MMPfilms’ new avalanchy podcast is out!

Here’s a little clip from MMPfilms showing what Thomas Harstad, Christian Halland and their photographer IJ experienced when they where filming at mt.rose a couple of days ago. Take it as a lesson and be always aware of the consequences when hitting the backcountry! Fortunately nothing happened to the guys and they could enjoy the rest of their trip. That’s it for today, respect mother nature and stay safe!

Back to the zoo teaser!

After CHILLing last year, H8 productions and the Advita crew have been working hard on their new video which will be out in fall 07. Due to lack of snow in Europe, the guys had to travel a lot to find the right spots to express their styles. So this film will be about all their adventures, good and bad.

Check out their first teaser and head to their website for more videos, rider presentations and goodies.

FOCUS a snowboard documentary

As they say on their website “Focus is a raw and aggresive look into the lives of snowboarders trying to make a career out of something they love so much. Let us take you on an artistic journey into the lives of a few individuals and their circle of friends who are all on different paths but are all connected by snowboarding. This film will document a winter of their triumphs and failures and why they put so much blood, sweat and years into this winter passion. People, who struggle through many things in life just so they can snowboard. People with everything to lose and possibly nothing to gain: people brought together by one focus – snowboarding.”

Watch their teaser:

Freesteal II – teaser is out!

AKTAES, a french multimedia agency has produced an interesting first episode Freesteal I, with good riders such as Nico Watier & Xavier Marcoud. Freesteal II is the second opus of this trilogy dedicated to snowboarding. It will be available next season but you can already have a look at the teaser here!!

Isenseven April Clip “IDIOTS pt.2” released!

The Isenseven crew is working hard on their up-coming movie “Übermovie“. In 2 weeks people who live close to Munich will have the chance to see it before everyone else at the Pleasure Season’s End Party at the Badeanstalt, 12th of May.

However today it’s time for a new monthly clip: IDIOTS part 2.
It’s the sequel to last year’s popular “Idiots” clip that you can download now at www.isenseven.de!

We painted ourselves some holes to fall inside.
2 minutes packed with cheerfulness, foolishness and idiocy.
Our misfortune shall be your joy!

PICTURE THIS : new Mack Dawg Prod. 07 film

Take 16 of the best snowboarders in the world, the hardest working crew of cinematographers in the industry and one of the worst snow years in memory! “PICTURE THIS“ is the next 07 MDP film, and watching the teaser we can’t stand to wait a few months more !!!

MMPfilms new podcast : Big in Japan

The guys at MellowMoodProductions say qon-itschi-wah!
They have edited their second podcast about their recent trip to Japan.

So get comfortable and join Thomas Harstad, Stefan Maurer, Sanchez and Vinzenz Lüps on their journey. Figure out what it’s about to be stuck at airports, eat some of the best food in the world or ride the infamous japanese-pow-pillows.

Of course it’s just a little taste and tease, more to come in their new movie appearing fall 2007. Arigato!

Out of Nowhere prod. presents “Ehhh!”

“Ehhh!” is a snowboard movie which will be available on DVD in november 2007 and which showcases the best of the slovene snowboard scene: Marko Grilc, Tadej Valentan, Ziga and Anze Susa, Nejc Ferjan, Rene Strgar, Matevz Pristavec, Domen Bizjak, Rok Langus and more….

Filmed on location in Austria, Italy, France and Slovenia, this crew proves that even from out of nowhere some of the strongest and most progressive snowboarding can rise!

Check out their super slick teaser to get a taste of the things to come and special big up to Lina and Ziga! 😉

Apocalypse snow is back!

If you lived in the 80ies or are just aware of the European history of snowboarding, you have for sure seen or at least heard about the mythical trilogy Apocalypse snow.
These movies shot in the mid 80ies inspired snowboarders all over the world!

