gigi ruf : 49 videos

Solid performances in every category by an insane line-up of riders set the stage for mind blowing debut to the season opener in Hakuba. Podium finishers like Markus Eder (ITA-1st Place) Tanner Hall (USA-2nd Place), Gigi Rüf (AUT-2nd Place), Arianna Tricomi (ITA-1st Place) and Anna Orlova (RUS-1st Place) will be looking to carry their momentum into Kicking Horse and earn more crucial points in the world title race. However, they will surely be challenged by the strong line-up of riders hoping...

In a place where the snow falls so hard and often that visibility even once every ten days is not a given, a top shelf lineup of the world’s finest freeriders were treated to epic conditions at the first stop of the 2019 Freeride World Tour (FWT) in the heart of the Japanese Alps. The man, the myth, the legend Travis Rice (USA–First Place) defended his win from years past with a line above all others featuring an enormous 720 spin to a technical finish. Gigi Rüf (AUT–Second Place) maintained...

Following a day of spectacular season-opening riding yesterday, organizers and athletes successfully restaged the Hakuba, Japan event that was postponed due to difficult snow and weather conditions. Jonathan Penfield (USA-1st Place) earned a well-deserved top spot on the podium with a clean line driving through the top of the venue with stylish and stuck grabs. Fellow countryman Davey Baird (USA–2nd Place) stacked another podium win on top of his first place finish yesterday with a similar...

Kicking Horse, Golden, BC, Canada–February 5, 2018 – The 2018 Freeride World Tour (FWT) stop delivered for spectators and competitors alike as the first-ever event to take place at the legendary Canadian freeride destination was held in nearly picture-perfect conditions. Known for its technical lines, deep snow, and playful freeride-friendly terrain, Kicking Horse welcomed 47 riders in four categories for its inaugural competition and the only FWT stop on North American soil. Competitors mad...

Gigi is a true hero of snowboarding and a long time rider of Union Bindings. He has become a legend without even being old! Filming video parts for the past 16 or so years, every one of them unique to Gigi's style and creativity. For the Union movie 'STRONGER' Gigi went to Japan when the snow couldn't be any deeper, found the best natural terrain to send it off and created this mesmerising part like no other. Online for the next 48hrs only! So get clicking that repeat button while you c...

[Important ! Hit "CC" for english subtitles in non-english parts !] - [Sous-titres français dans les options en bas à droite] The Eternal Beauty Of Snowboarding : - An existential journey into the true life of snowboarders - A snowboard photographer for almost 10 years, I have been filming everything I take a picture of (and much more) since the past 3 years. I am now putting together a supercut style edit, showing the backstage of snowboard movie making, as well as rising existentia...

Union Binding Company Presents: STRONGER, The Union Team Movie Produced by: Pirate Movie Productions Co-Produced by: Red Bull Media House Starring the best team in snowboarding, the long awaited UNION BINDING COMPANY team movie is here at last! Shot entirely with RED cameras in 4K and above, STRONGER was filmed on location from the peaks of the Alaskan alpine to the streets of Finland, and all the best spots in between. Bringing together legends, veterans, and rookies, STRONGER de...

Step inside Gigi Rüf's world as he sets out to film his recent snowboard movie, Perceptions: an out of the box snowboard film by Pirate Movie Productions, coproduced by Red Bull Media House. Episode 6 takes the dudes to the Russian Far East for a chance to shred some fresh pow in Kamchatka. Injuries plague the boys and their trip as they endeavor to get some clips in complete Russian solitude.

Buy the movie on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/at/movie/id9... Step inside Gigi Rüf's world as he sets out to film his recent snowboard movie, Perceptions: an out of the box snowboard film by Pirate Movie Productions, coproduced by Red Bull Media House. Episode 4 takes the crew to India, specifically the Himalayas, for some mind-blowing backcountry lines.

Snowboarding can happen anywhere. Every rider has a unique story of where they came from and what they had to overcome to achieve their dream. Emergence covers seven Nike snowboarders and their own unique stories: Sage Kotsenburg Austin Smith Danny Kass Halldór Helgason Nicolas Müller Ayumu Hirano Gigi Rüf Tune in every other Monday to see a new rider's story. For more info check out: http://www.nike.com/snowboarding

Join Gigi and Danny on a powderfull trip to Retallack, Canada.

