Its an annual tradition 3 years running- warm weather, slushy park features, awesome sunsets, and good times in Sun Valley, ID. Gathering our crew in Sun Valley usually signals the end of a long winter and the beginning of Spring, and in Chris Logan, Parker White, Tim McChesney, Adam Delorme, Spencer Milbocker, Niklas Eriksson, Sig Tveit, and uber-rookie Torin Yater-Wallace came well prepared with extra sunscreen. By the time we rolled into town, mid-summer temps (mid 80's, what?!?!), a lot of rain, and what had amounted to below-average snowfall totals over the rest of the season left us scaling back our monster-sized park feature plans and getting creative with what little snow was left. Challenging conditions? Yes, but not something that couldn't be worked around...
For a few days prior to our arrival the Snow Park... Its an annual tradition 3 years running- warm weather, slushy park features, awesome sunsets, and good times in Sun Valley, ID. Gathering our crew in Sun Valley usually signals the end of a long winter and the beginning of Spring, and in Chris Logan, Parker White, Tim McChesney, Adam Delorme, Spencer Milbocker, Niklas Eriksson, Sig Tveit, and uber-rookie Torin Yater-Wallace came well prepared with extra sunscreen. By the time we rolled into town, mid-summer temps (mid 80's, what?!?!), a lot of rain, and what had amounted to below-average snowfall totals over the rest of the season left us scaling back our monster-sized park feature plans and getting creative with what little snow was left. Challenging conditions? Yes, but not something that couldn't be worked around...
For a few days prior to our arrival the Snow Park... 
It’s BACK! New and improved, the long-awaited followup to the original Mile Hi Hood has a re-designed fit, finish, detailing, and new colors and sizes! Simple clean design that goes all day, on and off the hill.
Custom cut-and-sew construction allowed us to dial in the sizing adding a little extra length and slim up the width- these are a taller fit then your average hoodie! We also added some extra embroidery detailing, custom tagging, and flat hood-cinch lacing. Super soft 9.5oz 80/20 cotton/poly blend holds shape and stays soft!
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Brand spankin’ new flavor! The Block Stencil T was just done up by our friends at Tall T in 4 fresh colorways. In stock and shipping! Available exclusively in the Level 1... Posted by Josh Berman | in Featured News | No Comments »
Alright- we know what you're saying- how the #@%$ did someone who wasn't even a finalist walk away with the win? Well, first off, Lucas should have been a finalist, but somewhere during the process of selecting a dozen of the top vids from nearly 100 entries some signals got crossed and Lucas got the short end of the stick. Once his vid went live, it was pretty much the unanimous top choice of all the athletes in our crew, and with this year's contest being such a tough one to judge we offered up our input and handed this one over to our riders to make the final call.
There's no doubt that this year's field was the most talented to...
A highlight reel of the biggest, best, most tech, creative, and innovative tricks from the Superunknown IX contest. We went back through ALL the entries- Finalists, Honorable Mentions, and the rest, and pulled 19 shots that really stood out.
Whose trick takes the cake?!
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About Superunknown:
The first video talent-search contest is still the biggest and the best, pulling in entries from across the globe- 9 years deep!
Superunknown IX brought in nearly 100 entries from 15 different countries as the hungriest and most talented up-and-comers in the game try to follow in the footsteps of past winners like Tom Wallisch, Corey Vanular, Mike Clarke, Niklas Eriksson, Logan Imlach, and last year’s winner, Sig Tveit.
With a low snow year in the lower 48 of the US we decided to mix things up and head to the north island of Japan to one of the deepest cities we've ever visited... Sapporo. Our crew was Alex Bellemare, Mike Hornbeck, and Tom Wallisch joined along with photographer Chris O'Connell and Armada TM Josh Bishop. Here's a few random images from our adventure. Be sure to check out the fall release of our movie for some more action.
This is a few from our hotel room in downtown Sapporo. Population 2,000,000
One of the many interesting meals on our trip.
"MegaSlide" was the first feature we shot on the trip.
Hitting this double kink ended up getting us all a free ride in the back of the Sapporo PD's paddy wagon
We got exclusive access to the...
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Are you excited? Because we are! Excited to announce the 13 Superunknown IX Finalists. After the release of our 11 Honorable Mentions last week, we're shifting gears, presenting you the 13 most impressive videos of this year's contest. We'll be dropping two Finalists daily this week (and three on Saturday). Stay tuned!
