This past weekend, Nico and Terje hosted the 3rd annual Sudden Rush Banked Slalom. It was once again a fresh gathering of great folks who just wanted to go fast and have a good time. Very much like the previous year, the weather had other plans. High winds forced the lifts to close and heavy […]
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While there are plenty of mythic spots in the wide world of snowboarding, there are only a handful of backcountry booters that have earned their own name. Ever wanted to know the deal with the jump known as the Camel Toe? This is the untold story of the biggest backcountry cheese wedge to ever be […]
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Vans has been putting on their Hi-Standard series for a few years now, so we were stoked to hear that they were finally coming to Switzerland. With the recent hiring of Gian Simmen and a new generation of talent coming up, Grindelwald was an obvious choice for an event where style is everything. Hi-Standard pretty much […]
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As you probably know, we’re big fans of snowboard photography, so when we heard about Fruttpark’s latest Photo Competition we were naturally curious. Seven teams showed up on a beautiful sunny day and submitted photos in the following categories: Freeride, Jib, Creative, Fruttpark.ch and Good Times with Good People. We were seriously impressed with the […]
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In anticipation of the Vans Hi-Standard in Grindelwald on February 25th, we decided to have a little chat with the one and only Lucas Baume. Read on to find out everything you need to know about style, beer pong and what Carlos Gerber is packing in his pants… Hey Lucas, the word on the street is […]
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In 1994, Reto Lamm won the first ever Air&Style. A lot has happened since then: venues changed, new locations were added and after experimenting with corners and quarter pipes it was back to big air. One thing, however, has not changed over all these years: Swiss riders always had a strong presence at this event. […]
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Jonas is a 21 year old rider from Rickenbach (Schwyz). He’s Switzerland’s reigning big air champion and already had some good results this year. At the start of the season, he placed second at the World Cup in Mönchengladbach (GER). We caught up with him in Innsbruck at the Air&Style and got his thoughts on competing […]
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Our Laax Open hangover had just begun to subside when we got summoned back Europe’s snowboard mecca for the unveiling of Burton’s new “Step On” binding system. “Step Ins” were hot shit about 20 years ago but have been completely out of fashion in recent history, so it’s no surprise that the Big B chose […]
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Tired of hearing about the Laax Open yet? Before we close the book on Switzerland’s biggest snow-circus we wanted to share one more gallery from Canadian born, Zürich based photographer, Kevin Cathers. Mr. Cathers is a “real” photographer, which means his skills go way beyond snowboarding. You can see more of his work here, but first, check out […]
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As we began to reflect back on the good times at the Laax Open, it became increasingly clear that our photographers captured way too many amazing moments for just one post. So we’ve broken up our “Best Of” into two galleries. First up, it’s all black and white with our favorite shots from Aaron Schwartz […]
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