QuiksilverSee Sammy Carlson adventure to the high mountain peaks of Alaska & British Columbia to push the boundaries of what is possible deep into the mountains. This back country terrain proved to be the perfect canvas for Sammy to push the limits of skiing. Joined by his friends Vinzenz Keller & Todd Ligare, the crew spent the winter of 2022 in some of the world's most remote locations.
An experienced backcountry skier known for his style while constantly pushing the boundaries and seeking the unexpected, Sammy Carlson has secured a legacy for himself on the slopes. He spends his winters exploring the expansive, remote, and untouched landscape of the British Columbia backcountry, testing his limits on the most technical terrain. His newest film, “YUP,” offers a glimpse into his recent backcountry experiences riding some of the world’s best terrain.
The film is shot entirely on 4K cameras and drones to capture all the incredible action. Sammy partnered with award winning filmmaker Blake Vincent Kueny to bring all the great footage to reality. Falling mountains prove that no pressure will hold Sammy back from his goals to redefine what is possible in the back country.
To align with Sammy’s vision of a sustainable future the entire transportation of this film was carbon offset through Offset Alliance.
SAMMY CARLSON || YUPQuiksilver2022-11-15 | See Sammy Carlson adventure to the high mountain peaks of Alaska & British Columbia to push the boundaries of what is possible deep into the mountains. This back country terrain proved to be the perfect canvas for Sammy to push the limits of skiing. Joined by his friends Vinzenz Keller & Todd Ligare, the crew spent the winter of 2022 in some of the world's most remote locations.
An experienced backcountry skier known for his style while constantly pushing the boundaries and seeking the unexpected, Sammy Carlson has secured a legacy for himself on the slopes. He spends his winters exploring the expansive, remote, and untouched landscape of the British Columbia backcountry, testing his limits on the most technical terrain. His newest film, “YUP,” offers a glimpse into his recent backcountry experiences riding some of the world’s best terrain.
The film is shot entirely on 4K cameras and drones to capture all the incredible action. Sammy partnered with award winning filmmaker Blake Vincent Kueny to bring all the great footage to reality. Falling mountains prove that no pressure will hold Sammy back from his goals to redefine what is possible in the back country.
To align with Sammy’s vision of a sustainable future the entire transportation of this film was carbon offset through Offset Alliance.
quiksilver.com/blog/snow/sammy-carlson-YUP.htmlSEQUENCER. A new snow film by Quiksilver. Coming October 2023Quiksilver2023-10-04 | Time bends and blends and blurs. This is an opportunity to look back and recall it all. A collage of moments and memories from 6 months on the road spent together chasing the 22/23 winter season. Quiksilver Presents, Sequencer: A full length, all team snow film. Featuring Austen Sweetin, Griffin Siebert, Werni Stock, Red Gerard, Miles Fallon, Harrison Gordon, Bryan Fox, Todd Richards, Noah Peterson and Travis Rice. Shot on location in Jackson Hole, WY, Brighton, UT, Cedar City, UT, Marquette, MI, Revelstoke, BC, Nelson, BC, Powder Mountain, BC, Mammoth Mt, CA and Whistler, BC.
quiksilver.comBaguetteTV || QUIKSILVER FESTIVAL || Day 4Quiksilver2023-10-03 | No webcast, no problem quiksilver.comBaguetteTV || QUIKSILVER FESTIVAL || DAY 3Quiksilver2023-09-30 | No webcast, no problem. quiksilver.comBaguetteTV || QUIKSILVER FESTIVAL || DAY 2Quiksilver2023-09-29 | No webcast, no problem quiksilver.comBaguetteTV || QUIKSILVER FESTIVAL || DAY 1Quiksilver2023-09-28 | No webcast, no problem quiksilver.comTAI~KEHU || MĀORI SUPERHEROQuiksilver2023-09-14 | Join Tekehukehu "Kehu" Butler for Māori Language Week—a whole week dedicated to celebrating te reo by incorporating more into our everyday lives.
Kehu designed and developed a collection with Tā Moko artist’s Maia Gibbs & Henare Brooking, inspired by Kehu’s journey and deep connection to the coast lines of Aotearoa.
Ngā mihi nui: https://www.toiake.art/ @kehu_butler @Toi.ake @maiagibbsarts @mokoiraGRIFFIN COLAPINTO FOR CHAMPQuiksilver2023-09-09 | Think it. Feel it. Do it.
