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Don’t ask me how, but he really did it. Yes, Nils was a bit afraid before this last try of his - basically in the dark. But when the sky changed into this kind of colour, he just couldn’t resist and he went for it. 3, 2, 1, go - a shot in the dark! The crazy thing is that he was even able to stomp one of the best landings of the entire season.

NILS ARVIDSSON BY CYRIL IN ARLBERG, AUSTRIA

Riding and shooting days on the mountains usually begin early and end late, sometimes very late. Most of the times it happens that you get the best light right at the end of your day, when the strength and the level of stokedness are down at the bottom on a scale 1-10. But it’s right du-ring sunset that light modifies the view, and it’s always in that moment you always get The Shot.

GARRETT GIBB BY MATT GEORGES IN MAYRHOFEN, AUSTRIA

Rolle Pass is Simon’s own thing. Any spot up there, he has already put his mark on with his amazing style. To a photographer it is pretty darn good shooting in a place where a rider feels like home as he knows all the secrets. You find shor-tcuts, risks are less and most of all you can get gnarly shots like this one here.

MARKUS KELLER BY MATT GEORGES IN ALBERG, AUSTRIA

Flashback. Last days of November 2015. Me and Denis,

in our car, coming back home after a couple of days

checking out a wonderful place: the shining brand new

Capita factory, the newest and the best on the planet in

terms of eco-sustainability and boards production. Bo-

ards are beautiful, the planet is safe and the whole fac-

tory is a pure gem. The eco-green matter apart, you can’t

be struck more than we were by the style of this beauty

in between two valleys and with its own natural slope –

good for testing out the newest boards. One can even

avoid paying attention to the eco issues in our world, but

in the end we all know that we need to come to terms

with our poor Earth. Especially in this period.Anyways,

I was saying. Me and Denis, we are coming back home.

Since we’ve been working on the mountains for the past

20 years, one would think we know that at the end of

November, in Austria, chances of icy and snowy roads

are kind of, yes, high. And in fact... our Fiat Punto gets

stuck in the middle of a muddy snowy road on our way

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to the top of a mount. That was supposed to be a shor-

tcut. No winter tires. Bummer, isn’t it? Indeed it is. Well,

not so good for us both on one hand, on the other good

in general. Because a snowboard factory’s grand ope-

ning couldn’t be better with some white snow dumping

down from the sky. And it’s good because the season is

just about to begin and starting it all off with some nice

powder days is just amazing. We know this, that’s why

we can’t be that much bummed. So I think about all the

negative thoughts of the ones saying the planet is going

down the sink because of the pollution, it’s getting war-

mer and warmer, the North Pole is melting down faster

than one could think, blablabla... and so on and on. Bul-

lshit. Look! It is actually snowing at the end of Novem-

ber! So it can’t be that bad, come on. We realised it later in

the month of December, that it can actually be that bad.

And it already is that bad. But these thoughts are postpo-

ned to the end of this magazine. For now, just enjoy the

good part of it – in between this page and the last one.

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DIRECTORAmerico Carissimo

EDITOR IN CHIEFDenis Piccolo ([email protected])

PHOTO EDITORCristian “Murio” Murianni ([email protected])

ART DIRECTORGeorge Boutall ([email protected])

COPY EDITORGiacomo Margutti ([email protected])

ILLUSTRATIONS & LETTERINGGeorge Boutall ([email protected])

COMMERCIAL DIRECTORPaolo Salvatore ([email protected]) +39 393 9927462

WEB LIKEMILK.COM EDITOR(sequence-magazine.com) & matteo rossato ([email protected])

PHOTO SENIORSDenis Piccolo, Matt Georges

FILMER SENIORSMarco Morandi

PHOTOGRAPHERS & FILMERS

Murio, Alessandro “Killer” Miniotti, Davide Spina, Arturo Bernardi, Ales-

sandro Belluscio, Lorenzo Belfrond, Roberto Bragotto, Lorenz Holder, An-

drea Rigano, Marco “Boiler” Boella, Luca Benedet, Vasco Coutinho, Cyril

SUBSCRIPTIONSMichaela Stefania

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DIRECTORAmerico Carissimo

EDITOR IN CHIEFDenis Piccolo ([email protected])

PHOTO EDITORCristian “Murio” Murianni ([email protected])

ART DIRECTORGeorge Boutall ([email protected])

COPY EDITORGiacomo Margutti ([email protected])

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PHOTO SENIORSDenis Piccolo, Matt Georges

FILMER SENIORSMarco Morandi

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Murio, Alessandro “Killer” Miniotti, Davide Spina, Arturo Bernardi, Ales-

sandro Belluscio, Lorenzo Belfrond, Roberto Bragotto, Lorenz Holder, An-

drea Rigano, Marco “Boiler” Boella, Luca Benedet, Vasco Coutinho, Cyril

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Cristian. Via Colle di Andromeda 4, 65016 Montesilvano (PE)

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TELL US ABOUT THE OBEREGGEN SKI AREA: Obereggen counts as one of the best ski areas in the Alps. In the last years, Obe-reggen and the Latemar Ski Center were awarded numerous in-ternational prizes. They both offer state-of-the-art lift facilities and sunny slopes for winter sport athletes of every level. 48 km of slopes, two snow parks with half pipe facilities, a sleigh slo-pe, three playing grounds and many cosy ski huts guarantee a winter blast from the end of November until Easter. As if that weren’t enough, you can visit the neighbouring ski areas of the Fiemme Valley/Obereggen and enjoy over 100 km of slopes with one single ski pass.

THE 10 REASONS WHY OBEREGGEN IS WELL WORTH A VISIT IN WINTER: 1. 48 km of sunny and snow-reliable slopes for all levels in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Dolomites. Ski to your heart’s content! 2. One of the best ski-ing areas in the whole world with professionally and carefully groomed slopes, which have been awarded prizes more than once. On the slopes you’ll find state-of-the-art and quick ski lift facilities taking you to fun ski resorts and shortening waiting times. 3. One of the best ‘theme and snow parks’ in Italy with a half pipe and a new night-time snow park with a cool jibline. 4. Night-time skiing and sleighing by floodli-ght three times a week until 10 p.m. 5. The Brunoland playing ground, the YETI Park crèche and a new Kids Snowpark for

our small guests. 6. One of the best ski schools in all South Tyrol. 7. Sleigh by floodlight on the 2.5 km sleigh slope; also get ready to hike on a vast network of winter footpaths with breathtaking views. 8. Delight in a number of excellent dishes at the ski huts: enjoy South Tyrolean and Italian specialties alike. 9. Professional hire and maintenance area at the valley station as well as an outstanding ski school. Make use of a new and modern ski depot at the Valley Station and avoid carrying about cumbersome ski equipment. 10. Just 20 minutes from the motorway exit Bozen Nord/Eggental.

