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This video part definitely has been a real challenge to myself.

I mean, I didn't feel any pressure from the outside. The pressure came from

myself.

And see if I still have what it takes to do it on that level that I think in my

head that I could pull it off.

I think the best way to actually see it was by going to some same spots that

I've hit in the past and in my prime.

Pretty ready for a feet check.

Always the first hit is the most nerve -wracking.

I mean, it's been seven years since I hit this, you know, so it's kind of... I

don't remember too much about the feet or nothing, you know, but just got to

feel it out.

Because if I look at the years, let's say, 05, 06, 07...

That was the time when I was feeling the strongest.

And then leading up to this project, you know, being 40 and going back to the

same spot that I've hit in the past, like, I have way more question marks in

head. It's like, can I still do this?

Maybe it's a bit more, like, nerve -wracking sometimes, like, knowing,

things that I still try to do, like, because there's...

Higher risk of getting injured, of course. Like, when you're 16, like,

rubber, you don't get injured.

But now when you're 41, every time you, like, fall from this high up the ground,

like, you're in pieces, you know?

This is the legendary roof gap that I hit in the past. First time was back

Second time was one foot.

Third time, I did a front flip and a back rodeo, and now it's the fourth

I want to do, like, a switch underflip. There's always, like, a little bit.

More excitement going switch into something like this, you know, because

can't mess up on the lip or before the lip, you know. You have to make it all

the way over to be on the safe side, you know.

A classic day in the life of a family man.

I woke up 6 o 'clock in the morning with the kid, took him to daycare at 9 o

'clock. Come here by yourself, build this massive roof gap.

Pick up your kids from the daycare, feed him, put him to sleep, and then I'm

going to come back here and hopefully start shredding around 10 o 'clock and

back home by 12.

That would be ideal.

And pretend like nothing happened.

But this is something that's pretty hard to explain to the fam, you know, it's

better. I pretty much leave it out. I don't tell my wife either that I'm

here. I'm like, yeah, I'm going to go hit the mellow street spot, you know.

And then in real life, I'm here at the parking garage, jumping from roof to

roof.

I used to think that life is over when you turn 40.

And I definitely don't think like that anymore.

I think 40 is the new 20.

My brain definitely still thinks that I'm 16, but my body feels like I'm 70

years old. So I'm just trying to compromise between my mind and my body

the things that I still do.

This thing's big.

It's actually a lot steeper and longer than I remembered.

A legendary spot.

I hit it back in 06.

for uh following me around get a front board and a nose press now 18 years

back at the same spot we'll be stuck together backlit this time i think i got

strong in the head weak in the body that's the way to do it

like once you come here like you really have to be on point to get the shots

especially in finland in the winter time you know like the days are really short

or the daylight like knowing okay that spot's ready there's snow i got a day in

the calendar i got the approval from the wife i can go to the spot you know so

then i decide i'm gonna come here and then i just have to be like all right

to get that trick

Ready?

Yeah.

I think that was a turning point when filming for this part was like

okay, now I got this trick, you know, so that kind of like opened my mind again.

Okay, now I can really go for it and get more tricks and I can ride on that high

level that I see in my head.

I've had a good career and I still feel like I want to film one more video part

that I could be satisfied with.

Ender came out in 2015, which was nine years ago.

So I claimed I wasn't going to film another part, you know, and then that's

it was supposed to be.

Until I got a call from Rene, Rene Kangas, yeah, three years ago. I was on

phone with him and he's like, Eero, I got this idea for your next project.

You should film a video part and release it on your 40th birthday. You know, you

have a couple seasons time, you know, you can make it pretty easy for yourself

and you should give it a go.

Widget. To me, it feels really cool. Like, Rene is one of the best

in the world at the moment.

Like, why does he want, like, this washed -up old fart to film another

doesn't make any sense.

But when I started, like, processing the idea, it just felt more appealing to me

as well to make it more like a personal challenge and trying to see how far I

can take my snowboarding.

So I think the motivation was a little bit healthier in a way.

