Cartel rider Stefan Falkeis’ balance of big kahunas and style is framed perfectly in this shot of a jagged boulder Miller Flip by photographer Michael Obex. It’s such a rad snap that it’s been plastered across Method Mag’s homepage for the last week as the coverted “Shot of the Week”. Congratulations Stefan!
When the air gets thin, people start to make weird things, like growing a moustache. Kind of like porn style.
Or they start spinning in the air.
Greets from Colorado,
Stefan.
Just arrived in Budapest and directly found this :) ! Greets, Stefan.
At the beginning of last week Cartel World Cup kicker assassin Stefan Falkeis threw down at the Nissan Stomp-It a 4 star TTR accredited event held in Modena, Italy. The field was predominantly Italian, but there were some big names in attendance including Roope Tonteri, Simon Gruber, Austria’s current Big Air and Slopestyle champion Mathias Weissenbacher and TWS poster boy Fredrick Evensen . The set-up was the same as it had been for the skiers the night before. A sketchy run-in to a hip styled take-off and landing which was ridden by most as a straight kicker. Stefan nailed a clean Cab9 to claim 5th place, a great start to the season and pretty ballsy considering how sketchy the run-in was. Stefan also scored a podium finish at the Appennino Tosco Emiliano Contest held on the same jump winning himself a box of wine and another oversized cheque to squeeze into his board bag.
Two paramedics watch Stefan stomp a styled Cab9
Every Friday we ask a member of the amplid Cartel team to tell us about five of their favorites. From five must have tricks you need in your repertoire to the five albums that are rocking their headphones every time they destroy the park. Weekly we’re bringing you closer to the amplid Cartel.
This week Austrian kicker meister and World Cup veteran Stefan Falkeis runs through his favorite snowboard tricks. If you’re heading to the London Freeze or Modena Stomp It be sure to watch out for Stefan and show our man your support!
Powder turn - Once you have done your first powder turn it is hard to not spend your whole life searching for pow to get that feeling again.
Switch powder turn - It’s the same as a regular pow turn but it feels so different at the same time.
Backside 180 with a Crail grab or a double Tail grab - These are super fun to do, the best thing is that I need less speed with backside 180s than with any other trick. It’s the one trick that one more speed check won’t land you on the knuckle!
Cab10 - I can do Cab 10s with a lot of different grabs; I also like to mix them up with a cork as well as throwing them down normal.
Switchback 5 with a switch Indy Tailbone - This trick feels so good! I’ve got nothing more to say about it, you’ve just got to get on a board and give it a try.
