Over the years, we’ve seen plenty of super talented riders struggle with step downs. After all, they’re totally different from anything you’ll find in a park. For the entire air, you’re pretty much falling and accelerating. Popping an indy off of a classic cliff can often work pretty well, but for most other tricks, the […]
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Somewhere in an elegant shopping district, in the beautiful lakeside town of Vevey, Lionel sits alone at his desk, completely absorbed by in his project. No, he’s not editing his latest video part. He’s rebuilding vintage watches. “It’s a beautiful piece,” he says, showing me his project du jour, “an old Omega chronograph watch made around […]
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Long before anyone talked about “influencers” there were creative people working behind the scenes in snowboarding, quietly helping to shape our thoughts on style and aesthetics. Over the past decade, very few people in Switzerland have been as influential as Christian Neuenschwander. I had a long chat with him about a number of subjects – from pro […]
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If you’re like us, you can’t wait for the season to get started. Sure you could head up to one of the glaciers, but that’s not the only place you can find snow. If you’ve read our mag, then you know that we love the mountain passes. That’s why we were stoked to hear that […]
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Fall is here, days get shorter, temperatures are getting colder and premiere season is on. ESCAPE’s debut took place at the Wunderbar in Zurich a few days ago and the two teasers looked very promising, so we sent Kuno Egli to Zurich to take some pictures of the event. Seeing a snowboard video for the […]
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RAD Movie Productions is one of those classic local crews that we love to watch. Hailing from upper Wallis, surrounded by some of the best mountains in Switzerland, this band of friends are in it for all of the right reasons. And even though it’s all about the good times, their movies just keep on getting […]
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With the premiere of ESCAPE’s first offering getting closer and closer, Kuno Egli decided to leak some of the behind the scenes shots from one of the many sessions that went down for this movie. Mark your agendas: Friday, 28 September, Wunderbar, Zürich will be the place to be! And scroll on to hear about […]
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Last summer, Elena Könz and Kuno Egli showed us what the Saas-Fee snowpark had to offer. It was so much fun that we decided to reunite the team in Zermatt this year. Since Elena recently resigned from the Swiss National Team, we figured that it was also a good opportunity to learn more about her plans for […]
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We closed out our winter season with the 5th annual Volcom Banked Slalom and Castle Rockout in Kaprun/Kitzsteinhorn. Yet another epic ender with lots of friendly freaks, great weather, fun banking and a legendary party at castle. Volcom team rider Olivier Gittler opened the night with his band, Leopard Ale, followed by a mind blowing […]
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The lifts are closing across Switzerland, but if you’re like us, you’re still daydreaming about riding. Maybe it’s time to plan that trip of a lifetime to the southern hemisphere? In this story we catch back up with Léa Klaue, for the third chapter of her adventures in Chile and Argentina. Perhaps it’s all the inspiration that […]
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