Opus 4 "Lifted" was filmed in Switzerland in 2004. It shows the Swoard team in action, using Swoard Extremecarver model and their extremecarving technique. You can learn more about extremecarving on http://www.extremecarving.com. Basically the technique used is rotational turns with stiff torso/leg link and few other things: it can be resumed ( as you can see in the vids ) in the right timing between: - rotation turns ( no shoulder / hip dislocking: the shoulders move first, and the legs fo...

2004/05 Extremecarving in action

Report of 2005 season. despite the lot of snow, this movie replace skiing in the carving context. Big curves, head against snow for this first production of the collective !

Opus 2 "Extreme Dreamer" shows the Swoard team in 2001-2002 using the final prototypes that lead to the Extremecarver model, the first extremecarving board of the market. The ride technique developed by the team was new at that time. Now 15 years after, this is known as extremecarving (EC), as it has been named by the founders Patrice Fivat and Jacques Rilliet. The trend has grown worldwide and contributes to a renewal of alpine snowboarding. To learn more about extremecarving and the boards...

Opus 1 "Extremecarving" shows the Swoard team in its first video, with the new style and technique which they have developed before. Now 15 years after, this is known as extremecarving (EC), as it has been named by the founders Patrice Fivat and Jacques Rilliet. The trend has grown worldwide and contributes to a renewal of alpine snowboarding. To learn more about extremecarving and the boards by which everything has started (Swoard), please visit: http://www.extremecarving.com http://www....