Nicolas Müller

Travis Rice's Jackson Hole Backcountry Powder Session | "The Natural Selection" Test Event

► Learn more about "The Natural Selection" test event: https://win.gs/naturalselection

An expression session for the ages in Jackson Hole was the first step toward bringing snowboard icon Travis Rice’s vision to life: A world class big mountain competition series that combines freestyle tricks with freeriding artistry in Wyoming, British Columbia and Alaska.

On January 27th, 2020, Travis Rice unveiled plans for a new freeride competition tour at three landmark North American sites that aims to begin in January 2021. To tease what’s to come, this announcement was paired with a test event on Rice’s home mountain of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort that included twelve of the world’s top backcountry riders.

The test event, which worked to capture rider feedback and express the true potential of competitive snowboarding, was a product of extensive planning between Travis and Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. “Jackson Hole and I have worked closely for years,” said Travis, “It is such a fun mountain to ride and I am really proud that after we pulled off (Natural Selection) over a decade ago, we now stand together, ready to bring such a paradigm-shifting event to life here that emulates the uniqueness of the local community that has had my back through it all.”

By removing rocks and stumps during the summer while building wooden domes, takeoffs and landings across an entire mountain face, the course has proved to be the most arduous, yet fruitful endeavors that Travis has ever set out on. It offers opportunity to create the most rideable natural run the world has ever seen.

The test event course was approximately 1/16th the size of what Rice and the team hope will be rideable in a future The Natural Selection Tour kickoff at the same location. “The event was a small version if what we’re building. We wanted to run this event so people have a better understanding of what we’re doing”, said Rice. “It’s a sliver of the bigger picture, and when we open it up, it’s going to be a lot different.”

Riders from a myriad of generations of backcountry snowboarding got a chance to test their mettle on the downsized course. The illustrious group of elites included Austen Sweetin, David-Carrier Porcheron, Bode Merrill, Leanne Pelosi, Sage Kotsenburg, Pat Moore, Elena Hight, Werni Stock, Blake Paul, Nicolas Müller, Robin Van Gyn, Travis Rice and Hana Beaman.

“To be able to see some of the best in the world come out and bring it under incredibly perfect Jackson Hole conditions… It was beautiful”, said Rice. “In 2008, when we ran the first Natural Selection here with Jackson Hole, that sparked this bigger idea. We’re now bringing it to its full expression as the Natural Selection Tour. The Natural Selection Tour is the culmination of over 20 years of experience, riding at the world’s top destinations, experimenting with several individual freeride competitions, and listening to the wishes of professional snowboarders, industry leaders and fans.”

The Natural Selection Tour aims to begin in January 2021 at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, which was host to the original Natural Selection event in 2008. Stop two would take place at Baldface Lodge in Nelson, British Columbia, the same location that hosted Red Bull Supernatural in 2012 and Red Bull UltraNatural in 2013. The final stop plans to take place in Alaska at the Tordrillo Mountain Lodge tenure.

“This is such a group effort," Rice said. "And I have to thank our whole production team, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort park and pipe crew, ski patrol for running safety, and on top of that, the riders and the entire snowboarding community for continuing to back us. It takes a village and we can’t do this alone.”

SuddenRush Banked Slalom LAAX 2020 WrapUp

The sixth edition of the SuddenRush Banked Slalom LAAX 2020 hosted by Terje Haakonsen and Nicolas Müller took place successfully on 5-8 March 2020. Olympic champions, legends, former world champions, professional riders, amateurs and aspiring talents – everybody came together in LAAX this weekend to celebrate their passion for snowboarding.

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Snowboard-culture at its best - that’s the SuddenRush Banked Slalom. 400 participating riders between 4 and 56 years travelled to LAAX for the fifth edition of the event. They all mastered the 21 hand-shaped banked turns underneath Crap Sogn Gion. Some fast-paced, some more cautious, some as quick as lightning. They all had lasting fun in the snow - also the snowboard icons and hosts Nicolas Müller and Terje Haakonsen, who both were preparing and shaping the course together with many more helpers. Shred on. #SuddenRushLAAX

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ThirtyTwo Presents PRISM - The Jordan Small Adventure OFFICIAL TEASER

JORDAN SMALL PRESENTS PRISM – A SNOW, SKATE AND SURF MOVIE

September 12, 2018 (Lake Forest, CA) – ThirtyTwo dropped the trailer for Jordan Small’s “PRISM” part on ThirtyTwo.com today. Filmed in locations around the world over the last eight months, this snow, skate and surf movie features Jordan Small, Johnny O’Connor, Dylan Alito, JP Walker and Nicolas Muller.

“Jordan Small is a true southern California kid,” said Brian Cook, 32 Global Brand Director. “Jordan has been on the team since he was 16 years old and we figured it was time to let the world know what’s in his bag of tricks. We are also excited to work with Skylar Brent on his first full feature movie. From the music, filming, to precise editing, this is true classic that will get you hyped to shred.”

Growing up in Southern California, Jordan’s yearly pattern is snowboarding all winter and spending the warmer summer months skating and surfing. He says, “Working on this video with ThirtyTwo was a dream come true to me. Filming three full parts in one year with this crew and putting out a video was really special.”

SuddenRush Banked Slalom 2018

It's a wrap! Vom 2. bis 4. März 2018 fand der SuddenRush Banked Slalom LAAX statt. Dieser Snowboard Contest in einer Disziplin, die lässiges Fahren durch Steilkurven und Geschwindigkeit ebenso verbindet wie Snowboarder sämtlicher Generationen und Ausrichtungen, wurde von den Snowboard Ikonen Nicolas Müller und Terje Haakonsen präsentiert. Auch bei seiner vierten Auflage stand der Spass im Schnee an erster Stelle.

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Get any perk in our crowdfunding campaign and you enter to win a trip of a lifetime: All expenses paid trip to ride and film with Nicolas Müller and Mikkel Bang in Japan this winter.

B stands for... big air. | ABC of... Snowboarding E2

Learn the history of snowboarding, from humble origins to the spectacular adrenaline fueled present that so many can’t live without. To get some nice big air shots, you have to film in the backcountry, where you're free and have enough space for spectacular tricks. How intense was your latest big air?

TurboDojoTrailer OFFICIAL

From the longest standing independent snowboard film makers comes TurboDojo, the new-new from the Absinthe crew featuring Mikkel Bang, Nicolas Müller, Hans Mindnich, Brandon Cocard, Austen Sweetin, Brendan Gerard, Ben Ferguson, Max Buri, Severin VanDerMeer, Kimmy Fasani and more.

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Complete episode featuring Nicolas Muller in which we discover curiosities, delicious recipes and good riding. You can read the full reportage at: --->