Transworld Snowboarding February 2010 ebook-ABT

GIGI
RÜF
On The Fine Art Of
Getting Lost Page 90
Powder In Africa
Riding Morocco's Atlas Mountains Page 82
LEARN FROM
A LEGEND
Backcountry Riding With
BRYAN IGUCHI
Page 100
$4.99 Volume 23/February 10
Gigi Rüf. Les Crosets, Switzerland.

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CONTENTS
FEATURES 108
100
DEPARTMENTS
012 HOW TO
FRAMED
119
024
HARDWARE
LAUNCH
120
030
20 TRICKS
MAIL GIVEAWAY
124
032
BACKCOUNTRY BASICS
LEGENDARY LEARNING THIS MONTH ONLINE
A first step into the Jackson backcountry with Bryan Iguchi 034
By Ben Gavelda VARIABLES RESORTS
131
82 SPOT CHECK:
PRODUCTS June Mountain,
California
051
NOTABLES: 132
Capita Green Machine RESORT
BREAKDOWN:
052
Jackson Hole’s
SURPLUS:
Casper Bowl
Gloves and Mittens
056
TESTED
134
ANGRY INTERNS
RIDERS 136
YELLOW SNOW
065
ARCTIC AFRICA 138
FACES:
Deep In Morocco TIMELESS
Sessions’ Joel Gomez
By Annie Fast
140
066
SOUNDS
90 CHECK OUT:
Mark Sollors and Niko 142
Cioffi COMING NEXT
070 144
PRO FORM: LAST WORDS
Marco Feichtner Shaun White
072
Q&A
108
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An Interview With Gigi Rüf
By Joel Muzzey
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Balls To The Walls

What other “sport” lets the fans get this a few hours’ drive. Hike up to the pipe and
close to the action? Not the NFL, NBA, check it. You’ll gain a new respect for the
PGA—none of ’em—unless you’re some lame “pipe jocks” when you see someone fire a
celebrity or rich donkey willing to pay to sit frontside 1080 about fifteen feet out, only
near celebrities. Anyway, snowboarding is ten feet from where you’re standing on the
better than all those “ball” games. This is sidelines. It’s heavy.
a big contest year—chances are good that
if you live where it snows, you can get a Scotty Lago. Northstar-At-Tahoe, California.
front-row view of a pro shred contest within PHOTO: Nick Hamilton

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Character Building
Slamming sucks. It’s a universal part of snow- for that “ender” video part, nobody is spared
boarding—think of it as the one trick that the beatdown. But torn ligaments, shattered
everyone can do! We learn real quick that hopes, and smashed egos aside, something
if you’re gonna play, sooner or later, you’re forces us to get back up and try again. What
gonna pay. All the board control, mental could that unseen force possibly be?
game, and bravado you build up are no
match for harsh physics or that perilous ping Fredu Sirvio. Joensuu, Finland.
PHOTO: Pasi Salminen
after a handrail takeoff. From beginners on
the first day out to pro riders dialing tricks

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Lens: 50mm Shutter speed: 1/1600
ISO: 200
The Absinthe Effect

Photographer Ahriel Povich explains this
month’s cover shot and something he calls
the “Absinthe effect”: “The first time I
got drunk on absinthe, I threw up in my
mouth. I was in Prague and some Czech
girls talked me into taking flaming shots of
Oukaïmeden locals
the vile stuff. Long story short, my stomach
PHOTO: Frode Sandbech was not having it, and neither were the girls.
The first time I went out to the backcountry
with Absinthe, I nearly shit my pants. I
HOW FUN IS SNOWBOARDING? So fun that consistently filmed at least one, if not two video
was in St. Luc, and JP Solberg ollied off of
we don’t even notice how epic it is to ride a parts every year for the last ten years. Who does
chair suspended in midair through the moun- that? Have we been taking Gigi for granted all
a cornice, sending half the mountain down
tains in the middle of winter? That’s something these years—expecting that every year he would on top of us. Long story short, everyone
that was brought to my attention on a trip to go ahead and put out another stellar video part lived, but we got really lucky. The first time
Morocco last winter. Forget doing tricks or even and folder full of images to inspire us? Well, if we I shaped a kicker with Absinthe, I got my
linking turns—the resort was filled with people were, there’s long-overdue acknowledgement mind blown. I was in Les Crosets, and Gigi
who were there simply to ride the lift and play in his interview on page 90. Rüf landed the smoothest double cork
around in the snow. These are two things you Also, Associate Editor Ben Gavelda took a frontside 1080. Long story short, it’s one of
probably take for granted—one you might even trip to Jackson Hole and hung out with the
the sickest shots in the movie Neverland.”
complain about if it isn’t fast enough (nobody ‘Guch for a week. Sounds nice, right? Bryan
complains about too much snow). Like all travel is one of those riders who has never taken
And now it’s also on the cover.
experiences, it was an eye-opener. snowboarding for granted; he’s had a long
Suddenly, I was hyper-aware of the things I and illustrious professional career which he
might be taking for granted when it comes to has parlayed into ten long and illustrious win-
snowboarding. After a day of riding, I made a ters shredding the steep and deep of Jackson WAIT, WAIT—THERE’S MORE!
short list of the little things that stoke me out on his own terms. Who better to guide the Just as the buzz was beginning to quiet down on the
about being a snowboarder—the side effects next generation? TWS Team Shoot Out, it’s back! Last spring we pitted the
if you will. They are as follows: road trips with Forum, Burton, Rome, and DC snowboard teams against
friends, going “hella fast,” wildlife sightings under Get stoked. each other. You’ve seen the results in the September issue
the chairlift, a solid grab, spraying snow, heckling and on the iTunes video download, but you don’t know
friends from the lift, mocha breaks, riding with a the whole story. We hired a film crew to document all four
posse, and finally, how good it feels to take off shoots—and this month we’ll share with you exclusive rider
your boots at the end of the day. What are the interviews, exhausting footage from the resort builds, and
little things you love about snowboarding? some sketchy carnage from this week of progression. Catch
In this issue we have a much-anticipated inter- the exclusive one-hour behind-the-scenes documentary on
view with Gigi Rüf. Senior Editor Joel Muzzey MTV2 Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 11:00 p.m. EST/PST
dug up mind-blowing facts about this under- A n n i e Fa s t (check your local listings for exact times).
stated Austrian’s career—for instance, Gigi has Editor-In-Chief

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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The five-person “slingshot” Poma at Portillo, Chile.
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO

Nick Hamilton
Les Deux Alpes, France in a lightning storm.
ART DIRECTOR SENIOR EDITOR

Dustin Koop Joel Muzzey
A Forklift Albona II, St. Anton
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February is Chris
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pletely grossed us
out with the pic of
his torn-up leg. We figure he
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dial in that ollie height over the
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ONTH
Dear TransWorld, I loved
ved your
article on the Arlberg [December
December
’09]. That area could use
se a whole
lot more attention. It’s a ridicu-
idicu-
lous place to spend a season,
for the mountain, the riding,
and the village with its amazing IT’S A WAY OF LIFE one was around. The thing that made (Tahoe) are also good options.
options
après ski. I spent just over four Hey TWS, recently I was reading your me laugh
h my ass off was the text under
months in St. Anton during the December ’09 issue in school and came John Jackson’s photo on page
age 138. Pretty FIRST!
’07/08 season, working and tear- upon a small article called “The Great funny stuff. Anyway, keep on rollin’, Wanted to say I still love the mag
ing it to shreds every day … well, Escape” [Framed], and it was one of the TransWorld. Later. after all the years!
ars! Been reading
readi pretty
almost. We owned the run with gnarest things I have ever heard in my Erik Asgeirsson, much since the beginning ... remember
the avalanche barriers under the life, and it made me realize that snow- G a rd e n t o w n , I c e l a n d Craig and Terje! Hey, wanted to shout
Albona that season, until one epic boarding is the one and only sport I will out a message to all—even though I’m
and insane day of powder I tore truly love. It’s the only thing that gets It said, “John Jackson is no stranger to in my 30s and my knees are shot and
a hole big enough to engulf a fist me away from all the pressure and you lightin’ up those trees.” Get it?! I’m rocking old-school boots and an old
into my inside right thigh. After instantly forget what’s wrong in your life beat-up board, I still find a way to get a
an uncomfortable 22 stitches, and remember why you’re doing this. FILM SCHOOLED pass or ticket or hike my ass off to ride
we had 29 days of pure Austrian Pa u l H o wa r d Hey TWS, first off I love the maga- every second I can! Thanks TWS and
sunshine—perfect for recovery zine—keep it up. Second is a question: keep riding!
and beers on patios. Thirty days Imagine how horrible life would be without I’m sixteen years old from icy western J o n at h a n Ko r n e ly,
later it dumped again and I was snowboarding … no, actually don’t. Pennsylvania, and even though I’m only C o l o ra d o S p r i n g s , C o l o ra d o
back on the board with a weak leg in grade ten, my school is already getting
and a huge smile on my face. “LOOKS THAT KILLED ME” on my nuts about looking for colleges Old-school is the new new-school.
C h r i s P i s e s ky Dear TWS, Looks That Kill? Yeah, I and thinking about the future. Anyway,
almost died laughing. I don’t really think I’m really focused on going for some kind SADISTIC
Thanks for that—we’re gonna fashion should be used in the same sen- of film major. As a snowboarder, I want Hey! Last season, I was in a car
go ahead and skip lunch today. tence as snowboarding clothes—2008 to find a decent school near some good accident and broke my ankle pretty
was bad, last year was worse, this year resorts. So if you guys could lend me a bad. I had to get surgery and missed
I’d rather be seen in sweatpants and hand and toss me out some ideas for col- most of my shredding time! I was mis-
TIMELY roller blades. I heard a rumor that all lege, I’d really appreciate it. With love. erable, so I started to read TWS. I got
Dear TransWorld, I enjoy reading the snowboard-clothing designers went Ben Cohen, Pittsburg, hooked and now I read every issue.
the Timeless section for the page that on strike, and the night janitors were left Pennsylvania I just wanted to say that your mag
it is. Shredders need to know more to do the designing. is super great and it helped me get
about the history of snowboarding— J. R i v i e l l o , S t o w e , Ve r m o n t Sick! Hit up the five-day Video through my injury. Thanks!
Terje Haakonsen, Shaun Palmer, the Workshop this summer at High Ben E., Edmonton,
early days of Tahoe, Craig Kelly, and Okay. Cascade Snowboard Camp August AB, Canada
Soda Springs are quickly being forgot- 5–10, 2010 to make sure this is what
ten. “We have gotten into a habit of PRETTY FUNNY you want to do. As for the future, We thought it’d be like squeezing
discarding our past as if it’s something Hey TransWorld, how’s it hangin’? I’d Montana State University has a solid lemon in a wound to read all about
to be ashamed of.”—Tony Hawk. Your just like to say that I literally laughed my film program and it’s near Big Sky and snowboarding but not be able to
magazine rules. ass of while reading the December mag. Bridger Bowl resorts. Colorado Film do it, then it occurred to us, that’s
L i a m C o n n e l ly, I think I experienced my first laugh-out- School in Denver and the California what we do all summer. It burns in a
Birmingham, Michigan loud while reading something when no College Of The Arts in San Francisco good way …

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TWSNOW.COM
Gigi Rüf. PHOTO: Cole Barash THE GIGI MOVIE
The Gigi interview on
page 90 will hype you up
about his new movie. We’re
frothing for it and just had
to know more. So we hit up
filmer Jake Price for all the
details he was at liberty
to divulge.
11th Annual
TransWorld SNOWboarding
RIDERS’ POLL
Watch for complete Riders’ Poll coverage lead-
ing up to the awards show, and from the Fillmore
in Denver on Friday, January 29, (the X Games
men’s pipe finals are the opening act, tune into
twsnow.com right afterward for the main event).
MORE
FIRST MOROCCO RIDERS AS EDITORS
PEEK It was the biggest winter in Morocco There are a lot of renaissance shreds doubling
Wellhausen
AT in the last two decades—you know as moviemakers these days. You’ve got Grenier,
NEW PRODUCTS there’s more to the story than the

feature on page 82. Check the site for
TJ Schneider, and Jed Anderson, just to name a
few. We’ll be compiling
We’ll be rolling out photo the exclusive all their best edits
galleries full of all the new Roxy video and firing some
proddy on display at the edit and more questions at them
SIA trade show during epic photos about life in front
the whole month from Frode of and behind
Chris
of February. Sandbech. the lens this

month online.
PHOTO:

