This the third and final round of our Try Days interviews featuring our local reps. If you missed chapters 1 and 2, be sure to check those as well. It’s the same five questions for everyone, but once again, the responses were quite different… Eric Baldeck Please introduce yourself. I live in Nendaz and I’ve […]
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The end of the season in Laax means that it’s time for another visit to the Closing Cup. The Escape crew organized yet another amazing gathering and contributing photographer, Jonas Gasser was there to document the action. He also linked up with Gian Sutter for a little interview… Hey Gian, what was the idea for […]
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Welcome to chapter 2 of our series introducing our local reps. If you missed chapter 1, be sure to check it here. We’re happy to introduce you to more of the characters who make the Swiss snowboard industry so strong. Our reps may not be out filming video parts and winning competitions, but they know […]
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It’s been a long time since Belalp hosted an end of season QP event. Contributing editor, Kuno Egli, was there to document the event and did his best to decipher all of the mysterious acronyms. A: Arsène “Juni” Page: You may recognize him from his role as a dealer on the Tschugger TV series. Now […]
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At the recent Try Days board tests, we were reminded of how many dedicated riders work in the Swiss snowboard industry. Sure there was plenty of business talk, but there were many more high-fives, turns, ollies and toasts. So we thought we’d take this opportunity to introduce you to some of the reps who bridge […]
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Just in time for the spring touring season, the long awaited follow up to our favorite splitboard movie is here. To celebrate the occasion, we caught up with Levi Luggen and Gregi Betschon for a little interview. But first things first — enjoy the show… Hey Levi and Gregi… TWNTY came out so good! What’s […]
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The Stone is alive and well in Switzerland! We had a great time with the Volcom crew at their park takeover — a fun gated race, packed with freestyle features where tricks earn you time reductions. One young rider really stood out, winning both the race and the best trick. We took the opportunity to […]
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This year’s Mystery Tour stop in Grindelwald was a bit different from last year’s event in Lenzerheide. There was a new park to play in, a new banked slalom course for anyone who was feeling fast, and a new collective in charge of all things “mysterious”. We caught up with Zoë Oetterli from the Super […]
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Over the past five years, Lionel Moerch was always one of my favorite movie makers. His projects had a unique aesthetic and feel. This year I was really missing a new Journal movie, so I hit him up to find out what happened to that project… Hey Lionel, What’re you up to these days? Hey! […]
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Arc’teryx has been offering clinics in Europe for a few years now and this time they combined it with a Natural Selection qualifier. We sent contributing photographer Jonas Gasser over the border to check it out. He came back with some big news about one of our local riders, some new outerwear, a mild hangover, […]
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