022. I flew over to Bear from Salt Lake City with Mike Bogs. I was on a K2 trip during that time and was sure that I wasn’t going to miss this event. The gathering started with a nice dinner on Friday night. Mike, Ride TM Drew and I arrived pretty late, and when we walked into the room, it hit me for the first time: Holy shit, there are more BIPOC snowboarders in this room than I have ever seen together before! Zeb Powell was there, Rob Roethler, Kody Williams, Jacob Krugmire, LJ Henriquez, Michael McDaniel, Ahmon Stamps, Keir Dillon, Damon Malik Morris and the list keeps going. The vibe was electric, and the mix of other pros like Mike Bogs and Harrison Gordon being there too, made this moment one of my personal highlights. You could tell that everybody felt really welcome, happy and hyped about the upcoming days.
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TREVOR ANDREW BOOSTING ON THE RIDE RUSSELL WINFIELD C/O VIRGIL ABLOH™ BOARD
RUSSELL ON HIS ICONIC ‘FAT ALBERT’ 1995 PRO MODEL
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The first day was unreal. The park was filled with big names of snowboarding and the lifestyle culture, and everybody was having a blast. The whole thing felt more like a festival than a snowboard event. It was all about having as much fun with your friends as you could. At some point during lunch, Russell came up and introduced me to Ibn Jasper (Designer) and Woodie White (Creative Director). Two very influential black men. A little later, he comes up again and says: “Yo, this is O.T. Genasis (!). He has a concert later but wants to learn how to snowboard before. Show him how we do it.” So, Mike Bogs and I taught him how to snowboard. It was too sick to be true. And that goes for the whole event. Russell managed to create a space where everybody was welcome.
O.T. GENASIS & RUS FIRING THINGS UP
The second and final day started slow. Most of the squad was pretty hungover. But when Russell opened the Holy Bowly style mini pipe setup, built especially for this event, the party started again. Zeb went straight bonkers and destroyed it. Again, the vibe was pure joy, and you could tell that we all felt very grateful to be riding together.
THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE TAKES FLIGHT
After a quick early evening nap, we headed into town for the official event party. Again, the vibe was so fire, and as I looked to the DJ table, there was none other than Atiba Jefferson, the skateboard photographer legend, mixing tracks on his iPhone and people were going crazy.
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HARRISON GORDON GOING TO WORK ON THE CUSTOM PIPE SETUP
MICHAEL MCDANIEL KEEPING THE CHAIRLIFT ENTERTAINED
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RYAN TOWNLEY JUST AS HAPPY ON SNOW AS HE IS ON CONCRETE
To summarize, for the first time I was snowboarding with more riders that looked like me and had experienced similar stuff as me. It’s not that I don’t enjoy snowboarding with my white friends, but to see so many BIPOC on a mountain having the time of their lives made me incredibly happy and proud. Proud to be part of the snowboarding community that addresses the issue of racial equality and wants to see the world turn into a better place. Snowboarding connects people, and for that, I will be forever grateful. Thank you snowboarding! Love, David
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INTERVIEW: THEO ACWORTH PHOTO: VLAD STRUHA
Who was the crew for Kentaur? The core crew was me and my friend Vlad Sknarin (he is not a professional filmer, he is a musician and just likes filming and art). I also usually asked my mates Dima Dudaryonok and (another) Vlad Struha, who is a photographer, to join us and help preparing spots. You were filming VX, right? Yeah, VX2100, because we didn’t have any other option! We needed that zoom, and my computer is also not so fast with heavy megabyte footage, so it was easy to edit the video. I also edited KENTAUR on my own, like most of the previous videos on the internet that I appear in. I
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really have a dream to one day film a normal clip with a modern camera and a normal file like a pro *laughs*. How long were you filming for, and where? It took us one month to film everything, every day. One week in particular was so hard. Seven days, no tricks. It was so painful. We filmed everything in Minsk, Belarus, where I’m from. How did the people react to your snowboarding? Were they into it? There was one Chinese girl who was stoked, and actually, that’s it. Very few people were stoked. Most people are angry and don’t want me to destroy their stairs. This is a typical argument they use while we talk.
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What were the biggest challenges that you faced for the project? Challenge? Motivation maybe, ‘cause of course I love it, but after a week I injured my shoulder. I was super scared ‘cause I hadn’t done something like that before. I think something dislocated inside, then I put it back. I don’t think it was my shoulder because I could lift my hand, but I was in so much pain that I had to take a break for two days. Then I started doing some exercises to try and somehow fix it, but it made me think, what the fuck am I doing? It’s scary. So after two days, I took two painkillers before going to the wave spot and started riding again. We heard that you also got your family involved and that they joined you at some spots? What was that like? Do they understand street snowboarding? I’m a super happy and lucky person. I love my family, and my father helped me a lot with snowboarding, sometimes even with filming. Mom is my photographer, and I ask her to shoot me for different art projects. Photography isn’t her hobby or anything, she’s just down to help, same as my father. You can see them in the intro of KENTAUR. A couple of my friends said the intro was weird and too long, but for me, it was more about showing who are the most influential people in my life. The intro is like “THANK YOU MOM and DAD”. My dad and I also built a drop-in five years ago but it’s kinda heavy, so we could only use it when he was there to help with his Fiat Punto.
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You’re a very creative person and do really cool things with ‘Trust’ zine, among other things. Why did you paint your face for this project? What does it mean? For me, the Clown means the separation between normal life and art and extreme activities. Like Spiderman, and also paying respect to Heath Ledger. What do you do when you’re not snowboarding? When I’m not snowboarding, I think about it every day! My friend Nikita Sekh visited me a couple of days ago, and I said that it’s a really serious problem for me. I just don’t know what to do except snowboarding. I can’t live a calm life. And I don’t have an official job or anything. I earn money doing different random stuff, selling anything on the market, paintings, collages, handmade clothes and accessories etc. What’s coming up for you in the future? Do you have plans to film more? I’d like to continue filming, but as Jed said in the Bomb Hole – it’s kind of not smart to film street just for fun. I’m 26 right now, and I’m really scared of what I’m going to do in the future and how I’m gonna survive, so I’m studying graphic design right now. Vans paid me for the KENTAUR project, which was a surprise for me. I just filmed KENTAUR for fun and then showed the result to Kostya Belozerov from Vans and they decided to make a little bonus for me. THANK YOU! That was my first ever cash for snowboarding, and I spent all the money on the graphic design course.
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4K FANS, CHECK THE CAPTURE RIG! WE’RE BACKING THIS.
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What does the word Kentaur mean, and why did you choose it as the title for the video? Kentaur – comes from the word KENTZ. I used the word Kentz two years ago as a brand name. Of course, I don’t have a brand, but I like when you name something. KENTZ means friends, and KENTAUR means friend (‘cause I have a solo project, with the support of friends, but without them in the video, ‘cause my friend Dima Dudaryonok got injured at the beginning of the season. p.s The board I ride in KENTAUR is the only one in the world. I made a graphic and asked “Holly Wood Boards” (from Kyiv, Ukraine) to create a snowboard with my own design, so it was scary while filming because I didn’t want to break it. But the board is still alive, and the quality is insane, I’m super happy for my dream to come true with it. Last words are yours: First of all thank you Vlad Sknarin, Vlad Struha, Dima Dudaryonok, my family, Dad, Mom, my sister Kate. Also, I have so much respect for Nikita Sekh, Kostya Belozerov and Vans – you guys gave me so much incredible support. Also, thanks Vitti Titti for helping and being a cool dude. Thanks Kirill Korobkov and Absurd Skateboards. Thank you Misha and Pasha from Doski Service. Thanks Fiat Punto. Thank you Method, love you. We love you!
KENTAUR!