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music, art, and fashion related
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LOOK OUT FOR: The Monday

Minutes and a lot of other tight
skate and snow edits, some
Rule 78: poached Videograss shots, the
obligatory YouTube oddities, a
Don’t smash skulls death-metal parrot, flyers for all
kinds of events worth checking out,
with the safety bar on and the local weather forecast for
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
the lift. Call it first.
Bloggers: Riley, Anthony
FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, it’s rare to be somewhere Cappetta, DANN, intern, Bones,
without cell phone service, but for the shred set who are out seeking Richard C Tucker
untracked mountains in remote backcountry locales, it’s easy to end Rule 89:
up incommunicado. And being out of touch with the outside world is
sketchy when you’re out pushing your limits without a lifeline. Wearing your shred
Enter the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger. This little device can gear in the bar past
provide the line of communication you need should shit hit the fan.
Thanks to satellites, SPOT works virtually anywhere in the world and midnight will increase
allows the user to alert family, friends, or emergency services of both
your whereabouts and what’s going on. your Core Score.
Here’s a quick rundown of the five functions on the new Spot
Satellite GPS Messenger:
SOS/911: This function is for life-threatening or otherwise critical
emergencies. It alerts emergency services of your GPS location Rule 90:
and that you need assistance.
However, Core Score
HELP: This function is for a non-life-threatening emergency and
can be used to notify your personal contacts that you need help. points will be deducted
CHECK-IN/OK: This function has a pre-programmed message for wearing just
that lets your friends and family (most likely Mom) know that
you’re okay and gives your exact GPS location. your goggles.
CUSTOM MESSAGE: You choose the message this function
sends to your friends and/or family with your GPS location.
TRACK PROGRESS: This allows you to send and save your
location, and with help from Google Maps, it also lets your Rule 108:
contacts track your progress in near real time. If you plan on couch
The Spot Satellite GPS Messenger retails for 99 dollars. The device
surfing, come
and twelve months of basic service go for $199 and $399 for 24 bearing gifts.
months of both basic and tracking service.
Check out findmespot.com for more details.
IN
N RESORT
RESO NEWS … plethora of park features found at crumpled plane ticket in for a fresh building the Peak 2 Peak Gondola
Jeremy
Jeeremy Cooper Park City, now is the time. The Park lift ticket. Longtime June Park crewer and a little history mixed in for good
took
ok over this winter
too City Quick START (Ski Today And Sam Poffley has also taken over as measure, it’s definitely worth a watch.
at Park
Pa City Mountain Ride Today) program is being offered the terrain park manager at June Cruise to whistlerblackcomb.com for
Resort as the terrain
te park up again this winter and just another Mountain resort. more info.
manager. Cooper earned
earne his stripes reason to makes moves toward Utah. Whistler/Blackcomb has a new
at Mammoth and was most m recently in With Quick START you can turn your promo movie out on the Internet. IN PRODUCT NEWS …
charge of June’s park. With
W that kind airline-boarding pass into a same- They’re calling it On the Shoulders We love boarding and boobs. And
of background, you can expect that day lift ticket at either The Canyons Of Giants. It’s more or less a PR piece, we really love it when we can combine
he’ll pick up right where Jim Mangan Resort or Park City Mountain but with a lot stunning Planet Earth- two of our loves. And thanks to the
left off and continue Park City’s Resort. That’s right, fly into Salt Lake, esque scenic shots, some footy from folks at Boarding For Breast Cancer
tradition of top-notch park building. hustle up to the mountains, pull the the Sandbox, Alterna, and Absinthe (B4BC), we can. Just in time for the
If you haven’t yet experienced the parking-lot kit change, and cash your crews, a look at the feat that was holidays, they’ve announced a line of

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The good dudes at Volcom
hooked up a board to give away
this month. This is the very same
board that Gigi rides. You can’t
buy these anywhere in the
world, so basically it’ll be just
you and the rest of the Volcom
family ripping around on ’em.
Imagine that!
Volcom has always been know

for its entirely tripped-out
Jeremy Jones. PHOTO: Cole Barash artwork, and this year’s line of
boards is no exception. So, to
“Snowboarding has given so much to me keep weird coming, we want
to see what you got. Mock
that I hope to enrich the sport and make up your oddest, most out-of-
this-world, electric-Kool-Aid
it better by running an authentic company acid-trip-inspired topsheet
art and send it our way. The
that is focused on innovative and more most bizarre design wins.
sustainable products as well as inspiring E-mail your entries to

snowmail@transworld.net.
old and new riders to get into the moun- Or drop ’em in the mailbox
addressed to:
TransWorld SNOWboarding/
tains and ride.” Volcom Giveaway
2052 Corte Del Nogal, Suite 100
—JEREMY JONES, big-mountain madman/snowboard company owner. Carlsbad, California 92011
For the full interview with Jeremy and more about Jones Snowboards,
visit quotethis.transworld.net. The winner will be
announced online
March 2, 2010.
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Whose ideas would we steal? The latest bite is Sno Dice. These se
four dice are just like the ones you’ve probably seen on The
Berrics. For those who ain’t hip, here’s the deal: they’re dice
with snowboard tricks on them. You get your homeys together, er,
gather round, roll ’em, and do the trick that comes up.
There are two sets for sale—one is a jump version and the
other is for rails. You can order them from the Web site, and
they’re eight bucks for either set, or thirteen for both, and
shipping is included. But, we’re also guessing you’ll be able to ROME LIBERTINE
find ’em in your local shop before you know it. Boots
co-branded products. They’ve teamed Wild, huh? Okay, now try and imagine the idea that sound can be combined IN SPONSORSHIP NEWS…
up with a bunch of the best brands in what that dude will be able to do with with awesome, eye-catching design.” Sebastien Toutant, a.k.a. Seb
the industry to produce some goods a car that’s made for the snow. And The first line of headies includes four Touts, who you might remember
for a good cause. Look for collabos that’s what he’s rolling now. Word is different models and the sound disk from last issue’s “Crazy Eight” feature.
with DVS, Electric, etnies, Gnu, Ken linked up with Subaru to make beanie, which has headphones built Haven’t read that one yet? You’re
Nixon, The North Face, O-Matic, “the world’s fastest cat track operation right into it. The headphones are also blowing it. Anyways, Mr. Toots will
Sessions, Vans, Volcom, and Von automobile for backcountry access.” “multi-device compatible,” which now be riding for Ride Snowboards,
Zipper. For more info on each item They’re calling it the TRAX STI. And means they’ve got a mic and will work so expect to see him killing it at all
and where you can get your hands on of course you can see it in action for with the iPhone and Blackberry. Oh kinds of competitions on his new Ride
’em, visit b4bc.org. yourself on… where else but YouTube. yeah, and Heikki Sorsa is on their boards this winter. Tadashi Fuse got
You’ve seen what DC’s Ken Block There’s a new headphone company team and running ’em. More at himself a new garb sponsor and
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outfitter and will now be seen in if there’s pun intended in that one). these four join the current team that Bud Fawcett is a pioneer of
Sessions outfits. Markku Koski now In other after-school snack food includes Simon Chamberlain, Mark snowboard photography. He
sports a new toque atop his head news, Mason Aguirre is now riding Landvik, Josh Sherman, Andrew was there to document the early
as the latest addition to the Vivo for Totino’s, makers of Pizza Rolls and Hardingham, and Jacqui Berg. dudes who paved the way. Fawcett
headwear team. Party Pizzas. Mason joins fellow Frend Time is on Spencer O’Brien’s introduced the world to riders like
And while riders the world around Danny Davis on the team. side. She’s the newest member of Ken Achenbach, Craig Kelly, Terry
are gulping down carbonated sugar Drop gloves recently announced the Nixon team. Mikkel Bang is now Kidwell, Tom Burt and countless
water Risto Mattila will be building the addition of four new snowboarders protecting his pupils with Oakley others. As can be imagined, his
his bones with Tazza. The Finnish to its global team. Heikki Sorsa, optics. And Chas Guldemond is the archives are deep. And now he’s
chocolate milk brand and Mr. Mattila Romain de Marchi, Forest Bailey, and newest casualty of the economic offering all of us the chance to buy
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Snowboardcross on Monday (2/15), Women’s
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Snowboardcross on Tuesday (2/16), Men’s
Superpipe on Wednesday (2/17) and Women’s
Superpipe on Thursday (2/18), followed by OFF THE CHAIN
Snowboarding Parallel GS Friday and Saturday AN INSIDER’S
February 27 and 28. Let the games begin! Log HISTORY OF
on to twsnow.com/Olympics—we’ll get you SNOWBOARDING
behind the scenes with the riders so you’ll be By Ross Rebagliati $24.95
the first to know everything that’s happening “Thanks to both my fame and
… and about to happen. my infamy, my name is one of
the most identifiable in the history of
20
snowboarding,” writes Ross Rebagliati
1 st th in his new book Off The Chain.

If you don’t remember Ross,
or were too young, here’s a quick
Burton Canadian Open at the Canada Olympic Nikita Chickita at Brighton, Utah. Girls—do refresher: Rebagliati earned his fame
To
Park in Calgary, Alberta. The Open series not pass up this contest. After many moons by becoming the first snowboarder to
7 th includes five stops worldwide starting with New at Mammoth, the new location in Utah should win an Olympic Gold medal. Ross is a
Zealand in the summer and ending at the U.S. bring with it a whole new vibe and a new batch Canadian racer and took gold in the
Open in March. It’s an open event, so anyone can of riders for both the pro and am divisions— Giant Slalom. The infamy came after
enter to win a chance at this stop’s 50,000-dollar last year there were 70 total competitors on the award ceremonies when Ross
cash purse. This is also a 5-star TTR pipe and the slopes … and on the dance floor later that failed a drug test and was stripped of
slopestyle comp. Bring it, Canada! night. More info at nikitaclothing.com his medal. The decision was later over-
turned and Ross was given his medal
5 th
25 th back, but not after a lot of damage
was already done. The details of this
debacle are covered in the book, but
Winter Dew Tour at Mount Snow, Vermont. The North Face Masters at Kirkwood, Ross goes even further and asserts
To To
This is the final stop of this spectator-friendly California. This is the final stop of the U.S. that the whole thing might have been
7 th three-stop tour. Come hit the snow to see your

favorite riders in the invite-only event, or check 28 th big-mountain tour. thenorthfacemasters.com setup by the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) to tarnish the image
the air dates on NBC and online at twsnow.com of snowboarders.
for complete coverage. allisports.com “When the IOC finally allowed
snowboarding as an Olympic event,
it did so grudgingly, with the lingering
27
feeling that the sport’s image was not
9 th th appropriate for the Olympics,” writes

Ross. “When I tested positive for mari-
juana during those pre-Games doping
The North Face Masters at Crystal Mountain, TransWorld TransAM at Winter Park, controls, the FIS said nothing so that,
To
Washington. This is the second stop of the three- Colorado. Check out transam.transworld.net should I win at the Olympics, the IOC
12 th stop U.S. big-mountain tour. Judges include

