All this-is-just-some-marketing-clip comments aside, this is a great video of the Salomon team having fun shooting for their 13/14 catalog in La Parva, Chile. Considering the world’s climate zones and season changes this must have happened a while ago, like last August.

Featuring Jed Anderson, Josh Dirksen, Louif Paradis, Wolle Nyvelt, Taka Nakai, Chris Grenier, Bode Merrill, and Annie Boulanger.

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’.

If you believe our photo editor, snowboard photographers are the hardest-working people in the world. Ukrainian coal miners come in a close second. This episode of Jeremy Jones’ Further Umplugged reveals what photogs and cameramen do to get that perfect shot.

In episode 13 of Jeremy Jones’ Further Unplugged, the Teton Gravity Research camera crew reveals how far they go beyond their comfort zones to film TGR movies. Different challenges emerge every day that force them to truly push their limits. Watch as these guys take you behind the scenes and show you the extreme risks they take in order to capture the perfect shot.

Further Unplugged takes you behind the scenes of Jeremy Jones’ two-year snowboarding film, Further. Get an inside glimpse of what goes on between the lines as Jones and other top riders including Terje Haakonsen, Xavier De Le Rue and Josh Dirksen travel to exotic locations such as Japan, the Arctic Circle and the Wrangell-St. Elias Wilderness. Challenges arise around every corner as this crew attempts to push their minds and bodies further.

In the first episode of the Unplugged clips accompanying Jeremy Jones’ new project Further, he travels to Japan with Josh Dirksen and Forrest Shearer.

With the help of Japanese mountain guide “Yeti” Dave, the group explores the Japanese Alps on splitboards and scores deep powder turns. But the true adventure begins when a blizzard moves in and the crew must hunker down in a high alpine refuge… Luckily we can follow this from our cosy, comfy work chairs, beds or sofas, experiencing some second-hand near deaths…

Visit the Jeremy Jones’ Further Film page here www.tetongravity.com/further and buy Jeremy Jones’ Deeper on DVD, Blu-ray or iTunes here: shop.tetongravity.com/Deeper_DVD.aspx

Taking his lifetime expedition to the next level, Jeremy Jones leads his crew of world class riders, cameramen and guides to the far corners of the earth in the second installment of the Deeper trilogy: Further.

Drawing upon a lifetime of experience Jones seeks out first descents and exotic experiences in an effort to evolve not only his snowboarding, but himself. The relationships forged from isolation and travel are almost as intriguing as the maniacal descents themselves. Join Jeremy and his crew in the Arctic Circle, Japan, the High Sierra and the remote Pickett Range among others as they push their minds and bodies Further.

Athletes: Jeremy Jones, Terje Haakonsen, Xavier De Le Rue, DCP, Nicolas Müller, Lucas Debari, Josh Dirksen, Forrest Shearer, Ryland Bell

Visit The Jeremy Jones’ Further Film Page Here: www.tetongravity.com/further

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shop.tetongravity.com/Deeper_DVD.aspx

Dirksen rips one out. Photo: Abe Blair.

Josh Dirksen, Forrest Shearer and Ryland Bell Join Patagonia as Part of Patagonia’s Increased Commitment to Snow Sports

Patagonia Inc., the enviro-minded apparel company, is pleased to announce that Josh Dirksen, Ryland Bell and Forrest Shearer have joined the company as Snowboard Ambassadors. Each rider embodies the company’s core values, comes equipped with a life-long dedication to snowboarding and a desire to ride in the best outerwear possible. As a company, Patagonia has increased its focus in the snow sports category with a major update to its outerwear line in Fall 2011 and plans to continue the progression into future seasons. Dirksen, Shearer and Bell will collaborate closely with the company’s designers to provide first-hand input on every aspect of product performance and design.

“I’m pleased to welcome Ryland, Josh and Forrest to the Patagonia family,” says Josh Nielsen, Patagonia’s grassroots marketer and ambassador liaison, “This group of athletes represents a growing demographic of savvy backcountry riders who demand technical products suited specifically to their needs. We look forward to working closely and collaboratively with these guys as we continue to build the best product on the market while causing the least environmental harm.”

Ryland Bell. Photo: Abe Blair.

