WERNI STOCK
THE TRUE BOSSTRIAN
WERNI STOCK IS WIDELY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE MOST VERSATILE ALLMOUNTAIN SNOWBOARDERS IN THE WORLD. BORN AND RAISED IN AUSTRIA, WERNI HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO SNOWBOARDING AND HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED AND INFLUENTIAL RIDERS IN THE INDUSTRY.
WERNI'S SNOWBOARDING CAREER BEGAN IN THE EARLY 2000S WHEN HE STARTED COMPETING IN LOCAL CONTESTS. HIS TALENT AND NATURAL STYLE SOON CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF THE SNOWBOARDING WORLD, AND HE BEGAN COMPETING IN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS. HE QUICKLY GAINED A REPUTATION FOR HIS ALL-MOUNTAIN SKILLS, WHICH HE SHOWCASED IN BOTH FREESTYLE AND FREERIDE COMPETITIONS.
OVER THE YEARS, WERNI HAS WON NUMEROUS CONTESTS, INCLUDING THE PRESTIGIOUS RED BULL LINECATCHER, WHICH IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING EVENTS IN THE SNOWBOARDING WORLD. WERNI'S ABILITY TO COMBINE TECHNICAL TRICKS WITH BIG MOUNTAIN RIDING HAS EARNED HIM A LEGION OF FANS AND RESPECT FROM HIS PEERS.
IN ADDITION TO HIS SUCCESS AS A RIDER, WERNI HAS ALSO BECOME KNOWN FOR HIS BOARD DESIGN SKILLS. HE JOINED VIMANA SNOWBOARDS IN 2015 AND HAS SINCE HELPED CREATE SOME OF THE BEST ALLMOUNTAIN BOARDS ON THE MARKET. HIS EXPERTISE IN BOTH FREESTYLE AND FREERIDE RIDING HAS ENABLED HIM TO DESIGN BOARDS THAT ARE EQUALLY ADEPT AT SHREDDING THE PARK AND CARVING UP BIG MOUNTAIN LINES.
WERNI'S LOVE FOR SNOWBOARDING GOES BEYOND COMPETITION AND DESIGN, AND HE IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING THE SPORT AND ENCOURAGING YOUNG RIDERS. HE REGULARLY PARTICIPATES IN SNOWBOARDING CAMPS AND CLINICS.
WERNI'S DEDICATION TO THE SPORT AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO SNOWBOARDING CULTURE HAVE MADE HIM ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED RIDERS IN THE WORLD. HIS ALL-MOUNTAIN SKILLS AND COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING THE SPORT HAVE EARNED HIM A PLACE AMONG SNOWBOARDING'S GREATS.
HOME: TUX, AUSTRIA
BOARD: WERNAIR PRO
JOONAS ELORANTA
JOONAS IS ONE OF THE MOST DEDICATED RIDERS OUT THERE. WITH STYLE OUT OF THIS WORLD AND CONSISTENCY THAT ONE CAN ONLY DREAM ABOUT.
HE HAMMERS EVERYTHING IN HIS PATH WITH EFFORTLESS FINESSE.
MULTIPLE FULL PARTS AND HIS LATEST PROJECT “BONA FIDE”, ARE ALL MIND-BLOWING VISUALS.
HOME: HELSINKI, FINLAND
BOARD: VUFO 156CM
STANCE: REGULAR, FRONT +8, BACK -6
SOCIAL: JOPIWANKENOBI
ENNI RUKAJÄRVI
FROM BIG PODIUMS TO THE BACKCOUNTRY IN JAPAN.
ENNI CAME INTO THE VIMANA FAMILY WITH A BANG, JOINING US ON A DOME TOUR AND DESTROYING EVERYTHING IN HER PATH THEN FLYING TO SWITZERLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO END UP ON THE PODIUM.
SHE IS WIDELY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE MOST STYLISH FEMALE RIDERS IN THE WORLD, AND HER INCREDIBLE TALENT AND HARD WORK HAVE EARNED HER NUMEROUS ACCOLADES AND FANS ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
ENNI STARTED SNOWBOARDING AT THE AGE OF SIX AND QUICKLY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE SPORT. SHE HONED HER SKILLS ON THE SLOPES OF HER HOMETOWN AND SOON BEGAN COMPETING IN LOCAL CONTESTS, QUICKLY RISING THROUGH THE RANKS AND MAKING A NAME FOR HERSELF AS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.