Tom Burt, Temple Cummins, Andy Hetzel, and
for all the info and results! could seize the opportunity to show
snowboarders what would happen if
Julie Zell. Check thenorthfacemasters.com for we didn’t straighten up.”
registration info. Intrigued? You should be. Ross’
story is an important part of snow-
boarding history and worth the read.
from his Web site. The address is Hannah appeared in PETA’s new “Save It’s Rebagliati’s first foray into politics, outta the gutter) in Malibu earlier this
budfawcett.printroom.com, and The Seals” campaign, which aims and after the shit storm of publicity fall. The photo shoot was part of a U.S.
you can choose from a couple dozen to raise awareness about the seal that descended upon him after he was Snowboarding Team pre-Olympic
different print options. He selling slaughter taking place up on Canada’s stripped of his Olympic gold (which publicity stunt/fundraiser. Snow was
everything from refrigerator magnets ice floes. For more on Hannah and was reinstated), we’re thinking he’s trucked in and a few features were
to museum-mount 30x40s. how to follow her example visit pretty well prepared for politics. set up in someone’s Malibu backyard,
Hannah Teter continues to use hannahsgold.com. In celebrities as snowboarders so Pam and a few “celebrity families”
her snowboard celebrity status to Ross Rebagliati is entering the news, Pamela Anderson appears to could learn to ride. If you haven’t seen
do good. You might remember she political arena. Word is Rebagliati be the newest member of the tribe. these shots on the Internet yet, go
started a maple syrup company called is seeking the Federal Liberal Party Well, that might be a bit of a stretch, Google it. She was shredding in a
Hannah’s Gold and is donating all nomination for the Okanagan- but Pam was seen strapped in and mini-skirt.
the profits to charity. Most recently Coquihalla region in British Columbia. sliding some boxes (keep your mind

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Age: 23 a sled, so it couldn’t really happen. It will be fun to give it a shot this year.
Sponsors: KR3W, Mica watches, Ashbury, Blindside, L1
How’s the current economic climate for an up-and-coming
What’s up with the new KR3W crew? Are you hyped to be riding snowboarder? Do you have any prospects for a board sponsor? It
for those guys? Do you have a signature skinny pair of pants in the sucks. I’m barely squeaking by and having to do a few different odd jobs
works? KR3W is just doing street clothes, not trying to compete with any so I can actually travel this year. I’m dog sitting and doing deliveries for a
outerwear companies. I’m super excited to be riding for those guys, jewelry store. But I’m still pretty happy with where I’m at. I don’t really like
though! Everyone on the team is pretty much my favorite snowboarder. to complain about it because I have been very fortunate so far. I have a
KR3W is an awesome company, and everyone that works for them is really few prospects for a board sponsor, nothing has been finalized yet though.
awesome, too. And no, I’m not getting a signature pant. Keeping my fingers crossed! I’ve been riding Nitros because Tonino is a
nice guy and he has been getting me a few decks here and there.
There are a lot of cool preseason jib spots up in the woods outside Salt
Lake, how did all these stashes come about? I think kids just get really What’s your plan for the winter? This season I’m filming with Videograss.
antsy to get snowboarding, so they make there own little log rides or rails I’m super excited to be filming with those guys, too. Should be the best
before the resort opens. It’s nice for guys that film because we don’t really time.
get to ride that much before we are on our first rail trip of the season.
What the most important lesson you’ve learned from snowboarding?
Which riders do you like shredding with the most? Jon [Kooley], Jordan To not talk poorly about other people. I’m sick of how much hate there is in
[Mendenhall], Jake [Welch], Ben G [Gustafson], Harrison [Gordon], Jarad snowboarding. I know it’s going to happen regardless, but I’m going to try
[Hadi], Cody [Comrie] … Any of my friends. to not be the one doing it.
Which snowboarders do you look up to? There are so many that I have What do you value most in life? Family and friends.
looked up to at one point in time ... Jordan, Jon, [Justin] Hebbel, Seth [Huot],
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PROS: Chris exclaims, “Strap in faster than your concave base for freestyle riding.
friends on a pow day! The auto cinching toe strap PROS: “Clean-cut design. Great acoustics. Easy to
gets plenty tight. They ride and feel like a normal use—one touch of the button answers or denies a call, PROS: Chris says, “This board is more forgiving
binding, plus they’re easy to set up and adjust.” two touches on the button changes the track. And on landings and easier to butter. It makes catching
the cloth-covered, tangle-free cord doesn’t hang up your edge a little harder and helps when you over
CONS: “The toe strap can get in the way when you on gear like rubber ones do,” says Caroline. or under rotate spins.”
put your foot in and out, so you have to get used to
putting the toe of your boot in first,” says Chris. CONS: “At $90 a pop, these little gems are pricey. CONS: He also mentions, “It’s a little squirrelly at
The reality is, if you can afford an iPhone, you can high speeds and on jump landings. It feels like
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not get tight enough, but after adjusting it, it gets are worth the splurge,” says Caroline. you have to lean farther to get on edge.”
plenty tight and distributes pressure evenly, and
yes, you can strap in faster! And you don’t lose any VERDICT: “You can keep that expensive iPhone VERDICT: “This board is more forgiving on some
performance or comfort with these bindings.” tucked safely away in your jacket but still answer aspects like jibbing, butters, and even smearing
calls or change the track whenever you want. The around spins, but I didn’t like the overall feel of
mic is awesome—you can literally hold a conversa- instability that came with it, especially at speed”
tion while hitting a jump! These earbuds sounded Chris says.
Chris Luzier better than any I have ever owned. And yes, the
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Faces
By: Jennifer Sherowski
CEO and founder of Sessions,

Gomez pushes innovation while
preserving snowboarding’s
renegade roots.
The year was 1983, and the place was Sunnyvale,
California just outside San Jose. Amidst Reaganomics-
era America, 21-year-old skateboarder, snowboarder,
and punk rocker Joel Gomez borrowed funds
from friends and family and opened the very first
snowboard-specific retail shop in the country. He
called it Sessions. Plastered with punk-rock posters
and a living embodiment of the skate/snow culture
at the time, the storefront was groundbreaking in
its own right—but would not be the brand’s final
manifestation. Under Gomez’s tutelage, Sessions
exploded into a music label (releasing records from
the Descendents, AFI, and the Foo Fighters) and the
innovative outerwear manufacturer it is today.
So how did a pool skater from the Bay Area get
into snowboarding? Through Steve Caballero, of
course. Around 1980, the legendary skateboarder
had been shredding the Tahoe City Halfpipe and
told his friend Joel all about it. “Once I saw the
picture of Cab doing an invert on a snowboard, I
knew I had to try it,” says Gomez, who quickly added
snowboarding to his boardsports repertoire.
By 1982, Gomez was helping Tom Sims sell Sims helped pioneer the use of Gore-Tex and the idea of “We are still privately owned and operated.”
Snowboards throughout the Bay Area. “One day signature rider outerwear, releasing pieces bearing And don’t worry—Sessions is still rock and roll, as
I walked out of a surf shop and realized that if I the names of Jamie Lynn, John Cardiel, and Tara evidenced by such rock-band collaborations as the
opened up my own store, I could listen to punk Dakides. According to Gomez, Sessions was also Metallica jacket boasting Skullcandy speakers on
music and be around skateboards and snowboards the first snowboard company to incorporate Recco the hood. What else? Gomez is still excited about
all day every day—a dream come true for me.” As a avalanche rescue systems, Skullcandy headphones, blistering guitars, about “making cool outerwear,”
Chicano kid who grew up working the fields with and D3o shock-absorption technology. and about taking steep powder runs with friends.
his mom and brothers, Gomez wasn’t blessed with A quarter century later, a few things have Some things never change, you know?
disposable income. He had to borrow funds to get changed. Sessions Records is “on sabbatical,” says
things going, but an ultra-low cost of living allowed Joel. “I do it more for the love than the money—it’s
him to put almost every cent right back into the a time consuming and costly hobby.” However,
company. Modeling it after his bedroom, which was Sessions Outerwear is an internationally distrib-
bedecked with punk posters and old surf, skate, uted and award-winning brand that’s barreling
and snowboards, Gomez created more than just forward even as many privately owned companies “ONCE I SAW
THE PICTURE OF
a store—it was a hangout haven with its own gritty flail. What’s the secret? Sticking to what you know.
culture and flavor. Sessions makes outerwear—not watches, not bind-
Punk records and T-shirts found their way into
Sessions’ inventory and helped develop sales, but
ings, not boots or snowboards. While other brands
diversify their crops, Sessions maintains a fierce CAB DOING AN
another new project was on the horizon—Gomez

was designing snowboard-specific outerwear.
focus on making the best, technically advanced
outwear possible. INVERT ON
Officially founded in 1988, Sessions Outerwear
quickly became a driving force of West Coast snow-
Another change, however, is that Sessions has
enlisted some financial help from Samsung America
A SNOWBOARD,
board culture. But it was far from simply fashion— by selling the brand and trademark rights to a new I KNEW I HAD
TO TRY IT.”
Sessions kept ahead of the pack by innovating company, Sessions LLC, which has Samsung amongst
and taking chances. In the early 90s, the company its shareholders. Confusing, no? Gomez says simply,

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PHOTO: Jeff Curtes

Sollors likes feeling small, which is easy when you go
this big. Cadrona, New Zealand.
“MARK CAN SHRED HIS FACE OFF!

HE’S BEEN GETTIN’ PLAY IN CANADA FOR YEARS,
AND IT’S ABOUT TIME FOR THIS CHECK OUT!”
—Mikey Rencz
Why do you ride? How many days a season do the Sims board with trucks on
PHOTO: Adam Moran
Most people wouldn’t guess that you spend in the backcountry? the base with “Jerry Was A Race
I’m scared shitless half the time. What have you learned from Car Driver” for a song, and Terje
But I ride ’cause I love that feeling the mountains? had the wooden sword base and
you get after you do a trick or do Unfortunately, I don’t get to ender if I remember correctly. I
something you’re scared of. I’m spend as much time as I want watched that video nonstop.
addicted to it. A piece of advice to, what with contests, rails, and
I got when I was younger that weather not cooperating. I’d Have you seen the teasers for
stuck with me is, “Do one thing round it to maybe 30 days a year that new reality TV show Peak
Mark Sollors every day that scares you.” I think

that helps you take advantage of
every day you’re breathing.
sledding. But when you’re out
there you feel so small. Like you
don’t matter. It’s really nice.
Season, filmed in Whistler?
What do you think of it?
I think it’s funny. It makes Whistler
out to be a whole lot different than
Does snowboarding ever feel What was the first snowboard it actually is though. There’re so
like a job? movie you bought? many rad people in that town that
Birthdate: 4/20/1986
Yeah, when you’re on the road The first movie my family bought aren’t involved in drama and the
Home: Kelowna, B.C., Canada
for a month and you’re missing was TB2. I think they got it for bar scene that it would suck if this
Home mountain: Big White and Whistler
Sponsors: Burton, Monster Energy, Electric, Gravis
birthdays and all that stuff, it can my brothers, but I was hooked show changed the view the rest of
Stance: Regular, 24 or so inches
feel like a job. That doesn’t hap- to it. Jamie Lynn’s Cab five is the world had for us. In all fairness,
Blog: No thanks pen very often though. For the so sick, and his frontside three though, everyone gets caught in
Video parts: Not Bad, Burton B, Child Support, Time Well most part I’m just happy that this melon hip poke thing too. And some drama now and again, but I
Wasted, Flavour Country, Sandbox, Crapneato is what I get to do with my life. telling the story about splitting just don’t know if it’s right to show
the kid’s head open. Noah had the whole world.