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This year's contest was probably the toughest yet for our judges, at least as far as making the call on who was chosen as one of the top 12 finalists and 12 honorable mentions. In fact, even after sorting out the top 24 we went back and pulled one last entry from the runners up into the finalists, leaving us with a grand total of 11 Honorable Mentions, and 13 Finalists. We'll be dropping two Honorable Mentions daily this week (and three on Friday), then taking a break before doing the same thing with our Finalists next week. Stay tuned!
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Photos by Tim Lloyd Photography
Words by Josh Berman
It's no secret that North America stole pretty much all the good wintertime precip from Europe during the winter of 2010-11, and this year they're getting their revenge by racking up massive snowfall totals in a seemingly endless storm cycle marked only by a few blue-sky days here and there, while the winter in the US and Canada, well, leaves something to be desired.
With the tables turned, Wiley Miller, Parker White, and Chris Logan joined me for a three-week cheese/meat/bread-fueled romp across Europe. For those that recall the Champéry segment in Eye Trip, the resorts of Portes Du Soleil include over 200 lifts spread over 14 valleys, and connecting 5.2 million skiable acres (this is an exaggeration, but who's counting?), point is, there's more awesome...
Took a while to get these dialed in, but the final version of our Jiberish collab track jacket finally showed- lookin' fresh! Inspired by our first Jiberish collab piece ever, the latest in our collab series is ready probably our favorite yet! Lightweight, with a silky smooth satin lining, and Level 1 and Jiberish applique and styling- this one is not gonna last long.
Available in 3 colorways, sizes Medium through 4XL.
Available exclusively in the Level 1 online store. Check...
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Recently, I developed a few rolls of film from a Kodak disposable “funsaver” camera. What is this you ask? Well it’s a type of point and shoot camera that people (ie your parents) used as a fun and easy way to capture and share moments prior to Instagram. Now, call me a hipster, but I like to take snapshots with these because you never know what you’re gonna get when the 4x6 prints come back from the picture store a month later. Also, I don’t have an iPhone. Here are a few random #nofilter lo-def images from the beginning of the winter 2011/12.
Similar to winters previous, I kicked off the shooting season with Will Wesson (as is tradition). Our quest for snowy urbanous regions brought us on a last-minute road trip with Erik... Posted by Freedle | in Featured News | Comments Off
Level 1 is stoked to officially announce the release of the rules and entry info for the 9th annual Superunknown contest!
What was the first video talent-search contest is still the biggest and the best- pulling in entries from across the globe, last year’s Superunknown IX contest brought in well over 100 entries from 15 different countries, and we expect this year’s to bring in even more, as the hungriest and most talented up-and-comers in the game try to follow in the footsteps of past winners like Corey Vanular, Mike Clarke, Tom Wallisch, Niklas Eriksson, Logan Imlach, and last year’s winner, Sig Tveit.
Download the official rules and entry form here, then get to work putting together your submission- just over 8 weeks until they’re due! We’re streamlining things this year- all entries should be submitted online...
Level 1 satellite research team #2 reporting in.
Preliminary field studies have been conducted over the last month in the lower mountainous region of Eastern British Columbia.
Field subjects:
Josh Bibby: Native. Bearded. Young man, old soul.
Wiley Miller: Tourist. Tan. Butter enthusiast.
Parker White: Tourist. Unbearded. Lives fast.
Notes:
(Pillows) Noun, plural.
Upon the initial “googling” on said subject matter, no direct comparisons could be drawn relating to indigenous variety.
Trees, rocks and other various matter caked with snow create a ladder of snow terraces to ski with the heavy use of gravity. Reactions range from “super fun” to “scary as F**k.” Conclusions still unresolved.
(Pungees) Noun, plural.
Small trees, usually fir, spruce, or cedar found in the lading of cliffs or pillow lines.
(Pilsner) Noun, Old Style.
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The latest in our collab series with Jiberish- we've taken their super soft, 100% organic cotton, slim fit T and screened on the Level 1 Box Logo in a variety of complimentary and contrasting colors. A single layer of ink gives these Ts an extra soft feel and old-school flavor. Jiberish tagging and logo detailing on the bottom hem and right sleeve.
