I hate to admit it, but I got caught sleeping on Christian Haller. Sure, I knew that he was an incredibly talented rider, but it took me a quite a while to realize that he’s also one of the most talented film producers of our time. In hindsight, there were a lot of good clues. Clues […]
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Somewhere in an elegant shopping district, in the beautiful lakeside town of Vevey, Lionel sits alone at his desk, completely absorbed by in his project. No, he’s not editing his latest video part. He’s rebuilding vintage watches. “It’s a beautiful piece,” he says, showing me his project du jour, “an old Omega chronograph watch made around […]
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Long before anyone talked about “influencers” there were creative people working behind the scenes in snowboarding, quietly helping to shape our thoughts on style and aesthetics. Over the past decade, very few people in Switzerland have been as influential as Christian Neuenschwander. I had a long chat with him about a number of subjects – from pro […]
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After two long years of filming, Vans finally dropped their first full snowboard film project. To celebrate Landline’s release on iTunes, we caught up with Markus Keller to get his thoughts on the movie. [aesop_image imgwidth=”100%” img=”https://www.whiteout.ch/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/MarkusKeller_Japan_2Z7A5186_MattGEORGESsans-titre.jpg” align=”left” lightbox=”off” caption=”King Keller had to sit this one out with an injury, but he did have the […]
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Seems like we get a fresh dump every time we’re in Laax for the Open. That always means more shoveling for the shapers, but for the rest of us, it’s party time. A hangover and a pow turn won’t earn you a spot on the Olympic team, but it might just get you laid. ▼ […]
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While there are plenty of mythic spots in the wide world of snowboarding, there are only a handful of backcountry booters that have earned their own name. Ever wanted to know the deal with the jump known as the Camel Toe? This is the untold story of the biggest backcountry cheese wedge to ever be […]
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Tired of hearing about the Laax Open yet? Before we close the book on Switzerland’s biggest snow-circus we wanted to share one more gallery from Canadian born, Zürich based photographer, Kevin Cathers. [aesop_image imgwidth=”100%” img=”http://www.whiteout.ch/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/KevinCathers_Laax_Ahriel.jpg” align=”center” lightbox=”on” caption=”Here’s Kevin, surfing low tide in Laax… apparently he was sponsored back in the 80’s or something. Photo by […]
Happenings
As we began to reflect back on the good times at the Laax Open, it became increasingly clear that our photographers captured way too many amazing moments for just one post. So we’ve broken up our “Best Of” into two galleries. First up, it’s all black and white with our favorite shots from Aaron Schwartz […]
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After watching Mat’s video part in Absinthe Films‘ AfterForever, we decided to do a little interview, which turned into a long interview. Mat’s had some big changes in his life recently and it turned out that he has a lot to say. If you’re not a big fan of words, then scroll down for lots of pretty pictures […]
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How is it possible that a legend like Fredi K never had a pro model till he got on Lib Tech? Seriously, someone must’ve been sleeping. Fredi can ride it all — from pow to pipe, as well as heavy lines and bulletproof ice. After over a decade of amazing video parts he’s got nothing […]
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