


Ethan Smith’s Season Recap
We caught up with Ethan and asked how his season had been. We have seen updates throughout the season as he travelled around from his training base in Austria to various resorts and competitions around Europe. I have just finished my most exciting season to date. I... read more
Cerys’ Season Update
Cerys has had an amazing season which culminated in a load of medals at the BRITS in Laax. After some injuries in the last few years she has had an amazing return to form and managed to put together great runs when it mattered. We asked her for an update on her... read more
Looking Sideways – Sascha Hamm – Dealing with Catastrophe Part 2
This first part of this interview focuses on Sascha’s accident in the Freeride World Tour last year and the life changing injuries he sustained, and his early years in snowboarding as well as his thoughts on avalanche safety. This second part looks at the... read more
Looking Sideways – Sascha Hamm – Dealing with Catastrophe Part 1
The last few years Sascha has been charging big mountains and getting amazing results on the Freeride World Tour. He has actually been charging on a snowboard for 20 years! Last year however he suffered a terrible accident during a FWT competition in Austria where he... read more
Leon Butler’s Season in Hakuba
Japan is a beautiful country with some of the most forgiving and generous people I have come across, they can never do enough to help you. I worked for a well known ski and snowboard shop called ‘Rhythm’ where there were a few locals working with us and I... read more
Leon checks in from Hakuba
Japan – where do i start? A crazy country full of juxtapositions and contradictions, but what a place it is, words don’t really do justice to its beauty and craziness. I’ll run through the past 2 months in a hurry and get to the good stuff –... read more
André’s January Update from Chamonix
Much has been written about the slow burn start to winter 2017 in the Alps, and in particular the Northern French Alps, but January has been far from all bad… Ok, so granted, Chamonix at the start of January looked more like Autumn than Winter. Les Drus, which I... read more
Leon Butler New Zealand Winter 2016 GoPro Edit
Leon is back from his winter down under and put together this edit. He was based in Wanaka, New Zealand but also headed out to explore other spots like Mt Olympus. Leon is riding the West. read more
NS X The Rider Social
We have been partnering with The Rider Social for a few years now. Originally as a chalet and test centre and now evolving to offer action packed backcountry and splitboarding trips. Every year we look forward to the times we get to hang out and ride with these guys.... read more
Ethan Smith 15/16 Season Edit
Last week we gave you a full recap of Ethan’s 15/16 season. This week its time for his season edit! read more