Amplid is extremely pleased to announce that Canadian ripper Ahren Stein has joined the Ambush Team. Hailing from the flat lands of Ontario, Ahren has been making the annual pilgrimage to the bad lands of Whistler to work on his park and backcountry shredding skills for the last couple of seasons. Ahren’s hard works seems to be paying off as he’s now the owner of a ballistic Switch Dub 10 as well as a bag of tricks that it would take me a month to reel-off. Everybody at Amplid is stoked to have Ahren on the team and we can’t wait to see his progression over the next season.

We caught up with Ahren and asked him a few questions about life, skiing and pirate get-up… (more…)

Cartel team rider Justin Norman aka J-Norm dropped amplid HQ a little email today to let us know that his new website is live. J-Norm.com features heaps of well (more…)

Huge news from Cartel team rider Alex Martini. Alex and the rest of the Stept Productions crew took home the ‘Best Jib Movie Palm’ at this year’s IF3 movie awards with their latest release Weight. No mean feat, and even more impressive (more…)

Spring on the West Coast and the feeling is good, it’s time to pack your bags and get out to Mt. Hood! It’s high time for another West Coast Session, now back for a triumphant fifth year.

Each spring the West Coast Session brings together North America’s top young skiers, videographers and photographers for an unconventional four-day film and photo shoot that has achieved cult status in the ski community. This year’s event takes place May 1-4. The world-class terrain parks of Timberline and the unparalleled training facilities of Windell’s Camp provide the perfect setting for invitees to progress their skills, while media partners Freeskier.com and Downdays.eu present all the action online.

But WCS is more than just a shoot; it’s also a community gathering. On Sunday, May 1 skiers of all ages and abilities are invited to join the crew for an unforgettable day of shred in the parks at Timberline.

The West Coast Session presents a unique opportunity for skiers and filmers, known and unknown, to do their thing for an attentive worldwide audience. In previous years WCS has welcomed well-known skiers such as Sammy Carlson, Anthony Boronowski, Blake Nyman, Kyler Cooley and Mike Wilson, while helping advance the careers of up-and-comers like Tom Wallisch, McRae Williams, Tim McChesney, Sean Jordan and Nick Goepper. Attending filmers have included Duncan Lake of Junction 133/Poor Boyz Productions, 4bi9 Media, LINE Traveling Circus and Stept Productions.

A huge thanks goes out to the hosts and sponsors who make the West Coast Session possible: Amplid, Timberline, Windell’s Camp, Auviq, and Hillcrest Ski & Sports.

2011 invited riders:
McRae Williams
Alex Martini
Steve Stepp
Spencer Millbocker
Collin Collins
Nick Goepper
Ben Moxham
Andrew Hathaway
Jeff Kiesel
Sean Jordan
Witt Foster
Tosh Peters
Max Peters
Tyler Barnes
Kyler Cooley
Tim McChesney
Nick Miles
Dylan Ferguson
John Kutcher
JP Solberg
Will Berman
Alex Schlopy
Karl Fostvedt
Joss Christenson
Dale Talkington

For more information on the West Coast Session, send an email to ethan(at)stone-snow.com.

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Amplid Northamerica frontman Brandon Pastucka – selfshot, selfedit. Another day in the office …

This winter we´ll bring you one fresh ShrEdit every month. Showing action from funny to extreme….

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Встречайте трейлер к русскому фрирайд-видео “Траектория”. Судя по всему, это главный конкурент “Атмосферы” )

Горы. Целина. Для кого-то – просто слова.
Но если ты любишь это также, как мы, тогда нам с тобой по пути.
Стремясь к неизведанному, мы ищем свою линию, свою траекторию.
Наша жизнь – это движение.
А движение – это свобода.
Это фрирайд.

feat. Anna Khankevich