well, here goes.

the new season of flipside is out now on dvd and itunes. head over to absinthe-films.com for the dvd, or snag it on itunes. i'm ituneing it right now, looks good. 8.99 for the season. will let you know how it is. be sure to search 'flipside' to find it the fastest.


romain de marchi, jp solberg, and dcp have started a board company if you didn't know. it's called 'yes we can' at this point. all, of course, are filming for the current absinthe project.


bode miller is also filming for absinthe. i hear he has stopmed some bs double corks in ak early season with the levitation crew, hopefully that, or some future doubles make it into the new flick.


some cool linkage for blogs of absinthe members:
http://www.gigiruef.com/
http://ywc.pulp68.com/

Bode Merrill?

Thanks for the heads up on DCP, JP and RDM.  I was wondering what became of them after Burton dumped them off.

 

haha, yes, merrill. no one is perfect........rumor also has it that trice may hook up with absinthe for a bit this season, but by no means is anything offical. i got my fingers crossed though.

i totally know what you mean about their new flick. it took me a while to 'get' optimistic, but now i love that dvd. i hadn't seen any snow flicks in two years so i went from pop to optimistic, but it was good. i think there was a some pretty solid riding in ready, i just didn't love how it was all put together....but there is always next year!

for those you who aren't on absinthe's new letter, here is a copy, in a big ghey cut in past, i don't know how it will looks, soooo.......here is the big news:

trice is filming for absinthes new flick!
new flick called neverland!
other new riders on the film: DCP, Dan Brisse, Marie-France Roy, Bode Merrill, Eero Ettala, Wille Yli-Luoma and Mark Carter.


so it looks like things will be banging!





cut n' paste:

Winter is in full swing in most places and Absinthe has passed the halfway mark on filming the new feature Neverland. Earlier this year, British Columbia and the Northwestern US experienced unusually cold temperatures and crazy amounts of snow that turned to floods and avalanche/landslides when things suddenly warmed back up. Snow stability in many places around North America set records for the 'sketchiest snowpack in the last 100 years'. Many backcountry fatalities have already been reported throughout the Western US and British Columbia including three fatal incidents that occurred inbounds at three separate resorts. So Absinthe decided to start off by keeping it urban on the North American tip and capitalize on the exceptional snow and stability in Europe for our backcountry crews.

We are excited to announce the addition of DCP, Dan Brisse, Marie-France Roy, Bode Merrill, Eero Ettala, Wille Yli-Luoma and Mark Carter. Phil Damianakes is back and supercharged after being sidelined by injuries for way too long. And of course the crew that eingefleischte/die-hard Absinthe fans look forward to enjoying in our films, have been getting after it too: :: Gigi Rüf :: Wolfgang Nyvelt :: Kevin Pearce :: Nicolas Müller :: Matt Beardmore :: Cale Zima :: Keegan Valaika :: Sylvain Bourbousson :: Jules Reymond :: Annie Boulanger :: JP Solberg :: Romain de Marchi and back for another victory lap, Travis Rice will be gracing the Absinthe roster again this year.

		Absinthe cinematographers Shane Charlebois and David Vladyka got busy early in December, banking more pre-season bangers than ever before. The Salt Lake City crew has been on a ridiculous roll. Cale Zima, Dan Brisse, Bode Merrill, Keegan Valaika, Nate Bozung and Matty Ryan have been very busy. 'Blue Collar Brisse' has racked up a grip of shots and was seen jumping what is being dubbed the Urban Chads Gap. Gigi Rüf, Wolfgang Nyvelt, Nicolas Müller and Jules Reymond took advantage of the great conditions in December in the Swiss Alps. St Moritz clocking in with the best conditions in the last ten years before Christmas. More recently Justin Hostynek joined Vladyka in Italy where avalanche detonators were jibbed, police were put on high alert, chair-lifts were bonked and unsuspecting tourists were frightened during a friendly visit to play on the Matterhorn's lovely backside. Shane and Justin are currently in Japan with Nicolas Müller, Kevin Pearce and Eero Ettala and it is on.

		This fall was a hectic one for the riders and their agents. The state of the world economy hit the action sports industry head on. But the shake up brought new opportunities for some. Gigi Rüf stepped things up with his long time sponsor Volcom and is spearheading Volcom's board line along with rocking Veeco from head to toe, well... actually head to mid-calf. Gigi also signed with Nike boots and new binding sponsor Union. On a personal note we want to congratulate Gigi on marrying his long time girlfriend Steffi this January and welcome their son Jona, born November 22, 2008. Intent on keeping things positive, Gigi's homies, Romain de Marchi, JP Solberg and DCP (who at one time were all part of Burton's Uninc program) have started a new board brand called Yes. Besides his board brand DCP signed with Northface clothing and Northwave Boots. Romain is on Flux bindings, Shred optics, Slytech protectors. And JP Solberg signed with the same Norwegian outdoor clothing brand he grew up rocking in Norway: Helly Hansen. Wolfgang Nyvelt signed with Italian based protection developer Slytech, and is working on his pro model back protector.

		www.gettingstoked.com :: Stoked, the snowbard video game co-developed by Absinthe Films, will release 26th of February 2009 in the US on XBox360 starring Nicolas Müller, Travis Rice, Wolfgang Nyvelt, Annie Boulanger, Gigi Rüf, Romain de Marchi, Bjorn Leines and Tadashi Fuse :: DaKine is now a part of the Billabong family Hey you! Yes you! Be careful out there for real. Wear that beacon and pack a shovel and probe. It's a good habit to get into if you aren't already down with it. And ride with your friends who also wear beacons and know how to use them. Those ugly layers in much of the backcountry will be packing some surprises. Please enjoy responsibly. your Absinthe Films crew

SICK line-up!  Thanks for the heads-up, astral!

Optimistic was off the hook.  Really inspiring footage.  Hey to use the word inspiring, but well, there it is.  Last year's film, though.. eh.  I wasn't into it. 

Posted by AlphaStatuz
Optimistic was off the hook.  Really inspiring footage.  Hey to use the word inspiring, but well, there it is.  Last year's film, though.. eh.  I wasn't into it. 

Yeah, Ready was a letdown by Absinthe standards.  Still better than most films out there, but possibly the most lackluster as far as Absinthe goes.  

i wish they would get away from the urban jibbing but it looks like they havent

i'm pretty sure no one really reads this site anymore. but check out some sneak peaks from gigi season filming for absinthe:

http://broblog.snowbroader.eu/2009/08/28/exclusive-shots-from-gigi-ruf%E2%80%99s-part-in-absinthe-films%E2%80%99-neverland/
i know there is some sicker stuff packed into the move ;

Quite right, but I noticed, no one really reads ANY snowboard forums.  In relative sense, this place isn't any more/less dead than anywhere else.

So fuckin' sick!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WSvSAWHazw