Photo: Chris O’Connell
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Date: March 2011

The weather wasn’t looking too good but everyone I spoke to told me to make my way and “see what happens”.

I also had new planks from Armada to try out so I figured, even if it was stormy, I could still go for a couple turns. Turns out I had an amazing three days! Fresh track on the north face of the Aiguille and hot lapping Les Grands Montets.

A huge thanks to Andreas, Bjarne, Tof, Tom & Ben for letting me tag along, for setting up bomber anchors and opening routes!

Read Andreas Fransson’s account HERE

Read Ben Briggs’ account HERE

All shot on GoPro
Edited on Premier Pro CS6

Music:
Riders On The Storm by the Ahn trio
Ahn trio Facebook 

I found out about the Ahn trio when I say them live at the Chilkat Center in Haines Alaska! Chris Booth had even made it into local blog that night “A blond young man wearing a suit and dress shirt with matching bow tie ”

Follow Bjarne’s facebook as he will surely come out with an edit of his own soon enough, you should check out his latest work while you’re at it.

While filming for “Sunny” with Level 1, Alex set up an urban jump at a school outside Sapporo. We showed up about the time school ended so a few kids kept walking directly under the jump. Rather than waiting for them to cross, Alex convinced the kids to stand under the feature and throw up peace signs while he sent tricks over them. Not bad!

Kyle admiring his mural after day 2

It’s all in the details 

The early stages 

KNOR and his creation 

From across the way 

Spray! 

Multi-tasking at its finest! 

K*NOR

The brain 

Re-tracing the brain for added contrast

Marker 

Stencil 

Almost there…. 

LASERS ! 

Kyle and his final project “Idiot Boy”

Originally from New England, Kyle joined the Armada family almost 2 years ago and is responsible for countless ski graphics, logos, t-shirt deigns, and other artistic concepts. He graduated RISD with a concentration in design and absolutely dominates painting, drawing, product and print design, graffiti, calligraphy, and many other ventures. To see more of Kyle’s art, check him out online: 

INSTA: @desthrash
WEB: www.kyle-norris.com 

Madsteez’s twitter description reads ART!ST: V!S!ONARY: WEENA!SSANCE MAN. While most people have never met a weenaissance man, these photos may shed additional light on the subject. 

This here is Evan. He’s a super mellow, unsuspecting dude with an incredible eye for unique art. You’ve probably seen his work on Nike shoes, Hurley’s campus, and a variety of surf boards, skateboards, and buildings in SoCal. 

The creative process with MADSTEEZ

Steez overseeing the paint delivery. 

Evan blending colors on an open ski box. Wet paint : ) 

The office & warehouse

Evan mixing colors and changing brushes.

Legs

The face of a hairy fool!

STiNK.

Post mural pigskin toss with Evan and Steez 

Eazy-e spotting the landing after a huge backflip! 

STiNK’s finished product. 

MADSTEEZ and his mural of Eazy-e. 

For more info on the artists, check out their websites: http://madsteez.com/ and http://stinkone.com/