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Niko is one loose cat. Luckily he knows how to land on

his feet. Switch front board to bomb drop.
PHOTOS: Oli Croteau

“NIKO’S RIDING SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
WHICH IS A GOOD THING, ’CAUSE IF HE WAS
SPEAKING FOR HIS SNOWBOARDING, YOU
COULDN’T UNDERSTAND HIM ANYWAY.”
— E d d i e Wa l l
What’s life in Rutland like? throw this out there, I made it crew is all the Rutland homeys
Life in Rutland is amazing. across the lake a bunch, too. I film with.
There’re crazy groups of people
livin’ there. We’ve got so many How many tries did it take you Where do you want to take
varieties of people: fiends, red- to get that frontside boardslide your snowboarding?
necks, townies, innies, NY dudes transfer to 50-50 in your video I just wanna film. That’s what’s
tryin’ to hustle, skaters, punks, part? How gripped were you makin’ me feel the best right
Niko Cioffi snowboarders, and roided-out

jocks. When you go out, it’s the
best people watching ever!
trying that?
It took a while. At first I would
just front board and pop to flat
now, just being in the streets
filming. I also wanna get into
the backcountry a lot more and
past the down ledge. I wasn’t that get at that.
How bummed were you when shook tryin’ it. We were around
Birthdate: 4/5/1989
you sunk your sled last winter? that spot doin’ other shit for two Did you ever think you’d be
Home: Rutland, Vermont and Truckee, California Was it insured? What were you days and I couldn’t stop lookin’ riding alongside guys like
Home mountain: Killington thinking? at it. Had to bust it. Peter Line, Eddie Wall, and
Sponsors: Forum, Special Blend, LRG, Electric, Darkside I wasn’t that bummed then, still Joni Malmi? What’s that like?
Stance: Regular not that bummed. Gotta pick Which snowboarders are you Honestly, it’s a little crazy to think
Video parts: Forum’s Forever and the new Rutland video it up and pay for it next week, most hyped on? about it sometimes. But it’s so
gonna cost me 2,800 bucks, then Everyone I film with gets me normal when we all hang out.
I might be a little bummed. I was hyped, especially the Forum They’re all good classic guys.
just tryin’ to get loose. Just gonna crew and the GBP crew. GBP

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PHOTOS : Vanessa Andrieux
In Montafon, Austria you’d be hard-pressed to find a

pu-pu platter, but if you look deep like Marco here, you’ll
find plenty of pillow platters.

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MARCO FEICHTNER
In his native land of Austria, Marco operates under the guise
Fichtl. It’s his nickname and it’s stitched to his pro model boots
with a scruffy skull and bones drawing to paying homage to his
roots in the Pirates film crew.
Sponsors: Ride, 686, Deeluxe, Electric, Forward lean: None.

Level, Clast, Himaya, Skullcandy, Sajas Skate
& Snowshop, Skins, Pirates Personal settings: I like to have a little bit
longer nose, so I set my stance back a little.
Years snowboarding: Sixteen Also, a good sticker job is always important
to me.
Roots: St. Gallenkirch, Austria
Tuning techniques: I like to have a nicely
Home: St. Gallenkirch, Austria waxed board, I also like to detune the edges
on the nose and tail.
Height: 5’4’’
Most important part of your setup: My
Weight: 142 lbs stance.
Stance: Goofy, 22.5 inches wide with fifteen Describe your riding style: Austrian
degrees in front and negative-twelve de- mountain rat style!
grees on the back.
BEANIE: I’m always changing

my beanies, this one came
from a street market in L.A.
GOGGLES: Electric EG1 ($95)
BOARD: Ride DH
155 ($460)
JACKET: 686
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Jacket ($150)
BINDINGS: Ride
EX ($160)
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PANTS: 686
Smarty Original
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BOOTS: Deeluxe ID
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PHOTO: Ashley Barker

We all had our favorite riders. Those guys whose posters we hung up, riders who made us dream of rodeos
and double-kinks … We would all—yes, secretly and in the world of make-believe—like to step into the boots
of someone like Nicolas Müller or Torstein Horgmo for a day, to just rip the mountain apart, right? So, we
asked a few current pros who they would be for a day in fantasyland.
If you could be any pro shredder from the

past for one day, who would you be?
CHRIS GRENIER LOUIS-FELIX PARADIS LAURENT-NICOLAS PAQUIN
Age: 22 Age: 23 Age: 23

Hometown: Southboro, Massachusetts Hometown: Québec City, Québec, Canada Hometown: Charny, Québec, Canada
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“I would be Travis Parker. I really like his style, he “I would have to say Scotty Wittlake. He was one
“I think I would be Mike Michalchuk. I remember I looks like he’s floating all the time, like he’s super of the best riders out there. He’s one of the first
used to get so psyched watching that guy ride—I light on his board. That day he did both the back- to just dress like he wanted and ride what he
had a huge poster of him doing a method on side rodeo 900 and 1080 at the end of his part in wanted. He did some pretty amazing things on
my wall. That guy was such a f—king beast, he Lame would probably be a good one, because rails, powder, and jumps. I always enjoyed his
would go so huge and do tons of flips. He was riding away from those two tricks must have felt video parts—they made me want to go out and
doing double flips in old, shitty halfpipes, and I so good. To have his style and abilities for one thrash some rail or go huge on a jump without
think that’s pretty rad.” day would be amazing!” grabbing my board. Being Scotty Wittlake for a
day would be rad as f—k!”

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Words By Annie Fast

Africa
Last winter the mountains of Morocco experienced the
most snow in more than two decades, and we hit it perfect.
We were standing by the side of a trashed-out creek below the makeshift Coca-Cola refresh-
ment stand next to the loading station for the only lift leading to the top of Morocco’s Oukaïmeden resort
in the Atlas Mountains. Three boys tied up their donkeys and gladly built our jump for the price of twenty
dirhams—about three dollars. It equaled out to the same price as the donkey ride they were offering from
the parking lot to the lift. The lift wasn’t currently running, in fact neither was the electricity, the water, or
the roads—an overnight blizzard had shut this mountain village down, but had left us with plenty of snow—it
was on, or at least about to be … we thought.
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Kjersti Buass boosts a big air over some of the more
modern architecture found in the Atlas Mountains.

By this time we had been in Morocco for a week. It was early
March when we met up in Marrakesh, the closest city to the Atlas Mountains—
Northern Africa’s highest range at 13,671 feet. Our crew came together
quickly with the help of Roxy Europe—Erin Comstock, Torah Bright, Kjersti
Buass, Lisa Wiik, and Slovakian rider Basa Stevulova rallied together along
with an entourage of media and guides—the snow was there, we just had
to get there … quickly. As our crew trickled in from all corners of the planet,
we had a few days dizzily exploring this exotic and foreign desert city—we
relaxed in the quietness of our Moroccan riad hotel guzzling sweet green
tea under the open skies with satin-pillow-lined hideaways, heavy drapes,
and a reflecting pool. One step out the non-descript door, and we were
hurled headfirst into a maze of loud, narrow-walled streets—dodging scooters
loaded down with entire families, donkey cart trucks in a hurry, and small cars
squeezing past. We made our way to Marrakesh’s main square called Djemaa
el-Fna—it’s discombobulating, there’s the constant high-pitched flutes of the
snake charmer, the guys with the spinning hats and finger tambourines, the
constant beat of the drummers drumming, and swirling crowds of people
under a hot, beating sun.
We sampled the local food—aromatic tagines cooked in a tandoori,
couscous, apricots, and fresh squeezed orange juice. Our crew of blonde
girls stood out in the crowd, but that didn’t intimidate anyone from diving
headfirst into the carnival atmosphere—Kjersti and Basa came out with henna
tattoos, Erin had a snake draped over her head, while Torah made friends
with the monkeys. It was Morocco condensed—and it was hard to believe
Ms. Torah Bright. that we’d be doing any sort of snowboarding here, but through the haze, on
the horizon we could see the white-peaked Atlas Mountains.
THE CHAIRLIFT WAS MORE LIKE A

CARNIVAL RIDE THAN A MEANS OF
UPHILL TRANSPORT.
We made the two-hour drive up to the mountains with Erin

bravely behind the wheel of the rented SUV, and our guides Stefan from
Chamonix, who runs a surf camp near Casablanca in the summers, and
Hamidi, who is Berber (the indigenous mountain people of North Africa)
and a former Olympic skier. We were in good hands with them leading the
way. The drive took us through the suburbs, then into sparsely populated
foothills, then to a winding mountain pass through heartbreakingly poor
roadside villages.
It was a staggering change of scenery in such a short drive. We went from
masses of humanity in a primarily Muslim city to a quiet resort village. A mix
of traditional stone Berber houses built into the mountainsides and more
modern hotels with a French feel to them welcomed us into the valley, and
the peak looming 2,175 feet. Not knowing what to expect, we were relieved
to see a solid base of snow at the resort and lots of terrain. The resort has two
beginner surface tows and a chairlift that reaches the summit. We paid 100
dirhams (thirteen dollars) at the lift shack for an all-day pass.
The chairlift was more like a carnival ride than a means of uphill transport
with scenic riders on “Le Journee” kitted out in ski boots (which seemed
to be mandatory for walking on the snow) emitting raucous cheers as the
chair swept group after group up into the air. Up at the top, we took in the
contrasting views of frosty white peaks to the north and endless desert to
Is it bad to have a bunch of leftover lift
parts? Erin Comstock finds the upside. the south, and dropped into the consistently steep, long pitch—fun enough
freeriding—mind-blowing considering it was Africa. Africa! But it wasn’t going
to last. A few more days of evermore hardening conditions passed and then
blasting winds from the Sahara—the world’s largest desert—kicked in, and the
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Lisa Wiik.
BLASTING WINDS FROM THE

SAHARA—THE WORLD’S LARGEST
DESERT—KICKED IN, AND THE NEXT
DAY WHITE TURNED TO RED.
A long-ago abandoned archaeological site, right? Nope,
Torah Bright airs over an occupied Berber neighborhood. Brr.
next day white turned to red; sand covered the mountains and shut down our Then one morning we woke up without heat, electricity, or running water
plans of heading into the tempting backcountry. Should we go for a camel and over a foot of fresh snow on the ground—not surprisingly the third world
ride instead? Tempting, but we were here to ride our boards. infrastructure snapped under the weight of this snowfall. The unprepared
Undeterred by the sandstorm, we continued to make the best of it—the hotel staff hit us up for gas from our cars to fuel the generator, the roads
views were incredible and there were plenty of spots to ride around the vil- were closed, and we were basically stranded. Well enough. The crew was
lage. This already-dramatic setting was even more exaggerated by the tongue somewhat beat down by this point—Basa with a broken finger, Torah with a
of fog that began rolling in and out of the valley throughout the afternoon, tweaked shoulder, and poor Lisa, she had stretched out her collar muscles
alternating from sunny to whiteout and back. The riders delicately jibbed the and was sporting a neck brace.
stone houses built into the hillside where we assumed people lived only during We were three days from our departure and had yet to really explore the
the summers—it was stark and cold looking, but at the end of the day, we saw upper mountain since those first few days—the deep powder arrived just in
people walking home up the now-obvious snowy paths, stowing their donkeys time! It was a waiting game for the lift to open and for the electricity to come
in the lower-level stables with stifling, putrid, air—they’d come bucking and back on—rumors gave us hope and then let us down. At night it was icebox cold
snorting out in the morning gasping. Oh the smell … eye-bleeding. in our concrete mountain chalet, we huddled around the fire in the candlelit
Days of jibbing passed with the promise of snow just over the horizon. lounge and used headlamps to navigate the dark hallways. It was surreal.
087
Which brings us back to the riverside jump. Our fellow tourists had arrived Still, there remained the problem of fresh powder and the closed lifts, and
by the busload once the roads reopened. The beginners rented skis that by the final day, with the lifts still not running, our guide Stefan was tweaking,
were long past their prime and went for walks along flat cattracks, shuffling so we took the ascent on foot. He strapped on his skis and skins, I put on
around the lower mountain. The parking lot took on the look of the market my snowshoes and we hiked to the top of the mountain. It was stunning. We
scene back down in Marrakesh with vendors selling walnuts and sticky-sweet rode through bouncy, fresh powder off the steep summit following a shoulder
sesame seed bars for snacks; fistfuls of rosemary and sage for the tagine down through some chutes and out into wide-open snowfields ending where
and mint for tea; stone necklaces, donkey rides, sled rides, and ski lessons the crowds gathered at the rope tow. And once again, no single person even
were all on offer—name your price, or in the case of the dueling sesame bar flinched when we skidded into the base breathing heavy and delirious, our
vendors, allow them to holler it at the top of their lungs as the crowds shuffle track behind us leading to the summit.
past—“Dirham! Dirham! Dirham!” Some local people stopped to watch Erin, It was a realization that came to me somewhere in the middle of the mad-
Basa, and Kjersti jump over the river—we thought the site of girls in action ness of the Casablanca airport on the way home—where the security line flowed
would be a showstopper—but the unusually snowy landscape had everyone’s right around the gates, and the guards smoked, and our fellow travelers’ exotic
full attention. The heated session continued with only the necklace sellers as tribal garb seemed to come from somewhere even more foreign, did I really
witnesses—sure that there was a customer among us … as soon as the strange realize the miracle of our trip—we rode blower powder in Africa—Africa—and
girls were finished flinging themselves over this river. the conditions were as good as any we had ever experienced.