SNOWPARK The Obereggen snowpark has been one of the big-gest and best theme and snow parks in Italy for the last 20 years. Guaranteed fun for both old-timers and newcomers. The park, one of the few in Italy with a half pipe, is located on the Pampea-go slope, which can be reached via the Obereggen lift. The snow park was planned and is currently managed by F-Tech, one of the most important park builders in the Alps. High-level quality and safety standards are guaranteed thanks to the professional maintenance routine carried out. The park is maintained on a daily basis using snowcats and manually by staff. The half pipe is maintained 2 or 3 times a week using a pipe machine. The park’s very own club, with a chill-out area, is ideal to sit back and mel-low surrounded by good music.

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BURTON PROCESS OFF-AXISThis Process aligns performance with your stance for the ultimate in park-tuned geome-try. A twist on the pro’s pick for freestyle action, the Process Off-Axis aligns key tech with the typical park rider’s stance to unleash the board’s natural flex, edge hold, and landing control.

CAPITA ULTRAFEARAs a three-time Transworld Good Wood Award winner and star of endless video segments, no bo-ard is more dependable than CA-PiTA’s team favorite, the Ultrafear.

DC PLYBe good or be good at it, they say. On the ever-popular Ply, it doesn’t matter which way you go. From the streets to the park, Lock & Load Camber makes it fun to do bad things while the lightweight Stratus Core will forgive you if you get caught.

DC SUPERNATANTA directional freestyle powder vessel built to sail straight into the eye of the storm. Even riding switch! Developed by Devun Walsh, the Supernatant fe-atures a floaty Micro Camber profile and the lightweight of Karbon/Kevlar laminates under a FreshDeck topsheet.

DRAKE DF1The definition of strength, with the perfect blend of precision, strength and rideablilty. The DF 1 has been designed to slay pipe transitions, dominate icy take-offs and it will handle the har-shest rails and jibs imaginable.

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RIDE BURNOUTThe perfect board for step-ping up to the big jump line. The Hybrid twin shape paired with Carbon Array 5™ Lamina-tes allows for a stable ride with a matching flex that will have you redlining through the park.

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SLASH SPECTRUMA Jib/Freestyle board for the rider that appreciates full contact. The Zero Camber profile has no camber nor rocker, so you get the combination between both. The reactive flex gives the board the ability to also flex across the width, so the board edges lift up.

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Like a classic pickup with a Hemi under the hood, this Red Wing® collaboration rides with precision and rolls with style. Genuine Red Wing leather (waterproof and built in the USA) meets Burton boot construction: guaranteed performance in style.

For riders who want both high performance and full grain leather style, this special edition of the Burton Ion fuses genuine made-in-the-USA Red Wing® waterproof leather with the trademark fea-tures that have made this boot legendary. Proven Ion technologies such as Total Comfort and AutoCANT EST® cushioning deliver precise control and out-of-box bliss, while the Infinite Ride™ 4 liner equals seamless comfort, quicker response, plus flex and fit that stays consistent year after year. The result is a highly technical boot that threads lines and stomps landings with a swagger rarely seen in snowboarding.

LACING: Speed Zone™ lacing system featuring new components for 2016 and powered by new Burton exclusive New England Ro-pes with a lifetime warranty. New for 2016, Speed Zone™ lacing now features streamlined, re-profiled lace guides and jam cleats for increased performance and greater durability. The system re-tains lightning fast lacing control by allowing you to customize the fit of the upper and lower zone in seconds. More power means more rebound, wrap and response with less lacing effort. New En-gland Rope laces add a virtually indestructible character worthy of the lifetime warranty.

FLEX / RESPONSE: new 1:1 Firm Flex PowerUP tongue, Shrinka-ge™ Footprint Reduction Technology, reducing the boot’s overall footprint one full size, meaning a men’s size 10 fits like a size 10, but has the footprint of a typical size 9. Shorter, lighter, sleeker—

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CUSHIONING / TRACTION: low-profile EST® optimized midsole (for a more direct connection), autoCANT cushioning (allows your foot to settle into a more natural and relaxed position, resulting in improved comfort, reduced fatigue, and smoother, more direct bo-ard control), ReBounce cushioning (more comfort and more war-mth), sleeping bag reflective foil, total comfort construction, outer shell pressure relief panel, snow-proof internal gusset, level 2 mol-ded EVA footbed, ESS support shank. Lower-profile, lighter weight, and with a reduced ramp angle, EST lowers your center of gravity

and improves feel. All without sacrificing an ounce of cushioning thanks to ultra-dampening B3 Gel inserts.

TOTAL COMFORT CONSTRUCTION: Get an instantly broken-in feel right out of the box. Total Comfort’s industry-exclusive con-struction eliminates the break-in period for a fit that feels just as good from day 1 to 100.

LINER: Infinite Ride™ 4 liner, DRYRIDE Heat Cycle™ lining, tuff cuff, rad pad, Aegis™ antimicrobial coating. DRYRIDE Heat Cycle™ Lining - Warmth and wicking are two key traits for on-snow comfort. The new breathable inner-lining technology utilizes in-terwoven thermally activated carbon thread to capture, radiate, and reflect body heat inward to keep feet warmer while also wi-cking heat-robbing moisture outward for all day comfort.

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When Ethan Fortier founded Technine with friends Ali Goulet, Jay De-marais (J3), stepbrother Mark Girardi, and father Ray Fortier, he was an eighteen-year-old professional snowboarder with zero money for mar-keting. Without a formal business plan, Technine evolved successful-ly based on the idea that the company and its professional riders are more than just a business, they’re a family. The birth of Technine came in 1994 when jibbing was popular and snowboarders were butchering the nose and tail off thier boards. J3 was experimenting with bindings and decided to make a metal binding out of diamond-plate metal–the same stuff you step on to get into the cab of a Peterbilt. Every binding on the market at the time had a base, but J3 drew up some heelcups, put them in a metal bending machine, and attached them directly to the board–baseless bindings from scratch. “I believe we had the first baseless binding,” said Ethan Fortier. Ethan’s dad Ray Fortier saw the design and took it a step further by having prototypes made in a fac-tory in New York and bringing them back for what would become a Las Vegas debut at SIA. Without a booth, they sold a lot of bindings, most of

them going to Japan. As for the name, Fortier says they came up with the idea from listening to a lot of rap. “We don’t back guns or anything. The first Technine’s were all chrome, which reminded you of a gun. The name Technine just kind of clicked.” The idea got people in the Colorado scene talking, because not only did they have an interesting product, they had some popular riders behind it. In 1995, the company developed its first all-plastic prototype, with the help of Mark Frank Montoya, in his early pro rider days. In 1996, the metal adjustable heel cup attached to a plastic base. In 1998, Technine released the Ali Gou-let pro model. After spending a few years refining their plastic binding technology, the company relocated to their new headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Jibbing world capital. Snowboard production was the next phase for the company. As such, Technine introduced an ex-tensive range of snowboard products to the global market in 2004. The following year, the company launched its inaugural line of women’s snowboards. As of 2015, Technine is currently located in Sutton, Ca-nada, close to another Jibbing mecca, Montreal. And the story goes on..

