Chris gronet 4th phase travis

Being a more-or-less nobody and winning the MVP of Superpark that year allowed me to take a year off of school and things just started falling into place. It was a pivotal moment that changed everything—a paradigm shift that led me down this path. Clearly a key event in your life. Does another moment come to mind, one that changed your life in a distinct manner?

I was in an avalanche up in Alaska 12 years ago. It was a traumatic incident where I got swept down a mountain and buried up to my armpits, but I was fine. It was a pretty incredible moment in my life because she was able to tell me the details of what happened that day. Thomas Edison. I think that I often find myself looking to the youth for motivation and inspiration.

They have this excited, open-minded, wide-eyed outlook on life. So yeah we made a graphic to help paint a pretty picture of the joke. So I suppose the next logical thing to ask is what next? My plan for this next winter is kind of the anti-plan. You know, just go shred. When was the last time you got a lap in without camera crew? Laughs Well, I mean our whole camera crew are die hard snowboarders as well, so making time for a day of freeriding was always a priority for us, and we got plenty of them in.

I mean I continue to look forward and watch the youth and the next generation come up because if you could go back to five years ago and show what kids are doing these days at contests, I think it would almost look fake. But you keep a keen eye on current affairs in snowboarding, when you can? But thank you so much for taking the time to talk today.

Hey man. My pleasure. Check out all the shortlisted snowboard shots and category winners for the biggest photo competition in action sports. Our correspondent Pingu provides an honest review on the biggest snowboard movie of the year. Please enter your email so we can keep you updated with news, features and the latest offers. If you are not interested you can unsubscribe at any time.

We will never sell your data and you'll only get messages from us and our partners whose products and services we think you'll enjoy. Home Share Search. Ah really? Mikkel Bang. Young Norwegian Mikkel Bang has had a career far lengthier than his age might suggest. At 27, he's already been snowboarding professionally for a decade.

Chris gronet 4th phase travis

Originally slopestyle-focused, he's transitioned efforts to filming for more projects. You'll see plenty of Bang's butter-smooth style in The Fourth Phase, especially in the tree-canopied slopes of Japan. Bryan Iguchi. Nobody embodies the snowboarding spirit quite like Bryan 'Guch' Iguchi. After a successful competitive career in the '90s, he relocated to Wyoming to spend his days fully entrenched in the freeriding lifestyle.

He's also a chef, and with a steady diet of backcountry and good food, it's no wonder he comes across as the happiest zen master on powder. The most well-liked man in snowboarding? It's not a stretch to say so. Eric Jackson's sense of adventure and discovery are a perfect match for any Rice project. With a smile glued to his bearded face at all times, this Californian knows just how to make even the sketchiest of sessions seem like pure fun and games.

The talent helps, too. Bode Merrill. Santa Cruz-born, Park City-groomed madman Bode Merrill takes a creative approach to variation on a board that few compete with. It's not uncommon to see one foot flailing, binding-free, as Merrill flips and spins mid-air. As the Men's Rider of the Year award recipient, it's no wonder he has a role in the film.

Victor de Le Rue. Three steps, 16, miles, and one genuinely epic adventure that the crowd is now itching to see unfold. First up, Japan. And tree bonks. So many tree bonks. And then finally to Alaska and the US of A, where things really do go up a notch. Heart-in-the-mouth POV footage, scenery so beautiful it makes you want to cry, an emotional departure, season-ending injuries, monstrous Stegosaurus-like spines, narrow chutes, luscious cinematogrophy the Jackson tracking shot is particularly goodand a straight-liner that seemingly defies the laws of physics.

This sort of stuff is a Rice movie at its most Rice-ish, in that it somehow manages to be both terrifying and enjoyable in equal measure. Keep an eye out for the avalanche late on. It will make you feel sick with dread. So, what did we think of The Fourth Phase?