Kazuhiro Kokubo is part of a small handful of riders that can hold it down in the park and the backcountry with style. This is Kazu’s epic full part from the latest Burton movie Standing Sideways.

The second installment of the Jackson brothers’ web series charting their journey from Alaska to Chile sees them score epic conditions in AK with hellman Travis Rice and surfer Ian Walsh. The end of this episode is stupid, plain and simple.

Ian Walsh joins the epic crew of Travis Rice, John Jackson, and Eric Jackson in Alaska where the weather gods were on their side. Blue bird skies and fresh pillows of powder produced some banger lines from each one of the crew, even John Jackson against the doctor’s order. This is only the start of more adventures on their journey across two continents – from Alaska down to southern Chile.

This is Clemens Schattschneider’s full part from Bamboo Motion Pictures’ “Good Times Rollin.” This young Austrian is at home on rails and in the park, and he’s quite good at it.

Watch out for the release of Random Bastards’ new film “Blue Balls” September 2012, another crew he is filming with.

The Liptrip episodes follow us through the season, capture our trips and show “behind-the-scenes” actions and already some B-footage. This episode shows a “Slamarama” since we left our stomping feet at home during our visit at Kaunertal Glacier. Additonal slams from HELL-sinki and AU-stria.

Featuring: Urska Pribosic, Diana Sadlowski, Julia Baumgartner, Conny Bleicher, Ana Rumiha, Basa Stevulova, Tini Gruber & Lisa Filzmoser

filmed and edited by Rene Gallo, additional filming by Yoann Hamonic

motion graphics by Sandra Kovacic

FULL MOVIE COMING OUT IN FALL!!

You got the nuts and bolts of an AK heli trip in here, as well as some hard charging from the crew as DCP, Romain, JP, Tadashi and Mads head to SEABA in Haines, Alaska to ride some epic terrain. “Big thanks to our guide Matt,” holler the YES boys, “all the SEABA staff, and Nico Nolan and The Levitation Project.”

Last week we were blown away by this Norwegian rookie’s front triple 1440 off the toes, so we hit him up to find out more about him and what the hell he was thinking whirling through that madness…

We’re sure you’ve seen Norwegian rookie Jørn Simen Aabøe’s insane entry into the triple cork club by now (here it is again in case you’ve not), but other than being aware he won the Norway stop on the Nike Chosen Series tour last winter, we knew precious little about him. We hit him up to find out more, and what it’s like to go upside down and round and round reaaly frickin’ fast…

To paraphrase the old dude in The Art of Flight: “What planet the fuck are you from?” Alternatively, where are you from, how old are you, how long have you been riding for and who shows you love so you can go out and do tricks that makes our mind hurt?

I’m from a small coastal town called Kragerø, two and a half hours ride south of Oslo. I’m 21 years old and been riding snowboard since I was around 6. My two older brothers were pushing me all the time. They were building jumps and made rails of ladders. Also the Norwegian Billabong team manager Jonas has helped me on the way!

We first heard your name when you won the Nike Chosen Series stop in Norway. Do you ride many contests or are you more about just sending it on your own terms?

I started riding contests more serious this year. Before I just wanted to hit the slopes and have fun, without any pressure.

When we were at the Nike Chosen Sessions we were pretty blown away by the front double 10 off the toes. We’d never seen such a rotation before, apart from in the 90s when people did frontside rodeos. How did that trick come about for you, and was it always in your mind that a triple version of it was doable?

I was doing the frontside rodeo 7s alot and kinda felt good doing it, so then I tried a double 10 and it worked out pretty good. I did my first double 10 in March this year, and ever since I have been thinking about the triple.

Had you tried the triple off the toes before that session in Vierli, was it in your mind bugging you for a while, or was it just a spontaneous thing you wanted to try on the day?

I made my mind ready for it some days before heading up to Vierli and we made a nice jump with a lot of airtime. I did four double 10s and got pushed by my Billabong team buddy Odd Roar Solerød and I just went for it.

[Here's a fun homie-cam edit with more stuff from the Vierli session, featuring Markus Olimstad and Jørn.]

Jonas said you stomped it 3rd try. How did the first attempt work out, and what was going through your mind as you committed going off the lip?

The two first attempts I didnt make the last 180 rotation. I was full of adrenaline and very focused heading for the jump and didn’t remember having any thoughts at all.

Watching it is pretty hectic in itself. What on earth is it like as you blur through that trick?

It was kinda hectic, too and it all went really fast, but I felt I had control in the air.

What were your emotions doing once you’d realised you’d stomped it?

It was a big relief knowing that I stomped it and I felt a burst of happiness running through my whole body. And of course a bunch of high-fives.

Did you keep riding afterwards, or did you call it a day and sink a few cold beers?

