Danny Kass

Dopamine is a naturally occurring chemical in the brain that influences movement and reward. At the core of progressive snowboarding, it is movement and reward that provide a natural motivation for riders like Bode Merrill, Victor De Le Rue, and Brandon Cocard to evolve and innovate. These explorers of mountain and mental landscapes led the charge this year, changing the definition of what can be done on a snowboard, and changing the guard. From the Yukon, Kootenays, Valhallas, Monashees, Dolomites, and Pyrenees, the Absinthe crew proves Dopamine is free, but you have to get out there to earn it.

In pursuit of the best that the winter of 2012 had to offer, the Absinthe crew employed a dual strategy to both hustle & hunker down waiting. In a year of erratic snowfall, there was no other way to slay. But by splitting up and spreading out across the globe in smaller groups, they stacked the odds in their favor. The strategy worked. Tight, agile crews tuned themselves to local frequencies enabling them to tap into record-breaking dumps in Europe, heavy sessions in the Pacific Northwest, Japan, and ultimately, Alaska. It was a winter with Resonance: new riders came on board, new locations were exposed and as always, the Absinthe cameras captured all the action on film.

Standard Films spanned the globe this past winter documenting the best snowboarding in the greatest mountain ranges to catch the vapors. Witness pro snowboarders descend huge mountain peaks, drop endless pillows lines, boost off huge backcountry kickers, hit unique urban features and destroy custom resort parks. Catch the Vapors is the progression of All Terrain, Freestyle, All Mountain and Backcountry Snowboarding!

SFBF productions' monster straight-to-video release; SMELL THE GLOVE promises to smash your eye sockets with more hair metal and white lines than you'll know what to do with. Filmed on Grenade's massive 04/05world tour, SMELL THE GLOVE will ask the question "on what day did the lord create the Grenerds and why couldn't she have taken that day off." Look for a mind punishing part from the one and only Danny Kass, as well as amazing breakthrough performances from Pat Moore, and the ones they call Sketchy-D and Quiet Wyatt.

For years the Grenerds have been picked on, ridiculed, and made the buff of cruel jokes. Join Danny Kass, Kyle Clancey, Collin Langlois, Bryan Iguchi, Gabe Taylor, Shane Flood, Lane Knaack, Sketchy-D and the rest of the Grenerds as they travel the globe turning heads in their quest for Grenerd Liberation the world over. Not only do we offer fabulous Brittish accents, but also panty raids and Ahmon Stamps as you have never seen him before . . . in drag! Youll laugh, youll cry, you may even want to go snowboarding!