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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The Laax Open always provides an opportunity for young talents to step into the spotlight. Florian Fischer is a promising sixteen year old talent from Solothurn who has really impressed us lately: 2nd place at the Winkelride Jam in Stans, 1st and 3rd places at the world rookie tour. We met up with Florian to […]
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Moritz Thönen is the current Swiss Champion in slopestyle. This makes him one to watch at the international events as well. We decided to spend the day with him during slopestyle qualifications and got to learn a bit more about this 20 years old from Thun. As the current national champion in a pre-olympic year, […]
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The second edition of the freshly rebranded Laax Open is almost here, so it’s a good time to take a look back at some of our favorite moments from last year, through the eyes of Aaron Schwartz. Like any great event, action is only part of the story. Join us in Laax for more good times […]
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Gian Sutter and Elias Rupp are two promising rookies working their way up through the national team. They’ve got a heavy competition schedule this season so they’re always on the lookout for a good park where they can push themselves. But these guys just love to ride, so mixing it up with filming and editing helps keep those […]
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In Whiteout 42 we gave Kesti an open mic to talk about his passion for wide snowboards. In short, he’s stoked on more float, less slams and avoiding toe and heel drags. It turns out he had a lot more to say, so we gave him carte blanche to share his thoughts on shapes and […]
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