We just got this from our friend Mathieu Crepel who’s currently in Alaska shooting for Absinthe: CanAlaska, the gold search.

“Alaska is always the ultimate pilgrimage and the last chance to get shots for your part. But more than just this it’s a true experience against yourself and nature that you have to respect even more than everywhere else to enjoy it at its most., This year is even more so because we decided to explore a new zone where no one ever rode before. No comfy heli-skiing lodge, no hot showers, no toilets but the woods… just our little motor homes parked on the side of the road., In these conditions you learn to live for the group not just for yourself. When you’re out in an untouched territory all that really matters is to get back at the camp safe at the end of the day. We took the first days quite easy to understand the snowpack try to find the good spots and make a game plan. And then the party started! Every morning you have that knot in your stomach, knowing you’ll have to face those huge mountains and glaciers, that fear that keeps you safe, but also makes everything so much more enjoyable and at the end of each run you just have that incredible feeling that can’t compare to anything else., Then you have a few bad weather days where the pressure fades a little bit and you know you’re not gona risk you life for a while and can enjoy the wilderness of Alaska., Chasing bald-eagles, fishing or at least trying, disk golfing, bbqs by the beach…, We’ve been here for 3 weeks and didn’t really think about when leaving! I guess summer and surfing will have to wait a bit more…”

- Mathieu.

Also check Mathieu’s website and his facebook page.

Brusti – 16 to Super from Bitchslap Media on Vimeo.

Absinthe Films have come an awful long way since they were founded 13 years ago. Brusti takes a look back at a decade and a bit behind the camera and how it all began. Hard to deny he’s documented a huge period of our sport’s growth, and introduced the world to so many great talents. Let’s hear what the he has to say for himself and how the avalanche of rider edits on the youtubes is keeping him on his toes.

Cheap watches and penguin outfits are the perfect way to start Day 3. Stop 4 on the tour is Lyon with warm weather, girls in short skirts and Sylvain Bourbousson realising he might be turning into a Gypsy.

After Lyon comes the sunny scenes of Barcelona, a cab driver that needs a map and a packed out theatre. But it’s nothing you didn’t expect from the Absinthe guys!

As of today you can download your copy of Absinthe Films’ latest masterpiece, twe12ve, in banging HD from iTunes. At €9.99 for HD or €7.99 for standard def, it’s pretty much a no-brainer.

We’ve yet to run into someone who’s not been fully floored by twe12ve… More of a road trip flavour than previous Absinthe films, the riding is out of this world as you’d expect from the übertight crew of 12, plus we felt there was a little more of a light-hearted vibe and a little more interaction with the riders which worked to great effect.

Have a gander at the Zurich premiere edit below where you’ll see some of the bad boys in action on the hill as well as in the bar, and then check twe12ve on the iTunes store and bag your copy.

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Have a look what went down when the crew unveiled their baby to a frothing home crowd.

Sure, it took a while to send itself deep into the guts of the internet, but Absinthe have finally unleashed the teaser for this season’s hammerfest, twe12ve. Looks like the crew sent it hard once again.

We’re gonna be getting all dizzy at the premiere tomorrow and, on the basis of this tickler it’ll be well worth the hangover.

Riders: Nicolas Müller, Bode Merril, Dan Brisse, Wolle Nyvelt, Annie Boulanger, Sylvain Bourbousson, Johnnie Paxson, Mat Schaer, Lucas Debari, Romain de Marchi, JP Solberg, Gigi Rüf.

Snowboard moviemakers Absinthe Films are hitting the road with their new feature film twel2ve. The now legendary 21-city European premiere tour is back again. This rolling, pre-season shred party kicks off September 6 in Absinthe’s home base of Zurich, Switzerland and hits a new city every night for nearly a month! From a tour van bursting with the films’ featured pros and the whole Absinthe entourage, this premiere tour brings the very best in shred action to big screens and hungry riders across the continent.

Featuring a dirty dozen of snowboarding’s most progressive pros riding in epic backcountry, powder and urban environments, twel2ve takes Absinthe’s code of “full- spectrum snowboarding” one step further. In addition to twel2ve, the tour will also screen the new short film YES. it’s a movie from the YES. snowboards crew. And that’s not all: Premiere-goers can enter to win an exclusive 2-week snowboard/ski camp session in Canada worth € 4000! With stops in London, Milan, Barcelona, Prague, Munich and beyond, this tour is shaping up to be the best one yet. Don’t miss it.

For full tour infos, schedule, and maps, click here
www.absinthe-films.com/film-tour/europe

European tour sponsors
Bench, Saas-Fee, hOme, ESL – language studies abroad, Anon, Dakine, YES.

Absinthe Films European premiere tour 2011

Sep/06/2011 Zurich (Switzerland) – Kino Corso
Sep/07/2011 Bern (Switzerland) – Kino Bubenberg
Sep/08/2011 Lausanne (Switzerland) – D!Club
Sep/09/2011 Lyon (France) – Cinéma Gaumont Pathé
Sep/10/2011 Barcelona (Spain) – Cinema Malda
Sep/11/2011 Milano (Italia) – Cinema Anteo
Sep/13/2011 Chur (Switzerland) – Kino Apollo
Sep/14/2011 Innsbruck (Austria) – Kino Metropol
Sep/15/2011 Munich (Germany) – Kino Sendlinger Tor
Sep/16/2011 Wien (Austria) – Gartenbaukino
Sep/17/2011 Prague (Czech Republic) – Venue Music Club
Sep/19/2011 Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) – Kino Harmonie
Sep/20/2011 Stuttgart (Germany) – CinemaxX Liederhalle
Sep/21/2011 St. Gallen (Switzerland) – Kino Corso
Sep/26/2011 London (England) – Prince Charles Cinema
Sep/27/2011 Antwerpen (Belgium) – Fakkelteater
Sep/28/2011 Den Haag (Netherlands) – Filmhuis
Sep/29/2011 Hamburg (Germany) – Zeise Kino
Sep/30/2011 Köln (Germany) – Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld
Oct/01/2011 Dresden (Deutschland) – Rundkino
Oct/08/2011 Saas-Fee (Switzerland) – Popcorn

Featuring
Bode Merrill, Gigi Rüf, Dan Brisse, Nicolas Müller, Sylvain Bourbousson, Wolfgang Nyvelt, Romain DeMarchi, JP Solberg, Annie Boulanger, Lucas Debari, Johnnie Paxson, Mat Schaer

Filmed in
Canada (BC), USA (SLC, Jackson Hole, Mt.Baker, Alaska), Sweden, Turkey, Russia, Japan

As well as some fastforward action and a huge slam, what we learnt from watching this is that Mikey LeBlanc needs his own TV show while Nicolas Müller should not give up his day job just yet.

We’re really digging these behind-the-scenes doco-style web movies from the guys at Absinthe, as they chart the making of this season’s movie Now/Here. In the latest episode – perhaps our favourite so far, by the way – they give us a look at what went down on their trip to Courmayeur with Brisse, Kalmermatten and co. in tow. Fredi and Dan send it long on a BC wedge, while Sylvain stomps a stick double cliff and Jules feels the pain from a tough landing. Watch it now!