THE HEATED SESSION CONTINUED
WITH ONLY THE NECKLACE SELLERS
AS WITNESSES —SURE THAT THERE
WAS A CUSTOMER AMONG US …
Thie river gap with a geniuine Berber-built booter— Oukaïmeden resort.
Roxy rider Basa Stevulova test drives the trajectory.
YOU CAN TOOO

We flew into Marrakesh via Casablanca on Air Moroc during the
first week of March. We stayed at the Riad Pachavana in Marrakesh
(pachavana.com)—it’s a short walk from the main square (Djemaa
el-Fna) and marketplace (Souq). Driving isn’t recommended, so take
a taxi from the airport to the Riad, and yes, to
the resort and back (it is about 45 windy miles
each way). We stayed at Le Courchevel Hotel at
Oukaïmeden, but it’s not unusual to just hit up
the resort for one day and head back down. Lift
tickets cost 100 dirham cash, and the season runs
from January until late March.
Kjersti Buass and a Marrakesh local.
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Portraits: Cole Barash
PG. 90

AN INTERVIEW WITH GIGI RÜF
By Joel Muzzey
A
young boy raised in the mountains discovers himself there—the power of village in Austria, he met the challenges of the snowboard game with easy
his youth ignited by a natural order in motion all around him. Changing style. In the interval of then and the impending now, Gigi Rüf has ridden his
and growing with the seasons, breathing the breath of the mountains way into the collective consciousness of snowboarding—inviting us into his
and going forth to the rhythms of nature, he becomes himself. The mountains singular world of snowbound discovery. And as sure as the changing of the
nurture and prepare him. And from these heights, he descends, to walk among seasons, we witness his exploits on film and in photos, year upon year. He is
the flatlanders with a secret wisdom—the mysteries of the wind and the bright one of the greats—a credit to our culture. But it’s not about tricks. His approach
songs of nature’s voice ringing in his ears. Among us, thus he arrives. to riding stirs within us—the viewer, the fan, and the aspirant—a hunger for
Christian “Gigi” Rüf emerged on the international snowboard scene a a deeper connection to the snow and its manifold gifts. And in this way, he
decade ago—wide-eyed, guileless, and gifted. Hailing from a sleepy farming leads us out into the mountains, into our own self-discovery.

The Dead Kennedy’s song “Moon Over
Marin” was the perfect soundtrack for
his part in Neverland. Weirdo punk-
rock frontside five. Cervinia, Italy.
PHOTO: Frode Sandbech
Crunched for time due to his travel schedule, this interview was didn’t really know how shallow the landing
conducted via telephone during Gigi’s layover in New York on his way would be. I could tell that a hassle would
to South America. He was headed to Patagonia to begin filming for his be coming—so I just jumped in switch but
new movie project. After seven hours in the sky over the Atlantic, Gigi didn’t make it that clean. I unstrapped and
was just as spry and talkative as usual. And so, we began. went back up—I had no setup time, so I just
jumped in regular. After that, I was stressing
What are you going to do We’re going on a crazy boat with a heli- pretty hard about getting in trouble with
down in Patagonia? copter on it—looking for pow in Patagonia. the police. Halfway down from the dam,
The owner of Nomads Of The Sea invited I actually pulled off my boots and turned
me; they’re this outfit that runs expeditions my red pants inside out so I didn’t fit the
all over the world. Basically, it’s a gift cer- description—a little precaution.
tificate for $70,000—a trip I couldn’t pass
up. Sounds crazy, huh? Pretty posh. All I’m This scene sounds pretty sketchy. Have you ever wondered what motivates
hoping for is some good snow and that El riders to step-up when good sense, logic, and the law would be telling
Niño isn’t going to f—k up too much for us them to step-down?
with warm weather.
What makes you go in a Well, in that situation, I was thinking maybe
His video segments are always chock-full of ridiculous pow, but Gigi also situation like that? if I get caught, the authorities will make me
manages to ride a few unique obstacles to round out the part. Last year in pay some fines or something, but if I make
Over Seas, he looped a pedestrian tunnel and handplanted a house to land it, I get a good shot in the can and maybe
on our March 2009 cover. This year he bomb-dropped a big dam, gapped out make some money! I knew that I could do
to bonk a chairlift, and jibbed some sketchy-looking avalanche bomb pipes. it—it’s just a bomb drop, like jumping off
a balcony at home, something I’ve been
Where was that dam you That was in Cervinia, Italy. I wasn’t even doing since I was a kid.
jumped off in Neverland? gonna hit that thing—I was following
Romain [De Marchi]—it was a very windy day And you’re still getting Yeah, sure. There are places I go where I
and we were just looking for some shelter; chased around the resort find progression, like Alaska. Up there, the
there’s nothing more sheltered than a big by ski patrol? terrain offers you everything—it’s endless,
wall, so we went up there. I basically hiked but you have to learn how to manage it all.
around in Romain’s bootpack looking at it. You think, “I want to do that,” but then the
Everyone down below at the resort could real question is, “Can I do that?” It’s all a big
see us, so I knew we had to do it quick. question mark. You either overcome and
I could barely get over the fear to jump find the answer, or you end up just doing
off—I was hanging over to look and could easy stuff. But at home and at resorts, I just
see some metal spikes down there, and I want ride whatever is there—whatever is
PG. 92

Gigi’s favorite jumps require no shoveling. Just
speed. Haines, Alaska. PHOTO: Cole Barash

He may not have a plan
for his movie, but there’s
definitely a method to his
madness. Haines, Alaska.
PHOTO: Cole Barash
in front of me. I like to go and not ride the In 2000, Gigi came to the U.S. for the TransWorld Team Challenge. Instead
park—kind of showing off—but riding every- of a week, he stayed for two months and filmed a part for Kingpin films’
where else. And I don’t care if I piss off some Destroyer. Since then he has consistently produced at least one video
lifties, I just wanna snowboard what I see. part every season, often two. We’re talking ten years deep and he hasn’t
missed a single season.
Like bonking that That was also Cervinia. The next day when
chairlift in your part? we got up to the hill, the lifties were yelling You grew up in snowboard Yeah, well, the whole competition federation
at us about putting in that track and bonk- movies—started filming went to shit, so … I got the chance to film—I
ing the lift. We also got mad crazy shit from when you were just a kid. was lucky, and I definitely wanted to make
those lifties for what we did to that pipe, too. my living as a snowboarder, traveling.
I had to climb up there and do a little work to
make it rideable and they were so pissed. What do you think Well, I look at them from a distance. For the
when you look back at all newest video part, I’m always self-critical.
What draws you to these I’m not really looking, but these things just those videos? But I think as years pass, the old video parts
random obstacles? appear in front of my nose. For a long time look better. Looking back, it’s like an album.
I’ve felt that you don’t need much to go ride— I view them without judgment like, “Wow,
the smaller the build, the better it is. But I remember that …” I can’t look back and
these things are just a part of progression. regret what I didn’t do. There are so many
Eventually, you’re going to start building chances that we pass by in life, and we can’t
stuff to hit or ride. get upset about those.
Do you draw inspiration Mostly my inspiration comes from the You’ve reached this point, Yes, and I think they’ve pushed me to do
from other riders at all? places I go. Whatever appears there before as you said, that you just it, even. I’ve learned and now understand
me, I want to ride. But looking to other want to ride what you the importance of putting in the same effort
guys? No. Maybe I absorb the general idea want—does filming with that everyone else is. For example, the first
or direction I see snowboarding going—I the Absinthe crew give day I was on the hill in Alaska with the filmer
you that freedom? by myself, I was like, “Okay, now it’s really
pick out the raisins, you know? Like, “That
on me to actually pick something out to
was sick,” or, “Wow that was on my mind,
hit.” That was the start. I felt like I still had so
too.” There’s a whole bunch going on,
much to learn, but I knew I had to raise the
but I don’t ever think, not for a second,
stakes, play hardball. You can’t always ride
“Oh, I could’ve done that,” when I watch the easy waves—I’m speaking work ethically,
someone else. you know? That’s what Absinthe has taught
me. And also to stand up for myself.
PG. 94

While his son Jona is at home
hitting that mother’s milk,
Gigi is out spraying a different
kinda white stuff. Cervinia, Italy.
PHOTO: Frode Sandbech
What do you mean Well, most of the time you’re moving with How do you keep from By looking forward. Like this year, they
by that—standing a group and that group dynamic plays a getting burnt out? opened a new lift at my home resort. They
up for yourself? big role in filming crews. So you have to connected a new north-facing side of the
kinda balance the group decisions and resort, so I’m looking forward to what I’ll
your own. There’s a filmer, a photographer, find there, do some slashes! You’ve gotta
all the logistics of getting there. Making give yourself some freedom—freedom to
the day work means you have to consider do those slashes or warm-up runs, what-
those things, too. It’s your responsibility to ever it takes to get you excited to ride.
balance it all out. I want to add here that I didn’t like film-
ing with snowmobiling crews when I was
With your years of Yeah, I’m just like, “This is where I’m gonna doing that—it was hard to look forward to
filming experience, does get rad!” [laughs] Through the years, I’ve the next day. Getting out on those bumps
it come any easier? gotten way into it—working with filmers and in the morning—I knew it definitely wasn’t
photographers. It’s a fun, exciting thing to something I was pursuing. I found other
be out there as a group, learning about their things. I don’t need much—just to put my
eye and how they see it. As a kid I always had snowboard on. So, what I’m trying to say
trouble expressing myself, especially at the is, nowadays, I can have my fun at home
beginning because of the language barrier. I and then organize my trips and travel. I’ve
kinda got thrown into the mix and I thought, learned to be a professional and I try to act
“I’ll probably make a fool of myself,” but I that way with the people around me. The
was eager to learn. I’m still doing the same more I am feeding off the experience, the
thing now—I’m still eager to learn. You know, more on it I can be.
sometimes I fall behind and try to catch up
and sometimes I look at the things I’ve done Gigi is married to his Austrian sweetie Steffi and they’re the proud parents
and it amazes me, too. I think I have a pretty of a young son—not yet a year old—named Jona. They live in Bregenz,
good photo album so far! Austria, not far from the area where Gigi grew up, a small mountain village
called Au where the Rüf clan has dwelt for four generations. While Gigi
You were TWS Rookie Of I like what I do. I like traveling in the runs around the globe chasing powder, Steffi and Jona have the whole
The Year in 2001, how mountains and seeing new places. I guess family network back home for support.
do you keep it fresh after I like the snow—I like its reaction! [laughs]
nearly a decade? You know, there are places that shape up And how are you adjust- I’m trying to, certainly—doing my chores,
differently every year, there are still new ing to being a dad? my duties. I’m helping out at home as much
places to visit. as I can when I’m there. I find so much joy

just in the fact that Jona is a healthy, young
boy—I couldn’t be happier. Right now he is
too young, he just wants to nibble on the
booby, but in the future, he’ll realize that
I’m pursuing snowboarding. And already,
he has been exposed to a life that is very
different than when I was growing up—
sometimes it’s a pretty crazy one and I feel
like I have to show some morals and teach
him that everything in life doesn’t come
easily. For myself, I can’t really trace back
if it did come easily, probably in a couple
years when my body aches and I’m hurting,
I’ll know that it didn’t. But hopefully, I can
look back at lessons learned and pass them
on to Jona. I still consider myself young and
I’ll get to do a lot of rad stuff with him—I
should be able to keep up with him for a
couple more years [laughs].
If one day he wants to be He can do whatever he wants … as long