Griffin Colapinto for World Champion quiksilver.comREPEATER || A QUIKSILVER SURF FILMQuiksilver2023-08-01 | Repeater is the new surf movie by Quiksilver with surfing by Mikey Wright, Rolo Montes, Griffin Colapinto, Kael Walsh, Al Cleland Jr., Lungi Slabb & Andy Nieblas.
Filmed on location in Reunion Island, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Australia & Ireland.
6 months on the run.
Eat, Sleep, Surf, Repeat
Get some, go again
Explore the Blank Canvas collection, featuring art designed by Andy Davis, inspired by Andy Nieblas: quiksilver.com/Blank-Canvas-Andy-AndyMIKEY WRIGHT & ROLO MONTES | TIMEQuiksilver2023-04-07 | We enter on an exit. Late season
Indo- Mikey and Rolo take the bet and
head east. 17,000 islands- somethings
gotta be working- hell, even a broken clock is right twice a day. Either way,
It’s a welcome change of pace- Rolo
coming up for air after a busy year
and looking to slow things down, Mikey getting back into the swing after a
broken ankle and getting ready to
ramp up.
There’s an old saying: “opportunity
only dances with those who are
already on the dance floor- and while
Rolo and Mikey had never heard that
saying- they are direct proof that it’s
true. If you wanna win, you gotta roll
the dice. Couple of waves, couple of
fish, couple new friends- can’t ask for
more than that.
Mikey, never one to let the momentum
go to waste, took his good fortune
and headed to Hawaii. We end with
a new start.
quiksilver.comANDY NIEBLAS | JAVAQuiksilver2023-03-14 | It’s 1976, Gerald Ford is the President of the United States of America, Malcolm Fraser is the Prime Minister of Australia. Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs have just started Apple Computers. It’s 1976 and Terry Fitzgerald is in Java with his single fin.
It’s 2023, Joe Biden Is the President of the United States of America, Anthony Albanese is the Prime Minister of Australia. Khabane Lame is the biggest Tik Toker in the world. It's 2023 and Andy Nieblas is in Java with Terry's single fin.
Music provided by Orions Belte : orionsbelte.bandcamp.com courtesy Jansen Records Borja & Friends : recorded at the Quiksilver Chilintcha House, SJDL France. Greg Auger : recorded in Riverside, CA
Filmed by Wade Carroll & Nate Lawrence Compile by Bobby Sorich Phone interviews by Tom Cole
quiksilver.comSATURN RAW. WEST AUSQuiksilver2023-02-28 | A hard drive dig into the trips that made youtu.be/ez99OG8K5j8, featuring Kael Walsh & Rolando "Rolo" Montes, as captured by Wade Carroll, Rex Link-Mowday & Rolo Montes along the west coast of Australia between July 30 - Aug 5, 2022. Learn more: quiksilver.com/Saturn
Filmed by Wade Carroll, Rex Link-Mowday & Rolo Montes Compile by Bobby Sorich
quiksilver.comSATURN RAW. EAST COAST AUSTRALIAQuiksilver2023-02-22 | A hard drive dig into the trips that made the Saturn film (youtu.be/ez99OG8K5j8), featuring Kael Walsh & Rolando "Rolo" Montes, as captured by Wade Carroll, Dav Fox & Rolo Montes along the south coast of Australia between July 22-26 2022. Learn more: quiksilver.com/Saturn
Trends change, history doesn't. Quiksilver, The Original Boardshort CompanyTRAVIS RICE || ACCOUTREMENTQuiksilver2023-01-31 | This past season, I was able to link into some amazing side dishes while hosting and competing on the Natural Selection Tour. The Tour takes a lot of bandwidth and demands long hours working and adventure boarding in the mountains throughout the year. A lot of days spent in savagely inclement weather preparing for when it all comes into alignment. Having gear that excels when the hydrological cycle is pumping full force is so key to having fun while within the tempest… Accoutremount is essentially a small collection of little sessions while working through last season…
Thank you to Nick Koldenhoven for cutting this up and Pulseline Adventures out of Valdez Ak for logistics and watching our backs.! Gave Monroe and the whole team, you guys have the most incredible terrain and approach.! Sean Aaron, Nick Koldenhoven for filming and Gabe Kocher on the aerial cinematography game!