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SHOULD MORITZ’S ARMS BE ABLE TO DO THIS? NOT SURE, BUT WE’RE DOWN
WORDS & PHOTOS: THEO ACWORTH
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ou know those adventure park places you went to as a kid? The ones with big slides, ball pits, and other fun stuff to run around and play on? The Alaïa facilities are like that, but for adults. And instead of ball pits, there were halfpipes, jumps, rails, skateparks and a wave garden surf facility. Not bad. A ball pit or two actually would have been fun, but I guess you can’t have everything. I’d come straight off a street trip, so it was extra nice to be in a space where everything was totally laid on for us,
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courtesy of other people’s hard work. We also got to eat in a fancy Italian restaurant under our hotel, twice! I’m a simple guy, and having food provided in any scenario makes me very happy. Even better when it’s good food. Everyone in the place was wearing cashmere turtlenecks and had big shiny watches. Fridge was wearing a Cradle of Filth shirt with ‘Desire me like Satan’ written on the back and a picture of a topless crucified woman on her period on the front, so of course, we fitted in perfectly. I had a mad pizza that had
been slightly deep-fried and covered with lime zest, sun-dried tomatoes and rucola. It was like a classy Italian version of fried bread, but much better. If you don’t know what fried bread is, go to the UK and order a full English breakfast. Anyway, I’m digressing. Before we continue I should probably introduce the crew for this trip. We had Fridge, Markus Olimstad, Moritz Amsüss and Christian Bjønness running the camera. Norwegian heavy, but that’s never a bad thing.
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MORITZ TWEAKING ON THE SNAKE RUN SKATEPARK
MARKUS, FRONTSIDE 5-0 IN A PRIVATE PLAYGROUND
What was I talking about? Oh yeah, playgrounds. The fancy food was great, but all we really needed was the space to play, and this was more than provided. Fridge tweaked his knee in the pipe about half an hour after we started riding, but this didn’t stop him from landing a backflip on a scooter later that night. What a hero. Another scooter rider in the park looked a bit put out by his rapid progression, so he immediately flexed and did some sort of scoot double cork. He only did it into the airbag though, whereas Fridge put his down on the resiramp, so Fridge won that fight. Moritz and Marcus didn’t get injured, but they did destroy pretty much everything in their path on the mountain and off it. One evening, they both bombed the entire seven kilometers to the Alaïa Chalet skatepark from our hotel at Alaïa Lodge. Moritz needed new wheels when he got there as he’d left most of his on the hill behind him, and his setup sounded more like a motorbike than a skateboard in the indoor park.
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We were also lucky enough to jump in on a surf session at Alaïa Bay, which was more successful for everyone else than it was for me. Our filmer and lovely human Christian caught himself a few waves, as did Fridge and Markus. Moritz was the surf MVP for sure and actually looked like he knew what he was doing. I got dumped on my face four
times in a row, reaffirming my burning hatred of the water. Luckily I had a camera to retreat to and could document the others having fun. Markus also did a boneless on the highlyskateable roof of the tennis court next door before we hurriedly departed and ran back to the mountain.
WE COULDN’T REALLY LEAVE WITHOUT GIVING THIS A GO...
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BARRELLED? SURE, WHY NOT.
MORITZ ACTUALLY DOING IT CHRISTIAN DROPS THE CAM
ERA AND GETS INTO THE
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The surf session was followed up by a sunset session up on the mountain (yeah, surfing and snowboarding in one day, not bad) with Fridge running the handycam while Moritz and Marcus shut the jump down, with the Matterhorn lurking in the background. This trip was simple, and it was just what we needed. Snowboarding isn’t always about going on some insane
adventure into the unknown. Sometimes you just need a playground to kick back and enjoy, and that’s exactly what we did. Big up to everyone at Alaïa for hooking this one up and making us feel welcome and for not kicking us out of the restaurant because we looked scruff y. We’ll be back for sure. *When I wrote the title for this story, I imagined it
being said in a Spanish accent. I don’t knowwhy. Crans Montana is located in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, not Spain. I guess I just thought it sounded funny and could picture Bumblebee Man from the Simpsons saying it.
Alaïa-Ay-Ay! Know what I mean?
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DOCTOR SAID HE WAS SICK. HE SAID ‘TRUE’
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Snow | Surf | Skate online & in >70 shops in seven countries
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THERE ARE MULTIPLE ANIMALS AND INSECTS HIDDEN IN THIS AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE, AND THEY ALL WANT TO KILL YOU PHOTO: ANDREW FAWCETT
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EVEN WITH THAT DISCOUNT, WE STILL CAN’T AFFORD IT PHOTO: PETER LIMBERG
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EYEWEAR ON POINT PHOTO: JAKE POLLOCK
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URBAN IN THE WILDERNESS PHOTO: THEO ACWORTH
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THIS TRAIN TERMINATES HERE. ALL CHANGE PLEASE. PHOTO: OSKARI MARKKANEN
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THE SKY’S THE LIMIT [UNLIKE THIS CAPTION, WHICH NEVER GOT OFF THE GROUND]
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Beyond Control / Moments of Positive Self Expression
@spyoptic | spyoptic.com
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BOOTS, OUTERWEAR, GOGGLES & HELMETS BUYER’S GUIDE 2022/23 Due to space constraints in the mag, we have to split our product guides up into two parts. The previous issue featured what we internally labelled ‘hard goods’ [boards and bindings] and this one features ‘soft goods’ [boots, goggles, outerwear & helmets]. It’s not a perfect way to divide it to be honest. Would you consider snowboard boots soft? They’re for sure softer than a pair of bindings, but you definitely wouldn’t want to have some thrown at your head. Same with goggles. We all remember Torstein’s headshot at X Games, that looked brutal. Having some pants or a jacket thrown at you wouldn’t be too bad though, but a wayward zipper could still catch you in the eye and do some damage. There are helmets in this guide too, which are literally the opposite of soft. The point we’re slowly trying to make is that most of these goods might be soft, but, unlike our writing, they should still be treated with the utmost respect. - Method *unless marked otherwise, the products in this guide are unisex. These are just giudelines though. If you like the look of something, ride it!
PREVIOUS PAGE: NILS ARVIDSSON, BANANA SLIDE, STOCKHOLM PHOTO: ALEX ROBERTS THIS PAGE: CORINA PASELA, INDY AT BRIGHTON PHOTO: BENJAMIN LITTLER
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PHOTON STEP ON® SOFT
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Powerful, intuitive, bendy PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: Intuitive power meets Step On®
convenience so you can charge as hard you like
FELIX STEP ON® SOFT
WOMENS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS:
Warm, comfortable, responsive PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: High-level warmth, comfort, and micro-adjustability in a medium flex for a responsive do-it-all feel WOMENS
RITUAL BOA®
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Light, technical, versatile PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: These light high-end,
technically-woven boots deliver on comfort, ease of use, and all-around versatility
SLX SNOWBOARD BOOTS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Supportive, durable, flexible PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain, backcountry MAIN FEATURES: Superior materials and technical
design come together for snowboarding’s most comfortable and capable boots
WOMENS
SUPREME SNOWBOARD BOOTS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Stiff, insulating, comfy PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: Channeling the best of the
best into one boot that balances pro-level performance with out-of-the-box comfort
TOURIST SNOWBOARD BOOTS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Flexible, solid, warm PREFERRED TERRAIN: Backcountry MAIN FEATURES: Splitboard-ready boots
with traction, flex, and warmth that improve the climb up and the ride down
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JUDGE – STEP ON
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Comfort, performance, easy to dial in PREFERRED TERRAIN: Any conditions MAIN FEATURES: Step-on outsole, eco friendly impact insole,
