Enni Rukajarvi spent a day with Red Bull in Helsinki hitting up the park then getting on a little urban rail, with style to boot.

Northstar-at-Tahoe put a lot of hours into this park set-up last spring during the filming of Standing Sideways, and there were a lot of big time tricks thrown down on it. This gap was originally designed to go over, but Mark Sollors had other ideas, and wanted to jump into it.

Filmed by:
Andro Kajzer
Corey Koniniec
Tim Manning

Edited by:
Mark Cernosia

The videos for Winter X-Games inaugural Real Snow Backcountry contest launched late last night and nearly crashed most people's dial-up internet from the sheer number of video views. For the first year, X-Games lined up a heavy field of riders making it very hard to pick favorites. Look for some insane parts from Burton team riders Jussi Oksanen, Mark Sollors, Nicolas Müller, and John Jackson.

Go here to watch all the videos and vote for your favorites.

If you have ever seen a Jeremy Jones part over the years, you’d notice that he destroys everything from Midwest rails to the backcountry lines of Utah and Whistler. When not tending to The Spot or filming banger video parts, you’ll find Jeremy cruising the highways of Utah on his chopper or teaching his kids to shred on their Choppers. We had a chance to catch up with Jeremy and ask him a ton of questions. A Bur ton of questions actually.

1. You have had a lot of video parts of the years, what video part are you most proud of ?
Shakedown and The B.

2. What do you like about filming in the backcountry vs. filming in the streets? Or vice-versa.
Streets: I love the grind of sleepless days and nights, the nocturnal living. Generators, lights, clipping up!! It’s all just such a good feeling.

Backcountry: I love the Pow!! I love hitting jumps and the feeling of exhaustion after a long day on a sled, wind burnt and sun burnt.

Both have such amazing qualities, it’s hard to pick one.

3. Any future home improvement plans for The Spot you can share with us?
Not that I can share really. It’s more of a “in the moment” vibe up in the cut.

4. Who has a better Grave at The Spot, you or JP?
You always like what is not yours and I’ll back my friend’s kits over mine any day, however, we are both very comfy up there, livin’ is good.

5. Did the Utility Perch get created out of necessity or boredom? What’s the best feature on your Utility Perch?
Necessity and convenience really, you need quick and easy access to your scene. The best feature is my Snowboarder Knife, not only in my perch but one of the best items I own in my life.

6. Who tools up the best campfire Za’?
That’s a community effort; we all work together to make it the perfect Za’ every time no matter who is on Za’ duty.

7. What younger riders do you like to go on trips with and why?
Been traveling with Alex Andrew and Zac (Hayward) Hale. They give me a good look into what the kids are up to in snowboarding. It’s bit like traveling with my 5 year old, only they are really good at snowboarding!! But I like kids so it’s fun.

8. Any good security guard, crackhead, hobo etc type rail mission stories you can share?
Lots! The craziest for me was seeing a dead dude in Ogden Utah at 5am after a long street filming mission. That was pretty crazy!

9. With such low snowfall so far this season in Utah, how have you been making the most of it?
Just riding and trying to keep my game at least functional as well as keeping hyped and ready to roll as soon as it was go time.

10. Are your kids riding yet?
Yeah we get them up, the boy is coming along, but loves the hot chocolate mostly and the girl is starting to link turns. It is pretty rewarding as their father to be a part of it! I’m proud of those kids!

11. If you could take a motorcycle ride anywhere on the planet, where would you go and who would bring? Anywhere with Jake, Seth, Stone and Andy. Those dudes all bring a lot to a trip.

12. What’s up with the Monkey Wrench and why do you like it? Is there a story behind the graphic?
It’s a good board! I messed with some spoon base options on it and it turned out sick, powders well and rails well so it’s a great stick. The graphics are Pizza! Pizza is the best food on the planet! That’s basically that.

