Do you remember snowboard photographer Liam Gallagher’s film project The Mad Ones? Him and a select crew of thinking snowboarders created a web series inspired by the writings of the Beat generation. With their new project ‘Search for a Cool Place‘ they pick up where they left of: Art school meets pow slashing meets beat poetry. Not sure if as many family members will ask me about this as they did about Art of Flight, but it has a great vibe to it, and offers some unique perspectives on snowboarders’ lives on the road.

After Jack Kerouac and The Beats came Ken Kesey and his Merry Band of Pranksters. Kesey was a best-selling author turned acid-freak, who was largely responsible for the psychedelic revolution of the 1960s. But, before Kesey and crew started frying the masses, they took a trip across the country in a 1938 International school bus. They dubbed the rig Further and their mission was simple: they were searching for a cool place. Just like us…

Search for a Cool Place is an exploration of snowboarding, mind-expansion, adrenaline freaks, the trips they take and where they’ve ended up. Look for the full-length snowboard flick next Fall.

Featuring: Mark Landvik, Patrick McCarthy, Wyatt Stasinos, Cory Stasinos, Nick Russell, Forrest Burki, Ryland Bell, Shaun McKay, Lucas Debari, Kael Martin, Alex Yoder, Blake Paul, Nick Dirks, Jake Olson Elm, Harry Kearny, Luke Thorington, Brendan Keenan, Jason Robinson, Ralph Backstrom and many more…

Supported by: Jones Snowboards, Drink Water, Anon, The Mount Baker Snowboard Shop.

Apropos of nothing, this is some great pow shredding rolled into one epic clip. We haven’t really paid much attention to the ‘Of Life & Love‘ project yet, but if everything is as good as this – bring it on!

Tim Eddy, Kyle Miller, Tucker Andrews, and Alex Yoder rip powder through Jackson Hole. Montana bread Shane Stalling gets behind the lens in his home state. And Blake Paul, Gus Warbington, Skyler Thornton, and Jonah Owen have some fun at last years Superpark at Mt. Bachelor Oregon.

Since this was apparently presented by the A Rob Plant a Seed Project, we’ll throw in a bonus pow clip:

Bonus clip: Where the Wild Went Episode 1 – Pillows for A-Rob

During the record setting 2012 season in AK, Juneau native Ryland Bell invites friends and fellow Patagonia ambassadors Forrest Shearer, Josh Dirksen and Alex Yoder on a trip to experience his local turf, and shred off the chart snow totals. Expecting to face the challenge of riding in the monster storms that had been pounding Juneau’s coast almost non-stop for the entire season, the crew gets lucky, landing a perfect weather window and getting their fill of a season’s worth of pitch perfect pow under bluebird skies. 
Filmed by Sweetgrass Productions with their upcoming 2013 feature film ‘Valhalla’.

Remember the artsy teaser for The Mad Ones? Here’s episode 1 of Liam Gallgher’s video project featuring a ton of amazing snowboarders…

It’s all happening now. Here’s a few from the last three days at Mt. Baker. Dig the present.

The Mad Ones is a a web-based video project by Liam Gallagher. Inspired by the Beat Generation and specifically the writings of Jack Kerouac, The Mad Ones will follow the freaks, all winter long. Web flicks will be released every Monday through May. Some will be action edits, others about odd balls or oddities seen, weird experiences or whatever else happens to happen. Then, next September it’ll all be mashed into a free-for-download movie. 

Featuring: Forest Bailey, Forrest Burki, Patrick McCarthy, Shaun McKay, Wyatt Stasinos, Nick Russell, Scotty Wittlake, Bryan Fox, Austin Smith, Keegan Valaika, Mark Landvik, Blair Habenicht, Nick Ennen, Lucas Debari, Matt Edgers, Skylar Thornton, Alex Yoder, Kael Martin and many more. 

Supported by: K2 Snowboarding and Drink Water.

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