Rehab Convention was the only solution. Stone cold sober? Never again!

Rehab crew:
Joonas Mustonen
Otto Veijola
Kimmo Tuhola
Mikko Lahikainen
Tuukka Tams
Jukka Kiistala

Our buds over at Transform Gloves recently held their inaugural Park Hill Freestyle Camp on the Hintertux glacier. Here is a short edit.

With their team on point to offer the swarms of campers tips on how to get ill on the hill the sessions went off. Here’s a bit o’ footy featuring Joonas Mustonen and Danny Larsen funning off in the park.

Where: Ruka, Finland

Tetanus: Untimely outbreak.

Check on their website and you will read this: “For sure and no bullshit, Wappulounas is the coolest event ever! Good vibes from morning to evening and impressive riding. It’s the best Finnish snowboard event I’ve ever been to. – Eero Ettala“. Apparently the event in Ruka/Finland is THAT good. Well, our budg… pardon: schedule did not allow for a first-hand experience this time, but we received this quirky report alongside some interesting pictures. This should be enough to keep you entertained for the next five minutes. Read on, dear visitor!

Another great Wappulounas has been completed and partied to the end. Three days of awesome riding and unforgettable parties are over, and tired yet happy riders are now waiting for the next year. In sunshine, pouring rain and everything in between we saw great emotions and enjoyable riding by thousands of partygoers.

Wappulounas did not even shy away from the Finnish version of the Arc de Triomphe.

Contests were held in some unique formats. The hip sessions had a basic backside hip and a gap to the top of the hip and down, “D.O.N.K.E.Y.” was held on the “W” which was a W-letter-shaped feature with lots of lines here and there,
and the “Knockout” was a double slopestyle with small features close to one another where riders were riding together on the slope. Every day was filled with amazing and fun riding from double corks to fully tweaked methods.

Overall winner was Joel Lahti who showed everyone what Wappulounas is all about: having fun and riding hard! He was wearing leopard patterned pants and a cowboy hat all day every day, and yet he was killing it. He won a surf trip to Bali by A Senne and a brand new Rip Curl surfboard. More glory for one household as Joel’s girlfriend Hanna Laukkanen won the women’s overall ranking. The special award for the spirit of Wappulounas went to Joonas Mustonen and his mustache.

Joel Lahti with a sloppy strapping-in technique.

Every evening and night was full of huge parties with live-music from after-ski to nightclub. Everyone was enjoying themselves and having a blast – and you know how it’s done in Finland!

For over ten years Wappulounas has gathered riders to celebrate the end of the season and do some partying. It’s the longest lasting Finnish snowboarding happening, and Wappulounas 2010 was definitely one of the best: riding was incredible, parties were awesome, lots of people gathered there and everyone had a good time. The crew wants to thank everyone for being there – see you next year!

One of the live acts.

Results

Hipsessions
Men: 1. Sami Luhtanen 2. Joonas Mustonen 3. Antti Seppälä
Women: 1. Hanna Laukkanen

D.O.N.K.E.Y.
Men: 1. Saku Tiilikainen 2. Roope Tonteri 3. Joel Lahti
Women: 1. Heidi Latola

Knockout
Men: 1. Antti Autti 2. Roope Tonteri 3. Janne Lipsanen
Women: 1. Saana Pehkonen 2. Senni Hyyppä

Overall men: Joel Lahti
Overall women: Hanna Laukkanen

The Spirit of Wappulounas Award: Joonas Mustonen

More videos and photos on www.wappulounas.com.

Gerome Mathieu soars through clouds mercifully free of volcanic ash. Click in below for bigger bangers. Photo: Matt Georges.

As Iceland spews its guts and wreaks havoc across Europe, the Photoblast marches onwards caring not for clouds of ash and impending doom.

If you, like us, were booked on a plane to go get some late-season rad but are instead sat getting ‘beep-beep-beep’ from the Lufthansa hotline, you may seek some small solace in this Friday’s bangers from our senior shooters. And, while it sucks not being able to get where you need to go, spare a thought for the Icelanders who’ve got Mother Earth’s spicy vom raining down on them. Enjoy the shots…

Finnish store’s team movie lookin’ good.

Here at Onboard we’re always partial to a good bit of Finn-boarding. Them klackers certainly seem to have the knack when it comes to the shred and each year sees another batch of names we find hard to pronounce stepping up to bat and knocking the ball out the park. At Am level. For example, check out this teaser for the team movie for the Unionfive shop.

Riders: Michael Ståhlberg, Jani Sorasalmi, Toni Viitakangas, Joonas Mustonen. Song: Prop Dylan – My Growth propdylan.com Edited: Teemu Saario myspace.com/chebalebamusic Promovideo blog: U5promovideo.blogspot.com Unionfive store: unionfive.fi.

Where: Mayerhofen, Penken Park

The Oakley Jib-Vid contest is on! Given 28 hours with 2 of your friends in one of Europe’s top resorts, could you create a 2-minute short film that showcases amazing riding, arty shots and an interesting storyline? That’s the challenge 18 teams are currently facing on the slopes of Mayrhofen during the sixth edition of Europe’s premier riding and filming contest, the Oakley Jib-Vid.

The unique Jib-Vid feature in Mayrhofen's Penken Park.

What else could we do but drive down towards some fresh powder in Mayrhofen, and meet the crews over a couple of drinks last night. We chatted with Joonas Mustonen, Tyler Chrolton, organiser Graham McVoy and many others about their plan (if they had one) for the next 28 hours. Unbelievably, one team even aims for a shred remake of the Matrix. Judge yourself what team has it in them to get a share of the 10,000 Euro prize purse!

More information on the event’s website.