Rider list: Claudia Avon and Taylor Godber
Location: Whistler B.C. & Tofino B.C.
Introducing, Fingers Crossed. Claudia Avon and I set out this season to create a web series. We were both in the same mind set to ride and film in the backcountry and were both feeling the challenges of creating content: crewing up, filmer, project etc. We decided to take matters into our own hands and channel our frustration and determination into our own little passion project. A scary and exciting move to ask for funding, to dip into our own savings, and to then commit to producing something to share with the world.
To put it frank, we had a tough snow year in Whistler. We had lots of precipitation, but the rain just wasn’t changing to snow. We made the best of what mother nature was providing and practiced as much patience as we could. For whatever reason, the snow just wasn’t showing up. So we jumped on a boat and headed to Tofino to dip into the ocean and replenish the stoke.
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When snowboarding Justin “Chip” Keniston flows through the streets like water through an aqueduct, he was born to it. A chill dude, not one to fly the “yeah me!” flag, Chip is more interested in the friends, spots, tricks and laughs along the way. Often traversing the states between the Portlands, ME to OR, with his board and dog Red as companions, spreading the word of good style and great friendships. Once along the way he stopped on a dusty road at one of thousands of America’s “roadside attractions” between Springfield and El Paso. It was “The World’s Biggest Ball of Fire!” or at least that’s what the sign said. Below it sat Desiree Melancon.
She was seven feet tall, with liquid hot iron running through her veins. Her hair changed colors and her tattoos spoke. Her snowboard was sharper than a Hatori Hanzo sword (and had killed more ninjas) and her voice carried up the valley so clearly it’s power alone shaped kickers.
Chip took all this in and said “We should film a part together.” And so they did and the rest is history.
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Riders: Andy Chamarro, Christian Hobush, Brady Larson, River Riches, Peter Cimmino, Johnny Hancheck, Andrew Baker.
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Featuring: Rory Bruder, Storm Rowe, Steve Lauder, Chris DePaula, Will Healy, Alex Atno, Max Lyons, Jeremy Ellenberg, Kevin Raksnis, Shaun Murphy, and Levi Gunburg
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