Check the ALLI trailer, featuring Tom Wallisch. The ALLI SHOW ?

“The Alli Show is a look at BMX, Skate, Freeski, Snowboard, Wakeskate, and Motocross, through the eyes of some of the best young names in those sports. We went off the course and away from the competitions, to go to the places, and do the things, these guys love. From riding the streets of Philly with Garrett Reynolds to spending time at the summer Hood sessions with Tom Wallisch, TJ Schiller, and Simon Dumont to vacationing in the Caymans with some of the best young vert skaters, we’ve covered a lot of ground. Each week, we’ll bring you a new sport. Keep checking back for photos, stories, videos, and more from the shoots. Here’s an idea of what’s to come !“

Nice shirts guys !!!

The plans for the second installment of Just Passing Thru are coming together. Adventure 1.2 will encompass a five-day skiing road trip through the UK with the likes of Tom Wallisch, Matt Walker, and myself. Beginning in London, the crew will have a chance to explore the city while attending the London Freeze, which features both a Big Air and Rail Jam event this year.

Following a short stay in London, the crew will depart on a two day skiing adventure; led by Jiberish UK rep Neil MacGrain. We will be skiing at the dry-slope resort of Bearsden Ski Club in Glasgow, as well as the indoor snow facility of Chill Factore in Manchester.
In addition to some skiing, we also hope to partake in a series of tourist activities along the way. Neil, our tour guide for the trip, explains some of his plans,
“For the culture stuff I have a few ideas. There is plenty of classic tourist stuff in London; Trafalgar Square, Houses of Parliament, London Bridge, English pub meal, warm English beer? Don’t ask me I’m Scottish. In Manchester I’m sure we can find something Northern for you. In Glasgow, we can go to a castle, get rained on, and go for a curry. You’ll probably struggle to understand some of the locals, I do and I live here. You can try the local food and drink along the way too.”

Sounds like a pretty good UK ski trip to me! October 28th – November 4th are the official dates; stay up to date with our trip here at justpassingthru.tv

Also, the online thirty-minute broadcast version of Adventure 1.1 will be available exclusively here at justpassingthru.tv in the near future. Check out the trailer for a sample of what you can expect to see.

Tom, sleeping on his beloved SYNTAX’s. Clarke and Wallisch wait for a snowcat ride at the Mt. Hood Level 1 shoot during Adventure 1.1

Here are the results of day II of the Zürich Freestyle.CH:

1. Tom Wallisch (USA) - 164.50
2. Sammy Carlson (USA) - 159.75
3. Jon Olsson (SWE) - 148.25
4. Fridtjof Fredricsson (NOR) - 145.00
5. Thomas Hlawitschka (GER) - 125.25
6. Benedikt Mayr (GER) - 124.50
7. Nicolas Vuignier (SUI) - 121.00
8. Rory Bushfield (CAN) - 107.25
9. Jossi Wells (NZL) - 106.25
10. Jacob Wester (SWE) - 75.75

Photo courtesy of Freestyle.ch

What’s Hood?

“I advise that you let the video load all the way before you start watching it (it will not lag as much). The file is a very large file, please be patient, it will take a while to load. Turn up the volume on your headphones or speakers to a loud volume for full enjoyment. If you have a slower internet connection try turning “HD off” in the upper right corner of the video.” – Duncan Lake (Junction 133)

Soundtrack:
* Public Park:
Method Man & Redman ft. Bun B “City Lights”
* Windells Part 1:
Lutan Fyah “Inna Trouble”
* Windells Part 2:
Bonobo “The Plug”
* Wally World:
AZ “Refuse 2 Die”
* Mount Hood Summer Ski Camps:
Devin the Dude ft. Snoop Dogg & Andre 3000 “What a Job”

Special Thanks to:
Windells Ski & Snowboard Camps
Mount Hood Summer Ski Camps
All the athletes that killed it this summer

Featuring (alphabetical):
Forest Bailey. Tyler Barnes. Jon Brogan. Bobby Brown. Sammy Carlson. Phil Casabon. Collin Collins. Ahmet Dadali. Adam Delorme. Sean Decker. Liam Downey. Stu Halverson. Henrik Harlaut. Mike Hornbeck. Sean Jordan. Ben Moxham. Bernie Rosow. John Spriggs. Steve Stepp. Dane Tudor. Tom Wallisch. Matt Walker. Parker White. McRae Williams.

