Latest issue - January, 2008

Issue 76 - January 08

03 / 1 / 08

2008 is here!
What with the snow laden start to the season its a wonder that anyone will be in the country to read this issue but we have gone ahead and printed it anyway, just in case.

Nepal: A Himalayan Diary
Last February a crew of riders attempted to build the highest kicker in the word, at over 5000m. Photographer Eric Bergeri kept a diary of their Himalayan adventure - an eye-opening journey into a land of stunning peaks, rich culture and fearsome natural power.

Interview: Upping the Antti
Antti Autti is a Finnish rider with phenomenal natural talent. Amongst other things, he was the first person ever to defeat Shaun White at the X Games. We caught up with him to find out what makes him tick… and it ain’t even halfpipe.

Nokia Air & Style
The Air & Style is quite simply the longest-running and most prestigious Big Air competition in the world. White Lines was in Munich to see the biggest names in snowboarding battle it out for glory. And it was won by a Brit (honest!)

Too Much of a Good Thing?
Behind the scenes at every ski resort a crew of patrollers spend their days making the mountain safe for us to ride. Aaron Jacobs took a trip to Snowbird in Utah to find out more about working with avalanche dogs and getting paid to fire howitzers.

Big Ideas
Once upon a time snowboarding was the kind of comic news story Trevor McDonald would introduce just before the credits. Chris Moran charts our beloved sport’s path from an eccentric 70s design concept - with every chance of failure – through to its current polished state.

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Rider: Andrew Crawford, Photo: Eric Bergeri