Very few people get to hop on a heli once a year in Haines Alaska and ride the worlds most magical mountains. You either have to be extremely dedicated, rich or one of the best snow sliders in the world. Blair Habenicht is not rich. Blair’s antics emulate his belated cousin, Northwest shred legend Scott Stamnes. Live life to the fullest, enjoy everyday, every minute, every second. When it’s good, get after it. When it’s dry – skate, when it’s puking – snowboard, and when there’s tubes – surf. Unfortunately we can’t show you Blair’s triple S threat, but we can show you the snowboard portion of it. From AK to the Northwest, Blair and Absinthe Films gets after it.
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Ian Sams is always somewhere. Somewhere is anywhere really… In his head, rolling up, and dropping in all qualify. We generally see him crushing it in Bear Mountain’s Sunday In The Park episodes, but this year, Sams is lost. We took him out of his element and on the road with friends to film for a full length video part dropping Fall 2013. In this episode, Erik Leon joins the crew for a week of Montana mayhem and shredding in the middle of nowhere. Let it roll!
With winter in full swing Snowboarder magazine has announced the recipients of the ultimate accolade a professional rider can receive: the Rider Of The Year honors. Decided upon by a jury of their peers, Snowboarder magazine’s Rider Of The Year award celebrates those elite snowboarders who had the most impact on their sport in 2012.
Swiss sensation Nicolas Muller’s fluid on-camera exploits for Nike Snowboarding and Absinthe Films, as well as his top three finish at Red Bull’s Supernatural and win in the X Games Real Snow Backcountry event, easily earned him 2012 Rider Of The Year honors. Similarly, Hana Beaman’s stellar segments as a part of the groundbreaking “P.S.” webisode series, which includes footage of   … More
Jason Robinson and Forest Burki head up to Fernie Wilderness Adventures Catskiing Operation just north of the boarder in British Columbia. Over head conditions in full effect they ripped deep pow the entire trip. Get pitted!