SUPER limited- less then 200 Ts in this run, just a few of these in each color and size, and a few one-offs! Get 'em fast...
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Stolen straight from Wiley's blog at YLEski.com- check it out for all the latest and greatest updates from Wiley as he spends the next 5 months traveling the world loggin' shots for his next Level 1 seg!
With snow lingering (sic) in the lower fourty-8, we packed up our trucks and headed north. Myself, P white, and Freedle Coty hop skipped over the border to meet up with Josh Bibby and Bryn Hughes. With fresh party grease still on our shoes from the year ending activities, and after some questioning we were let into the land of the great white north, Canada, and more specifically the Kootenay range of the interior BC. The Dock, just down the street from our shack…
This line is called “the spine of god” proudly proclaimed by our guide as one of the...
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Ahmet Dadali followed up his film-opening segment in our 2010 flick "Eye Trip" with the much-coveted closing part in 2011's "After Dark." In the process of logging 4 minutes of mind-blowing urban and backcountry content that made the film, there was plenty of other solid stuff that hit the proverbial cutting room floor- check it here along with a few bangers straight out of the film that we just had to see one more time...
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He wasn't the first Superunknown, but he's definitely taken it the furthest and pretty much become a househould name over the past 5 years. You've seen his original entry a few times (versions on Youtube have racked up well over a million hits!) but this one has been relegated to the REALTIME DVD bonus section until now. This Tom Wallisch Superunknown remix bonus edit done up by Andrew Holson features all the bangers from the original version along with all the shots that T-Dubs stacked with Level 1 during the rest of the 2007 winter/spring season....
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Words by Tim Lloyd- stolen from his blog.
In previous years around this time i’ve taken a look back over the year and put together a number of images to sum up what i’ve been doing over those 365 days. I’ve decided to skip that style of post this year as my recently released new website does a pretty good job at showing some of the highlights of the year.
Saying that, i thought it would be nice to show you something as we move into the new year. During the last 12 months i’ve been lucky enough to spend a whole bunch of time with Level 1 productions putting in some serious mileage on the way. With their recent movie now released a photo slideshow of mine came as a bonus feature on the DVD and... Posted by Josh Berman | in Featured News | No Comments »
Happy Holidays from Level 1! The much-talked-about intro to After Dark and the first minute of Parker White's jaw-dropping opening segment is now up for your viewing pleasure! After Dark is now available WORLDWIDE on iTunes in HD, SD, and now VOD- along with over 30 minutes of additional bonus features, and in DVD and BluRay right here through the Level 1 site! After Dark picked up the award for "Best Editing" at IF3 (International Freeskiing Film Festival), along with nominations for "Best Film," "Best Jib Flick," "Best Visual FX," "Best Teaser," "Rookie of the Year," and "Best Female Performance," and was just named as an official selected of the X-Dance action sports film festival.
About the film: The earth turns...
Well, folks. This edit wraps up our exclusive extras from Level 1 Productions' newest film, "After Dark." We've brought you everything from couloir skiing in Telluride to urban skiing in Russia, and now, a final powder edit from British Columbia to cap things off.
In this edit, Josh Bibby, Tanner Rainville, and Adam Delorme head to BC's Monashee Powder Cats and Valhalla Powder Cats for some fluffy pilow lines and big airs. "We got really lucky a couple of days," says Bibby. "I was probably skiing some of the deepest snow I've ever skied in." If you haven't seen "After Dark" yet, stop waiting around and download the film on iTunes or buy a DVD. Thanks for tuning in.
For the second year in a row we rallied our crew and spent a week working with the allstar park staff at Alpine Meadows, CA building some of the biggest and most interesting park jumps we've seen yet. This past May we got after it with Parker White, Adam Delorme, Chris Logan, Kaya Turski, Mike Hornbeck, Alex Bellemare, and Niklas Eriksson. Enjoy!
Bringin' it back after last year's successful web edits, Peak is stoked to present another 10-edit series featuring some of the best 2011 content produced by your favorite Peak athletes, including Mike Hornbeck, Alex Bellemare, Phil Casabon, Spencer Milbocker, Pat Goodnough, and others! Starting today, Monday December 12th, we'll be dropping one edit a day for the next 2 weeks (Monday through Friday- gotta take weekends off, right?)