perfect ventilation, articulated construction. combines DC’s boot tech with Burton’s Step On® interface
LOTUS – STEP ON
WOMENS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Comfy, performance, updated fit PREFERRED TERRAIN: Any MAIN FEATURES: Merges the game-changing quickness
and convenience of Burton’s Step On® interface with DC’s proven out-of-the-box comfort
PHANTOM BOOT
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Best tech, ventilation PREFERRED TERRAIN: Any conditions MAIN FEATURES: An OG style from 2001, we
modernized it with top-of-the-line features to make it even better
TRANSCEND BOOT
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Tackle any terrain PREFERRED TERRAIN: Any MAIN FEATURES: With a focus on all-mountain
performance and classic DC design, the Transcend is built to tackle any terrain
JUDGE BOOT
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Comfort, team favourite PREFERRED TERRAIN: All MAIN FEATURES: We put the team-favourite through
the ringer year after year – testing, tweaking, and always improving it
MUTINY BOOT
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Style & functional tech PREFERRED TERRAIN: street style and mountain MAIN FEATURES: The perfect mix of style and
functional tech. The classic laced-up silhouette drips with DC’s distinct DNA
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S N O W B O A R D
B O O T
C O M P A N Y
TEAM ID LTD. ICE
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Mid-soft, team-favourite, comfortable PREFERRED TERRAIN: Park, freestyle, all-mountain MAIN FEATURES: L3 Lacing, Double Power Strap, Skate Flex
Sole, Stage 3 Liner, Freestyle Tongue, Thermo Block, Custom Flex
DNA
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Soft, playful, comfortable PREFERRED TERRAIN: Park, freestyle, urban/rails MAIN FEATURES: Traditional Lacing + BOA® Fit
System, Skate Flex Sole, Jib Tongue, Stage 2 Liner, Custom Flex
WOMENS
ID LARA
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Mid-soft, comfortable, female-driven PREFERRED TERRAIN: Park, freestyle, all-mountain MAIN FEATURES: L2 lacing, Power Strap, Skate Flex Sole, Pro
Flex, Freestyle Tongue, Thermo Block, Girl Power Handles
ROUGH DIAMOND KEY CHARACTERISTICS:
Kid-specific design and construction PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain, freestyle MAIN FEATURES (15 WORDS MAX): BOA® Fit System, Power Strap, Skate Flex Sole, Stage 1 Liner, Custom Flex
X-PLORER
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Supportive, grippy, comfortable PREFERRED TERRAIN: Backcountry, all-mountain, splitboarding, sidecountry MAIN FEATURES: Traditional Lacing + BOA® Fit System, Stage 4 Liner, Freeride Tongue, Rock Guard, XLS, Double Back
FORMATIVE
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Sustainable, minimalistic,
Elias Elhardt Signature Model
PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: Rise by Bloom, Traditional Lacing +
BOA® Fit System, Power Strap, Remedy Sole, D-Tex Membrane, Pro Flex, Jib Tongue
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ORTON
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Zonal Boa, Team´s choice, performance PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: Designed, tested, and perfected by Sage
Kotsenburg. Intuition® Pro Foam 3D, Recycled Coffee Mesh
MAYSIS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: #winningwithfit, comfy, durable PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: Conda™ with BOA® Fit System,
recycled coffee mesh, Intuition® Control Foam 3D
MAYSIS CLICKER X HB
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: #winningwithfit, convenience, durable PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: Conda™ with BOA® Fit System, recycled
coffee mesh, Intuition® Control Foam 3D, Clicker X Outsole
KINSLEY
WOMENS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Strong, comfy, beautiful PREFERRED TERRAIN: Powder, freestyle MAIN FEATURES: TX3 BOA® Lacing, H4/M3 Zonal
BOA® Fit System
WOMENS
KINSLEY CLICKER X HB
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Strong, convenience, beautiful PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: TX3 BOA® Lacing, H4/M3 Zonal
BOA® Fit System, Clicker X Outsole
WAIVE SPLITBOARD BOOT
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: All-rounder, comfy PREFERRED TERRAIN: Touring MAIN FEATURES: All you need and nothing
you don´t! Vibram® V5, Harshmellow™, Intuition® SpaceHeater
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INDEX
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Ultra-modern, expedition-ready, innovative PREFERRED TERRAIN: Freeride MAIN FEATURES: Tomorrow’s boots today. Waterproof
Storm Shell, simple outer closure, Vibram and new Internal Heel Lock
KITA
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Locked-in feeling PREFERRED TERRAIN: Big mountain and freeride MAIN FEATURES: Locked, Loaded, Ready for
Action. External Heel Lock boa-activated wings, Vibram, brand new model
RIFT
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Surfy, compliant, technological PREFERRED TERRAIN: Parks, soul carves and
floaty jump lines
MAIN FEATURES: Sneaker-inspired with 3D moulded
toebox, edge-free outsole finish, OC-Kush dampening, new outsole
ALTAI
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Responsive, comfortable,
insane-value
PREFERRED TERRAIN: All over the mountain in
and out of the resort MAIN FEATURES: Rubber toeboxprint, Dual BOA, Silver Liner, BFT Gravity EVA outsole with rubber toetip, asym design WOMENS
KITA-W
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Stiff, supportive, screaming PREFERRED TERRAIN: Big mountain and freeride MAIN FEATURES: This Freeride World Tour winner is
ideal for all-mountain domination in all conditions
RIFT-W
WOMENS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Soft, playful, surfy PREFERRED TERRAIN: Parks, side-hits, groomers MAIN FEATURES: Rift-W is soft when you need it to
be, stiff when you don’t. OC-Kush dampening and dual BOA for maximum comfort
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CAPITAL TLS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Responsive fit PREFERRED TERRAIN: All terrain freestyle MAIN FEATURES: From the Olympic Slope and X-Games
Big Air events, dropping into “no fall zones” in AK to exploring beyond the furthest splitboard track
SKYLAB TLS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Mid-flexing, splitboarding PREFERRED TERRAIN: Marked trails and skin tracks MAIN FEATURES: Engineered to be lightweight and
durable in all the right places to make it splitboard compatible with a fantastic fit for any day
TEAM TLS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Ultimate fit, performance PREFERRED TERRAIN: All terrain MAIN FEATURES: The go-to boot for snowboarders
everywhere, from pros to local legends. Undeniable comfortable fit, versatile flex
PROFILE TLS STEP ON
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Easy access comfort PREFERRED TERRAIN: All terrain MAIN FEATURES: Brand-new boot developed
with the ultimate fit from Nitro and the groundbreaking convenience of Step On®
WOMENS
BIANCA TLS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Responsive comfort PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: The Team favorite Bianca TLS snowboard boot is officially the reigning queen of comfortable performance
RONDA TLS
WOMENS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Resort explorer and equipped to split! PREFERRED TERRAIN: Marked trails and skin tracks MAIN FEATURES: Lightweight, and durable in all the right places to make it splitboard compatible with a fantastic fit for any day on or off the trails
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DOMAIN 2SPIN
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Responsive, durable, secure PREFERRED TERRAIN: Backcountry, boardercross, big jumps MAIN FEATURES: The 2 Spin System combined with the
power strap guarantees a completely locked in feeling
DOMAIN SLS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Responsive, durable, secure PREFERRED TERRAIN:
Backcountry, boardercross, big jumps MAIN FEATURES: Identically brilliant as the Domain 2 Spin with the only difference being the SLS lacing system and colorway
DECADE PRO (BY ETHAN MORGAN)
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Tweakable, comfy, freestyle PREFERRED TERRAIN: Snowpark, street, backcountry MAIN FEATURES: Traditional lace plus power strap
and dedicated heel retention system makes this Ethan’s and the rest of the PRO team boot of choice
DECADE HYBRID
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Easy-entry, comfy, freestyle PREFERRED TERRAIN: Snowpark, street, backcountry MAIN FEATURES: This versatile freestyle oriented boot
got even easier to get in and out of with its brand new hybrid spin system
WOMENS
DEVINE HYBRID
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Powerful, durable, freestyle PREFERRED TERRAIN: Park, big jumps and freeride MAIN FEATURES: The popcorn outsole is amazing at
absorbing big impacts and it’s our female PRO rider’s favourite boot
DOMINO HYBRID
WOMENS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Tweakable, comfy, easy-entry PREFERRED TERRAIN: Park, piste MAIN FEATURES: Its softer flex and low profile stamina
