Role Models, Spinning, The Kid & Straight Airs:The Laax Open Report
Although returning to Laax Open bears some expectable delights, like some insane snowboarding, the good coffee at NoName or the stunning snowpark; every year is different. This time finals got postponed and even cancelled. Also, traditionalists feared that by including Freeski to the Open, the contest might not be the same anymore. Well, it wasn't – but not for the worse. Buckle up for some nostalgia, the queens of snowboarding and a sobbing old man.
Full Part: One Sixty Nine
Maxi Preissinger is a big guy and that’s why he decided to name this slick movie named after his board length 169. With a solid amount of powder footage and a big bag of tricks, one sixy nine will get you excited for the pow to turn up.
Congratulations to the Laax Open Winners 2023
Olympic champion Zoi Sadowski Synnott (NZL) and World champion Marcus Kleveland (NOR) take home the LAAX OPEN Slopestyle titles, while Japanese Junior Olympic champions Ono Mitsuki (JPN) and Ruka Hirano (JPN) are the 2023 Halfpipe champions.
K2 Snowboarding proudly welcomes Aya Sato to the Team
Welcome to the team, Aya Sato!
Northbound and Around
Hungry for clips and greedy for turns, Johan Rosen, Garrett “The Worm” Warnick and friends spent the season leaving no line unridden and no pillow unsmashed.
The Burton Team filming for ARK in AK
Whoever came up with the expression, "everything's bigger in Texas," definitely hasn't been to Valdez, Alaska. Everywhere you look, the peaks dwarf anything you've ever seen.
Ride's Seeker Collection Screen Saver
Film and Edit by Jake Durham
Laax Open 2023 are ready for take-off!
Laax is ready: The Laax Open 2023 will take place from Wednesday 18th to Sunday 22nd January.
Emerald Necklace
Join K2 Snowboarding team riders Jake Kuzyk, Melissa Riitano, Mark Wilson, Ben Egan, Noah Peterson, Noah Brown, Dan McGonagle and Jonas Harris in Cleveland and SLC.
Oakley Community Days
Pro coachings, new gear to test, good music, good vibes and one hell of a community run to top it all off.
Time to Send: PenkenBattle is back!
The crème de la crème of Battles, the PenkenBattle held at the PenkenPark in Mayrhofen is back.
Full Movie: Out Of Service
Out of Service is back for it’s 6th year and this immensely popular series just got even better. If you like lot’s of pow and huge booters, this is the movie for you.
LAYERS – The unintentional Culture of Snowboarding (Trailer)
LAYERS is a featured film documentary dedicated to discovering and celebrating the unique people, places, personalities, and layers behind what we call snowboarding.
Countdown for the Laax Open 2023: January 18th to 22nd
The freestyle year 2023 starts with a classic.
Blauvelt x Baker
2 weeks at Mt. Baker with Jake and his boards.
Think Less, Ride More – Full Movie
Need more froth worthy pow riding? Short and sweet, this quick fix is brought to you by Mario Wanger, Marc Großgasteiger the local Zillertal crew.
Full Rider List for 2023 Natural Selection Tour announced
The Natural Selection Tour rolls out an absolutely stacked group of 24 riders.
The Crap Show 2023 – Episode 1
Mother Nature has been testing us lately, leaving us with almost no snow and temperatures that we usually get around spring time. Nevertheless, we’re pretty damn proud of the park we were able to build, thanks to the huge efforts of our snowmaking and park building crews.
Welcome to the Nitro Snowboards Team – Jordan Morse
Introducing someone who needs no introduction to the Nitro family - Jordan Morse!
La Zone – A legendary European Backcountry Snowboarding Area
In the early 2000's, snowboard filmer David 'Vlad' Vladyka and a handful of riders discovered an off-the-radar area on the French-Swiss border that held massive potential for shooting freestyle snowboarding.