ENNI'S TALENT CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF THE SNOWBOARDING WORLD, AND IN 2015 SHE JOINED VIMANA SNOWBOARDS TO CREATE THE AWARD WINNING ENNITIME SNOWBOARD SERIES.
OVER THE YEARS, ENNI HAS COMPETED IN COUNTLESS CONTESTS, WINNING NUMEROUS TITLES AND BECOMING A HOUSEHOLD NAME IN THE SNOWBOARDING COMMUNITY. HER ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE WINNING GOLD AT THE X GAMES AND SILVER AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS, CEMENTING HER PLACE AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S TOP RIDERS.
DESPITE HER INCREDIBLE SUCCESS, ENNI REMAINS HUMBLE AND FOCUSED ON HER PASSION FOR SNOWBOARDING. SHE CONTINUES TO TRAIN HARD AND PUSH HERSELF TO NEW HEIGHTS, ALWAYS STRIVING TO IMPROVE HER SKILLS AND INSPIRE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME. HER DEDICATION AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE SPORT HAVE MADE HER A ROLE MODEL FOR UP AND COMING RIDERS, WHO LOOK UP TO HER AS A TRUE ALL-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARDER AND A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION.
ENNI IS BY FAR THE MOST STYLISH FEMALE RIDER IN THE WORLD AND A OVERALL BADASS.
HOME: RUKA, FINLAND
BOARD: THE ENNITIME
BINDING: THE SCANDO
STANCE: REGULAR, FRONT +15, BACK -9
SOCIAL: ENNI`S INSTAGRAM
BRAGE RICHENBERG
B-RAGE / THE KING OF PARTY LAPS
BRAGE QUICKLY GOT PICKED UP ON THE NORWEGIAN NATIONAL TEAM BUT FOUND HIS OWN PATH THROUGH FILMING VIDEO PARTS.
BRAGE GOT HIS NICKNAME B-RAGE FROM BEING A BEAST ON EVERYTHING FROM DEEP POW TO HEAVY STREET RAILS.
HIS MOVIES PARTYLAPS REPRESENTS HIM PERFECTLY; FUN, EXPERIMENTAL AND FULL MAYHEM.
HOMETOWN: OSLO, NORWAY
BOARD: B-RAGE
BINDING: SCANDO BLACK
STANCE: REGULAR, FRONT +10, BACK -6
SOCIAL: B-RAGE`S INSTAGRAM
MARKKU KOSKI
THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND
MARKKU KOSKI IS A LEGENDARY SNOWBOARDER FROM FINLAND, WIDELY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE BEST TO EVER STRAP IN. HE HAS BEEN A DOMINANT FORCE IN THE SPORT FOR OVER TWO DECADES, EARNING NUMEROUS ACCOLADES AND ESTABLISHING HIMSELF AS A PIONEER IN FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDING.
KOSKI'S CAREER BEGAN IN THE EARLY 1990S WHEN HE BURST ONTO THE SCENE AS A YOUNG PRODIGY. HE QUICKLY GAINED RECOGNITION FOR HIS SMOOTH STYLE AND TECHNICAL PROWESS, WINNING MULTIPLE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND MAKING A NAME FOR HIMSELF ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE.
IN THE YEARS THAT FOLLOWED, KOSKI CONTINUED TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT WAS POSSIBLE ON A SNOWBOARD. HE COMPETED IN COUNTLESS EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD, RACKING UP PODIUM FINISHES AND EARNING THE RESPECT OF HIS PEERS.
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, KOSKI HAS ALSO BEEN KNOWN FOR HIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO SNOWBOARD DESIGN. IN 2013, HE JOINED FORCES WITH A GROUP OF LIKE-MINDED RIDERS TO FOUND VIMANA SNOWBOARDS, A COMPANY DEDICATED TO CREATING HIGH-QUALITY, RIDER-DRIVEN BOARDS.
AS PART OF THE VIMANA TEAM, KOSKI HAS PLAYED AN INSTRUMENTAL ROLE IN DESIGNING AND TESTING SOME OF THE BEST FREESTYLE BOARDS ON THE MARKET.