Cinematography: Sean Aaron, Justin Eels Aerial Cinematography: Gabriel Kocher, Tom Miller Editor: Nick KoldenhovenBRYAN FOX || CEREMONYQuiksilver2022-12-19 | Ceremony is a short film showcasing the beauty and simplicity of riding a snowboard down a snow covered hill. Bryan wanted to create a timeless piece of cinematography that would make the viewer feel as though they were right there with him moving down the mountain and through the forest. As you watch the film, place yourself in Bryans clothes and imagine every turn he takes is a turn you are taking, the air he is breathing is now air you are breathing, and imagine that pink board under your feet is a vehicle to another world. Enjoy yourself.
Quiksilver Presents Saturn: A new surf film with Kael Walsh, Rolo Montes and Al Cleland Jr., shot on location in Indo, South Coast and Western Oz and featuring music by The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, Sleep Jackson, Modest Mouse, Melvins (featuring Tool) and Brian Jonestown Massacre. Big airs and hog sheds. Enough attitude to give your computer a virus.
00:00 Intro 01:35 Somewhere is South Aus 05:18 Title Sequence 06:13 Indonesia Pt 1 09:37 Indonesia Pt 2 12:05 West Aus 16:10 CreditsAUSTEN SWEETIN || BLURQuiksilver2022-11-11 | "This film, to me, is like improv jazz. It's spontaneous snowboarding that was composed on the spot" -Austen
BLUR: a film by Austen Sweetin & Sean Lucey, presented by Quiksilver.
Featuring: Austen Sweetin, Phil Hansen, Jamie Lynn, Chris Rasman, Blake Paul, Jared Elston, Mason Lemery, Matt Belzile, Jody Wachniak
Music: BADBADNOTGOOD
Find more: quiksilver.com/snowTRAVIS RICE || SURF THE MOUNTAINQuiksilver2022-10-29 | Learn More: quiksilver.com/surfthemountainRED GERARD || SURF THE MOUNTAINQuiksilver2022-10-28 | Learn More: quiksilver.com/surfthemountainAUSTEN SWEETIN || SURF THE MOUNTAINQuiksilver2022-10-25 | Learn More: quiksilver.com/surf-the-mountainQUIKSILVER | SURF THE MOUNTAIN | VANCOUVER ISLANDQuiksilver2022-10-21 | Ten million decisions behind you, only one ahead. Set your edge into the moment, each one leading into the next. This snow was once a cloud above Japan. This wave was once a heavy breeze off of Africa. Take whatever line feels right. Seek speed. Surrender to joy. Ride the Moment, Surf the Mountain.
Featuring Travis Rice, Red Gerard, Mikey Wright, Austen Sweetin and Bryan Fox
quiksilver.com/surf-the-mountainRADICAL TIMES || A QUIKSILVER YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVEQuiksilver2022-08-31 | Radical times of the youth. A profile on some of our most exciting groms featuring @rexhennings, @edenhasson & @hughievaughan
They're only small but damn do they pack a punch. Hit the film at the link in our bio then re-connect with your inner youth and run head first at the beach.
Filmed by Jimmy Jazz James Photo by Timmy Toes Music by Julius Gabriel and José Roberto Gomes of Solar CoronaNATAS KAUPAS - - - BLANK CANVASQuiksilver2022-08-03 | Film by Jake Burghart featuring the Natas Kaupas designed Original Boardshort. Full collection available at quiksilver.com/blank-canvas-natasANDY NIEBLAS - - - SAYULITAQuiksilver2022-07-06 | Andy Nieblas in Sayulita, Mexico with The Original Boardshort, available now at quiksilver.com/The-Original
Videography: Alex Patrick Photography: Tommy Pierucki Edit: EJ BinnsICONIC G-LAND || 2022: WILDCARDQuiksilver2022-05-28 | Over the years, Indonesian surfers have always had a deep
connection with their waters and their waves. Surfers like Rizal
Tanjung paved the path for professional surfing in the country,
and it’s this same path that Rio Waida is walking on today.
Rio represented Indonesia in surfing’s first-ever Olympics and
will be a wildcard at the Quik Pro G-Land. At 22-years old,
he’s on the cusp of CT qualification and is already inspiring
the next generation of Indonesian surfers like Rajo Barrel
to chase the dream.
quiksilver.com/GLandICONIC G-LAND || 2011: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLEQuiksilver2022-05-27 | In 2011, Quiksilver Young Guns Mikey Wright, Leo Fioravanti,
Kanoa Igarashi and Jack Robinson visited G-Land for the
first time. Most of them were born in 1997 — the same
year 14 perfect 10s were scored at the Quiksilver Pro.
