Travis Rice: Snowboarding into the Future

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National Geographic called him "the best all-around snowboarder in the world." Red Bull produces feature films showcasing his talent. He snowboards some of the most dangerous and exotic back country terrain in the world. If you don't already know him, you should.

Travis Rice grew up the son of a ski patrolman in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. At 18, he drove out to Mammoth, CA and weaseled his way into the Superpark Competition, beating out the competition when he launched a backside rodeo over a 110-foot gap jump. After that performance, Rice was asked to be a part of his first sports action film, Transcendence. Since then, he was won countless awards, including two X-Games Gold Medals and starred in the critically acclaimed snowboarding films: First Descent, Art of Flight and That's It, That's All.

In 2012, Travis launched the first-ever Red Bull Supernatural in Bald Face, British Columbia, where he invited the 18 best back country snowboarders in the world to compete in natural conditions. It was the ultimate contest for the best all-around snowboarder and Travis aptly paced the competition.

The future is bright for Travis Rice, with everyone waiting to see what he will do next, not just as a snowboarder, but as one of the sport's true innovators.

Credits:

Aimee Denaro, Producer
Mike Kattenburg, Editor

James Weitz, Camera
Lindsay Rappaport, "B" Camera

Thanks to:

Red Bull Media House
Brain Farm Cinema
Transition Productions
Kemp Curley
Curt Morgan
Degree, Masters of Movement
Weber Shandwick, Chicago

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[hmroll]

This is hot! Best visuals I've seen from WHY WE WATCH. Great job!

[BleacherReport]

Appreciate it. Keep watching!

[broonaz]

Shaun White- "I was sent from God". Travis Rice- " I didn't send anyone"

[Cristobal Hormaechea]

This guy inspires the little guy talking inside me saying: Go out! Have fun..!, and i know i would never be a pro snowboarder, but trying its just the fun of it..

[BMXCommunityPage]

I just got a Lib Tech T Ripper :D

[BMXCommunityPage]

It's in at Aspen Snowmass but they built that specific jump for The Art of Flight which was made in 2010-2011 so that one is not there anymore but they still have big ones in the season but so do plenty of other resorts.

[Семён Баханец]

What is the accelerator for snowboarding and where it can take ?

[dropthe bass]

Travis rice is a beast in The Art Of Flite

[Philip Pernold]

2:30 Wo ist das?

2:30 Wehre is that? Sorry for my bad english.

[jjdec05]

travis rice is wearing my pro model mitten, it's called the big taco; best mitten ever .

[Chris Rego]

cook a pizza and met rice in paia hawaii today... didn't think i would meet a person i look up too before. super cool guy

[MrMgc420]

people if you buy only 1 board, make it a LIB TECH BANANA

[Techninezvids]

3:11

 sick!

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6 people like to ski.