Wetass Profiles–Snowboarder Steve Klassen: He’s a snowboarding legend, and now he’s designing some of the best boards in the business. MountainZone checks in with him, and asks him to describe the run that won the 2003 Verbier Extreme competition:

“Well, I tried to get through the top section fast and relaxed to conserve my energy. My run really started when I launched that first big (40ft) cliff. When I landed, I had a little more speed than I expected, but I was prepared for anything off of that first cliff so I was sure that I could clear the next rock band. At the bottom of the course there’s a bit more room for freestyle, so I threw a corked seven off the next drop. The landing wasn’t as clean as it could have been, so I stuck a back flip off the very last cliff, just before the finish line.”

Well, okay then. See the full interview here.

Chamonix, 2003: “Dum-de-dum-de-dum…”