a pro snowboarder, will as he stays honest and humble, I guess. I
you back it? would like to see him really snowboarding,
not just huck and spin and use his body for
it, but to get the connection, the meaning—
to love the mountains and winter.
Talk about that Well, we all enjoy it in different ways, but

connection. I’m saying there is some sort of alpinism in
snowboarding—you need the mountains to
ride, the slope, the speed, and the accelera-
tion. There are also dangers out there that
come with it. Maybe one of the reasons
I’ve pushed it this far in snowboarding is
the excitement I feel with that environment,
the fun in the mountains, the thrills. I find
my eagerness and pleasure in being pre-
pared for whatever challenge I find in the
mountains—I’m not saying that I’m looking
for a challenge, I just want to be ready for
whatever happens. I don’t want to be lim-
ited to something I’m trying to find—I’m not
trying to find anything. It’s more adapting. Volcom is known for producing unique shred flicks such as The Garden,
In snowboarding you have to adapt to a Subjekt: Haakonsen, and Luminous Llama—which all became cult clas-
lot, like bad weather, and it’s not that I just sics. Now, they’re betting on Gigi’s productive track record and creativ-
want to bring the right goggle lens, but ity for their newest snow film, which at this point is still unnamed.
it’s to be able to adapt to any uncertainty—
you’ve gotta be spontaneous. There’s a hell Give some background Well, it will be produced by Volcom, which
of a range of feelings going on out there. on your new movie supports me very much in letting me do
First, you have excitement, then you have project. what I want—they’ve given me all the tools I
the challenge, then maybe you even have need to do it. The man standing tall behind
an accident. It’s definitely a rollercoaster it is Billy Anderson, and Jake Price is going
ride … I’m getting off track now … What to be the filmer. Basically, I have no real
drives me, and what always has, is that I plans, so I always kinda cringe when they
am still looking for my place—trying to cre- say it’s a movie about me. But really, it’s
ate my place around the aspirations that I gonna be a Volcom movie with the whole
have in the mountains, getting out into the team involved. They said I could bring
fresh air. Now, there are concerns at home, everybody into play that I’m fond of. We
you know, and that adds a challenge—you are even gonna bring in regular people—
have to scramble. But I also know that if maybe even some hitchhikers. There’s not
you finish something good, you can start much planning going into it, so we’ll see
something new. what we discover.
PG. 96

Photographer Frode Sandbech gives some
context: “Gigi knew about these old avalanche
stoppers, so we played around for a while, then
he figured out he could use one all-natural as
a jump. After a couple backside 180s, he went
on and charged this perfect misty flip—and
stomped it after just three tries.” Cervinia, Italy.

PG. 98

Will you still be filming Oh, yeah, that was one of the first things we
with Absinthe Films? had to answer. Billy and I met with Justin
[Hostynek]—I was really sentimental about
Alaska, because Justin brought me there
first with Absinthe. I didn’t want to go up
there with a different crew and raid their surf
and turf, so Billy came up with the concept
to film a behind-the-scenes of me in Alaska
with the Absinthe crew, showing what I do
with them up there, then we’ll use that docu-
mentary part for the Volcom movie.
Are you ready to be the I feel excitement in doing this, yeah. I wasn’t
leading man and manage really given the gift of leadership, so it’s
a film crew? definitely another challenge for me, learn-
ing-wise. But something that took a bit of
the weight off my shoulders was Billy telling
me that if we don’t have enough footage,
we’ll just keep going until it’s done. It gives
me some perspective—I can just ride and
roll with it. There are certain pressures out
there, but I’ve been here before and I can
cope. I shouldn’t think too much about
useless things—just think about having fun
and how to make it back home.
So you’ve finally found Yeah, it’s crazy like that. I’ve made it this far,
the freedom you’ve been but the work isn’t over. I’m given opportuni-
looking for? ties and sometimes I feel overwhelmed, but
I’m still trying to progress. I never really put
a lot of thought into my career, or making
a career—just said a little funny talk, some
jokes, to the people around me. But I have
definitely been inspired by the scene and
the freedom it transmitted to me—to go
around in the mountains, to learn snow-
boarding and get better … Maybe it’s short-
sightedness on my part, but I always just
enjoyed the riding. I can’t credit myself
for anything—most of the stuff I’ve done, I
never thought about until it was right there
in front of my nose.
And here you are headlining Yeah, I don’t have to prove anything any-
your own movie, the new more, really. I’d still like to form some sort
How ’bout a little inbounds hell-raising? Volcom board team, and of progression in snowboarding, but then
Gigi’s down. Lofty gap-out to chairlift
bonk. This one almost got him in a scrap new sponsors … again, it’s just snowboarding and I haven’t
with some Italian lift-rats. Cervinia, Italy. put too much thought into it before, so I
PHOTO: Frode Sandbech probably shouldn’t start now.

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It’s a bird’s eye view and it’s bountiful.

Trevor Jacob gets his in the Jackson backcountry.

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step into the hotel room as oily, congealed leftovers fly through the room side of snowboarding that they know very well. It’s drilled into them with
and smear across Broc’s face before spattering a painting on the wall. every trip. Liftlines, the park, the corduroy, the judges’ eyes. Here, however,
Yelling and wrestling erupts, then ceases with laughter. The room is a they are free and embarking on a discovery of new subject matter. One
raucous scene, teeming with teen spirit. Broc Waring, Bryn Valaika, Ross of exploratory learning, open expanses of snow, the elective stuff with no
Baker, and Trevor Jacob are mashed together, getting under each other’s boundaries—jump building, chutes, sinking legs into pow, and seeking out
skin. They’re anxious. It’s mid-March, the height of the season in Jackson the riding preserves of the Teton wilderness. Taught by legendary mad
Hole, Wyoming. Legendary riders Bryan Iguchi and Barrett Christy are professor and Jackson ambassador Bryan Iguchi. So we sit cooped up,
ready to open the door and expose these riders’ eyes to a foreign strain waiting, and peering out the hotel window to a heavy, looming storm of
of snowboarding—the backcountry.Usually this young crew is working their snow drooping over the Tetons and swallowing Jackson Hole.
way through the rigidities of resort riding and contests—the structured

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Tweak as hard as you can, no one’s lookin’ out here, we swear.

Ross Baker stretches it out on Togwotee Pass.

This beats a high school
chemistry lecture any day. When in doubt, probe.
Ahh, the never-ending love/hate relationship between

man and machine, it’s like wrestling a stiff, dead cow.
he doesn’t want this part

of the sport to die out.
Side Steps In Passing
By morning we’re sitting up at Corbet’s Cabin at Guch had never considered it, but seems open By day three we’ve branched out, left Jackson
the top of Jackson Hole—our meeting place above and interested. This is where I began to see the and are rooping a caravan of sleds around
the legendary couloir of the same name. The storm reciprocal learning start—these kids taking Guch’s Togwotee Pass. It’s easy access, already torn up
is still in effect. It’s windy and gray. Inside the cabin advice, but at the same time he’s studying this new by slednecks. Everyone handles their sled with no
it’s warm and the rookie crew is stuffing their faces breed—how they ride and view the mountain. major problems—amazing considering it’s the first
with sugary waffles as they distractedly listen to Later, Trevor tries to build an over-vert rock-to- time most of the young bucks have stepped on
the lecture from mountain patrol. A refresher on rock transfer, like a full pipe with the top cut out. It a snowmobile. We head straight to some jumps
beacon use and snow stability are the lessons—the crumbled, but reveals a connection, a commonality spots. Now this is familiar for the crew. Point it,
essential prerequisites and most structured part between the eyes of the young and the eyes of snap, spin, and grab. There’s little consequence
of stepping beyond resort boundaries and into a veteran. They have the park-trained eye, one of on the other side, save for the difficulty of land-
the sidecountry first, and backcountry later. Then building and transforming the surroundings to suit ing in powder.
we’re up and out, traversing and hiking beyond their aims. The flipside is where the trained eyes We spend the next three days winding through
the resort’s perimeter as Bryan leads the group of of someone as experienced as Guch will scour the Absaroka Mountains by sled. Bryan ushers
nine out to Cody Bowl. It’s where he first started a the architecture of nature, figuring out how to use us from spot to spot, we just follow his sled track
love affair with riding the uncharted stuff. what the mountain offers—following its contours, knowing we’re in good hands. At every stop he
The snow has stacked up well and we keep its basins, its broken and voluted form. It comes in points out terrain features, naming video spots,
picking our way through Jackson’s adjacent ter- time and experience, as does the way in which one and helping with stuck sleds. We hit cliffs, cornice
rain. Funneling through chutes, plunging off of rides it. We leave the sidecountry after two days, drops, and more kickers. One afternoon we rip
cliffs. “John Jackson Cab-fived this cliff,” Guch tells but Bryan’s “method if it pops, Indy if it drops” by the knoll where Travis Rice threw some of his
us. He’s also our historian. Then we make it to the axiom rings in our ears, making us think about first double corks. The new recruits stare with awe
bottom and Trevor spies a boulder-to-boulder hip. how we react to terrain. and buzz. The history lesson is building. “That was

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Style travels, Broc takes it from

park to the backcountry. ‘Guch droppin’ knowledge.
Sidecountry
start here
Sidecountry or “slackcountry” is terrain adjacent to and accessed through a resort. It’s a perfect place to start
backcountry style riding, if they allow it. More and more resorts are providing gates into this type of terrain
and most require an avalanche beacon, probe, and shovel. Here are some prime resorts that allow such riding:
Mt. Baker, Washington Big Sky, Montana

Jackson Hole, Wyoming Bridger Bowl, Montana
Alpine Meadows, California Silverton, Colorado
Sugar Bowl, California Revelstoke, British Columbia
Brighton, Utah Fernie, British Columbia
Solitude, Utah Big White, British Columbia
The Canyons, Utah Kicking Horse, Alberta
in Subjekt: Haakonsen,” Guch points out. The old When your eyes feast on the massive bowls
movie references don’t always elicit an immediate and the jagged peaks of Alaska it lures you … but
response. The films and people he mentions you don’t instantly dive in. The same way you
were prominent when this crew was in dia- don’t just drop into the X Games Superpipe.
pers. And that’s about when the connections You start small. You build your way up. It’s
began sinking in. The tram ride up with the same for backcountry, but there’re no
Kevin Jones, the nurturing advice from be their calling. After all, Guch judges, no qualifiers, no finals. You learn
Barrett Christy, the wise direction from himself was a young aspiring pro safety, then go. Start with tree runs, access
Bryan. There is something more … at this age, with a thirst for any and gates, then, maybe one day, sleds or a
The trip isn’t just about showing these every type of snowboarding. heli. Each trip is another step and it grows
contest riders around the backcountry On the first day of sledding Bryan from your surroundings and experiences.
and getting photos. There’s a circle of mentions that he normally wouldn’t Dig in, learn about this beast everyone
elders surrounding them, guiding them do this—blow out a spot with a big calls the backcountry. Discover that lingering
toward this path—a passing of the torch—a crew of outsiders. Trevor Jacob feeling it embeds in your soul. It’s flirting with
preservation of the more natural side of snow- rode with him to the pass that morning and raw snowboarding … backhill and backcountry—
boarding. Top pros like Travis Rice credit Guch for later, on our drive back, quietly tells us, “Bryan snowboarding’s true origins.
assuming this mystic role. “Looking back, if I had was telling me how this trip is more of a choice, And as the night envelops the Tetons, I ask Broc
to call out one of the few pivotal moments in my a passion for him—because he doesn’t want this one more time what he would take away from this
life, meeting Bryan Iguchi was one of them. You part of the sport to die out. You have to teach the trip. He confidently says, “Having fun riding is the
know, a legend of legends who up and moved younger generations to learn the backcountry and best stuff in life … but riding here and riding pow
from California to here [Jackson], and gave up experience it all, is what he told me.” is what snowboarding is all about. It’s the roots
everything. I mean, all his sponsors dropped him of snowboarding. There weren’t parks back in
because he moved into the woods. He wasn’t in the day—this is natural, actual shredding. The way
the limelight anymore, but what it really was, was From Here it should be.” With generous, passionate riders
that he found what he was looking for here. I feel The light fades all too soon and we sit at the last like Guch still steering snowboarding’s transcen-
like I was able to apprentice under a master,” as dinner together. Youngest and eldest with grins all dence and youthful, acute riders studying him, it
Travis boldly stated in That’s It, That’s All. This group around. Everyone got a taste of new terrain that seems safe to say that the future generations will
of riders may not realize it now, they’ve only just week. For Broc, Bryn, Ross, and Trevor, it’s a sample be just fine.
sampled its fruits, but someday being out of the of the powdery path they may soon follow. Or a
parks and out here in the powder may eventually path you may want to follow.