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HI WOLLE, TALK ME THROUGH YOUR PROJECT: WHEN, WHAT AND WHERE? We, Steve Gruber and I, started

Äsmo in December 2006 after I had been riding on Sa-

lomon Powder Snowskates and building my own decks

for them. We started building single deck Powsurfers in-

spired by Wintersticks and Hydrodynamic Planing Hull

Surfboards in a little

barn and developed the

concept over the next 5

years. The general con-

struction evolved a lot

over those years and

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from a flat deck to a 3D

shape almost like a hull.

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which end in a fin like

trailing edge it adds a

lot of control even on

hard-packed snow so

it became fairly easy to

access all the pow runs

in the resorts. Over the last few years we fine tuned and

grew our quiver of boards, custom built them in Mayrho-

fen, Zillertal, and pretty much sent them out worldwide.

LATELY THERE’S BEEN A HIGH DEMAND FOR POW SURF BOARDS (ESPECIALLY FROM EXPERIENCED AND “OLD”,

WELL, OLDER-THAN-30S, AMATEUR RIDERS): IS IT JUST A FASHION OR DO YOU THINK IT’S SOMETHING LIKE CO-MING BACK TO THE ROOTS AND HAVING JUST FUN? I

think it’s something to see the mountain from different

angle. You can ride the same run on your snowboard

or powsurfer and it’s two different feelings and lines

you draw. I rode my

home resort forever and

to ride the same runs

where i started snow-

boarding with an Äsmo

was so fun. It was like

rediscovering all tho-

se places another time.

For sure it is to acknow-

ledge our past, concep-

ts which are so rad you

can interpret them in

many different ways

and make something

new with it. It’s ama-

zing to see how well

those sacred surfshapes work in the snow like the swal-

low tail for example. Maybe that could mean it’s a bit of

fashion or better passion about the boards too. I love

how they look and the soul of what ideas and concepts

went into each shape. At the end of the day though and,

as clichè as it sounds, it’s about having fun for sure.

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DEFINE ÄSMO PROJECT IN THREE ADJECTIVES. Futuri-

stic, Retro, Fun.

ÄSMO IS FOR... ? For anybody who likes to ride pow and

wants to switch it up once in while. You won’t be di-

sappointed!

WHAT DOES IT MEAN POWSURFING TO YOU?

To ride bindingless in

powder.

D O YO U H AV E A N Y K I N D O F “P R O ” R I D E R S O N Ä S M O? We wish

but no, not really. We

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our boards l ike Bode

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se, Nico Müller, Terje,

Austin Sweetin, Bryan

Fox and so. Obviously we are super stoked if they l ike

our boards. That is definitely a real rewarding part of

it when they or anybody really has a great day out in

the mountains.

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R I E S ”: W H AT ’S T H E D I F F E R E N C E ? The difference is in

the construction. The All Terrain series is max 32cm

wide. They have a shorter channel and a bit chea-

per construction l ike no Veneer topsheet. We wan-

ted an easier entry board. Price and riding wise as

they are really good all round boards for any kind of

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the upgraded channels

with better control .

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tant is to progress and develop into the ones we

want to be !

I THINK IT’S SOMETHING TO SEE THE MOUNTAIN FROM DIFFERENT ANGLE. YOU CAN RIDE THE SAME RUN ON YOUR SNOWBOARD OR POWSURFER AND IT’S TWO DIFFERENT FEELINGS AND LINES YOU DRAW.

Jibbing had several ups and downs in snowboard modern history and has always brought many changes. Its first vague can be traced back in the early 90s, when snowboarding was shaken up and influenced by skateboarding. Up until then, there were just some glorious neon co-lours mono suits. The first denims (more or less waterproof) and flannel shirts appeared on the scene, everything obviously oversized as the ear-ly 90s skate fashion ruled. No more rocket airs or roast beef tricks, but bonks, late 180s, slides, nosepresses and brands linked to skateboarding scene started to invade snowboarding market. Unforgettable movies like Roadkill, Big Jean Fantasy, Plaster Caster with some youngsters cal-led Bryan Iguchi, Noah Salasnek and Tarquin Robbins sliding on the first rails, benches and many other features which nowadays are kind of ba-sics for our modern streeters. After some lack of interest lasted for more or less five years, jibbing was back on the main stage thanks to the new skate-oriented wave promoted by core brands like Forum and Techni-ne, and from their well-known pros JP Walker, Jeremy Jones and Mark Frank Montoya. It was right at the beginning of the new millennium, and since then jibbing has become more and more popular, making its way through the freestyle scene while becoming an essential part of it, influencing parks morphology. Which is jibbing’s ideal gear? There is no precise formula and each rider has its own personal taste. Still, there are boards, bindings and boots which can be more comfortable than

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others. First of all, the board itself: flat cambers, micro cambers and clas-sic cambers yet with soft flex to make presses easier. Basically there’s no more room for inverted rockers, less solid and less ‘ridable’. Boards length usually is restrained: max 152, or 155 for the tallest. Bindings should be tough, because falling off rails is easy and it is way easier to damage spoi-lers and other parts. Better to opt for simple bindings without too many gimmicks; some even eliminates the highbacks to get more flexibility.Let’s pass on to the boots, which usually have to be soft and with a tradi-tional lacing system, still because you can not break something you do not have. When you’re out there in street, your gear gets easily trashed. Clothing has to be comfortable but solid, with no frills and not too many pockets: no way you go slide on a rail with your car and house keys in your pockets. It is very dangerous, watch out. To be more comfortable, you don’t want to use your jacket, but of course if you ride in Helsin-ki at -27°C better to wear it well: that’s why many riders prefer to use street outerwear or otherwise comfortable and lightweight shells. As for sizes, the last fashion is getting back to the roomy ones, without pu-shing it too hard and too large – as it used to be some time ago. On to the accessories: pants with no pockets, so better to have something where to stash your personal stuff, maybe a couple of sticking plasters and gauzes, some snacks, a camera or some dry outerwear garments for the post-session. You should also wear a helmet, even a lightwei-

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HI DAVIDE (SMANIA – DRAKE & NORTHWAVE HARD & SOFT GO-ODS PRODUCT MANAGER), WHAT’S THE BRAND NEW STUFF FROM THIS SEASON’S DRAKE COLLECTION? Oh for sure the attention has to be drawn on the new Reload and Supersport bindings, which mount our new Lightsaber ba-seplate, totally tool-less in any of its adjustments. We wanted to let our riders fix new set-ups and test them in any kind of weather conditions, no matter the ele-ments, and thanks to this project we finally did it.

WHAT ABOUT DRAKE BOARDS: HOW ARE THEY PROGRESSING? Our board line-up is evolving towards riding style from both a techni-cal and a design point of view. If from one side we see a comeback to a versatile all-mountain board, from the other there are lots of riders who-

se goal is specific performance, as in the case of freeride and freestyle.

HOW AND WHOM IS INSPIRED YOUR BOARDS COLLECTION TO? This collections hasn’t been in-spired by anything in particular, just because of the many diffe-rent flavours we used for every different riding styles, but if we really want to find a common topic, I’d like to say this year we mainly collaborated with the Italian street art scene.

