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Features.
In her intro for Pleasure #157, managing editor Veroniqi Hanssen shares thoughts on being a woman in the male-dominated field of snowboarding and the implications of constantly trying to fit into boxes designed for others.
There’s more than enough room for everyone at this table. Let’s build, extend, and have a feast.
Published in Pleasure 157, now available here
In celebration of the completion of ‘Meet Manfred’, former Pleasure Senior Photographer Thomas Stöckli sat down for a conversation with Manfred’s family, talking about the life of his secret hero and how he managed to take good care of his inner child into his nineties. Published initially in Pleasure 156. Out now!
Where there’s smoke, there’s usually fire and there’s no event in snowboarding that likes fire as much as DIYX.
Here’s how this year’s event in Krakow unfolded.
A conversation with Jonas, paired with a gallery of his photos as printed in Pleasure 155. Out now!
Interview by Tom Kingsnorth
This essay by now-editor Alex Taferner explores the tension between the joy and escapism of snowboarding and the environmental responsibility it entails.
Initially printed in Pleasure #148, this piece's contents remain food for thought when considering pre-season snowboard adventures.
Photos by Amon Eisenmann
A conversation with Dom, as printed in Pleasure 155. Out now!
Interview by Tom Kingsnorth
Photos by Markus Rohrbacher
Korua Shapes are stoked to announce their first installation of Yearning for Turning south of the equator! Yearning for Turning Vol. XII is centered around a trip the crew took to Australia in the fall, exploring the intertwinedness of surf and snow. An open-ended trip in the van and a chance encounter in the mini pipe leading into a road trip chasing waves and visiting shaping bays.
Fostering empathy, equality, and mutual respect with the goal of not only making the mountain a more comfortable space for everyone but also building awareness for different experiences and perspectives within the scene.
The Feed.
Here’s what we’ve all been waiting for: the dynamic duo does X-Games once again!
Watch Halldór and Thunder navigate strategy, figure out a game plan, and then successfully fail at getting third and earning a Silver Medal at Knuckle Huck.
3 Days of Competition, Culture, and Community at Hoshino Resorts Nekoma Mountain
For the first time, The Uninvited, snowboarding’s leading rider-driven platform, will bring its celebrated event to Japan. The Uninvited Japan Open, presented by YETI, will take place February 6–8, 2026 at Hoshino Resorts Nekoma Mountain, showcasing the riders, culture, and community shaping the future of snowboarding.
Right before Halldor Helgason's legendary triple Jerkflip attempt at X-Games, the crew hit up Keystone and made the movie. What an insane time to have helgasons.com set as starting page in Internet Explorer (rip).
The second installment of this season’s Crap Show! Stacked with some heavy rail-slaying on everybody’s favourite slope. Join Mees, Tom, Alex, Giovanni, Niccolo & Mia for 9 minutes of jibbing!
Danny Davis’ full part from PAVED, the Burton and Red Bull Media House co-production celebrating the soul of snowboarding. From classic terrain to creative backcountry riding, Danny’s part captures his approach to riding, shaped by years of filming and time in the mountains.
Relive the best moments from this year’s edition of the LAAX Open. From next-level tricks and historic runs to raw emotions, packed crowds and unforgettable vibes – this is where progression, style and community came together. Feel the energy, the creativity and the moments that made the LAAX Open 2026 one for the books.
This is more than a contest. This is LAAX.
A visual postcard from the Vans snowboard team. A celebration of friendship, connection, and the culture that defines snowboarding. This film is a tribute to the people who make snowboarding what it is and a reminder that the heart of the sport lives in community.
Edited entirely by Vans riders and creatives Jake Kuzyk and Cole Navin.
Also featuring the nosepress that landed Kennedi Deck the cover of Pleasure 157
This January, Armada is offering you the chance to own your very own Proto-inspired LTD Series before anyone else.
The Proto LTD series derives from the testing process their entire team went through last season, and, through select retailers, they want to share a part of that process in limited quantities, exclusively.
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