Coincidentally, the boys were 14 years old during this trip.
Jack and Kanoa are coming back to G-Land this year, hoping
to claim the win and the iconic tiger trophy.
quiksilver.com/G-LandICONIC G-LAND || 1998: NOTQuiksilver2022-05-27 | In May 1998 Indonesia braced itself for revolution.
Amid political unrest and the threat of terrorism
Quiksilver decided to cancel their iconic event
at G-Land. With streets ablaze and line-ups empty,
it was an opportunity one small group of surfers
could not resist.
quiksilver.com/G-LandICONIC G-LAND || 1997: TENSQuiksilver2022-05-24 | The 1997 Quiksilver Pro roared to life like the tiger that supposedly lived in the jungle behind the event site. 8-10 foot Speedies brought out some of the best tube riding surfing had ever seen. Nobody actually saw that tiger, and almost nobody saw this contest, at least not until the movie was released on VHS months later. There were 14 ten-point rides that day. Luke Egan took the victory riding a board shaped by his father Sam.
quiksilver.com/G-LandICONIC G-LAND || 1995: THE DREAM TOURQuiksilver2022-05-24 | G-Land is a wild place where wild things happened, and it happens to be the site of the wildest surf contest ever held. The 1995 Inaugural Quiksilver contest was greeted with a week of perfect 6-8 foot surf and was won by the current World Champion, Kelly Slater. We replaced the mantra of ‘bums on the beach’ with ‘world’s best surfers in the world’s best waves’, and ‘The Dream Tour’ was born.
quiksilver.com/G-LandICONIC G-LAND || 1988: ALL DOWN THE LINEQuiksilver2022-05-23 | By 1988 all attention was turned to 2x World Champion Tom Carroll and the Quiksilver surf film All Down The Line. At that time G-land, with Bobby’s famed jungle camp, was arguably the premiere wave in the Indonesian archipelago. With surf film director Paul Witzig and a quiver of fluro Rawson Surfboards they set out to score. And score they did.
quiksilver.com/G-LandICONIC G-LAND || 1983: FERAL PARADISEQuiksilver2022-05-23 | By the early 80’s Mike Boyum had established the Blambangan Surfing Club, The worlds first surf camp. It’s fair to say that Gerry Lopez and Peter McCabe were regulars. Gerry had recently landed a role in Conan The Barbarian, in the downtime between shots he was building model planes and painting them in camouflage. Lopez wrote to McCabe to order boards for their next G-Land trip and requested they painted in camo, they soon realised the camo reduced the glare off the boards, saving their eyes and allowing them to surf all day long, they just kept doing them after that.
quiksilver.com/G-LandICONIC G-LAND || 1976: CLEAN & GREENQuiksilver2022-05-21 | In 1976 an eleven meter turtle boat sailed slowly into Grajagan Bay. Through the golden haze of the breaking day they saw fast hollow waves breaking along a long lefthand point. There were eight surfers and five local crew on board. Including Dickie, Claw, Squirrel and Terry Fitzgerald. Grubby (Peter McCabe) and Gerry (Lopez) showed up too. Sleeping and eating on the boat listening to tigers and monkeys in the jungle. They weren’t the first to surf there, but they were close, and they were first to film it. They had set out in search of paradise and they found it.
Discover the legend of the iconic G-Land: quiksilver.com/G-LandICONIC G-LAND || 1972: BEFORE G-LANDQuiksilver2022-05-20 | Before G-Land, it was Grajagan, named after a remote village
on the far east tip of Java. The jungle there is a place of
great superstitions. A no man’s land of black magic, spirits,
snakes and tigers. Some believe that this is the place where
earth first rose from the ocean. In the early seventies the first
wave of surfers began traveling to Bali. From plane windows
they saw perfect white lines sweeping into Grajagan bay,
but it took a young surfer from Southern California to get
there. Trekking alone on motorcycle, ferry and foot, Bob
Laverty eventually emerged from the jungle onto the beach
and was greeted by perfect waves. The fire was lit.