Elias Elhardt and had a really good time in Alaska - so this is what we couldn´t fit into his "Distorted Reality" part as well as a guest appearance of Gigi Rüf ! If you want pow this is where you get it! And if you haven´t seen "Distorted Reality" make your self a Christmas present and buy or rent on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/de/movie/distorted-reality-european/id723185221

Gigi Rüf's full part from Nike Never Not.

In July 2010 the engineers at UNION and Gigi Ruf set out to redefine the process of snowboard binding development and performance. The idea was to use STRENGTH and STRUCTURE only where necessary. Reduce weight, enhance board feel and comfort throughout the base by creating a multi-layered, multi-density EVA "running shoe sole" concept. During the two years that followed, Gigi rode 20 different prototype stages, and logged 200 days of on-snow testing. From frigid Austrian hardpack, to f...

From AK to Austria, the Nike crew goes to great lengths in search of the deepest snow and best terrain imaginable.

What better way to celebrate the launch of Nike Snowboarding in South America than with a little heli-boarding in Valle Nevado? Gigi Ruf, Nicolas Muller and Danny Kass head south to meet up with local boy Manuel Diaz and slash some powder. Set your drool meter to 11. Music: "Wake Up Drill II" by Grails

Here you go with the second part of PirateHistory with Gigi Rüf. This time Gigi is talking not only about the production's reasons to change from Super 8 to 16mm, but also his personal benefits of filming at home with his crew. You can also witness some outstanding footage from his parts as well as shots from his Pirate Intros. Enjoy!

Justin Hostynek trekked into the steep and deep with some the most-experienced crew on the Nike Team for the final chapter of the Nike Snowboarding project. After years of filming with Nico and Gigi, Justin already had the relationships and knowledge to get the best of the best from these riders. They were joined by Danny Kass, who after years of halfpipe dominance is taking things out of bounds, and Eric Jackson who rounded out a dream team of riders with insane style and tricks. If you drea...

The newest Pirate TV edit should get you hyped for the weekend shred! Flo Eckhardt was following the Nike team to Chile and brought back this 4FunFun edit featuring Gigi Rüf, Nicolas Müller, Danny Kass and Manuel Diaz. You will find out how much fun only one wind lip run can offer…

Gigi is a Pirate and everybody knows that! This clip shows you more about his involvement in Europe's finest Snowboard movie production and its crew. Lean back and watch how everything started a decade ago at the Backyard Camp in the Austrian Alps. This season the Pirate crew is filming for their 10th movie! Gigi is hyped to be back on track after a year with Volcom filming for 9191. Stay tuned for Pirate History with Gigi Rüf 2/2

Everybody needs a good old fashioned crash sometimes. It wakes you up and reconnects you to your body and mind...but it can be painful too! Even Arthur Longo and Gigi Rüf got rebooted a few times last season and came out fine in the end. Arthur was scoring the opener of Unique8 and Gigi claimed the ender!

Method TV spent a couple days earlier in the season in the Arlberg with Arthur Longo and friends while they shot for various projects. Check out the deep pow in Austria and be sure to catch all of Arthur's footage in the upcoming Volcom video IP2.

Get the insight on Frederik Kalbermatten's life snowboarding from his home in Saas Fee, Switzerland. This fourth episode in the mini web series, Nicholas Muller, Gigi Ruf and others outline FK's precision in the mountains.

The Nike Chosen Sessions - Silvretta Montafon, Austria. 1st - 7th April. The culmination of Nike Chosen Video Contest and the Nike Chosen Series. The 3 final video crews as decided by public vote go head to head to produce an edit in just one week hitting everything the mountain has to offer to produce the goods. The AM winners of the Nike Chosen Series will join the Nike Pros and shred to find the ultimate winner. Have your say and vote on line to decide who becomes the Chosen A...

First episode of season 2 with Arthur Longo and a nice backcountry session with Gigi Rüf.

