My carbon footprint is 15,831.
That is probably about the same as the number
of cups of tea I have drunk in my life, and about
as useful to know. What exactly that figure of 15,831
tells me, I don't have a clue, it's just fashionable
to know it at the moment.
While politicians and environmentalists argue over
climate change, one thing is for sure, it hasn't snowed
much this winter, but does the modern day snowboarder
actually care? Most of the high profile snowboard
contests take place at inner city locations, with
jumps made from scaffolding and fake snow. The bulk
of photos in magazines and video footage on snowboard
videos is riders hitting rails, sometimes even going
to the lengths of removing the snow from around the
rail. Is 'no snow' really the future of snowboarding?
It really has gone a bit insane...
One rider you can guarantee doesn't feel that way
is the subject of our main interview this issue, French
rider Douds Charlet. On this months tour we also hooked
up with British photographer James Bryant, as well
as stopping off in the Spanish Pyrenees and Avoriaz.
For those of you sick of worrying when the next snow
will fall, chill out with our latest photos from the
Southern Hemisphere, where snow could not have been
further from the minds of skaters at this years Bowlarama
at Bondi Beach. Enjoy it while it lasts...
PHOTO // Roli Zimmermann enjoying Switzerlands lack
of snow // by Nicolas Buechi