The World Snowboarding Championships wrapped up yesterday Oslo, Norway, in epic fashion. Showcasing the world's best slopestyle, halfpipe and quarterpipe riding, the World Snowboarding Championships are the first championship hosted by snowboarders since 1999. Drawing rider's from an international field, it's no wonder that the podium spots were dolled out with a very international range. In Men's Slopestyle, Seppe Smits grabbed the third place spot after making it through several rounds of qualifiers. It was a tough battle for third as Eric Beauchemin was nipping at his heels. In Women's Slopestyle, Finnish ripper Enni Rukajarvi grabbed the 3rd spot behind perennial podium-er's Spencer O'Brien and Jamie Anderson. In Women's Halfpipe, Kelly Clark continued her victory streak with yet another 1st place finish. It wasn't all the Kelly Show this time, after qualifying 2nd behind Gretchen Bleiler, Kelly had some catching up to do. The World Snowboarding Championships kicked off their first contest with a bang, make sure to check the replays for the full story, and check out the World Snowboarding Championships page for the full results and details. Check out more photos from the World Snowboarding Championships here.

There's nothing worse than sending someone a friend request and getting denied, well maybe there are worse things. Anyway, we took out the middle man and linked up directly with Jussi Oksanen for the inaugural Face the FAQs. These are your questions from Facebook (somewhat rephrased if necessary), answered by Jussi himself.

Is the elusive polar bear your favorite animal? If so, why?
Polar bears are sick for sure, but my favorite is the bald eagle, they are powerful and beautiful animals.

What got you started into riding and what impacts has it made (on you) along the way?
I started skateboarding when I was young and there was no skating during the winter, so that's how we got into snowboarding—it was sort of skating on snow, in those days. Snowboarding has brought me so much, people I have met, experiences along the way, you learn a lot about life when you travel and need to sort yourself out in different situations.

Did you choose the song “Pop Goes the World” for your part yourself or was it recommend by someone?
I really don't like that song, I don't know the details of how I ended up with that, but for sure it wasn't my choice.

What job would you do if you weren’t a pro snowboarder?
I would probably work for my dad’s construction company. I used to work for him all summer when I was a kid to make money to buy snowboards and things.

What is your favorite thing to eat after shredding all day?
Pasta or sushi.

What’s your favorite music to listen to while riding?
I can't do the music thing while riding, feels like you are in a bubble or something

What happens to the prototype boards you use during the season?
Right now, I have about 15 of them stacked up in my garage. Maybe I should build something out of them, a kids’ playhouse or some furniture?

What rider inspired you and what do you think defines your riding?
I grew up watching guys such as Jamie Lynn, Peter Line, Ingemar Backman and Terje Haakonsen—my style has definitely been inspired by these guys, skateboarding and being bow-legged.

What do you do when you are not shredding? Other than skating?
I spend most of my time with my family, playing with my kids, biking, surfing, and exercising.

What does snowboarding mean to you?
Freedom.

What’s the best skateboard trick you ever landed or attempted?
Switch 3 flip.

What’s your favorite place to snowboard in America?
Mt Baker, Washington.



How do you feel about the rate of snowboarding progression these days?
It's great. That is the nature of the sport. It pushes everyone to go harder and think out of the box.

How old were you when you started snowboarding?
10 years old.

Have you ever visited a physical therapist after being injured?
Probably about 100 times, there is always something to rehab it seems like.

Do you only film in the backcountry or do you like park riding too?
I like riding the mini park, small jumps and bumps. I usually ride about 10 days of park before I start filming, its nice way to get the groove on.

What’s your favorite thing about being on Burton?
The product and team as riders, to the people who are involved like filmers and people at the office. It’s a tight crew who care about snowboarding and making great stuff.

What’s your favorite feature to hit?
Anything with 3 feet of powder.

Thinking of top 3 things on the spot is hard. No wonder this is called the 3-Spot. Mark McMorris does a good job answering these questions in a short amount of time and will move on to Final Jeopardy, or something.