HOW DO YOU PICK YOUR DE-SIGNERS? All is based on an international network, bu-

ilt up throughout all these years, although for this season we particularly picked Italian up-and-coming artists, like Aloha Project and Thunderbeard to name a couple of new entries.

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THIS SEASON WE PARTICULARLY PICKED ITALIAN UP-AND-COMING ARTISTS, LIKE ALOHA PROJECT AND THUNDERBEARD TO NAME A COUPLE OF NEW ENTRIES.

HOW DO YOU RECKON THE FUTURE OF ROCKER WILL BE LIKE? Classic camber apart, being a traditional construction still un-matchable as for pop, response and powerful edge control, these hybrids found their spot in the market. The ongoing trials still lead to a progression of this combination of camber and rocker which (if wisely mixed up) can still offer new levels of reactivity and simplicity of use. We’ve come a long way, still I reckon we haven’t cut the finish line just yet. STRONG SIDES OF YOUR BIN-DINGS? Being strong and li-ghtweight are two real stats: our damage rate is 0.0% and so-mething, and the new Lightsaber baseplate weights 20% less than the well-known and proved Delta Light.

YO U R B O O T I S W E L L P E R F O R M I N G T O O, W H AT A R E YO U F O C U S S I N G O N? Being l ightweight is the real thing for our boot. Take our Lightstep sole, which is brand new

for this season, but also we rely on the new technolo-gies in the upper’s con-struction, l ike the seamless heat sealing and the high frequencies.

W H AT A B O U T T H E N E W G E A R O F 2017 T H AT YO U C A N T E L L U S ? The new Prophecy S, being our pre-mium boot for freestyle, wil l be a real must-have for

al l the custom flex lovers who don’t want to give up an excellent foot grip. Did you l ike our 540° Heel Retention System? So you have to try this one out!

BEING STRONG AND LIGHTWEIGHT ARE TWO REAL STATS: OUR DAMAGE RATE IS 0.0% AND THE NEW LIGHTSABER BASEPLATE WEIGHTS 20% LESS.

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“Our mission is to enrich the culture of snowboarding throu-gh innnovative products, progressive athletes, and the best production facility in the world.” Yeah, that is actually what written on the golden plate right to the side of the main door of the Mothership, where it landed 21st November 2015 in Feistrizt, region of Carinthia, Austria. Focused on respon-sible manufacturing, CAPiTA MFG is a zero CO2 emission, 100 percent hydro powered factory – fueled by a new hy-dropower station built in cooperation with the lo-cal community. Utilizing new production techno-logy, less energy will be required due to reduced process temperatures and specialized water pu-mps regulating climate control. The company’s philosophy promotes su-stainable initiatives, such as the development and use of reforestation certified wood cores and advanced industrial material recycling. Healthier production techniques will also be utilized, like water-based inks, plant-based resin and solvent-less finishing. “The in-vestments we’re making in renewable energy and high-end production processes come with a cost, but also yield high ef-ficiency” Blue Montgomery stated. “We see these as strategic expenses that are important to the overall plan and will pay

dividends over time.” All current employees were retained, comprising a multi-generational workforce that takes gre-at pride in Austrian Made snowboard production. Plus there were new jobs being created with 78 employees currently. As Blue Montgomery added: “It’s all about quality and consisten-cy.” In addition to sustainable power sources and lower emis-sions, CAPiTA MFG President Blue Montgomery states, “In 2013 we acquired the largest snowboard factory in the world,

but production on that scale wasn’t our goal. The strategic purcha-se allowed us to retain proprietary machinery essential to our products as well as valuable tran-sition time to execute on all aspects of a custom design and build factory. Our focus has always been on The Mothership

– an all new, state-of-the-art facility for the future. Moving forward, our goal is to make the best snowboards in the wor-ld, utilizing socially responsible manufacturing for a dynamic and demanding marketplace.” Here’s why the sustainability is real. Zero carbon emission is achieved through powering the 52,000 square foot facility entirely with hydroelectric energy. The NH3 natural gas heating system has an ozone depletion potential and global warming potential of zero. A coefficient

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of performance rating of five means the electricity from the hydro power yields five times higher output in cooling and heating. Lighting is either natural or LED, inks are wa-ter-based, finishing is completely solvent-free, and all are no bullshit measures for a better tomorrow. We had a chat with Michi Kollman, former Technical Director and Elan Austria CEO (the company which in 2013 Capita assumed control of, after Elan’s bankruptcy) who brought eighteen years of ma-nufacturing experience at the facility to the Ca-pita team as Director of Production. Michi is now also CEO of Capita MFG. That is what he said to us during our walkthrough the factory: “Usually you build a company in the middle of an industry soil, where the compa-nies usually build their factories, but our goal was to find a place for snowboarding, in the nature, in the middle of some mounts, in a small vil-lage, where to have the advantage of a combination of the nature and the production. The outside of the building for example is made out of wood from old farms of this region so to show in the next 20-30 years the signs of the last cen-tury. Of our history.” Production is down at the base, the R&D department and the management offices are upstairs. Calcu-

lating all steps together, it takes 50 minutes to build a board. As for now, on a daily basis, the Mothership is producing 400 boards. But it’s going to be of 600 units the boards production planned for the next months. “It’s really exciting that a brand like Capita came here to build its own factory. I’m slowly get-ting it, I haven’t realised it yet. It’s really cool. One of the very unique features here it’s that our factory, our production is one of the fewest to have its own printing technologies. We

have direct and transfer sublimation processes (the printer prints graphi-cs with water-based ink), digital printing and we mainly combine our know-how with the high resolution characteristics that every printing tech-nology gives us. The gem of it all is our own special printer, a direct subli-

mation machine, which is the only machine in our industry (it doesn’t exist out of here, it’s our own development) that doesn’t use any solvents: it’s better for our environment and for our workers, for everyone and everything. Thanks to this machine, we have a resolution and a printing quality nobody in our industry can equal and can reproduce such graphic art on their boards’ topsheets. That’s for sure our unique te-chnique. We are in the middle of December production, we

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are already producing the boards for next season.” Unfor-tunately we can’t show you the graphics and the boards of the 2016/17 season before ISPO, but we can assure you that there are some real beauties there! One thing he showed us that struck me the most, is actually a very little but particular thing which tells a lot about their way of thinking and pro-ducing: the scraps of the wood cores are recycled as they get pressed through a machine and become pellets to be sold. Recycling is the word here. “All our production structure is air-conditioned so our wood cores do not get wet. Both the heating and the cooling system is thanks to the river next to

the Mothership. The water comes in as we can get our NH3 down to -30°, that’s the temperature when it boils so the ste-am (compressed through hydroelectric energy) can make all the heating and cooling processes start – it’s our energy source. And another special feature in our company is that we are using low temperatures, lower than all the other pro-duction structures of our field. The standard of other ma-nufactures is usually of 125°, while we are working around 75°. So to use less energy. And we’re also using our own glueing system bio-resin based.” Recycling, zero impact and bio. The future of our world, our own future, already here.

