Anyone who has a vague understanding of snowboarding’s big names will know that it’s an honour for us to say that Nicolas Müller dropped by the stand today to say hi. 

Nico is a true snowboarding legend. Starting his career in the halfpipe, he is now world renowned for his original approach to backcountry riding. You only to have to watch one of his countless video parts to understand why the man is in pretty much every snowboarders top five riders of all time.

We caught up with him after one of the bigger moves in his career of late – as he makes the jump from the ranks of Big B’s team to the welcoming arms of Mervin’s Gnu. Henry Jackson reports…