Ever see contests results and wish you could have watched the action live rather than reading about it later? Well the World Snowboarding Championships are going down right now through Sunday and you can watch it live, online, for free. It's on to the finals now, so make sure to tune in for those. So far there has already been a lot of action, in just the quarter and semi-finals.

In Men's Slopestyle, Roope Tanteri, Seppe Smits, and Mark McMorris all qualified to move on to the finals.Christian Haller and Peetu Piiroinen both qualified for finals in Men's Halfpipe.

On the women's side,Enni Rukajarvi qualified in Women's Slopestyle for the finals and Cilka Sadar and Kelly Clark qualified for finals in Women's Pipe.

QP Final Results
Olivier Gittler
Kim Rune Hansen
Jack Mitrani

Biggest Air
Terje with 7.79m

Best Trick
Kim Rune Hansen with a double rodeo 900

The action is just getting started, tune in to the livestream to watch the Men's and Women's Halfpipe finals tomorrow, and Men's and Women's Slopestyle finals on Sunday.

Here are some photos from the event so far:








All photos: Sani Alibabic

Ludwig Lejkner has been featured in a lot of the rail mission posts so far this year, but now he get's his own Snow Porn. It's chock full of creative urban features and insane rail skills, remember this guy for the future.

Filmed by:
Andro Kajzer
Luka Stanovnik
ISENSEVEN
Corey Koniniec
Gabe L'Heureux

Edited by:
Andro Kajzer

Music by:
Artist: Middle Brother (Featuring Johnny Corndawg)
Song: "Middle Brother"
Album: Middle Brother

Linn Haug is from Norway, which isn’t the coldest place on earth, but it could be the coolest. Check out Linn’s answers to quite possibly the toughest questions we could think of.

1. What’s the best thing about Norway?
Everything! The food, the people and of course- the nature!

2. What’s the worst-est thing about the Norwegian butter shortage?
I can’t say I have noticed the effects as I haven’t been home, but Norwegians use a lot of butter this time of year to bake all our Christmas cookies and cakes! My mom has been stocking up on the good kind of butter for a while.

3. What’s the oddest thing to put Nutella on?
Salmon.

4. What’s the scariest trick to do?
I would have to say the very first McTwist I do the first day of snowboarding for the season. It always works out, but committing to it when you don’t feel on point isn’t the greatest feeling.

5. Where is the sketchiest chairlift?
There are a lot of those in Europe, but if I have to pick one, I’d say the single chair in Silvretta Nova, Austria.

6. What’s the best thing about burtongirls.com?
It is so great that the women of snowboarding get to have an outlet where it is all about girls shredding. It is an easy way for other girls around the world to follow the women’s side of the sport, both on and off snow, and to get an idea of what the snowboard scene is like for women!

7. What’s the randomest thing a fan has said to you?
Will you have my babies?

8. Who takes the best photos on Instagram?
There are quite a few Instagram addicts in snowboarding these days. Susie Floros might be the queen of it. She knows how to capture the moment.

9. Where was the lightest snow you’ve ridden?
Easy. Anywhere in Utah when it dumps.

10. What’s the longest you’ve been in a car for?
I hate driving far, I’d rather fly where I’m going, but I guess it has to be the drive from Trondheim, Norway to Kitzbühel, Austria. I have no clue how long it took, but I know the drive was endless.

11. What’s the craziest journey in snowboarding you’ve been on?
Trondheim, Norway – Queenstown, NZ. Flights? Quite a few... Trondheim- Oslo- Frankfurt- Dubai- Bangkok- Sydney- Christchurch- Queenstown. Doing that travel alone over a full two days ain’t fun! And then I had to go home again the same way. Pretty neat.

12. What Norwegian snowboarder parties the hardest?
Mikkel Bang. Every time.

13. What mountain has the best park?
There are so many great ones around the world, it’s hard to pick just one. If I HAD to choose I’d go with Breckenridge, Colorado. Mainly because they are so good at maintaining the quality of their park throughout the entire season.