adidas Snowboarding | Nomad 2 of 3: En Route Trailer

Last winter Keegan Valaika, Forest Bailey, Artem Smolin, Alex Tank and friend Jonas Michilot took one crazy adventure via the Trans-Siberian railroad. See what they got into in our newest feature, Nomad 3 of 3: TransSiberia.

The backcountry environment is a demanding and dangerous place. Learning how to handle a snowboard in this often harsh and always consequential terrain isn't for everyone. Helen Schettini however, is totally up for the challenge. The Kamloops, British Columbia native who migrated west at age seventeen to pursue her snowboard dream has spent the last several seasons exploring and progressing in Whistler's legendary backcountry. As one of only a small handful of female riders who undertake the...

Eric Jackson is truly a product of his environment. Raised on the steeps of California's Eastern Sierra range, E-Jack grew up riding the massive parks of Mammoth and exploring the surrounding backcountry as a hyperactive grom. Driven by his older brother John, Eric rode twice as hard and developed a deep bag of tricks and explosive style. This dedication quickly earned him professional status and a yearly spot on the Standard Films roster. In 2011, Eric joined a new crew and produced a mind-b...

As a world-renowned pro at the forefront of backcountry progression, Jake is known for his fluid blend of soulful freeriding and innate technical trickery. In his quest for pure, all-mountain expression, the Vermont native turned Washington local has pursued a singular and relevant path in snowboarding. Jake’s formative years were spent on the east coast competing in icy halfpipes and rock hard slopestyle courses, until he turned pro after winning some of the biggest events in the world, i...

In today's modern era, snowboarding continues to grow even more specialized than ever, and most riders are forced to focus on one style of riding with hopes of breaking through and making it big. Japan's Kazuhiro Kokubo is the rare exception. The versatile phenomenon competed in pipe for Japan at the 2010 Olympics and spends his winters winning global halfpipe titles like the New Zealand and U.S. Open. When the competition season ends, Kazu peels off the bib and hops on his sled to begin film...

Watching Forest confidently step to big, brutal street rails you’d never guess that he’s such a mellow kid. It’s true. He’s a self-proclaimed Dead Head from rural Vermont. Over the past few seasons this semi-nomadic slayer has emerged as a versatile rider committed to steadily progressing his game on all types of terrain. His creative, skate-inspired approach to the streets is backed by solid board control fundamentals that he honed as a young buck on the icy slopes of Stratton Mountain. Summ...

Quote by Alex Tank: "The moment when you're trying to film in the allegedly cold streets of Helsinki for the new Adidas/Videograss project and you accidently end up in Europe's best resort called Laax. Well more or less accidently. After four days of excessive rain in snowboarding's streetmecca of Helsinki we decided to pull the plug and give the homies in Laax a call. They promised us sun, warm temperatures and a perfect slushy park. You know it's Go-Time when the shapers themselves drag yo...

Inspired by the 90s skateboarding staple and built for the snow, The Superstar boot has arrived. Last spring as the season was coming to a close, with video parts wrapped up and the gnarliest tricks in the bag; the adidas Snowboarding team brought it back to the basics and took some laps. Featuring Kazu Kokubo, Keegan Valaika, Jake Blauvelt, Louif Paradis along with special guests Nik Baden, Alex Sherman and Mark Gonzales. inspirée par le skate de base des années 90 et construite pour le s...