This is what you work for. Up in the air and
alone. Trevor gets his in that split second of
backcountry bliss.

Robbie Walker. Salt Lake City, Utah.
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PHOTO: Andy Wright/Nice Try

Curtis Ciszek. Idaho backcountry.
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PHOTO: Mark Welsh/Nice Try

Austin Smith. Mt. Bachelor, Oregon.
PHOTO: Mark Welsh

Bode Merrill. Salt Lake City, Utah.
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PHOTO: Andy Wright

Devun Walsh. Mt. Seymour, B.C., Canada.
PHOTO: Colin Adair
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Austin Granger. Salt Lake City, Utah.
PHOTO: Andy Wright
Louif Paradis.
PHOTO: Alex Paradis

EeroMarben.
Zac Niemela.
Minneapolis,
Whistler backcountry,
Minnesota.B.C., Canada.
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PHOTO: Andy Wright / Nice Try
Mike Yoshida

HOW TO
hardware 20 tricks backcountry basics
FIX A CRACKED AND DENTED EDGE

GE
And Keep Your Board From Rotting
Stump slappin’ and rail smackin’ are damn fun. But after a while your board will eventually crumble
ble
from the jib beatdown. You can crack your edge from a harsh impact with metal (i.e., rails, boxes)
es)
or dent the edge’s contact point when your board simply falls over and smashes onto the ground. nd.
Once the edge cracks and splits, your board’s days are numbered. Water seeps in, sogginess ess
sets, then it freezes and the core crumbles. You can prolong your board’s life by sealing up that
hat
cracked or dented edge, though, and here’s how.—B.G.
POUND IT
If your edge is bent out of shape, it’s best to
pound it back in line before gluing it. One
way to remedy this is with a hammer and
strong pointy object like an awl, cold chisel,
or flathead screwdriver. Set the board flat
and dig the tool into where the base meets
the edge. It might take some heavy hits, just
be patient. Any base damage you might
inflict can be filled in with a little P-tex later.
GLUE IT
Now mix up some epoxy. Any kind will
do, but the good flexible stuff from your
local shop is the crème de la crème. Slowly
spread a good dollop of epoxy in the
3 wound. Then grab a hairdryer and start

heating the epoxy so it liquefies and seeps
into the core. Keep heating the board’s
base, sidewall, topside, and the epoxy
until the epoxy stops bubbling from the
escaping air. Be careful not to melt your
base or topsheet.
2
SPREAD IT CLAMP IT
To make sure your board is free of mois- Pull the finishing nails out
ture, keep it at room temp for a couple days and grab two scrapers and
before you begin repairs. (You don’t want some C-clamps. Sandwich
to trap in any moisture or the core will rot.) the sidewall with the scrap-
With the board in a vise, perpendicular to the
ground, spread open the sidewall and base
4 ers and clamp it down. Don’t
over tighten or you’ll dimple
ILLUSTRATION: Shawn O’Keefe
around the broken edge with small finishing the board. Let the epoxy cure
nails. Leave the nails in and make sure there’s overnight, then sand off the
enough room to get some glue in there. excess, and if necessary, fix
base scratches with P-tex.

HOW TO 20 TRICKS 120
Danny Kass
“WITH THE SWITCH BACK THREE I REALLY
LIKE GRABBING FRONTSIDE. IT FEELS NICE,
AND IT’S EASY TO BONE OUT.”
—DANNY KASS
Switch Backside 360s

Switch back threes aren’t all that easy, which is exactly why you should learn them. Once you figure this
trick out it’ll open the doors to a lot of other switch backside spins. Danny Kass is here to show you how it’s
done on this Keystone kicker. —L.G.
01. Before you go breaking off a switch front 03. Once your front foot leaves the lip, initiate the know it, and once you come around to 270, you
three, make sure you’ve got switch straight airs spin with your head and shoulders, which is really as should able to see the landing.
and switch back 180s dialed. Then, go find a jump easy as looking back uphill. Switch backside 360s, like
you’re really comfortable on and make sure the any 360, don’t require a lot of rotation, so don’t worry 05. Let go of your grab and get ready to put it
lip is rut-free. about winding up too much or chucking it off the lip. down. Do your best to land flat based or maybe a
Just pop and look over your trailing shoulder. little on your toes, and then look straight down the
02. Ride up to the jump switch, make a mellow landing to keep yourself from buttering around. Now,
setup turn, and transfer your weight over your toe 04. Now suck your knees up, drop a hand, and point it at the next jump and start thinking five.
edge—eye the lip and wait for it. grab your board—melon or mute should come easi-
est. The rotation will probably be over before you

Scotty Lago
“I JUST KINDA COME IN A LITTLE BIT MORE ON MY
TOES AND DROP MY SHOULDER A LITTLE BIT AND
MAYBE THROW IT A LITTLE CORKED.”—SCOTTY LAGO
Switch Backside 540s

If you’ve figured out switch back threes, turning it into a five should be mellow. Both Scotty and Danny
agree that switch back fives are actually a little easier than switch back threes. Go figure. Now go learn.
01. First off, spend part of the day practicing 03. Switch back fives require a little more torque when you’ve rotated that three. The last 180 will be
switch backside 180s and 360s. Lap that park until than the threes, so you’ll want to wind up a little as blind, but trust that you’ll come around. You will.
you’re confident that you can stomp both every you’re riding up the lip. Counter-rotate your upper
time. Figure out which jump you’re really hyped body a bit, and then as you’re leaving the lip, initiate 05. Look down between your feet for the land-
on and get the speed dialed. the spin with your shoulders. Look back uphill and ing. It’ll come up quick, so be ready to absorb it
bring your knees up. with your legs. Stomp flat-based and ride away
02. Your approach will be just like it was for without reverting.
the switch back threes. Ride in switch, make a 04. Grab as early as possible—mute or Indy should
smooth setup turn and transfer your weight onto feel most natural. Hold on and keep looking over
your toe edge. your trailing shoulder. Resist the urge to open up

HOW TO BACKCOUNTRY BASICS 124
LOST
The Dangers Of Ducking Ropes
It’s one of those worst-case scenarios—the place none of us ever want to end up—out
of bounds, after dark, all alone, with no idea where you are or where to go.—L.G.
THIS HAPPENED to Brendan Shoemaker
last winter at Mountain High. Shoemaker was rid-
ing the resort, which is located in the San Gabriel
Mountains outside of Los Angeles. It’s a resort that’s
better known for its park features than the surround-
ing backcountry. But last February brought a lot of
snow to the mountain and Brendan dipped off one
of the runs to get at some fresh. He ended up tak-
ing the trees down a little too far. He was separated
from his friends, on his own, and it was dark before
he knew it.
“This sense of exploration is ill-conceived as the
areas are restricted for a reason,” says Bruce Lamarche.
Lamarche is a member of the Sierra Madre Search
and Rescue Team. He says that they get one to three
calls every winter for people who’ve gone missing
after leaving the Mountain High Resort boundary. He
understands the draw, but hopes riders will realize
the risk. “These areas do not carry sound back to any
element of civilization, causing the calls for help to
go unheard,” he says.
So what are you supposed to do if you find yourself
in this situation? Here’s Lamarche’s advice: “S.T.O.P.”
ONE CAN STILL DIE That’s Stop, Think, Observe, Plan. We teach a program
to children called Hug-A-Tree. The idea is to stay put
IN THE WILDERNESS to avoid getting more lost, find shelter, make yourself
WITH ALL THE TOOLS visible from the air, and wait for rescue. Children are
MONEY CAN BUY. more successful than adults at this because many
adults think they can solve the problem. They end
— Bruce Lamarche
up exhausting themselves, running out of daylight,
and failing to plan for staying warm.”
Shoemaker did the right thing, he stayed calm,
called for help, and stayed put. According to news-
paper reports, he tried to build a fire, but all the trees
were too wet, so he built a small snow cave and hun-
kered down for the night. Search and rescue found
Shoemaker the next morning. “Think about this,”
adds Lamarche. “The further a lost person travels,
the larger the search area becomes and the longer
it takes to find them. In snowy weather, time is an
enemy, as fatigue and hypothermia work against
will power.”
Lamarche says there are things you can do better
PHOTO: (top right) Christy Chaloux PHOTOS: Chris Wellhausen
the odds of being found. He urges snowboarders to

consider carrying some extra equipment, just in case.
He suggests always carrying a loud and high-fre-
quency whistle on a lanyard. “Trees and snow tend to
muffle sound and a voice shouting quickly loses vol-
ume,” says Lamarche. “A signal mirror is also good for
attracting the attention of search helicopters. A SPOT
transmitter device can also be valuable.” Although
SPOT transmitters are pricey, they work where cell
phones often don’t and that investment could mean
all the difference. But remember, Lamarche asserts,
“It’s imperative that these tools, while advised, do not
become an excuse to go out of bounds. One can still
die in the wilderness with all the tools money can buy.
Basic preparedness is wise anytime you venture into
the mountains, but it won’t cure bad decisions.”

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RESORTS
spot check breakdown
Antti Autti and Jeremy Thompson.

PHOTO: Rami Hanafi
June Mountain, California
California’s Underground Resort
The park is virtually private, and the mountain
stores fresh powder lines for days after a storm. Elevation: 10,090 feet Snowfall: 300 inches
—Kimmy Fasani Terrain: 500 acres Ticket: $64
Lifts: 7 Web site: junemountain.com
TERRAIN: The views from the top of the 10,090-foot PARK PLAN: The park at June is always groomed NEW: This season June Mountain will unveil a new
peak include June Lake and several smaller alpine to perfection. From the top of Chair 7 down to Stew hip cutting machine, which was custom-designed by
lakes in the valley below. The resort boasts more than Pot Slim’s Chalet, riders can hit up to ten jumps in its own park crew. June has also added new snowmak-
35 runs including rolling groomers, tree runs, steep every size (up to supersized) and countless jibs. The ing fan guns dedicated to the Superpipe off Chair 2.
faces, and a park with some 50 chiseled features. park crew also adds in repurposed junk masterpieces
to session, like a big metal wrecking ball and chain 3 BEST THINGS: The park, no crowds, jib-friendly
POWDER PLAN: When the storm is underway in and a satellite dish, just to name a few. Expect to see secret tree runs.
Mammoth Lakes, head on up to June Mountain for a new big hip in this playground of jibs, as well.
wide-open trees and no crowds. You’ll be able to
take lap after lap with fresh turns off the Face and MUST DO: Take the four-mile top-to-bottom run
the Wall. After a couple hours riding between those from Chair 6 to Chair 1. You can slash through the
TIP: After a long day head to
spots, head up to the top of the mountain on Chair 7 trees, carve the groomers, and then get creative on Double Eagle Lodge for dinner
and duck into the trees off Matterhorn or shred the the Canyon Trail cat track on the way to the bottom. If and a massage or, for the budget
Banker Chutes. These moderate pitch runs will keep you’re the adventurous type, take the Hooligans run rider, score a room at The Villager
and we’ll see you at Tiger Bar.
your legs burning all day. to town and grab a bite to eat or a drink at the local’s
favorite, Tiger Bar.

