No excuses on this lift. Might be too young to read, but always old enough for Torment. Let's get into it.
Torment Weather Report: It’s so cold in Finland that Celsius and Fahrenheit are set to agree with one another, at negative 40… Tourists are stranded, ski resorts are closed, and pretty much everyone is gonna stay the hell inside. Though we will say, having something “American” see eye to eye with something “European” is a nice change of pace, considering recent political blusterings.
Meanwhile, in Michigan, there’s been a 100 car pile-up due to an intense lake effect snow storm. (The Northwest would take some of these temps and a bit of precip if y’all Finns and Michiganders can spare it, please?)
We’re gonna hop right into this one with little to no preamble. Jed Sky is insanely talented, and to prove it, he re-edited his 3 parts from last year into a single, highly impressive, super-part.
Team “Perfect Landing”, who we think are Scandinavians, went to Georgia (the country), and went gigantic amongst a quaint snow-covered village. Lotsa good bails in here, despite the team moniker.
Korua Shapes is back with their 13th iteration of Yearning For Turning in Bigfoot Diaries. Good vibes as always, and it really made us want to do a good pow turn… so, we guess it made us yearn, to turn.
As video release season winds down, competition season is heating up. The Laax open went off. Scotty James won pipe, but we were most impressed by a double alley-oop backside rodeo by Campbell Melville Ives (who looks and sounds like he’d be a character in a Wes Anderson movie), an alley-oop backside 3 nosegrab by Valentino Guseli, and a cab 1260 (or something) roast beef by Chase Josey. How effing old is Chase Josey btw? While the men’s pipe podium were all mates from down undah, the women’s were a trio from Korea, Japan, and China. North American really needs to step up.
Slopestyle had some speed issues, but the men’s winner did one of those new-gen pull-back/rewind tricks, so that was cool. Also, can we have a collective intervention with this British announcer guy, and let him know that NOT, EVERY, WORD, NEEDS, TO, BE, EMPHASIZED!?
Trollhaugen held a “Longest Lap” comp where the winning snowboarder rode 214 miles over the course of 14 hours. Do you think he got the trick he was trying?
For some reason Mark McMorris is hard-posting to Reddit with his Olympic runs from 2014… Is this some sort of contract obligation, or are you actually looking for tips on stance angles? Mark, we can help, reach out.
Speaking of the Olympics, they are fast approaching, and this fast guy in Michigan is putting in the work:
Gonna wrap this one up with some major sponsorship news. Scott Stevens is officially off Capita and on ThirtyTwo snowboards. The announcement video is filled with typical Scott mind-melters. Is it possible he’s getting better with age? Good pick up for 32, though according to @thedeafness on Instagram, his base graphic actually signs “sixty-two.” Could be a mistake, could be a premonition. At this rate we think Scott will be filming heaters well into his sixth decade.
For all you comp-heads, make sure your training regimen is up to date. Strength AND flexibility are important:
Instagram Clip of the Week: Reis with the Quickness.
Instagram Photo of the Week: Oli x Kennedi.