snow culture

Everyone enjoys a glimpse into shred culture. We're here to give it to you. Feast your eyes on a variety of sick snowboard and snowsports culture pictures from around the globe. [gallery link="none" columns="1" ids="4356,4357,4358,4359,4360,4361,4362,4363,4364,4365,4366,4367,4368,4369,4370,4371,4372,4373,4374,4375,4376,4377,4378,4379,4380,4381,4349"]

Snow Culture: Niklas Hoiem - Swedish Freeskier Elevated Clothing Freeskier Niklas Hoiem is an absolute Monster on the slopes. Hailing from and riding primarily at Åre, Sweden, Niklas has been skiing for most of his life. His style is laid back and smooth, and yet there's and aggressiveness that follows. We're proud to have Niklas on for year 2 with the ELEVATED family and are looking forward to many more. This kid absolutely kills. Check out the below images to get a small taste of his 2013 Ski Season, shot by Robin Todor of Todor Photography.

Vite C Skinpack and friends getting sunburnt at the 2014 Mashed Potato Meltdown. When you grow up in a mountain town you find creative ways to have fun during the season the rest of the world calls Spring, but which you know as all of the snow is melting so only a few more weeks to ski/snowboard, not quite warm enough for the lakes, not really sure what to do with myself anymore season. The best thing to do is round up your friends, put your heads together and go film something ridiculous. That's what these guys did. Watch here: http://www.newschoolers.com/watch/711501.0/2Sexy2TurnDown?c=11

Straight from Onboard Snowboard Magazine- Check out the official snowboard-only edit from the Suzuki Nine Queens, featuring a slew of the world’s best female riders sending it on what is surely one of the sickest snow setups ever constructed. The Nine Queens event has been going on in Livigno for a good while now, but until this year, had only been open for skiers. This year for the first time, the event opened its arms to snowboarders, and we’re hyped on it. The setup, a crazy looking snow-fortress with a whole bunch of different rail and kicker transfer options, was ripped to shreds by the nine invited queens including Spencer O’Brien, Silje Norendal, Isabel Derungs and Jenny Jones. Watch the official snowboard-only edit above and don’t miss the event when it returns bigger and better than ever next year. Sunset, lifestyle and helicopter shoots, as well as, jib sessions and a fantastic contest day all added up to a great introduction of snowboarding to the 2014 Suzuki Nin

If you're looking for a super fresh edit chalked full of steez, fresh pow shots, and big backcountry hits, look no further than this. The riding is dialed and on point, the music is legit, and the editing is super clean. We love coming across snowboarding edits like this. What do you guys think? Watch the first episode of Boyz ‘N’ Toyz featuring Tom Klocker, Mario Wanger and Beeny Wetscher.

ELEVATED is fully rooted in Snow-sports and Snowboarding Culture. Founded in the Rocky Mountains of Northwest Montana, Elevated got it's jump into the snowboarding and freeskiing industry early on. We believe firmly in supporting the Snowboard Industry from the ground up. We get involved in grassroots events, we support the up and coming athletes, we sponsor Pro's, and we are becoming heavily involved in Collegiate Ski and Snowboard clubs across the nation. Our snow athletes stretch from the west coast of California, to the snowy peaks of Montana, to the frozen tundra of Scandinavia. We fully intend to continue to develop the industry side by side with the other great companies that make the culture we love and breathe. Here on this page you will find all of the media that defines Elevated Snow Culture which we or our athletes and affiliates have produced. Unlike other blog pages where we share Freeski/Snowboarding content from across the internet, this page is devoted specifically

In most of the world, gone are the days of skiers and snowboarders fighting each other. Long ago the gap was bridges and athletes of all cuts shred pow together. Meanwhile in France, the Snowboard crew Minority love to powder-slash and spray unsuspecting innocent skiers on holiday in the Alps. This is good fun!

Snowboarding assisted by Hand-held Jet Engines... Could this be the future (Of something?) Traditional snowboarding isn't going anywhere, we can all be confident of that, but think and dream of the possibilities that this new toy could have. No longer having to use the chair lift to get up the hill, or the grueling hikes to the uncharted peaks; and just think of the trouble these babies could save you on the stupid jeep trails. The verdict is still out, but It might be an interesting future.

Boxzilla 2014 at Canyons Resort – Over 200ft long With the season coming to a close, it's only inevitable that Boxzilla makes it's appearance again. The infamous monster feature Boxzilla returned to Canyons Resort in 2014 to wreak pain and havoc on all who attempted to conquer it! At over 200 feet long, riding to the end of Boxzilla is no small task. Often imitated, but never duplicated, Boxzilla is a Canyons original. Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUyegHZbv-TMcQdmxJATPgDQ&v=_oBu6hN_Q9E

Yawgoons: Watch Dylan Gamache, Brian Skorupski, Marcus Rand, and Scott Stevens tear it up in Yawgoons 12 as they figure out new ways to explore their every day space, that’s the spirit of snowboarding.