There's something inherently tragic about being part of a new generation, especially in a sport like snowboarding where countless hours are spent shoulder to shoulder in a van traveling around to some faraway city or country. It's tragic because that time goes away quickly. People grow up, move on, turn pro, and film for different projects. Maybe tragic is the wrong word, bittersweet might be better. Because those memories, that time of being young and a bit ignorant to how things are done but loving every second nonetheless, it's just special. And it's the crux of today's Shot List. Nate Hanson dives into the archive to explain the tricks and the moments that transformed the next generation into, simply, the people that are here today.

Noah Peterson—Front 270 (Top Angle): 

A lot of these are memory based and I guess this one, for memories, is like…that night of that clip is where it all started—filming for The Box. That was the night it transferred from just hanging out with those guys to…we all have those homies who are photographers or extra angles who are doing their own thing but they’ll pull up and get lunch or dinner and then go and do their own thing. But that day with that clip, that was the day that marked something. After that clip—well I really liked it just overall because it was in the dark with red lighting and stuff. But after that clip and that night Mo was like, Yo, you should just come stay at the AirBnB and then I didn’t go back home for like two weeks. For the rest of that New York trip, I just stayed with them. When I see that clip I just think about that night. That night was where it all started. Front-Two on the ledge in Yonkers. 

Noah Brown—Front Board Pretzel:

Filming-wise, this may be my favorite clip I’ve ever filmed. I didn’t grow up filming snowboarding really, even honestly, knowing how it looked or how it was supposed to look. But that trip in Montreal is where I started having the confidence to make something look different or even just started having my own eye. Like, someone would tell me the trick and I could actually think about how it could look cool. But this one I was so hyped on. It was one of the first clips where I put my skate inspo into it. And the memory behind it too is sick. I think I was driving the van, scoping, kind of running out of shit to do in Montreal. That year, Needed You, was crazy. We didn’t hit the road to go anywhere till February. And this shit was like, probably the third week of February and we were all pretty cooked to begin with. We drove from Utah all the way, just driving. We pretty much had only filmed a few clips in Park City and that was looking like our video so far. So, we were like, we have to go to Montreal now. If I’m not mistaken I think this was the last clip of that trip. We were driving around scoping like, Oh, what’s up with this flat bar, this random-ass little green flat bar—because that’s all you can see from the street. But then we actually walked up to it and it was sick. Where I filmed it from there was this elevated ledge and that’s how I was able to look above him, kind of birds-eye-view vibe. And…in the moment it was just a casual sesh but looking back it was a very wholesome time, for sure. It was just me—there wasn’t Colt or Mo—and there was the gang. And the year after, it was different and then this year, everyone’s doing their own thing. So, thinking about it now it’s like, damn, those were some wholesome times, at least wholesome times for me. That was my first year, on my own, filming snowboarding. 

Dan McGonagle—5050 Back 180 (Top Angle):

Another insane sesh. This was the first clip where I was really nervous, like, I hope I get this well. That was my first time using an HPX because I had an HVX at the time. I don’t know, some people might not be able to tell the difference at all but I was just so scared. That was Fall in Place, that was my first year on payroll filming, kind of still figuring it out. And Colt and Mo—especially Colt that year—were really mentoring me to try and figure this shit out. I feel like I’ve said this before but he really showed me the ropes of filming and telling me about the differences compared to skating. But anyway, Dan was battling that for hours. I think I was wearing like three puffy's or some shit. I was so underprepared. I had no clue. I was wearing three puffy's, using Colt or Mo’s extra HPX. Everyone’s fucking freezing. I think even some people were like, Why is he trying this? But then Dan would get really fucking close. And then…I don’t know…he did it. I mean, stay tuned, he filmed footage this year. But that was like, one of his last bangers for a minute. He filmed some stuff for Needed You, and it was sick but it was just different times. And this was Dan’s last…one of his last things from when he was a “snowboarder.” And, he’s a snowboarder always but you know what I mean. He was on a completely different program then compared to now. He was living in Salt Lake and going to Brighton every day and just doing the whole program. And I’m super hyped on that clip. I was so nervous because I felt like I kind of shook at the end of that clip, it was just out of excitement. But when I showed everyone after I was like, Fuck yeah. Everyone was so hyped. And I feel like that’s the most genuine reaction I’ve ever filmed too. When he lands it everyone just comes into frame, nearly slipping on ice running down the stairs just to cheer Dan and lift him. Another very wholesome moment. Everyone was there. That was also one of the last times there was a huge banger and just everyone was there. Dan’s the GOAT for that one. 

Caleb Kinnear—Wall Rail to Boardslide:

This was the only time I’ve filmed Cable ever. That was one of the first times we had hung out. We had maybe met once before or some shit. That was just the first day in Salt Lake that…that was just my first Salt Lake street sesh. We approached that shit like skating. We pulled up with like pizza and coffee, just middle of the night. I don’t know, it was just sick vibes. It was one of the first times I got to hang out and chop it up with, like, Phipps and Cable and I forget who else was there but it was really really fun. It was dumping snow. I mean, all these clips have had good vibes but I was really hyped on how this one came out. That was one of those things where it just worked. The train was moving by right before. It made it look like it was not Salt Lake. And it was an at-night-long lens, it was just lit up well. I was hyped about how it came out. I’m really psyched about how that came out. I just thought it was different. I’d put that to some scary music, like Ben Kadow, Triple Backflip, random spot and trick vibes. I just think of something dark and cool with that clip. I don’t know why it hits me that way. Cable’s the GOAT. That was also my first clip that wasn’t for Dustbox, my first clip in a snowboard brand’s video. Those were good times. 

Cody Warble—5050 (Top Angle):

 This was the middle of nowhere in Finland. Kajaani, Finland. It was in the last few days we had when we were filming for Spirit in Finland. We were in Finland, low-key bummed. I drove, and I think I drove like two or three hours to that spot maybe. Most middle of nowhere I maybe have been. I think Cooper found it on Google Earth and we just went. Cooper always goes in on Earth, he’s always been really good at that shit. He found this one spot that was supposed to be a sick gap-to-down because we had an e-winch with us. But it just didn’t work, we don’t have the speed boost on the winch. We couldn’t get enough speed for this gap-to-down. So, we drove to that. And it was still pretty early in the day and Coop was like, Well, we have this kink rail we can check out. It’s probably nothing. But we were all just like, Fuck it. No one had anything to do. We had been in Kuopio for three weeks at that point, just seeing the same exact shit every day. We were just hitting a wall. Then we went to Kajaani, there was one spot that was a dud so we were like, Fuck it. The stairs were all snowed in. Usually when the stairs are snowed in it means people don’t give a fuck, especially in Europe. We didn’t get kicked out at all. There were a couple of clips that happened there. Jonas does an ollie and a front one over the fence. It’s that spot. Where Jonas drops in is pretty much where I stood to film Cody. Kind of a crazy day. After, I got Max Burger for everyone and there are still a few heads that owe me back. But, whatever.