We are all products of our environment. In Finland it means that snowboarding in the mountains is almost as rare as catching waves in baltic sea. Not too many people do it. When I was growing up all I wanted to do was to learn new tricks but when I began to ride backcountry, I needed to start think differently about my snowboarding. Suddenly it was not only about take off, airtime & landing. Riding in the mountains opened my eyes to what having flow in your riding really means. You can challenge yourself in so many ways while riding steeps mixed with airtime. But what really makes natural terrain riding the best is the fact that you have to live in the moment & be aware of everything that surrounds you. -Antti

Snowboarding by: Antti Autti
Filming: Teemu Lahtinen | Matti Ollila elopictures.com
Editing: Teemu Lahtinen northlightpictures.com
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Song: Alternative to Freedom
Performed by: Witchcraft
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