sole gives you a closer feet to board feel
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TRIDENT
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Adjustability, durability, comfort PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: 1:1 Lasting, Black Last, IN2GRATED™,
Articulated Cuff, Heat Reflective Foil, NEW! Slip/ Grip top closure, Internal/External J Bars with Cored Pockets, Intuition™
THE 92
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Lively rebound, performance PREFERRED TERRAIN: Freestyle MAIN FEATURES: 1:1 Lasting, Wrap Liner,
IN2GRATED™, Articulated Cuff, Adjustable Power Strap, Heat Reflective Foil, Floating Tongue
LASSO PRO
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Responsive, flexy, hassle-free PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: 1:1 Lasting, Black Last/Wide Last, IN2GRATED™, Articulated Cuff, Heat Reflective Foil, HDR Premium Synthetics™, Rubber Toe, Rebound Heel Counter™
ANTHEM
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Medium flexing, best fit PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: 1:1 Lasting, Silver Last,
IN2GRATED™, Articulated Cuff, Heat Reflective Foil, Grip Lite Sole, +Slime Midsole, H4 BOA® Coiler Fit System, BOA®, The Closer™
WOMENS
CADENCE
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Aggressive, performance, powerful PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: 1:1 Lasting, Jade Last, IN2GRATED™,
Articulated Cuff, C.A.T. System, Heat Reflective Foil, NEW! Slip/Grip top closure, Center Tongue Liner
SAGE
WOMENS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Plush, stable, responsive PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: 1:1 Lasting, Jade Last,
IN2GRATED™, Articulated Cuff, C.A.T. System, Heat Reflective Foil, Center Tongue Liner, Internal J Bars, Intuition™ Plush Liner
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LIBERTINE BOA
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Rugged, durable, supportive PREFERRED TERRAIN: Setting the bootpack at Bridger Bowl, stomping deep landings at Killington and ripping sidehits all-season at Les Deux Alpes MAIN FEATURES: Focus BOA system with TX3 laces, Ultralon F.I.T. Liner, GripLight Outsole with Vibram Icetrek 2.0, DuraFit Shell
LIBERTINE HYBRID BOA
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Rugged, durable, supportive PREFERRED TERRAIN: Setting the bootpack at Bridger Bowl, stomping deep landings at Killington and ripping sidehits all-season at Les Deux Alpes MAIN FEATURES: Hybrid heel lock BOA with TX3 laces, Ultralon F.I.T. Liner, GripLight Outsole with Vibram Icetrek 2.0, DuraFit Shell
LIBERTINE LACE
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Rugged, durable, supportive PREFERRED TERRAIN: Setting the bootpack at Bridger Bowl, stomping deep landings at Killington and ripping sidehits all-season at Les Deux Alpes MAIN FEATURES: Traditional Lace system, Ultralon F.I.T. Liner, GripLight Outsole with Vibram Icetrek 2.0, DuraFit Shell
BODEGA BOA
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Buttery smooth, cozy AF PREFERRED TERRAIN: Lapping Hyland Hills, front-boarding through Loon and always hiking back up to get the shot MAIN FEATURES: Focus BOA system with TX3 laces, PRO F.I.T. Liner, GripFlex Outsole, inner shell harness
BODEGA HYBRID BOA
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Buttery smooth, cozy AF PREFERRED TERRAIN: Lapping Hyland Hills, front-boarding through Loon and always hiking back up to get the shot MAIN FEATURES: Hybrid BOA with TX3 laces, PRO F.I.T. Liner, GripFlex Outsole, inner shell harness
BODEGA BOA
WOMENS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Buttery smooth, cozy AF PREFERRED TERRAIN: Lapping Hyland Hills, front-boarding through Loon and always hiking back up to get the shot MAIN FEATURES: Hybrid BOA with TX3 laces, PRO F.I.T. Liner, GripFlex Outsole, inner shell harness
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MALAMUTE DUAL BOA
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Support, eco-friendly, durable construction PREFERRED TERRAIN: Freeride MAIN FEATURES: The Malamute Dual BOA® is our most
supportive and durable boot for freeride performance. Flex 9/10
ECHO DUAL BOA
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Versatility, precision,
eco-friendly comfort
PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: Built with Dual Zone BOA®, the
Echo provides superior comfort and response in a wide range of conditions and terrain. Flex 8/10
DIALOGUE DUAL BOA
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Energy transmission, ultimate comfort PREFERRED TERRAIN: Freestyle MAIN FEATURES: The Dialogue allows zonal customization
and flex with the precision of Dual Zone BOA®. Flex 6/10
KIANA DUAL BOA
WOMENS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Energy transmission, precise fit PREFERRED TERRAIN: Freestyle MAIN FEATURES: Dual Zone BOA® offers fit
customisation while DAMPLite+ outsole provides shock absorption and energy transmission. Flex 6/10
LAUNCH LACE SJ BOA
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Out-of-the-box Comfort, lightweight PREFERRED TERRAIN: Freestyle MAIN FEATURES: The LAUNCH features our lightest
construction, our Salomon specific BOA® STR8JKT for deluxe heel hold, and a compact footprint. Flex 5/10
IVY
WOMENS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Out-of-the-box Comfort, lightweight PREFERRED TERRAIN: Freestyle MAIN FEATURES: BOA® Fit System activated Str8jkt harness
keeps your heel secure and our Comfort liner ensures the best possible fit. Flex 5/10
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LASHED DESIREE MELANCON SIGNATURE KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Reliable, supportive, articulated
PREFERRED TERRAIN: Everything from the park to the streets MAIN FEATURES: Performance Rubber Outsole with
Evolution Foam Cushioning and the same reliable fit, medium flex and support the Lashed is known for
TM-2 X HIGHT
WOMENS
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: TM-2 Splitboard Boot PREFERRED TERRAIN: Backcountry MAIN FEATURES: Power Strap Walk Mode collar that
is split friendly, molded toe cap, Vibram outsole
TM-3XD X GRENIER
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Powerful, custom flex PREFERRED TERRAIN: Freeride MAIN FEATURES: Tune your boot with the Tailored
Lacing Technology and Recoil Flex control for the perfect ride all the time
TM-2 SCOTT STEVENS SIGNATURE
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Versatile, durable, comfortable PREFERRED TERRAIN:
Everything from the park to the streets MAIN FEATURES: Has a medium flex which makes it suitable for any riding style
JONES MTB BOA
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Ultimate Splitboard Boot PREFERRED TERRAIN: Big Mountain MAIN FEATURES: Walk mode collar and lightweight
and aggressive Vibram outsole with heel welt for semi-automatic crampons
LASHED ZEB POWELL SIGNATURE
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Reliable, supportive, moldable PREFERRED TERRAIN: Everywhere from the park to the streets MAIN FEATURES: Performance Rubber Outsole with Evolution Foam Cushioning and the same reliable fit, medium flex and support the Lashed is known for
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HI-STANDARD PRO (COLE NAVIN)
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Technical mountaineering performance PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain, park, street MAIN FEATURES: Reflective materials married seamlessly
with our workhorse V2 suite, including a V2 UltraCush Smartwool® liner
HI-STANDARD OG (KENNEDI DECK)
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Dynamic support, boardfeel PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain, park, street MAIN FEATURES: V1 UltraCush liner, V1 POPCUSH
footbed, and the V1 Waffle Lug outsole, unrestricted mobility, genderless
INFUSE (ARTHUR LONGO)
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Cross-terrain adaptability, performance PREFERRED TERRAIN: Backcountry, all-mountain, park, street MAIN FEATURES: V3 UltraCush TNF FlashDry liner, V3
POPCUSH footbed, and Vans’ Flex Control System for custom flex tuning
VERSE RANGE EDITION (BRYAN IGUCHI)
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Customisation, performance, fit PREFERRED TERRAIN: Backcountry and all-mountain MAIN FEATURES: Adaptive Range Mode features a
Rear Drop-Cuff which allows the opening of the boot to be unlocked
WOMENS
ONE & DONE (HANA BEAMAN)
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Terrain transitioner, all-conditions PREFERRED TERRAIN: Backcountry and all-mountain MAIN FEATURES: Tighten it down to rip a steep line, or
loosen it up for a fun day in the park
HI-STANDARD OG (DILLON OJO)
KEY CHARACTERISTICS: Comfort, boardfeel, mobility PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain, park, street MAIN FEATURES: Vans is celebrating Dillon’s
ongoing legacy with a special Hi-Standard OG, the profits from which will go to the Dillon Ojo Lifeline Foundation
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WOMENS