Filmed between June 8-August 4 by Duncan Lake (More info at Junction 133)

A few of the runs from the New Zealand Open slopestyle and halfpipe contests at Cardrona Ski Area. Enjoy! Slopestyle: Bobby Brown 1st, ARC rider Tom Wallisch 2nd, Henrik Harlaut 3rd

Not sure how “morally correct” these bootlegged edits are. However, Tom’s riding is pretty “correct”. Found on youtube …

No idea where all that footage came from. Slightly pixely, but obviously awesome riding.

The inaugural 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games began with the men’s and women’s freeski slopestyle event at The Remarkables. The world class slopestyle course was treated to clear weather conditions providing the athletes with a great start to the Games.
First place in the Men’s Final went to Thomas Wallisch from USA with a score of 82.80, second place went to New Zealander, Jossi Wells, with a score of 82.40, and third place went to USA’s Bobby Brown with a score of 80.60. The close scores reflected the tightness in the competition, “It was a really tough call between Wells and Wallisch and the final decision came down to just the slightest mistake,” says Head Slopestyle Judge, Phil Larose.

Thomas Wallisch was pleased to win the inaugural event, “I was really stoked with the win and it was a really fun event. I’m glad I got to come out and participate.” Jossi Wells, who finished a close second, was nevertheless excited to compete in a world class event in his hometown. “It is cool to have a competition at home and be able to bring all my mates to come down and do a competition in my backyard,” he said.

MORE ON DOWNDAYS.eu …

Or watch the DOWNDAYS videocoverage HERE …

Featuring A.R.C. rider Tom Wallisch !

Featuring ARC rider Tom Wallisch.

Wanaka, New Zealand (August 19th, 2009) The Sport of Freeskiing was taken to a new level today, highlighted by the style and technical riding of USA’s Bobby Brown who took first place in the Men’s Slopestyle competition at the Volkl NZ Freeski Open 2009, at Cardrona Alpine Resort. “Never before in competition have I seen so many riders successfully landing the newest and most difficult tricks you’ll see anywhere,” said Nick Draxl, Chief of Competition. “I’ve never seen a stronger field in any competition.”

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Just found this edit a couple of days ago, showing ARC rider Tom Wallisch on his Syntax. Very nice riding, good cam, awesome tunes.

Coast-Make Me Famous Announces A.R.C. rider Tom Wallisch as
Grand Prize Winner

(Los Angeles, CA – August 11, 2009) BNQT Media Group and Coast Body Wash are proud to announce Tom Wallisch as the Grand Prize Winner of Coast-Make Me Famous, a video ski/snowboard sponsorship contest (www.Coast-MakeMeFamous.com). Not only being the most technical and clean, Tom Wallisch‘s 4-minute edit of style and skill had our judges hooting and wanting more. Filmed throughout the 08/09 winter in Squaw Valley, Salt Lake City and Copper Mountain, Wallisch’s edit was deemed as the recipient of a 1-year sponsorship with Coast and a cool $20,000.

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Watch the 4BI9 crew in their 2008-2009 season, as they travel around the globe in an attempt to document this year’s most creative and progressive freeride skiing.  Whether its Collin Collins and Witt Foster shredding neck deep powder, ARC riders Tom Wallisch and Steve Stepp absolutely destroying the park skiing scene, or Henrik Harlaut closing down every single handrail in Salt Lake City, this year’s film has a little something for everyone to enjoy.  Once criticized for our controversial and often belligerent approach to skiing, the 4BI9 crew now sits back and reflects on the lengths we have traveled since our inception.  Therefore, it is at this time that we proudly present our 3rd feature length film, SO FAR SO HOOD.

Order their vid now and here !

Check out ARC riders Steve Stepp on his brandnew Antidogmas and T.Wall on his fresh superlight Syntax !

Watch ARC-riders Tom Wallisch and Steve Stepp rockin’ Hood last week …

Movie discription:

The modern movement in skiing is progressing more than ever, and it is hard to keep up with the stream. Field Productions has gathered skiers with all different backgrounds , but they all share the same vision about skiing. Yes, skiing is about taking risks to invent new tricks and styles, but most importantly to have fun. ”Eyes Wide Open” gives you both. The movie includes top notch skiing in deep powder, big mountains, city streets and terrain parks featuring many of the most talented athletes out there. Look out for many unseen rail combos by Tom Wallisch and Even Sigstad, bottomless powder (more…)

10 years deep and still not satisfied

klick to watch the trailer

Featuring:
Tom Wallisch, Wiley Miller, Tanner Rainville, Duncan Adams, Phil Casabon, Henrik Harlaut, Mike Riddle, Josh Bibby, Liam Downey, Corey Vanular, Mike Hornbeck, Stefan Thomas, Will Wesson, Adam Delorme, Ahmet Dadali, JF Houle, Arnaud Rougier, Niklas Eriksson, and others.