Discover the legend of the iconic G-Land: quiksilver.com/G-LandQUIKSILVER PRO G-LAND || MAY 28 - JUNE 6 2022Quiksilver2022-05-20 | Welcome to the 2022 Quiksilver Pro G-Land May 28 - June 6, 2022 quiksilver.com/G-Land
From May 28 to June 6, the world’s best surfers will gather in the Indonesian jungle for the Quiksilver Pro G-Land. It won’t be the first time, but it could be the best. Quiksilver piloted the dream tour concept with an iconic run of contests at G-Land from 1995 to 1997. This time, you’ll be able to catch all the action live on the WSL broadcast.
A portion of all G-Land merch sales goes to Sungai Watch.
Indonesia has some of the world’s best waves. It also has a plastic pollution problem — which is why we’ve partnered with Sungai Watch. More than 80% of ocean pollution comes from rivers and streams. Sungai Watch installs barriers in strategic locations to stop it at the source. A portion of all Quiksilver Pro G-Land merchandise sales will be donated to the organization and help them install 1000 new barriers around the country.
What started as an epic road trip to find waves soon takes a strange turn, flipping 5 friends’ lives upside down. This is Strange Surfing - an exclusive film collaboration between Stranger Things and Quiksilver. Featuring Kanoa Igarashi, Andy Nieblas, Mikey Wright and more...KAEL WALSH || IDIOT BOXQuiksilver2022-03-31 | Click here to vote for Idiot Box as Stab Edit Of The Year stabmag.com/stabcinema/its-time-for-you-to-vote-for-the-stab-edit-of-the-year
Western Australia is a great place to be for the end of the world.
“When Covid started kicking off, it was one of the first places to go into lockdown,” Kael Walsh explains. “Then they never really lifted it. Nobody could get in without a proper exemption — and even if you had that, you had to quarantine for 14 days. But if you were in, there weren’t really any restrictions. We were fully isolated. While the rest of the world was dealing with it, we were just doing our thing.”
Kael’s “thing” is surfing. More specifically, pulling into violent waves with a certain nonchalance and doing airs that would create a sense of uneasiness in the guts of those who fear heights.
WA is also a great place for Kael to do his thing.
He went up the coast and down the coast, wrangling some memorable waves in the process. He surfed for hours and hours and hours and hours — it takes a borderline absurd amount of time in the water to string together this much A+ surfing. You’ve got to pour your heart into it and hope it pays off.
“There’s so much stuff out there today, but I feel like a lot of it is made to only watch once — by the next week, there’s already a new episode or whatever. I still watch my favorite surf movies all the time, and I feel like that’s missing. I want to make things that people watch again and again.”
Sounds good to us. quiksilver.comBLANK CANVAS || JAVIER MENDIZABALQuiksilver2022-03-31 | Blank Canvas - a collection inviting creators around the world to give a unique twist to Quiksilver’s Original Arch boardshorts.
Introducing Spanish-Basque skater and artist Javier Mendizabal’s take on The Original, inspired by the relationship between humans and nature.
A film by Fred Mortagne.
http://quiksilver.com/BlankCanvasYOUNG GUNS || BAY OF BISCAYQuiksilver2021-12-23 | Featuring: Rio Waida (Indonesia) Mateus Herdy (Brazil) Kauli Vaast (Tahiti) Noa Dupouy (France) Joel Vaughan (Australia) Jackson Bunch (Hawaii) Kade Matson (USA) Riaru Ito (Japan)
Young Guns Bay Of Biscay showcases the best of the Quiksilver Global surf team in 2021 aged 17-21. Filmed around the beautiful wave rich coast of Europe after the Quiksilver Pro France 2021, the film follows the Young Guns scoring epic conditions at the beach breaks of Hossegor and a super session at Grand Plage, Biarritz. A trip to Spain sees the Young Guns get amongst the locals at Mundaka and the lesser-known waves of Asturias while enjoying the Spanish food and culture.FINN BILOUS || WHITE NOISEQuiksilver2021-12-14 | http://quiksilver.com/Finn Once the lifts were still and the crowds were gone, Finn Bilous utilised his home resort of Treble Cone in Wanaka, NZ to capture a new creative project. With the gullies and ridges loaded with spring snow, Finn’s canvas was now blank and open to interpretation. With the help of an eclectic bunch of Finn’s mates and mountain bike trail building crew, Flux Trails, the boys took to his favourite run Crag's Shooter, to create a top to bottom snake line that complements Finn’s unique eye and laidback surf style.