NAI FREEDOM PULLOVER
LADY REVERT JACKET
MAIN FEATURES: Pullover, Nail
MAIN FEATURES: Everybody Fit,
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 10k
Cactus Branding, blaster fit, 2-layer strategically seam taped
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 10k
Epic 90’s style with piping accents, 2-layer strategically seam taped
TRENCHOVER JACKET
GUIDE SHELL JACKET
MAIN FEATURES: Blaster Drop Fit, Pullover,
MAIN FEATURES: Blaster Fit, 2-Layer
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k
ergonomic 2-way adjustable hood, full body side zip
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WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k/10k
Shell, 2-Layer Fully Seam Taped Glacier construction
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KOOK SUIT
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k MAIN FEATURES: It’s what happens when The Trenchover, Elastic Boss Pant, and Freedom Suit have a baby
WOMENS
EVERY BODY BIB
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 10k MAIN FEATURES: Every Body fit,
2-layer strategically seam taped
ELASTIC BOSS PANT
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k MAIN FEATURES: Relastic Fit,
Elastic Gripper Cuff at the Bottom Opening, very comfy
WOMENS
NAI FREEDOM BOSS PANT
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 10k MAIN FEATURES: Naima’s pro
model pants
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FULL ZIP JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k/15k MAIN FEATURES: 2-layer. Mechanical
Stretch. 100% Recycled Polyester. A great all-round jacket that works in every condition both in the park and backcountry. Unisex
HALF ZIP JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k/15k MAIN FEATURES: 2-layer. 100%
Recycled Polyester. Great for both cold days and wet weather without need for extra layers. Unisex
TECH JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k/20k MAIN FEATURES: 3-layer. 100%
Recycled Polyester. Fully taped waterproof seams and zippers. A shell with maximum protection against water and wind. Unisex
SOFT SHELL JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 5k/5k MAIN FEATURES: 100% Recycled
Polyester. Brushed lining and water repellent outside. Comes in both half-zip and hoodie in 6 different colors and prints. Unisex
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BIB PANTS
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k/20k MAIN FEATURES: 3-layer. Mechanical
Stretch. 100% Recycled Polyester. A shell with maximum protection against water and wind. Comes in Navy blue, Black and Off-white. Unisex
ZIP PANTS
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k/15k MAIN FEATURES: 2-layer pants
with light padding, water repellent shell fabric, fully taped seems and waterproof critical zippers. 100% Recycled Polyester. Unisex
ZIP PANTS
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k/15k MAIN FEATURES: 2-layer. 100%
Recycled Polyester. Works great both in a slushy park and for cold backcountry days. Unisex
CUFF PANTS
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k/15k MAIN FEATURES: 2-layer. 100%
Recycled Polyester. A great all-round pant that works in every condition from the park, backcountry and in the streets. Unisex
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PRISM JACKET
EXPEDITION JACKET
MAIN FEATURES: 2L Sympatex recycled
MAIN FEATURES: 2L recycled stretch
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 45k
stretch shell fabric, engineered Graphene insulated panels
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k
shell, recycled insulation and lining
WOMENS
WOMENS
ADIV TROPPER STX JACKET
ADIV DAY BREAK ANORAK
MAIN FEATURES: 2L Sympatex recycled
MAIN FEATURES: Recycled shell fabric
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 45k
stretch shell fabric, Primaloft recycled insulation
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WEATHERPROOF RATING: 10k
with ripstop panels, half zip anorak with side zipper opening
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NORTHWEST BIB
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 45k MAIN FEATURES: 2L Sympatex recycled
stretch shell fabric, inseam ventilation
WOMENS
ADIV DRIFTER STX BIB WEATHERPROOF RATING: 45k
MAIN FEATURES: 2L Sympatex
recycled stretch shell fabric, inseam ventilation
TRANSPORT
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k MAIN FEATURES: 2L recycled stretch
shell, light insulation, cargo pockets, inseam ventilation
WOMENS
ADIV MALLA PANT
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 10k MAIN FEATURES: Recycled
shell fabric, light insulation and inseam ventilation
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CARBONATE GORE-TEX 3L JACKET
CARBONATE GORE-TEX 3L JACKET
MAIN FEATURES: This three-layer jacket has
MAIN FEATURES: Durable weather protection
WEATHERPROOF RATING: Gore-Tex 3L
the fit, feel, and coverage for all conditions winter to spring
WEATHERPROOF RATING: Gore-Tex 3L
with the technical features, comfy fit, and easymoving feel that dedicated riders will appreciate
WOMENS
[AK] SWASH GORE TEX 2L JACKET
PILLOWLINE GORE-TEX 2L JACKET
MAIN FEATURES: One of the smartest snow
MAIN FEATURES: Asymmetrical zipper gives
WEATHERPROOF RATING: Gore-Tex 2L
jackets, Swash warms the core while leaving arms light and free to move
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WEATHERPROOF RATING: Gore-Tex 2L
a clean cut, while trusted waterproofing and breathable materials keep you dry and warm
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CARBONATE GORE-TEX 3L BIB PANTS WEATHERPROOF RATING:
Gore-Tex 3L
MAIN FEATURES: Waterproof
performance and unrestricted mobility with a breathable, quick-drying ease keep you comfortable in all conditions
WOMENS
AVALON GORE-TEX 2L BIB PANTS WEATHERPROOF RATING:
Gore-Tex 2L
MAIN FEATURES: Cut as your
favourite overalls, these waterproof and breathable bibs are your ticket to ride in any weather
[AK] SWASH GORE-TEX 2L PANTS WEATHERPROOF RATING:
Gore-Tex 2L
MAIN FEATURES: Tough as
nails and fully taped, this lightweight pant features bomber waterproofing and breathability
WOMENS
CARBONATE GORE-TEX 3L PANTS WEATHERPROOF RATING:
Gore-Tex 3L
MAIN FEATURES: Waterproof,
breathable, durable, and lightweight pant that lets you ride in ease through every weather
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COMMAND JACKET
RECON JACKET
MAIN FEATURES: A mountain-taming light-
MAIN FEATURES: Our most technical jacket
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 45k
weight shell with the all-season breathability of SympaTex® 45k waterproofing
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 45k
ever with breathable 45k SympaTex® waterproofing and extra insulation
WOMENS
DC 43 ANORAK
MERIDIAN JACKET
MAIN FEATURES: Built for the mountains,
MAIN FEATURES: An insulated all-season
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k
but it shines in the streets thanks to bold colour blocking and flavourful print
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WEATHERPROOF RATING: 45k
performer with the advanced waterproof breathability of 45k SympaTex®
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BRIGADE BIB
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 45k MAIN FEATURES: Ultra lightweight and ultra
weather-proof, featuring industry-leading 45k Sympatex™ waterproofing, pro-level performance in our lightest bib ever
MONARCH SHELL BIB
WOMENS
WEATHERPROOF RATING : 30k MAIN FEATURES : Lightweight and featuring a flattering, ergonomic fit plus stretch fabrication, pro-level storm-proof protection of 30K Sympatex® waterproofing
SQUADRON PANT
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 30k MAIN FEATURES: Exposed waterproof
zipper vents, a unique bottom hem cinch system and 100% RECYCLED 30K SympaTex[R] fabrication
PRIMO PANT
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 10k/5k MAIN FEATURES: Fully taped seams, Brushed tricot on knees, mesh lined leg vents, Jacket-to-pant attachment system, elasticated waistband
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MANIFEST TOUR 3L JACKET
CATALYST FUSION JKT
MAIN FEATURES: 3L 4-Way stretch nylon.
MAIN FEATURES: 3-in-1 jacket. 2.5L Nylon
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k/20k
Freedom of movement. Durable. Backcountry focus. Fully-taped seams. Maximum lightness
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k/20k
Ripstop Oversize Shell + removable insulated jacket featuring Primaloft ® ThermoPlume® recycled synthetic down
WOMENS
MANIFEST 2L JACKET
W CATALYST 2L INSULATED JKT
MAIN FEATURES: 2L stretch ripstop shell.
MAIN FEATURES: Freestyle meets tech. 2L
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k/15k
Durable, comfortable, stylish. The go-to piece for on-hill adventures
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WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k/10k
Ottoman recycled Nylon. Warm–Primaloft® Black Eco 60g insulation. Long-back styling
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MANIFEST TOUR 3L BIB
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k/20k MAIN FEATURES: 3L 4-Way stretch nylon.