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APPROACH This trick is quite easy nowadays, and if you keep trying it in park for some time, no doubts at the end of the day you will stomp it. This trick in particular here is difficult just because of the spot: 4-kinked rail, stairs on one side and 5-meter drop (at least) on the other. So if you really want to try this kind of rail, you should have great confidence with this trick.

EXECUTION Get all the speed you need as you reach the take-off with your knees bended and your weight slightly on your toes. Get a nice ollie out of the take-off as you rotate 90° your pelvis and your legs so to get your heels towards the landing. Your shoulders should be rotated in the opposite direction (shifty position), so to stop rota-ting on the rail. To be able to get a good balance on the whole thing,

cushion the kinky bits with your legs and calibrate where to put your weight given the rail’s section and incline.

LANDING Once you reach the end of the feature, get a little pop off it and get your legs and shoulders into the starting position. Bend your knees while landing to cushion the impact.

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APPROACH Find the best spot where to built a jump in powder. It would be best to come up with a nice big poppa so to build a step-up kind of take-off. In this case, possible fails would be less painful. Try to get all the speed you need and before the tran-sition slightly go to your left (right for all you regulars). Before taking off, get your weight on the heels and bend your knees.

TAKE OFF Do not anticipate the rotation on the take-off but only when your board does take off from the kicker begin the shoul-ders’ rotation lowering your right shoulder in order to manage to get a nice cork. Work it with your legs to get more amplitude.

MANEUVER If you take off well, grab your tail and control the rotation with the other arm. With single, double and triple cork rotations having a good perception of your body and of its ro-

tation in the air is most important. It’s all about experience and training, don’t worry. Hold on to this position and the grab until 900° and get ready to land.

LANDING Eventually, let your legs complete the 1080° rotation while the shoulders are in the opposite direction, so during lan-ding you won’t have over-rotation issues. When your board gets on the landing, bend your knees with your weight on the tail so to avoid your board’s nose to get caught in powder.

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“Under the microscope, I found that snowflakes were miracles of beauty; and it seemed a shame that this beauty should not be seen and appreciated by others. Every crystal was a masterpiece of design and no one design was ever repeated., When a snowflake melted, that design was forever lost. Just that much beauty was gone, without leaving any record behind.” Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley 1925 From the earliest memories of our childhood, many of us can remember hearing the phrase “no two snowflakes are alike”. This discovery was made in the small rural town of Jericho, Vermont, USA, by Wilson A. Bentley (1865-1931). A self-educated farmer, Bentley attracted world attention with his pioneering work in the area of photomicrography, most notably his exten-sive work with snow crystals (commonly known as snowflakes). By adapting a microscope to a bellows camera, and years of trial and error, he became the first person to photograph a sin-gle snow crystal in 1885. He would go on to capture more than 5000 snowflakes during his lifetime, not finding any two alike. His snow crystal photomicrographs were acquired by colleges and universities throughout the world and he published many articles for magazines and journals including, Scientific Ameri-can and National Geographic. In 1931 his book “Snow Crystals”, containing more than 2400 snow crystal images, was published by McGraw-Hill but has long been out of print. A soft cover copy, identical in all respects, can be obtained today from Dover Pu-blications, Inc.. On December 23, 1931, Bentley died at the family farmhouse in Jericho. Because of his wonderful work with snow crystals, he became affectionately known as “Snowflake” Bentley.

Our own Matt Georges, during one of his trips in Japan, captured with his third eye (his camera) the pure essence of snowflakes, in the path of mister Bentley.

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WHEN AND WHY DID YOU PICK SNOWBOARDING? Since I was a child, I’ve always been attracted to sports like skateboarding and snowboarding. At the begin-ning I used to visit my grandparents with my mum and dad, and we took advantage of it as we went ski-ing. Then I saw my father ride a board and I immedia-tely wanted to try it as well. In the end, with the idea of becoming a snowboard instructor in my mind, I ended up studying in a college on the mountains... I could ride every single day! From that moment on, I had fun in park and in powder with my friends.

IT’S A BIT WEIRD FOR A GUY FROM THE SEASIDE OF JESOLO LIKE YOU TO FALL IN LOVE SO DEEPLY WITH THE MOUNTAINS... IF YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE SEA AND THE MOUNTAINS, WHAT WOULD YOU PICK AND WHY? I couldn’t pick any of the two choices, I just wouldn’t be able to choose. I grew up at the seaside, during summer I still work with my father in a windsurf school, sup and slackli-ne in Jesolo and I drive a boat to pull wakeboards and inflatables. While in autumn and in winter I run away to film and to take part to snowboard conte-sts. Up until now I’ve been just fine living like this, and I guess I’m really lucky: why do I have to choose between one or the other?

THIS YEAR YOU FILMED YOUR VERY FIRST VIDEO PART, HOW HAS THIS NEW EXPERIENCE BEEN? Fil-ming is the coolest thing I’ve ever done in snow-boarding: one team searching for a snowfall, for a wind lip for a slash, a hill where to build and shape a kicker, or anything good you can find to take ad-vantage of, trying to invent something out of it, to bring home some shots. Doing all this and travelling together with Simon Gruber has been a good expe-rience. The struggle to build a jump, hiking in fresh snow, all this can kill you! And it’s not always that easy staying concentrated the whole time. In the end we did our best and we had fun.

HOW MUCH IS IMPORTANT FOR A RIDER TO FILM A VIDEO PART AND TO BE PRESENT ON THE MAGAZI-NES? I MEAN, IN TERMS OF MOTIVATIONS AND VISI-BILITY FOR YOUR SPONSORS. For my sponsors and the companies who back me up is surely important to improve their brands’ visibility. Regarding my satisfaction when I stomp a trick and then I see it again on film and I know I couldn’t get it done any better, well, it’s like owning the spot and get back home relaxed. There are fewest sports that can give you these emotions, and once infected you just can’t live without!

LATELY YOU JOINED THE ITALIAN INTERNATIO-NAL SNOWBOARDING TEAM, YOUR FIRST IMPRES-SIONS? POSITIVE NOTES AND NEGATIVE ONES? So far so good, we’ve already been training in Swit-zerland and in Austria, and I saw some good vibes! Now let’s see how the contests’ results will be… let’s hope for the best!

CHOOSING TO BE PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL TEAM ALSO MEANS CUTTING OUT THE FILMING, OR AT LEAST IT MEANS HAVING SOME ISSUES WHEN YOU WOULD NEED TO FILM DURING THE BEST PE-RIODS OF THE SEASON. Yes, it surely is a tough task! But I don’t see this whole drama, there are riders who both film and do contests, like Simon Gruber. I spoke with Filippo [Kratter, coach of the Italian Team] about it, and in the end I just didn’t want to miss this opportunity of being part of the Italian In-ternational Team and so I wanted to try one more year like that, we’ll see then! And back to filming: I won’t give up for sure!