Dirksen, an icon in snowboarding for the past 15 years, says, “Now that I’m putting so much time into splitboarding to access my lines and riding more technical terrain, I need clothing that will work perfectly for all situations. I want to eliminate as many X-factors as possible when I’m out there and I know that with Patagonia gear, I don’t need to think twice.”

Patagonia’s environmental efforts and cause-the-least-amount-of-harm design ethics played a role in the snowboarders’ decision to join the company as Ambassadors. Says Forrest Shearer “I want to be involved with environmentally responsible companies because that’s what is important to me. Patagonia thinks about the products they make and tries to have the least amount of impact. The company has a killer history of taking remarkable steps not only in snowsports, but in all aspects of business.”

Forrest Shearer. Photo: Noah Howell

Bell, an Alaska native and Squaw Valley local says,” I’m excited to apply the heritage of Patagonia’s technology and design specifically to snowboarding. Having high-end, light, performance gear is the difference between struggling and being comfortable in the mountains. I’m really looking forward to taking snowboarding apparel to the next level.”

Bell, Dirksen and Shearer join a team of Ambassadors that includes surfing’s Malloy Brothers, Gerry Lopez and climbing’s Tommy Caldwell, Sonny Trotter and other notable athletes at the height of their sports.

The Salomon and Bonfire Team Vacation is a worldwide resort and shop tour spanning North America, Europe and Asia. Riders are taking it back to the kind of snowboarding that started it all, riding the chairlift, hanging with friends, and meeting new people along the way.

The team riders been working hard – ender video parts, winning the team challenges, traveling the globe to get the shot and breaking themselves off. It’s time to do something different.

The Salomon and Bonfire Team Vacation is a worldwide resort and shop tour spanning North America, Europe and Asia. Riders are taking it back to the kind of snowboarding that started it all: riding the chairlift, hanging with friends, and meeting new people along the way.

You can follow the team through weekly team edits released throughout the season or by meeting up with them at one of the many stops.

“Most of the team has spent the last several seasons killing themselves for different video projects or contests so it feels like a good time to spend a year riding resorts and having fun as a crew. Not to mention, we’re gonna make a web series and a tour video that is going to be pretty awesome,” says Bonfire and Salomon Team Manager Java Fernandez.

Riders participating include Jed Anderson, Bode Merrill, Jenny Jones, Louif Paradis, Chris Grenier, Annie Boulanger, Harrison Gordon, David Benedek, Josh Dirksen, Desiree Melancon, Wolle Nyvelt, Chris Carr, Sylvain Bourbousson, Taka Nakai, Jamie Nicholls, Kohei Kudo Scotty Arnold and Rolf Nylander.

For More information: www.bonfiresnow.com or www.salomonsowboards.com.

A new teaser from ‘Resourceful Gnome Productions’, featuring the life and adventures of Brandon Cocard and Ben Lynch as they travel with and learn from Travis Parker, Josh Dirksen, Temple Cummins, Mikey Basich, and some. (oh, and here’s the first one if you haven’t seen it yet)

This movie is definitely one for every average snowboard enthusiast to relate to. No really, it contains a lot of fun pow shredding, but is also capable of raising the bar at any time. This will be one gem of a shred flick!

In this week’s Deeper Unplugged, Josh Dirksen and the Deeper Crew explore Southern Utah in search of variety. As Josh explains, “[Because of El Nino, we're] headed down to [Southern Utah] for something new and different…there’s a lot of super blower white pow and super amazing terrain.”

While the sun has finally made it through the clouds outside the Onboard editorial office, teasers for the next shred season are already trickling in through the interweb. Here is one of the greater examples for your viewing pleasure.

Respect Your Elders is a movie project being created by a bunch of yahoos that go by the name of Resourceful Gnome Productions. Founded by Travis Parker and friends, Resourceful Gnome Productions is a group of talented riders, cinematographers, and friends who have worked in various capacities with Robot Food, the Airblaster movies, and My Own Two Feet, among other projects.

Respect Your Elders follows the adventures of Brandon Cocard, Ben Lynch, and a slew of todays most rippingest young pro snowboarders as they travel to the best snowy places in the world to board and learn from the likes of Travis Parker, Josh Dirksen, Temple Cummins, Mikey Basich, and other legends of shred.

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