ESCAPE II – Episode 1: Lemonade
Filmed entirely in Colorado between December 2 and January 21 during the
Nicholas Wolken and the magic and mastery of turns on snow in the new Patagonia snowboard film.
For Nicholas Wolken, turning is more than snowboarding’s foundation. It’s the simplest expression of what riding is all about. And from going pro to shaping snowboards made for turns, he’s spent much of his life chasing the deep feelings that come with carving on snow.
‘When I first started snowboarding, I saw this poster at the ski resort. I think it was one of the legends doing a full-body laydown.’ Nicholas says. ‘As a kid, I saw that and thought, how is that possible? I was in awe. My dad was next to me in the lift line. I asked my dad how to do it – he was a good skier and starting to snowboard too – and he told me I had to pay attention to the edges. That’s how it started.’
Simple as a Turn, is a is a 13-minute portrait of simplicity and an ode to creating beauty on the slopes, following Nicholas working towards mastering the art of turning and building snowboards for different ways of riding on snow.
Filmed entirely in Colorado between December 2 and January 21 during the
The thirtytwo team headed to Austria for Shops 1st Try, Aperol’s and