Or healthier for the mind and for the pressure, maybe not healthier for the

body, but it's like, but that was the price that I was willing to pay. Like, I

mean, I wanted to see.

So between 2015 and 2024, I'd be mainly focusing on some like

Red Bull projects, like more scripted projects, you know, so it's been like

Snow Castle.

I made Helsinki Transitions.

There was this like...

Rally crossover project with one -line projects, plus doing stuff for the

Instagram. You know, I've been, like, staying active, but it's different.

Yeah, I think there's a huge contrast between, like, filming only for

or filming a video part, because in the Instagram clips, you're always riding in

your own comfort zone, and you're doing a trick that feels fun and most likely

won't get hurt.

But when you go filming for a full part, you want to kind of like be on the edge

a little bit. And you have this like some sort of like doubt every time you

to a spot. Like, I wonder how this is going to work out. Like, I wonder if I'm

going to get the shot.

I feel like there's definitely like higher risk, of course, but also in a

there's higher reward.

And I think the motivation just builds up when you're filming a video part.

the same motivation doesn't build up filming for Instagram.

We have to move the landing gear to the right.

Fuck,

that's an M. It's coming towards us.

Fuck, it's coming.

That's it.

And the video part itself is like a statement.

Like, this is what I have, and this is how I want to look like on a snowboard.

Like, it gets more interesting in a way, and it feels like a process, like a

never -ending process.

Like, once you get a clip, you start, like, visualizing, like, the end result.

You're like, okay, now I got this frontside wall right. Like, maybe now I

something else. And then you get that shot, and you're like, okay, now I'm

missing this.

Basically, like, when you put your, like...

You're hard and you're focused into something. That's who you are as a

snowboarder. And that's what the actual leader part is about.

Yeah, that's where I break my rib, you see, over here.

Yeah, you see where I slip out. I put my arm down, and then I pop my shoulder,

and then I break my rib on the ledge.

I'm like, yeah, I think I can still do this.

A couple more tries. I was feeling confident. I'm like, I'm going to get

one. Because I thought it was going to be easy, to be honest.

And so, like, I had so much adrenaline, and I was all, like, warmed up. I'm

like, I'm still going to go. And I kept going for, like, 30 more tries, trying

to get this clip, and then still didn't work out.

Yeah, I just got fucked.

I mean, 60 tries after, like...

I don't get this.

I'm not going to have this trick.

But I have this mentality going into spots.

I give it my all that one time that I go there. And if it doesn't work out, I'm

just not going to go back. I mean, that's the case still.

I mean, this was close, but this would have been so fucking ugly too.

I had no control.

I just jumped in and I'm like, where should I look?

That sea was like...

It took over the control that just the ledge itself, like, I don't know. It

never felt good.

It was a night mission, so I went back home. I was at home, like, at 3 o 'clock

with a broken rib. Like, I was laying in bed. I remember, like, my wife woke up,

and she's like, yeah, how was the session? I'm like, it's great.

It was great. You know, I was barely able to breathe, you know.

So, but I didn't want to, like.

Make her like worried at all, you know, like I don't think I even told her in

the morning that I had a broken rib I was just trying to play like

cool, you know Daddy's fine. You know when the kid came over he's like, yeah,

I'll take you to daycare. No problem.

And then And I remember like the next step when I dropped him off to daycare.

I just went straight into scoping more spots I was never that good at like

giving myself time to rest of the injury, you know There's like three days

I was already snowboarding

My body's always telling me I shouldn't be doing these things that I do, but

something in me just wants to do it. And I also, I'm sort of scared too, you

know, because I feel like snowboarding is one of the only things in life that

I'm really good at. So I just kind of want to hold on to it.

So I want to be able to be doing these, like, hardcore tricks as long as

possible. And my mind is still there, so I still know I can.

And I want to be able to prove it in this project.

I do think about the risks.

