For Gigi Rüf, the yearly journey to the peaks of Alaska is a pilgrimage to the cradle of big mountain snowboarding. Last year was his 11th season in AK and this time, protégés Elias Elhardt and Manuel Diaz joined him to tackle the world famous spines to film for the groundbreaking film from Pirate Movie Productions: Perceptions. What happens when you have an elite big mountain freestyler with two of the strongest upcoming riders in the world? A true spectacle of incredible ability that only the mountains of Alaska can provide.
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From Red Bull:
Step inside Gigi Rüf’s world as he sets out to film his recent snowboard movie, Perceptions: an out of the box snowboard film by Pirate Movie Productions, co-produced by Red Bull Media House. Episode 8 follows the fellas to Alaska for some pristine backcountry sessions to close off the filming season.
