Skate the Pow

Skate The Pow – The Powsurf Chronicles Episode 16

At Grassroots Powsurf we are no stranger to skate style powsurfing. We knew from the begining that fully embracing bindingless riding means using that lack of binding to your advantage. The ability to spin and flip the powsurfer freely underfoot makes progression literally endless. The ceiling was already quite high for binding-free riding and this blows the ceiling right off.

From the earliest days of powsurfing we were doing shuvits and by the second year of riding Jeremy Jensen landed the first kickflip ever on a powsurfer. We had to do something in our videos to remind the viewer that we are NOT strapped in. Skate style powsurfing was the best way of doing this. Especially now that we are riding all of the same slopes that we used to snowboard on.

“Skate the Pow” is dedicated to showing that progression. Over the years we have seen this type of riding scare people away from powsurfing.. it looks too difficult or just way outside many peoples skillsets. The truth is that it IS very difficult. Much more difficult than skateboarding in fact. The snow surface is constantly changing and very unpredictable. Each missed attempt at a trick packs the runway and destroys the landing.. making it harder every time. This difficulty makes the game that much more intersting and when you nail your goal it’s that much more rewarding.

Powsurfing was conceived of heavy influences from skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding. In this short film we focus on the influence of skateboarding. A nod and a high five to a phenomenon that continually boggles the minds and stretches the imaginations of minds both young and old. Skateboarding’s influence on snowboarding has been as clear as can be from day one and in this modern age we see how much it has given back to surfing. It’s a beautiful thing to watch barriers broken down and the previously unthinkable become every day occurrence. As is the case with surfing and skateboarding, the fact that a powsurfer is completely unattached to the riders feet opens up limitless possibilities for progression and style. We are barely scratching the surface here. There are so many “never been dones”and there really is no ceiling within this style of powsurfing. There’s a massive world to explore of surf-style and skate-style powsurfing but for you to discover it you must first FREE YOUR BIND!

Riders: Jeremy Jensen, Scotty Arnold and Neil Provo
Edited & Produced by Jeremy Jensen

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