Snowboarding, definitely a bit more than I used to, but I think that's just

because of getting older. I mean, of course, because I'm being a dad, I think

about stuff a bit differently too. Plus, I get to snowboard way less, which

means... When I get to a spot, I'm not as confident as I used to be, you know,

so I feel like I have to do so much more work with my mind to be in the right

place when I'm actually throwing down these tricks.

I don't end up trying anything that I feel like I couldn't be able to pull

you know. So I'm sort of playing it safe on the terms of my own skill level, I

would say. I guess for other people it doesn't look safe, but to me it usually

feels safe because I do tricks that I know well and I hit spots that seem

comfortable to my skill level.

I was down by one of those guys that I...

Come up with an idea and I still want to get it out of the system by doing it,

you know, to kind of scare myself a little bit and prove it to myself that I

do it, you know.

Like having a vision and making it reality.

And that's kind of like the way I always performed. And I'm not willing to let

go from that thing, even that I became a father, you know.

I always used to have powder clips and street clips and park clips in my video

parts because I wanted to showcase people that I can do it all.

But for this part, my life has changed quite a bit.

I wanted to go out there and get a clip and then still be able to come home and

see my kids and see them grow.

So coming out of Finland, what's accessible for me, it is the street.

I usually cycle.

On this road, and just one day I saw this. I'm like, holy shit, there's a new

ledge. Definitely needs to be hit.

But it's sick because sometimes it's pretty hard to reach some of the spots

a car, you know?

It's so much more accessible with the bicycle, you know?

So now I'm this fucking old guy driving in a cycling in a spandex looking for

spots, you know?

Not so core anymore.

Do I look core?

I feel core.

Can you picture me doing a backflip on the ledge?

As you can tell, I'm pretty desperate for spots.

I found this spot last winter and did a front board on it. It was not nice.

It's shitty spots in town, but still, you know, it's close to home. I had to

it.

Yeah, it's pretty funny. In the past three years, most of the spots that I

found, I've been either, On a walk with the baby, or cycling as a training, or

on a family vacation.

That's my scouting missions.

Front blunt, drop to front board.

Down the rail.

It used to be different. We would just drive around for 10 hours looking for

spots.

And now I'm trying to use all my time wisely.

It was so random. I found this spot.

So I'm on vacation at a spa hotel.

It's right around the corner.

It's out of breakfast. I'm like, telling my wife I've got to go to school.

And then behind the corner, I see this leg. I'm like, I scored. So hopefully

this is going to work.

Because it was a long drive, three and a half hours.

Just to get here.

Well, if I don't get this shot, it's going to be a waste of time.

Managing time definitely gets tougher these days.

I don't think I even get like half of the snowboarding days as I used to. And

when I get out, like I'm trying to be as productive as possible, you know.

Been a long fucking day.

It's 12 .30.

Yeah, that was good. We hit two spots.

A lot of building.

A lot of fucking shoveling.

I think at least five hours of shoveling today and then both of us hit a spot.

Pretty exhausted.

I think it looks really promising.

I definitely want to hit it.

As always, when you go on the roof, there's a high chance of getting kicked

but it looks like a pretty mellow spot for that.

But it looks insane.

Wow.

I'm pretty happy.

Yeah, yeah, I'm super happy.

Like my back is just like that. Really.

It's... I woke up at 7 .30 again. I just can't sleep right now.

I can't sleep past like 7 .30.

No matter like what time I go to sleep like even last night went to sleep at 2

or like we tried like we tried Yeah I

feel like you know, which is weird, you know, like this is pretty

exhausting and pretty heavy, but I still feel like I'm on a vacation Getting

away from home feels like a vacation Even it's a pretty tough work

Life is pretty challenging at the moment, to say the least.

Being a husband, being a father of two, and then being a TV host.

Being a sports commentator.

I'm really selective with the social media

influencing stuff.

In a way, I feel lucky that I get offered to do these things. But at the

time, I'm really protective on the things that I do.

So I want to make sure that the things that I do really look like me.

It definitely gets more challenging these days to get the focus on

because I have so much other shit going on.

