Luck favors the prepared. When the perfect conditions finally materialize will you be ready to elevate your riding to the next level? Absinthe Films spent the winter exploring various states of preparedness.

Keeping it fresh with diversity and an infusion of new blood: Kevin Pearce, Jeremy Jones, Scotty Lago, Cale Zima and Keegan Valaika joined Gigi Rüf, Wolfgang Nyvelt, Romain de Marchi, Mikey LeBlanc and Nicolas Müller to concoct another Absinthe Films original. In a world where the digital format has taken over the industry, Absinthe remains committed to documenting these amazing riders with the most timeless and stylish medium: Film. Following up to last year’s question ‘Optimistic?’, Absinthe answers with a crew of riders who overcome obstacles with spontaneity and skill in another full spectrum snowboard film that is down to have some more fun with snowboarding. Ready.

Amid the never-ending mission to find the next adventure comes a snowboard film that opens doors to the possibilities. Dedicated to everything snowboarding, Travis Rice and a dream team crew set out on a seek-and-destroy operation for the new zone, the new trick and the new perspective on the sport. New Zealand, Valdez, B.C., Munich, Tokyo, Jackson Hole and deeper… seen in a new light with action that leaves you wondering, how did they do that? Aspiring to bring you closer, the Hi Def, 35mm, super16 footage answers the question why TRice and his friends have poured blood, sweat, tears and soul into a simple thing like snowboarding. Take a look. That’s it. That’s all.

Backed by a pro team roster that includes some of the world’s top action sports athletes, DAKINE has been an industry leader in action sports accessories for over a quarter of a century. Founded in Hawaii and based in Hood River, Oregon, DAKINE offers a complete range of innovative products, including sport-specific to street-savvy backpacks, bags, travel gear and accessories. To see the full line of winter ‘08 DAKINE products, log on to www.dakine.com.

Download Wolfgang and make yourself a Shredz version.

Also check out Dakine in Stoked. Hey, if you impress on the mountain enough with your style maybe the folks at Dakine will offer to sponsor you.

Huckers are the guys who go for quantity, the guys who throw as many tricks as they can off any kind of a mountain feature. They generate a lot of points but they look sloppy. The Stylish Riders are the guys who go for quality, the guys who do fewer, more polished tricks. There is no right or wrong way to ride; the scoring system in Stoked is balanced so that equal points are earned regardless of whether you are a hucker or a stylish rider.

We can’t say enough about our partner Absinthe Films. We would be nothing without the help and amazing teamwork of Brusti and the rest of the crew. Bigtime film from a first-class Film company.

www.absinthe-films.com, www.sphereofinfluencetour.com/

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