Blotto: Heme 06 Flashback

Mads Jonsson warms up on the 100-footer with a clean Backside 180 Flashback to Hemsedal, Norway in May of 2006. We happened upon great weather, excellent kickers and plenty of jibbing and mini-shred in between the booter sessions. I’ll post some more images from this spring session over the next couple of months. Click “Continue…” to see the rest of the gallery. Read More  Read More

Swiss bound…

Freddie, Nicolas and Mads have been shooting in Switzerland all of January with Jaakko and Curtes, and doing really well. The snow conditions should continue to be good for another couple of weeks, so I’m heading over with Brad, Jussi, and Jeremy on Tuesday. Jeremy is ready to hit the mountains for some powder ridin and Jussi is all done with those crazy competitions, so both are hyped to visit the land of cheese and chocolate to continue working... Read More

Blotto: Switzerland No. 6: Wrapped Up

Last time I checked in, the sun was making an appearance…finally. Well, that was a one time affair…shortly thereafter, our arch nemesis ‘The Wind,’ made itself known and didn’t really let up whatsoever through our final four days in St. Moritz. Not to be discouraged, we had to dig a little deeper for wind-protected areas, use extra caution with the increased avy danger and be ready once the wind let up just a bit. Our patience was definitely... Read More

Blotto: Switzerland No. 5: Let there be light !

We woke up to another ground hog day here in St Moritz….clouds, snow, no visibility (6th or 7th day in row…we’ve lost track). After a hefty postcard session, some breakfast treats and the mandatory Facebook chat, we grabbed the Corvatsch Tram. Once we off loaded at top station, the electronic trail map showed more lift openings as compared to the days before. This was definitely a good sign of things to come, but the reality was steady snow... Read More