Régis Rolland, founder of Apocalypse snowboards, A snowboards and today APO snowboards was the main protagonist.
Well Régis has decided to prepare a comeback: times are alarming, the secret of riding as been stolen from Régis. To get it back, he decides to call all his friends, old and young, skiers, snowboarders and more, to help him out… 😉

The list of riders taking part in the project is sick: Jeremy Jones, Berti Denervaud, Steve Graham, Jean Nerva, Axel Pauporté, Mathieu Crépel, Doud’s and Bab’s Charlet, Xavier De Le rue, Julien Haricot, Karine Ruby, Doriane Vidal, Denis Bertrand, Denis Rey, David Vincent…

The shooting has started this winter in Chamonix and the 26 minutes movie will be out for Xmas 2007.

Refresh your memories on Apocalypse snow with this video or check out the teaser here.

Snapshot – A first teaser made in Slovenia

Snapshot : it´s all about Snowboarding and the people who love this sport. Snapshot will show you different riders, different characters and different ways of living a life as a snowboard professional.

This new European film crew is working on their first movie which will feature riding from Marc Andre Tarte, Seppi Scholler, Flo Mausser, Matevz Pristavec, Mitch Tölderer, Ilkka Ojansivu ,Werni Stock, Michi Bacher and Bernd Mandlberger, Ville, TMT, Rudi Kroell, Migl Putz, Walter Fanninger, Max Weikl, Roli Scharmer, Simon Schwaiger, Stani, Klausi Hofmeister, Reini Rieser and Herby Thaler.

They just released their first teaser: a trip to Slovenia with Michi Bacher, Ilkka Ojansivu and local ripper Matevz Pristavec. Filmed on location in Matevz’s home resort of Vogel, a place which host both the Elan park and lots of great freeride possibilities.

Check it all out on their website and follow their adventures!

Lord of Steel: a downtown rail contest

Saturday March the 31st, the “Lord of Steel” rail contest will be held in Lyon, France.
This original idea to bring snowboarding downtown comes from the crew called Chosen.
The event will take place at Espace Raphaël de Barros- Villeurbanne.
And BrOADER will be there to bring you back some footage!!

Regarding the schedule :
12h : Amateurs warm up
14h : Amateurs Open contest (jam session)
18h : Pros warm up
20h : Pros Invitational contest
23h : Party at «La Marquise »
Mix from dj’s HOLLS (fonktion) & dj’s OXIMOR (kinetik)
Inscription fees : 10€

All informations on the official “Lord of Steel” website

Have a look at the teaser (french speaking)

F*#w! – New Flow team movie

America, America, America, F@#k yeah!
Comin’ again to save the m@#!$@#!$@#!$g world yeah!
America, F@#k yeah!

That’s Team America‘s hymn, Flow on the other hand has released their first teaser for the upcoming 2008 team video called F*#w!.
This first teaser showcases the riding of Antti, Scotty and Risto, going big in pipes all over the world or scoring runs in contests.
Otherwise slashing fresh snow on skiers is always fun too!
Comin’ again to save the m@#!$@#!$@#!$g world yeah!

Swatch O’Neill Big Mountain Pro 2007

March is a very busy month contest-wise and we are receiving press releases from all over the place right now. March is also usually the time of the year with the best snow conditions…let’s beg that winter finally starts massively in Europe too. The organisers of the innovative freeride contest format – the Swatch O’Neill Big Mountain Pro 2007 – definitly need it anyways!

  

With innovation lying at the core of everything we do, it made perfect sense to push the envelope and develop a new contest format for 2007, and one that promises to revolutionize the world of freeride snowboard and ski competition as we know it.

In early March 2007, the inaugural edition of the Swatch O’Neill Big Mountain Pro will see 16 of the world’s best snowboarders and skiers coming together for a competition like no other.

Starting out in the picturesque Swiss ski resort of Laax with the Take-Off Party on 1st March and culminating in the Awards Party in the Austrian city of Innsbruck on 10th March, the O’Neill Big Mountain Pro will adopt an innovative mobile format guaranteeing the competition the best possible snow conditions and terrain.

DC Mountain Lab 2007 Teaser

…or should we say teaserssSSS! Take a one minute edit and remix it with different musical flavours and this is what you get! FUN! (Personal proposition: they could have made one more with this sound..)

