Video Review: "The Storming"

If you are looking for mind blowing tricks, this is the snowboard video to buy. This year Standard Films set the bar for progressive snowboarding in terms of magnitude as well as technicality. The roster for the film is quite impressive; X-Games Big Air Champion as well as rookie Halldor Helgason has one the most impressive sections I have ever seen. On top of throwing down double corks in the backcountry, his ender is possibly the most technical rail trick I have ever seen! Of course you can't have one Helgason without the other. For the skateboarders reading this review, Eiki Helgason even manages to stomp a 360 flip which makes absolutely no sense to me. Another aspect I liked was that the film began with Sammy Luebke riding lines in Alaska; that was the first big mountain opener I've seen in a while. Of course, no Standard Films movie would be complete without Norwegian legend Torstein Horgmo. It's incredibly smoothly he lands his various 1080s in the backcountry, both regular and switch. Of course, the film ends with his famed triple cork but don't let knowing the ender stop you from buying the film; it's worth every penny. My only complaint would be that the street sections were a bit lacking but this is only a minor problem. This is a great film to buy if you want to see how far snowboarding has progressed.