The fear of losing it all and thinking it’s gone forever, only to recover it and find out its GOLD. A lived horror for Kyle Lang of BrainCage Media that turned into this beauty of a B-roll edit from some of Whistler’s finest. Riders: Jadyn Chomlack, Brin Alexander, Bryan Bowler, Jack McDougall, Ben Peochman, Will Kovacic Editor/Filmer: Kyle Lang, BrainCage Media The post Lost and Found appeared first on Snowboard Canada Magazine ..read more

If you scare easily don’t watch this Out of service’s 3rd place film at this year’s Intersection. They went with a different style than their usual videos and went with a Horror film. This snowboard, ski and snowmobiling film was shot and edtited in 12 days for the Whistler ski and snowboard festival. Snowboarders – Sledders – Skiers Geoff Brown Andrew Munster Cody McNolty Mark Tremblay Alex Beaulieu-Marchand Kalle KJ Johansson Craig Gouweloos Tate Varela Tyler Nicholson Jordan Phillips Curtis Gage Andy Messner Sam Standing Teal Harle Jesse Mathews Cinematographers Elliott Dionne Craig Gou ..read more

The Lab Project crew consisting of the Freeride Board shop team took snowboarding back to its core roots and made it fun! Riding out of Bull Mtn in West Kelowna, on its ‘By Donation’ resort. the Lab Project crew created a DIY park set up straight back from your youth. Between the resorts summer paint ball features they created a DIY park consisting of Cory P’s, PVC’s, broken down cars and more. Check out the edit here: The Lab Project: Dead Fall Cover photo by Pat Hrivnak Rider list: Hayden Edward Corey Kowalski ECS Pat Hrivnak Jamieson Yee Jessie Broster and BOB The post The Lab Project: Dea ..read more

Swatch Nines has been a staple in the freestyle snowboarding and skiing world for over 15 years, with epic oversized features and a different take on what an event can look like. The 16th Swatch Nines wrapped up last week at the Swiss resort of Schilthorn, and as usual there were mega sized features that made me reminisce about Superpark events from back in the day. The week did throw a curve ball with a bad weather day, but that just made everyone more eager to go big on the days that allowed. Multiple world records got broken on the “Perfect Hip”, most notably by Brook D’Hondt and Valentino ..read more

The Swatch Nines this week witnessed one for the history books with multiple World Records including Valentino Guseli, as he hit new heights for mens snowboarding. Valentino joined in the session on “The Perfect Hip” and managed to soar at an unbelievable 11.5 meters (37.7 feet), topping Christian Haller’s record of 11.3 meters (37.1 feet), also from 2016. “I was just going as big as I could,” said Guseli. “I’d say it’s the biggest hip I ever hit. And the thing that’s gnarly about it is, when you first hit it, you already have to go big.” Cover photo- Edwin Poulston Valentino Guseli ..read more

The Swatch Nines went own this week in Schilthorn, Switzerland. Where Calgary’s own Brooke D’Hondt took the event by storm and came home with a World Record! On Thursday, 19 yr old Brooke, established the first official record for highest hip air in women’s snowboarding. She reached a height of 7.3 meters (23.9 feet), setting a formidable new bar for the female side of the sport. “I always wanted to come to this event, and having a bigger hip feature is kind of playing to my strengths,” said D’Hondt. “It definitely does not get easier standing up there. Especially the first one of t ..read more

Thumbnail photo: Todd Easterbrook The Out of Service crew are back with another killer Episode, Starting off with a couple jumps called Fox Jump and ending with Moon Gap, Whistler Backcountry has some unique jump names for Geoff and the team to create some beauty on the legendary spots. RIDERS: Ryan Paterson Geoff Brown Liam Stevens Keenan Filmer SLEDDERS: Curtis Gage Andy Messner Cody McNolty DIRECTOR: Geoff Brown EDITORS: Geoff Brown Liam Fowler CINEMATOGRAPHERS: Ryan Kenny Elliott Dionne Liam Fowler Out of Service Bro Cam Crew FPV DRONE: Braden Dean DRONE: Ryan Kenny Vanessa Chan Spencer ..read more

The YETI Natural Selection returns with the FINALS! A heavy Head to Head line up going down April 4th out at Selkirk, BC to see who will be this years champions. Live broadcasting will be available on Redbull TV The riders who came out of the YETI Natural Selection Revelstoke on top, eight men and four women, will fly into Mosquito Bowl deep in Selkirk Tangiers Heli Skiing’s tenure. Mosquito is a massive Northeast facing alpine bowl that stretches 1,600 vertical feet and across 128 acres. The bowl is littered with features that lend themselves to video-part-worthy lines in every run. Advancing ..read more

The Village event has varied its name year by year and this year, Snowboy brought in the Legends! The build took place in its iconic spot underneath Banff’s Sunshine Village’s Strawberry Fields chair, allowing the resort to over look the wonders of a Snowboy event. Riders from local shops such as Rude Girls, Rude Boys, UNLTD as well as riders from all over BC, Alberta and Saskatoon. The 3 day event saw the creative workings of Krush and the Snowboy team mix with some incredible riders. Filmed and edited by Jourdain Basaraba Additional filming by Austin Basaraba, JJ Westbury, Andrew Selby & ..read more

As we witness a new chapter unfold in Canadian snowboarding, The North Face steps up to support a fresh wave of emerging talents, among them Jack Macdougall from BC. “As a filmer, working with someone as talented and hungry as Jack is a privilege. Jack’s a pure snowboarder and his riding speaks. I can’t wait to see what he does in the coming years” – Thomas Doyle, Filmer In the art of making snowboarding videos every detail counts – with style reigning supreme. From the way you ride, choice of spots to even your gear, every aspect contributes to crafting a compelling video part. Yet, function ..read more