ARE THE ITALIAN RIDERS REALLY SO BAD OR ARE THEY JUST UNDERESTIMATED? I think that out of Italy the riding level is just nonsense! It’s not true we are so bad, it’s just that we are not the best ones! Each of us is trying to get recognised even out of

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Italy, but it’s not that easy to compete against riders who maybe can ride more than us.

HOW DO YOU RECKON THE ITALIAN SNOWBOAR-DING SCENE IN THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT? AND THE EUROPEAN ONE? There’s one thing I’ve been asking myself since I began to travel out of Italy, most of all about snowboarding, but also skatebo-arding and surfing. Everywhere I went, I met more and more passionate people for these sports: from middle-aged persons to kids! It’s fantastic! Maybe it’s just not part of our culture, or maybe since our chil-dhood we watch just football. But only fewest times I found in Italy these same situations as abroad - I feel like I’m part of a minority... although it’s a minority, still we’re deeply in love with what we do.

HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE YOURSELF? I am that kind of rider who likes to ride on any freestyle ter-rain (powder, street, park): there’s always something new and something to learn. For example, last year I hit my first street rail, I didn’t think it could actually be that different from the park!

IS THERE ANY RIDER OUT THERE WHO INSPIRES YOU? I don’t have any favourite rider: each rider has something to prove, and I am a person who wa-tches videos again and again to understand what and how they do and how they feel when they’re stomping the trick.

TALK ME THROUGH YOUR VIDEO PARK IN BROKEN CIRCUIT: ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THAT OR WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO IMPROVE? I am overwhelmed with that! Johnny [Morandi] was able to shoot and edit a good video part although I would have loved to nail more tricks in powder - I need to improve this. In park everything is easier, while in deep snow each run is important and committing a mi-stake is only a waste of time and energy.

You ride a lot with Simon Gruber, who is a real trick machine while filming. What do you think of him? Simon is a well-experienced rider, most of all in powder. I felt like I went back to school when we hiked searching for some spots... he knew everything! It was important to start filming with a pro-rider like him, I got scolded sometimes but in the end we built a strong friendship.

WHO IS THE RIDER AMONGST BROKEN CIRCUIT’S CREW WHO STRUCK YOU THE MOST? Well, I’d say him again... Simon! But I’ve already talked about him too much ;) Another rider whose riding always blows me away is Max Zebe. He is always so much in control while hitting rails... a thing I’ve rarely seen before!

… WHILE AMONGST YOUR ITALIAN TEAMMATES? I’d say Alberto Maffei struck me the most. I like the way he is into training and I see how much he loves to give it all. Last winter he showed this to everyone, and I really hope he goes on like this... Ciao Albi!

YOU’RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE THE CHANCE OF TRAINING AT ALPE DI SIUSI, ONE OF THE BEST PAR-KS IN EUROPE. HOW DO YOU FIND YOURSELF UP THERE, AND WHERE ELSE DO YOU LIKE TO TRAIN AT? I like snowboarding anywhere, yet the best park to train and have fun is the Alpe di Siusi’s one for sure. Most of all, I am at ease with the shapers up there... they use me as their guinea pig, haha! OK, seriously: they’re very helpful and we work together to build a better park. I usually don’t move anywhe-re else if not for filming or for some contests abroad.

IN THE NEXT FUTURE WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRO-GRESS IN POWDER OR PARK? I want to ride for the whole wintertime and if I am not training or doing contest in park, I’ll be filming in powder with Marco Morandi... I want to do both and I hope to improve.

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GARRET WARNICK / SW BS 5 (PREVIOUS PAGE)We had already been in Cervinia five years before, for Absinthe’s movie

Neverland. Our group was amazing: Gigi Ruef, Romain de Marchi, Wol-

le Nywelt, JP Solberg and Sylvain Bourbousson. This time there were

more Americans on the squad, amongst them the young Garret “Worm”

Warnick who opened up our trip’s first shooting with a Switch Back-

side 5 over the gap, while two fashionist skiers, dressed up with neon

outerwear, looked at him with an interested glance. Since the very first

time we had already shot this spot, but this time around it was more dif-

ficult just because right in the middle there was a lift. The gap was also

way bigger, and it wasn’t impossible to miss the chairlift. It was good to

be back in the same place and to shoot in a different way, also because

the spot changed in the course of time.

MAT SCHAER / CAB 7 (ABOVE)Cervinia is a tough place where to shoot, as there are a lot of rocks. That

is what makes it dangerous and you need to take extra care of where

you’re going to build up your kickers. There had been much wind ei-

ther, and the landing seemed to be covered with so much fresh snow.

As one of the workers who maintain the slopes saw us while we were

building our kicker and he came back to help us out, opening up and

widening a path for us. That just saved us a good three hours of shaping

and grooming at least. Mat joined us for a couple of days just to shoot

his own part. He’s very busy with his engineering studies. He has such

a brain but at the same time he also has so much style on a snowboard!

He just deserves much more respect, a few people really get how good

his riding is…

GARRET WARNICK / ROAD GAP CAB 5 INVERTED (ABOVE RIGHT)David Vladyka and the whole Absinthe filmers just switched to digital

cameras. It’s a bit sad because I think their new camera are way less

photogenic than a good old 16mm. I’m not so stocked now to have a

filmer in my shot.

WOLLE NYVELT / FS 5 TAIL (RIGHT)It’s always good to have Wolle in the crew. He is so good at slashing that

it’s just perfect to follow him and enjoy the snowboard show. He is not

so young anymore but definitely a true legend and still throwing some

big tricks on big kicker. Legend!

HE IS SO GOOD AT SLASHING THAT IT’S JUST PERFECT TO FOLLOW HIM AND ENJOY THE SNOWBOARD SHOW.WOLLE NYVELT

MAT WAS A MACHINE THAT DAY,

HE LANDED SO MANY TRICKS.

WOLLE NYVELT

WOLLE, GARRETT, & MAT

MAT SCHAER / CAB 9 (ABOVE)Mat was a machine this day and has landed many tricks. Un-

fortunately it’s not always possible to have them all in the mo-

vie because there is each season a really big cut. Absinthe has so

many sick riders that they just have to cut some tricks here and

there otherwise the movie would be just too long. Riders get fru-

strated sometimes of course, but that’s Snowboarding. Lots of ef-

fort, during all the season, for sometimes just 30 seconds of tricks.

MAT SCHAER / BS 5 (LEFT)Last trick of the day. You really need to think about your line to not land in

a bomb hole and break your bones. This spot looked like a war zone at the

end and you could almost tell which try had been landed. I usually don’t

really like shooting landing tracks but I found it pretty photogenic for once.

MANUEL DIAZ / BS RODEO 7 (NEXT PAGE)Manuel is honestly one of the funniest rider I know. He is

always smiling and talking shit. This guys is also riding and

surfing almost all year long. When he goes back home during

our euro winter, he surfs in Chile, and when during the euro

summer he snowboards in Chile. It was our last day in the

resort and the snow was already changing after a couple days

cooked by the strong sun. We didn’t relaly know what to do

because rocks were popping out all over the place, soi t was

too sketchy to jump off cliffs and build kickers. On our way

down we found this little natural booter just below the chair-

lift. When possible I like to have interaction with tourists, soi

t was perfect that the kids were looking at my camera when I

shot Manuel sending it.

