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Snowboard mag just posted an interview with Travis Rice; in it, he talks primarily about Alaska, and his last epic trip there with Jeremy Jones:"I guess you have to start with the fact that Alaska is a battle of mind and matter. Because there are so many options when you are looking at what you want to ride. You can get as big and gnarly as you want and that weighs on the mental side of things. Being able to relax and ride with confidence is one of the biggest obstacles to overcome. And then you have all the dangers of course. Also, is the logistical side of things-the planning, timing the sun, having a good support crew. I mean you have to plan for the worst up here and having trust in your crew is beyond essential. But then after all of the scary shit comes the pure joy of it. Boardin' man! You get a lot of freeriding in, even when you are filming. Because in other situations when I am filming it's pretty much getting to the zone and working a lot, hiking and hitting jumps. Here you're just fucking riding-it just happens that they are filming it."
Read the whole interview here.
More from Snowboarder mag - they've given the nod to Marie-France Roy for the number two spot on their Best Female Snowboarders of 2009 list. Check it out here.(Huggy photo from the Snowboarder site.)
TransWorld Business is at it again; this time it's a Q&A with Curt Morgan, the "other" half of Brain Farm - the guy tasked with bringing all the elements of That's It, That's All together into an incredible film. Here's an excerpt:What are your goals in making films?
For me personally, the goal is to make a great film. Something that inspires. That not only inspires the athletes and the public to go snowboarding but also inspires the filmmakers and is new and unique and creative. On that note, we're starting a new snowboard film this summer called Flight. We're starting a few films; a motocross film, a snowboard film, and kind of a lifestyle Planet Earth type of film that's completely outside of snowboarding.
Check out the rest of the interview here.
Travis Rice just topped the latest exposure meter over on the TransWorld Business site, so they decided a little interview was in order. In it, Travis talks about his plans for the next Natural Selection event in Jackson, updating his board and clothing lines, and his thoughts on the snowboard film industry, including his next project, tentatively called Flight. Check it out here.
Marie-France Roy just showed up in the European Red Bulletin, talking about filming with Absinthe this season. Check it out:
Down a steep Alaskan chute, a small figure hurtles between the rocks, spraying clouds of fresh snow in its wake as it leaves behind only perfectly-executed arcs in the fresh powder.
Cut to the next scene. In a snow-covered city, the style of that same figure remains; popping an ollie onto what looks like an impossible rail, it sticks a perfect boardslide for the entire length, stomping a buttery pretzel spin off the end.
A third shot focuses on a monster kicker, menacing with injury potential. Yet our purple wearing protagonist is not bothered, flying off the lip of the jump to pull a smooth 900 spin, then riding away easy-style.
This may sound like your average snowboard movie section, with riders increasingly skilled on all terrain, but there's a difference; this particular figure is a pro female - the hugely talented Marie-France Roy.
This just in...Pat Moore has a better method than you do! But thanks tothe September issue of Transworld Snowboarding, you can get one too!
Pat has a sick two-page article on just how much tweak goes into the
perfect tweak!
Pick up the issue on newsstands now!
TWEAK IT!