Camping high up on the mountain for 3 days, the crew carved out one flowy line through the natural halfpipes that makes this run so unique. Riding a pair of fish tail skis, hand painted by Finn himself. The checkerboard rails and dimension detailing on ‘The Twin Finn’ ski draws ties to Finn’s heavy influence from art, design and surf cultures. Partnered with Hunt Cinema’s alternative approach to ski filming, who’s mountain bike influence spills into this project with the pure sound of Finns skis on snow creating the soundscape. Stripping the soundtrack, and a restrained style of edit taking skiing back to its simplest raw form to show the pure essence of solidarity and freedom of expression provided by the mountains. When skiing turns to White Noise.
Location: Treble Cone, Wanaka, NZ Athlete: Finn Bilous Production: Hunt Cinema Director/Editor: Hunter Paull Filmer: Finlay Woods Sound Design: Scott Robb Photographers: Matt Cherubino, Tom Fischer Build: Flux Trail Build Crew: Matt Begg, Jacob O’Donoghue-Price, Ben Richards, Tom Calton, Matt Cherubino, Tom Fisher, Finlay Woods, Hunter Paull, Finn Bilous Location Access: Aspiring Helicopters Producer: Nick StevensonSAMMY CARLSON || NORTH OF NOWQuiksilver2021-12-07 | The Black For Sammy Carlson, momentum is the constant. Whether on land or in the ocean, skiing or surfing, he finds an ebb and flow in tune with the turns he makes. For years, Sammy has been setting the pace with his innate combination of power and fluidity, and in his latest video project, North of Now, his undisputed, explosive style shines.
As consistent as the tides, as reliable as the cycle of freezing and thawing, when the snow stacks high in out-of-reach places, Sammy Carlson is there to capitalize on the conditions. Last winter, with borders closed to travel, Sammy hunkered down in British Columbia and explored the nooks, crannies, pillow lines, and sheer, open faces of the Pacific Northwest, weaving through the trees and floating through the fresh and deep.
“Being in the mountains, that’s when I feel the most inspired,” say Sammy. “I just want to stay true to what inspires me and what gives me joy in life.”
Drawn to steep, featured lines with ample opportunity for creative route-finding, Sammy searches out next-level terrain in North of Now, though more than the technical zones he drops into, it’s the flow that he finds in each descent that further stands out. North of Now is a testament to what surfing in the ocean has instilled in the Oregon native’s skiing: an ability to find the spontaneous, even if the mountain, unlike the waves, is standing still.
North of Now is eleven minutes of Carlson’s finest work so far. Or is it play? For Sammy, it’s more the latter than the former.
“I constantly remind myself to stay in the moment,” he says. “You have to look outside of your everyday to stay inspired. Skiing, boarding, surfing—it’s all fun to me.”
Filmed by Brody Jones and Danny Leblanc
Music by: Spearfisher - "Aquarius" Ryan Taubert - "Lux" Oliver Michael - "Taken from a Void" The Black Angels - "Entrance Song"SAMMY CARLSON || NORTH OF NOW || TEASERQuiksilver2021-11-24 | Full length film releasing December 1st
“I constantly remind myself to stay in the moment. You have to look outside of your everyday to stay inspired. Skiing, boarding, surfing—it’s all fun to me.”
Last winter, with borders shut down and no travel in sight, Sammy and filmmakers Brody Jones and Dann Leblanc hunkered down in British Columbia. As consistent storms blanketed the region, Sammy explored his storied backyard, floating through fresh snow and sending it deep off anything in his path. Far from sea level, Sammy found rhythm in the mountains inspired by the waves.
When winter receded, Sammy emerged with North of Now, a testament to the ebb and flow the Oregon native finds not only on his skis, but on his surfboard.
Pushed forward purely by his love of making turns, North of Now captures Sammy’s constant, driving momentum. His explosive-yet-controlled finesse on the gnarled faces and cascading pillow lines of British Columbia. And his unrivaled ability to distill the noise of his surroundings into a perfect harmony with every move his makes.AUSTEN SWEETIN || WIND SLABQuiksilver2021-11-01 | In the 12 years that I have been fortunate enough to spend my winters traveling the world to chase winter storms this was the first year I was able to stay home and ride a full winter of storm cycles at my home in Washington.
