This is an awesome bit of vintage shred cinema. Released in 1994, The SCANDS features the first wave of Scandinavian snowboarders who exploded onto the scene and left a lasting mark. So sick.

This movie is full of riders who went on to become legends in snowboarding – it’s like a who’s who of early 90s shred talent: Injemar, Terje, Johan, Brushie, Franck… and after giving it a watch it’s tempting to say this was from when snowboarding was actually cool. It was certainly a more simple time. The focus on poking and shiftying the hell out is awesome to watch, although it seems landing wasn’t as necessary as it is today. At least punk rock tops metro pop any day of the week.

Produced and Released 1994.

Featuring Scandinavians riders like Terje Haakonsen, Ingmar Backman, Johan Olofsson, Daniel Franck, Sebu Kuhlberg, Eva Sandelgård, Marcus Fahlringe, Oskar Norberg, Anders Hagman and many more.

Filmed in Chamonix France, Pont du bron Switzerland, Stryn and Trysil Norway, Riksgränsen and Sälen Sweden.

Shot by Stefan Nilsson and Crille Forsberg. All shot on 16mm. Co. Production by Funsport, Burton, Quiksilver, Extreme, Sims.

As you’ll have seen on Monday the Euro Gap 1 was nothing short of epic, so is this like their Empire Strikes Back? Kinda double awesome? Set aside 30 minutes, click Play and find out for yourselves.

Here’s the blurb from the back of the box, which we lost, so you’ll have to make do with this awesome screengrab of Paavo. Pretty much sums up the vibe perfectly…

A movie about snowboarding, skateboarding and the crusades of Joni and Paavo.

Featuring: Nate Bozung, Ingemar Backman, JP Walker, Jonas Emery, Wille Yli-Luoma, Devun Walsh, Tero Ainonen, BJ Leines, Steve Ruff, Jeremy Jones, Sebu Kuhlberg and many more…

Filmed on locations at Finland, Brazil, Norway, Japan, USA, Europe…

Over the course of the next 5 days we’ll also be showing Euro Gap 2 in its entirety, plus we’ve got interviews with young gun Niki Korpela, Euro Gap bozzbozz Joni Malmi and director of this third installment, Jaakko Itäaho.

The first couple of Euro Gaps were low-budget, handicam buddie movies produced by Malmi and Paavo Tikkanen. But when you’re in the pack of big guns and your buddies are some of the best riders of the time, the result was a duology that had some solid riding topped up with the kind of dicking around you’d expect from a crew of lads touring the globe. Think the Whiskey or Wildcats movies but with more vodka and paddling pool parties.

That was that, until a little over a year ago when Jaakko Itäaho (of Elekrep and MDP fame), burned out with his experience on the Burton movie, was talking with Malmi about ways to get the love back and produce a film with no pressures, no outside involvement, just fun-plus-bangers. Before they knew it, Eero Ettala was onboard, filming solely for the project, and a murder of other Scandis were quick to follow suit. Euro Gap 3 was born…

Though the final installment of the trilogy promises to have the kind of high-grade filming and editing that Jaakko has made his name with, by the look of the Euro Gap 3 teaser, they ain’t ditched the fuckwittery either. And with a roster that reads like a who’s who of Scandinavian badasses – Eero Ettala, Heikki Sorsa, Hampus Mosesson, Joni Malmi, Niki Korpela, Fredu Sirviö and Markku Koski – you can be sure you’re gonna want to be by a computer come November 7.

In the meantime enjoy Euro Gap 1, and tune in tomorrow for more…