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. The level was crazy, the snow was tricky and quali’s amounted to a best trick comp with […]
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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 […]
Questioning Snowboarding
This season, one of Switzerland’s rising stars, Isabelle Lötscher, got the opportunity to step onto the largest women’s team in action sports. ROXY has been synonymous with surf and snow culture for the more than 30 years and the partnership will surely open doors for Isa. And sure enough, the first opportunity already arrived this […]
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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 […]
Questioning Snowboarding
I first got to know Max Buri in 2013 when he scored both the cover and the main interview in Whiteout 33. He had just left the Swiss Team and that issue helped launch his transition from competition to filming. Its theme was the future of Swiss snowboarding. At the time, we weren’t sure what […]
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After quite a few premieres and festivals, GALE is finally here! Find yourself a big screen, a good sound system, a comfy sofa and enjoy the show. If the movie leaves you with any unanswered questions, scroll on to read Kuno Egli’s story about the making of GALE. For fans of Swiss snowboarding, Levi and […]
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Whiteout 50 is in the wild and one of the photos that I’ve gotten the most questions about was Fredi Kalbermatten’s bs 1 over a crevasse in Saas Fee. I caught up with him to get his perspective on the session. Read on for a bit of our conversation and a few unseen photos from […]
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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 […]
Questioning Snowboarding
The method is probably the most beautiful grab in snowboarding. What other grab has its own mag named after it? What other grab has its own unique variation, depending upon what continent you live on? What? You say you prefer grabbing knee? Then maybe you’re on the wrong site :) Read on for some deep […]
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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 […]
Questioning Snowboarding