Each edit serves up 1-2 mins of premium action, just the way you like it- some new content that you've never seen before, some second angles, behind-the-scenes gems, and some action cherry picked right out of After Dark. We're kicking things off right on Day #1 with some top-notch content from Hornbeck's annual jib trip to the Midwest- some rails, drops, jibs, and trannies right outta his home state of...
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Last January (damn, time flies!) when most of the usual US locations were warm and dry, Kyle Decker packed up the urban kit and headed North across the border with Ahmet Dadali, Mike Hornbeck, and Logan Imlach for what was one of the coldest trips on record for Level 1 - lows in the negative 30s, and highs in the, well, negative teens. Frostbite central! Undeterred by the frigid temps our crew got after it on some man-sized gaps, super tech stair trannys, and a few standard-issue rails and jibs to keep things moving.
Oh, and if you didn't know it yet, Logan Imlach is a bruiser. Check the original writeup on this trip that...
Back in early October I linked up with Niklas Eriksson and photographer Tim Lloyd during IF3 in Annecy France. With the anticipation of next season on our minds we started throwing around some ideas of a early season trip to Sweden. In past years northern Sweden has plenty of snow this time of year so we thought, why not start the season out properly with a trip out to Sweden. Normally this time of year we don't have any trips planed so why not just take the risk?
The weeks leading up to the trip the weather never got cold and Sweden witnessed some of its warmest November temps in 50 years. Pouring rain on the country even as far north as the arctic circle. The 24 hours leading up to our departure we were heavily entertaining the idea of...
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Anyone else have fond memories from growing up, of opening up the little doors on advent calendars and finding all kinds of cool stuff behind 'em? Well, we sure did. The ones with the little pieces of chocolate were always our favorite. Cool tradition, but when you grow up, pieces of candy aren't quite as exciting as they used to be. We've decided to stoke out our fans and customers by putting together our own version of an advent calendar and tossing out all kinds of gear from Level 1 and our sponsors as a little thank you to everyone for all the support. A few little things like T shirts, autographed posters, and DVDs, and a few big things like hoodies, some special limited-edition headphones, and... skis? Yup.
How does it work? ...
Ok yeah, you caught us, the Iron Curtain doesn't exist anymore, but it seemed an appropriate subtitle for this webisode. At this point you've seen the Russia seg in the movie, read the web updates, the feature article in Freeskier, etc, but we promise we're NOT beating a dead horse- check out this webisode for some fresh content, fresh humor, and a fresh perspective on our Moscow jib trip.
April showers bring May flowers, or, blizzards? The first week of May saw nearly 5-feet of new snow falling in Summit County, CO. We had to keep pushing our Breck shoot back in order to actually see some sunny skies and warm temps- key ingredients for any Spring park shoot. Running out of time before the next scheduled shoot we pulled the trigger and kicked off our shoot in a harrowing blizzard (at night, no less) before the clouds cleared and we were treated to some grade-A superpark-style features from the Breck park staff.
Check it all out in this webisode featuring cutting-room floor (crazy -the quality of tricks and treats that don't make the feature flick!) shots...
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This past April we rallied a crew for a last minute trip down to Telluride, CO to work with Helitrax, North America's oldest and most long running heliski operation, and by all accounts a hidden gem. We spent a week exploring some of the most interesting and beautiful terrain that we've seen the world over, shredding lines and dropping cliffs in some grade-A late season pow. The edit says it all- enjoy!
Episode #3: Telluride Helitrax - Wednesday November 16th Parker White, Duncan Adams, and Logan Imlach bag some 'Couli's in some of Colorado's most epic terrain with Telluride Helitrax. Pow, cliffs, epic spires, and helicopters- booyah! You can also peep photographer Jeff Cricco's photo gallery from...
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Introducing a new, exclusive video series from Level 1, featuring cutting-room-floor footage from their new film, "After Dark." "We had four camera crews traveling the world for six months shooting for our latest movie and we accumulated more content than we could ever squeeze into an hour-long feature film," says Level 1's director Josh Berman. "What you see in the flick, mag, and web coverage only tells a part of the story. The Extra Dark series that we'll be dropping online features some awesome behind-the-scenes stories, a look at the filmmaking process, outtakes, extras, and a ton of grade-A action that hasn't yet seen the light of day."
