They say that planning takes the fun out of traveling and that spontaneous adventures make better memories. Not for us, we thought, not for us… We wanted to spend a few weeks with eight people in a foreign country with the pressure to be productive. That’s why we planned quite a lot. Extensive spot maps […]
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Wenn man Freunden und Bekannten davon erzählt, zum Freeriden in den Iran zu reisen, gibt es meist drei verschiedene Arten von Reaktionen: “Im Iran? Da gibt’s doch gar keinen Schnee!”, “In den Iran? Du hast doch nen Vogel, in so ein Krisengebiet?” und “Iran? Wahnsinn, ich will dort auch hin, muss wunderschön sein!” Zu allen drei Meinungen hatten […]
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Until recently, I’ve never had much appreciation for Napoleon’s ambitious conquests nearly 200 years ago. As it turns out, we have France’s most viscous midget to thank for blazing the trail to one of Europe’s best spots for free snowboarding. I’m referring to the Simplon Pass, which now serves as a major trade route, linking […]
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After Two great Days in Zermatt, we figured, why not check out the setup at neighboring Saas Fee? And this time, we brought along Mr. Mini DV, to document the good times. [aesop_video width=”100%” align=”center” src=”vimeo” id=”184872659″ disable_for_mobile=”on” loop=”on” autoplay=”on” controls=”on” viewstart=”on” viewend=”on”] When the weather is this good, it’s not the time […]
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Mindset is one of the last true video productions still standing in Switzerland. Rather than leaking everything online, they do it the old school way, saving up their bangers, and building a well crafted movie with it’s own aesthetic. So it’s not surprising that we were super excited to see the first images from Creamy. […]
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If you really need to scratch that shred-itch during the off-season, Switzerland is a pretty decent place to be. Plenty of glaciers operate during the summer months and some of them come stacked with above average snow parks. Saas-Fee and Zermatt are amongst the favourites for anyone looking to get their pre-season shred on. Highly recommended, if […]
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I must admit that we were pretty happy when the fine people at Desperados hit us up to help them promote their Holi Boarding campaign. Here at Whiteout, we love both beer and creative shooting and the crew in Davos added a storyline that seemed rather clever. For the uninitiated, a Holi festival is a Hindu […]
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If you’re new to the game, or suffering from short term memory loss, allow us to introduce you to David Lambert. He’s an iconic rider from Vevey who had a long career before slowly transitioning onto the business side of snowboarding. As a rider, he was known for his smooth style and big balls on all terrains, […]
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[Pictured above: Leandro Eigensatz filming for Mandala in Laax © Ahriel] Mindset Productions has been quietly making a name for itself as the main underground film crew in Switzerland and their latest movie Mandala is another big step forward, thanks in part to the hard work of their new editor Mathias Wittwer. If you haven’t […]
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Gregor Betschon and Thomas Landolt’s nomadic adventure through the alps is now available on VOD. To celebrate the occasion they’ve released a little behind the scenes edit of their very first adventure. Let’s just say that things didn’t start off in the easiest way… [aesop_video width=”100%” align=”center” src=”vimeo” id=”149703988″ caption=”Click on “cc” if you don’t […]
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