Sebi Geiger, Christian Geiger and Steve Grumser spanked the hell out of a bunch of wallrides for the latest episode of Different Direction. Then a diamond bolt of genius hit them between the eyes so they called this edit Wallstreet…

“We hits lots of wallrides so we call it WALLSTREET,” says Sebi, and the English chap in the edit. Despite rainy conditions the crew shot for 5 days in Austria where they bossed a succession of wallrides and jibs for your viewing pleasure. Check it.

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Sound:
Left Lain Cruiser – Busked

Produced:
Nise

Filmed:
Sebastian Madlener
Theo Acworth

Sponsors:
Ride Snowboards
686 clothing
Sajas Snowshop
Horsefeathers

Sane! Productions presents IBK Dayz – the best of Innsbruck’s last winter. Be it street, park or backcountry, the Sane! crew was out and about and brought a camera each time. Featured riders in this Austrian snowboard movie:

Steve Grumser, René Schnöller, Sebi Müller, Thomas Fimmel, Benno Bauer, Simon Pircher, Alex Bergmann, Denis Leontyev, Max Glatzl, Andreas Gell, Mathias Reif, Maxi Meisberger, David Struber, Stephan Wimmer, Lukas Lengle, Michi Schatz, Johannes Münsch, Philipp Schorp, Benno Postert, Aron Holterman, Thomas Hörhager, Dominik Brunner, Markus Klaes

Eric Beauchemin, photo: Rudi Wyhlidal

In the last three days thousands of snow park addicts came to the Kaunertal and celebrated the start into the new park season. The theme of this weekend was „shred, test and party till dawn“.

Fresh snow, clear blue sky and three days of sunshine accompanied the visitors through an unforgettable opening – perfect conditions to start the season in the Snowpark Kaunertal with lots of action. The open park and the contest line were perfectly shaped, which was great for the riders to show their best tricks and jumps. The pros and amateurs battled in the contests on the kicker line, equipped with a canon box and a pipe, which guaranteed also jib-fun.

The KTO 2011 Testival. Photo: Florian Trattner

But not only the snow park was full of action. The testival area with 50 brands held out against the big run and people tested their gear three days long. For sure everyone found his or her shred-gear for this winter season in the end. The rail at the glacier restaurant was a magnet for all jibbers who showed their best tricks in relaxed sessions and also the K2 snowboard „pop this!“-tour stopped on the youngest glacier of Tyrol. At this highest-ollie-contest the riders demonstrated their jumping skills.

„There could not have been any better snow and weather conditions than at this year´s 26th Kaunertal Opening. For the first time at a Kaunertal Opening the mini shred snow park was open for everyone. That is one reason why we could see lots of happy faces, which had jib-fun in the sun. The perfectly shaped snow park is now officially open and welcomes the park shredders”, says the marketing manager of the Kaunertaler Gletscherbahnen, Stefan Richter.

Julia Baumgartner. Photo: Rudi Wyhlidal

CONTEST RESULTS

PRO CONTEST
On Saturday numerous well-known snowboard pros entertained the crowd and the organizers guaranteed a perfect setting and also a smooth running order. This gave the pros the best conditions to show their best performances, which gave the judges a hard time for their decision-making. American snowboarder Eric Beauchemin convinced the judges with a „cab 9 und BS rodeo 7 nosegrab“ and won the prize money.

1st man – Eric Beauchemin (USA)
2nd man
- Dani Mösl (A)
3rd man
- Chris Schaidreiter (A)

1st woman
- Julia Baumgartner (A)

Best Rookie – Philipp Kuntraditz (A)

Prizegiving. Photo: Rudi Wyhlidal

AMATEUR CONTEST
Also the amateurs battled hard for their ranks and showed their tricks in the same set-up. The winners were rewarded with cool product prizes from the testival partners and the Kaunertaler Gletscherbahnen.

Snowboard:
1st man – David Loibl (A)
2nd man
- Roman Dlauhy (CZ)
3rd man
- Stefan Karl (CH)

1st woman
- Melina Merkhoffer

Best Rookie – Dominik Metzler (A)

BUFF RAIL SESSION presented by ONBOARD
Already on Friday the program started with the legendary rail session at the glacier restaurant Weisssee. In middle of a huge crowd. Steve Grumser was awarded with the „best overall“ in the snowboarders field.

PARTY
After grandiose days on the mountain numerous party addicts celebrated in the party tent in Feichten. On Friday IBK Tribe, Bilderbuch and Chrisfader & Testa kept the crowd dancing all night long. In addition M.O.G. Production and Aestivation Entertainment showed their latest movies. On Saturday evening the Pirate Movie Production and Legs Of Steel presented their newest flicks before Nosliw and Afrob, D-Flame & DJ Dynamite and the Wax Wreckaz rocked the tent and continued the party marathon.

PREVIEW – KTO 2012
After this awesome opening weekend we are already looking forward to next year’s 27th Kaunertal Opening from 10th to 12th October 2012.

The KTO 2011 Party. Photo: Florian Trattner

Featured riders: Michi Schatz, Steve Grumser, Thomas Hörhager and Lucas Leugle.

Because, as you can see, the quality of such edits composed solely on the iPhone are pretty much on a par with The Art of Flight, we have dubbed out one-man telephonic filming & editing outfit Brain Fry Cinema. Check out the shredding that went down when we were shooting a Spotcheck for next season with Björn and Steve, and a li’l bit of radness from the swarm of Quiksilver riders who descended on the park for their own shoot once the light got proper porno. Ulrik Badertscher smashed the granny out the booter, Teo Konttinen did one of our favourite front 7s ever, and as for Viktor Temoryev on the hip… Jesus.

Check it out.

Here's Quiksilver's Viktor Teymurov frickin' SENDING it on the hip. If it wasn't for the iPhone crapping out we'd also have the front 3 and front 10 he cleared the hip with. As The Streets said: "Ah, fuckin' phones, man!"