Episode #5: Moscow, Russia - Wednesday November 30th At this point you've seen...
Level 1 is proud to release the latest incarnation of our annual Fall collabs with Jiberish! This year's gear features two new pieces in 3-colorways each, available exclusively in the Level 1 online store!
The "Sideways Crew," with clean lines, detailing, and leather patch logo applique is in stock and ready to ship! No wait on this one! This piece features Jiberish's tried and true cut and sew fit and construction, with 100% organic cotton body, and non-pilling waist and cuff ribbing. Available in three slick colorways including Black/Gray, Bright Blue/Navy, and Light Gray/Mint. Order up!
The "Track Jacket" is a nod to one of our first Jiberish pieces ever, with a much-improved design, materials, cut, and detailing! This lightweight windbreaker-style piece is dripping with style,...
As the snow begins falling across North America, cameras everywhere are starting to roll once again as another ski season approaches. With anticipation heavy in the air, over the last few months After Dark has traveled around the world getting ski fans stoked for this very moment.
The tour started off with a sold-out world premiere at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver, and to date the film has hit 60 cities around the world, including venues in Norway, Canada, France, Britain, Switzerland, Australia, Spain, the Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and more! Along the way, we've seen sold-out premieres in Reno supporting the High Fives Foundation, packed houses at IF3 and the UK Freeski Festival, ridiculous shows in Boston, Burlington and Bozeman, and so much more.
But the best part is, we've still got more shows to go--over 20...
In celebration of Halloween we originally planned on dropping After Dark on iTunes on October 31st (get it? After Dark? Halloween?), but since everyone pushed us to bump the release up a few weeks, we've still got to come through with SOMETHING cool for one of our favorite holidays. So, we got our sponsors to kick in some cool prizes and threw together what we consider one of the coolest online pumpkin carving contests we've ever seen. We asked entrants to impress us, inspire us, scare us, make us laugh, cry, or otherwise show us something that deserved a share of over $1k worth of prizes. When all was said and done, we received over 60 entries from around the world, or, at least North America, and there were plenty of top-notch entries to...
That's right. You asked for it, and we've delivered- 2 weeks ahead of schedule! That's a LOT considering all the bonus features and extra content that we packed into this one. 7- count 'em, SEVEN bonus features- looks like that threw Apple QC (Quality Control) for a loop and put our revised release date in jeopardy, but, without further delay, here it is.
And while you're at it, check out iTunes teaser, loaded up with fresh footage from the film that has otherwise yet to hit the web.
Enjoy!
Want to pick up a copy on DVD? With a FREE Under Armour/After Dark T? Click HERE!
Looking for the BluRay version- also...Year 3 of the Level 1/SK collab, and this one is def the best yet! All matte black finish with red SK logos on the band and Level 1 script logos on the custom caps. Also included is a super slick microfiber storage/travel bag with heat stamped Level 1 logos and a drawstring enclosure.
The Skullcandy iCon2s- ultralight sport headphones armed with a super powerful 30mm audio driver for crystal clear sound. With Skullcandy's specially designed double headband for exact fit and an overall weight of less than 45 grams, the Icon 2 will never slow you down. It also lets you switch over from your music to incoming calls on your iPhone or Blackberry with 1 click of the button on headphone cord! Much like last year's collab, these are super limited edition... once they're gone, they're gone...
We just got a truckload (literally) of After Dark DVDs at the Level 1 office and after 36 hours straight of packing and shipping pre-orders, we're a good half way through getting them out the door. If all goes according to plan, we'll have all our pre-orders shipped out by tomorrow, world-record-setting time, if we do say so!
Acclaimed by many as our biggest and best film yet, After Dark features 58 minutes of the best action, cinematography, and editing we've ever offered up! Highlights include Parker White's opening segment that is SURE to win him some awards- truly the most well rounded seg that Level 1 has ever put together; CLo and Bellemare's rookie destruction; neck deep pillows and pow in Japan with Rainville, Wiley, and PWhite; this year's 120-foot (38-meter) Sun Valley gap jump; our jib...
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The lights went out in Denver, CO this past Friday night as Level 1 pushed play on their 12th annual feature length ski flick for a packed house at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom. Crowds lined up early and wrapped around the block in anticipation of what the ski community has come to look forward to as one of the biggest and best parties of the Fall season, and by all accounts, everyone got what they expected.
