The Snowboard Project

We are going to hold off on our Red Gerard episode in light of the news today that Jake Burton Carpenter has passed away.  We will be working on another episode for release later today. 

This week we are taking a break from discussing video. We may have reached maximum saturation and are experiencing the 'law of diminishing returns' in that while the videos that were released this week were no doubt impressive - checking the boxes - after a blitzkrieg of edits - my brain is feeling a little overloaded. METHODOLOGY - PAT MOORE INTERVIEW 34:10 SKOLF SERIES - MAX TOKANAGA INTERVIEW 4...

Victor De Le Rue - Freeride World Tour Champion- Episode 124 Victor is a legend in the making - like his brother before him (Xavier). Originally Victor pursued freestyle before being taken under the wing of his older brother and introduced to the joy of big mountains and free riding. We cover a lot of ground in this episode - including an avalanche that took him out in the movie Defiance. https://...

Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding 11-11-19   Brought to you by 686 Technical Outerwear & Never Summer Snowboards  Http://686.com   http://neversummer.com Movies discussed this week: RIde Sicky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgYFTB_PSuQ Videograss Balance Beam https://www.snowboarder.com/videos/balance-beam-a-short-film-from-videograss/ The North Face Presents: Defiance https://www.youtube.com/...

Maria Thomsen - Mom First, Snowboarder Second - Episode 122   Can you balance life and follow your dreams at the same time? After sitting down and talking with Maria Thomsen the answer is a resounding YES! Snowboards have only been a part of her life since 2008 but it did not take Maria long to make her mark and become a professional athlete. Moving to Whistler from Denmark Maria would soon start...

Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding 11/5/19 With  special guests Ted Bordland, Mons Roisland and Jake Aaronson   Brought to you by 686 Technical Outerwear & Never Summer Snowboards  Http://686.com http://neversummer.com   On today's show we discuss the growing boycott of Backcountry.com over their trademarking of the word "backcountry." We also take a tour around the world to look at riding this...

Judd Henkes - The Prodigy - Episode 120 Judd Henkes is a snowboarding prodigy. At the  age of 14 he made the halfpipe finals at the US Open, arguably one of the toughest cuts in the entire sport. Also, he is a slope rider, making the achievement that much more remarkable. Last season, he podiumed a Grand Prix and the World Championships, and was in an Absinthe snowboard film. And Judd is just gett...

The Snowboard Project  Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding 10/28/19    -Look at the riding that's going on now (Check in with RUka)       -Take a look back at Snowboarder Magazine with Mark -Two amazing Pow movies -Mainstream vs not mainstream -Clip of the Week   ----------------------------------   WHERE IS THE RIDING AT YO?   -Ruka, spoke with Miiko, who is 22 and on the Finnish national team. ...

Mons Roisland - Norweigan Olympian - Episode 118 Mons is a name you may have not have heard of - but probably should have. He is a Norweigan snowboarder, an Olympian and X-Games Medalist, but has often been in the shadow of higher profile Norweigans like Stale Sandbech and Marcus Kleveland. He is also likely to make the finals of any event he enters - and is becoming more likely with each passing...

Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding 10-21-19 Episode 117   Welcome to the show. Where does the soul of snowboarding live?   Splitboarding with Andrew Hardingham RIDING NEWS ** Timberline Preseason opener. They opened from Sunday, 10am-3pm with 23" at the base and a fresh 7" layer.  Mt. Hood pow day with Kurt Heine ** Bachelor also opened - and had their woodward terrain park going. ** Ruka Finlan...

Michael Akira West - Founder of 686 - Episode 116 Michael Akira West started Jib 686 Enterprises in 1992 as a college project. Influenced by the early skate culture in SoCal and the Big Bear snowboard scene Mike launched a small collection of denim, technical outerwear, and accessories and never looked back. In 1995 Jib 686 became just 686 and that's when Mike launched the Smarty 3-in-1 layering s...

Real Talk 115 10-14-19 This week we talk premieres, new edits, resort openings, Saas-Fee, the Impaler battles a nine year old and your chance to judge the best clip on Instagram this week - while entering yourself to win the Never Summer Snowboard of your choice. MOVIE PREMIERES   **JOY: A Snowboard Film Along with Red Gerard, the film also features elite snowboarders such as X Games superpipe med...

This week we talk with veteran professional photographer Bud Fawcett. Bud was snowboardinbg's original photographers documenting the sport's original legends - guys like Craig Kelly and Terry Kidwell. Bud has shot a ton of cover photos as well as some of the sports most iconic images. Take a walk down memory lane in this episode.  In this episode we discuss: Getting a job in the industry through a...