Welcome to Winter X Games Real Snow Backcountry ! Eight of the world's best backcountry snowboarders have submitted 90-second video parts, vying for a shot at $50,000 and Winter X Games Gold. Medals will be awarded by a panel of judges. The Fan Favorite, voted on by you, will get $10K in cash ! The riders are : Mathieu Crépel Nicolas Müller Iikka Backstrom Devun Walsh Mark Sollors Jussi Oksanen John Jackson Gigi Rüf

Under bright, bluebird skies, 18 of the world's most notable up-and-comers alongside the icons of snowboarding progressed the sport to a new level, as Red Bull Supernatural ran at Baldface Lodge outside of Nelson, B.C., Canada. From the first rider to drop, Scotty Lago, through Travis Rice's final run, the never before ridden Red Bull Supernatural course challenged every aspect of the competitors' talents, bringing the most progressive riding of our time together in a single run. Don't for...

The X Games all-video "Real" contest series just crossed boundary lines into a whole new world. With the addition of Real Snow Backcountry presented by Burn, set to debut in conjunction with March's Winter X Games Tignes 2012, the series ventures into big-mountain snowboarding territory for the first time! Featuring : Gigi Ruf, Nicolas Muller, Jussi Oksanen, Mark Sollors, Mathieu Crépel, Devun Walsh, Iikka Backstrom, and John Jackson.

Gigi Ruf launches Slash snowboards

Here is the lip dub from Absinthe Films with the song Logical from Supertramp. This clip was made with footages from the european premiere tour.

Re-Edit of Gigi's part in Absinthe Films' "twe12ve" video by Volcom.

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.

Smörgåsbord is a typical swedish meal, so it explains the name of this scandinavian trip for the Nike team. If you want to know a bit more about the whole story, here is the link: http://goo.gl/ItKze

After some bad weather and watching tons of movies the real kicker session starts for the Nike snowboard team visiting Norway. See how the full team, each with their own style and joined by legends like Nicolas Muller and Gigi Ruf, throw it down in the dreamy landscape of Strandafjellet. To find out more about the boot that inspired the Vapen Sessions go to: nike.com/​vapen

Every snowboarder dreams about the perfect season ender. In late spring 2011 the Nike snowboard team gathered in beautiful Strandafjellet in Norway for their annual team shoot. Traveling with boats through Viking country Halldor and the full crew where joined by legends like Nicolas Muller and Gigi Ruf for a week of snowboarding in a fun and relaxing way. The land of the Vikings was also the perfect place to test the new Nike Vapen snowboard boot. See how this came along in the Nike "Va...

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...

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...

The pirate crew hits Europe to get some footage for Hooked. With Gigi Ruf, Marco Feichtner, Tyler Chorlton, Bjorn Hartweger, Arthur Longo, Danny Larsen, Kalle Ohlson...

Check the full interview with Gigi Ruf and Jake Price on fluofun.com

Check out this 9191 sneak peak with Gigi and Terje

Flipside is the show that takes you behind the scenes with Absinthe Films during the making of our latest snowboard movie - Neverland. Follow the life and times of a handful of the most progressive and entertaining riders in snowboarding.

Flipside is the show that takes you behind the scenes with Absinthe Films during the making of our latest snowboard movie - Neverland. Follow the life and times of a handful of the most progressive and entertaining riders in snowboarding. Our 2009 Flipside series is broadcasted in 10-12 minute webisodes!

Flipside is the show that takes you behind the scenes with Absinthe Films during the making of our latest snowboard movie - Neverland. Follow the life and times of a handful of the most progressive and entertaining riders in snowboarding. Our 2009 Flipside series is broadcasted in 10-12 minute webisodes!

Hotzone.TV Hintertux Opening Homegrown Report Full part on Method.TV- http://www.method.tv/player.php?ch=00034&id=1914&aid=1923&player=flash&menu=2 Check the Method Homegrown report for the Austrian season starter at the Hotzone.tv Hintertux Opening. Some fresh glacier shred from Gigi Ruf, Marco Grilc, David Bertschinger Karg, Seppi Smits, Werni Skock, Colin Frei, Elias Elhardt, Wojtek Pawlusiak, Tom Klocker, Michael Shatz, Dani Mosl, Miriam Hofmann, Jesse Augustinus, James Costa, Tini Grube...