In attendance; Parker White, Tom Wallisch, Chris Logan, Ahmet Dadali, Will Wesson, Mike Hornbeck, Wiley Miller, Tanner Rainville, and Adam Delorme, as well as friends, media, and industry VIPs traveling from all across the country to be on hand for the night's festivities.
After DJ Harvitronix's opening set, our annual Monster Chug wrapped up the prize...
The lights go out in Denver, CO on September 9th at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom!
This year we're taking over both Cervantes main room and The Other Side. Two rooms. Two huge screens. Two stages. Two DJs. One Reggae act. Huge raffle. LOTS of prizes (including skis, outerwear, eyewear, streetwear, etc). Poster signing with your favorite Level 1 athletes. Its guaranteed to be the biggest and best Level 1 World Premiere yet- and that's sayin' something! If you were one of the 300+ people that gut stuck in the street after the show sold out last year, buy your tickets early! And if you were one of the people that did make it in the door last year, well, don't get stuck without a ticket this time around. This event WILL sell out.8:00 Doors
8:00 - 9:30 Harvitronix + Athlete...
We’ve been wanting to put out a quality bball jersey for a while now and there was no better company to partner up with than Under Armour. Yup. They got that $#!t dialed! So fresh, so clean. These reversible, long-fit, super soft, moisture-wicking, EXTRA high-quality jerseys are where its at.
Available in 3 colorways- Black/White, Red/White, and Royal Blue/White. Level 1 script logo on the chest, and pro-team style numbering on the back. Each is completely reversible, offering up 2-color contrasting print on both sides. Turn ‘em inside out and its like you’re getting two jerseys for the price of one!
Available exclusively in the Level 1 online...
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We're back and at it again, droppin' our second Bibby Pro collab with Reno, NV-based Moment Skis! This year's ski includes the same features, sidecut, and flex pattern as the standard Bibby Pro model that have made it Moment's best-selling and best-performing (this is what Bibby says, at least) ski. The topsheets and base, done up by our art director, infuse some Level 1 history, humor, and some pretty rad design elements into one of the most unique design concepts we've seen on a pair of skis.
Last year's 25-pair run sold out, and while we've upped this year's production run to 40 individually-numbered and hand-made pairs, they're still going to go QUICK! Available through the Level 1 and Moment online stores, and a few very select retailers. Get 'em before they sell out!
Available is 3...
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Kyle Decker put together his own mini-movie, "New Era," back in 2009 with a few select members of the Level 1 crew. Featuring content from Level 1's feature film "Refresh," Kyle's edits are a collection of the some of the best, and, for lack of a better term, "progressive" shots from that year. Truth be told, a couple years later, they still hold up!
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Available on DVD, Blu-Ray, and included in our 12-Pack along with the 11 other Level 1 flicks. Jump on the pre-order specials asap to take advantage of the FREE Under Armour charged cotton/After Dark T!
The earth turns and the sun disappears over the horizon. Flip the switch, and the lights go out. Slumber begins and the mind awakes, taking us to places we’ve never been and witnessing things not yet seen or imagined.
From the enchanted powder forests of Japan, the historic streets of Moscow, to the unthawed mountains of Western America, and everywhere in between – Level 1 invites you into our spectrum of reality to see a succession of images, visions, sounds,...
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Interview by Josh Berman
Photos courtesy of Under Armour, Bill Hickey, and Level 1
Q: Coming off of your Eye Trip seg the pressure was definitely on this year- how did you approach this season? Come out swinging from day 1 and start bagging shots? Take it one day at a time? What are we gonna see from you in After Dark?
A: Just came in knowing the kinda stuff i wanted and just had to find the right things to hit. It was kind of hard in the beginning of the year because we didnt have a winch working for us. I didnt want to hit a bunch of rails but some different Jibbing type of stuff like last year. So it took a little bit to get into...
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Ok, so you're an avid skier. Perhaps you're getting a little sick of the lift lines and side country crowds at your local resort. Or maybe you are an aspiring ski professional ready to take your tricks to the 'cunch'. (The term 'cunch' is a one-syllable abbreviation for 'backcountry'). For either scenario let's just assume for the sake of this guide that ski touring (via skins, assorted binding setups and human mobility) or helicopter skiing will not cut it for you. You are ready to become a sled skier.
