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Sven Thorgren Spotlight

Tom Copsey — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:41:21 +0000

Sven Thorgren is 17-years-old and frickin’ killing it. He won the Protest World Rookie Fest and snagged a chance to shoot with the Pirates, who cooked up this rad little profile edit on the Swede. Check it out.

Marco Feichtner FULL PART – UNIQUE8

Tom Copsey — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:08:16 +0000

Check out Fichtl’s epic full part from this season’s Pirates movie, UNIQUE8. It’s a full-on powder bang fest. Now go snag yourself a full copy of that badboy on iTunes. In our opinion it’s their strongest movie to date.

Scuttle over and bag your copy of UNIQUE8 on iTunes.

Tech Talk with Photographer Matt Georges

Tom Copsey — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:43:55 +0000

Onboard’s senior snapper Matt Georges mixes up his photography equipment on a regular basis. For one angle he might use the pimp daddy Canon 1D Mk. IV DSLR and then pull out a Poloroid camera made before you were born for the second. Watch him talk you through what’s in his pack.

Should you want to give your computer’s desktop a new lick of pixel-paint with some of Matt’s epic work, make sure you check our snowboard WALLPAPER section where you’ll be able to find a host of his bangers.

Marco Feichtner – Pirates UNIQUE8 B-Roll

Tom Copsey — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:35:17 +0000

Marco ‘Fichtl’ Feichtner is a beast when it comes to getting it done in the backcountry. This edit is shots that didn’t make the cut for his part in UNIQUE8 but, really, are pretty sick nonetheless…

More Slams From the Pirates

Tom Copsey — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:35:42 +0000

The Pirates are back with 40 more seconds of harsh scorping that went down filming for UNIQUE8. This time Manuel Diaz, Curtis Ciszek, Marko Grilc and Hans Ahlund are subjected to the beatdowns…

Kalle Ohlson UNIQUE8 B-Roll Edit

Tom Copsey — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:08:22 +0000

On it’s own this is a solid part, but the fact that it’s Kalle Ohlson’s B-Roll shots that didn’t make the cut for the Pirates’ UNIQUE8 means it’s all the more impressive. We mean, imagine what his A-grade bangers are like! It’s easy to find out actually – just snag yourself a copy of UNIQUE8 and you’ll know. We’ve seen it – it’s the tits.

40 Seconds of Brutal Slams from Gigi Rüf & Arthur Longo

Tom Copsey — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:00:16 +0000

These quick slam edits the Pirates have been churning out are always worth a watch, but this one is the best yet. Some of these are proper wince-inducing… Make sure you check out when things go more right for these two bad boys by snagging yourself a copy of the new Pirates movie, UNIQUE8.

Behind the Spot – Rock Jibs with Kalle Ohlson

Tom Copsey — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:13:28 +0000

Remember those insane rock rides Kalle Ohlson nails in the Pirates’ UNIQUE8? Let the man himself run you through them, and snag some interesting tips for setting up rock rides so you don’t pearl…

The Pirates crew have shot on Riksgränsen’s crazy rock features for the past few seasons, with heavier and heavier footage being bagged each session. Check Kalle give you a history of the spot, the way the Pirates prepare the rocks and a whole host of hammers from this session and seasons’ past too.

Stock & Sörman Slams Montage

Tom Copsey — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:59:49 +0000

The Pirates have just dropped another of their webisodes, this one’s 40 seconds of crowdpleasing slams from your boys Werni Stock and Chris Sörman. Check ‘em getting broke off!

Photo Tips from Howzee in Pirates Tech Talk

Tom Copsey — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:16:26 +0000

The latest webisode from our homies the Pirates takes an interesting look at photographer Dominic ‘Howzee’ Zimmerman as he shoots a big ol’ gap with Marco Feichtner and Werni Stock. Essential viewing for any aspiring photo nerds, or anyone who wants to see what goes on behind a shoot…

Here’s what the Pirates have to say about this clip: “Dominic Zimmermann aka HOWZEE is a well known photographer in the snowboard scene and we are always stoked if he follows us on the mountain. In this Tech Talk he is giving you a glimpse into his photo backpack that is equipped like a swiss army knife.”