This young Finnish rider broke out on the Euro scene a few years back when he scored one of the strongest part in the French-Swiss production ‘La Cassette’ from Ero One. Still on the path of filming, Jani have found a new family with the locals from KBR and he’s doing pretty well with them too. We met him during the DC Shred Days in Meribel, where he killed the park with both his skills and motivation. So, in the end, who’s Jani?

 First thing, how were the DC Shred Days for you?

Shred Days was a perfect event for relaxing and having fun with all the DC people after filming most of the season for the upcoming KBR movie. Even though we did a lot of parkshootings and some ads in Meribel before and during the Shred Days, it was still a lot more relaxing time than filming for a moviepart. Good parties and good people as well!

What are you up to now?

Right now I’m visiting home for a few days. After Shred Days I went to Davos for MBM magazines photoshoots and I just got back home two days ago. The season is pretty much over in Helsinki and we were supposed to go straight away to North Finland but it’s been too bad weather up there so we decided to stay a few extra days at home. Actually it’s pretty good to have a couple days break and just chill at home a little bit.

When are you finishing your season?

I think we are going to spend 2-3 weeks at North Finland for the last parkshoots and of course for Wappulounas. After that the season will be over at least for me.

I remember your sick part in Ero One’s ‘La Cassette’. Now you’re with KBR, how different is it for you?

It was really good times to film with Ero One and I learned a lot especially about backcountry riding with those guys. But for sure it’s been easier for me to be back filming with a Finnish crew. About half of the KBR crew, including one filmer, lives now around Helsinki so it’s been really easy to organize all the street sessions. And when most of the crew spend their season in Helsinki, there is no hurry to film the streetrails. At least for me it’s much better to ride at least once or twice a week just for fun in my home resort Serena to keep up the motivation.

Does it feel more natural to film for a Finnish project?

Yeah for sure. I have never learned French so pretty often I had no idea what was going on around me and for example what were the guys talking about the spots. Of course they did speak English to me but I know it’s sometimes really weird to speak English with your friends from the same country even if there is a foreigner around… Actually this season it’s been pretty much the opposite for our French filmer Jon Vital, who used to be Ero Ones filmer before. Now he even has the Finnish spring ahead, so we really have to try to speak some English too!

What can we expect from ‘Golden Years’ coming out this fall? What would you say are the strong points of the footage – although it’s not edited yet?

What I know is that there has been really motivated crew behind it, so there is a lot of good footage for the movie. Lots of bangers that I have seen and heard from different riders. And after seeing the teaser, I’m sure the movie is going to be great!

What was you best trip this season?

It’s really hard to say. I spent a lot of time in the Alps this season and had so good luck with the weather every time so there were for sure no bad trips on this season at all. But if I have to choose one anyway, maybe it’s our trip to Les Crosets with the KBR crew in January. We had a lot of fun there and it was the most productive backcountry trip for the movie.

What are your expectations for next winter, what would you like to achieve?

I haven’t planned next season yet at all but I hope it’s going to be at least as good as this season. Most importantly I want to stay healthy, ride a lot of powder and film a good videopart!

Everything on the DC Shred Days on this tag, and about KBR productions on this one.

DC sent a crew of their top riders to Meribel Mottaret last week to shred the shit out of their Area 43 park. Which they dutifully did, and even bagged a few pow sprays while they were at it. We liked it almost as much as the girls in the bar that Lauri Heiskari, Mat Schaer, Piotr Janosz, and the rest were were showing off for. Check it out.

For more about what went down and a gallery of banger snaps, have a look here.

The DC Shred Days are back in Meribel Mottaret to illuminate the Area 43 park for 3 days of shred and parties with the DC All Star team.

From the 3rd till the 5th of April 2013, the aprk will be open to the public every day from 12pm till 7pm, so you’ll get the chance to make some laps with you favorite riders. BBQ on the park too. Then After Ski in La Folie Douce, and Dj Parties at Dicks Tea Bar, and event a concert at Meribel Club Les St Peres. Get ready for 3 days of radness, and see you there!