The Northwest corner of the United States is a unique place to say the least but no matter where I travel I find my self craving the harsh climates of the place I call home. There is something special about something that isn’t easy, maybe it’s the consistent fight to score all time conditions because they are far and few between or maybe its the challenge of navigating through our weather patterns and absurd temperature fluctuations all winter long. It’s the days that it is 36 degrees and snowing that you are patiently waiting for the temps to drop and the snow to lighten and the the sneaky mornings where it was forecasted to rain but its 2 feet of fresh. It’s the challenge of managing these weather patterns and the reward of when it pays off. This 20/21 season with travel being shut down I took the time to stay home and ride out the atmospheric river weather patterns.
Wind Slab is the result of my season at home. This short film is filled with our best shots that were filmed over the course of a few days while filming for the Boardslide Worldwide series. Being home allowed me to hit many of the iconic features that I have looked at and wanted to hit my whole life but haven’t been around in the right conditions to do so. I hope this film gets you fired up for winter and to go boarding but that it also inspires you to explore the areas you live as there are always sneaky little gems to be found.
Until next time, Stay fast.
- austen
http://quiksilver.com/AustenSURF THE MOUNTAIN || SWISS ALPS TO FRANCEQuiksilver2021-10-24 | From toblerone’s to tomahawks, fondue to furry animals, beers to barrels, mountains to waves. Introducing the 21/22 seasoner opener and campaign kick off of Surf the Mountain :: Swiss Alps to France edition.
After 2yrs of lock down and semi-isolation we loaded 13 team riders from scattered parts of the world into 3 vans for 14 days and let em rip their way through the high altitude of Zermatt and Sass Fee down to pool level of Alaia Bay before pushing on to the South-West of France via Bordeaux to put their pool training to the test in the elements of Frances famous beach breaks.
Here's 7mins of radical times featuring: Travis Rice, Mikey Wright, Sammy Carlson, Caley Vanular, Austen Sweetin, Antti Ollila, Rolando Montes, Miles Fallon, Bryan Fox, Thibault Magnin, Yago Dominguez, Young Gun Pantxo Wall and welcoming to the team Red Gerard.
Shot on Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 6K Pro #BMPCC6KPROHIGH ALTITUDE || AUSTEN SWEETIN & MILES FALLON || JACKSON, WYOMINGQuiksilver2021-10-20 | An elevated state of mind. Learn more: http://quiksilver.com/highaltitudeGRIFFIN SIEBERT || GROOVEQuiksilver2021-10-08 | Groove, a higher consciousness sideways journey through space and time with Griffin Siebert and friends.
Film by Pat Fenelon
http://quiksilver.com/griffICONIC FOR A REASON - - - RIO WAIDA IN BALIQuiksilver2021-08-18 | Few places on earth are more iconic to surfers than Bali, Indonesia. Bali instantly conjures images of perfection, adventure, tradition, and beauty. Rio Waida is lucky to call Bali home. Rio’s hometown connection to this legendary locale makes him the perfect ambassador for Quiksilver to kick off it’s “Iconic for a Reason” content series that lifts the lid on iconic surf locations through the eyes of a Quiksilver team rider.
In this first film, Rio Waida shows us what it’s like to see a place as fabled to surfing as Bali through a local’s eyes. Every wave Rio surfs throughout his typical day — including Canguu, Padang, Uluwatu, Keramas — are iconic waves in every sense of the word. Rio’s surfing has benefited greatly from this, as you’ll see and while you watch.
Rio’s influence has recently been on the rise, with a growth of 340,000 Instagram followers over the last month. Rio was the flag bearer for Indonesia during the opening ceremonies at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this past July, then he competed for Indonesia in surfing’s first Olympic appearance. This all happened just before he got the call up to make his debut on the World Championship Tour as a Wildcard at the Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver where he finished a credible joint 9th place.
His surfing is as well-rounded and lively as anyone and is a reflection of growing up in a place so full of perfect waves. “The culture of Bali is so strong. I love the people — everyone is so nice and enjoys life,” Rio says of his beloved homeland. “And for me, I want to focus on my dream and getting to the [Championship] Tour.”
Rio’s debut as a Wildcard is a sign of things to come for him and Indonesia as he hopes to qualify through the WSL Challenger Series to become the first Indonesian on the Championship Tour full-time.
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