Absinthe Films are taking their latest movie, 'Ready', on tour - I'll be going to the showing at Vancouver's Ridge Theatre on 7th September, with rider appearances by Romain de Marchi, Wolli Nyvelt and Canadian Matt Beardmore.

You can check out the tour schedule at http://www.sphereofinfluencetour.com/

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Shralp video podcast number 101 is available now

This episode features Gigi Rüf perform what appears to be a frontside 1010 Tuck Knee at the Gap Session, clips from a new series of Canadian avalanche education films and a teaser from the new Rome Snowboards team movie No Correct Way.

Check it out at www.shralp.com

Snow may be thin on the ground in Europe but this hasn’t stopped the Shralp crew putting out their 100th video podcast.

This episode features Nicholas Muller congratulating the crew on their landmark show, a piece on the new indoor snowpark in Qiaobo, Beijing, China, a 1080 clinic with Anti Autti and teasers for 2008/9 movies Pony Tale by Actionhorse Films and Back in Town by Vanillenoir.

Check it out at www.shralp.com

Pony Tale is the first movie from a new Swedish production company. There are some notible riders involved - Hampus Mosesson and Jakob Wilhelmson - are two of the guys behind the movie which will be available as a free download in September 2008. Riders appearing in the film include Markku Koski, Stian Solberg, Knut Eliassen, Eero Ettala, Fredu Sirvio and Eiki Helgason. Loving the 80s teaser soundtrack...

 More info at www.actionhorsefilms.com

Runway Films has just released the teaser for their upcoming film See What I See. The action takes place in all over north America - including the historical streets of Quebec City, the glaciers of British Columbia and the terrain parks of the USA.

There's a vast and illustrious cast of riders including Natasza Zurek, Anne Flore Marxer, Desiree Melancon, Erin Comstock, Cheryl Maas, Gretchen Bleiler, Kimmy Fasani , Meghann O'Brien, Leanne Pelosi, Kjersti Buaas, Robin Van Gynn, Jamie Anderson, Izumi Amaike, Janna Meyen, Jacqui Berg, Marie France Roy, Victoria Jealouse, Coleen Quigley and Chanelle Sladics.

Full details at www.runwaysfilms.com



 

Forum Snowboards have made a high-definition film -  Forum or Against em - of their team for 2008/9. It's their fifth team film featuring urban exploits, backcountry trips and off the hill footage.

Featured riders are Peter Line, Joni Malmi, Eddie Wall, John Jackson, Pat Moore, Jake Blauvelt, Stevie Bell, Travis Kennedy, Jake Welch, Nic Sauve, and Daniel Ek with production and editing by Jeremy Pettit, Nathan Yant, Kurt Heine, and Mike Bishop.

  More info at www.forumsnowboards.com

The trailers for next season’s snowboard movies are coming thick and fast so over the next few months we’ll tell you who’s doing what in our ‘Screen Break’ series of blog posts.

First up is Burton’s 2008/9 movie project. It’s Always Snowing Somewhere is a two-dics double feature looking at both the northern and southern hemispheres.

The film, released in August, features Burton’s top riders including Shaun White, Terje Haakonsen, Gigi Rüf, JP Solberg, Heikki Sorsa, Nicolas Müller, Tadashi Fuse, Frederik Kalbermatten, Jeremy Jones, Jussi Oksanen, Tadashi Fuse, DCP, Mads Jonsson, Trevor Andrew, Keegan Valaika, Kevin Pearce, Danny Davis, Kazuhiro Kokubo, Mikkel Bang, Mikey Rencz, Peetu Piiroinen, and the Smalls Team.

Check out the trailer below and visit www.burton.com for more details

Shaun White hit the streets and shops of Munich in Germany recently - and him and his crew tried out some traditional German clothing. Check it out...