RESORTS BREAKDOWN
Jackson Hole’s
Casper Bowl
“The bowl is probably the easiest place to access this kind of
terrain on the mountain—there’re kickers to pillow to trees to
lines and everything you’d want to ride, Jackson Hole style.”
—Mark Carter, your guide through Casper Bowl
PHOTO: Bob Woodall
INSIDER INFO
If you plan on heading out of bounds OVERVIEW:
Casper Bowl is a 1,200-vertical-foot
ADULT TICKET: $91 at Jackson Hole, be sure to have a part-
ner, pack, avalanche beacon, shovel, cirque accessible by a short fifteen-minute
WEB SITE: jacksonhole.com and probe ... and know how to use
them. JHMR also offers guided back-
hike from the gondola. It’s an avalanche-
controlled backcountry area that you enter
country trips. through backcountry access gates. There
are plenty of ways to get cliffed-out up here,
Bring your trunks, there are plenty so make sure to scope out your lines from
of hot tubs to poach after a long day below or go with someone who knows. This
of shredding. is the zone where Travis Rice’s Quiksilver
Natural Selection contest was held.

133
PHOTO: Tim Zimmerman
INTRO LINE: ADVANCED LINE: THE KINGER LINE:

The easiest way down is through this north- This is the “Box Canyon” line. Basically, you Rob Kingwill took this line dur-
facing gully. Traverse in through the lower stay to the rider’s left of the two little trees ing the Natural Selection. The
gate and basically head straight down the along the ridge—there’re two exposures, takeoff is from the most promi-
open pow field. You can go into Casper Woods with one going fall line into the box. You nent peak. Start at the far left side of the peak and
on the rider’s right to hit the tight trees and little can punt off that shark fin and drop into the fields or, head for the opening in the trees on down the fin
pillows—that’s my favorite place to ride and most if you’re really manly, you can hit it pretty fast off the and then send it off the end—you can ride right off
people stay away from tight trees. exposure and into the canyon. Taking the fin down the end for a ten-foot drop or punt it from further
is a little sharky, but when there’s enough snow you up—the landing here too can be a little flat, so don’t
can hit it pretty fast. The rock further down below take it with too much speed.
the trees makes a good jump across the slope.

ANGRY INTERNS 134
illustration: Josh Holinaty

Spring Cleaning
As we’re sure you’ve figured out by now, we Angry Interns come and go, no, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed shred nerd is as jagged as the lid of a hobo’s soup can.
it’s not the same few losers still hanging on since the 1990s— although some- Which got us to thinking …
times it feels like we have been here since the 1890s. There’s no way anyone In this day and age when there are only so many paychecks to go around in
can change these idiot editors’ diapers (both figuratively and literally) for snowboarding, why are there still pros from twenty years ago collecting checks
more than a year or two. Unless maybe you were a former POW, Green Beret, for doing nothing? We think it’s time to do a little spring cleaning. Here is a little
or someone who has been trained to live a subhuman, tortured existence for checklist for the aging pro to see if you are actually doing anything productive
extended periods of time. Even if we were happy living in conditions that could or are just swinging from the teat of the heifer that is snowboarding in hopes
make a rat puke, the powers above wouldn’t let us stay if we wanted to. They of milking it for all it’s worth.
like to keep the talent fresh. After a few volumes, even the most energetic,
1.) Have you put out a video part in the last 3.) If over the age of 35, do you wear the 5.) Have you ever thought about taking your
two years that has any new tricks in it? Not same clothes as the teenagers who currently skills to the backcountry?
just to you, but new to the snowboarding make up your “peer group?” A.) No
world in general? A.) Yes B.) Yes
A.) No B.) No
B.) Yes If you answered A to more than two of these
4.) Are you still doing the pipe run that got questions, it’s time to stop embarrassing yourself.
2.) Does your teenage child currently hit you third at the ’93 Open? Make the natural progression to washed-up pro by
bigger jumps than you? A.) Yes getting a real estate job. Or, if you’re really desper-
A.) No B.) No ate, you could always try your hand at snowboard
B.) Yes “journalism”—if these hacks can do it, anyone can.

YELLOW SN
SNOW 136
While most pros are zeroed in on stomping tricks

and stacking footy, Jon Kooley sets his own pri-
orities. Sure, he’s got the moves, but he knows
he can’t be caught on the streets with wrinkled
flannels and crumpled-up V-necks. A tight kit
is critical. Taking one from the Justin Hebbel
playbook, Kooley runs an iron off the genny to
smooth everything out. PHOTO: Andy Wright
This is what happens when a snowboarder tries to use Marco don’t surf. But imagine what would happen Looks like the shortbus just pulled up. And out
a handrail for its intended purpose. Damn, that looks if MFM paddled out in SoCal? Tough-guy locals comes three odd fellows: Seth Huot with his
sketchy. Bjorn Leines hangs out at Brighton, Utah. would turn into snivelling turds, heroes would sink, good-luck blanky, Chris Grenier with the only
PHOTOS: Andy Writght and the shredders might actually catch a few waves. rack he touched last year, and a pretty typical shot
But lucky for the surf turkeys, Marco only surfs the of Kyle Clancy flipping himself the bird. Yes, more
white wave. PHOTO: Andy Wright disturbing proof that filming a video part causes
severe mental strain. PHOTO: Andrew Marriner

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TIMELESS 138
FEBRUARY 1998
After twentysomething years at the forefront of shred media, the TransWorld
archives are deep. Get a blast from the past each month, right here in Timeless.
MONKEYFLIPPING
ON FILM
If the 90s was the Golden Age of
shred photography, Jeff Curtes
was the era’s archbishop. In a
markedly handmade photo fea-
ture, using typewriter text and
collage, Jeff Curtes gave read-
ers a taste of his world: travel
madness, friends, hammers, and
heroes. And imagine, every image
was the result of a chemical, rather
than electronic process. Yes, film.
History is weird, eh?
Jim Moran. Åre, Sweden. PHOTO: Jeff Curtes
FIVE RING CIRCUS CRISPY WISDOM

See those sweet Olympic rings up there? Yup—we’ve good ol’ America came in a pair of bronze medals earned Occasionally through the 90s,
been here before. The year was 1998, and it too was a by Ross Powers and Shannon Dunn-Downing in halfpipe. our in-house scientist and Lord
double-trouble year—like this one. Both El Niño weather This issue was full of opinions—for, against, and indifferent Of Everything, Dr. Crispy stepped
and the winter Olympics were lining up to cause chaos to the big, scary coolness-killer. In the feature “Contenders, into the editorial spotlight. Of his
in the snowboard world. The debut venue for Olympic Anti-Contenders, And The Rest Of Us,” scores of pro riders fictitious Nagano victory, he laid
snowboarding: Nagano, Japan—a place not known for sounded off, but the opinion of Temple Cummins kinda down some sage advice to the
the quality of its halfpipes. Sound familiar? Switzerland’s nailed it. He said “The Olympics aren’t really going to kids: “Don’t believe the hype, wrap
Gian Simmen took away halfpipe gold for the men, while affect me or how much it snows, so I really don’t care. I do that rascal, and lean back in the
Germany’s Nicola Thost snagged it for the ladies. Canadian hope that the best snowboarder wins.” And with that, let powder,” cool stuff like that.
Ross Rebagliati’s GS gold was overshadowed by a scandal the games begin, again.
involving alleged cannabis consumption. The glory for

SOUNDS 140
Sidepipes, Sex Pistols,

And Saxophones. By: Jennifer Sherowski
NOUVELLE VAGUE THEM CROOKED VULTURES LUCERO

3 DGC/Interscope Records 1372 Overton Park
Peacefrog Records Universal Republic Records
I thought the term “supergroup” only applied to
Have you ever loved a song so much that you bands from the 70s where the singer sang into a I used to detest this record, but I got over it.
killed it? You played it to death for days, months, or headgear microphone and wore white linen pants. Here’s what happened: I wanted every Lucero
years, and suddenly one day, you can’t bear to hear Shit like Genesis or Traffic—the smelliest kind of song to sound the same, like “My Best Girl” off
it again—not one more time. So … what now? Is it radio-friendly, supposedly genius (according to their self-titled album—rough and mysterious,
dead for all time? No! You just need French outfit some dillwad rock radio DJ)—shit. Then, Them sweet and a little sad, Willie Nelson with punk
Nouvelle Vague to transform it for you. This band Crooked Vultures swoop in and fix it. TCV is a f—king sensibilities. But 1372 Overton Park doesn’t sound
has made itself famous by turning punk and new- supergroup all right. Josh Homme (Queens Of The like that. It’s all boisterous energy and blasting
wave hits from the 70s and 80s into loungy master- Stone Age, Eagles Of Death Metal, Kyuss) fronts saxophone tracks. Ugh. However, the more I lis-
pieces. As NV’s third release, this is a little different the group and rips guitar. Drums are destroyed tened to it, the more it got me. The energy is
from album’s past because it employs some famous by Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Scream), infectious and the horns are endearing, like a
help, including Martin Gore (Depeche Mode) and and on bass, the legendary John Paul Jones of sweet jumble of Bruce Springsteen and Memphis
Ian McCulloch (Echo & The Bunnymen). But all in Led Zeppelin. Yes, you read that right, Led Zep. soul. And there’re still a few down-and-out ballads
all, these songs get the typical Nouvelle Vague The new band stands completely independent of in there with that old-school crestfallen charm—
treatment. From The Violent Femmes’ “Blister In The any of the dudes’ previous projects. It rocks and “Can’t Feel A Thing,” “Mom,” “Darken My Door.”
Sun” and The Talking Heads’ “Road To Nowhere” to that’s all you need to know. And if TCV ends up Anyhow, “My Best Girl” is still my favorite, but what
The Sex Pistols’ “God Save The Queen,” old-time on the radio, its not because they don headgear would it say about Lucero if they made the same
faves are transformed into an amalgamation of or display a risqué sidepipe, it’s because they are damn song, album after album?
bossa nova and come hither—as lush as red velvet super. Period.—J.M.
and the taste of ripe plums.
THE COLLECTION
Kyle Clancy’s
“songs to fit your per
sonal journey
g” playlis t
through snowboardin
1. AERO
AEROSMITH, “Dream On” 6.QUEEN, “Another One Bites The Dust”
2. BAD RELIGION, “No Control” 7. OBITUARY, “I’m In Pain”

3.BUTTHOLE SURFERS, “Coming Down 8. PANTERA, “Rise”

The Mountain”
9. ARETHA FRANKLIN, “I Will Survive”
4. BEASTIE BOYS, “Skills To Pay The Bills”
10. GEORGE THOROGOOD, “You Got To
5. METALLICA, “Whiplash” Lose”

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LAST WORDS 144
SHAUN LAST embarrassment: I have red chest
WHITE
LAST vacation: I went to Hawaii for
hair, I live a life of pain.
my birthday. A bunch of friends and

some surf—it was nice.
LAST joke: New Moon, I thought

there was going to be more nudity.
LAST song you played: “Where

The Wild Roses Grow” by Nick Cave.
LAST new trick: Double McTwist—

finally nailed it down in New
Zealand. I chipped my ankle trying
to learn it in Silverton, it felt good to
get redemption.
LAST airport: Carlsbad from LAX,

nothing too exciting to report there.
LAST hot date: If you tell someone

to come to your house with a text, is
that considered a date?
LAST surf trip: It’s kind of a mission

to go surf locally with parking, so
can I say Carlsbad?
LAST thing you quit: Sarcastic

answers to amazing questions.
LAST big slam: Riding in Silverton

trying to learn double alley-oop
rodeos. It’s a tough trick because
trying not to pop off the wall while
trying to throw a double is a tough
balance. I kept landing flat and
finally ripped my butt cheeks apart.
I wasn’t walking right for a week.
LAST Web site:

girlsshootinggunsinbikinis.com.
LAST fast food: Juanita’s Carnitas

in Leucadia.
LAST victory celebration: I had a

really good night the day I learned
my first double.
LAST thing you learned: Olympic

hype is very time consuming.
LAST thing that annoyed you: My

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