And go like the DC Area 43 Mottaret Facebook page.

The DC euro riders and a few of their global team chums have been having really quite a nice time in Meribel-Mottaret this month, and they’ve put out a couple of minutes worth of hits to chew over with your lunch. Hit mute beforehand if you want to stay awake until the end.

Nice edit from DC Europe featuring their Euro team riders Jani Sorasalmi and Piotr Janosz and French hitters Dim Biau, Thomas Chassagne and Victor Loron sessioning DC’s Area 43 in Meribel/France. It all went down this January. “Good times with the crew!”

Riders : Sylvain Bourbousson, David Livet, Margot Rozies, David Benedek, Josh Dirksen, Louif Paradis, Wole Nyvelt, Aurelien Verdet, Thomas Chazou, Ugo Maréchal, Morgan Le Faucheur, Fred Couderc, Yrwan ‘Golden’ Garica Leal. 

Produced by: Almo film. Alban Jehlen-Morgan Le Faucheur
Directed by : Morgan Le Faucheur, Julien Rodrigues
Filmed by : Julien Rodrigue,Fred Schwal,Julien Perly
Motion Design : David “Dash” Schaller
Edited by : Julien Rodrigues
Music : Jacques Dutronc – On nous dit rien

More info: Almo Films blog

The latest issue of Onboard is in bricks and mortar stores in the real world.

Ok, so the prophet Steve Jobs came down from his lofty mount and, lo, he hath brought a tablet. You gonna rip pages out of it and stick ‘em on your walls though? What if you have a reaaaally long dump. In a cabin. Without power. Our innovative new mag features 164 pages of multitouch interface, boasts a battery life of over a thousand years and is fully DRM free so you can share your shred with your pikey mate.

Aside from being the iPad killer, here’s what’s inside when you swipe to unlock…

Danny Kass Interview

Danny is a man of contradictions: Jersey boy yet mountain fiend, core to the pip but as business savvy as a Wall Street bear and an Olymian to boot and high profile yet still the hardest rider to reach on the planet. Onboard put Snowboardermag’s T. Bird, a man with a good knowledge of the lay of the land in the US, on the trail of the ellusive Danny Kass.

Franck Moissonnier Profile

Franck Moissonnier has managed to balance both progressive riding with an interest in the business side of the shred. Even now, in his early thirties, he retains a rack of sponsors and still adds to his already full bag of tricks, last year dialling the double cork – the zeitgeist of the season. He has also recently become the Team Manager of the French Nike 6.0 team; a nice desk job within the industry that not only allows him to further his own riding but also show the next generation of riders exactly how it’s done…

Olympics Preview

Snowboarding and the Olympics have always been a contentious and tempestuous pairing; from Terje’s refusal to get involved with an organization that he referred to as “ski Nazis” and the wearing of national uniforms to the IOC’s delivery of the governership of snowboarding to the FIS and not the ISF, but there’s no denying February 17 will be kind of a big deal. We look at the history, and pick the riders’ brains as to who they think will be topping the podium.

North to the Future

That’s the Alaska State motto. Obscure and intriguing. That’s the place. It’s more than a place. It’s wild and untamed, a corner of the earth, where nature still dominates. It’s an ideal. Liam Gallager and a host of rippers who have experienced Alaska first hand take you on a journey North to the snowboarder’s Nirvana, AK.

Spot Check – Meribel

Part of the 3 Vallées, the winter resort of Méribel lies at the heart of one of the largest winter sports playgrounds in the world. With its two snowboard parks, groomed slopes and expansive freeride terrain, Méribel has a huge amount to offer. We take a look around the resort with local Thomas Gérin.

Plus there’s all the regulars you’ve come to expect, free gear up for grabs, stonking photography