Free, ergonomic movement, yet durable. Backcountry focus. Cordura side-panels. Oversized pockets
CATALYST FUSION BIB
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k/20k MAIN FEATURES: 2.5L Nylon Ripstop
Oversize Bib. Inspired by professional fly-fishing gear. Wear under/over your jacket
MANIFEST 2L BIB
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k/15k MAIN FEATURES: 2L stretch ripstop
shell. Highly durable, max comfortable. The go-to piece for on-hill adventures
W CATALYST 2L INSULATED PANTS
WOMENS
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k/10k MAIN FEATURES: Freestyle meets warm
tech. 2L Ottoman recycled Nylon. Toasty Primaloft® Black Eco 40g insulation
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SHRALPINIST STRETCH RECYCLED JACKET
MTN SURF ANORAK
MAIN FEATURES: 100% recycled 3L 30k
fabric layout, 20k waterproof / 20k breathable fabrics, Zippered kangaroo pocket, Pit zips
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 30k
waterproof / 30k breathable stretch fabric, 6 zippered pockets, Pit zips, Powder skirt
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k MAIN FEATURES: Body mapped
WOMENS
WOMENS
MTN SURF JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k MAIN FEATURES: Body mapped fabric
layout, 20k waterproof / 20k breathable fabrics, Six zippered pockets, Pit zips
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SHRALPINIST STRETCH RECYCLED JACKET WEATHERPROOF RATING: 30k
MAIN FEATURES: 100% recycled 3L 30k
waterproof / 30k breathable stretch fabric, Six zippered pockets, Pit zips, Powder skirt
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SHRALPINIST STRETCH RECYCLED BIBS WEATHERPROOF RATING: 30k
MAIN FEATURES: 100% recycled 3L 30k
waterproof / 30k breathable stretch fabric, Zippered chest pocket, Side seam vents
WOMENS
MTN SURF BIBS
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k MAIN FEATURES: Body mapped
fabric layout, 20k waterproof / 20k breathable fabrics, Zippered chest pocket, Side seam vents
MTN SURF PANTS
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k MAIN FEATURES: Body mapped fabric
layout, 20k waterproof / 20k breathable fabrics, Three zippered pockets, Side seam vents
WOMENS
SHRALPINIST STRETCH RECYCLED PANTS WEATHERPROOF RATING: 30k
MAIN FEATURES: 100% recycled 3L
30k waterproof / 30k breathable stretch fabric, Three zippered pockets, Side seam vents
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AXIAL JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k/20k MAIN FEATURES: Gender neutral active
mountain fit for everyone looking for a loose-fitting, lightweight, technical jacket equipped with L1´s NOVA-X
ALPHA JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k/20k MAIN FEATURES: Premium backcountry
4-way stretch of our NOVA-X 3-layer fabric will let you push the outer limits of exploration without sacrificing style
VENTURA JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k/20k MAIN FEATURES: Baggy 90 style streetwear silhouette paired with 20/20k 2-layer fabric keeps you protected from the elements in the streets or on the lift
WOMENS
FAIRBANKS JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k/20k MAIN FEATURES: Modern
minimalist look works both on and off the mountain, with a 2-Layer ripstop fabric for maximum wind protection at a minimum weight
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HURON BIB
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k/20k MAIN FEATURES: Classic baggy bib
silhouette with L1´s lightweight 3-Layer stretch NOVA-X fabric and all the technical features you need to summit
WOMENS
LORETTA OVERALL
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k/20k MAIN FEATURES: Workwear-inspired
overalls offering technical 20k/20k waterproofing for harsh winter conditions paired with 4-way stretch fit
AXIAL PANT
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k/20k MAIN FEATURES: Gender neutral
active mountain fit for everyone looking for a loose-fitting, lightweight, technical cinched cuff pant equipped with L1´s NOVA-X
VENTURA PANT
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k/20k MAIN FEATURES: 90s style
loose-fitting jogger-inspired pant paired with 20/20k 2-layer fabric, reinforced knees, cinched cuffs and built in belt
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TC AURORA RC INSULATED JACKET (JAMIE ANDERSON TECH JACKET) WEATHERPROOF RATING: FNDry10K™
MAIN FEATURES: Explore more of the winter
landscape in this full-zip jacket that features a durable water-repellent coating that helps keep you dry and comfortable in harsh conditions
TC GUNN 2.0 RC SHELL JACKET (STALE SANDBECH TECH JACKET) WEATHERPROOF RATING: FNDry10K™
MAIN FEATURES: A durable water-repellent
coating and head-turning print make this jacket a top performer when tackling chilly, wet conditions
TC EARTH SHELL JACKET (SAGE KOTSENBURG TECH JACKET) WEATHERPROOF RATING: FNDry20K
MAIN FEATURES: Whether you’re trekking a snow
ridge or tackling a favourite run, this jacket keeps you in front with the stylish outer layering
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WOMENS
TC DHARMA SOFTSHELL BIB (JAMIE ANDERSON TECH PANT)
WEATHERPROOF RATING: O Protect DWR treatment MAIN FEATURES: Stylish performance and modern
versatility featuring a durable water-repellent coating that helps keep you dry and comfortable in demanding conditions
TC GUNN 2.0 RC BIB (STALE SANDBECH TECH PANT) WEATHERPROOF RATING: FNDry10K™
MAIN FEATURES: From deep powder to
backcountry snow shoeing and beyond, this bib gives you full command of whatever Mother Nature can throw your way
TC EARTH SHELL PANT (SAGE KOTSENBURG TECH PANT) WEATHERPROOF RATING: Hydrofree DWR MAIN FEATURES: Snow and winter are
no match for this pant that features advanced waterproofing technology for all-over protection
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T-RICE GORE INFINIUM JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: Gore-Tex Infinium MAIN FEATURES: Innovation, warmest and lightest, really comfortable, can be worn everyday, Gore Infinium + Primaloft active, PFC free hydrophobic treatment, Warmflight x3 insulation
FOREVER STRETCH GORE-TEX JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: Gore-Tex MAIN FEATURES: New modern design,
unique quiksilver touch, backcountry oriented, Gore-Tex 2 layers, Warmflight x1 insulation, recycled polyester shell
RADICALO JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 10k MAIN FEATURES: Vintage nylon look fabric - ocean made, looser baggier fit, colour blocking inspired by quiksilver 90’s snow product
HIGH ALTITUDE GORE-TEX JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: Gore-Tex MAIN FEATURES: Gore-tex 2 layers,
unique style: to be seen but highly technical, inspired by early 90’s but with a new modern twist
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HIGHLINE PRO 3L GORE-TEX® BIB
WEATHERPROOF RATING: Gore-Tex MAIN FEATURES: Touring/backcountry
oriented, Gore-Tex Pro 3 layers, Warmflight x1 insulation, recycled nylon shell, Mega stretch panels, breathbility
FLY HIGH BIB
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 10k MAIN FEATURES: Vintage nylon look fabric - ocean made, looser baggier fit, colour blocking inspired by quiksilver 90’s snow product, manufactured from ocean waste
SNOW DOWN PANT
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k MAIN FEATURES: Vintage nylon look fabric - ocean made, looser baggier fit, colour blocking inspired by quiksilver 90’s snow product, manufactured from ocean waste
ALTOSTRATUS STREET GORE-TEX BIB
WEATHERPROOF RATING: Gore-Tex MAIN FEATURES: Looser baggier fit, stretch recycled polyester, shell construction
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BACK COUNTRY JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 30k/40k MAIN FEATURES: Membrane powered
by 37.5 / PFC Free / 4 way stretch
PRIMATIVE JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 10k/10k MAIN FEATURES: Pop Over jacket with
side zip for easy entry / PFC Free
CORE APRES JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k/20k MAIN FEATURES: “Repreve Our Ocean”
Polyester Twill / Primaloft insulation WOMENS
WOMENS
RIDER ANORAK JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 10k/10k MAIN FEATURES: Anorak style front
zip pocket / PFC Free
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BACK COUNTRY BIB
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 30k/40k MAIN FEATURES: BIB pants including
Repreve Our Ocean recycled polyester / PFC Free / Stretch
WOMENS
VERMONT BIB
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 10k/10k MAIN FEATURES: Snowboard Bib 100%
Polyester Twill / 40gram insulation
ROCKER PANTS
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k/20k MAIN FEATURES: RRepreve Our
Ocean recycled polyester / Cordura Durable Zone / PFC Free
WOMENS
RIDER HIGH WAIST PANT
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 10k/10k MAIN FEATURES: Snowboard
pants 100% Polyester Twill / 40gram insulation
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ZEB POWELL’S SIGNATURE FRANCHISE TECH HOODIE WEATHERPROOF RATING: DWR
MAIN FEATURES: Out of this world!
