Sunday, November 23, 2008

Best Snowboard Video Ever.



That's right, I said it. That's It, That's All takes the standard shred flick and turns it into a high-def National Geographic special on steroids. If you liked Planet Earth and you liked Die Hard, imagine what they would be like together. Not since Subjekt Haakonsen, where Terje Haakonsen defined an entire generation of snowboarding in 45 minutes, has one person changed the the level of impossibility so much. Travis Rice pulls off so much technical riding that it makes you wonder what they cut out. If you think that the pinnacle of snowboarding is defined by a wavy haired ginger that rarely makes it out of the half pipe, you are sadly mistaken. Just like Rodney Mullen goes greatly unappreciated for his advancements in skateboarding, I feel that Travis Rice has been overlooked because he doesn't really participate in the competitions that prime time television wants you to see.

The Alaska segment of the video shows that Travis isn't just a park rat, he rides because he loves to ride not just to pay the bills. He has fun, and you can tell by watching the video. Also when Terje himself goes on camera to say how good Travis is, well it's hard to beat a testimony that comes directly from the father of modern snowboarding.

Travis Rice is the best snowboarder on the planet, for now. I have yet to see Double Decade by Mack Dawg, and even though I'm a huge fan of their films, I would be very surprised if they could produce a film of this caliber.

That's It, That's All



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