I mean, I was forced to be more productive now.

The days get really scheduled.

This was pretty much the first year that I had my own calendar, you know, like a

full -on old -school calendar, just writing down, all right, Arrow's going

snowboarding on Tuesday and Thursday.

So those are my, like, go -to days. So that's when I go.

Ride the slopes or hit the streets and get the tricks for the part.

I definitely get questioned quite a bit if I still snowboard or if I should

quit, you know, and all this kind of stuff. I mean, I guess it's something

the age, you know, when you turn 30 or you turn 40, you know, like snowboarding

is one of those sports that isn't like looked at as a sport for grownups, you

know. So I also want to break those barriers, you know, just showing people

when you're 40, you can still do.

gnarly tricks that you can still throw down and actually have fun doing it, you

know. You can tell that I did it first try, right? Because I'm steaming. Yeah.

No snow anywhere.

I do question myself sometimes, too. Like, why do I love snowboarding so

To me, it's like a way of life. I can't do it myself.

Not snowboarding, basically.

And it's one of those things, like, more you snowboard, more you want to

snowboard. And more tricks you learn, like, more tricks you want to learn.

So it's like a never -ending process.

I'm stoked.

Another day, another clip, or what?

I guess at this point in my career, I feel like I'm trying to maintain the

that I've been at, and that's already, like, challenging enough.

But sometimes I might learn, like, these little jibs here and there, which still

motivates me, of course. Like, it's fun to go on the hill and trying something

new.

at all the resorts in southern finland they usually open up at 4 p .m on the

weekdays which is a horrible timing for me because that's when i pick up my kid

from the daycare but luckily i know a person that owns a resort that we get to

go ride because otherwise i wouldn't really be riding that much so he makes

possible for me to get some time on the snowboard basically thank god and it's

funny like sometimes there's not even any people they just leave the door open

so i can like go start the lift by myself. I'm like, yeah.

I have my own resort pretty much, which is nice. I feel like Marcus believe that

we're on.

This is a really good practice zone for us for getting ideas and learning new

tricks that you can take to the streets and film for the parks.

A bunch of the new stuff that I did this season, I will practice here.

Like personally, I didn't think of any sort of midlife crisis.

I mean, I didn't buy a Lamborghini.

I didn't buy a Harley.

But when I look at it now, maybe filming this part is some sort of a midlife

crisis to myself, seeing if I can still ride on that level that I would like to

ride. And I mean, I feel like this is a healthy midlife crisis in a way, at

least for my wallet, but maybe not for the body.

sacrifice my body for this midlife crisis, but... But I mean, at least my

is safe.

You know? My family's eating my wallet, so it's... I guess... Nobody's winning,

you know what?

I

think

snowboarding definitely makes me a better father and better husband,

I... To me, it's a perfect job.

So basically, I get to go outside, I get to do the things that I love, plus I

get to hang out with the people that I love. Then when I get home, I'm full of

energy to hang out with my family.

And when I see my kids, I see my wife, I'm like, this is what actually matters.

Even snowboarding is still one of the big parts of my life, but that's just

supposed to be the fun aspect.

Yeah, if I'm trying to think about all the milestones that I have in my

snowboarding career, if people asked me like 10 years ago or 15 years ago, I

would of course say like the double back rodeo or the win at X Games. Those

would be like the two highlights.

But now looking back, I'm like, maybe the biggest milestone is like that I've

been able to snowboard for this long and I've been able to enjoy it for this

long. I think all that other stuff doesn't really matter.

I think the biggest thing that I learned while filming for this part was I've

been ridiculous for myself, like limiting myself from doing something

love the most. Like, I mean, why would I put an age limit into snowboarding?

I mean, I used to think that snowboarding has to be done by the time

reached 30.

And this part made me realize it never has to be done, never has to be over.

But I feel like this was the first time on my career when I actually felt like

rested after getting the last shot for the part.

Like, I don't know what's next, but I felt like I found, like, my happy place

snowboarding now. Like, I found my peace.

All right.