Adam’s Apples #12 Take a bite of snowboarding knowledge
Hey, my name is Adam Bowcutt and I am a snowboarder. Welcome to this week’s tasty round-up of snowboarding blog posts, articles and forum topics from around the world.
Style in snowboarding is many things. It comes in all shapes and sizes. Style can be described as the way an individual expresses themselves. The following snowboarders epitomize style in their own way.
Skateboarder style – Jed Anderson
Jed Anderson is a young Canadian snowboarder who has exploded onto the world shred scene with unbelievable rail riding skills. His natural ability on a snowboard is almost Jedi-like. The highly technical tricks he performs are done with ease. Jed has a unique skateboarder-style. But don’t be fooled into thinking he can only ride rails, last year he proved himself an accomplished halfpipe rider by winning last years Burton Canadian Open at C.O.P Calgary.
Check out Jed’s Jedi skills HERE courtesy of Transworld Snowboarding
Progressive slope-style – Eric Willett
Eric Willett is a relatively new name on the international snowboard stage. With quiet confidence Eric has worked his way up the busy slopestyle competition ranks claiming regular podium finishes. His latest victory, and it’s a big one, was yesterdays European X Games Gold medal. When a rider can consistently land a double backside rodeo, frontside double cork and any variation of 1080 spin during a run surely he can be classed as progressive. He has pushed this high level even higher. Todd Richards of Omatic snowboards saw Eric’s potential and quickly signed him to their pro team. Look out for more progression from Eric Willet in the not too distant future
Witness Eric’s acrobatically and progressively smooth run HERE courtesy of Superstoker.com ALSO: his winning X Games Europe run HERE via BSAsnowboarding.com
Technical style – Torstein Horgmo
Torstein Horgmo is an exceptionally talented snowboarder hailing from Norway. There must be something in the water because this rider possesses arguably the highest technical ability on a snowboard. He is known for cleanly stomping huge technical spins and jibbing large and difficult street rails both switch and regular. Not only does Torstein showcase immense technical ability but also a precise smooth style on any terrain. In a technical sense his style is pretty flawless!
Read and watch more from Torstein HERE courtesy of cldfx.com
Backcountry style – Devun Walsh
Devun Walsh is a living legend in snowboarding. He has been around for many years and is still going strong. Devun Walsh can be described as style full stop. His terrain of choice lies in the Whistler backountry where he goes big with the smoothest style. Whether it’s a massive double cliff drop or a huge booter into powder Devun Walsh is almost guaranteed to deliver the goods with immense style. His opinion on riders who huck quick 1080’s without style are far from complimentary.
Check out Devun Walsh’s views HERE via Frontlipped
Every snowboarder has a different style. Good or bad it is all just snowboarding. The way a snowboarder rides is a very individual thing. Some people like the taste of coffee and other not so much…
Live and let ride.
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