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Polar Opposites Slam Section

Uli Köhler — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:23:29 +0000

Iikka Backström and Devun Walsh are so good at backcountry snowboarding, even their slams look dope!

Walsh, Backstrom & Friends Kill the BC

Tom Copsey — Fri, 27 May 2011 09:48:17 +0000

Ooof! The latest Polar Opposites webisode has dropped (number 3 if you’re counting) and it’s a proper humdinger. Force feed your eyes some awesome.

Polar Opposites #3 sees PO OGs Iikka Backstrom and Devun Walsh hit up some full-on BC Wu-Tangers and lines with buddies like Lauri Heiskari and Lonnie Kauk. There’s not much more to say other than this is some proper A-Grade snowboarding right here – no ‘ah, it’s just the web so we’ll pump out the B-shots’. That cliff step-down session starting around 2:57 is fully nuts, as is the one at 3:47 for that matter…

Polar Opposites Episode #2 – Backcountry Booters

Uli Köhler — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:22:32 +0000

Yesterday, Devun Walsh and Iikka Backstrom had us confused: They released some weird clip of getting drunk in France, and we thought this was a regular Polar Opposites episode. It wasn’t, because only one day later they released this epic collection of backcountry booter stomping, including their riding as well as Jake Blauvelt’s and Ryan Tiene’s.

“When you were five years old I was pro.” - Devun to Iikka

Iikka and Devun visit France

Uli Köhler — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:05:12 +0000

It is a little tricky to follow Iikka Backstrom and Devun Walsh’s web show Polar Opposites. They are not traditionally broken up into neat little episodes, they are instead sometimes more like a teaser, sometimes a slideshow, and this time a we’re-drinking-in-France special. Still, there is at least some riding in it, and really, why wouldn’t you want to watch Donnie and Hank getting wasted!?

Oh, and as a search engine optimisation piece of information: It has Torstein Horgmo in it, too.

Devun Walsh & Iikka Backstrom: Polar Opposites Episode 1

Uli Köhler — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:31:21 +0000

„This season Iikka and I are kind of branching off from the normal. Instead of filming the same old video part we’re releasing the footage as we get it. Instead of making people wait till September you gonna get to see it right away.“ – Devun Walsh

Featured riders in this great pow clip: Well, Iikka Backstrom and Devun Walsh are kind of obvious, with additional footage of Eero Niemelä and Jonas Guinn.

More information on polaropp.com.