Over the past 20 years I have been doing whatever it takes to make it happen so I can go out into the world and go snowboarding. Snowboarding and mountain sports have been my passion ever since I was introduced via indoor snow domes in the UK and so since that day it's been whatever it takes to get on snow.
That being said, it's always been an interesting passion as it wasn't until this trip that I got the opportunity to go snowboarding with a group of individuals that look just like me, Black guys and girls from all over the world with a shared love for riding their snowboards. It included some of snowboardings hottest new prospects, X games winners, content creators and some of if not all of the most respected riders in the industry.
This was all possible because of the work Luis Medearis has done over the last couple of years connecting the dots between people around the world like me who haven't ever been brought together like this before. The movement known as ´Technically Doing It´ has been on tour in the US filming for a highly anticipated movie project and now for the first time in Europe. Luis and his team of riders, filmers and supporters have been showing up at ski resorts and bringing a whole new vibe to the slopes they visit and the trip to Mayrhofen and the Penken Park was no exception. Of course being the spring time the first scheduled day was a bust as 100 mph winds stopped play, the crew went back int IBK for a chill skate session with some of the youngsters involved in the Chill foundation charity, an organization dedicated to helping impoverished youngsters from the inner cities go out onto the mountains to try new experiences.
In the evening we went to the Burton European headquarters where Luis and Mariano from Burton put together an amazing evening which started with a film documenting the Tdi journey so far and those who have inspired us including Ben Hinkley, Russel Winfield, Stevie Bell and his iconic Forum video parts and more. We heard from members of the crew and Lu amongst others spoke about the mission going forwards and how far we have come, we spoke about how dre