Kangaroo Pocket with hidden zippers, 3-Panel Hood Construction
TM JACKET, CHRIS GRENIER SIGNATURE SERIES WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k
MAIN FEATURES: 100% recycled
poly, with Reactor Mesh Thermo Responsive Lining and 3D Fleece Zonal Warming Panels
SPRING BREAK PINTAIL POWDER PARKA WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k
MAIN FEATURES: Elevated with 32
REPEL 20k fabrication, this jacket blends timeless style with critical white room performance
LIGHT ANORAK, JP WALKER SIGNATURE SERIES WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k
MAIN FEATURES: Made with 32
REPEL 15k fabrication, streamlined modern styling and Team Level Lining System
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HOLDUP CARGO, ZEB POWELL SIGNATURE SERIES WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k
MAIN FEATURES: Features 32 REPEL
15k Dura-Stretch fabric, removable branded suspenders, and oversized cargo pockets
BLAHZAY CARGO, CHRIS GRENIER SIGNATURE SERIES
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k MAIN FEATURES: Features 32
REPEL 15k fabrication, Loose fit, Diamond Gusset Venting, clean cargo pockets and a Team Level lining
SPRING BREAK POWDER BIB WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k
MAIN FEATURES: Elevated with 32 Repel 20k
fabrication, this bib blends timeless style with critical white room performance
TM PANT
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k MAIN FEATURES: Features
exclusive Reactor Mesh Thermo Responsive Lining, 100% recycled poly and 3D Fleece Zonal Warming Panels
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LONGO GORE-TEX JACKET WEATHERPROOF RATING: Gore-Tex
MAIN FEATURES: Arthur Longo signature
product, 91 fit, Zip Tech® jacket to pant interface, removable hood
LONGO PULLOVER
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 10k/10k MAIN FEATURES: Arthur Longo signature product, 91 fit, Zip Tech® jacket to pant interface, Eco-True
IGUCHI SLACK VEST
MELANCON GORE-TEX JACKET
MAIN FEATURES: Bryan Iguchi signature
MAIN FEATURES: Desiree Melancon signature
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 600mm
product, YKK® AquaGuard® water repellent zipper, drop tail fit, foam padding
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WEATHERPROOF RATING: Gore-Tex
product, gender neutral, Eco-True, Zip Tech® jacket to pant interface, removable hood
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LONGO GORE-TEX PANT
WEATHERPROOF RATING: Gore-Tex MAIN FEATURES: Arthur Longo
signature product, Zip Tech® jacket to pant interface, breathable lining system, ergo fit
ARTHUR PANT
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 10k/10k MAIN FEATURES: Arthur Longo
signature product, Zip Tech® jacket to pant interface, Eco-True, breathable lining system
JAMIE LYNN GORE-TEX JUMPSUIT
WEATHERPROOF RATING: Gore-Tex MAIN FEATURES: Jamie Lynn signature
product, YKK® AquaGuard® water repellent zipper, Stretch, standard fit, 420 organizational pockets
MELANCON GORE-TEX PANT WEATHERPROOF RATING: Gore-Tex
MAIN FEATURES: Desiree Melancon
signature product, gender neutral, Eco-True, Zip Tech® jacket to pant interface, triple reinforced rise
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GORE-TEX CORE SHELL JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: Gore-Tex MAIN FEATURES: High-performance
Gore-Tex reliability with an added chest vent for extra breathability and built to last a lifetime
RENEWAL INSULATED ANORAK
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 10k MAIN FEATURES: A futureproof anorak style for effortless cool meets reliable winter weather performance, in the athletic vibes of the Renewal Anorak
SMARTY 5-IN-1 COMPLETE JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k MAIN FEATURES: Customize your
kit depending on conditions and your style. Mix and match the unique layering pieces for the ultimate experience
WOMENS
MANTRA INSULATED JACKET
WEATHERPROOF RATING: 20k MAIN FEATURES: Designed for
those who demand technical performance, this jacket keeps you warm and dry from first chair through après
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GORE-TEX STRETCH DISPATCH BIB
WEATHERPROOF RATING: Gore-Tex MAIN FEATURES: A bombproof bib
designed by guides in Japan and built to last over 200 days on the mountain. A hands-down favourite of the 686 team
HOT LAP INSULATED BIB WEATHERPROOF RATING: 15k
MAIN FEATURES: Fashionable
function for when you’re on the fall line. Tech, comfort and style, all in a classic fit pair of bibs
GORE-TEX CORE SHELL PANT
WEATHERPROOF RATING: Gore-Tex MAIN FEATURES: A team-favourite
Gore-Tex pant with all the features you need and nothing you don’t. Simple, solid, and smart winterproof performance
WOMENS
AURA INSULATED CARGO PANT WEATHERPROOF RATING: 10k
MAIN FEATURES: Veuve Clicquot
style at a Korbel price. Staying chic doesn’t mean you have to empty your bank account
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NAI CACTUS AIR GOGGLE
MAIN FEATURES: Naima Antolin’s
pro model Air goggle
AWESOME CO AIR GOGGLE
MAIN FEATURES: Maximum
comfort, maximum function
AWESOME CO AIR GOGGLE
MAIN FEATURES: Maximum
comfort, maximum function
PILL AIR GOGGLE
MAIN FEATURES: Maximum
comfort, maximum function
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GOGGLES BUYERS GUIDE 23
M4S TORIC
MAIN FEATURES: These unisex goggles offer our best optics, and the quick-change magnetic lens in a frame for smaller faces
M4 TORIC
MAIN FEATURES: These goggles offer a
precise helmet-to-goggle fit with wide view and enhanced vision of a toric lens
WM3
MAIN FEATURES: This goggle brings the
wide view and low-profile style to a sleek frame to fit smaller faces
M3
MAIN FEATURES: Magnetic lens and MFI
simplicity, with sleek cylindrical style and the benefit of a terrain-defining, highcontrast PERCEIVE lens
M4S CYLINDRICAL
MAIN FEATURES: Precise fit for smaller faces
and the unprecedented versatility to easily switch between toric and cylindrical lenses
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SAMOA
MAIN FEATURES: Recycled materials. Magnetic
lens. Super-duper anti-fog coating. Armoured venting. Extra lens included. UV400
FIJI
MAIN FEATURES: Recycled materials. Super-duper
anti-fog coating. Top to bottom ventilation. Extra lens included. UV400
TONGA
MAIN FEATURES: Recycled materials. Super-duper
anti-fog coating. Flames on strap for extra speed. Extra lens included. UV400
SAMOA
MAIN FEATURES: Recycled materials. Magnetic
lens. Super-duper anti-fog coating. Armoured venting. Extra lens included. UV400
FIJI
MAIN FEATURES: Recycled materials. Super-duper
anti-fog coating. Top to bottom ventilation. Extra lens included. UV400
TONGA
MAIN FEATURES: Recycled materials. Super-duper
anti-fog coating. Flames on strap for extra speed. Extra lens included. UV400
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GOGGLES BUYERS GUIDE 23
RVX MAG OTG - ABERRATION
MAIN FEATURES: New and improved with
the power of magnets! With Lumalens and a low-light bonus lens
NFX2 - FOREST BAILEY SIGNATURE MAIN FEATURES: A signature goggle and
Swiftlock lens changing from the cosmic man himself, plus a bonus lens!
PXV - BRYAN IGUCHI SIGNATURE
MAIN FEATURES: Everyone’s favourite rad dad
gets a signature colour way on our oversized toric lens goggle
R1 OTG - 686 COLAB
MAIN FEATURES: A new goggle for a new winter,
classic Dragon styling, and a colab with 686
D1 OTG - KOI
MAIN FEATURES: Tried, tested and a firm favourite,
OTG capability with a bonus lens included
DX3 OTG - DIJON LITE
MAIN FEATURES: A sweet price point OTG
goggle with maximum peripheral view and retro styling, a winner!