HE HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH VIMANA'S ENGINEERS TO DEVELOP NEW SHAPES, MATERIALS, AND TECHNOLOGIES, CONSTANTLY PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE ON A SNOWBOARD.
DESPITE HIS MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, KOSKI REMAINS HUMBLE AND DEDICATED TO THE SPORT HE LOVES. HE CONTINUES TO RIDE AND COMPETE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, INSPIRING A NEW GENERATION OF SNOWBOARDERS WITH HIS SKILLS AND PASSION FOR THE SPORT
MARKKU ALWAYS LETS HIS RIDING SPEAK FOR HIM, AND IT IS LOUD.
THE GREATEST SNOWBOARDER TO EVER STRAP IN.
HOME: HELSINKI, FINLAND
BOARD: THE KOSKI
BINDING: THE SCANDO BINDING
STANCE: REGULAR, FRONT +9, BACK -9. CENTERED.
SOCIAL: MARKKU`S INSTAGRAM
FREDRIK AUSTBO
THE FLYING FOX
FREDRIK AUSTBO, ALSO KNOWN AS THE "FLYING FOX," IS A LEGENDARY SNOWBOARDER FROM NORWAY. HE IS FAMOUS FOR HIS INCREDIBLE STYLE AND UPBEAT PERSONALITY, BOTH ON AND OFF THE SLOPES.
ONE OF AUSTBO'S MOST FAMOUS SNOWBOARDING MOMENTS CAME WHEN HE PULLED OFF ONE OF THE MOST STYLISH FRONTSIDE 360S EVER CAUGHT ON FILM. THE TRICK WAS FEATURED IN THE SNOWBOARDING FILM "PARADOX" AND IT QUICKLY BECAME A FAN FAVORITE.
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, AUSTBO HAS CONTINUED TO PUSH THE LIMITS OF WHAT'S POSSIBLE ON A SNOWBOARD. HE'S KNOWN FOR HIS SMOOTH, FLOWING STYLE, WHICH MAKES EVEN THE MOST DIFFICULT TRICKS LOOK EFFORTLESS. WHETHER HE'S HITTING BIG JUMPS OR SHREDDING THROUGH POWDER, AUSTBO ALWAYS LOOKS LIKE HE'S HAVING THE TIME OF HIS LIFE.
DESPITE HIS SUCCESS AND FAME, AUSTBO REMAINS DOWN-TO-EARTH AND APPROACHABLE. HE'S ALWAYS HAPPY TO CHAT WITH FELLOW RIDERS, AND HE'S KNOWN FOR HIS POSITIVE ENERGY AND GOOD-NATURED HUMOR.
TODAY, AUSTBO CONTINUES TO RIP IT UP.
HE'S A TRUE ICON OF THE SNOWBOARDING WORLD, AND HIS INFLUENCE CAN BE SEEN IN THE STYLES AND TECHNIQUES OF RIDERS AROUND THE GLOBE. WHETHER YOU'RE A SEASONED PRO OR A BEGINNER JUST STARTING OUT, THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT YOU CAN LEARN A THING OR TWO FROM THE FLYING FOX HIMSELF.
ON SNOW OR CONCRETE, WHEN FREDRIK DROPS IN, EVERYBODY STOPS AND WATCHES.
HOMETOWN: STAVANGER, NORWAY
BOARD: CLONE 153 AUSTBO
BINDING: SCANDO BLACK
STANCE: REGULAR, FRONT +10, BACK -6
SOCIAL: FREDRIK`S INSTAGRAM
STIAN KLEIVDAL
STIAN SILENTLY MOVED UP TO BE ONE OF THE BEST BIG AIR AND SLOPESTYLE RIDERS ON THE SCENE.
ALWAYS DOWN TO SEND IT AS FAR AS IT GOES WITH SKILLS FROM OUT OF THIS WORLD.
