Erik Leon is really good at snowboarding. We can say that because he’s not just hitting street spots, he’s sending it in the backcountry and around globe in Japan, Jackson Hole, Mt Hood, and Dubai while making everything look completely effortless. Even without his signature dreadlocks. We’re down for Erik, you should be too.

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From Arbor Snowboards via Vimeo:

Before the start of the 2014/15 winter season, Erik Leon made the paramount life decision of chopping off his iconic and lengthy dreadlocks. While many worried that, like the biblical character Samson, Erik would too lose his supernatural powers without his hair, Erik fought against the odds and emerged from the battlefield of winter with a bloody good full part in hand.

Filmed By: Matt Devino, Jason Privett, Sean Black

Additional Filming By: Colton Morgan, Jim Dunigan

Edit: Kyle Schafer // @juptierpeople

Music: Motorama “Ghost”