GARRETT WARNICK

CERVINIA IS A TOUGH PLACE WHERE TO SHOOT, AS THERE ARE

A LOT OF ROCKS. THAT IS WHAT MAKES IT DANGEROUS AND YOU NEED TO

TAKE EXTRA CARE OF WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO BUILD UP YOUR KICKERS.

MANUEL DIAZ

MAT SCHAER

GARRETT WARNICK

GARRET WARNICK: CAPITA MERCURYBINDINGS: VANS INFUSEBOOTS: 32 LASHEDGOGGLES: ELECTRIC EG3

MANUEL DIAZ: SLASH NAHUALBINDINGS: NOW DRIVEBOOTS: NIKE ZOOMGOGGLES: ANON M3

MAT SCHAER: DC MEGABINDINGS: UNION T-RICEBOOTS: DC JUDGEGOGGLES: ELECTRIC EG2

WOLLE NYVELT: SALOMON ASSASINBINDINGS: SALOMON DEFENDERBOOTS: VANS INFUSEGOGGLES: DRAGON X2

PICS: E-STONE, SCOTT SERFAS, ERIK HOFFMAN PORTRAIT: DENIS PICCOLO ITW: GIACOMO MARGUTTI

AT THE GRAND OPENING OF CAPITA FACTORY’S “THE MOTHERSHIP” IN AUSTRIA, WE INTERCEPTED THE MAN WHO KEEPS ON REDEFINING THE CONCEPT OF CREATIVITY EVERY SINGLE TIME HE STEPS ON A BOARD AND ONE OF HIS MIND-BLOWING VIDEO PARTS IS RELEASED. THE MAN WHO SEEMS TO HAVE FOUND THE SECRET TO ALWAYS HAVE FUN WITH A STICK UNDER HIS FEET. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MISTER SCOTT STEVENS.

HOW MUCH STOKED ARE YOU ON THE OPENING OF THE FACTORY OF CAPITA HERE IN AUSTRIA? It’s just

incredible... I mean, who would have thought? From

being such a small company... as long as I’ve known

Blue [Montgomery], he’s so focussed and he’s capable

of anything, and this is a good example of that. And

everybody involved with this as well. We took a walk

through a few days ago, and this shit is mind-blowing.

There are so many things that people usually don’t

think of when they look at a snowboard. There’s so

much more. Snowboarders are really impressive when

they want to achieve something.

WHAT’S THE THING WHICH DIFFERENTIATE CAPITA FROM THE OTHER SNOWBOARD BRANDS? It’s just been

a fantastic ride. It’s all been like very nice planned, in

a successful way. It’s just been the right people in the

right place. It’s a big deal when you break through with

Capita. And the history of Capita is so well documented,

it’s so interesting.

WHAT DRIVES YOU MOST IN SNOWBOARDING, WHAT’S THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF IT FOR YOU? Honestly I think

the drive is all I have and is what I really care about, out-

side friends and family. It’s my life. And it drives me to

progress. I’m on a good mood when I ride my snowbo-

NOLLIE ONE-FOOT BS TAILSLIDE BY E-STONE

ard well. You gotta work hard to ride a snowboard good

and in these days it’s even harder. Riding a snowboard

good is not necessarily just to be good at it. It’s trying to

learn new things, new ways about how you can ride a

snowboard: that’s what makes me happy.

DID YOU HAVE ANY HEROES WHEN YOU STARTED SNOW-BOARDING? You always have the people at your resort,

the guys that seem years ahead of you. Those guys, for

example. One of my friends, his name is Ross Phillips,

I looked up to him: all the tricks that he did, just the

way you wanna ride a board, it was really fun. I watched

all the guys who used to ride for Burton and Forum,

brands like that, they were my idols. I watched all the

Mack Dawg’s, Standard’s, Absinthe’s, Kinpin’s, Robot Fo-

od’s movies... those kinds of movies and those guys in it

are living legends. Like Travis Parker was huge! Or Pe-

ter Line. Peter Line is awesome and incredible because

I think his riding is so relevant now as it was back then,

and Travis Parker is one of my biggest inspirations in

snowboarding growing up. There are some guys from

back then that set some serious groundbreaking work

that were seriously my idols.

HOW CAN YOU BE SO MUCH CREATIVE EVERY SINGLE YEAR, APPARENTLY THERE’S NO LIMIT FOR YOU... Haha,

FOOT PLANT TO LIPSLIDE BY SCOTT SERFAS

there is a limit! It’s just that... I don’t have necessarily a job

in snowboarding if I can’t do it this way right now. 10 years

ago I think I kind of plateaued as a normal snowboarder,

so if I wanna keep doing it I gotta be smart about it. And

also... I love it, that’s one thing I should have probably said

before. I just love it! I love thinking of new tricks and lear-

ning new tricks and that is first and foremost. But I hope

there is no limit. It kinda has to be, other people would

take over, but I don’t want it just yet. But it’s inevitable.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE WHOLE CAPITA TEAM, YOUR PEERS, THE OTHER RIDERS? That’s the best part! I

don’t work as a rider if there isn’t other riders going big

or getting gnarly or halfpipe or powder. My stuff works

because there are others doing other stuff. And if we all

rode trying to be creative, that would be so annoying!

We kind of have to differentiate ourselves. It’s really nice

to have a well-rounded team, where everybody does so-

mething different... and, oh, I have so much respect for

all of them. I am really actually more fond of stuff that

I can’t do. That’s what I find super interesting and fa-

scinating, when I see a lot of riders doing things that I

can’t... like I watched the new [Travis] Rice’s teaser and

I’m all like “Oh my god, what would I pay to do that!”.

Ours is anyway a great team, I like to think it’s one of the

better teams in snowboarding.

STEP UP TO FS INVERT BY ERIK HOFFMAN

D O Y O U H AV E A N Y R E G R E T S ? There ’s some regrets ,

snowboarding is a lways fun but sometimes when I

s tepped on the gas and did things that I d idn’ t want

to do, occasional ly, but a lot of t imes is just s t icking

to the p lan and do things that I rea l ly t ruly l ike to

do and then. . . who wants to do things they don’ t?

Nobody. But in some ways that ’s what would have

made me a bet ter snowboarder in some aspects . But

I ’m s t i l l working on that , I wanna s t i l l f i l l in the

b lanks the s tuf f I wanna show people I can do. And

do i t for mysel f too .

HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE ARE YOU PUT TING IN YOUR

PRO-MODEL BOARD, HOW MUCH ARE YOU TELLING THE GUYS OF CAPITA THE WAY YOU WANT YOUR BO-ARD DONE, YOUR FEEDBACK? This year is the most

perfect has ever been. It ’s exactly how I wanted it . It ’s

just perfect, it ’s legitimately and exactly what I want

a snowboard to be: friendly and something that can

do it all . And I want to feel it simple this year. And it

is, everything about it . They did a perfect job. Capita

and Union they could be my name on anything and I

would be like “it ’s great! I ’m gonna ride it !” . Everything

they do it just looks great, and if any of my experience

can help them in building anything I’m just there. It ’s

always something that is awesome.

