Travis Rice hucking 150+ footers before it was cool — the gap that changed snowboarding forever.
Pop is the fifth Absinthe Films release since Justin Hostynek and Patrick Armbruster joined forces. This film has exclusive coverage of the first ever Chad's gap snowboarding session. In this session, Travis Rice and Romain de Marchi throw down the heaviest snowboarding in any film this year, raising the bar considerably with +150 foot tricks and we don't mean cab fives. A thrilling blend of all aspects of snowboarding set to a soundtrack that will have you out adding to your cd collection plus all of the extras that you have come to expect from Absinthe Films.
Practical Effects
Chad's Gap session: real jumps, real consequences, no CGI safety net.
Cinematography
Handheld chaos capturing snowboarding's punk rock era beautifully.
Sound
Soundtrack so good you'll Shazam through powder spray.
Director
Justin Hostynek
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chad's Gap was an urban legend before this film — a massive backcountry jump in Utah that most thought was unrideable until Absinthe proved otherwise.
The '+150 foot tricks and we don't mean cab fives' line in marketing was direct shade at competitors still filming small rotations as headline moments.
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