ESCRAMBLE B.F.: Webisode N°2 available now !

Webisode N°2 of the Escramble Bonus Footage Download Project (sounds like a NASA project) is now available to the world! The N°1 was great but N°2 is already our favourite! This new episode is 100% Europe oriented! European riders (Terje, Gigi, Iker, TonTon,…)  shredding in European spots! All the shit that we love here @BrOADER. What’s hot in the video? For sure the intro will blast you. Terje still rules, reinventing our playground and those two artificial pillow lines in a ski jump arena are incredible! Freeride and Backcountry parts are mixed up during the rest of the video. Go and have a look at it on the Volcom website.

Lipstick Gang

Lipstick Gang is a melting-pot of European riders. They are 5 snowboarders (Marco Rebetez, Max Fournier, Bruno Fragnière, Ghis Albasini & Lio Rebetez), 3 freeskiers (Phil Fragnière, Anthony Vuignier & Yvan Metrailler), two skaters (Steven Makusu & Wask cordova) and Alex Cereda assumes the whole coordination. You can have a look at their website, where you will find short video parts and pics of the riders, and their personal emails if you want to send them a Big Up. Watch their new 06-07 teaser…

Zombies threaten Italy !!

ZOMBIES VIDEO is an Italian video project born in 2000 with their first film “Zombies Skate & Snow video”. Since this first shooting they’ve been more and more active on the Italian and European snowboard scene. 5 videos later (“ZED”, “MAKE LOVE”, “OPEN YOUR EYEZ3”, “LET’S CHANGE SIDE” & “PROSIT”), they came back last December with their lastest opus “SOME SPLASH”

Watch their website or myspace for more stuff.

FIS Exhibition in Arosa

Funny coincidence…not!!
We’ve just posted our BrOADER[view] with Drew Stevenson, the Boss of the TTR, a few days ago, and at the exact same time in the swiss resort of Arosa, the FIS Snowboard world championships were kicking off.

The what? Yes that’s right the snowboard circuit driven by race skiers, dude!! Check out the words they use in their program description: “disciplines, opening ceremony, prize-giving ceremony…”. It all just seems so strict, controlled, formatted. And in their teaser (further down), why is there so much skiing, uhu? Are they trying to make us believe snowboarding is just another discipline of ski?

@BrOADER, we asked ourselves if we should post or not about this event.
First of all we don’t share their vision of snowboarding and the way they “promote” it. The past Olympic pipe contests – run by the FIS – might have had positive impacts for our sport in general but maybe it’s simply because they were animated by TTR riders. Remember Heikki’s attitude in Salt Lake or Shaun’s smooth victory celebration ride in Torino?
We are not extremists but we believe snowboarding has to live by his own, follow his own path guided by the right people.
Secondly who watches slalom anyways! 😉

But [snow]BrOADER deals with the European snowboarding action and – you may like it or not, let us know – the FIS SWC are part of it. So it’s our duty to keep you informed…
However we’ll focuse on the results of the BoarderX and freestyle ‘disciplines’ because watching parallel slalom is too painfull!

Great!!! British

Huge Respect for those british guys who ride most of their time on plastic! Yes slams hurt much more on their ground then on natural snow.
These  amateurs are so implicated in the british snowboard scene that they founded STOMP-IT and released their first film “Cuming” last year.

They are back in 07 with “Slappy Hour!“. The film is not finalised yet but you can already see the teaser on their website. Click on ‘play’ below, have a look at “Cuming” also and you gonna say “WOUAAA !! It’s crazy !”.

Stocked by “Escramble”? Volcom gives more…

The Escramble Bonus footage download project isn’t the garbage of Volcom! For sure, these unseen video footage of Escramble will stock you. You will find these bonuses for free on the Volcasts page. These 7 bonus tracks are 5-7min long and will be displayed on the web every 15 days.

Hurry! The webisode N°1 is available since yesterday!! Get it here.

Webisode 1 starring Bjorn Leines, Seth Huot, Wille Yli- Louma, Mark Landvik, Erik Leines, Terje Haakonsen, Chris Demolski and Scott Blum