First you need a sled (aka snowmobile, motor sleigh or snowmachine) and a way to transport it via pickup truck and/or trailer. STOP HERE AND READ FIRST: If you are not prepared to invest large sums of your disposable income, make payments, or have not recently won the lottery then...
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October is for pre-season stoke. November is for man-made snow. December is for urban. January is for contests. February is for cold smoke. March is for that one awesome ski trip, longer days, big airs and bigger claims. April is for sunshine, spring breaks, retro days, pond skims, and corn snow. May is for the die-hards. By the time this fine month rolls around that autumn stoke is long-gone for most, and despite warm temperatures and deep snow packs most of the people that were setting up backyard rails and hiking on that first blustery powder day have shifted completely into a summertime state of mind.
Not our crew, well at least not quite yet. As the sun gets higher in the sky and the grass gets greener our group of nomads has been hitting...
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Believe the hype! Triples are the new hot thing in skiing. Not wanting to be left out and to push himself to the max, P White went after it this past week and stomped a triple of his own. Check the full shot and TONS more in Level 1's forthcoming flick, "After Dark," dropping September 9th,...
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Ballet skiing has been around since the beginning of snow skiing (albeit accidentally) until it was officially made into a 'sport' sometime in the 1960's. Part of the hot dog freestyle incarnation, ski ballet consisted of twirling around on skis with or without music accompaniment and is probably the closest thing that resembles figure skating on snow. It peaked in popularity right around the same time as Fleetwood Mac. Ski ballet had its own set of gear- small skis, large poles- and was preferably done whilst wearing stretch pants. Modern 'newschool' skiing has unintentionally borrowed many technical maneuvers from ski ballet- nose-butters, tail blocks, skiing fakie, pole-plants, switch-ups, and manuals to name a few. To make it sound cooler and more masculine its name was later changed to 'acroskiing' and it endured a small run in high levels...
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It's that time of the year again - we've locked the shipping guys in the basement and forced them to sort through all the odds and ends lying around, update all our stock lists, and get everything on the site up-to-date. Â They found a few extra colors and sizes of items that we've been out of stock on for a while now, but quantities are super-limited, so dive in before they're gone for good!
Check out the previously unavailable 5XL special team-issue Jiberish collabs, including the Plaid Flannel Hood, the 3-Way Stripe Crew, and the  Wool and Satin Zip Hood.
We've also added a Red flexfit cap along with some more size L/XL Black and White caps to the inventory list.
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We say it every year, but once again the latest round of Superunknown entries pushed us to nothing short of the biggest and longest debate we've seen yet. After weeks of watching the 14 finalist's videos, consulting with our current roster of athletes, filmers, the shipping department, photographers, magazine editors, and previous Superunknown winners, and then watching the vids some more, in addition to sending out a huge congrats to ALL the finalists and honorable mentions, we're proud to hand this year's title to Sig Tveit.
Is Sig Super? Is he Unknown?!?! Does he have what it takes to come out this year and log shots? Does he represent what the contest stands for? We wracked our brains and decided that while things certainly weren't black and white, the answer to all...
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Words and photos by Kyle Decker
This year we decided to switch things up and head to the capital of the former Soviet Union for a jib trip. Â No one in our crew had ever been to Russia so we weren't sure exactly what we were getting ourselves into. Â A country with a rough history, we were warned by more than a few people this might not be the best idea. Â We were given a heads up on dealings with corrupt law enforcement, language barriers, not to mention hectic driving in some of the world's worst traffic. Â Undeterred, we applied for our tourist visas, loading our ammo with Ahmet Dadali, Mike Hornbeck, and Tom Wallisch and played ourselves a game of Russian roulette.
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We partnered up with Freeskier mag to roll out the Finalists in this year's Superunknown comp- and we've been dropping 1 finalist per day over the last couple weeks. We're down to the last couple, so stay tuned to Freeskier.com and the Level 1 Facebook Page and website for the latest updates on the results, and of course this year's "Best Trick" contest.
Sig Tveit
Jeremy Bellemare
Jack Borland
Yan Bussieres
Cedric DP
Benoit Gendron
Will Hibbs
Christopher Hjalmeby
Jens Johnsen
Charlie Lasser
Max Morello
Gaute Silseth
Austin Torvinen
Dane Ulsifer