After a five-year hiatus, snowboarding made a comeback at this year’s Freestyle Roots in Thun. If you missed our event overview with the pros, be sure to check it here. On a local level, we were also intrigued by a surprising comeback from Thun’s native son, Simon Bürki. Even though he hadn’t snowboarded for the […]
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For the past 19 years, the Hintertux Opening has marked the beginning of the new snowboard season in Austria. With a special feature for the pros and a good mix of jumps and rails for all levels, you can count on the glacier for a fun start to the season. Contributing photographer, Jonas Gasser came […]
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The Man We Need a Cam crew has been hard at work on their first street video this season and we’re stoked to see what they come up with. To tide us over, they dropped a spring edit from Jeremy Bucher’s home zone, the Gran Masta Park. Check it and then keep scrolling for a […]
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For 24 years, Paul Gruber, has been hosting a legendary event, just over the border in Stuben, Austria. If you’re not familiar with Paul’s, he’s widely viewed as a godfather of European snowboarding, credited with importing some of the first boards in 1981. It was long overdue for Whiteout to pay him a visit, so […]
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I woke up early with the goal of getting to the mini-pipe on time for the Drink Sexy Open. It’s a four hour drive from Lausanne to Laax, but since the event wasn’t supposed to start until 14h, I figured that it would be easy. The trip went smoothly and before I knew it I […]
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A few weeks back, we stopped by the Nidecker office in Rolle. It’s a pretty sweet setup, just a few minutes walk from Lac Leman, 30 minutes from the nearest lift and packed full of toys. Over the last few years, we’ve seen it evolve in lots of interesting ways. The latest addition is a […]
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With no powder in sight, we sent contributing photographer Fabian Schönenberger to Laax for a weekend dedicated to friends, turns and a shared passion for snowboarding. Scroll on for photos, results and his impressions from the 2023 SuddenRush Banked Slalom… From top pros to the weekend warriors, Crap Sogn Gion attracted all kinds of riders, […]
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A month after Max Buri gave us Homegrown, he kept his promise to keep on giving by organizing the first OJ Session. Contributing editor Kuno Egli was there to document it and sent over photographic evidence of five things that made the session special… 1) The Speaker: Max’s cousin Jack was in town from the […]
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Try Days for next season’s gear are coming up in Villars on March 4th and 5th, and Adelboden on the 11th and 12th. There is truly nothing like testing out the new tech for yourself, so we’re looking forward to taking some laps with you at one of these events. We took the opportunity to hit […]
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Every year we try to get a fresh look at the Laax Open through the eyes of an upcoming photographer. This year we tapped Jonas Gasser to cover it. Scroll on for a little interview and a lot of great photos… Hey Jonas, now that you’ve had the full experience what are your thoughts on […]
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