JP Solberg - Hokkaido - © Matt Georges
JP Solberg Portrait
JP Solberg - Tignes - © Elina Lowres
JP Solberg - Tignes 2011 - © Elina Sirparanta
The OXBOW team’s 100% backcountry production with JP Solberg
Searching for the white gold and the ultimate thrill, the OXBOW team made up of the riders JP Solberg (Norway), Kalle Ohlson (Sweden), Thomas Gérin (France), Adan Basserba Berrocal (Spain), Thomas Delfino (France), Sophie Rodriguez (France) et David Livet (France); headed off to the world's mountains carving fresh tracks through the powder. In total 9 countries were explored by this group of snowboarders searching for the ideal spot: The United States, Canada, France, Russia, Italy, Alaska, Sweden, Norway and Japan.
Cliff drops, fresh powder, and virgin landscapes, this production highlights an authentic state of mind that the cameras of INVERT and their partners, YES (Paul Watts filming JP Solberg) and PIRATES (Basti Balser filming Kalle Ohlson), have managed to recreate to perfection. “It's just awesome to have worked on a 100% backcountry movie, we really have filmed some incredible images this winter with deep snow and big pow pillows. It's my first film with my OXBOW team-mates, I can't wait to see the results” says JP Solberg.
The YES crew went deep. They scouted a rare new zone in the already bombarded Whistler backcountry spending three days breaking trail just accessing it. They camped, cut trees, waited out storms, heli’d and got gnarly. The mission was an effort to catch the essence of snowboarding in a natural state and express a rider’s individual bond with the mountain.
Team Riders: JP Solberg (OXBOW RIDER), Romain De Marchi, Benji Ritchie, Helen Schettini, and Mikee Pederson
Location: Whistler, BC, Canada
Filmmakers: Paul Watt and Brian Hockenstein
Photography: Ashley Barker
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Birthdate: 03/06/1983
Feature: Freestyle Backcountry
Favourite spots: Whistler (Canada), Hokkaido (Japan), Kamchatka (Russia), Les Crosets (Switzerland).
What more is there to say about JP Solberg - this 27 year old Norwegian snowboarder is one of the most gifted freestyle riders of his generation. A seasoned backcountry rider, JP wants above all to be in harmony with nature. His favourite playground: a fine grained spot full of powder.
Aggressive with an aerial style, this Nordic snowboarder possesses an impressive repertory of tricks. He never hesitates however huge the gap confronting him. Boardsport is his form of self expression. He joined the Oxbow Team in 2010, chosen for his free style backcountry values, and he also markets his own board brand: YES
