"THE RISING GAIJINS"

  When Kai was 11 years old his segment for TGR went viral and racked up 6 million views. That year he also won the North American Junior Freeride Series. He was nominated for Rider of the Year at IF3 Film Festival at 14 years old, and again a year later. Now at age 17, Kai has been a mainstay in TGR’s last five films, and earned the right to be called a legitimate “prodigy”.  Kai is leading th...

  LÉ BENT was proud to be a supporting partner of pro team rider Elyse Saugstad's recent project — Here, Hold My Kid! Elyse teamed up with pro skier and fellow super mum Jackie Paaso to make what they describe as, "an homage to all the parents who have dragged their kids to the mountains."     “Any parent knows that traveling with a one-year-old can be a nightmare." Said Jackie. "Seeing ...

WORDS BY MATT WISEMAN PHOTOS BY CAM BATTEN   Flow is a state of being.  For psychologists like Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – Flow States founding father — it is the point of “optimal experience”. To the American Psychological Association, it’s reached when one’s skills are “fully utilized yet equal to the demands of the task.” For skiers and snowboarders, it’s the apex of a turn, a perfect pole p...