burn units : 7 videos

Featuring Burn Units snow team riders Gigi Rüf, Arthur Longo, Ståle Sandbech and Mathieu Crepel, this short film by Johannes Östergård explores two contrasting sides of freestyle snowboarding: stylish moves in hand-shaped, natural terrain, and progressive tricks in modern machine-cut snowparks.

Last December, Gigi Rüf hosted our film crew at his uncle's mountain retreat to film 'Alive', one of the most ambitious short snowboard films yet made: a backcountry powder sequence filmed entirely at night. The logistics of installing movie-set lighting on the side of a mountain were… challenging. Gigi described it as "the biggest film crew I've ever worked with"… While Gaffer Martin Niklas said it was "the smallest crew possible and the toughest job" of his career. Here's a behind-the-sce...

For the first time, the Burn Units convened from every corner of Europe to slay Italy's best park on the Mottolino in Livigno. Representing Sweden, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Italy, France, the riders showcased their variety of talents on and off the mountain (see Arthur's cooking section!) with the grand finale taking place at the epic Burn River Jump night contest. The Burn team house was a hive of activity and provided the perfect backdrop for a killer week of shred and good times. Check i...

As Billabong Air & Style in Innsbruck was happening, we decided to follow Norwegian Burn Units rider Ståle Sandbech, whilst he prepared for the competition. For want of a better phrase, we were very much stalking Ståle! The film takes a glimpse at the trials, tribulations, massive highs and lowest lows of competing at such a high level in front of a huge expectant crowd in Innsbruck, Austria. Ståle's experience truly encapsulates the team spirit the Burn Units possess, as he looks past his o...

"Take it easy, always be happy on your board, and take care of mother nature." - Arthur Longo Burn Unit rider and French all-round aerialist Arthur Longo is on fire. From taking gold at snowboarding's most prestigious contest - The Arctic Challenge - in 2009, plus Rip Curl's Crans Montana Open in Switzerland, he focused on the Olympics last year, representing his nation in the superpipe at the Vancouver Games. Mentored by fellow Psykopit crew members Mathieu Crepel and Julien Haricot, Arthu...

Arlberg local Gigi Rüf (29), is a true snowboarding icon. With over a decade of standout video parts with Absinthe Films and Pirate productions, Gigi is not only one of the most stylish snowboarders on the planet, he is also one of the hardest working. This year's release of his solo film Project 9191 (http://9191movie.com) confirmed his creative prowess, fulfilling a unique snowboard vision through multiple film mediums and an original soundtrack. Gigi is to be the first and founding member...

"I want to go to the Olympics and to the X Games for sure but riding around snowboarding with friends all year is the most sick" - Ståle Ståle may only be 17, but his attitude to snowboarding is pure mature professionalism. Voted Norwegian snowboarder of the year at 16 and already an Olympian, he's an incredible talent with butter-smooth style, and the youngest member of the all new Burn Units. Read more about Ståle on burn.com: http://burn.com/en_GB/movers/stale-sandbech.html http://burn....