Shot on location at:
SEABA/Haines AK, Mammoth Mountain CA, Denver CO, Michigan, Salt Lake City UT, Chamonix and Tignes France, Baldface Lodge BC, Helsinki Finland, Are Sweden, Trysil Norway, Copper Mtn CO, Alta UT, Eclipse Snow Park CO, Squaw Valley CA, Windells/Timberline OR, Montana, Eastern Canada, Keystone CO, Revelstoke Mountain Resort BC, and Crested Butte CO

Proudly supported by:
Dynastar/Lange, Spyder, Under Armour, Skullcandy, Jiberish, Spy Optic, SWEET, Freeskier Magazine, Level, SBC Skier, Moment Skis, Orage, Amplid, Volkl, 4Frnt, Full Tilt, Kombi, EC Headwear

What is after-bang? After-bang was a term coined by the snowboard production company, Robot Food, as well as the title of its first movie. In 2002, Robot Food defined after-bang as “the desperate attempt to compensate lack of style after landing.” It is a last minute shot at redemption on an otherwise failed maneuver. Tom Wallisch is proclaimed to be the king of after-bang because of his graceful landings. However, his take offs are just as smooth and his tricks are more floated than the arms of a four-year-old in a swimming pool. His flawless style in the air makes Tom Wallisch the king of ‘banging: before-bang, mid-bang, and after-bang. The trifecta! Not to mention that he can slay any urban feature put in front of him.

Read the whole article on Freeskier Magazine…

Here comes an artistic tribute to Tom Wallisch, handdrawn and sent in by Gabriel Garcia from Spain. Great artwork ! Thanks a lot for such a friendly mail attachement !!!

Congrats to Spy’s Grand Prize Winners!!! Andy from Albuquerque, NM won Tom Wallisch’s prizes from Spy, Amplid & Skullcandy.

Wanna be coached by A.R.C. riders Tom Wallisch and Steve Stepp ?

Shredding the public park at Aspen CO. An edit from the week of Aspen Open 2009, featuring A.R.C. rider Tom “Pretzlman” Wallisch and friends.

Josh Berman @ Level1:

Our friends over at BNQT.com have teamed up with Coast Body Wash to launch the first annual Make Me Famous sponsorship contest, awarding the winning skier or snowboarder a year-long sponsorship deal worth $20k. We’ve gathered some of Tom Wallisch’s best content from the past 3 years, (with the exception, of course, of all his new content which we’ll have to keep exclusive to Level 1′s latest flick, “Refresh”), and edited it all together in one of the most impressive displays of talent that we’ve seen in a while.

LEAVE A COMMENT AND HELP TOM ENTER THE FINALS !

Check out the HD version below, then head right on over to check out Tom’s entry on the official Coast contest site and leave a comment. In order to be considered for the finals, we need at least a few people to drop some kind words in the comment field.

Check out all the official rules and regulations at coast-makemefamous.com.

The Association of Freeskiing Professionals (AFP), the voice of freeskiing, has calculated it’s final world rankings for men’s and women’s halfpipe, slopestyle. big air and overall winners for the 2008-09 season.

The AFP ranking system was developed to track men’s and women’s competition results of more than 18 events held on four continents in slopestyle, halfpipe and big air in order to name true global world champions. The AFP has developed an event ranking system that creates balance between the different formats and levels of events held throughout the world, separating them into four categories, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. Events are ranked based on course construction, prize money, media exposure and level of athlete participation and receive maximum point values based on this criteria. The top four individual results for halfpipe and top 3 results for slopestyle and big air are used to determine athlete rankings and discipline champions.

In men’s slopestyle, relative newcomer Tom Wallisch, 21, originally from Pittsburgh but now resides in Park City, UT , staged a late season surge to take the AFP World Champion Slopestyle title for 2008-09. With wins at Dew Tour #3 in Northstar and at the Dumont Cup at Sunday River, ME, along with a 2nd place at the European Open in Laax, Switzerland, Wallisch compiled 2,040 points in his three qualifying results and made his claim to surge past 2nd place finisher Henrik Harlaut, 17 from Are, Sweden. Harlaut had wins at the Aspen and European Opens and two top five finishes at Dew Tour to garner 1,890 points. Sammy Carlson, 20 of Tigard, Oregon came in third with a 2nd place at X-Games and two top 4 finishes at Dew Tour with a total of 1,700 points.

More info on afpworldtour.com

West Coast Session: Days Two and Three from Junction 133 on Vimeo.

Watch A.R.C. riders Wallisch, Stepp and friends ripping at Timberline. More coverage on Day II and III right HERE …