When I met Blake Moller, we were at Mt. Hood for a Salomon summer session. He was incredibly cool to hang with; humble, respectful, friendly, all the good shit you want in an up-and-coming snowboarder. I wasn’t very familiar with his shredding, besides some clips here and there. The next day when we got on hill, he wasn’t riding much, just cruising. I was a little bit confused, like “why isn’t this dude getting down?” Robby Meehan said something along the lines of “B-mo goes too big for this setup,” so that night I checked out more of his stuff. Yeah, it made more sense that the medium jump line at HCSC might not give this dude much of a thrill.
Fast forward to Revelstoke for Natural Selection, and seeing B-Mo in action in real life; this dude is a freak of nature. He was casually launching back sevens off cat tracks 60 feet deep first thing in the morning. Then his runs in the contest itself solidified that Blake is truly one of the most gifted snowboarders out right now. With a good attitude and the skills to match, we wanted to see who inspired him. If you don’t know about Blake, you’re about to.
– Matt Norris
Jake Blauvelt - Forum's Forum or Against 'Em (2008)
Jake just kinda decided to shit on everyone this year. Hitting so much natty stuff and that back 7 alone is what dreams are made of.
John Jackson - Forum's F' It (2010)
John's' Part: 21:44
He just goes bigger then everyone and doesn’t hold back. I heard Jody say he filmed for one of Travis’ movies this same year, so he was just on a heater.
Romain de Marchi - Absinthe Films' Pop (2004)
Roman's Part: 02:29
This part is so tuff — the song, the size of the jumps, the double line ender. It’s got it all. He’s just built different and for real one of the best to do it.
Gigi Rüf - Volcom's 9191 (2010)
This video is so sick. The [Jake] Price and Gigi combo is so messed too. One of my favs is when Jake joins the session. They're really just a godly ass duo.
Kazu Kokubo - Union Binding's Stronger (2016)
I remember as soon as this movie dropped I texted my parents an updated Christmas list with the Kazu adidas kit [laughs]. This is monumental to me, though; the style, energy, and method man… Kazu is one of a kind. Hope to see more footage of him in Canada soon.