The life of a 17 year old pro shred isn’t as glamorous as  you’d like to think. It’s actually way better.

Just watch as Forest, Johnny and Will give you a tour of their Lake Tahoe crib…

“That Morning Show” recently followed Louie away from his dance studio down to the 686 offices for a fun filled day of photo shoots.

Watch and enjoy!

3 weeks ago, our friend James Hillier from Whistler visited us in Montreal for a quick weekend. His inflatable boat skills are getting pretty good from all the nasty rivers of BC but we wanted to do something different. So we decided to go surfing in the Saint Laurent (there is a good stationary wave, I try to bring you a vid soon) and found a sweet spot for the perfect rope swing. The next day my friend Marc bought a $40 rope and borrowed a metal bar from his local gym so we could attach it to the rope.

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The weather is bad and it hasn’t snowed yet, so the glacier became a pitiable sight and it´s not worth riding at the moment. In such a transit period it´s good to have a friend who has got the keys to a gym including a foam pit. It´s my second time doing it and it´s just so much fun… I made a lil vid to make you guys jealous! Hihi! Pfiati

-Conny

This past Saturday 686 riders Nick Visconti and Forest Bailey headed up to Occidental Park in Seattle for the 4th Annual Downtown Throwdown. The two competed against an all-star cast of  shredders with hopes  of taking home a piece of  the $8000 prize purse. And  wouldn’t you know, they did just that!

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Have you ever wondered what professional snowboarders think about while they’re not snowboarding?