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… [aesop_image imgwidth=”100%” img=”https://www.whiteout.ch/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/laax-open-whiteout-kaishu-valentino.jpg” align=”center” lightbox=”on” caption=”Kaishu holds the record for the world’s highest […]
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We’re back in Laax for another intense week of riding, partying and world cup snowboarding. This time we’ve got one of our favorite new photographers, Jonas Gasser, shooting the event for us. After the finals, we’ll post an interview where you can get to know him better, but for now, enjoy two galleries featuring his […]
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It’s January, so once again we visited Laax for The Open. The was amazing, but we also love all of the side events. One of the highlights was the opening of Gian Paul Lozza’s new photo expo, AIR. We caught up with him to find out more… How did this project come to life? Laax […]
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After a year off due to injuries and Covid complications, the LÄSSIX crew is back with their new movie STOKED N’BROKE. Watch it here and then keep on scrolling for an interview with one of our favorite new riders, the king of stoke, Mr. Adrian Häfliger. [aesop_video width=”100%” align=”center” src=”youtube” id=”hx4R8t76Hfw” disable_for_mobile=”on” loop=”on” autoplay=”on” controls=”on” […]
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The first World Cup of the season went down on home turf and we’ve got some thoughts about the event, but first let’s look back at a big gallery of our local crew sending it during the qualifications. [aesop_gallery id=”6064″] The level was crazy, the snow was tricky and quali’s amounted to a best trick […]
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Over the past few years we’ve done a good bit of introspection and started to get hung up on some philosophical questions — Is snowboarding a purely selfish pursuit? Is it just another way to feed our egos? Is it anything more than an escape from reality, fueled by rich kids and corporations? For more insight, we […]
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