Featuring Iikka Backstrom, Mikey Rencz, Benji Ritchie,Kevin Griffin, Jody Wachniak, Eero Niemela, Devun Walsh, Dustin Craven, Andrew Geeves, Johnny Lyall, Jussi Oksanen,Mikkel Bang, Mark Sollors, Logan Haubrich and Kale Stephens.

Here is Canadian crew NuuLife Cinema’s latest full-length snowboard movie called AWOL. Good riding and a mesmerising intro.

Directed by John Swystun and David Craig

Riding by Gordon Emery, Jason Gretzinger, Craig McMorris, Joe Hills, David Kinskofer, Kurtis Rothecker, Tanner Davidson, Bruce Johnston, Dale Bailey, Kevin Griffin, Brad Martin, Kale Stephens, Andrew Geeves, Andrew Burns, Dylan Vachon and friends.

Cinematography by John Swystun, David Craig, Dale Bailey and Ben Geisbrecht

Support from Push.ca, King Snow, Beaver Wax, Banshee Bungee, Nibz Bandanaz, Freeride Boardshop and Shoulda Danished Productions.

Whoever uploaded this gem from around 2001, we salute you. Abandon work for the week, crack open a brew and check out the Canadian Wildcats crew in their heyday. Awesome movie.

For those of you wondering where those dirty Icelanders who produced the now-infamous A2M movie got their inspiration, watch this and pay special attention to the 15-odd minutes post-credits where the magic truly happens…

And if you’re wondering where these guys got their inspiration from, watch this.

Return of the Wildcats is the second snowboard video from the infamous Canadian/American crew and as you would imagine the vid contains plenty of sick footage…Although a lot of the video is made up of footage of the likes of Trevor Andrew pissed and falling around the place, there’s also a lot of good snowboarding…All the team riders have good individual sections…Kale Stephens has the first section with plenty of snowmobile action as well as some sick snowboarding including a massive cab 900. Chris Brown’s section is one of the best with the tune “I’m an Arsehole” by Dennis Leary going down very well. Also features Max Jenke, Devun Walsh, Chris Dufficy, Dionne Delesalle, Joni Malmi, Paavo Tikannen, and plenty of others.

Featuring: Bjorn Leines, Chris Brown, Dave Cashen, Dionne Delesalle, J.F. Pelchat, Kale Stephens, Pete Andersen, Brad Plamus, Chris Dufficy, Devun Walsh, Gaetan Chanut, Jacob McIntyre, Max Jenke, Rob Dow

It’s a bit confusing, as this Endeavor team movie is only an episode in their Cold Front web show, but it features all of their snowboarders:
Kevin Griffin, Petter Kristiansen, Kareem El Rafie, Johnny Lyall, Jake Fine, Brody Pigeau, Gillian Andrewshenko, Leo Crawford, Risto Ruokola, Kale Stephens, Brendan Drury, Flo Corzelius, Adam Chuntz, Andy Nudds.

Watch it now!

Featured riders: Devun Walsh, Iikka Backstrom, Benji Ritchie, Kale Stephens, Tall Todd, Jody Wachniak, Andrew Geeves, Dustin Craven, Mikey Rencz, Kevin Griffin, Johnny Lyall, and many more.

Some choice cuts of deep winter bluebird awesome from Whistler on this toasty Tuesday morning.

Not a great deal happening on Planet Rad this morning – winter’s done, it’s too early for the glaciers to be really rocking and the southern hemi’s yet to crank up – so to ease the pain here’s some highlights of full-on winter shred sledding from 2009. Balls deep bangers from Whistler BC never get old, and nor do  guys like Johnny Lyall, Kale Stephens, Benji Ritchie, Charles White, Mikey Rencz, Eero Niemela, Gaetan Chanut, Martin Gallant, and Terje Haakonsen.Cheers for the pickmeup, 8Mile Life dudes.

Featured riders: Mikey Rencz, Eero Niemela, Johnny Lyall, IIkka Backstrom, Dustin Craven, Andrew Geeves, Kale Stephens, Jody Wachniak, Benji Ritchie, Kevin Griffin, Devun Walsh, Chris Dufficy, Shin Campos, Todd Malus, and Charles White.

More episodes to drop on a monthly basis & more information on their website.

* And here’s 8Mile explained in 8Mile’s own un-minced words:

“8mile,  originally the basement suite of Mikey Rencz, Johnny Lyall, and Eero Niemela in Creekside, Whistler B.C., was home to many of the worlds top pro snowboarders. Night after night the sh*t kept piling up and morning after morning the stories grew. 8 Mile is now a lifestyle…we ride it every day and live it every night! This is a snowboard movie of professionals living their (sometimes not so glamorous) lifestyle, filmed and edited in the interest of good times! This movie isn’t just about rad snowboard footage but the lifestyles and personalities of snowboarding today. No holding back!…ok maybe a couple things”

Check out the renovated, cutting-edge new Airhole Facemasks website!

“We wanted to showcase all of the designs in a really clear and easy-to-navigate format,” said Max Jenke, CEO of Endeavor Design, parent company of Airhole. “Having so many products is a bit daunting, so we tried to simplify the viewing process.”

The new website launch marks a crucial step in the four-year-old company’s progression.

Jenke said Airhole.ca showcases their biggest product line yet, with over 100 mask types and styles to choose from, including a range of tie-ups, standards, pullovers and balaclavas. The “Facemasks you idiot” company’s site design also includes a comprehensive dealer list as well as the usual blogroll of random posts by pro snowboarder founders Kale Stephens and Chris Brown.

With the website launch, Airhole also uploaded three new riders to their growing roster. Progressive riders Halldor and Eiki Helgason from Iceland, and rail slayer Kareem El Rafie from Sweden have now joined the likes of John Jackson, Kale Stephens and Mikey Rencz to make up the 20 person team. Each rider has an interactive profile on the website with photos, videos and stats to check out.

Jenke added that Airhole’s site will likely see another addition this September. The Vancouver-company plans to add a “Buy online now” link to coincide with new product arriving in stores for the 2011 winter season. The link will definitely be well received since last year Airhole’s facemasks sold out before Christmas.

To say it in their words: it’s a website you idiot!

airhole.ca