50/50 360° INTO BANK BY E-STONE

I DON’T WORK AS A RIDER

IF THERE AREN’T OTHERS GOING BIG,

GETTING GNARLY, HALFPIPE

OR POWDER.

BOARD:CAPITA SCOTT STEVENS

BINDINGS: UNION CONTACT

BOOTS: 32 TM TWO

GOGGLES: SMITH IO

JACKET: 32 BLYTHE

PANTS: 32 WOODERSON

CAVE MAN BOARDSLIDE BY E-STONE

PICS: DENIS PICCOLO TXT: MARCO MORANDI SPOT: PASSO ROLLE, ITALY

NICHOLAS BRIGMAN

PICS: DENIS PICCOLO TXT: MARCO MORANDI SPOT: PASSO ROLLE, ITALY

Most of the times, I had always filmed in street or park, as I had never had the chance to work with any freeriders or powder riders before that session with Simon Gruber – a guy who can boast many vi-deo-parts with European movie crews in his CV.

The season had not been the best one ever as we all had been wai-ting for some powder for too long when, at the beginning of Fe-bruary, a lot of fresh snow eventually came down from above, espe-cially on the South Tyrol region. There was no time to lose then: we packed our stuff and off we went, towards one of the most famous spots of Italy, the Rolle Pass.

I had heard a lot of nice stuff about this location and I had seen many shots run in so many snowboard magazines from this small pass which unites South Tyrol and Trentino. At a first glance, it was a cool place. A cosy little bar and its old owner welcomed me with hot sandwiches, fresh orange juice and a lot a coffee for that extra energy you need in powder. In the meanwhile, I met up with Simon Gruber and Nicholas Bridgman. Being locals, they knew that zone better than any others. We soon went shape a kicker up North, before the sun

and the warmth would ruin its landing. Nice. On our way up, I didn’t miss out on some slashes in powder, remembrance of the good ol’ days when I used to be a rider too. I should have probably considered freeriding as a better choice rather than riding only street features. That way I would have saved my-self from so many bruises at least.

Once we reached the top of the Pass, the panorama was just ama-zing with its enormous mountains which always add some extra points to the shots. We walked for one hour in search of the best snow conditions, eventually ending up in a zone Simon knew well. We shoveled and shaped for the whole day. At the end of it, we ma-naged to build two kickers and even to film a couple of shots in na-tural – which is always good stuff.

It was already time to go back to our apartment to relax a bit: the jump we built was really huge, I couldn’t wait to see the guys hit it!

We woke up pretty soon of course, we had a good breakfast, a rapid espresso shot at the small bar down there, and then off we went to the spot: motivation and adrenaline were pretty high.

NICHOLAS BRIGMAN: FS CORK 540° NOSEBONE

THE JUMP WE BUILT WAS REALLY HUGE, I COULDN’T WAIT TO SEE THE GUYS HIT IT!

SIMON GRUBER: SW BS CORK 540° NOSEBONE

THE GUYS JUST WENT FOR IT, AS THEY HIT

THE JUMP SO MANY TIMES

BACK AND FORTH

SIMON GRUBER: SW BS CORK 540° NOSEGRAB

Light changed at every single minute, depending on its glare on the rocky faces, silence was around us, pure calm. Well, at least until Si-mon and Nicholas decided the jump was ready and so we started our session off with their first tricks.

The guys just went for it, as they hit the jump so many times back and forth, without any breaks up until the landing was too bad to go on with their tricks. We were all happy with how our session went, so we decided it was time for lunch.

On our way back we found another good spot, but it was already too late to build up a new kicker and to try some tricks, so we had lunch and then we started to shape once again. We would stay there one more day, but it was definitely worth.

Bluebirds even on our third day of shooting, but we had to keep on rushing things because on the Rolle Pass conditions usually change very quickly and without the right light the spot was not that good. Luckily that kicker was also very close to the lift, but the negative side was just around the corner. The lift was at hand not only for us but also for a group of a hundred of policemen who, on their day

off, opted for a nice ski trip. Unluckily for us, they decided that our kicker’s landing was too good to miss those group pictures which always make the trip perfect. Simon managed to stop them before they could ruin our big poppa, and was even able to convince them to go take a picture somewhere else. They eventually understood what we were talking about, as they moved on. One more coffee at the bar would have costed us the entire shooting.

We started the new session off very well, all the crashes and bails from the previous day didn’t stop them from going for it again. Ni-cholas was able to learn from his previous day’s mistakes and to bu-ild up on them getting all the tricks and the shots he needed for his video part.

Cab 540, Frontside 360, Backside 720, Switch Backside 720, Backside Double were the shots we managed to collect during my very first shooting at the infamous Rolle Pass as it would stay in my mind for a long time.

In fact they say you’ll never forget your first time. Rolle Pass, see you next season. Snow permitting.

NICHOLAS BRIGMAN: FS CORK 540° NOSEBONE

NICHOLAS BRIGMAN: BS 720° MUTE

WE STARTED THE NEW SESSION

OFF VERY WELL, ALL THE CRASHES

AND BAILS FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY

DIDN’T STOP THEM FROM GOING

FOR IT AGAIN

SIMON GRUBER: FS 720° MELON

NICHOLAS BRIGMAN

BOARD: DRAKE TEAM

BINDINGS: DRAKE PODIUM

BOOTS: NORTHWAVE PROPHECY SL

SIMON GRUBER

BOARD: CAPITA

DEFENDERS OF AWESOME

BINDINGS: UNION T-RICE

BOOTS: 32 TEAM TWO

SIMON GRUBER: CAB 540° MUTE

Last days of December 2015. Last time it snowed was that one. The first, the only and the last. Situation now is quite terrible to tell the truth. Temperature is considerably higher than all the other years I can remember. It has never been this way. It’s not that cold even on the Alps. Flowers are in blossom. TV says pistes are just fine and people who ski are hap-py with that. And that might be even true, but after all these arguments one tends to forget what kind of dramatic situation we will be all in, sooner or later. And that might even be true, we’ve transformed this world which we live in. It’s not as before, and who knows if it ever will be again. At the grand opening of the Capita factory, the eco-sustainability issue was part of the project. Yes, I was struck by it, but

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just as much as I was struck by the new top-sheets of the 2016/17 boards. Or the way they make this or that. I cared about the green side of the whole thing, but... but. Maybe it is really going to snow tomor-row, or in a few days. Thing is we can’t let things go this way, just hoping afterwards. Take “the Mother-ship” as a good example: built after the highest standards and sustainability measures to protect our environment. Because we are all in this, none is excluded. Not only they had the guts of embar-king on this kind of enterprise, tough in these hard times, but they did it taking care of what we all need to love the most: nature. As I write these last words, it is actually snowing right now out of my window. Good sign. It is going to be a great season anyways.

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