I was pretty shook up and rode some laps afterwards, but those beers were calling my name…

What’s the reaction been like so far, from both friends and strangers?

I’m suprised about the overwhelmed positive feedback. Doing that trick I expected much hate because of the spin to win mentality. My phone has been charging constant these last days. I really appreciate all the good comments and feedback!

Inevitably when it comes to double and, now, triple cork rotations for everyone who’s stoked on the sport progressing and another barrier being broken, there will be someone else who calls it further proof snowboarding’s straying further from its roots and into the realms of ski aerials. What are your thoughts on this?

Many people consider triples as just too much and rather want to see some clean and stylish 5s, 7s and 9s. I agree but I think its good that the sport is being pushed further. A good combination and variation of new school and old school snowboarding is cool to watch.

Final question: how come the Norwegians are killing it so hard right now? What the hell is in the water up there?

We are all a bunch of crazy vikings having a good time snowboarding!

The event is over. The sixth edition of BURTON ŠPINDL SPRING SESSIONS brought crazy weather, high quality riding and a lot of spectators creating the atmosphere not only at the slopes, but also at the parties and concerts in party tent. Tomáš Tuzar /CZE/, Hans Kestila /FIN/ and Roman Dlauhý /CZE/ were honored as the best riders of the event.

The biggest Czech snow resort – Skiareál Špindlerův Mlýn – had been attacked by participants of BSSS from the middle of the week, as accreditation began. This year, they had more than 120 riders and the same number of media represents from various European countries as well as from exotic Lebanon.

Thursday was the first day of the event and the riders competed in big air with SKULLCANDY BIG AIR FORTUNE. The system of this competition was that each of the riders gets drawn a trick from the Wheel of Fortune, which they have to perform afterward. From the starting list, the first two places were taken by riders from Finland, the bronze being won by the Czech competitor. After the day program, Red Bull i- Battle was the main attraction in party tent …

Friday and Saturday had a heli buzzing the course filming, so the riders were training and doing their best to get some points for overall results. For Friday, there was not any official contest planned, for Saturday, they’d prepared the BURTON KEMP PUBLIC JAM and ČESKÁ POJIŠŤOVNA CORNER SESSION. Public interest in the public contest was huge, there were more than 100 participating riders and according the information from the judges, some of them are just a step from becoming the professionals.

The weather conditions did not allow the corner session on Saturday, so it was moved over to Sunday which was definitely a good decision. The snow conditions were excellent, so the riders had enough speed to send it long and high and therefore to show their best tricks. From the starting list, the best were Jan Nečas in “best trick” and Jan Zajíc in “best air”, each of them won 1.000 EUR from the main partner of the contest, Česká Pojišťovna.

As soon as the ČESKÁ POJIŠŤOVNA CORNER SESSION was over, the riders, media and spectators join the prize-giving ceremony, which was held right at the end of the snowpark. Based on their performance over the four days, and also according to the performance in each contest, the following riders were awarded…

BURTON ŠPINDL SPRING SESSION BEST RIDER

1. Best Rider: Tomáš Tuzar
2. Best Rider: Hans Kestila
3. Best Rider: Roman Dlauhý
1. Best Girl: Diana Augustýnová
1. Best Kid: Miki Pajer

ČESKÁ POJIŠŤOVNA CORNER SESSION

Best Air:
Jan Nečas
Best Trick:
Jan Zajíc

SKULLCANDY BIG AIR FORTUNE

1. Hans Kestila
2. Tuomas Alapieti
3. Tomáš Tuzar

BURTON KEMP PUBLIC JAM

Best Grom: Kristián Salač
Best Rookie: Lukáš Pobořil
Best Adult: Marek Ježek
Best Girl: Kateřina Jonášová

We would like to thank to all financial and media partners for cooperating with us on BURTON
ŠPINDL SPRING SESSIONS 2012. We would not be able to organize such a huge and high quality
event without their support. We also thank to the riders and visitors for creating such a nice
and unique atmosphere at the biggest event of the season. Hasta Luego!

AK local and Peep Show rider Danyale Patterson posted this to her Vimeo account. We’re not sure who’s in this but her, but finally there’s a girls snowboard movie where girls don’t just want to “have fun with their friends” but ride fucking hard and get good tricks on tape!

Over 8 minutes of raw bangers from Joe Sexton‘s season spent filming with People for their movie Good Look. The kid’s so good you won’t even miss the music.

Sweet edit of what went down at the Flow Tailgate AK at Thompson Pass, Valdez and the Flow World Freeride Championships. There’s plenty of tasty lines, sick tricks, nasty bails and sketchy slides with riding from the likes of Scotty Lago, Sarka Pancochova, Mike Basich and more. Have a look.