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ROTECK
MAIN FEATURES: Articulating over-molded outriggers,
strap artwork by Arthur Longo, premium injected lens tech, performance lens coatings, large fit
KLEVELAND II
MAIN FEATURES: Interchangeable magnetic lens
system, premium injected lens tech, performance lens coatings, medium / large fit
EG2-T
MAIN FEATURES: More lens, less frame,
premium injected lens tech, performance lens coatings, medium / large fit
KLEVELAND
MAIN FEATURES: Best seller, designed
in collaboration with Marcus Kleveland, thermoformed lens tech, medium / large fit
HEX
MAIN FEATURES: Proven style, more
peripheral vision, thermoformed lens tech, medium / large fit
EGV
MAIN FEATURES: Team favourite, classic design
thermoformed lens tech, medium / large fit
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GOGGLES BUYERS GUIDE 23
CONTOUR
MAIN FEATURES: An unmatched field of view,
powered by Vivid lenses with optics by Zeiss
CONTOUR RS
MAIN FEATURES: Expansive field of view
with a reduced-size frame, powered by Vivid lenses with optics by Zeiss
AXIS
MAIN FEATURES: Magnet-powered quick-
changing lenses with a clean, cylindrical style and high contrast Vivid lenses
METHOD
MAIN FEATURES: With a refined moto
influence and high-contrast Vivid lenses, this one is a team favourite
WOMENS
ELLA
MAIN FEATURES: Magnet-powered quick-
changing lenses with a women-specific face fit and high contrast Vivid lenses
BLOK
MAIN FEATURES: Like camo, classic
moto styling that keeps our team riders coming back for more
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WOMENS
LINE MINER - JAMIE ANDERSON PRIZM BLACK IRIDIUM
MAIN FEATURES: Jamie’s signature goggle colours
are a perfect representation of feminine strength, determination, and playfulness
LINE MINER - STALE SANDBECH PRIZM BLACK IRIDIUM
MAIN FEATURES: Ståle’s inspiration comes from his
past signature pieces, with a twist on his color palette so it creates a cohesive collection for any rider
LINE MINER - MARK MCMORRIS PRIZM BLACK IRIDIUM
MAIN FEATURES: Inspired by nature and earth
tones, the brown monochromatic colors create a feeling of calm one only finds in the mountains
FLIGHT TRACKER XL - TORSTEIN HORGMO PRIZM SAGE GOLD IRIDIUM MAIN FEATURES: Torstein’s inspiration comes from
cosmic art, mechanical robots and musical dials, his imagination knows no bounds
LINE MINER - SAGE KOTSENBURG PRIZM SAGE GOLD IRIDIUM
MAIN FEATURES: Sage Kotsenburg’s graphic is the
exact topo map of the mountain he grew up riding
LINE MINER - KAZU KOKOBO PRIZM SAGE GOLD IRIDIUM
MAIN FEATURES: Kazu’s personality and skill has been imbedded in snowboarding for over two decades. That same fire is seen in Kazu’s heart and is what inspired his dragon goggle design
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GOGGLES BUYERS GUIDE 23
MARAUDER ELITE BLACK HAPPY BOOST
MAIN FEATURES: Featuring SPY+’s new HAPPY BOOST™ Lens Tech + magnetic Deadbolt lens change system
MARAUDER ELITE SPY + ERIC JACKSON MAIN FEATURES: Frameless design, magnetic
Deadbolt lens change system, with graphics inspired by SPY+ Change Agent, Eric Jackson
MARAUDER WHITE HAPPY BOOST
MAIN FEATURES: Featuring SPY+’s new HAPPY
BOOST™ Lens Tech + magnetic Deadbolt lens change system
MARAUDER SPY + ZAK HALE
MAIN FEATURES: Frameless design, magnetic
Deadbolt lens change system, with graphics inspired by SPY+ Change Agent, Zak Hale
MARAUDER SPY + CHRIS RASMAN MAIN FEATURES: Frameless design, magnetic
Deadbolt lens change system, with graphics inspired by SPY+ Change Agent, Chris Rasman
RAIDER SPY + CLUB MIDNITE
MAIN FEATURES: Anti-fog premium lens, SPY+’s
famous Scoop® ventilation system, designed in collaboration with Club Midnite
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THE ANJA / BLACK
MAIN FEATURES: The Anja
features a regular fit magnetic frame with wide vision specter
THE ANJA / GREEN
MAIN FEATURES: The Anja
features a regular fit magnetic frame with wide vision specter
THE ANJA XL / BLUE
MAIN FEATURES: The Anja XL
features a wider fit magnetic frame with wide vision specter
THE ANJA XL / BLACK
MAIN FEATURES: The Anja XL
features a wider fit magnetic frame with wide vision specter
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HELMETS BUYERS GUIDE 23
OSLO WAVECEL
PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain, park MAIN FEATURES: Micro-adjustable fit, fleece-lined
warmth, and a lightweight feel with the latest impact-absorbing safety technology
MERAK WAVECEL
PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain, backcountry MAIN FEATURES: 19 ventilation channels,
WaveCel protection, and premium comfort in a durable hybrid moulded construction
WINDHAM WAVECEL
PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain, park MAIN FEATURES: Leading safety features, a durable hardshell design, and one-hand fit adjustability for distraction-free comfort
RAIDER 3
PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: A classic shape equipped
with everyday durability and hassle-free fit
HELO 2.0
PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain, park MAIN FEATURES: Our pro team’s helmet of
choice featuring in-mould shell for a lightweight feel with a sleek, low-profile fit
LOGAN WAVECEL
PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: The Logan WaveCel helmet
features advanced protection with premium fit and comfort features in a low-profile, lightweight style
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THE LEDGE
PREFERRED TERRAIN: Park and big-mountain
freestyle terrain
MAIN FEATURES: Classic skate styling and
hardshell construction drive performance in the park and on the Freeride World Tour
THE JACKSON
PREFERRED TERRAIN: Park and freeride terrain MAIN FEATURES: The helmet of choice for
Nils Mindnich for filming in the backcountry. Powered by Mips
THE TOR SPHERICAL
PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain: backcountry, trees, piste MAIN FEATURES: A new design that integrates the advanced protection of Giro’s Spherical Technology in all-mountain styling
THE GRID SPHERICAL
PREFERRED TERRAIN: Backcountry and classic Alps/Western North American terrain MAIN FEATURES: Super light and powered by Spherical Technology, the Grid is designed for long days in the backcountry or running piste laps
WOMENS
THE TENAYA SPHERICAL
PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain, backcountry,
trees, piste
MAIN FEATURES: A new design that integrates
the advanced protection of Giro’s Spherical Technology with the comfort of PlushMax lining
THE TRIG
PREFERRED TERRAIN: Park MAIN FEATURES: When it comes to hard-shell
park helmets, some riders just love a little brim
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MOD 1 PRO
PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain freestyle MAIN FEATURES: Oakley took the classic
skate-style MOD1 helmet and increased the durability with an ABS shell. The fit and function of the MOD1 PRO allows you to be protected and comfortable the entire day on the mountain
MOD 5
PREFERRED TERRAIN: All-mountain MAIN FEATURES: The MOD5 was
redesigned from the ground up to keep up with the endless pursuit of discovering more on the mountain
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WHY DO I ALWAYS MEET WOMEN AS I’M LEAVING THE DOG PARK WITH A BIG BAG OF POOP? AND IT’S ALWAYS ON THE DAY I FORGOT MY DOG. — Dana Gould PHOTO: MAXIME RAMOUL
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DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE. No matter who you are or how you ride this boot gives you the boardfeel and control you need to never miss a moment.
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Pushing snow and crying doesn’t work. - Niels Schack, after a long day.
Beer, the fountain of youth!
- Dominik Wagner, reflecting on alcohol.
I only wore DGK when I was a kid.
- Ylfa Rúnarsdóttir, reminiscing about her youth.
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They took my fucking pudding.
- Sebi Springeth, losing his pudding from the fridge for the third day in a row.
Wolle started following me!
- Kas Lemmens, after one day on an Äsmo.
How much are they paying?
- Flo Corzelius, in response to a request to join Only-Fans.
Fuck instagram, fuck TikTok, fuck all that shit. All I want to do is snowboard and surf and get fucking barrelled. - Judd Henkes, fired up.
I can’t do shots anymore. I had too many when I was younger and now my body is rejecting them. - Tess Coady, aged 21.
I’m not stoned, I’m relaxed.
- Jamie Anderson, returning from a walk to the edge of the lake.
Boys, snowboarding is so fun! I didn’t even have time for one wank this week! - Victor Pellegrin aka Doobie, joining the Volcom team week in
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Chamrousse.
I’m Vlad the Impaler and I’m looking for a landing! - Jan Prokes, laughing at someone slamming onto a polejam.
Judd’s got horse muscles. He’s like a baby stallion. - Dusty Henricksen, regarding Judd wrestling.
I’m not negative, I just have low expectations of myself, and life. - Dominik Wagner, reflecting on himself.
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I got wasted for a week and I won a twenty-grand chain. - Ethan Morgan, finally a winner.
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