HOMETOWN: GEILO, NORWAY
BOARD: VUFO 156
BINDING: SCANDO BLACK
STANSE: REGULAR, FRONT +9, BACK -9
SOCIAL: STIAN`S INSTAGRAM
SAKU TIILIKAINEN
THE TIILIKAINEN SHOW
SAKU KNOWS MORE HAND-PLANTS THEN A GARDENER. HIS SKILLSET ON STREET RAILS IS UNBELIEVABLE HAMMERED IN MULTIPLE VIDEO PARTS. HE IS A FIREWORK TO HANG OUT WITH AND ALWAYS TRAVELS WITH HIS GUITAR.
SAKU BRINGS A "LETS DO THIS" APPROACH TO ANY PARK, PIPE, RAIL OR PARTY, SPREADING GOOD VIBES.
GET READY FOR TAKEOFF.
HOMETOWN: ROVANIEMI, FINLAND
BOARD: CONTINENTAL DIRECTIONAL 157
BINDING: SCANDO BLACK
STANCE: REGULAR, FRONT +10, BACK -6
SOCIAL: SAKU`S INSTAGRAM
AAPO ENQVIST
AAPO LETS HIS ACTIONS SPEAK JUST AS LOUD AS HIS MUSIC.
HE HAS ONE OF THE BADDEST STYLES IN SNOWBOARDING. A POWERHOUSE BOTH ON HIS BOARD AND ON STAGE BEHIND A MIC.
HIS VIDEO PARTS CONTINUE TO BLOW MINDS WITH STYLE AND CREATIVITY.
HOMETOWN: HELSINKI, FINLAND
BOARD: CONTINENTAL TWIN 153
BINDING: SCANDO BLACK
STANCE: REGULAR, FRONT +10, BACK -6
SOCIAL: AAPO`S INSTAGRAM
THOMAS IVERSEN
THE DARK KNIGHT
WE FOUND THOMAS LURKING THE STREETS OF THE NORTHERN PART OF NORWAY WHERE THE NIGHT SWALLOWS DAYLIGHT.
THOMAS IS A TRUE BERSERKER, FROM GNARLY RAIL LINES TO MASSIVE DROPS, HE SENDS IT HARD.
HOMETOWN: MOSJØEN, NORWAY
BOARD: CONTINENTAL TWIN 150
BINDING: SCANDO BLACK
STANCE: REGULAR, FRONT +10, BACK -6
SOCIAL: THOMAS`S INSTAGRAM
MICHI ALBIN
THE MAJOR OF ENGADIN
MICHI EXPLODED INTO THE SCENE IN THE EARLY NINETIES. HIS UNIQUE AND POSITIVE APPROACH TO LIFE AND RIDING MANIFESTS HIM AS ONE OF THE BIGGEST LEGENDS IN SNOWBOARDING.
ON A FRESH POWDER DAY YOU MAY BE LUCKY TO SPOT HIM ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAINS IN ENGADIN SWITZERLAND.
HOMETOWN: GENEVE, SWITZERLAND
BOARD: CLONE 161
BINDING: SCANDO BLACK
STANCE: REGULAR, FRONT +10, BACK -3
SOCIAL: MICHI`S INSTAGRAM
AMBASSADOR SHALLOWTREE
THE WORLDS SHARPEST PEN
PETER-JOHN AKA THE SHALLOWTREE HAS BEEN PART OF VIMANA SINCE DAY ONE.
FROM HUGE CANVASES IN THE FAMOUS LONDON BOUTIQUE HOTEL THE MANDRAKE TO MULTIPLE ART SHOWS LIKE TIDAL AND ETHOS.
A SNOWBOARDER AT HEART CREATING "OUT OF THIS WORLD" ARTWORK.
HE IS AT THE HEART OF VIMANA`S VISUAL STATEMENT
PETER-JOHN`S WORK IS TRULY UNIQUE.
HOMETOWN: STADT, NORWAY
AMBASSADOR LOWE MORSK
MASTER OF MOVING PICTURES
LOWE HAS A UNIQUE EYE FOR DETAIL, HE ALWAYS HAS A PLAN AND NEVER QUITS UNTIL ITS DONE WITH PERFECTION.
HE CAPTURES THE PERFECT MOMENTS ON FILM AND PUTS EVERYTHING TOGETHER INTO CAPTIVATING MOVIES AND EDITS THAT TRULY SHOWS THE VIMANA FAMILY SPIRIT.
HOMETOWN: SUNDSVALL, SWEDEN
SOCIAL: LOWE`S INSTAGRAM