Real Talk:This Week in Snowboarding 10-7-19 WINTER KICK OFF EVENTS Art of Arc in Salt Lake City Hintertux Opening https://opening.hotzone.tv Metal Battle Railjam first in town event ever. For the regular park fog and wind so big air was cancelled. For regular Hot Zone Park - weather was a factor.  Free board test.  COPENHAGEN SKI SLOPE https://snowbrains.com/copenhill-ski-slope-power-plant-copenha...

Episode 112 30th Anniversary of Camps at Mt. Hood   In this episode we talk with a few people who have been shaped by riding Mt. Hood in the summertime. We talk with park builder Mike Schipani, spice-man Chris Prosser. Former pro and shop owner Jason Borgstede, pro athlete Chad Otterstrom, former camp director Christine Sperber and Capita Snowboards founder Blue Montgomery and their experiences at...

Episode 112 30th Anniversary of Camps at Mt. Hood   In this episode we talk with a few people who have been shaped by riding Mt. Hood in the summertime. We talk with park builder Mike Schipani, spice-man Chris Prosser. Former pro and shop owner Jason Borgstede, pro athlete Chad Otterstrom, former camp director Christine Sperber and Capita Snowboards founder Blue Montgomery and their experiences at...

Real Talk September 30, 2019 - Episode 111   In this week's Real Talk we head down to the Rendezvous Mountain Culture Festival in Salt Lake City. We caught up with Bjorn Leines, Sage Kotsenberg, Kyle Kennedy, Griffin Seibert, Hans Mindich, Aspen Rain Weaver and Bode Miller to check out some of this season's new movies...   [Bjorn on Movie Premieres] Three subjects Volcom movie premiere   [Sage Kot...

This week we talk with veteran professional athlete and company owner Gigi Rüf. Gigi has been around the pro scene for a couple of decades, filming with some of the most notable crews in the sport including Kingpin Productions, Absinthe Films and The Pirates. Born in 1981, Gigi has done it all - well just about, including winning Travis Rice's Ultra Natural, and a stop of the Freeride World Tour a...

In this week's Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding, Andrew Hardingham is back for a talk about movie premieres - as well Dustin is back to talk news.    VIDEOS ROUNDUP THIS WEEK:   Contrast - Official Trailer - Bode - Desiree Melacoln - Eric Leon - short and sweet, not to mention a real tease.   BLP III Teaser - Godfather soundtrack - good old canadian fun.  Featuring - Taco, Manuel Calvo, Jake W...

Pat Bridges got his start as a rider in central Vermont in the mid-eighties. He went on to become a sponsored athlete, working at renegade Eset Coast zine, East Infection before moving west to work at Snowboarder Magazine. Nineteen years later and pat has had an integral role in shaping the public perception of the sport to the recreational public as Editor then Creative Director of the Magazine....

In this week's Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding, Andrew Hardingham has the week off to run his Whisky festival in Banff and associate producer Dustin James steps in to talk snowboarding. We also have a special guest midcover by the talented Allyson Wade (@sweetcheeksmerie).    We start out with a novel idea, 'Climate Change is real.'   Jeremy Jones Testified to a Senate special committee on Cl...

 This is the second of a two part series featuring snowboarding legends Stevie Alters and Jason 'J2' Rasmus. The first episode relates some pretty funny stories. This episode talks about dealing with cancer. This is a heavy episode.  Be warned there is some 'adult, not P.C.' content in this episode. About: The Snowboard Project is a new podcast about snowboarding featuring snowboarding former edit...

This year Andrew Hardingham joins the Snowboard Project team as the new co-host of Real Talk. This week we talk about snow conditions around the world, new video releases and take a deep dive into the role of sponsorship in the sport.    This was Andrew Hardingham's first session on the Real Talk couch and we look forward to trying to make sense of what goes in that mind of his. (Cover artwork ins...

 This is the first of a two part series featuring snowboarding legends Stevie Alters and Jason 'J2' Rasmus. The first episode relates some pretty funny stories. Perhaps the most compelling part is feeling like you are in the room, hanging out with two of the sports most legendary riders . Be warned there is some 'adult, not P.C.' content in this episode. About: The Snowboard Project is a new podca...

Thar she blows!   Welcome to Season Two of The Snowboard Project. This year Andrew Hardingham joins the Snowboard Project team as the new co-host of Real Talk. This week we talk X-Games Norway, Snowboarder Mag, Stale Life, New Zealand, The Nuclear Jump for Air and Style and the 2020 Winter Olympic Big Air.   We would also like to give a special welcome to Stan as the new editor of Snowboarder Maga...